With one week to go the band has been super busy scurrying around the studio adding detail to the menagerie of tracks we've already recorded at various studios in L.A. and N.Y. We just had the fortune of Todd Sickafoose (Ani Difranco, Tre Anastasio) coming to town to play bass on the record. Later this week we will be recording a string ensemble for a few tracks which include "safety in numbers" and "in bright fire" both of which many of you are familiar with from our live shows. We have pushed our core musical boundaries for this recording which brings it's own kind of success for us internally. It is a little bittersweet to have worked for over a year on the writing of this record and be near the completion of all these songs. done. finished. over. Listening to the rough mixes in Los Angeles right now while remembering the birth of these songs in Hells Kitchen in the back of Gibson Guitar. Once we are back home we’ll get to work on a few more tracks for the record that we will produce ourselves plus some extra material for promo etc. I have no idea what the time table is for the release of the new material but hopefully by the end of summer this record will be out. Hope to see shiny faces soon in shiny North American cities.
--jason


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Jul 11 / Soho Music Club / Santa Barbara, California
Jul 12 / Cafe Du Nord / San Francisco, California
Jul 14 / Doug Fir Lounge / Portland, Oregon
Jul 15 / Tractor Tavern / Seattle, Washington
Jul 16 / Richard's On Richards Cabaret / Vancouver, British Columbia
Jul 18 / Bourbon Street @ Big Easy / Boise, Idaho
Jul 19 / Burt's Tiki Lounge / Salt Lake City, Utah
Jul 21 / Soiled Dove / Denver, Colorado
Jul 23 / The Waiting Room / Omaha, Nebraska
Jul 24 / The Varsity Theater / Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul 26 / Schubas Tavern / Chicago, Illinois
Jul 27 / Grog Shop / Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Jul 28 / Shelter at St. Andrews / Detroit, Michigan
Jul 29 / El Mocambo Club / Toronto, Ontario
Jul 30 / Petit Campus / Montreal, Quebec
Jul 31 / Higher Ground / Burlington, Vermont
Aug 1 / Iron Horse Music Hall / Northampton, Massachusetts
Aug 3 / Paradise Lounge / Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 4 / Belleayre Music Festival - Hotel Cafe / Highmount, New York
Aug 6 / Bowery Ballroom / New York, New York
Aug 7 / Dante Hall Theater of the Arts / Atlantic City, New Jersey
Aug 8 / World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 9 / Jammin Java / Vienna, Virginia
Aug 10 / Local 506 / Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Aug 11 / Smith's Olde Bar / Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 12 / Zydeco / Birmingham, Alabama
Aug 14 / Exit/In / Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 15 / Blueberry Hill / St. Louis, Missouri
Aug 17 / The Cambridge Room @ The House of Blues / Dallas, Texas
Aug 18 / Stubbs JR Bar-B-Q / Austin, Texas
Aug 20 / The Rhythm Room / Phoenix, Arizona
Aug 21 / Belly Up Tavern / Solana Beach, California
Aug 22 / Troubadour / West Hollywood, California

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