Greetings from the banks of Burn Ban River. This drought won’t seem to stop, and I hope all recipients here are safe and well.
LIVING ROOM TREK SPRING 2011
The pickup truck will soon be loaded, and I’m gonna head out on another acoustic living room show joint. So far these shows have been a pretty fun experience. If you are hosting and I actually get there early, I will probably hang out in your kitchen, (maybe) stealing ideas for paint colors and home decor. I try not to look at all the pictures on your refrigerator. That is none of my business. Anyway, these shows tend to break down many of the barriers we often encounter in public venues, putting everyone on some serious neutral, residential turf. The floor is open for discussion, questions, complaints, etc., and I’ve found the architecture and lighting can define a good deal of the situation.
Wed. 5/4 – San Marcos TX
Thurs. 5/5 – Sealy TX (45 minutes west of Houston)
Fri 5/6 – Dallas TX – SOLD OUT
Sat. 5/7 – Little Rock AR
Sun. 5/8 – Fayetteville AR
Mon. 5/9 – Springfield MO
Tues. 5/10 – Saint Louis, MO
Wed. 5/11 – Chicago IL – SOLD OUT
Thurs. 5/12 – Milwaukee WI
Fri. 5/13 – Madison WI
Sat. 5/14 – Minneapolis MN
Mon. 5/16 – Kansas City KS
LITTLE RAIDER EP
I will have a new solo EP available on this trip, and available online through Undertow soon. I went to my friend Jim Eno’s house for two days back in February, and we set up shop in his living room with some great mics, various guitars, and his wall piano. We got six songs tracked and mixed in that time. Jim mixed it, Matt Pence mastered, and Dan Grissom/Sanctuary Print Shop has done the excellent letter-pressed sleeves. Track list:
Little Raider
To Coupland Lines
One More Dreamer For The Summer
To Place Me On A Stone
Tangle For The Less
Devil On The Interstate Line
NEW CENTRO-MATIC SHOWS
We’ll be heading out in June on our first full band tour in some time in full support of our new record, Candidate Waltz. Pre-orders begin May 24th, and the record will be released on vinyl, cd, and digitally on June 21st. Tour dates are here:
Wednesday 06/22 – Grimey’s Records @ 6pm
Wednesday 06/22 – The Basement – Nashville, TN
Thursday 06/23 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
Friday 06/24 – Athfest – (in front of the) 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA
Saturday 06/25 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
Sunday 06/26 – DC9 – Washington DC
Tuesday 06/28 – North Star Bar – Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday 06/29 – Great Scott – Cambridge, MA
Thursday 06/30 – The Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
Friday 07/01 – Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY
Saturday 07/02 – Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH
Sunday 07/03 – Schubas – Chicago, IL
Tuesday 07/05 – Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO
Thursday 07/07 – Dan’s Silverleaf – Denton, TX
Friday 07/08 – Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX
Saturday 07/09 – Cactus Records @ 1pm
Sunday 07/10 – Waterloo Records @ 5pm
Sunday 07/10 – The Mohawk – Austin, TX
24 FREE SONGS
People often ask what Centro-matic or South San Gabriel album to start with. There’s no easy answer to this, so we are giving away a couple of songs from each album spanning the band’s 15 years of making music together. Look in the right sidebar for the download link. Please share this with your friends who might not know about Centro-matic or South San Gabriel.
Thanks as always. Maybe see you on the road. -Will J.