Where have I been?

It's been a while since I've posted here. It feels like I've been incredibly busy but I'm not sure about that. There has been a lot to get done as we are all prepping for a bunch of things both personal and band related. Our lease at the apartment we all share finishes while we are on tour. So we have to move all our stuff out before then. I've been working hard to tie up the loose ends of our upcoming national tour. We didn't drive across the country in 2009 so I figure that means we should do it twice in 2010. We finally finished everything on our end concerning our new album. It is 11 tracks and will come out in September. The process of recording this album has been one of the most stressful projects I've ever undertaken. Mechanical failure and personal strife will definitely have made its mark on this one. Being able to listen to the final product makes me hopeful that it has all been worthwhile. We've been playing lots of shows while we are home which is a good thing. Too many days seem to pass between live performances lately (not including tour of course). I've also been trying to plan and mold our fall 2010 to be successful and fun. I feel dizzy when I wake up most mornings and before I go to sleep too. I feel confused a lot. The more I become involved in the "music industry" or whatever the more I'm confused by it. The more of an outsider I feel I am. I try to plan and play our cards well but how to consistently reach the people I want to hear our music and how to consistently play the shows we want to be playing still eludes me. I'm really excited to drive my van across the country again. I'm excited to play for people. I hope everyone is ready to come out and have a good time with us!

-jd

MAY/ JUNE TOUR 2010

May 7 Bennington College Downcafe Bennington, VT
May 15 Meat Locker Montclair, NJ
May 18 Modern Formations Gallery Pittsburgh, PA
May 19 The Summit Columbus, OH
May 20 Majestic Cafe Detroit, MI
May 21 Greek's Pizza Bloomington, IN
May 22 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
May 23 Ski House Carbondale, IL
May 24 Huckelberry's Pizza Rock Island, IL
May 25 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
May 26 Gabe's Oasis Iowa City, IA
May 27 Replay Lounge Lawrence, KS
May 28 Nebraska hopefully
May 29 Hi Dive Denver, CO
May 30 VAC Boise, ID
May 31 Somewhere
Jun 1 The Funhouse Seattle, WA
Jun 2 Backspace Portland, OR
Jun 3 Thee Parkside San Francisco, CA
Jun 4 Hemlock Tavern San Francisco, CA
Jun 5 Spaceland Los Angeles, CA
Jun 6 All Ages LA
Jun 7 San Diego?
Jun 8 The Trunk Space Phoenix, AZ
Jun 10 Emo's Austin, TX
Jun 11 Big Magic Fest @ ACAC Little Rock, AR
Jun 12 Rocketown Nashville, TN
Jun 12 The End Nashville, TN
Jun 13 Secret Squirrel Athens, GA
Jun 14 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
Jun 18 Daniel Street Club* Milford, CT
Jun 19 SPACE Gallery* Portland, ME
Jun 20 Higher Ground* S Burlington, VT
Jun 21 Le Cerde* Quebec City, QC
Jun 22 Il Motore* Montreal, QC
Jun 24 Zaphod Beeblebrox* Ottawa, ON
Jun 26 Lee's Palace* Toronto, ON
Jun 27 Mohawk Place* Buffalo, NY