Our first show is tonight in Northampton, MA at the Iron Horse. Full tour dates below:
03/28/13 Thu Northampton MA Iron Horse Music Hall 03/29/13 Fri Hamden CT Spaceland Ballroom 03/30/13 Sat Middletown CT Eclectic House 03/31/13 Sun Montreal QC Il Motore 04/01/13 Mon Toronto ON The Garrison 04/03/13 Wed Grand Rapids MI Ladies Literary Club 04/04/13 Thu Evanston IL SPACE 04/05/13 Fri Iowa City IA Mission Creek Festival 04/06/13 Sat Minneapolis MN 7th Street Entry 04/07/13 Sun Northfield MN Carleton College 04/08/13 Mon Grinnell IA Grinnell College 04/10/13 Wed Cleveland OH Beachland Ballroom 04/12/13 Fri Columbus OH Wexner Center 04/14/13 Sun Red Hook NY Bard College
We are also playing a very special one-off performance in NYC on January 26th where we plan to debut new material in the works… and maybe even some live sculpture:
We had such a great time opening for Ultraista at LPR, we are honored to be invited back to headline.
On a more personal note, I’d like to thank everyone who came out to support us on our epic fall tour, thus far. We were so heartened by the warm (and sometimes deafening) response to the new band, we are charged up to get started right away on a new record. You all are an inspiring group of people, and it’s been a pleasure to get to know you better on the road. As I’ve done before, I plan on opening up our studio process by releasing work in progress along the way, so please stay tuned. I also plan on finishing the Books Blog Series; i’m glad there is so much curiosity… bear with me, i’ve got a lot on my plate.
Lastly, my deep thanks to the band… Mikey, Gene and Sean. What a year! You guys destroy every night. My family and I can’t thank you enough for your selfless dedication and extraordinary talent while giving birth to this new project. I look forward to years of productive music making and further hilarious adventures on tour. You’ve brought this thing to life in a way that goes beyond anything I could have dreamed and hoped.
The west coast leg of our fall tour starts today in Phoenix, AZ. We’ll work our way up to Vancouver over the next week and a half, then fly to the Walker in Minneapolis for a very special one off. Then Europe in December: The band has become quite the well oiled killing machine, and we’re honored to have the amazing AU opening for us on all these dates. Can’t wait to play for you.
11-30 London, UK. Birthdays 12-01 Utrecht, NL Le Guess Who Festival 12-02 Brussels, BE Autumn Falls Festival, Le Botanique 12-03 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso 12-04 Berlin, DE Kantine am Berghain 12-05 Hannover, DE Feinkostlampe 12-06 Schorndorf, DE Manufaktur 12-07 St. Gallen, CH Palace 12-08 Rennes, FR Transmusicales Festival
We will be carrying large format home screenprinted posters of Zebra Faces and Butts, as well as the BOOKS BOX, and new shirts etc…
We are beginning the second leg of our immense fall tour tomorrow down in DC. So far the shows have been EXTREMELY fun, and the band is getting scary tight. See our remaining tour dates below:
Also here’s a short (15 min) documentary about the band and our creative process made by our friend Matt Day as hosted on Pitchfork TV:
09-26 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 09-27 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park (w/ Givers, Gotye) 09-28 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 09-29 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-01 Nashville, TN - The Basement 10-02 Little Rock, AR - Stickyz Rock’n’Roll Chicken Shack 10-03 Denton, TX - Dan’s Silverleaf (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-04 Austin, TX - The Mohawk (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-05 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-06 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-08 St Louis, MO - Luminary Center for the Arts (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-09 Chicago, IL - Schubas (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-10 Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-11 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-12 Ithaca, NY - The Haunt (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-13 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse (w/ Lymbyc Systym)
10-29 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom (w/ AU) 10-30 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar (w/ AU) 11-01 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour (w/ AU) 11-02 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place (w/ AU) 11-03 San Francisco, CA - The Independent (w/ AU) 11-05 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge (w/ AU) 11-06 Seattle, WA - Barboza (w/ AU) 11-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Biltmore Cabaret (w/ AU) 11-10 Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center (w/ Eluvium)
11-30 London, UK. Birthdays
12-01 Utrecht, NL Le Guess Who Festival
12-02 Brussels, BE Autumn Falls Festival, Le Botanique
12-03 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso
12-04 Berlin, DE Kantine am Berghain
12-05 Hannover, DE Feinkostlampe
12-06 Schorndorf, DE Manufaktur
12-07 St. Gallen, CH Palace
12-08 Rennes, FR Transmusicales Festival
Come out and support us on our maiden voyage and I promise years of music to come, See you out there!
Wonder what the new band sounds like live? Here’s 5 songs from our recent performance in Athens, Georgia. It was a very spirited night, have a listen. We’ll be embarking on a massive North American tour next week, so please help spread the word and drag all your friends to the show. We promise a memorable night filled with amazing performances and hilarous videos (synched in classic Books style). We’ve done everything we can to keep ticket prices low… and with our recent rehearsals we were able to add a bunch of new songs including some ‘Books’ favorites. You’ll recoginze Gene and Mikey from the last Books tour and if you haven’t seen Sean Dixon play the drums you are in for a special night! Dates below…
09-05 Charlottesville, VA - The Southern 09-06 Richmond, VA - The Camel (w/ Marionette) 09-07 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival (w/ Built to Spill, Jesus and Mary Chain) 09-08 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle 09-09 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light 09-10 Atlanta, GA - The Earl 09-11 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder 09-12 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
09-14 Kansas City, MO - Richard Berkley Riverfront Park (w/ Chairlift, Gotye) 09-15 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop 09-16 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion (w/ Chairlift, Gotye) 09-17 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion (w/ Chairlift, Gotye) 09-18 Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre (w/ Chairlift, Gotye) 09-19 Hamilton, Ontario - Casbah Lounge 09-20 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre (w/ Chairlift, Gotye) 09-21 Montreal, Quebec - Jacques Cartier Pier (w/ Chairlift, Gotye) 09-22 Burlington, VT - Signal Kitchen 09-26 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 09-27 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park (w/ Chairlift, Gotye) 09-28 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 09-29 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-01 Nashville, TN - The Basement 10-02 Little Rock, AR - Stickyz Rock’n’Roll Chicken Shack 10-03 Denton, TX - Dan’s Silverleaf (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-04 Austin, TX - The Mohawk (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-05 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-06 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-08 St Louis, MO - Luminary Center for the Arts (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-09 Chicago, IL - Schubas (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-10 Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-11 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-12 Ithaca, NY - The Haunt (w/ Lymbyc Systym) 10-13 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse (w/ Lymbyc Systym)
10-29 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom (w/ AU) 10-30 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar (w/ AU) 11-01 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour (w/ AU) 11-02 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place (w/ AU) 11-03 San Francisco, CA - The Independent (w/ AU) 11-05 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge (w/ AU) 11-06 Seattle, WA - Barboza (w/ AU) 11-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Biltmore Cabaret (w/ AU) 11-10 Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center (w/ Eluvium)
Please support us on our very first headline tour, and keep this thing going. Can’t wait to play for you all.
Thank you all for the tremendous support so far. We’ve loved our time on the road with Explosions in the Sky and are gearing up for our first big headline run this fall. Hope to see you all at a show… The band has really gelled over the spring and we can’t wait to play for you.
If you live in the Western Mass / Albany area we are playing a show in Hudson, New York tomorrow night at Club Helsinki:
06-29 Hudson, NY - Club Helsinki
The rest of the tour starts in early september and covers most of North America:
And please remember, the future of the band depends a lot on how these first shows go, so please spread the word and drag your friends along. I promise you an amazing show filled with incredible musicianship and hilarious videos. If you’ve not seen our drummer Sean Dixon play, you are in for a real treat. He’s like a ninja behind a drum kit. The live set will include songs from the new record, a bunch of Books tracks, and the crowd favorite ‘The Greatest Autoharp Solo of All Time’ which can only be seen live…
09-05 Charlottesville, VA - The Southern 09-06 Richmond, VA - The Camel 09-07 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival 09-09 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light 09-10 Atlanta, GA - The Earl 09-11 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder 09-12 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree 09-14 Kansas City, MO - Richard Berkley Riverfront Park * 09-15 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop 09-16 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion * 09-17 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion * 09-18 Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre * 09-19 Hamilton, Ontario - Casbah Lounge 09-20 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre * 09-21 Montreal, Quebec - Jacques Cartier Pier * 09-22 Burlington, VT - Signal Kitchen 09-26 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall 09-27 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park * 09-28 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts 09-29 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s 10-01 Nashville, TN - The Basement 10-03 Denton, TX - Dan’s Silverleaf 10-04 Austin, TX - The Mohawk 10-05 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s 10-06 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon 10-08 St Louis, MO - Luminary Center for the Arts 10-09 Chicago, IL - Schubas 10-10 Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub 10-11 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum 10-12 Ithaca, NY - The Haunt 10-13 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub
10-29 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom 10-30 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar 11-01 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour 11-02 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place 11-03 San Francisco, CA - The Independent 11-05 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 11-06 Seattle, WA - Barboza 11-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Biltmore Cabaret 11-10 Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center !
^ with Explosions in the Sky * with Gotye ! with Eluvium
kendrasollars asked: Nick, Are you ever planning on coming to Phoenix? I was so excited that you came to perform at the Wexner Center at OSU but I missed it by one day (having had to fly somewhere the day before). I had been dreaming of the day you would come to Phoenix with The Books and sadly my dream has been crushed as The Books are no more. Please bring the amazingness that is Zammuto to Phoenix!!
Hey Kendra.
Yes, I’m sorry about ‘The Books’ too. It was my baby for so many years…alas. BUT it looks like a Pheonix show is definitely on the table for the fall… we’re actively booking now, more news on this soon.
Hey All,
Hey All,
