My Tuesday speech.
Today is January 20th 2009. I wake up to the television and the inauguration of Barack Obama. Something that has given me at least some bit of hope that the government of this country might ever start changing for the better, even a little bit. To start to deserve the right to be the government of all the rad people i’ve met in all the rad scenes in every city here in the United States.
And then, as i mentioned, it’s January 20th 2009. This is also the day Kim and I’s album, Grand, is released. You know how it is said, “the most difficult things you work on are the most rewarding in the end?” Well making this album was more than difficult to make, but i am more then proud of it in the end. Beginning 2007 with playing a keyboard in a winter coat and cut off gloves, sitting in a Vermont bedroom with no heat in December. Ending in 2008, mixing wearing only underwear, sweating at 5 am in a Brooklyn apartment with no air conditioning, after staying up all night in August.
And by no means am i saying all the hard work led to every lyric being sang in perfect pitch, or every drum hit being played in perfect time. The hard work led to make an album that is completely us (if that makes any sense.) I love every beat, and every melody and everything in between. So today, January 20th 2009, for me, is one hell of a day.
Matt
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RECORD RELEASE SHOWS
(and others)
Sorry, but our record release show on thursday here in Brooklyn at Music Hall of Williamsburg is SOLD OUT. Visit the links below for advanced tickets in other cities!
see you soon!
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Thursday January 22th
BROOKLYN NY
@Music Hall of Williamsburg — sold out
66 North 6th Street
RECORD RELEASE SHOW with a number of SURPRISE GUESTS
$10
BUY TICKETS
Wednesday January 28
VANCOUVER BC
@ Biltmore Cabaret
395 Kingsway
RECORD RELEASE TOUR
$12 8PM
BUY TICKETS
Thursday January 29th
SEATTLE WA
@ Chop Suey
1325 E. Madison
w/ CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE – RECORD RELEASE TOUR
$10 8PM
BUY TICKETS
Friday January 30th
PORTLAND OR
@ Backspace
115 NW 5th Avenue
w/ CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE – RECORD RELEASE TOUR
$10
Sunday February 1st
SACRAMETNO CA
@ The Fungarden
1050 20th Street
w/ HAWNAY TROOF – RECORD RELEASE TOUR
Monday February 2nd
SAN FRANCISCO CA
@ Cafe Du Nord
2170 Market Street
w/ HAWNAY TROOF – RECORD RELEASE TOUR
$8.50
BUY TICKETS
Wednesday February 4th
LOS ANGELES CA
@ Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd.
w/ THE MAE SHI – RECORD RELEASE TOUR
$10 8PM
BUY TICKETS
Saturday February 7th
LA JOLLA CA
@ The Loft
UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive #0078
w/ THE MAE SHI – RECORD RELEASE TOUR
$10 8PM
BUY TICKETS
Thursday February 26th
BALTIMORE MD
@ The Ottobar
2549 N. Howard Street
Friday February 27th
COLUMBUS OH
@The Summit
2210 Summit Street
Saturday February 28th
LOUISVILLE KY
@Skull Alley
1017 E Broadway
Sunday March 1st
KNOXVILLE TN
@Pilot Light
106 East Jackson Avenue
Tuesday March 3rd
BIRMINGHAM AL
Bottletree
3719 Third Avenue South
Wednesday March 4th
BATON ROUGE LA
Spanish Moon
1557 Letitia
Friday March 6th
AUSTIN TX
@ Stubbs
801 Red River St.
with cut copy. 7 pm doors. We go on at 8.
$15.50 adv / $17.50 day of
Saturday March 7th
DALLAS TX
@ Granada Theater
3524 Greenville Ave.
with cut copy. 8 pm doors. we go on at 9.
$17 adv / $19 day of
Monday March 9th
POMONA CA
@ The Glass House
200 West Second St.
with cut copy.
$22
Tuesday March 10th
LOS ANGELES CA
@ Henry Fonda Theater
6126 Hollywood Blvd.
with cut copy. 8 pm doors. we go on at 9.
$22.50
Wednesday March 11th
LOS ANGELES CA
@ Henry Fonda Theater
6126 Hollywood Blvd.
with cut copy. 8 pm doors. we go on at 9.
$22.50
Thursday March 12th
SAN FRANCISCO CA
@ The Fillmore
1805 Geary Blvd
with cut copy. 7pm doors. We go on at 8.
$22
Friday March 13th
LAS VEGAS
@ House of Blues
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S
with cut copy. 7pm doors. We go on at 8.
21+ $15 adv/ $17 day
Sunday March 15th
DENVER CO
@ Bluebird Theater
3317 E. Colfax Ave.
with cut copy. 8pm doors. we go on at 9pm.
16+ $18 adv/ $20 day
Tuesday March 17th
ST. LOUIS MO
@ Gargoyle Club
washington University
1 Brookings Dr.
with cut copy. 9pm doors. we go on at 10pm
18+ $10
Wednesday March 18th
CHICAGO IL
@ Vic Theatre
3145 North Sheffield
with cut copy. 7pm doors 7:30 set (not sure if this is right)
18+ $21 adv/ $24 door
Friday March 20th
TORONTO ON
@Circa Nightclub
126 John St.
with cut copy. doors 9pm. we go on at 10pm
19+ $22 adv/ $25 door
Saturday March 21st
NEW YORK NY
@ Terminal 5
610 West 56th st.
with cut copy. 8pm doors. we go on at 10 pm.
all ages. $25
Sunday March 22nd
BOSTON MA
@ House of Blues
15 Lansdown St.
with cut copy. 7pm doors. we go on at 8.
18+ $20
Monday March 23rd
WASHINGTON DC
@ 9:30 Club
815 V St. N.W.
with cut copy.
all ages $25
Tuesday March 24th
CARRBORO NC
@ Cats Cradle
300 East Main St.
with cut copy. 8:30 Doors. we go on at 9:30
18+ $16 adv/$18 day
Thursday March 26th
ATLANTA GA
@ Masquerade
695 North Ave. NE
with cut copy
all ages $20 adv/ $22 day
Friday March 27th
ORLANDO FL
@ Club Firestone
578 North Orange Ave
with cut copy.
all ages. $18 adv/ $20 day
Saturday March 28th
MIAMI FL
@Churchills Pub
5501 NE 2nd Ave
Sunday March 29th
TAMPA FL
Monday March 30th
TALLAHASSEE FL
@Club Downunder
Florida State University
A303 Oglesby Union
Tuesday March 31st
GAINESVILLE FL
@Common Grounds
210 SW 2nd Avenue
Gainesville FL 32601
Wednesday April 1st
ATHENS GA
@ 40 watt club
285 W Washington Street
Thursday April 2nd
ASHEVILLE NC
@ Emerald Lounge
112 N Lexington Avenue
Friday April 3rd
RICHMOND VA
@ The Canal Club
1545 East Cary St.