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19 June 2010
Irie
Here is a picture of Ed and Ollie relaxing on the ferry on the way over to the Emerald Isle.
We're treating this like an extension on our USA road trip - the 10 hours or so from London to Belfast felt like nothing . It has been ages since we were here and I have no idea why really - but we're very happy to be back.
After enjoying the atmosphere at the Duke Of York we played show in the Black Box where the audience did most of the work for us . We could have practically mimed cos the audience were singing every word louder and clearer than we were .
Dublin yesterday was nice and busy and equally appreciative - even after a football match to bore the head off a fly . Just after soundcheck we ended up doing a small show from a park bench next to Whelans that was filmed for some kind of internet thingy - it would have a been a great thing to let everyone know about and twit like mad and get a good crowd but we didn't really know it was happening until it was , so we made a mental note to keep an eye on things coming up . We may have been doing this for a while now but that doesn't mean we're any better at it!
Off to Cork now, never been before, surprises await I am sure
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24 May 2010
Towards the East
As these latest photos show there hasnt been much downtime in our touring schedule. We are generally setting alarms, driving all day, doing the gig, checking into the hotel and repeating. We are grabbing every moment that we can though for sneaky enjoyment. Now we've hit the East coast the venues have become a but more suited to our acoustic needs ( dont speak too soon! ) its not that some venues havent been good its just easier to get inside the music when you're not battling DJs downstairs or a mass rock band next door.
We did manage to stop at Niagara for a romantic 20 minutes with Ed and we grabbed a quick burger in Gary, Illinois - Micheal Jackson's birth place and to be honest driving in this country is like a dream .
Thanks to everyone for coming out to the shows - they have all been great in their own way and we've met some great people (and some crazies!) New York was a big chaotic trip, (I've never seen so much sewage clearance from such big trucks so close to my window!) and Annapolis was the antidote, only 2 more shows and this tour blows - I wonder what will happen today?
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16 May 2010
from the west coast to Colorado
We've just got into the hotel in Denver, the last few days have been the busiest of the tour, we started with a truly majestic two day road trip from Portland down to San Francisco, through gigantic redwood forests (avenue of the giants) where the scale of the trees was so far beyond anything we know we could barely take it in until we saw the photos later on, we came across miles of empty beaches and perfect dreamy rivers with not another soul in view, not to mention the endless roads tapering off into the horizon, it's like the places weve lived in with our music come to life before our very eyes in living colour, it's been a truly soulful few days and some we wont be able to forget.
We eventually emerged from the wilds into San Francisco and had to snap back into tour mode, played the show, packed the gear, shot back to the hotel, forced sleep upon ourselves for three hours, got the 1st plane to LA, played a little showcase to some film/music people in the Hollywood hills and then played the LA show that evening. We managed to hang out with some pals after wards and had a beer, soaked up the scenery before a few more hours sleep and then on to Denver.
Tonight we will go for a meal and catch our breath, it would be great to drive up to some mountains before the sound check tomorrow, lets see.....
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12 May 2010
On the Road....
Were in Portland, it's an hour till stage time, I'm writing this from our hotel room at the Doug Fir, G has driven like a demon to get us here (He loves to drive) I've been time lapsing out the window and Edd's been holding court from the back of the minivan, he is the Oracle of knowledge.
So far this has been the adventure we hoped it would, just three of us driving ourselves across the USA, every five minutes we see stuff that makes us want to pull over, scenes from movies we know and love like Stand By Me, huge endless roads and miles and miles of logging trains, but we can't because we have to get to the next sound check!
Tomorrow we will take our sweet time to get to San Francisco, we've canceled our hotel there so we can get a motel in the woods instead, we've decided to go the scenic route, we want to explore.
Gigs have been super friendly affairs so far, it's always a buzz to see such avid fans singing along to stuff not even released here, and as usual we are finding new ways to explore the music, Gale is ripping up pastures new and Edd is now the band, bass, percussion and vox and electronica, it's harder work but very rewarding....
Were feeling the jet lag now, it's a strange distant feeling but actually you can ride it, like being slightly drunk all day, everything's extra colorful and hilarious...
I hope our spirits stay upwards but for now were really enjoying it and it sems the peeps at the shows are too...
OK nearly stage time now,
bye bye x
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02 May 2010
Bank Holiday UK
So if you managed to get to this page, you might have realised there is a problem with the front page. And there is, in that it has disappeared. A technical error has occurred - something to do with the internet and computers and maybe a bank holiday. But don't worry it will be fixed and if you are looking for tickets to our USA or Ireland or festival shows you should either revisit soon or google it and carry on as normal, we still love and need you all. Apologies from us.
And also gratzie milli for coming to see us in Italy - it was an experience we are hoping to repeat soon .
No photo this time, blame the computers that enslave us all. x
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24 April 2010
Auf weidersein y Ciao
We sadly waved goodbye to Germany after another great crowd in Frankfurt. We felt the love in Germany , thank you all so much for coming out and supporting us. We hope to get back there whenever we can.
Shortly after the show we smashed our way through the ALps all the way to Milan. As soon as we walked into the venue
I remembered playing here years ago with Kings Of Convienence - a long time ago. So we were made up to see a probably bigger crowd turning up to see us.
As is usual these days all over europe at the weekend we had to break our gear down and pack it and get the hell out the venue before the Techo Hounds could snap at our heels . Luckily for us we get to do all this to the applause of fans waiting outside. It feels like we are being chased around the world by Techno DJs keen to smash our guitars with their tables of Technics.
Anyway , Tutti benne . Roma tonight .
Heres yet another photo of young model Edie Myer on holiday
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23 April 2010
Video interview for Televisionet about Outbursts and gig at Tunnel in Milan