(photo by Ben LaFond))
That’s right! Me and my boy Sims (Doomtree) are teaming up for a very special, one night only show. We rocking on stage together with a full live band! Expect hella special guests and some amazing work from the two opening acts: Mixed Blood Majority and Greg Grease!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: bit.ly/astrosims
DON’T SLEEP!
(illustration by Johnnie Cluney for Daytrotter.com)
It has been almost two years since i first started touring America with a full band, and in that time (aside from an amazing weekend in Russia), i have never been able to bring these boys with me to Europe. It is a pretty huge financial and logistical step up to go from bringing harpoon larry, me and alaptop and renting a little Skoda Fabia, to bringing two more dudes, drums, guitars, amps, pedals, and renting a proper van. It was always so frustrating to know how much better these two guys (Oscar on Guitar & Mo on Drums) make me in America, and not be able to share all the loud sweaty mayhem with my friends and fans over in the EU. Well, we have been pinching our pennies, and wracking our brains, and it is my pleasure to present to you:
MY FIRST FULL BAND TOUR IN EUROPE!
(there are more dates to come on the end of the tour…patience)
APR 20 – OLOMOUC, CZ – AFO Festival
APR 24 – BRATISLAVA, SK – Obluda
APR 25 – PIESTANY, SK – TBA
APR 26 – KOSICE, SK – Tabacka
APR 27 – Budsapest, HU – GMK
APR 28 – BRNO, CZ – Kabinet muz
APR 29 – ZILINA, SK – Stanica
APR 30 – ROZNOV POD RADHOSTEM, CZ – Vrah
MAY 01 – PRAHA, CZ – Lucerna Music Bar
MAY 02 – USTA NAD LABEM, CZ – Mumie
MAY 03 – Wroclaw, PL – Asymmetry Festival
MAY 04 – Nürnberg, DE – K4
MAY 05 – Linz, AT – Stadtwerkstatt
MAY 06 – Graz, AT – Tiefparterre
MAY 07 – Freiburg, DE – Slow Club
MAY 08 – Karlsruhe, DE – Halle 14
MAY 09 – Berlin, DE – Cassiopeia
MAY 10 – Lübeck, DE – Treibsand
MAY 11 – Bremen, DE – Lila Eule
MAY 12 – Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
MAY 13 – Münster, DE – Gleis 22
MAY 14 – Aachen, DE – AZ
MAY 15 – Oberhausen, DE – Druckluft
MAY 16 – Darmstadt, DE – Oettinger Villa
MAY 17 – Trier, DE – Ex Haus
MAY 18 – Bern, CH – Dachstock
MAY 19 – Geneve, CH – Usine
MAY 20 – Clermont-Ferrand, FR – Raymond Bar
MAY 21 – Rennes, FR – Le Sympatic
MAY 22 – Paris – Main d’Oeuvres
MAY 23 – Brussels, BE – Madame Moustache
MAY 24 – Honfleur, FR – Batolune
MAY 28 – Frankfurt, DE – Cafe Koz
MAY 30 – Göttingen, DE – T-Keller
MAY 31 – Dresden, DE – Scheune
JUN 02 – Köln, DE – Sonic Ballroom
i can’t wait for you folks across the pond to get sweaty and nuts with me and my boys overseas…this is big. i am so damn excited! If you want to get a taste of what it is like to see me and the live band, check out this awesome video of us performing “The River, The Woods” OR check out our just posted Daytrotter Session!
SEE YOU THIS SPRING EUROPE!
Can’t wait for you to meet the boys!
(have you listened to WHY? yet?! if not, what they hell is your problem?!)
the rumors are true! me and the band are hitting the road one more time in America, this time doing direct support for the AMAZING band WHY?, which is AMAZING! i can not tell you how excited i am to go out on tour with a band, that i consider to be, one of the best American bands of the last 10 years. As if that wasn’t enough, opening up for us on this fantastic tour is a great new band: Dream Tiger. This is going to be a great run! If we ain’t playing near you, start saving gas money and make the drive…you won’t want to miss this!
JAN 26 – Madison, WI – FRZN FEST @ High Noon Saloon (make up for cancelled DEC show) *no WHY?
WHY? TOUR
FEB 08 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theater
FEB 09 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
FEB 10 – Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
FEB 11 – Hamden, CT – The Space
FEB 12 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
FEB 13 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
FEB 14 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
FEB 15 – Falls Church, VA – The State Theater
FEB 16 – Baltimore, MD – The Otto Bar
FEB 17 – Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant St (my first show in West Virginia!)
FEB 18 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
FEB 19 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
FEB 20 – Galesburg, IL – Knox College
FEB 21 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
FEB 22 – Madison, WI – SETT at U of Madison Student Union
FEB 23 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
FEB 24 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
FEB 26 – Billings, MT – Manny’s
FEB 27 – Missoula, MT – Wilma Theater
FEB 28 – Spokane, WA – The A Club
MAR 01 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
MAR 02 – Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret
MAR 03 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
MAR 04 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
MAR 05 – Oakland, CA – The New Parish
MAR 06 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
MAR 07 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
MAR 09 – Denton, TX – 35 Denton Music Fest *No WHY?
MAR 17 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard
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After reviewing the weather outlook, and discussing all of our options with my tour mates, my booking agent, and the clubs, we all agreed that it was in the best interest of the shows and the safety of everyone, from fans, to bands, to club staff, that we cancel the last three shows of the tour.
In over 1000 shows, I have only cancelled one show before this (because of a van break down), playing through storms, sickness, and total mayhem, we have always pressed on. but this storm is so insane, between literally coming inches from getting crushed by a semi truck swinging wildly in the wind, to reading about a 25 car pile up down the road from us today, this is all too much. i hope you all understand just how much it bugs me to cancel these dates, how much i hate to let you all down…but it just had to be done. we have already rescheduled MADISON (see below), and will figure out a time to return to the other two locations sometime down the line.
MADISON RESCHEDULE: 1/26/13 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon for FRZN Fest
tickets can be refunded through the club or ticket providers, and madison tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date in january. if you have any trouble with this, hit me up here.
again, i can’t tell you how sad i am to have to do this, but it just didn’t make sense to risk so much for shows that are so close to my home…cities that i will return to again.
sorry if i let y’all down, i was really stoked to play these shows, and it fucking kills me to have to cancel. i hate doing this.
i hope all of you are safe and warm in your houses. i’ll be back in your towns sweating and yelling with all of y’all sometime soon
(photo by: http://zhenyaaerohockey.tumblr.com)
ONE AMAZING WEST COAST TOUR with Busdriver & Jel STARTING TOMORROW?!
Followed up by TWO awesome NEW YEARS SHOWS?!
round it all off with an amazing tour next year with WHY??!?
AND A BITCHING FESTIVAL IN DENTON!!!
WE’RE NEVER GOING HOME!!!!!!!
Read below for all this awesomeness!
THE WESTWARD EXPANSION WINTER TOUR! W/ BUSDRIVER & JEL
DEC 01 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
DEC 02 – Winnipeg, MB – The Pyramid Cabaret
DEC 03 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s
DEC 04 – Calgary, AB – The Gateway
DEC 06 – Victoria, BC – 9 one 9
DEC 07 – Vancouver, BC – Fortunes
DEC 08 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
DEC 09 – Spokane, WA – The A Club
DEC 10 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
DEC 11 – Reno, NV – Centric Cabaret at CommRow
DEC 12 – San Francisco – The Elbo Room
DEC 13 – Fullerton, CA – The Slidebar
DEC 14 – San Diego, CA – Bar Eleven
DEC 15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
DEC 16 – Tempe, AZ – The Red Owl
DEC 17 – Albuquerque, NM – The Launchpad
DEC 18 – Norman, OK – The Opolis
DEC 19 – Des Moines, IA – Wooley’s
DEC 20 – Madison, WI – The High Noon
DEC 21 – Champaign, IL – Mike & Molly’s
DEC 22 – Milwaukee, WI – The Cactus Club
TWO AWESOME NEW YEARS SHOWS SPANNING TWO TIME ZONES!
DEC 30 – Jacksonville, FL – Jackrabbits
DEC 31 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club w/ Har Mar Superstar!
OPENING UP FOR WHY? IN FEBRUARY!
FEB 08 – Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Ballroom
FEB 09 – Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop
FEB 10 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
FEB 11 – Hamden, CT – The Space
FEB 12 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
FEB 13 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
FEB 14 – Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
FEB 15 – Falls Church, VA – State Theatre
FEB 16 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
FEB 18 – Columbus, OH – Ace Of Cups
FEB 19 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
FEB 20 – Galesburg, IL Knox College
FEB 21 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
CHECK THIS BITCHIN FESTIVAL IN DENTON!
MAR 09 – Denton, TX – NORTH BY 35!
AS ALWAYS…MORE DATES TO COME!
LET’S GET SWEATY AND WEIRD!
SEE YOU AT THE MERCH BOOTH!
(photo by Megan Thompson)
In one final push towards the end of the year (possibly the world…if you are a mayan or a hippie), me and my band are hitting the road to sweat and yell all up and down the western half of the united states and canada! As if that wasn’t exciting enough, we are bring our two friends Busdriver & Jel along with us to support! Both of these men are responsible for some of the most amazing hip hop and electronic music of the last 20 years, and are two fellows i am proud to consider both great influences, and great friends. I wouldn’t be doing what i am doing, if it wasn’t for them, and i am honored to bring them along on this shotgun blast of a tour! come on out to the show, watch awesome music! sweat! yell! high five everything! and live your damn life like the world gonna end…even though we know it is not.
…for now.
THE WESTWARD EXPANSION WINTER TOUR!
WITH BUSDRIVER & JEL
DEC 01 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
DEC 02 – Winnipeg, MB – The Pyramid Cabaret
DEC 03 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s
DEC 04 – Calgary, AB – The Gateway
DEC 06 – Victoria, BC – 9 one 9
DEC 07 – Vancouver, BC – Fortunes
DEC 08 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
DEC 09 – Spokane, WA – The A Club
DEC 10 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
DEC 11 – Sparks, NV – The Alley
DEC 12 – San Francisco – The Elbo Room
DEC 13 – Fullerton, CA – The Slidebar (No Busdriver…but it IS my Birthday!)
DEC 14 – San Diego, CA – Bar Eleven
DEC 15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
DEC 16 – Tempe, AZ – The Red Owl
DEC 17 – Albuquerque, NM – The Launchpad
DEC 18 – Norman, OK – The Opolis
DEC 19 – Des Moines, IA – Wooley’s
DEC 20 – Madison, WI – The High Noon
DEC 21 – TBA
DEC 22 – Milwaukee, WI – The Cactus Club
there will be more radical shows after this tour…but all i can announce thus far is this lil’ gem:
DEC 30 – Jacksonville, FL – Jackrabbits (No Busdriver, No Jel)
be sure to follow me on twitter, facebook, tumblr, and instagram for more details…and as always SEE YOU AT THE MERCH BOOTH!
switch from lattes to drip coffee for a month, chill out on the iphone apps for a week, hold off on your 10th pair of dunks and throw a bit of skrilla this guy’s way: http://bit.ly/StefNeedsAKidney
because, he really needs a new kidney WAY more than you need a new pair of shoes.
DONATE! REPOST! GET WEIRD!
Debuting on the front page of THEFADER.COM is the lead single from the Marijuana Deathsquads mixed tape “Tamper. Disable. Destroy”, featuring the BEAUTIFUL voice of Channy Leaneagh of Poliça, and yours truly FREESTYLING about sex, p.diddy, and my hair. Check it out: TheFader.com
ALSO, MY TOUR SUPPORTING THE FLOBOTS STARTS IN ONE WEEK! DON’T SLEEP:
09/14: The Top Hat: Missoula, MT
09/15: El Corazón: Seattle, WA
09/16: Hawthorne Theater: Portland, OR
09/17: Bottom Of The Hill: San Fransisco, CA
09/18: Ace Of Spades: Sacramento, CA
09/19: Slo Brewing Co: San Luis Obispo, CA
09/21: The Roxy: Los Angeles, CA
09/23: Deluna Fest: Pensacola, FL (NO FLOBOTS)
09/24: The Launchpad: Albaquerque, NM
09/25: Crescent Ballroom: Phoenix, AZ (NO FLOBOTS)
09/26: Hard Rock Cafe on The Strip: Las Vegas, NV (NO FLOBOTS)
09/27: Kilby Court: Salt Lake City, UT (NO FLOBOTS)
09/28 Road 34: Fort Collins, CO (NO FLOBOTS)
09/29: The Waiting Room Lounge: Omaha, NE (NO FLOBOTS)
09/30: Boonies Bar: Sioux Falls, SD (NO FLOBOTS)
10/02: The Firebird: St. Louis, MO (NO FLOBOTS)
10/03: The Riot Room: Kansas City, MO (NO FLOBOTS)
10/04: The Opolis: Norman, OK (NO FLOBOTS)
10/05: Granada Theater: Dallas, TX
10/06: Red 7: Austin, TX
10/07: The Bronze Peacock @ The House of Blues: Houston, TX
10/08: House of Blues: New Orleans, LA
10/10: The Orpheum: Tampa, FL
10/11: High Dive: Gainesville, FL
10/12: Back Booth: Orlando, FL
10/13: Jack Rabbits: Jacksonville, FL
10/14: Masquerade: Atlanta, GA
10/15: Tremont Music Hall: Charlotte, NC
10/16: Recher Theater: Towson, MD
10/17: Milkboy Philly: Philadelphia, PA
10/19: TT The Bears: Cambridge, MA
10/20: Met Cafe: Pawtucket, RI
10/21: Higher Ground: South Burlington, VT
10/23: Highline Ballroom: New York, NY
10/24: Stage AE: Pittsburgh, PA
10/25: The Basement: Columbus, OH
10/26: Grog Shop: Cleveland Heights, OH
10/27: The Loft: Lansing, MI
10/28: Bottom Lounge: Chicago, IL
10/30: Majestic Theater: Madison, WI
10/31: Cabooze: Minneapolis, MN
11/02: FUN FUN FUN FEST: Austin, TX (NO FLOBOTS)
11/03: Gothic Theater: Englewood, CO
(click image to watch video)
When Dan Huiting asked me if he could shoot a live performance music video, i said, “duh!”. I mean, the guy directed the Bon Iver video for “Calgary” for christ’s sake! when i found out the video would be a part of the AMAZING MN Original series, it was huge cherry on top. When my friends Mo McNichols (Dreamcrusher, Mo, and my touring band) & Christy Hunt (Pink Mink, The Von Bondies, and some radical punk band she and i will start someday) agreed to play along with me…i knew we were going to have something radical.
Lo, and behold, we do. Dan and the whole MN Original staff shot something really beautiful, working in tons of my tour photos as well. On top of that, Mo & Christy KILL it live, all to make a video that i am still having a hard time believing is for my song…it just looks SO GOOD! I am really excited about the result on this, i hope you enjoy watching it as much as i enjoyed making it.
Thanks again to everyone at MN Orignal, Dan Huiting, Mo McNichols, and Christy Hunt for making this possible. I owe you all 10,000 drinks.
as if that wasn’t ENOUGH news for one day..NEW MERCH!
(Tanks?! Totes!)
A dope tank top available in 4 colors to prepare you for the Endless Summer that is coming our way thanks to Al Gore! Plus a tote bag to hold everything you own (provided that it is smaller than 13.5″ x 14.5″…and not a liquid, gas, plasma, or idea)! What more could you ask for?! check these new products and a bunch of old favorites on sale NOW in the Astronautalis Webstore!
HOLY CRAP! WHAT A BUSY MONDAY!!!!
want to see what i am doing this fall? probably playing near you, opening up for The Flobots!
Tickets go on sale in most locations this friday, their fans are nuts, my fans are nuts…all i’m sayin…
might want to buy tickets in advance. seriously.
09/14: The Top Hat: Missoula, MT
09/15: El Corazón: Seattle, WA
09/16: Hawthorne Theater: Portland, OR
09/17: Bottom Of The Hill: San Fransisco, CA
09/18: Ace Of Spades: Sacramento, CA
09/19: Slo Brewing Co: San Luis Obispo, CA
09/21: The Roxy: Los Angeles, CA
09/23: Deluna Fest: Pensacola, FL (NO FLOBOTS)
09/24: The Launchpad: Albaquerque, NM
09/25: Crescent Ballroom: Phoenix, AZ (NO FLOBOTS)
09/26: Hard Rock Cafe on The Strip: Las Vegas, NV (NO FLOBOTS)
09/27: Kilby Court: Salt Lake City, UT (NO FLOBOTS)
09/29: The Waiting Room Lounge: Omaha, NE (NO FLOBOTS)
09/30: Boonies Bar: Sioux Falls, SD (NO FLOBOTS)
10/02: The Firebird: St. Louis, MO (NO FLOBOTS)
10/03: The Riot Room: Kansas City, MO (NO FLOBOTS)
10/04: The Opolis: Norman, OK (NO FLOBOTS)
10/05: Granada Theater: Dallas, TX
10/06: Red 7: Austin, TX
10/07: The Bronze Peacock @ The House of Blues: Houston, TX
10/08: House of Blues: New Orleans, LA
10/10: The Orpheum: Tampa, FL
10/11: High Dive: Gainesville, FL
10/12: Back Booth: Orlando, FL
10/13: Jack Rabbits: Jacksonville, FL
10/14: Masquerade: Atlanta, GA
10/15: Tremont Music Hall: Charlotte, NC
10/16: Recher Theater: Towson, MD
10/17: Milkboy Philly: Philadelphia, PA
10/19: TT The Bears: Cambridge, MA
10/20: Met Cafe: Pawtucket, RI
10/21: Higher Ground: South Burlington, VT
10/23: Highline Ballroom: New York, NY
10/24: Stage AE: Pittsburgh, PA
10/25: The Basement: Columbus, OH
10/26: Grog Shop: Cleveland Heights, OH
10/27: The Loft: Lansing, MI
10/28: Bottom Lounge: Chicago, IL
10/30: Majestic Theater: Madison, WI
10/31: Cabooze: Minneapolis, MN
11/02: FUN FUN FUN FEST: Austin, TX (NO FLOBOTS)
11/03: Gothic Theater: Englewood, CO
BOOM!