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Goods news! From the depths of winter, we’re able to start releasing news about touring plans...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:59:00 -0500

Goods news! From the depths of winter, we’re able to start releasing news about touring plans for the coming months - and we hope to see all of you out there. Starting in early March, we’re going to spend a month crossing the Western half of the country with our good friends the Parson Redheads, including a very eventful stop by SXSW in Austin (for the first time since 2009!), before making our way back to Portland. Tickets for these shows are all on-sale now. Click here for a complete list of dates and tickets. If you don’t see your hometown on the schedule, fear not - there will be many more show announcements to come in 2012.

In the meantime, we have a couple items to tide you over through these cold months. First, here is a free download of our new single “Might Find It Cheap” and a great track from the Parson Redheads, called “Burning Up The Sky.” Second, our new video for American Goldwing track “Takin’ It Easy Too Long” premiered on Paste earlier today. This video was directed by our very own drummer, Mr. Brian Adrian Koch. Check it out!

See you soon,

Might Find It Cheap Our newest video, an amalgam of a host of...

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:38:00 -0500

Might Find It Cheap

Our newest video, an amalgam of a host of shots from our last tour - Portland, Milwaukee, Birmingham, Pioneer Town, Washington D.C. - and other places that we can’t even remember now. Hope you enjoy - and go get yourself a free download of the song right here.

Happy Holidays all y’all - thanks for making this another fantastic year. We love yous…

Our Late Show perfomance on December 8, 2011.

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:37:00 -0500

Our Late Show perfomance on December 8, 2011.

Greetings from New York City! So many things to share, but to start, we are debuting our new single...

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:38:55 -0500

Greetings from New York City! So many things to share, but to start, we are debuting our new single “Might Find It Cheap” TONIGHT on The Late Show with David Letterman. Tune in at 11:35 PM (10:35 central) to CBS to see the performance! To celebrate we have a special gift for all of you - a free download of “Might Find It Cheap.” Get it below!

Episode five is alive! We are heading to Pioneer Town for one...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:31:00 -0500

Episode five is alive! We are heading to Pioneer Town for one last show in California…

Episode 4 of the tour video blog!

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:53:00 -0500

Episode 4 of the tour video blog!

After four days of traveling from Milwaukee to Seattle, in the...

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:03:00 -0500

After four days of traveling from Milwaukee to Seattle, in the midst of a long torturous drive, at a rest area in the middle of nowhere; we have a direct encounter with the sagely wisdom of Luke Norby

Eric playing a solo tune at Calvin College. Such a beautiful...

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:59:32 -0500

Eric playing a solo tune at Calvin College. Such a beautiful theater, lights hung like the starry sky. I believe we were pre-destined to play it.

In other news: Coming soon! A fun filmed cover version of Dylan’s ‘The Man In Me’.

Episode Three is up and we are about to Rock a sold out show at...

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:17:57 -0400

Episode Three is up and we are about to Rock a sold out show at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Let Kay Cee show you how we survived the south. Stay Tuned for Episode Four where we will attempt to catch our own tail as we circle the Country…

We had fun playing the old Mohawk Place in downtown Buffalo a...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:33:46 -0400

We had fun playing the old Mohawk Place in downtown Buffalo a couple nights ago. Good old fashioned dirty fun. A true honor to play the same stage as The Swillberries, F**k, Spacetrucker and, of course, Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs. Holy cow Buffalo, do you know how to party!

Our good friend and touring video guru Luke Norby has churned...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:23:44 -0400

Our good friend and touring video guru Luke Norby has churned out episode two of the 2011 fall tour mini series. Episode three is soon to follow - stay tuned…

Sadly said goodbye to the ridiculously talented Smoke Fairies. ...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:50:21 -0400

Sadly said goodbye to the ridiculously talented Smoke Fairies. We’re going to deeply miss the haunting harmonies of those two skanky pigeons. Do yourself a favor and buy their records. In the meantime, we’re forging ahead to Philadelphia’s TLA after just playing the World Cafe on WXPN 88.5.

Here’s Dawes killing it in Louisville last night at...

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:31:16 -0400

Here’s Dawes killing it in Louisville last night at Headliner’s, a former prohibition speakeasy. It was our first time there. Thanks so much to all who came out. We had a blast playing for you. See you next time!

A few of us were lucky enough to tag along with the Smoke...

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:00:11 -0400

[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]

A few of us were lucky enough to tag along with the Smoke Fairies today to Nashville where we backed them up on a few songs, recording in the legendary United Record Pressing plant. Great people…amazing place. Who could have known James Brown would make an appearance?!

Leaving Texas behind today whose scale and distances, while...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:40:04 -0400

Leaving Texas behind today whose scale and distances, while traveled by van, remind me of the fact that the discovery and subsequent dominance of oil began here barely a century ago. It might be worth considering adding a gas pump symbol to the old stars and bars.

The stars at night ARE big and bright in Texas. Thanks so much...

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:25:40 -0400

The stars at night ARE big and bright in Texas. Thanks so much Dallas for being a part of tonight’s amazingly fun and moonlit show. I forgive you Texas for your bored and nosy cops that needlessly hassle us for our vagabond ways.

The first of many chunks of tour footage to come over the next...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:54:00 -0400

The first of many chunks of tour footage to come over the next six weeks. Tomorrow we’re at the Manship Theater in Baton Rouge - for a list of all the upcoming dates click here.

Footage shot and edited by Luke Norby

Everyone needs someone to watch over them. One of our caravan...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:05:00 -0400

Everyone needs someone to watch over them. One of our caravan protector guardians on the road is Maximon,
AKA Hermano San Simon, AKA Brother Saint Simon Peter. Should you see him, offer him him tobacco, cigars, incense or orange blossoms.
Meanwhile, we’ve left the West Coast behind. Be back to you in November. But tonight Phoenix, tomorrow the world…and Santa Fe.

Thanks for coming out Petaluma! Had a great time kicking off the...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:59:20 -0400

Thanks for coming out Petaluma! Had a great time kicking off the tour with y’all and Rex the Wonder Bear.

Just played a few acoustic songs on ‘The Krush’ 95.9...

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:23:02 -0400

Just played a few acoustic songs on ‘The Krush’ 95.9 FM and this wicked beast is their station mascot car. Maybe see it tonight at the Mystic? Thanks Katie and co.