Go see my friend on tour!

[marqueemoon]

My friend Louis - aka The Graze has just embarked on a month-long tour. He's a great songwriter. If he'll be in your neck of the woods I highly recommend making a trip out see him.

audio samples and more info can be found at http://www.j-shirt.com/thegraze/

Here are the tour dates.

07/24/2004 Saturday Missoula MT Area 5 Art Gallery 9pm $4 All-ages
07/27/2004 Tuesday Neenah WI Blue Moon Coffeehouse
07/28/2004 Wednesday Chicago IL Bottom Lounge 8pm doors $7 21+
07/31/2004 Saturday New Freedom PA Cripple Cave
08/03/2004 Tuesday New York NY Sidewalk Cafe 9pm 2 drink minimum 21+
08/04/2004 Wednesday New York NY Pianos 8pm
08/05/2004 Thursday Baltimore MD The Mojo 9pm $5 All-ages
08/06/2004 Friday Charleston SC Redux
08/07/2004 Saturday Arlington VA The Galaxy Hut 9:45pm Free
08/11/2004 Wednesday San Antonio TX The Cove
08/12/2004 Thursday Dallas TX Double Wide
08/13/2004 Friday Amarillo TX The Pod
08/15/2004 Sunday Albuquerque NM The Atomic Cantina no cover. 21+
08/16/2004 Monday Tempe AZ Bostons
08/18/2004 Wednesday Los Angeles CA Silverlake Lounge
08/20/2004 Friday Chico CA Moxie's
08/23/2004 Monday Seattle WA Rendezvous 21+

You can read the tour diary here:

http://j-shirt.com/thegraze/2004summertourdiary.html

[jca83]

why doesn't anybody come to nashville?




*hides stub from trachtenburg family/TMBG show last friday, hides flyers for curiosa tour wednesday and polyphonic spree show friday*

[nlmd311]

why doesn't anybody come to nashville?




*hides stub from trachtenburg family/TMBG show last friday, hides flyers for curiosa tour wednesday and polyphonic spree show friday*

why doesnt anyone come to miami...
hides, ummm nothing!
o yeah q and not u was here last october and that was amazing!
anyway,
I was only able to listen to one of the clips "devices" i believe it was called and it sounded great. That guy has a great voice. Very clean recording with nice guitar tone! Drums sound great also. My damn modem kept dropping out parts of the song and chopping up the drums but I got the jist of it. I wish him the best on his tour. Definately worth a listen.

-Darrill

[pvassil3]

no boston? werd

[DryCounty]

Boston is next to impossible to get a show unless you are signed or have a decent booking agent. We have neither, and without at least three months advance notice it'll never happen for us.

But on a larger note, why doesn't anyone play Richmond? It's a great town but -- oh yeah, forgot -- nowhere except two ridiculous clubs to play. The gallery/alternative venue scene is starting to happen though, but it's really our own damn fault that everyone skips this town.

Anyone want to start a "truly" underground network of galleries, warehouses and unique "other" places to play? Alcohol a plus, but not a requirement. Conducive atmosphere a must.

ALright, rant over.

[cassettefetish]

Anyone want to start a "truly" underground network of galleries, warehouses and unique "other" places to play? Alcohol a plus, but not a requirement. Conducive atmosphere a must.

Have you seen Book Your Own Fucking Life?

http://www.byofl.org/

[DryCounty]

Have you seen Book Your Own Fucking Life?

http://www.byofl.org/

Yes I have. In fact, that's where we found this wierd place to play in Brooklyn when we did a short tour in the Spring. BYOFL is cool, but seems overrun with places that last about 20 minutes. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but a lot of the punk places are great but not what we're looking for with what we have (read: highly sensitive instruments). We really need a good buffer zone. It's a good place to look if you really need a show, though.

BOOKING INFO: Please know that the XXX is an apartment building not a club.

I hate to sound judgemental, but here goes. If you could separate BYOFL by age group of venue owner, it would be perfect. I guess what I'm looking for is a lot harder to find, and relies upon the awkward one-off events, abandoned movie theaters, warehouses, larger spaces, galleries, or the occasional vacant depot down by the river. Every city has them, why aren't they utilized?

I see a lot of people buying up these abandoned warehouses and turning them into apartments all the time. There have to be people doing the same but making them galleries, and alternative venues as well.

But I'll keep BYOFL in mind. Definitely a good resource even if it's oriented toward younger/punk things.

[marqueemoon]

bump for you east-coasters