welcome

07/09/07:

Check out Mixed Choir the debut release by Jon's project Virgin of the Birds. Mixed Choir is available through the Abandoned Love Records website, Amazon.com, iTunes, eMusic, and select stores (like End of an Ear Records and Waterloo Records in Austin, TX).

Fathom, the new EP by James' band Foxtail Somersault is out now. Pick up Fathom at CDBaby, the band's website and iTunes.

3/28/07:

Listen to a new song, "Prepare to Sound", on our Myspace page.

"Foggy Filter", from The Silver Age is featured in the independant film A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar, which debuted at this year's SXSW Film Festival and will soon be screened at festivals in Boston, Chicago and Newport Beach.

12/16/06:

Noone can ever say that we're not down with web 2.0

8/06/06:

Our next show is Thursday, October 5th at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco with Bound Stems and Ex-Boyfriends. Recording is done (thanks Brad and Ken!) - news of what's to come of the songs we recording coming soon.

6/09/06:

We're heading into the studio for a bit later this summer, in the meantime check out Jon's other project Virgin of the Birds or James playing guitar in Bay Area band Foxtail Somersault . Look for some show news for the fall soon.

3/04/06:

In case you didn't pick up a copy of Copper Press 25 (it's probably sold out by now), check out the press page for the full text of the feature they did on us.

2/28/06:

Check out the shows page for info on our upcoming show at the Ivy Room in Albany, then stop by the press page to check out some new reviews of The Silver Age. Also, The Silver Age is now available at Amazon.com as well as lots of other places.

12/30/05:

The new issue (#25) of Copper Press has a feature/interview with us along with their usual exceptional content, pick one up at your favorite record store or local independant bookstore. Also, music blog Cameron Deyhle is running a contest to win a copy of The Silver Age - just answer a few questions and pick up a copy as a New Years present.

Our show at San Francisco's legendary Bottom of the Hill is fast approaching. Come out on January 5th and see us play with the Ex-Boyfriends and Teri Falini.

11/18/05:

Both The Silver Age and Subsequent Light are available at your favorite digital download store (iTunes, eMusic, Audio Lunchbox). And thanks to everyone who came out to Edinburgh Castle on the 3rd - look for more 2006 dates soon.

10/21/05:

We're confirmed at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco for Thursday, January 5th with Teri Falini and local favorites Ex-Boyfriends (Absolutely Kosher). Also, Foxtrot Somersault had to drop off the bill for the Edinburgh Castle show coming up soon, so Empty Rooms will be opening. Check out the Shows page for all the crucial details and we hope to see you out soon.

An unreleased live version of "In the Silver Age" is up on our Myspace page.

9/24/05:

After a little break we'll be playing in San Francisco at Edinburgh Castle with Foxtail Somersault and our good friends Parker Street Cinema on Thursday, November 3rd. Check out the Shows page and come out to see the rock. If you're looking for new music keep checking our Myspace page for unreleased stuff and explore Virgin of the Birds, Jon's confounding bedroom project.

8/17/05:

Stop by the Images page to relive our 2005 Tour of the West (click on the "2005 Tour Diary" link).

8/02/05:

Check out our Myspace page to hear two unreleased tracks - a live version of "Daughter of History" from the recent Du Nord show and an acoustic version of "Slow Flood". Also stop by the KEEP Recordings Myspace page to hear our cover of Motorhead's "No Voices in the Sky". What Would Lemmy Do? (WWLD)

And thanks to music blog When Apes Rule the Earth! for doing a little feature on us.

7/07/05:

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Oregon shows and the Cafe Du Nord show in June. Keep an eye on the Press page for new reviews, features and blurbs.

5/31/05:

Both The Silver Age and Subsequent Light are now available through the Abandoned Love Records site. Embrace electronic commerce.

5/23/05:

We're back from tour with the blood of one felled alternator on our hands and the dust of six states still lodged in our fingernails. Thanks to everyone who came out and saw us on the tour and thanks to all the venues and bands who were cool to us. Next month we head north to Oregon for two shows with some great bands before playing San Francisco's legendary Cafe Du Nord to close out the month.

Standout blog the napkin has a few pictures and some nice words on our LA show.

4/27/05:

Thanks to the very excellent Better Propaganda website for featuring us, as well as discriminating music blog Bars & Guitars. We're getting geared up for the big tour, we can't wait to get out there and touch the soft belly of Western America with our bare hands.

The Silver Age is now being distributed by Revolver - look for it at your favorite neighborhood store.

3/18/05:

Check out the Press page for the first two reviews of The Silver Age, which can now be picked up at Aquarius Records (both online and on Valencia St.). The first few dates on our Tour of the West are up on the Shows page, more dates coming soon.

2/22/05:

The Silver Age is now available at the KEEP Recordings website and in select stores soon. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped us celebrate our CD release at the venerable Cafe Du Nord. More good news, reviews, and info on our May tour of the West coming soon...

2/08/05:

Check out the Press page for the text from our feature in this month's West Coast Performer and MP3s of our interview with Remy at KSCU.

1/28/05:

We will be live on KSCU (Santa Clara, CA) on Tuesday, February 1 at 4pm PST. We'll be chatting with Remy about The Silver Age and our upcoming CD Release show at Cafe Du Nord. Listen live at http://www.kscu.org/.

1/22/05:

The Silver Age is off to the presses and available for pre-order at the KEEP Recordings website. Check out the Music page for full, high-quality MP3s of "Princess Vancouver" and "Foggy Filter", the two songs that begin The Silver Age.

We contributed a cover of Modest Mouse's "Third Planet" to KEEP Recordings' Keepsake Compilation Vol. 2, a collection of songs by the likes of the Beach Boys, Portastatic, and the Cure performed by artists like Chad King of Hula, Tony Moreno of Norfolk & Western, and Dolorean. Pick up a copy of this limited edition collection at the KEEP Recordings website.

1/17/05:

New showdates are posted on the Shows page, including our CD release show at the legendary Cafe Du Nord on Wednesday February 9th with Amy Cooper and Kelley Stoltz DJ-ing between sets. A tour is in the works for later in the Spring - we'll post info as soon as it's final.

Two Horses made best of lists at both UK zine Comes With A Smile and Foxy Digitalis.

1/05/05:

Both Subsequent Light and Two Horses were named to Crooked Camera's Best of 2004 list and Subsequent Light made the year end list at the venerable Napkin blog. Thanks everyone for listening.

The Silver Age is mixed and ready for mastering and press. Look for mp3s soon and check in at the KEEP Recordings website for more release info. News about shows is coming soon...

12/22/04:

We're currently mixing The Silver Age at Tiny Telephone with Aaron Prellwitz. We have a couple of shows in the works for February and we'll post them as soon as everything is finalized.

We're excited get an honorable mention for best local song ("Daughters of History") on Bagel Radio's Best Music of 2004 - thanks Ted! We're pretty much amazed to have landed 3 songs (all from the out of print Two Horses EP) on the top 100 songs of 2004 at music blog Chris Notes. Subsequent Light landed on a Best of 2004 list on Brazilian webzine Nasentocas. And thanks to the fine folks at Largehearted Boy and The Acousticwoodlands for calling us out. Get your download on.

12/13/04:

The Silver Age is coming. On Tuesday, February 1st 2005, KEEP Recordings and Abandoned Love Records (a new label founded by Jon from Morning Spy) will release our next lp, The Silver Age. We're currently recording at Tiny Telephone and Closer studios here in San Francisco, and working on getting shows together once the cd is ready. More news soon...

11/05/04:

Let us know how you like the new site design (thanks Jeff!). We're currently working on a new full-length, tentatively scheduled for release early next year. Check back for updates and other exciting news. In the meantime, come be our friend at Myspace.com or check us out on the excellent Mystery and Misery blog.

We're thrilled to have both Subsequent Light and Two Horses added to the mighty Bagel Radio. Listen online to Bagel Radio for lots of great indie rock, noise pop, post-punk and no wave.

The Two Horses EP is now sold out. Thanks to everyone who picked it up and thanks to KEEP for putting it out. Please check out some of the other great releases by KEEP Recordings, your new favorite label.

Our debut full-length, Subsequent Light, is now available at Aquarius Records and Streetlight Records (on 24th St.) in San Francisco as well as online at CD Baby. Subsequent Light has been played on National Public Radio, KSCU (Santa Clara University 103.3), Radio XY (Vancouver, BC), CIUT-FM (Toronto, ON), & KCPR (San Luis Obispo, CA), where we reached #3.