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August 20th, 2006
Rest in Peace, Arthur Lee.
June 28th, 2006
Will's diary of the 2006 South by Southwest music festival can be found in the newest issue (July / August) of Magnet magazine (including a brief recounting of the now-infamous "knife fight" incident) - on stands now.
May 20th, 2006
We're happy to let Seattleites know that we'll be flying up there a few days after we return to the U.S.A. to play at set at Seattle's Georgetown Music Fest on June 3rd. Date added to the list below.
May 8th, 2006
Greetings from England. We're currently in the middle of a European tour celebrating the release of "Black Sheep Boy" and "Black Sheep Boy Appendix" as a double album including all Will Schaff artwork, two videos, and an extra song. Remaining dates for the tour are posted below (also remember that Jagjaguwar always has the most up-to-date Okkervil River tour schedule). Come on out and see us, we'll be playing for the first time in Europe as a six-piece, doing some songs we've never played live before to boot. Oh, and those interested should check out the flickr page of our driver and dear friend Michal right here; he's been keeping a kind of photo tourdiary.
Remaining dates:
05/08/06 London, United Kingdom - Cargo
05/10/06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05/11/06 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
05/13/06 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown
05/14/06 Munster, Germany - Gleis 22
05/15/06 Koln, Germany - Gebaude 9
05/16/06 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
05/17/06 Kopenhagen, Denmark - Musikcafeen
05/18/06 Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren
05/19/06 Oslo, Norway - Garage
05/20/06 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
05/23/06 Munchen, Germany - Atomic Cafe
05/24/06 Vienna, Austria - Chelsea
05/25/06 Frankfurt, Germany - Brotfabrik
05/26/06 Hannover, Germany - Cafe Glocksee
05/27/06 Neustrelitz, Germany - Immergut Festival
05/28/06 Beverungen, Germany - Orange Blossom Festival
06/03/06 Seattle, WA - Georgetown Music Fest
07/13/06 New York, NY - Castle Clinton
November 22nd, 2005
"It’s true, folks, I have strep throat. I’m really sorry that we had to cancel San Diego; there was pretty much no sound coming out of my mouth, and what did come out hurt like hell. We canceled just a handful of hours before the gig – that’s why there was no advance warning. I went to a doctor and she gave me a gigantic bottle of antibiotics and some vocal steroids which are supposed to strengthen my voice (and are also supposed to make me angry and make my face look “puffy,” so if you see me looking angry and puffy-faced, that’s why).
That said, at the time of this writing we are still suicidally determined that the show must go on, so tonight we’re going onstage in L.A. to see just how much performance-enhancing drugs can enhance one’s performance, and to see if there are any harmful side-effects from mixing them with lots of alcohol and caffeine. Come on out, for the sheer terrifying spectacle of it if nothing else.
Also, we’re taking requests for this tour, and they can be sent to the e-mail address requests@jound.com. Sets are filling up fast, so send those requests in soon. If you can, though, try to limit them to one or two – we’ve been getting a few e-mails for, like, 15 songs."
-Will
We love you and we’re looking forward to seeing you. Here are the remaining dates for this tour.
10/22 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo w/Band of Horses
10/23 San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord w/Band of Horses
10/24 Redding, CA – Serendipity Coffee House w/Band of Horses
10/25 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge w/Band of Horses
10/27 Vancouver, BC – Media Club w/Band of Horses
10/28 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe w/Band of Horses
10/29 Boise, ID – Neurolux
10/31 Denver, CO – Hi Dive
11/02 Lawrence, KS – Jackpot Saloon w/Minus Story
11/03 Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground w/Minus Story
11/04 Ames, IA – The Maintenance Shop w/Minus Story
11/05 Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar w/Minus Story
11/06 Chicago, IL – Abbey Pub w/Minus Story
11/07 Toronto, ON – Lee's Palace w/Minus Story
11/08 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa w/Minus Story
11/10 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bearís Place w/Minus Story, Charles Bissell
11/11 New York, NY – Knitting Factory w/Minus Story, Charles Bissell
11/12 Brooklyn, NY – Northsix w/ Man Man, Charles Bissell
11/13 Philadelphia, PA – Khyber w/ Charles Bissell
11/13 Arlington, VA – The Iota w/ Man Man, Charles Bissell
11/15 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 w/ Man Man, Charles Bissell
11/16 Atlanta, GA - The EARL w/ Man Man, Charles Bissell
11/17 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder (Florida State University), w/ Man Man
11/18 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon, w/ Man Man
11/19 Austin, TX – Stubb's, w/ Man Man, TBA
11/20 Houston, TX – Walter's on Washington, w/ Man Man
Also, a new mp3 from Black Sheep Boy Appendix, "No Key, No Plan," is up on Jagjaguwar.
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