Hi Guys.
It’s late and I have to wake up in a couple hours to fly to Raleigh, but this can’t wait.
Anberlin has invited us to join them on their nationwide Spring Tour. Anberlin’s amazing new album “Cities” comes out on February 20, and the tour begins the next night in Charlotte. These shows are going to be so good as, along with Anberlin, it’s Bayside, Meg & Dia, and Jonezetta. On that note, you need to know that “Cities” is ridiculously good. I kidnapped Deon’s iPod on our flight home from India, listened to the whole album, pausing only to tell him and Stephen “this is so good.”
David, Lauren, Trisha and I will be at every show. TWLOHA will have a table, complete with merch, info, ways to get involved, and a list of local resources each night. That’s something we’re excited about, being able to connect people to help in each city that we visit.
Last but not least, Anberlin has invited me to speak briefly before their set each night. It is hard to explain how much that means to me, that one of my favorite bands would trust me with their stage for an entire tour. I was driving around today, thinking about it, getting so excited… What would you say if you had five minutes? Five minutes to address difficult things, to try to get to that place where pain and hope collide, to tell people that they’re not alone…
02/21 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
02/22 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
02/23 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
02/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts
02/25 – Boston, MA @ Axis
02/27 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
02/28 – Buffalo, NY @ The Buffalo Icon
03/01 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
03/02 – Chicago, IL @ The Metro
03/03 – St. Paul, MN @ The Station
03/04 – St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
03/05 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
03/07 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
03/08 – Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
03/09 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
03/10 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
03/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ University Theatre
03/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
03/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
03/16 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
03/17 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
03/20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater
03/21 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
03/23 – Dallas, TX @ The Door
03/24 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
03/25 – Houston, TX @ Meridian
03/26 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
03/28 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
03/30 – Orlando, FL @ Club Firestone
03/31 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
04/01 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
04/03 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
04/04 – Indianapolis, IN @ Irving Theater
04/05 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
04/06 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s
04/07 – Greenville, SC @ Headliner’s
But you want to know what we’re most excited about, what has us all jumping up and down when we look at the tour schedule?
You.
We want to meet you. We want to hear your stories. See your cities. We are so looking forward to the moments and conversations, the coffee shops and “you have to eat there”s. It’s going to be a blast. We can’t wait.
I need to mention Australia. We were planning to be there March 1-21. We’re still coming but it will probably be in April now. We are so excited about Australia, as we’ve heard from so many folks there (and I’m a surfer; of course I want to go to Australia) We just couldn’t say no to this tour. We have to do it. And we’re going to do our best to invite everyone along with us. Blogs, video, photos. You’re coming with us.
Ok, must sleep.
Much love.
See you soon.
: )
jamie
PS: I added a few things to the MySpace last night.
Video: Dustin Kensrue performing “I Knew You Before” on David Letterman (2/2/07). Dustin has been a huge supporter of TWLOHA, and is donating 5% of his personal proceeds from “Please Come Home” to TWLOHA. New photos and slideshow, meant to make you smile.
(India is amazing, David and Lauren are famous, photo booths are fun.)