chicago

the chicago theatre is one of the most beautiful venues I’ve ever seen, much less played. it feels...

Apr 30th

columbus

despite the fact that smoking is not allowed in the venue, it apparently still reeks so bad of...

Apr 30th

charleston

the mountain stage people are beyond nice. I thought it was just a radio show for npr, but it turns...

Apr 27th

west virginia moonshine.

Apr 27th

ithaca

some friends and family of the band flew out to ithaca from denver to visit, and we all had dinner...

Apr 27th

toronto day 2

jon, tom, kelley a. and I went to the blue jays-a’s game during the day. it’s an indoor park,...

Apr 23rd

eric heard the ocean in his beer.

Apr 23rd

toronto day 1

I was shocked by how small the trinity church is, although I guess I shouldn’t have been. I mean, it...

Apr 21st

rad chalk drawing some guy did out in front of the church.

Apr 21st

montréal

a relatively painless border-crossing, and into canada. le national is beautiful (as is the front of...

Apr 21st

audrey napping on a lawn. I thought she was a homeless lady...

Apr 21st

new york day 3

while eric spends his day with the neko camp at letterman, I did laundry and filed for an extension...

Apr 21st

new york day 2

I’m staying at a friend’s apartment in brooklyn while the rest of the band is staying with a...

Apr 20th

new york day 1

eric and I will both be on letterman this week, although not with crooked fingers. I’m performing...

Apr 20th

the keyboard player’s mic stand at letterman. yes.

Apr 20th

boston

one pay lane open on a saturday night going into boston from the mass pike? bullcrap. after spending...

Apr 19th

boston hahbah

Apr 19th

philadelphia

well, glenside, to be exact. a little town ten miles outside philly, it’s the definition of quaint....

Apr 19th

Apr 19th

arlington

day two in the dc area. it was a beautiful day outside, so audrey and kelley went to the washington...

Apr 15th

washington d.c.

neko’s doing two nights at the 9:30 club, but we’re only doing the first night with her, opting...

Apr 15th

raleigh

the meymandi concert hall is located within the massive progress energy center for the performing...

Apr 15th

Apr 15th

richmond

ah, the national. we were first here a few months ago, with okkervil river and black joe lewis and...

Apr 10th

jon, paul, and tom. pool sharks.

Apr 10th

day off

spent ten hours in the van, not much to report. we stayed the night at our friend george’s house in...

Apr 9th

tim, eric, and audrey at the time out.

Apr 9th

birmingham

we wrote an amazing song about birmingham once. ask me about it the next time you see me. the...

Apr 8th

Apr 8th

savannah

I’ve never seen so much pollen in my life. it’s piled up on windshields, dashboards, breakdown...

Apr 4th

paula deen’s deliciousness.

Apr 4th

atlanta

you know you’re in for a classy tour when there are no cock-and-balls drawings on the walls of the...

Apr 4th

simba, drinking my beer.

Apr 4th