Happy Thanksgiving!

From all of us in Or, the Whale - here's to you!

Hopmonk Tavern Saturday

Hey Folks! We're playing up in Sebastopol this Saturday night at the Abbey at Hopmonk Tavern along with Winter's Fall. Should be a fun one! Details

Things have been pretty mellow since we got home from the long Fall tour. Nothing quite like being home, sleeping in the same bed (or just a bed for that matter), showering with hot water, eating vegetables, pooping when you want to - you know, the little things in life. That said, we do have some pretty important things going on before we close out the year. Unfortunately, I'm going to save it for the next blog post so I am not writing about poop two weeks in a row. See you then!

Cafe Du Nord CD Release Saturday

We are having our San Francisco CD release show tomorrow night 11/14 at Cafe Du Nord. Full details can be found on both our website and myspace page. This show will sell out - we highly recommend purchasing tickets in advance. Here is a link for tickets to the show:

tickets

We will be selling Vinyl editions of the new album at the show - these include digital download cards, are awesome, and are limited edition!

At tours end

We've made it to the end of the line. Tonight is our last show at Echo Curio in Echo Park. It's been an amazing 5 weeks! Tomorrow morning we head back home to San Francisco. We have some local bay area shows coming up, and we will be announcing some winter dates soon as well.

We would like to thank everybody who came out to support us this fall. Friends family and fans alike - you are why we do this! It's been such a pleasure to see everyone across the US and we will see you again real soon.

Week 5

We're beat, but we're gonna make it!

Things start late in Albuquerque on a Monday, and it's a haul to Flagstaff tomorrow - but then we come home to California! This is the home stretch folks, and we are gonna finish this thing on a high note.

We survived the meats of Texas, the days off in New Orleans, and the two day trek from Austin to New Mexico. The greener pastures of San Francisco are less then a week away, and they're so close we can taste them. This has been our best tour ever, and we are really grateful to all the awesome people who helped make it possible.

Venue Changes

Hey folks - we have a few last minute venue changes this week, including tomorrow night's show in Austin. Here's the scoop:

10/31 Halloween in Austin, TX at Cheer Up Charlies, 1104 E 6th st. Free show at 9:30pm

11/3 Mia's Lounge in Flagstaff, AZ, 26 S San Francisco st. Original show was on the 4th, so please note the new date and location. 9pm.

Daytrotter

Our session from Rock Island is up on the daytrotter website. Check it out!

Beautiful Georgia

Last night at the drunken unicorn - so much awesome! The south has been great to us, and it's very beautiful here.

Tomorrow we're off to Mobile Alabama, where it will be even warmer. I think we have officially outrun the cold.

Hot Dogs for Breakfast!

Yes we can.

After another awesome night in Chattenooga, a new beautiful southern day begins, and it began with hot dogs courtesy of Good Dog. Or, the Whale recommends it.

Songs in the South

We've been having a great time in the south, playing with some great bands and meeting new friends.

We are half way through this thing - it's hard to believe how fast it's been going, and how much ground we have already covered.

Tonight is our last night in Tennessee. It's getting sunnier and warmer every mile south we go. What a beutiful part of the country and what an amazig time of year to be here!

What did we do?

We had a lot of fun in Huntington, WV last night. Maybe too much. 3 more weeks of tour, the beards will grow back - but I think we are all kind of digging this look.

And puppy!

Winners

Leaving New England

It's been an awesome run of shows in beautiful New England. Tonight is the last one at the Middle East in Boston. After this we head south, out of the cold. Tonight marks the farthest show from home at about 3090 something miles. So, in a way, you could say that after tonight we are on our way back home. However, we still have 4 glorious weeks ahead of us! We're just getting started!

Bushwick Music Studios

Hey folks - we have changed venues for our brooklyn show tonight. We are now at Bushwick Music Studios at 55 Waterbury st. Should be a fun show with great bands!

Hot Dogs!

Rolling through the Midwest

The Midwest has been really good to us. We have spent the last few days hanging out and playing with These United States. After our first show together in Minnesota we had a day off together, which we spent bowling. We had some high stakes bets, which we mostly lost because it turns out that we stink at bowling.




But it was punk rock Monday so there would be no winners or losers. About half way into the second game the alley turned ultraviolet and the lanes turned into a psychedelic spectacle of flashing disco lights. After enough PBR to drown a horse the band sounded pretty awesome, and the bowling game disentergrated into punk rock angst, most of which we could identify with. Oh Youth, with all of your follies... Put a blast beat behind youself and some feedback and you'll have my attention.

Purpwhale Rain

It's pretty awesome to be hanging around the place where Purple Rain was filmed. The neighborhood seems to have changed a lot since the 80's - it's much more corporate now, but 1st Avenue and 7th Street Entry looked familiar. If you listen closely you can still hear the echoes of Prince's motorcycle in the alleyways.

Other perks of the Midwest: cheese curds. Julie and Tim bought a bag and everyone got to enjoy these squishy squeaky salty little clumps of delicious dairy.







And no, the orange color did not kill anybody, as one might think. (you know, those east coast cheese purists who scoff at orange coloring... yours truly for example)

Today we are enjoying a day off in Minneapolis with These United States. I'll post results of the bowling games - but I think we're gonna kick their asses! (keep your fingers crossed for OTW)

Mr Glen Sims

Perhaps the greatest bartender one can ask for on the first night of the tour. I was lucky to capture Glen smiling and having some fun with us before the show last night.

St Louis treated us well, and we are currently at a pizza joint in Rock Island, IL awaiting our load in for our daytrotter recording session. Tonight we are at the Rock Island Brewing Company as we make our way through the Midwest towards Chicago.

More soon!

National Tour Begins Tomorrow in St.Louis!

Little Sam can barely contain the excitement to see his uncle play in New York the the weekend of the 10th. We like to start them off young!

Tomorrow is the day it all begins - over 5 weeks, 30 cities, and thousands upon thousands of miles will be covered. We have our new record in tow, some new T shirt designs, and lots of music to share with everybody.

The final tour dates are posted below. Full details of each show including other artists on the bill are on both our website and myspace page. We are looking forward to seeing you all on the road - keep checking The Whale's Tale for photos, news, updates and stories about OTW in transit.

Updated Tour Schedule:

Hey folks - we have added some more dates to the tour. Below is the new complete list - you can find full details including what bands we are playing with at our Myspace page.

We have vinyl editions of the new record which we will be selling at our upcoming shows. These come with a digital download card, and they look and sound gorgeous! Its a limited edition run so make sure you get one while you can!

Oct 1 - 8:00P Billiken Club - St. Louis, Missouri
Oct 2 3:00P Daytrotter Session - Rock Island, Illinois
Oct 2 9:00P Rock Island Brewing Company - Rock Island, Illinois
Oct 3 6:00P Chicago Country Music Festival - (Grant Park) Chicago, Illinois
Oct 4 9:00P 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 6 9:00P The Mill - Iowa City, Iowa
Oct 7 9:00P Subterranean - Chicago, Illinois
Oct 8 9:00P Lava Lounge - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 9 9:00P Piano’s - New York, New York
Oct 10 9:00P Shea Stadium - Brooklyn, New York
Oct 11 8:00P Metronome - Burlington, Vermont
Oct 12 9:00P Middle East - Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 14 9:00P Milcreek Tavern - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 15 9:00P Comet Ping Pong - Washington DC
Oct 16 9:00P The Bridge - Charlottesville, Virginia
Oct 17 9:00P The Rocket Club - Asheville, North Carolina
Oct 18 6:00P Mountain Stage at Keith-Albee Theater - Huntington, WV
Oct 19 9:00P The Garage - Winston/Salem, North Carolina
Oct 20 9:00P TBA - Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 22 9:00P JJ’s Bohemia - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Oct 23 3:00P Paste Magazine In-Studio - Decatur, Georgia
Oct 23 9:00P Caledonia Lounge - Athens, Georgia
Oct 24 9:00P Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 26 9:00P Alabama Music Box - Mobile, Alabama
Oct 27 9:00P One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 30 8:00P Revolution - Bryan, Texas
Oct 31 9:00P Hole in the Wall - Austin, Texas
Nov 2 9:00P Burt’s Tiki Lounge - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 4 9:00P Hotel Monte Vista - Flagstaff, Arizona
Nov 5 9:00P The Casbah - San Diego, California
Nov 6 9:00P Hotel Cafe - Hollywood, California
Nov 7 9:00P Echo Curio - Echo Park, California
Nov 14 9:00P Cafe Du Nord - San Francisco, California
Nov 21 9:00P Hopmonk Tavern - Sebastapol, California