Day off in Wales

First we stopped by Avebury to check out the stone circle and grab a few pints at the pub. Then we drove down (or over?) to Wales for the night.

Today we spent a lot of time running around the castles. What an epic day!








More soon! And shows!

- Kenny Bloggins mobile

All is well in the UK

We arrived in London yesterday morning to a very pleasant spring like day. Once we figured out how to drive and where we were going (and how to power on the gps) we were off to our first gig at The Garage.

The show was great! This was our first international audience and we were kind of blown away with how many people came to see us. We were also impressed with the delicious assortment of snack foods the UK has to offer.




Such as these. After the show we demolished just about everything because missed dinner. Then we slept. And slept.

Tonight we head down to Ascot for show #2 and then we get a day off. I'll post more when I can.


- Kenny Bloggins mobile

Happy Valentine's from OTW

Are you feeling the love? We are! We are under the 48 hour mark to catch our flight to London. This is very exciting, because its the first time we will have traveled that far east. Usually we halt at the western edge of the Atlantic but not this time - this time we are skipping over the whole thing like a stone (with jet engines on it).

The final list of UK shows is on the website.

I will be updating this blog regularly from the UK - and then again when we return to the states (we have a national tour coming up starting march 8th). No promises that it won't all be about food... you know how we like to party.

- KB

Gearing up for the UK

No?
We don't even fly over Africa?
Well, its close enough for guitar work.

Clearly we have our work cut out for us as we tour the UK for the first time. We leave in less than 2 weeks!

See you soon, duty free shop...

- KB

Happy New Year!

Or, the Whale's first tour of 2011! These will shows will be our first to try out new material and sell new t-shirts and totebags in preparation for our debut UK tour and the release of our self-titled album in overseas! This will also be the first local tour with Lia Rose (Built for the Sea, solo) and Sean Barnett (Cabana Boys, OK Sweetheart) as part of the OTW family. Come give them props and say hello!

Jan 26th-Uptown Nightclub-Oakland, CA
Jan 27th-Crepe Place-Santa Cruz, CA
Jan 28th-Cafe Coda-Chico, CA
Jan 29th-The Partisan-Merced, CA

Phase 1 Complete!

We've had a great first week on the road with Chris Pureka and her awesome band. The northwest had some rain and cold for us, but it was good to us as it always is.

Starting Saturday we do the California portion of the tour. It's a beautiful drive from northern Oregon to LA, but a bit long, so we'll be stopping over in SF for the night. Jesse Bonn from the Maldives will be joining us as we paint the town.

Life is good!


- Kenny Bloggins mobile

News, Video, Etc...

We're just a few weeks away from our November West Coast tour with Chris Pureka. Its our last tour of the year, and we are really excited to hit the road before the long rainy winter sets in. We are currently working on some new songs and planning our strategy for 2011. We are going to be doing a lot of touring next year so we will see you all soon!

We also have a new video from the Hoes Down Festival:

Fall Tourdates Announced!

We've got a bunch of shows lined up for the fall along the West Coast. Every single one of them is going to be awesome!

Sep 16 2010 8:00P The Independent with Langhorne Slim San Francisco, California
Sep 17 2010 8:00P Brookdale Lodge with Langhorne Slim (FolkYeah Presents) Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
Oct 1 2010 8:30P Powerhouse Pub with The Mother Hips Folsom, CA
Oct 2 2010 2:00P Hoes Down Harvest Festival Guinda, CA
Oct 8 2010 8:30P SOhO with The Mother Hips Santa Barbara, CA
Oct 9 2010 1:00P Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival with These United States, Langhorne Slim, and more Joshua Tree, CA
Nov 8 2010 8:00P Wild Buffalo House of Music Bellingham, WA
Nov 9 2010 8:00P The Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington
Nov 10 2010 8:00P Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
Nov 11 2010 8:00P Axe and Fiddle, Pub and Grill Cottage Grove, OR
Nov 13 2010 8:30P Spaceland with Chris Pureka Los Angeles, CA
Nov 14 2010 8:00P House of Blues-San Diego San Diego, CA
Nov 15 2010 8:00P Muddy Water’s Cafe Santa Barbara, California
Nov 16 2010 8:00P The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA
Nov 18 2010 8:00P Downtown Brewing Company San Luis Obispo, CA

One from the road

Matt snapped this great photo after our last show with These United States in Santa Fe. We had such a great time playing with them! Thanks to everyone who came out to see us and we will see you all soon!

Latest tour videos online!

The last few dates with These United States were a lot of fun - especially our weekend in Vegas! Check out Jesse's latest videos:

Day Two Video now up

So far so good - we're in Las Vegas at our suite at Caesar's getting ready for the show tonight with These United States. This video is from our San Francisco and Los Angeles shows - check it out!

These United States and Or, The Whale - Day 1

August run with These United States

We had such an amazing week in Colorado earlier this month - thanks to everyone who came out to see us! Now that we have caught our breath and cooled down a bit (it was hot out there) we are gearing up for our August tour - every show is with our good friends These United States:

Wednesday August 11th, 2010
Crepe Place - Santa Cruz, CA
1134 Soquel Avenue
with These United States
21+ - $10

Thursday August 12th, 2010
Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
1233 17th Street
with These United States and Boxcar Saints
21+ - $12

Friday August 13th, 2010
Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA
1717 Silverlake Blvd
with These United States
21+ - $10

Saturday August 14th, 2010
Bunkhouse Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
124 South 11th Street
with These United States

Monday August 16th, 2010
Rhythm Room - Phoenix, AZ
1019 East Indian School
with These United States

Tuesday August 17th, 2010
Santa Fe Brewing Co - Santa Fe, NM
with These United States
21+

Wednesday August 18th, 2010
Low Spirits - Albuquerque, NM
2823 2nd Street Northwest
with Bellemah and Pierre
21+ - $5

Thursday August 19th, 2010
Plush - Tucson, AZ
340 East 6th Street
with Courtney Robbins and Leila Lopez
21+ - $5

Colorado, here we come!

We are hitting the road this week - driving out to beautiful summertime Colorado via Utah. Stay tuned to The Whale's Tale for updates from the road. And hey! We'll see you out there!

Wednesday July 14th, 2010
Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
241 South 500 East
with Fox Van Cleep and The Highbeams
21+

Thursday July 15th, 2010
Hi-Dive - Denver, CO
7 S. Broadway
with Andrea Ball and The Hollyfelds
21+ - $8

Friday July 16th, 2010
Triple Nickel Tavern - Colorado Springs, CO
26 S. Wahsatch Avenue
21+

Saturday July 17th, 2010
Private Show - Aspen, CO

Sunday July 18th, 2010
Carbondale Summer of Music Concert Series - Carbondale, CO
Sopris Park
All Ages - Free

Heading up north! New Video!

Check out this great video Jesse made during our rehearsal a few weeks ago:



Also, we are heading up to the Pacific Northwest this weekend to play some shows and hang out with some good friends. (and definitely to eat at the Oxacan place next to the Sunset Tavern in Ballard)

Here is a list of the shows:

Thursday June 17th, 2010
Axe and Fiddle - Cottage Grove, OR
641 E. Main Street
with Anticipate Pie
21+ - $5

Friday June 18th, 2010
Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA
5433 Ballard Avenue Northwest
with The Horde and Harem and Jack Wilson & The Wife Stealers
21+ - $8

Saturday June 19th, 2010
Berbati's Pan - Portland, OR
231 SW Ankeny Street
with Beautiful Trainwrecks and The Lower 48
All Ages - $8

See you up there!

Rickshaw!

We're really excited to announce that we'll be headlining an ALL AGES SHOW at The Rickshaw Stop SF on Friday June 11th. It's been a while since we've played The Rickshaw, and it's gonna be great! Joining us on the bill are San Diego's alt-folk rockers Get Back Loretta, and local surf-rockers A B and the Sea. We'll be trying out some new material, slated for our next album, pulling out songs from the vault, and maybe a couple of surprises...?

Here are the details:

Friday, June 11th
The Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
San Francisco, CA

Doors: 8:30/ $10/ ALL AGES!

Socal weekend coming up

We will be coming down to LA and San Diego this weekend:

Friday May 28th, 2010
Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA
1717 Silver Lake Blvd
with Parson Redheads, Olin and the Moon, and Whispering Pines
21+ - $7


Saturday May 29th, 2010
Casbah - San Diego, CA
2501 Kettner Blvd

Come on out and see us debut some brand new material!

OTW Twitter

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Tour Diary #2

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Updated SXSW schedule

Here is our complete schedule in Austin this week. All shows are free! We will be hanging out all week, so if you're in town look us up for a beer!


Wednesday March 17th, 2010
ZonePerfect live.create lounge - Austin, TX (SXSW)
503 Neches Street
Free - 5pm

Wednesday March 17th, 2010
Dominican Joe's - Austin, TX (SXSW)
515 S. Congress Avenue
Free - 8:30pm

Thursday March 18th, 2010
Brooklyn Vegan/AnSo Party - Austin, TX (SXSW)
2908 Fruth Street
with Thee Oh Sees, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, and more!
Free - 1pm

Thursday March 18th, 2010
Bay Area Takeover - Austin, TX (SXSW)
617 E. 7th Street
with Sleepy Sun, Birds and Batteries, Wallpaper., more!
Free - 4:40pm

Friday March 19th, 2010
Mother Hips Party - Austin, TX (SXSW)
2538 Guadalupe Street
with The Mother Hips, Chuck Prophet, and more!
Free - 2pm

Saturday March 20th, 2010
Force Field/Hometapes Party - Austin, TX (SXSW)
815 E. 6th Street
with Bear in Heaven, Pattern is Movement, Bowerbirds, and more!
Free - 3:40pm

Saturday March 20th, 2010
Cheer Up Charlie's Party - Austin, TX (SXSW)
1104 E. 6th Street
with tons of amazing bands!
Free - 6:30pm