There's a Starman . . .

Hello friends, family, and fans --

First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who came out to our show on Saturday night w/ Mercurial Rage, The Mood Swings, and the Alarmists. We love to support our friends, and in this case we were very happy and excited to help our Merc Rage buddies get their fantastic new record out in a grand celebration. If you have any awesome pictures from the show, feel free to send them our way or post them in the “fan picture section” of our Facebook page.

Secondly, we just got written up by NPR and they were more than complimentary about us! Read the article HERE and let us know what you think! You can also download Charlatan from the same page, so feel free to do so and tell everyone you know . . .

July is going to be a fun month for us as well – we’ve added dates for Summerfest, the Harley Davidson Rally, Basillica Block Party, and a very special show in town at the Varsity with our good buddies The Effects! We’re going to be doing some heavy promotion for the Varsity show, so if you’d like to help at all get in touch with us and we’ll help you on your way.

There are going to be comp tickets for the Harley show, too, and we’ll be holding a couple events so that people who actually want the tickets can come get them from us personally. The plans are in the works right now and we’ll update you on dates and times as we come up with them.

Oh, and we’re finally going to put in the time and try to get a new song done for the Varsity date with the Effects, and this time we actually mean it. We’ve been rehearsing so it should be ready in time . . . after all, with the 15 some new songs we have in the works, we should be able to share at least one, right?

Lastly, in my new blog tradition, here’s a little goodie I found the other day whilst browsing. If anyone makes it out to Germany or hears of anything like this waterslide here in America, let us know because I want to ride one ASAP. It looks, well, amazing.



Until next time, cheers!

Never Gonna Give You Up, Never Gonna Let You Down . . .

Hey everyone!

So, it’s been an exciting week! We’ve got some secret news about an exciting opportunity that we can’t just share with you yet, but in the next coming months we might get to be part of a really moving event . . . stay attentive!

OK, so after that big teaser, here’s some more concrete information:

First of all, please tell everyone you know in Minneapolis/St. Paul and the surrounding area about our show at the Fineline this Saturday, June 7th, for Mercurial Rage’s CD release party w/ the Alarmists and the Mood Swings. The show starts about 9:15, so any of you worried about not being able to make it due to the Chris Koza CD Release and This World Fair farewell show will have enough time to scoot on down to the Fineline for a full night of Minneapolis music!

Secondly, be sure to vote for us to play Lollapalooza at Sonicbids and encourage everyone you know to do the same! Click HERE to cast your vote!

Lastly, in WLR news, here’s our newest video blog detailing our latest trip to NYC and Philadelphia, featuring Daniel trying to do some trick pool shots.




Oh, and for a couple goodies, check out this LINK detailing a scientist’s new theory about optical illusions. He claims our brains anticipate the future when it comes to stationary images that imply motion and adjust the image accordingly . . . very cool and interesting when one considers all the tricks our eyes can play on us.

And check out this crazy video of a kid doing some "contact juggling" . . . I’ve never seen anything quite like it and it’s about as near a legitimate “magic” trick as I think I’ve seen . . . maybe it’s totally fake but I’d like to be a believer!



Until next time, remember to vote at Sonicbids and talk up the Fineline show!!!

All the best!

- Joe