November News: Ghosts of Christmas Now Available
Jack Frosts,
“Ghosts of Christmas,” my very first Christmas single, is available today. It’s got two songs, a side A and a side B. I think it’s very nice, I do. The title track has just the right blend of “fa la las” and celophane to warm the hearts of both sentimentalists and grinches.
Click on over to the bandcamp page and get yourself a copy of the very limited edition CD (designed by the wonder boys at Furious Hooves) or the instant digital download. (A purchase of the CD includes instant digital download.) We have a few t-shirts, too, but not many, so they won’t last long. Git thee to the store! The digital download is all of $1, so only abject loathing of music itself is a valid excuse.
And, at the risk of diluting the joyousness of this occasion, may I take a moment to report on the amazements leading up to the January 17 release of Thugs and China Dolls? See below.
Blog Love
Lots of nice people have been saying lots of nice things about the Thugs and China Dolls pre-release single, “Meet You at the Bus” (which, by the way, you can download for free right here). These are some of the especially nice ones:
- Indie Rock Reviews
- Middle Class White Noise
- Music That Isn’t Bad
- Latest Disgrace
- Sunset in the Rearview
- Ride the Tempo
- Largehearted Boy
- Those Who Dig
- 88Nine–Radio Milwaukee
- Planeta Pop
Thugs and China Dolls Tour — Winter 2012
After much loving toil (chop wood, carry water, chop wood, carry water), we have secured a delicious slew of live dates up and down the east coast. The whole band will be attending this rolling adventure. Please pray for snowlessness.
| Jan 19 | * | Savannah, GA @ The Sentient Bean – Record Release Party w/ Delicate Cutters & John Wilkes Boothe and the Black Toothe & Jubalson | |
| Jan 20 | * | Savannah, GA @ The Jinx – Record Release Party w/ Shovels and Rope & The Winter Sounds | |
| Jan 21 | * | Atlanta, GA @ The Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge – w/ Book Club & Georgia Fireflies | |
| Jan 22 | * | TBD | |
| Jan 23 | * | TBD | |
| Jan 24 | * | Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar – w/ Old Calf | |
| Jan 25 | * | Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool – CD Release Party – w/ Lucinda Black Bear | |
| Jan 26 | * | Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Knecktie – w/ On the Water and TBD | |
| Jan 27 | * | Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe – w/ Emily Rodgers & Turpentiners | |
| Jan 28 | * | Louisville, KY @ Uncle Slayton’s – w/ Jubalson | |
| Jan 29 | * | Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop – w/ Vollmar | |
| Jan 31 | * | Nashville, TN @ The Basement | |
| Feb 1 | * | Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree w/ Delicate Cutters | |
| Feb 2 | * | Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia w/ Kyle MacKillop & The New Empires | |
| Feb 3 | * | Asheville, NC @ Lexington Avenue w/ John Wilkes Boothe and the Black Toothe | |
| Feb 4 | * | Atlanta, GA @ Grocery on Home |
End-of-Post Bonus Prize
You’ve been good. You’ve been patient. You made it all the way to the bottom. Here’s your prize: for no particular reason, one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies.
Best,
Dare
PS. Git you to “Ghosts of Christmas.”
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