On Friday we dug ourselves out of the snow drifts in Chicago to get over to Rock Island, IL and the Daytrotter studio (The Horse Shack (we still aren’t sure what makes an old radio station space on the third floor of a building in downtown Rock Island a Horse Shack, but it is what it is)). The session went great, the people were great and being near the Mississippi River is always great too. We played four songs from the fast approaching Confetti and had a blast doing it. Look for the session to hit their site in April. We’ll let you know more when it gets closer. Above are a couple of pictures from the session.

TM

“Weapons for War” (the remixed and mastered, album version) is being re-released through Mush Records along with remixes by Houses, Spirituals and Melting Season on March 1. But, XLR8R has gotten an exclusive sneak preview of the Houses remix and it’s up right now!

Check it out here.

TM

We’ll also be making our way down to Austin immediately following the conclusion of the Cold War Kids tour in March. More information will be coming very soon concerning all of  the specific times and locations of our appearances at this year’s festival. Stay tuned…

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T-shirts are on the way. The design is the product of a collaboration between our good friend Colin Strandberg and Nigel. We love it, and we hope you all will too. We should have them ready to go in March and beyond.

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We couldn’t be more excited for the first half of March. We have been given the amazing opportunity to open for Cold War Kids from March 3 – March 15. The tour will take us to Portland, Oregon and eventually back to the Midwest, including a stop back home in Chicago at the Riviera Theatre. We’re thrilled, pumped, and feeling everything else good about it. We hope to see everyone there!!!

Here are the dates and locations:

3/3 @ Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
3/4 @ Wow Hall, Eugene, OR
3/5 @ Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC
3/6 @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Boise, ID
3/8 @ Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
3/9 @ Granada Theatre, Lawrence, KS
3/10 @ First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
3/11 @ Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
3/12 @ The Rave Bar, Milwaukee, WI
3/14 @ St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
3/15 @ Blue Note, Columbia, MO

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February 2nd, 2011 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Confetti is finally done and off to the manufacturers. It has changed shapes a few times over the last few months but, it’s finished now, and we couldn’t be happier with the final result. It will be coming out on Mush Records in North America and on Something In Construction in Europe on April 12, 2011. Mark your calendars!

We’ll be playing a record release show at Schubas on April 22. More details to come…

TM

Sorry it’s been a little quiet over here. We’ve been busy. Good stuff coming soon.

TM