We just got back from an awesome weekend in St. Catherines/Montreal with The Menzingers. Their record Chamberlain Waits has been playing consistently in the van for the last two months. I think it's overtaken Kyle's Lawrence Arms mix-cd for most played, which is a pretty significant statement.
One of the best records of the year though for sure, check it out here
Thanks to Elk , June & July , Timur and Timur's couches, and the rest of St. Catherines. Also big thanks to Miles for helping me push Amos off the porch.
Lots going on in the Mockingbird camp recently, including the recording of a new 7" record with our main man Adam Labadie.
Expect another post with a full review of the Mid West mini-tour soon. In the meantime, come to Guelph this Thursday for SunSun's with us and Junior Battles.
Thanks to everyone who came out to watch us play some songs and sweat through some clothes tonight at Scene Fest. The weather was shitty, everything was crowded and I couldn't find a washroom. I did check out the guys in Elk, who played an awesome set.
Dine Alone has released Goodbye Debris digitally on iTunes. You can find it here or straight from iTunes. Not sure who buys music from iTunes, but It'd be great if you decided to.
Tomorrow we start our midwest string of shows, that will probably substitute the consumption of exclusively American softdrinks in place of sleep. Check out the dates below and come see us or hang out with us if we are coming to your city. We are all friendly except for Kyle, who can be a bit of a rockstar.
The route:
JUNE
12 - Club Absinthe - Hamilton, ON 19 - Bovine Sex Club - Toronto, ON (NXNE Showcase) 27 - Scene Fest - St. Catherines, ON 28 - Dadhaus - Detroit, MI 29 - The Moving Castle - Chicago, IL 30 - The Fuck Factory - Minneapolis, MN
JULY
3 - Dickens Pub - Calgary, Alberta (Part of Sled Island Fest) 4 - The Club - Regina, SK 7 - The Black Pirates Pub - Thunder Bay, ON
If we make it across the border there should be some (photo) updates soon.
The good people at Dine Alone Records are doing a digital release of Goodbye Debris, out at the end of the month (June 22nd, mid/end).
We're all really excited to be part of the family!
Upcoming shows:
JUNE
12 - Club Absinthe - Hamilton, ON 19 - Bovine Sex Club - Toronto, ON (NXNE Showcase) 27 - Scene Fest - St. Catherines, ON 28 - Dadhaus - Detroit, MI 29 - The Moving Castle - Chicago, IL 30 - The Fuck Factory - Minneapolis, MN
JULY
3 - Dickens Pub - Calgary, Alberta (Part of Sled Island Fest) 4 - The Club - Regina, SK 7 - The Black Pirates Pub - Thunder Bay, ON 8 - Millard's Garage - Sudbury, ON 22 - Jimmy Jazz - Guelph, ON (Free Show!)
Also want to say a big thanks to Chason and the rest of the RadFest crew, especially Lemuria for the gear/motel tip.
We've got some miles ahead of us this weekend, making our way down to Sudbury and Thunder Bay to play for some strangers and friends. Thanks to the guys from Shared Arms for the van.
Saturday Night (March 20) with Cities Collapse, Bunnies in Berlin and Killing Queens
Myths and Mirrors 500 Frood Road Sudbury, Ontario
$5 / Starts at 7 / No alcohol
Sunday Night (March 21) with Alexisonfire and some rumored supergroup.
The Outpost 955 Oliver Rd. Thunder Bay, Ontario
$30 (!?) / Starts normal time I guess.
We'll have some Ep's for sale as well as a small run of shirts and posters.
Also, if you haven't heard the new Wayfarer record, go hear the new Wayfarer record.
A track we've been siting on for a few months, we wrote before Debris. It doesn't have a destination. It might seem like a step backwards but I still enjoy it, it wont be up that long...
An excerpt from a conversation I had with Steve Sloane (Hinindar, The Music Box, Wayfarer) about ten minutes ago regarding employment - via computer.
----------------------------------------------------------- Steve 12:20am
yo lets get rim jobs next year are you allowed to again?
Bishop 12:20am
i don't know if they'll let me
Steve 12:20am
dang
Bishop 12:21am
theres lots of shitty jobs out there though i got fired from world vision
Steve 12:21am
surprised? I thought you just stopped going anyways
Bishop 12:22am
naw, i was gonna stop but then they let me keep coming
Steve 12:23am
only to fire you?
Bishop 12:23am
i got fired on an unrelated note
Steve 12:23am
? another "buried my father" joke? or something along the lines
Bishop 12:24am
there was this tiny women in an SUV and i was standing outside of starbucks.. and she had to get right out of her giant SUV to go into the starbucks and she had to walk right passed me and it had been a long day of getting ignored by people
Bishop 12:27am
so once she ignored me i said something along the lines of "of course you don't have time to stop. you and your giant SUV had to drive a block to get starbucks.. you're running a tight ship"
Steve 12:27am
...
Bishop 12:27am
"for just the price of a cup of coffee a day..."
Steve 12:27am
fuck haha
Bishop 12:27am
but she was gone... and my manager heard and called me after work
Steve 12:28am
heard how?
Bishop 12:29am
The girl i was working with was called a coach and she's like a fake manager
Steve 12:29am
pfft pwer tripping cunt
Bishop 12:29am
but she reports to the real deal it was bond to happen
Steve 12:30am
haha so what's next for you Chinaski?
Bishop 12:31am
ha, i heard someone talking about a place called "labor now" where you show up at 4 in the morning and they put you to work for the day
Steve 12:32am
wow, how appropriate
Bishop 12:34am
sounds like it'll give me a nice chance to get to hear the plight of the immigrant
Steve 12:34am
awesome you'll love that
Bishop 12:35am
i almost washed truck with mexican in breslau once...
