http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/ This is Boyd's Xaaaaaang-uhhhh! http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38794 bd

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Thanks. Cya,

boyd]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:45:42 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38718 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38435

Turning The Tide -
I'm sitting here hunched over my Wacom 21UX monitor drinking a freshly brewed urn of delicious Komodo Dragon coffee pondering which keys to finger-punch. A writer would know what to say. I'll just start punching.

First order: key in a new tag in my Trolleywood journal entry (admin): TheValley. Would you believe me if I told you I thought this day would never come? Good. Don't. It was a long wait and I for 6 am thankful.

The Valley - Let's hype a bit.We're not on the super highway here in the T-wood. Billboard: #8 Top Internet Albums, #12 Indie Album, #23 Alt Albums, #75 Top 200. Also: iTunes spotlight for week 2! http://bit.ly/dOxUcW For those who care about sales (not many do anymore), I'll just say - the numbers were the same # as first week sales on "Combinations". You have to put it into context... that was 4 years ago before the industry tanked (most estimate it's down by 1/2 since then). Also, that was before we went invisible for 2+ years... (ahh!) and that was on a major. This is on a small indie. So... yep. Really thankful. EVR says it's the equivalent of selling twice the # as we did on Combinations. It's not really about numbers for us but - just thought some of you would be curious. Small victories. Tiger blood.

Tour Name - We submitted for creative help (as has oft' been the trend of late. 680 great ideas came in. Thank you!), I picked something, created a poster and sent it to the band. My random choice was "Starlight and Fireflies"... seemed cool enough, partial excerpt from Mr Moon... I wasn't really solid - but Eisley saw it and said, "ahh, we LOVE the poster!!! but...meh, the name might be too girlie. How 'bout _______" (insert name) instead. Yup. Sherri re-named the tour after seeing the design with Mr Moon and the water. [manager/designer note:] I could have said, "hey, we need a name for this tour " first and there would have been shrieking and gnashing of teeth. haha. 13 years of working with them in this capacity provides a map for work-flow and process. Get a graphic and everyone see's the vision.

The name has obvious ties w/ the record, where the band is... it's an emergent theme, blah, blah... Fair enough?

DATES - Another tour. Can you believe it? I can't. I can (sips more coffee). I know some of you will be disappointed. NO! Stop it. I'm sorry. This body can only cry for so long... and if you want to blame me, then go on I'm smiling now 'cause there'll be another tour that covers the voids we leave on this tour... I'm dumber than you think [you found out...].

Bamboozle!! yeah. A real festival. We'll use this one as a hook to get back into festival grace. Those suckers are difficult without 'a story' and industry hype. Being invisible sucked but the tides are turning.

Who's freaking out about Bledfest? haha. NOOooo! Don't. Well, here's what the head guy said: You're looking at it and saying "Holy sh_t, that's a lot of metal, hardcore, and pop-punk bands. And man, that's a really stupid name but it's actually short for "Big Love's Educational Festival", which started 7 years ago as a house show. The name's just kind of stuck. It's traditionally been a festival aimed at the Warped Tour demographic, but we've slowly been pulling it back a bit and having more diverse bands play. This year, we've dedicated a new sixth stage (in about a 800 seat auditorium) to indie, post-rock, folk, and acoustic acts. It's been a tough sell for me to get anyone national, but we've got a lot of great regional and local acts. I'm looking for someone to headline that stage." I loved that so I quoted him. Hey, it's a show and bands play shows. I don't care if you're hardcore or goon-core or pop-core... so-core, more-core > a special kind of music is for you. youcore.

The Narrative - They're indie-pop kids from New York. Kind of reminds me of post-Copeland: "States" which is now female fronted... only these guys trade off - guy/girl. They have a full band but are doing this acoustic. They're catchy. Think you'll like it. http://on.fb.me/i7rBr6

Christie DuPree I don't know who she is. Someone suggested her. Oh, it was her sisters I think. She has a new band fb page w/ a newly added 'band page" (SoundCloud songs): http://on.fb.me/eZni71 Leave her a comment.

Press Release

Eisley Hits The Road -- And The Charts
Eisley will launch a six-week U.S. headlining tour in late April, supporting their third album, The Valley (Equal Vision Records). The Turning Tides Tour kicks off April 26 in Atlanta, and the run of club dates will also include a set at The Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on May 1 and a headlining slot at Bled Fest in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 28. See reverse for a complete list of dates.

The Valley debuts this week at #75 on the Billboard 200 Current Albums chart and also hit #5 on Amazon MP3's Top 10 Album Chart for the week and #3 on Amazon's New Albums chart.

Reviews of the album have been universally positive. The Big Takeover has already declared it "one of the best albums of 2011," while Creative Loafing Tampa said, "Eisley comes off as more orchestrated, more mature, and more inspiring than ever." Under The Radar said that "the tunes are imminently enjoyable and the interplay among the DuPrees' voices is always thrilling." The Boston Globe wrote, "In almost every Eisley song, there's something -- a turn of phrase or a curl of the melody or a shift of the chords -- that doesn't go quite where you'd expect it to. [There's a] sense of shining a light into corners to which most acts don't bother paying attention." And AbsolutePunk.net said, "Even when I write that The Valley is the band's best album yet, it still feels like a huge understatement - like I'm not giving the album enough credit. Just believe this: The Valley is an album that will stick with you."

Wed, March 16: Paste magazine party @ 508 E 6th St, 6:30 PM
Wed, March 16: SXSW showcase @ Barbarella Patio, 611 Red River St, 11 PM
Thur, March 17: Equal Vision Records party @ Dirty Dog Bar, 505 E 6th St, 4 PM
Fri, March 18: Pure Volume House, 504 Trinity St, 4 PM

Eisley - "Turning Tide Tour" Dates:

April 26 Atlanta, GA Vinyl
April 27 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle
April 28 Vienna, VA Jammin' Java
April 29 Charlottesville, VA The Southern
May 1 East Rutherford, NJ The Bamboozle Festival
May 2 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
May 3 Wilmington, DE World Cafe Live
May 6 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
May 10 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
May 11 Phoenix, AZ Martini Ranch
May 12 San Diego, CA Delta Room @ House of Blues
May 15 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
May 16 San Francisco, CA Slim's
May 17 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre
May 19 Seattle, WA Neumos
May 20 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
May 21 Boise, ID The Venue
May 24 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
May 25 Milwaukee, WI The Rave Bar
May 26 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
May 27 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
May 28 Grand Rapids, MI Bled Fest @ Hartland PAC
May 30 Nashville, TN 12th & Porter
May 31 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre
June 1 New Orleans, LA The Parish @ HOB
June 3 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio
June 4 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

We have a few college shows tossed in there that don't appear because they're exclusive to the students.

Anyway... more updates as I get them. Thanks for everything guys. You are the core base to Eisley's core music. That's socore of you.

bye for now.

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It's been a great few months leading up to the record release. Seems like they're enjoying plenty of unexpected love from beyond the base. Most of it is on-line... blogs & music zines... some print. Each entity reach their market. Unless you're Googling Eisley every day, you're don't see it.

I don't like to post all that stuff on the band's fb/twitter. tmi, overkill. So our publicist suggested I make a Trolleywood post so at least insiders could read if they wanted to. There are reviews like Alternative Press but I think they're on the shelf in print. Maybe we shouldn't post those.

Here's what I have so far:

Songwriters on Process: Sherri DuPree-Bemis & Stacy DuPree-King, Eisley http://bit.ly/ejsQQQ
The Big Takeover: Eisley - "The Valley" album review - http://bit.ly/fY3ZNe
Lincoln Hall/ Chicago, IL Review by Andy Argyrakis - http://bit.ly/idqFsT
Melodic.net: Eisley "The Valley" album review - http://bit.ly/h7AJFB
Washington Times: Concert review: Eisley - http://bit.ly/f0QG3i
BlogCritics: Interview: Stacy DuPree-King of Eisley - http://bit.ly/gLGc5Z
IndieVisionMusic: Eisley interview - http://bit.ly/e9rhpj
MusicOhio: Interview: Chauntelle DuPree of Eisley - http://bit.ly/h5nsAc
The Kansan: Q&A: Sherri DuPree Bemis of Eisley - http://bit.ly/g3L5iZ
Amplified: Asheville - http://bit.ly/gsPoOR
"Eisley are a bunch of damn hypocrites". http://bit.ly/fedicZ

Again, there are more but I'm watching a movie. Not a great one really but I want to quit typing and thinking and watching tv at the same time. I will come back as interviews come in and post more.

bd]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:25:29 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38375 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38261

Pre-order is now on-line for "The Valley"! (cd, vinyl, litho, t-shirt
packages): http://bit.ly/4HEqr2. We're SO excited to finally have
a new record coming out; hope you know how much we appreciate
you guys hanging in there. We're about to embark on our tour w/
Rooney (Feb. 2), the album releases March 1st, then SXSW - then
another tour!

p.s. i reserve the right to come back here tomorrow, freak out over
what i wrote, edit, add, subtract, etc. Did you get the e-blast? ok.]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:48:34 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38261 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38193

Hi guys. Hope you and yours are having a wonderful Holiday. I realize it's bit late to post something on topic but we've super busy.

We put together a little compilation of garage band Christmas songs - some new, some old - for you guys including one Chauntelle recorded late last night. There's a player at the bottom of the page if you don't want to dl the entire thing.

Hope you enjoy! Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holiday! Here's the link: http://bit.ly/f9nw5d

P.s. We're all at Chauntelle's house watching "It's a Wonderful Life" after our blotius finger food, gut fest. I am on my new iPad or I'd toss the pic of the player page on here (home now so i did).]]> Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:19:02 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38193 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38167


It's been a long time in coming, right? Hope you're as excited as we are. Pushing lots of buttons at the same time. I'll come back and ad more to this post. Like maybe a bigger version of the cover. I just wanted to get it out the same time we blast everything else! Ahhh!!!! Thanks.

bd

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Back Story Glimpse
What we think - We think some of you might think: "wait... a hard core/punk roots label?". Yep. Somewhat. I'll explain. But first, understand, we reached out to plenty of majors and big-deal indies. Several labels were interested and tied us up for months. Nothing made sense. I did, however, become an expert at deciphering straight talk from BS. Mostly - labels angered me: "I'm sorry, we don't take submissions on the phone (click...bzzzz)"... or how about this one: "boyd, we love the record and would love to come to the show tonight to see what you guys are up to but NY's first pitch is at 8:00pm... when did you say Eisley go on?"... or how about this: "yes, we love the music but have some ideas of our own... are you open?".

Nothing made sense - Nothing was right. We even talked to a few majors; it felt like... when Marty McFly kissed his mom. I could write a book on this one topic but it's getting late. Fast forward >>> I kept hearing the name "Equal Vision Records" from friends, random strangers, bands. One such band member told me that their biggest dream for their band was to one day be signed to "Equal Vision Records".

Indie is indie - So I looked them up on-line one afternoon; I thought, whatever - "I know Circa Survive... they're melodic... rock... and they were just signed up to Atlantic. Collin loves that band... hmm... I see they have a resident indie folk band... cool; wait... I"Dear and the Headlights"?! I like this band; Portugal the Man is a name I've heard (woah, also signed to Atlantic; this label is legit)"... so I sent a simple message through their website. Just so you'll know, labels have those web portal communication modules so they don't have to get emails or answer them. The stories I could tell. But EVR answered; within a few minutes... with great enthusiasm... requesting new music.

10 emails and 2 weeks later their A&R and publicist were hanging out with us in Tyler, Texas eating BBQ, staying up late, going to our favorite places, laughing with us, drinking coffee with us, etc. Maybe the rest is history.

Interesting fact - EVR is one of Max's (Max Bemis, Sherri's husband in Say Anything) favorite labels. I found this out AFTER we were already talking. fyi - EVR signed "Save the Day" and worked their most successful record. Chris (STD) is Max's best friend and sang a Beatle cover song at Max's & Sherri's wedding. Also, little known fact - EVR tried to sign Max when he was just a kid out of highschool before he was really sure what he wanted to do.

I seriously have to get to sleep. Lemme wrap this up.

Record Release
I have a rough schedule. I can't talk about it yet because it's not locked in. There are contingencies. But I can tell you we're looking strongly at end of Feb. beginning of March. I mean this literally, not figuratively or otherwise.
I am working on artwork for the CD. So there. It's real.

Love you guys. If I haven't said it enough... I'll say it now: Thankyou for hanging in there with us. Thank you for going to shows, responding, relating... for being patient.

bd]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:25:56 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38087 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38075 out with the band on this tour so - if anyone is frustrated with me for not posting updates, cool... I probably deserve it.

Other than the many amazing images you guys (and how-do-u-say: fans?) are sending me from shows, I have no media and nothing to report (or do i?). I do get heaps of texts from the band and am working intensely hard on a myriad of fun things; I can at least ramble on about nothing to uphold my 8 year tradition here in Laughing City (technically Trolleywood for newer followers).

Over the past several years it's been tough reporting news. I suppose we could have aired our business with greater frequency, especially given the relationship, but to be honest (news alert, boyd is going honest), we pretty much said all we could say; all there was to say. I felt stress every time I sat down to craft words for you guys... even today, this holding pattern (waiting on news, sitting on news) dissuades me from typing.

All of that to say - I do have more to say but I just decided to not care whether I have anything to DL or not; I'm tired of having to hold back or curb or say/do what is expected. I'm going to talk about whatever I want. But first I'm going to create accurate captions for these images:


Sherri smiles. Only 5 days till she see's Max.

Label News The good news is - we're going to announce all of this stuff while the band is out on tour; I actually know the date (taunt, tease). Guess I could have summed up this entire post with this one little paragraph. What fun would that be?

Look, I'll just say this right now... I know that signing with an indie label isn't big audacious news. I also know that most of you only care about the record getting into your hands... label/shmabel. I get that... and this is the best way for that to happen. I just don't want it to come off like some big fan-fare, but it is a big deal to us.

Because I'm caffeinated and it's late and I want to talk to my little, tiny subjects... I am going to see if I can enlighten you by harnessing the power of my ginormous, dry globs of matter that spin wildly about the music biz' day and night. lol. Heaven help us; I have mere thimbles full of knowledge.

Live Touring - Chauntelle called me tonight after their show. Somehow we ended up talking about a conversation she had with 2 fans outside the bus. The fans were expressing their concern for their favorite bands... "how will they survive with cd sales continuing to decline?" Chauntelle sorta told them (in her own Chauntelle words) - "survival centers around touring, not cd sales".

I've never once thought about talking about this but the misconception intrigued me. I guess I've always assumed was common knowledge. In order for bands to keep doing what they're doing, warm bodies have to come to shows (at the very least). It's not too complicated but it I'm not sure how obvious it is so I'll 'xplain it in simple terms:

If bands can't tour they're pretty much screwed. Bands survive by 1.) the money they make from playing shows ("settlements" or guarantees negotiated by band's agent with promoters) and 2.) the merch money they make from selling at those shows. Sure, CD's can be sold - like merch on the road. If you're on a label, you'll make a little mark up on them... if you're independent, you can charge more & make the profit... like with a T-shirt. We all know there are options for on-line sales, iTunes, etc. I am addressing a different issue here.

So - if a band can't tour, they basically become (for lack of a better word/phrase) a garage band. It would mean they have a shrinking market presence and have lost their ability to earn enough income to continue being a band. Not saying you're not legit if you can't tour. You can record and have fun making music.

But back to touring: in order for XYZ band to continue to tour, warm bodies have to fill up venues. If warm bodies cease fill up those venues, things become complicated... in a spiraling down way. The promoter of said show still has to pay XYZ band a guarantee. What happens the next time XYZ's agent tries to book a tour? Right... he won't want to roll the dice again. Get it? (of course u do)

Some could say a ticketing slum for any band is just a case of survival of the fittest. Popular bands bring out warm bodies. If a band loses their fan base and are unable to grow new fans, well - there u go. I'm being a little cynical.

Basically, without numbers (warm bodies paying club/promoter costs + band guarantee's), those guarantee's ($) go down or cease to exist. Opportunities are curbed, bands can't earn enough income to tour, they become beached in their home towns, they do local shows for awhile and then die. That sounds terribly glum. Please know I was trying to make it graphically clear. There could be any number of outcomes with any number of ways around the problem. And I'm not talking about Eisley. I am talking about reality.

Personalizing it - We've worked really hard to stay busy, work hard, produce/move forward, tour, stay connected since the dark end and extended black out (ensnaring, still pending release) re: our previous 'situation' (what the hell... our previous label) but you can't not (Texas dubble-negativ') put out a record in 3+ years in this marketplace and not suffer a setback. The spin-doctors are pushing the 'next big thing' on every page of every publication . But enough whining; Eisley is super pumped, shows are doing pretty amazing considering we've had no record out and haven't done a National headlining tour since Spring '08.

Bottom line: fans directly impact the longevity of their favorite bands and their ability to keep making music by going to shows. When fans stop coming, they are sentencing that band to a slow death. Or - you can flip it: when a band ceases to have enough appeal to draw fans out to shows, they are causing their own slow death. We can talk about CD's some other time. I'm not doing a good job holding my dry eyelids open. We can talk about this through comments if you want.

Upside - Here's how a band can reverse the curse: put out an amazing new cd, do something stand out - make a video, hire a PR agent, put a new song on-line, appeal to their base, sign to a label, get a break, get on a sound track, get radio play, get someone important to believe in them, open for some big-A band, be great... (just to name a few).

What about signing? I can only give you what's floating around in my head. I could be wrong and am often wrong but here are my thoughts - today.

Label vs No Label - There are plenty of views out there on this subject. You have your indier-than-thou folk (sure, sometimes depending on the subject we're in this camp) saying, "we don't need no stinking label. We manufacture our own cd's, sell them at shows, sell digital on itunes, etc.".

I've said it before and I'll say it again - to go completely indie at the moment (today, this market, not 5 years from now) is to put on a cloaking device, to step behind a curtain, to pull the matrix plug out. You'll find your band of rebels battling it out in some dank engine room with computers and wires and pipes (add bursts of random steam from unknown pressurized orifices for effect).

However - the Music Industry is real. It is flesh and blood. It is comprised of agents, managers, promoters, publicists, labels (A&R's, marketing / sales / presidents / street teams / artists / new media peeps, etc.), publishers, producers, engineers, entertainment lawyers, talent buyers, business managers, broadcast people, radio people, videographers, digital people, studios, bloggers, critics, manufacturers, distributors, organizations (Grammy's, VMA's) on and on.

Do I get tired of some it's norms, parts, rules, traditions, purveyors, decision makers, award/merit givers, radio monopolies? Yes. But if you want to dance... you have to do it with these people. On your own, you're likely to sit it out.

People will disagree with me. Fine. If you're freaking Radio Head, you don't need a label. Even if you're small, you might opt to do most of it yourself. For the most part, I'm talking about bands who either don't have the personnel to start their own label (complete with all the expertise, credentials, tenure, ability to finance or cover all of these critical roles) or just plain don't WANT to do it.

Whether a label plays a big role or a small role, they tend to be the connector... the interface, the hub, the junction box that helps plug you in to all of these various portals (they push you out on the dance floor).

If you sign with the right label and build great relationships with cool people who understand your band and your music, you end up with a very important partner. Sure, they make some of the $ off your cd but remember, they paid for you to record it, they paid to get it manufactured... they paid for new media/on-line advertising, print advertising, radio, video, co-op, press/publicity!

If you want to do all of that yourself and finance it and still have no guarantee that your band will 'make it', then step behind the veil and start swinging.

Having said that, we do a lot on our own. Touring, for example... Spring '08 tour in a bus? That was all Eisley and Paradigm (agent - 10% commission for booking). This Summer's tour, this tour... same thing.

Obviously we do all our social networking and on-line stuff. Since we left WB, we've moved from having 5,000 fb friends to over 50,000. That's with nothing to say really... no album, no label doing anything. Sure, some of the increase was due to a fb kick but for the most part, it's just been working, talking, updating, touring/pushing tours, interacting, posting, etc.

AMBULANCE LIVE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48nGAFcsGSU Tossed it on YouTube tonight.

Closure - I was only going to post a few pics but the brain-gates opened wide and I spewed forth. Sorry.

Thanks for coming out to see Eisley on this tour. Means a lot. The show is getting great reviews from old and new fans. Most are saying they sound better than ever. This is true from my objective perspective.

Label news on November 4th. If you talked to the band out on the road, you know they are super excited about this.

Me: working on CD graphics, working w/ our new publicist, label > bio's, budgets, release schedules, etc.

Cya!

bd


(*inside ref.) - Mute Math invented the "soulful moment". Darren imparted on the Mute Math/Eisley tour in the Fall of '07. It's like a game I guess; someone points to you and says, "give me your most soulful moment". You have to belt out this embarrassing improv'; typically using the word "well..." but it's an ad-lib, soul lick... and none of us can do it so it's horrible, terrifying; but lowers walls and causes great laughter.]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:14:10 GMT http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_38075 http://www.eisley.com/journals/trolleywood/_37987 UPDATED E-BLAST WITH LINKS TO EACH SHOW: http://bit.ly/dthpBr



Hi Trolleywooders. Seriously - it's Fall? Are you getting cold snaps; not here in Texas. In our dreams. Fall fail or not -- Eisley is going to be on the road soon. Guess we should talk about that; long awaited tour news, long awaited album release: it's enough to make us all pull our hair out. Hey, we could make a big wig...TrolleyWig. Hey remember that 70's song... I don't remember the name but the chorus was like: "Hollywoooood.... Hollywood Swingers". So, I just changed the lyrics to "Trolleywooooood... Trolleywood Singers." No, only in my mind. ok. well. Maybe 2 VIA packs in my 16oz. coffee cup was a bad idea. This is my blog. I say what I want. I don't care. I'm not following rules here.

OTR&TTWT - What is this tour about? Why tour. I hate question marks - don't make me use them. Basically the past 2 tours were planned for one (1) reason: Bands tour. Fishermen Fish, Painters Paint. We needed to get back on the road with or without a new record. If not for the MMMWTour, there would be no Over The Mountains and Through the Woods Tour. Without this tour, there will be no build for the next tour, etc. We simply have to connect with you guys... re-build continuity, get psyched for the new record... and for the one after that.

More apologies for delays. Most of them haven't been our fault but it's true - there has been much to maneuver around; everyone knows the backstory... lots of weaving in and out of personal affairs, colossal ceremonies such as multiple weddings (1 was double) and of course the industry crap.

Iit's like there's this tapestry hanging on the symbolic Eisley wall right now. I'm looking at it... it's all lumpy, dark with small shiny objects; it's textural; lots of pretty threads, broken heart charms, dirty tattered burlap, white lace, elastic garders, candle wax mixed with chunks of dried industry poop. It may not be as pretty or as classic as Carol's Tapestry (king) but... it's certainly as compelling; it's pretty... and sad... and dark and lovely. I think I just described Eisley's new record... except for the poop. We left that behind.

All that to say, touring must not cease. And... we've been saying it over and over: things are going so good. Good is here.

Support! From San Diego - check out "Ives The Band" - http://ivestheband.com. Watch the utube video on that page, listen to the wonderful, melodic, piano driven, Beatlesque rock. I think you're going to love them. Find them if you please and say hi on-line. I'm sure they'll have their newest record: "The Incredible Story of Mr. Birch" with them. So - they are - whatever - main support.

And in the opening slot - sibling rival: Christie DuPree http://www.myspace.com/christiedupreemusic accompanied by sibling rival - Collin DuPree. Hey, it wouldn't be fair to the US to only expose her live music to the Midwest. The whole country deserves this. Her new songs are sweet; so are her old ones but... you guys will really swoon over her cross between Stacy/Chauntelle vocals, her folksy, sultry, honest, vocal/writing style. Her performance is moving. Ok, so we're big fans. Any surprises? Christie will have music with her so save your quarters.

About the tour. umm... Eisley is touring. Expect some more of that wonderful, vibey, sirenous, long-overdue, live music so serenade your ears and hearts. I can say hearts because mine is going to break; I won't out with them so I won't get to hear them every night. Gotta mind the fort. I'll still be super plugged in - perhaps even moreso... on line and doing all the stuff i do.

So here's the schedule. I am so excited. Lots of shows in lots of markets... some new, some old. Previous MMMWT markets will not covered on this tour for the most part. What can we say. We'll route you guys back in on the next tour. Sincere apologies: AZ, NM and a few other markets not routed. It just wasn't possible. Btw - our agent is still working on a few dates so expect updates.

But for now: here ya go:

Eisley "Over the River and Through the Wood Tour" Dates

October
9 Lake Charles, LA AJs Bar and Grill
10 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's Uptown
12 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
14 Gainesville, FL 1982 Bar
15 Tampa, FL Crowbar
16 Orlando, FL The Social
17 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
19 Atlanta, GA The Loft
20 Greenville, SC The Handlebar
21 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
22 Farmingdale, NY The Crazy Donkey
23 Asbury Park, NJ The Wonder Bar
24 Washington, DC R Rock N Roll Hotel
25 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
27 Boston, MA The Red Room @ Cafe 939
29 East Lansing, MI Union Ballroom @ Michigan State Univ.
31 Detroit, MI Magic Stick

November
1 Akron, OH Musica
2 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
3 Indianapolis, IN Earth House
4 Minneapolis, MN The Varsity Theater
5 Des Moines, IA The Vaudeville Mews
7 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
8 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
9 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
10 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
12 Boise, ID (venue tba)
13 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
14 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
15 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
17 San Francisco, CA (venue tba)
19 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage
20 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones
21 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
24 Austin, TX The Parish
26 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio
27 Dallas, TX The Loft

I posted any applicable age restricted venues on the front page. We avoided the best we could. Hundreds and hundreds of bands are touring right now. You can't always get the club you want/need. The smaller the venue, the more you play bars... the more bars, the more age restrictions you get. Some of the markets like Boston and NYC are all like this... it's just the turf. At least we have no 21+. Most are 16+... a few 18+'s.

Tickets - I posted links. Not all are on sale yet. Some are on sale but not on line. I'm tracking down promoters. Will update as I get them.

Please buy quickly. This tour doesn't have much time for promotion. We'd really appreciate that. Thanks.

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