We Ought to Autumn.

We've been taking some time off, but things are about to get spicy...A cinnamon / nutmeg / pumpkin sort of spicy.

In addition to mixing of the new record, we've got a couple of things up our sleeve...The most exciting being our first show in Philadelphia in over 6 months!

...And it just happens to be with a bunch of cool bands (would we do anything else?). Yes, the ever so delightful Paper Masques are playing...but also there is a relatively new [SUPER?] group playing who will be celebrating the release of their debut EP! They are called the Daylight Savings and Loan and they are made up of some very good buddies of ours who all happen to have very good bands on their resumes: Mini Band, Portable Folk Band, Sw!ms (all of whom unfortunately require a parenthetical R.I.P). It is going to be a very fun time. We're also going to try to play more songs off of the upcoming record so that should be interesting. So remember:

November 11th at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia.

SEE YOU THERE.

Thomas on Touras

Happy September!

Not really related, but fans of the Spinto Band may like to know...

Thomas is going to be going on tour this autumn under the name Carol Cleveland Sings. He's touring to support our friend Owen Evans and his new musical endeavor ROAR. Owen used to be in a really awesome band called Asleep in the Sea, which we've written about here in the past. His new EP was recorded by Nick and it's by far one of the best slices of music we've heard all year. Give a listen here or here or here.

Thomas will be backing Owen up and playing a couple of songs of his own. Possibly new Spinto Band songs? Possibly some cover songs? Most definitely a ukulele. Here's a list of dates but they are subject to change.

09/20 - Flagstaff, AZ - Mia's Lounge
09/21 - Phoenix, AZ - The Trunk Space
09/22 - Tucson, AZ - Dry River
09/24 - Lubbock, TX - TBA
09/25 - San Antonio, TX - Limelight [with Cartographers]
09/26 - Houston, TX - Super Happy Fun Land
09/27 - New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar [with Native America]
09/28 - Murfreesboro, TN - House Pride
09/29 - Athens, GA - The Go Bar
09/30 - Asheville, NC - BoBo Gallery
10/01 - Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse
10/02 - Charlottesville, VA - Tea Bazaar
10/06 - Philadelphia, PA - Danger! Danger! Gallery [with TRTL]
10/07 - Brooklyn, NY - Cameo Gallery [with TRTL]
10/08 - Bennington VT - TBA
10/09 - Scranton, PA - Vintage Theater [with Langor]
10/10 - State College, PA - Chronic Town [with Langor]
10/11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks [with the Growlers]
10/12 - Kent, OH - TBA
10/14 - Madison, WI - The Frequency
10/15 - Omaha, NE - The Hole
10/16 - Boulder, CO - Astroland
10/17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
10/19 - San Francisco, CA - The Hemlock Tavern [with Half-handed Cloud]
10/20 - Santa Barbara, CA - Biko Garage [with Half-handed Cloud]
10/21 - Los Angeles, CA - TBA
10/22 - San Diego, CA - TBA

You should come out and say hi!

Bros slimming bros

Our epic tour with Miniature Tigers has reached its end, sadly. It was a wonderful experience and many good memories (and vibes) were created in the process.

One of the ongoing events were occurrences we call "Bros slimming bros" which involved a never-ending exchange of packaged beef jerky products between both bands. This little joke soon escalated into a war which culminated in this event at our last show together:

First there was Krillington Zero...