In light of all of the things we never got to do, it is important for us to thank you all for being a part of this and for making this experience everything that it was, and more than we ever expected.  In the past, we would get home from tour and have a hard time explaining what it was like to anyone who asked.  There are subtle things and quiet moments that often mean more than the big events, and it’s hard to put them into words.  To try to encapsulate what we experienced as Low Red Land is like coming home from a 5 year tour.  There aren’t words for it, really.  We are very lucky people to have been able to share in this with you.

We began recording what would be our new album.  The songs that we finished will be mixed this coming weekend, and we will put them out, somehow.  We will also be playing at least one more show, here in San Francisco in September, and we may be playing some east coast shows in early October.  We will spread the word about the songs and the shows when we finalize details.

It has been a pleasure.

Harvest of Hope was also awesome. Thanks to Cam, Tony, Ben, and all of the other Gainesville folks for taking such good care of us and making us feel like family. We can’t wait to see you all again.

Oh, and Adam, stay in China forever and never write to us again.

We tracked drums for five songs today, four originals and one cover.  They sound great.  Tomorrow, we’ll get cracking on bass, guitars, thousands of other instruments, and vocals.  We’re recording some video which will probably prove to be exceedingly boring, but we’ll soon subject you to it, anyway.  You lucky devils.

Remember, we have two shows coming up:

March 9th, 2010 in San Francisco, CA
Mike Watt + The Missing Men, Lite, LRL @ The Bottom of the Hill

March 12th-14th in St. Augustine, FL
Harvest of Hope Festival @ St. John’s County Fairgrounds

We’ll check back in with another exciting update tomorrow.  Goodnight.

4-EVA.

We brought our new band therapist, Dr. Philip, along for the trip.  While we sat in the bar and whiled away our flight delay, he kept a safe distance.

Dr. Philip Body.

We ate Cuban sandwiches from Paseo, played Scrabble, drank a ton of coffee, had a really good time playing the show, and took some sweet new press photos.  Gary really wanted to show off his new gray planet look.

Pass the orb. Free your mind.

Take that, Seattle.  Thanks to Ian, LoCho, Nate, Holly, Andrew, Kyle, and all of our friends in the great northwest.  We will see you again soon.

We hope everyone is enjoying this festive time of year.  We’re making our plans for the next few months.  Details about shows will surface shortly.  We’ll be playing a couple of local shows with Finn Riggins in January, traveling through the Northwest and beginning the recording process in February, and playing Harvest of Hope in March.

Our friends over at Band In Boston have posted the session we recorded at their house when we were on tour this fall.  Check it out here.  This is the first time we attempted to play entirely on their instruments.  It was pretty fun, and we’d like to thank Jen and Andy, again, for having us over to play.

That’s it for now.  More news soon.  Take care, everyone.

More news will come along when there is something to report.  Happy holidays, everyone.

Thanks to everyone who came out to Thee Parkside last night.  We had a great time playing, and we’d like to thank everyone at the club, as well as Cannons and Clouds, The Wandas, and Ketman for sharing the night with us.  We have one more show coming up, and it’s next weekend (Saturday the 14th) at the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen.  It’s their Second Saturday celebration, and we’ll be playing with super-bros, Dame Satan.  Two Sheds, also-bros, were scheduled to play, but they will be unable due to a family emergency.  We wish them the best and look forward to playing with them again in the future.  That’s about it for now.  Take care, everyone.

Coming up this week and next, we have two shows, one in San Francisco and one in Sacramento.  We’re playing Saturday, November 7th at Thee Parkside in San Francisco with our friends from Boston, Ketman, as well as the Wandas (another Boston band), and Cannons and Clouds (SF).  The following Saturday, the 14th, we’ll be at the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen with Two Sheds and Dame Satan, and that show is already going off.  Come out and say hi.  We’ll be taking time after these shows to focus on writing, so who knows when you’ll be able to catch us again?

Maybe never.

The fall tour was great.  It’s been too long since the shows happened to post in-depth recaps of each one, but they were really awesome, for the most part.  We’d like to sincerely thank all of our family, friends (old and new), and everyone who came out to the shows.  Thank you to everyone who put us up and put up with us.  Thank you to the great bands with whom we had the pleasure of playing, including Appomattox, Finn Riggins, Jared Grabb, Telegraph Canyon, Swim Party, Red Leaves, Acorns, Towers of Hanoi, Averkiou, Tom Slaughter, Mussels, Aminal, The Honored Guest, Jabberjosh, Sleeping in Gethsemane, El Toro del Muerte, Butter, and Plough Jogger.  Thank you to everyone who took videos and pictures of us playing, and to everyone who bought a shirt or an album to support us.  Thank you to the beaches of the southeast for giving us relief from the sweltering temperatures and humidity.  Thank you to Kuma’s Corner in Chicago, Ray’s the Steaks in Arlington, and Coyote Bluff in Amarillo for making great burgers.  No thanks to illness, broken equipment, and canceled shows.

We could not have done what we did, and had these experiences, without everyone mentioned above.  While the tone may be light, the sentiment is sincere.  Thank you all very much for making our fall tour excellent and for keeping us going.  See you back on the road soon.