Back to Milwaukee!

Coming back to Milwaukee to perform at UWM thanks to Anti-Authoritarians Anonymous.

Sat Nov 13th, Milwaukee, WI
UW-Milwaukee, Union, Rm 280, 8PM

We're going to try and book a few shows between here and there. We've covered this ground a couple times, so it's kind of difficult finding somewhere new to play. Who knows anyone in Indiana?

Ulysses' Crewmen Rides Again!

So, if what you do on New Year's Eve defines what you'll be doing for the whole year, we've got a busy year ahead, cuz we've spent New Years Eve preparing to leave for a two month tour. Actually, we spent the last three days doing little other than rehearsing, cleaning our room (we're subletting for two months, so we'll be living rent-free again) printing, doing some last ditch booking efforts, promotion work and assembling merch. My resolution: be on the road for 50% of 2010.

As always: this tour journal will feature full economic transparency and show reports. We are also going to make a point of having nature days. Spending our days off communing with what remains of the great american landscape. Last tour we started $495 ahead, after some rough times, long drives and car troubles (the tour pays 1/3 of car repairs and maintenance).

We'll track this tour separately and then roll up a total at the end. We've started a new spreadsheet with our initial costs (postage and printing supplies) here.

We're really excited about this tour, it's a pretty even mix of revisiting awesome shows from last tour, going back to places we haven't been since Paint the Town, and performing in completely new places. The general route is south, then west, then back up to Wisconsin for family and friends time (I miss everybody greatly) then back home to Philly. Then we turn around and head back to the midwest (couldn't turn down the invitation to the C.A.N. conference) which will include a trip to the north to play a couple shows in Ontario (thanks to Thor and Kelly!)

The calendar to the right is up to date with the details of all our shows. Most of the shows are free or donation based. None of them are more than $8, and if we have anything to say about it, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

This weekend we're playing two very different shows in New York City, one at an awesome infoshop (Bluestockings) and one with a slew of kick ass noise bands (at 13 Thames).

Next week we head south, playing with friends in Baltimore (Red Emma's 2640), Charlottesville (This Little Bird), and Johnson City (Projexxx Studio), and meeting new people in Chapel Hill (The Nightlight). In Chapel Hill in addition to performing, we'll be leading a discussion of radical politics and theatre at the local infoshop (Internationalist Books). Our Nature Days will be spent checking out a nature reserve here in Philly, and touring the Twin Oaks Intentional Community outside Charlottesville (we're looking to maybe live in something like this).

There are some holes in the tour where we're still trying to confirm a show. Especially troubling is the week in February after we return to Philly but before we depart for the C.A.N. conference in Urbana, IL. We're looking for shows on the east coast, and since we're subletting the apartment, we'll need places to crash for some of those cold nights. Any suggestions or help will be greatly appreciated.

Wish us luck, see you soon, hope you're also entering the new year as aggressively as possible.

JANUARY (and February) TOUR PLANS!

We're gonna run this play everywhere and anywhere for as long as we can!

Here's our plans for January, including the holes in our route (as noted by ?). If you know anyone in any of these cities, please ask em to turn out. If they're a radical musician or other type of performing artist ask them to contact us, we're looking for locals to play with us in many of these places.

Full details for most show (addresses, bands, etc) can be found on the calendar right over here --->

If not, give me a call and we'll give you the tip: 414 305 9832

*UPDATE: 12/28: new dates added through the end of February!*

Week(end) 1

Fri Jan 1st- hurns

Sat Jan 2nd, NYC: Bluestockings.

Sun Jan 3rd, Brooklyn: 13 Thames

Week 2

NATURE DAY! Philadelphia

Tues Jan 5th, Baltimore: Red Emmas.

Wed Jan 6th- huuurrns

Thu Jan 7th, Charlottesville: This Litte Bird Studio.

Fri Jan 8th, Johnson City: Projexx Studio.

Sat Jan 9th, Chapel Hill: Nightlight.

Sun Jan 10th, Chapel Hill: Nightlight.

Week 3

Mon Jan 11th, Savannah: Wormhole.

Tue Jan 12th, Jacksonville: 323 Modernism.

Wed Jan 13th, St Augustine: Nobby's Sports Tavern.

NATURE DAY! with Saara!

Fri Jan 15th, Gainesville: CMC.

Sat Jan 16th, Tallahassee: Free Radicals

Sun Jan 17th, New Orleans: Zeitgeist.

Week 4

NATURE DAY! Bayou!

Tues Jan 19th- hurns?

Wed Jan 20th, Houston: Sedition Books.

Thu Jan 21st, Austin: Salvage Vanguard Theatre.

Fri Jan 22nd, Beaumont, TX: Barking Dog Cafe.

Sat Jan 23rd, New Orleans: Thee Iron Rail

?Sun Jan 24, Tuscaloosa? Memphis?

Week 5

NATURE DAY! Wherever.

Tues Jan 26th, Nashville: Little Hamilton.

Wed Jan 27th, Louisville: The Brickhouse.

?Thu Jan 28th, Cincinnati? Bloomington? Hurns?

Fri Jan 29th, Urbana, IL: UC IMC

FAMBLY DAY!

?Sun Jan 31, Chicago? (hurns.)

Week 6

DAY OFF

Tues, Feb 2nd, Milwaukee: The Alchemist

DAY OFF

Thu Feb 4th, Sheboygan: Paradigm Cafe

Fri Feb 5th, Madison: Project Lodge

FAMBLY DAY!

Sun Feb 7th, Chicago: Prop Thtr for Rhinofest.

Week 7

DAY OFF

?Tue Feb 9th, Toledo?

?Wed Feb 10th, Pittsburgh: The Big Idea?

Thurs Feb 11th, Philadelphia: Wooden Shoe.

?Fri Feb 12th, Philadelphia: The Rotunda?

?Sat Feb 13th, Washington DC: True Colors?

Homeless for a week cuz we're subletting our apartment til March 1st. Please let us crash on your couch, it's too cold to sleep in the car!

?Thur Feb 18th, Harrisburg PA: The House of One Accord

?Fri Feb 19th, Jamestown? Buffalo?

?Sat, Feb 20th Buffalo, Toronto?

?Sun, Feb 21st ditto?

NATURE DAY CANADA!

?Tues, Feb 23rd, Hamilton, ON?

Wed, Feb 24th, Detroit: Trumbullplex

?Thu, Feb 25th, Ft Wayne? Cincinnati? Bloomington?

?Fri, Feb 26th, Peoria?

Sat, Feb 27, Urbana, IL: CAN conference at UIUC!

?Sun, Feb 28, ???

FINISHED!

If you're not in or around one of those cities and want to see us, tell me and we'll find out how to get to you. Cuz we love everyone and want to share as widely as possible, even if we go broke tryin. Thanks.