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tour dispatch
Posted by on November 21, 2009
dispatch from the green room at world cafe live in philadelphia, pa. we’ve had a great week of shows with grant-lee phillips. after albany, we went to burlington, vt, where an audience member took these videos … then we spent two nights at club passim in cambridge, ma (personal highlight: time with family)… then we went to new york, where we played in manhattan (personal highlight: time with… (read more)
with grant-lee phillips in albany, ny
Posted by on November 15, 2009
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hitting the road with Grant-Lee Phillips
Posted by on November 11, 2009
this friday night, we winterpills will hit the road for a bunch of dates opening for (and backing up at times) Grant-Lee Phillips, and heavens to betsy we’re excited. we’ll post pictures and reflections here, so check back often. (read more)
howdy
Posted by on August 28, 2009
hello out there. winterpills are getting ready to announce a slew of cool shows for the fall, so check back in soon. (read more)
Bell House, Brooklyn; Vampire Weekend at Smith.
Posted by on April 23, 2009
last night, we ’secretly’ opened for Vampire Weekend at the John M. Greene Hall, Smith College.  a bit of a last-minute booking, and we could not promote it because of our big upcoming benefit show this saturday, april 25th at memorial hall in shelburne falls. nevertheless, the hall was packed and the kids enjoyed the set. VW were really good, energetic and unpretentious, and there was a very… (read more)
Wilbert’s, cleveland.
Posted by on April 1, 2009
Less said the better. Very nice to meet/hear Leah Lue, the opener; the rest of it was one of those shows that kind of hurt all over. Except for the nice fan who drove from Pittsburgh and the other gent named Dan and his friend, and Mike the owner who was very nice. Instead of long existential ruminations on the last show of the tour here are some pictures of Cleveland. (read more)
Gypsy Hut, Cincinnati
Posted by on March 31, 2009
A turning point show on the tour, though there is only one show left. It can never come too late. Cincinnati is a cool city: architecture, neighborhoods, chili, Vietnamese food, the great art deco train station, churches. Club was on the edge of a funky neighborhood, a bit remote but not too far. We arrived at 6:30 for load in, as told to, only to find that no one would be there till 8, the promoter… (read more)
Lexington, Ky, al’s bar
Posted by on March 30, 2009
Dennis went home due to work stuff so this was the first of 3 shows without him. We really had no idea what we were going to do. Al’s was kind of a Fellini movie: load-in to a rather seedy bar in a rundown neighborhood, during a tango dance party; door was held open for us by a midget. Mix of neighborhood characters and college kids. One of locals seemed annoyed the ‘rock n roll Nazis’ were… (read more)
Chattanooga TN
Posted by on March 30, 2009
A 5 band bill: fervor, us, kaisercartel, stephanie’s id, heypenny. Full room, crazy sound, lovely folks who drove from far away to see us, wild wind outside, great BBQ the next day, awesome bookstore and curio shop with talkative lady who wove her own wool and had looms etc in the store. (read more)
Whitesburg, KY, Summit City Lounge
Posted by on March 28, 2009
Due to absurd fatigue this post may be short. Summit City was an oasis on a somewhat trying tour: lovely wooden floors, art, free good food, really cool nice lovely promoters who were generous and friendly, good sound, buil- in audience, great drinks, free wifi…and the show was energized and loose and well-accepted. Phew. If there was any drawback it was only that whitesburg is hours on winding… (read more)
Indianapolis, birdies
Posted by on March 27, 2009
Birdies: another cavernous rock club. The band members were all carded upon load-in. No drink deal. Owners do not like musicians. Vess Ruhtenberg (lemonheads) opened with rough-hewn, nihilistic charm on a scrappy acoustic. The friendly crowd cheered him on and welcomed us next. Our set started rough but settled in a few songs. I was rushing, but still got lost in a soary laughing, and when Ben and… (read more)
Chicago, the darkroom
Posted by on March 26, 2009
Another show where we played to a small crowd and where there was a sense of impending doom but somehow ended up being exhilarating. A weird mismatched bill, a loud rock room, but once onstage we were loose and soaring. Afterwards a gent named Rick washed our van windows and spoke of his dead mother. Then we went to our hotwired 4 star hotel called Aloft that was crazy and amazing  rather like an… (read more)
Nashville, the end.
Posted by on March 25, 2009
The End: basically a smelly rock club. Gene Ween was playing across the street, though I doubt he cut into our fanbase at all. Also, we played on New Band Nite, which we thought was funny at first, then depressing, then, we realized, all too true. Another show with the Fervor, who played beautifully. And Pete & Jay, who were Crowded House-ish popsters of a high order. Our set was mostly fine but hampered… (read more)