loud pop music in the cold cold midwest

Ok. Here it is...a brief wrap-up of our short tour:

Chicago -- Van brakes down within first 20 minutes of our tour. Visions of the most depressing week and a half ever spent are smashed by the generosity of Max Sentenney (I doubt I spelled that right). "Hey Max, can we borrow your van...um, right now...uhhh, for 9 days...please?" Who says yes to that kind of thing? Thank you, sir! Weird show...waaay late...throwing up hamburgers. Stayed with Kaliegh and Justin. Talked about comic books after jazz just seemed boring.

Madison -- Find me a city more alive than Madison, WI right now. Not only did we get to play with our good friends in Icarus Himself, but we got to check out a Saturday afternoon protest at the Capitol. It's humbling to see people so unified in such an intelligent way. "We" and "us" replacing "Me" and "I"...and because we were there to play for them, they accepted us as one of there own. Petty bullshit out the window! Take notice! Nice people working for something...what an idea. [read up on this, please, and check out the nonsense in Michigan immediately].

Dubuque -- Rode with Icarus Himself to Iowa. Great show. Great place (when you enter Iowa your thoughts immediately travel toward "oh, shit...really? Not the case!). Karl informed us of celebrity deaths that didn't really happen the whole drive home. Wu-Tang at 4am. Bacon and Eggs with Nick, etc, etc.

Minneapolis -- Snowstorm, Kitty Rhombus, Cause Spirits and Soundbar. Kind of a dead one, but who goes out on Sunday in a snowstorm? Man, not me. Stayed with Ian, Jason, Andrew, and John (for two days...thank you). Ate at a hipster place where they made you write down your order even though they stood right by you and could have easily used their ears. What novelty!

Iowa City -- Played a free show at the Mill. Talked with Sam about Guided By Voices for way too long. Stayed with a Nashville transplant named Amar. Maybe the most chilled out dude we met the whole time.

Omaha -- I turned 24 at this show. Details are hazy, but I do know we stayed with Scott (who is a chef) and he made us one of the best breakfasts I've ever had. [writing something about every city is taking longer than I thought].

Lawrence -- Actual birthday show. Replay Lounge. We got a very good response after we established that we were, indeed, playing that loud on purpose. ("I'm sorry, when I said 'we're from Carbondale, IL' I figured we all understood that was code for 'we're going to play very loud now' ").

oh God...okay, done-ish.

TONIGHT: HANGAR 9

w/ Black Fortys and State Champion

10 pm

we are opening and we will be playing very loud.

I wonder how many people read this whole thing? I'm not even going to spell check it.

-David

The Real McCoy!

HELLOOOO...

Our tour is shaping up nicely. Our pal Dalton Kennerly will be joining us for the trip and also will be playing guitar on a chunk of the set. Should be wonderful...or we are going to kill him. Anyway, here are the dates so far:

March 3: Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen

March 4: Madison, WI @ Mickey's w/ Icarus Himself

March 5: Dubuque, IA @ The Busted Lift w/ Icarus Himself

March 6: Minneapolis, MN @ Cause Spirits and Soundbar

March 9: Omaha, NE @ Barley Street Tavern

March 12: Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9 w/ State Champion and The Black Fortys

March 17: Tulsa, OK @ Soundpony

...A couple of the empty slots are still in the works, so watch out for that. We're also looking to play a couple of unofficial SXSW shows on March 18-19. Anyone with a line on that type of thing should email secondarymodern@hotmail.com

Let's end it on this note:

love,

Secondary Modern

I'm Talkin' Bout the Future!

Them,

It's time.

Matt will be back from the land of potatoes at the beginning of next month. New songs are flowing and they'll be worked out when he returns. No time to screw around though, because when I say "It's time", I mean it's time for another tour. The dates are coming together quickly! We'll do about a week and a half and then roll on down to Austin, TX for some SXSW mayhem. We're looking forward to all of this, but it will mainly be good to have ol' McG back in Illinois.

Stayed tuned for further transmissions.

-us

Dando Takes Manhattan

Hi.
Guess what? Dando and I have been a little bored in Matt Mcguire's absence, so we started another band to fill our time...and so we'd have an excuse to load our gear in and out of places. We both love doing that.

Lineup is as follows:
Dan: Bass
I: Guitar
Dalton K (Big Sex/Gods on Safari): Guitar
Kevin O (Youg Loves/Black Fortys): Drums

Anyhow, our first show is on December 10 at the Skihouse with Himalayas and our old pals Icarus Himself (Madison, WI). We'll open the show and then let everyone get down to business.

Godspeed,
David

the floor is moving, please believe me.

Here's a video of us playing "Burned to the Treeline" at Gatsby's in Carbondale, IL at the end of summer. The Nightlife crew filmed the sucka. Looks like things may have been a bit hazy up there. Anyhow, this will have to tide you over for a bit as Matt McG's sojourn in Idaho is still in full swing. Rest assured though, we've put the kettle on and we'll let you know when the tea's ready.




-Secondary Modern

firstpersonsingular

Heeeeyyy!

*Thanks to everyone who came out to the Rachael's Cafe show in Bloomington, IN. A good time was had by all and we (with the help of the lovely Simon Moore) finally found a group of women brave enough to wear a black top with blue jeans!

*Also, thanks to those who came to the Carbondale show at PK's. Alpha Villain and the Black Fortys hit the spot and pulled us all out of a shitty mood just in time for our set. Highlights:
+So many birthdays.
+John Lennon wrote words I can't always remember.
+I wrote words I can't always remember.
+Mark Bailie shakes head and flips us off while many others yell for one more song.

*Two shows coming up:
+ Friday, 10/15 @ Subterranean in Chicago, IL. (we are headlining!)
+ Saturday, 10/16 @ Project Lodge in Madison, WI. w/ Icarus Himself and El Valiente.

Yours in geometry,
Secondary Modern

Buy me a flute and a gun that shoots...

Hi there,

If you happened to have checked out our east coast tour dates recently, you may have noticed that they are scattered and messy. It gives me no pleasure to announce that, as a result, we are canceling the majority of that tour. I'm not usually one for looking on the bright side, however, I am excited about the remnants of this disaster:

Oct. 1 -- Bloomington, IN. @ Rachael's Cafe
Oct. 2 -- Carbondale, IL. @ PK's
Oct. 15 -- Chicago, IL. @ Subterranean
Oct. 16 -- Madison, WI. @ Project Lodge

you ain't goin nowhere,
David