Future Daze

Hi,
Here's an updated list of shows we have coming up. Thanks to everyone who came to see us with Minor Characters last night. They were great and we became fast friends (anyone who will allow me to talk about Tom Verlaine that much is alright in my book). We're working hard on getting NEW COLONY out. Sit tight. Dustin Houston is hard at work on some insane visuals for the song below ("Money Well Spent"). We're going to have the second pressing of our S/T record shortly. We're also working on setting up a film where we play our songs live in front of people. I don't think anyone has ever done that before. Ever.  

You're a star, baby,
David / Secondary Modern



Thurs. 3/21 -- Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
w/ Kentucky Nightmare + Sweet Poison Victim + Hank and Cupcakes
[9pm; $5]

Fri. 3/22 -- Fort Wayne, IN @ The Brass Rail
w/ Kentucky Nightmare + Orange Opera
[10pm; $5]

Sat. 3/23 -- Champaign, IL @ Mike N' Molly's
w/ The Stars They Beckon + Dead Town Revival + The Hallow + Barrowe
*WPCD Presents 5 bands for $5 Series*
[9pm; $5]

Fri. 4/26 -- Carbondale, IL @ Old Baptist Foundation [SIU]
*Midwest Music Festival*
*more details soon*

Sat. 4/27 -- Chicago, IL @ The Obsevatory 
w/ Landmarks + Twin Peaks + Coffin Ships
[9pm]

Studio A

very bad at the sitar

Here is a link to our full set and a pretty awkward interview recorded in November:
LIVE ON WSIU's STUDIO A

new album / new shows / new colony

Hi,
New Colony is finished. The mixes sound good and we'll be getting it mastered soon. Expect it to be in your hands by spring.

Now...we have some shows coming up you might be interested in. We'll be playing a lot of the new material, some songs for the first time.

*Friday, January 25 - Marion, IL.
JOHN BROWN'S ON THE SQUARE w/ the Otherly Brothers [David Brown and Marcus Lappin singing Everly Brothers songs]

 *Saturday, February 9 - Carbondale, IL.
HANGAR 9 w/ Angel Olsen, Water Liars, William Feigns & Maren Celest

*Thursday, March 21 - Bloomington, IN.
info soon...

*Friday, March 22 - Fort Wayne, IN.
THE BRASS RAIL w/ Kentucky Nightmare

*Saturday, March 23 - Indianapolis, IN.
info soon...


We'll leave you with a link to a new song.


Thanks for listening,
Secondary Modern

NEW COLONY

Hi,
We've been fine-tuning a batch of new recordings done with our good friend and aural adviser, David Allen. We have some shows in the works. We have even more songs leftover from the last few months which we're going to sit on and think about for a bit. This record has already taken shape. We're most likely going to call it New Colony. Here's why:
There is a world where the people worship the loudest, most despicable men and chastise the gentle and the artistically ambitious. We live there. The word artist is met with shitty, turned-up mouths. Smug, toothy grins between lips chapped red by the light from the television. Laugh. Pretend it was a joke. We don't talk about that here, we remember. It's the sort of colony where you can find pleasant, isolated little pockets of this or that if you want to cross the treacherous, land-mine-filled jelly doughnut of a walking path. Generations and generations of destroyers kicking builders in the guts with their designer boots.

It's hard to ignore, so we made a record about it.

More news as we have it,
David / Secondary Modern

Rally hats at the pub n grub...

Sitting in a bar, stranded in a storm, drinking beer for lack of something better to do, I am reminded that there are extreme amounts of downtime while touring. Raleigh, NC is a very rainy place today. Nevertheless, we're playing a show at Slim's Downtown tonight. Spirits are high dispite the gloominess of the weather. I expect that we will be unable to remember how our own beds felt by the end of the week. That will be nice. We'relooking forward to the show tonight, but in the meantime we present the question of the day:

Is there any goddamn thing to do in Raleigh, North Carolina during the day?

We won't know this trip,
David

OUT THERE

Alright...here are our tour dates.

As you can see, we get off to a spotty start here. We're still trying for a few last minute things. We'll be taking a small PA with us. That way we can play your velvet acid after party when the show's over, or we can set up in the lawn of your college and see how long it takes us to get arrested while you watch from your window and (perhaps) swoon. The possibilities are endless. Let's all take a moment to drink to the possibilities. If you can help us fill some of these gaps, please do. These tours don't get booked by some guy in an office. This stuff happens because we do it ourselves. Thanks to everyone who has helped us thus far. We can't wait to see you. Updates as they occur...

August:
Fri, 31 - Nashville, TN [Big ol' party after the Zombieshop show]

September:
Sat, 1 - Chattanooga, TN / Knoxville, TN / Ashville, TN [HELP!]
Sun, 2 - Greensboro, NC [The Green Bean]
Mon, 3 - Harrisonburg, VA [HELP!]
Tues, 4 - Baltimore/DC area [HELP!]
Wed, 5 - Philadelphia, PA [Cloud City w/ Bad Doctors]
Thurs, 6 - Jersey City, NJ [Lamp Post]
Fri, 7 - Allston, MA [Gay Gardens]
Sat, 8  - New Brunswick, NJ [House Show]
Sun, 9 - Brooklyn, NY [Spike Hill]
Tues, 11 - Akron, OH / Columbus, OH [HELP!]
Wed, 12 - Bloomington, IN [The Hand-Me-Down w/ LEGS]
Thurs, 13 - Chicago, IL [Beat Kitchen w/ The Royalty]
Fri, 14 - Madison, WI [Mickey's Tavern w/ El Valiente]
Sat, 15 - Wausau, WI [The Pollack Inn w/ Octopus]
Sun, 16 - Minneapolis, MN [Hexagon Bar]
Mon, 17 - Ames, IA [unconfirmed]
Tues, 18 - Lawrence, KS [Replay Lounge]
Wed, 19 - St. Louis, MO [El Lenador]
Fri, 21 - Carbondale, IL [Skihouse w/ Autonomy]

cowboys and nubians

[get some sleep]

Hello,
     A lot has been happening. We are fully in the swing of playing a lot of shows now. This is going to continue. Thanks to everyone who came out to our show at John Brown's on the Square on Friday. Many of you were also at our show Monday at PK's. That didn't go unnoticed. While, I really wish Hollows hadn't had an automotive mishap on the way to play with us, I was elated during the Flowers of Evil set.
     Here are some links to relevant happenings in the world of our band:



[1] Our fifth record is, as you may know, completely finished, pressed to vinyl/cd and available for your consumption. You can get one at our mail order store or at wholesale price (if you run a record store) through the Chicago-based distributor Carrot Top, LTD. You can also download it on iTunes or get a copy at one of our shows, which we will discuss presently.

[2] Here is a list of upcoming Secondary Modern shows. For the extended tour section of this list we have left off the venues  as it is not 100% booked. Don't fret. A lot of it is confirmed. We know what we're doing and we'll be there (and we'll keep you posted).

July:
Mon, 23 - Carbondale, IL Lost Cross w/ Black Wine

August:
Thurs, 2 - Carbondale, IL Hangar 9 w/ Icarus Himself
Fri, 17 - Marion, IL John Brown's
Fri, 24 - Carbondale, IL FRIDAY NIGHT FAIR
Thurs, 30 - Carbondale, IL Tour Fundraiser Show
Fri, 31 - Nashville, TN

September:
Sat, 1 - Knoxville, TN
Sun, 2 - Chapel Hill, NC
Mon, 3 - Richmond, VA
Tues, 4 - Baltimore, MD
Wed, 5 - Philadelphia, PA
Thurs, 6 - New Brunswick, NJ
Fri, 7 - NYC
Sat, 8  - NYC
Sun, 9 - Boston, Mass
Mon, 10 - OFF
Tues, 11 - Pittsburgh, PA
Wed, 12 - Bloomington, IN
Thurs, 13 - Chicago, IL
Fri, 14 - Madison, WI
Sat, 15 - Wausau, WI
Sun, 16 - Minneapolis, MN
Mon, 17 - Des Moines, IA
Tues, 18 - Lawrence, KS
Wed, 19 - St. Louis, MO
Thurs, 20 - Carbondale, IL

October:
Fri, 12 - Marion, IL

Also, our pal Dustin Houston is in the process of filming a video for our song "Plastic Bags / Destroying a Piano". So far it is extremely weird and we couldn't be happier. Here is a shot of our friend and neighborhood father-figure Jeff dressed as a bag lady. That's just a taste.  





Okay then,
David / Secondary Modern