Don't let this picture fool you. I mean, yes, driving in at 2 AM on a Monday morning having to unload two bands worth of equipment and personal items is not going to catch us with huge smiles on our faces, but it's on the inside what matters. We had an amazing west coast tour. We were very fortunate to have such a positive experience and that we did not come across many issues in our travels. It was indeed a huge success, and this will definitely be one of our greatest memories that we will treasure for years to come. There are so many people we can thank, so I will try try to include as many people as we can. For those who are not mentioned by name, you still mean a great deal to us and don't forget that.
Thanks:
- every single person that came to the shows and made us feel at home.
- Madison Woodward for letting us use his van.
- Mountain Man Records, Fineprint Records and Felipe Flores for providing physical formats of our music for the tour.
- everyone who contributed to our indiegogo fundraiser (your items will be shipped out in the next couple weeks).
- Ryan Urquidez, Omar Gonzalez, Ian Holshevnikoff, Alex Nordquist, Jeremy Smith-Danford, Ryan, Paolo Taxim, the folks at the Track House, Isaac Scott, Jacob Lopez, Nik Soelter, Cameron Hughes, Eric Liewald, Tim and Josh Eymann for helping us put these shows together.
- Imory and Matt, Alex Nordquist, Jeremy Smith-Danford, Ryan, Emily Stevenson, Brian Hart and all of the roommates in Seattle, Nik and Ryan, and the Farrs for giving us a place to stay, feeding us, and treating us like family.
- Chinatown Gallery, Metavinyl, the Birdhouse, Hollow Earth Radio, the Track House, the Laughing Horse, the Butter Dungeon / Nabolom Bakery, Frankie Teardrops, and the Hard to Find Showspace for existing and housing our shows.
- Chinatown Gallery, Metavinyl, the Birdhouse, Hollow Earth Radio, the Track House, the Laughing Horse, the Butter Dungeon / Nabolom Bakery, Frankie Teardrops, and the Hard to Find Showspace for existing and housing our shows.
- Bob at Dub Narcotic, Calvin Johnson at K, and Derrick at Sub Pop for letting us hang out with you at your establishments and nerd out.
- Midwest Moms, Tyrannosaurus Zebra, Bedhed, Hollow Down, The Sea Witch Plays the Death Star, Isaac Scott of No Body, The Sky Above and Earth Below, Happy Diving, Writhe, Easter Teeth, Hi Ho Silver Away for sharing the floor with us and giving us brief but great tastes of the scenes across the west coast.
- Midwest Moms, Tyrannosaurus Zebra, Bedhed, Hollow Down, The Sea Witch Plays the Death Star, Isaac Scott of No Body, The Sky Above and Earth Below, Happy Diving, Writhe, Easter Teeth, Hi Ho Silver Away for sharing the floor with us and giving us brief but great tastes of the scenes across the west coast.
- Tuna Tardugno for making our tour poster.
- Mike Smith for letting us borrow is button maker.
- the cops for keeping to themselves.
- the cold for not killing us completely.
And a special thanks to Jeremy Leasure, Nicholas Shawn Nadel, Maegen Chaplin, and Renjit Rajan for agreeing to come on tour with us and making this dream a reality. It was a great thing to share the stage with Canyons every night, and it wouldn't have been the same without Renjit's merch table expertise and signature bad jokes.
We will definitely be planning another tour by the summer time, but until then we will be playing a decent amount around the Southern California area; maybe we will do a weekend or two in a couple months. Some new material will hopefully be taking form here soon as well. We will think about that later; for now, we are just happy to see our beds again. See you soon, America.
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