I am now in Singapore after a very long flight. Lucas dropped me off at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam 2 hours early for my flight…which eventually left almost 6.5 hours later than scheduled. We had to make a stop in Bangkok on the way in order to change the crew who had been on the plane for so long. The last few days in Amsterdam were excellent. On Thursday, Q and Not U (dischord records) opened up for the spirit that guides us in Rotterdam. Lucas, Diana, and I went to see the hott rokk. On Friday, Dorien and Lodevijk stopped over to have brunch with us, then Lucas and I went to Dordrecht to see Brother Danielson (in the tree with fruit), June Panic, and Scout Niblett. It was great to see Daniel in another country. The show’s atmosphere wasn’t the most ideal for these fairly quiet acoustic performances, but it was a good night all the same. I was quite shocked by the way Scout attacked a drum set during the first songs of her performance since her full-length on Secretly Canadian (in the US) isn’t so very loud and intimidating. The three performers each played two sets…
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Sorry for the lack of news. Things were incredibly hectic while I was getting ready to go to Europe and I have been away from the internet for a few days. I was in Amsterdam for a few days visiting Lucas, Diana, Sarah, Lodevijk, Dorein, Jan-Erik, and others. It was a surprise to run into Jan-Erik who was in town from Copenhagen to play some shows with the spirit that guides us. I am in France for a couple of days and have been enjoying some nice food. I’ll post more details about my trip soon. In the meantime, Will and Matthew are doing great work taking over mail order, so don’t worry about your orders arriving. The Unwed Sailor : Magic Hedge 7″ is available for order, though copies are going quickly until more arrive from Switzerland. The Unwed Sailor/Toboggan split 7″ is also available on-line, but won’t ship until they arrive from Switzerland. I’ve added a few more titles to the btv store. There are a few items ready for Christmastime, including a White Stripes Christmas 7″, the Pedro the Lion Christmas 7″, and the Low Christmas cd. Go see Denison play in December. Full dates and information…
This has been a busy weekend. Johnathon from Unwed Sailor flew back from London via Philadelphia and managed to stay here for a few days before resuming the flight to Seattle. So, Friday night, we met up with our friends in Me Without You who played at the Northstar Bar. I skipped out during part of the show to go see Appleseed Cast, who were thoroughly impressive as they faithfully rendered the lush beauty from their Low Level Owl records. Definite worth seeing. The evening ended with a crowd of us in South Philly getting cheesesteaks/cheese fries and us getting home at about 4am or so. Saturday, Johnathon and I met up with a book printer to discuss a limited edition version of The Marionette and The Music Box. It’s too early to unveil any definitive plans, yet. Later in the evening, we met up with Tom/Steph/Joel/Sarah and some other of their friends for a quick dinner and ventured into the city to see more people in South Philly. On Sunday, we made it to see Harry Potter later in the very rainy day before hanging out with more people in the city. I haven’t seen the first Harry Potter…