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The Trouble with Sweeney have two lately announced shows this weekend: July 25 | The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL | w/ OKGO and Bang!Bang! July 26 | Old Saint George, Cincinatti, OH Here are some nice press snippets to help encourage you to fall in love with them: “5 out of 5” – Alternative Press “Sweeney’s 3 1/2-minute story-songs truly shine here, with lyrics as wryly literary as just about any found in modern indie-pop, and infectious tunes with inventive arrangements that suit the tales perfectly.” – Tucson Weekly “Excellent and elegant” – The Portland Mercury “One of the 2003’s must-see acts.” – Pittsburgh Pulp “Joey Sweeney is one of the great pop troubadours of this fresh new century.” – Hybrid Magazine Unwed Sailor are going out with Early Day Miners in August and a couple dates on their own at the beginning and end of the tour: August 2 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews August 3 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Dinkytowner August 5 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer August 6 – Bloomington, IN @ Bears Place w/ Early Day Miners August 7 – Louisville, KY @ Rudyard Kiplings w/ Early…Continue reading

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Saxon Shore : Four Months of Darkness went up 16 spots to #141 on the CMJ top 200. Be sure to see them on tour the rest of the summer. Denison is out on the road, as well. And The Trouble with Sweeney are finishing up their months of residencies in Brooklyn and Philadephia. Unwed Sailor will be going on the road with Early Day Miners for two weeks in August. Dates will be posted very soon. I was in Venice this past weekend. Thanks to Heidi, Andy, and Stephanie for taking me to see the fireworks. Venice was a really different city with the boats and waterways. There were a lot of tourists, especially on Saturday. The fireworks were for a celebration to commemorate the end of the black plague, so I guess a lot of people came to see them. I walked around the city, soaking in all of the sites. I went to see the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and saw the Angels Camp book in the bookstore. This is the book for the Angels Camp movie with the soundtrack by Honey for Petzi that will be released in the US on btv this coming autumn. I had…Continue reading

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I made it back from tour with Reels of White Softly Flow. There was lots of road trip excitement, including stops at a couple of local diners and a visit to my parents’ house in Indiana. I planned to post the car playlists here, but seem to have left them at home. I’ll try to get them up soon. I’m now in Montreal and am going to see the Expos and Phillies play later tonight. I’ll be off for Italy on Wednesday. Don’t forget, both Saxon Shore and Denison Witmer are on tour, be sure to catch them live when they come to a town near you. The Trouble with Sweeney have been in residency on Monday’s at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn and Tuesday’s at Silk City in Philadelphia. 16 August is the store release date for Early Day Miners one-sided LP. :::scott:::