The Trouble with Sweeney have two lately announced shows this weekend:
\nJuly 25 | The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL | w\/ OKGO and Bang!Bang!
\nJuly 26 | Old Saint George, Cincinatti, OH
\nHere are some nice press snippets to help encourage you to fall in love with them:
\n“5 out of 5” – Alternative Press
\n“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
\n“Excellent and elegant” – The Portland Mercury
\n“One of the 2003’s must-see acts.” – Pittsburgh Pulp
\n“Joey Sweeney is one of the great pop troubadours of this fresh new century.” – Hybrid Magazine
\nUnwed 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:
\nAugust 2 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
\nAugust 3 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Dinkytowner
\nAugust 5 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w\/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer
\nAugust 6 – Bloomington, IN @ Bears Place w\/ Early Day Miners
\nAugust 7 – Louisville, KY @ Rudyard Kiplings w\/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer
\nAugust 8 – Madison, WI @ The Terrace w\/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer
\nAugust 9 – Peoria, IL @ Dunn Center w\/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer
\nAugust 10 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop w\/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer
\nAugust 11 – NY, NY @ The Knitting Factory(The Tap Room) w\/ Early Day Miners
\nAugust 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw w\/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer
\nAugust 13 – Washington D.C. @ The Black Cat w\/ Early Day Miners
\nAugust 14 – Carrboro, NC @ GO! Studios w\/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer
\nAugust 15 – Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light w\/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer
\nAugust 16 – Murfreesboro, Tn @ The Red Rose w\/ Early Day Miners, The Naysayer
\nAugust 17 – Memphis, TN @ Young Ave. Deli w\/ Questions In Dialect
\nAugust 18 – Little Rock, AR @ Juanitas w\/Snailhuntr
\nAugust 19 – Fayetteville, AR @ JR’s w\/Snailhuntr
\nAlso, Early Day Miners : Deep Harbor one-sided LP on btv will be in stores on 16 August and available on the tour.
\nDenison Witmer continues to tour with Jeff Hanson (Kill Rock Stars) and Saxon Shore are igniting the country with their touring. Saxxon Shore’s ::: Four months of Darkness is still on the CMJ top 200 charts at #149.
\nThe newest btv artists, Bosque Brown, will be recording in September with Eric Fisher and Damien Jurado in Seattle. More details on that as soon as it’s happening. Damien’s vinyl only release, This Fabulous Century, is still impending for the btv.
\nI am in France at the moment, hoping to get home soon. I’ll be seeing the finale of Le Tour de France on Sunday and will be rooting for Lance Armstrong from the Champs-Elysees.
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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…