So we played some wild shows these last two weeks. Thanks to all of you for coming out. It’s incredible to be playing new songs from the EP and to have the whole crowd singing along! We are going underground this week for a couple months of recording in Nashville. This experience will be unlike any other recordings we have made and we can’t wait to share it with you.
02 / 02 / 10
We’re back in Long Beach now. We couldn’t have asked for a more pleasant final show in Lyon, France last night. Officially the oldest venue we’ve played in, (2000-ish years old. Roman times.) Maust is kicking himself for not greeting one “white polka-dotted, black dress” woman he caught out of the corner of his eye snapping a photo during soundcheck. If anybody knows of her whereabouts, he’d like to know. She had long black hair.
07 / 27 / 09
We are in Rotterdam NE today with three more shows to this Euro tour. Touring of Loyalty to Loyalty is coming to an end. Maust picked up some father & son Fez hats in Istanbul for his brother’s early Christmas gift. All the mosques were closed but we had a good time hustling the Grand Bazaar.
07 / 27 / 09
Wrapping up another European tour out here in France. We will be back over the summer a few more times for festivals (our first time in Turkey & Luxembourg!) Otherwise our goal for the summer is to finish The Wire, get caught up on 30 Rock & write our next record. We’ll leave you with an atypical backstage image.
06 / 21 / 09
All is good in Chicago. The tour has been full of surprises and new friends in all of Ra Ra and DCFC.
For those of you following runforwaterwells, I have not been crawling, nor am I being wimpy. Ben and I went on a run the other day and his ipod said 4.8 miles and mine said 1.6. I hate excuses too, but I am really raging against the machine here. I’m pretty sure that mine is fixed now so I have got some serious make-up miles to do narrow the gap. Wish me luck and pass me some water if you see me in the street.
04 / 27 / 09
04 / 11 / 09
Checking in from snowy Rochester, NY. Here’s the new stuff:
1. First show with Death Cab for Cutie and Ra Ra Riot last night in Toronto went swimmingly. Gonna be a good month.
2. Ben Gibbard and I are doing a benefit for Water Wells for Africa that involves lots of running and hopefully raising some funds.
Check it: RUN FOR WATER WELLS We are using the ipods that track your miles and we post them online. Ben is a real runner and I am already behind, so today I ran 4 miles through Rochester’s gray and sleet and looked at my ipod and was grief stricken when I realized I had done something wrong and had no miles. Will get back on the horse tomorrow.
3. We did an online only video for I’ve Seen Enough with director Sam Jones. It aspires to shatter all molds of existing online music videos and will be posted end of April I think.
04 / 07 / 09
Alright Alright people! A little update is in order. Let’s talk about what has been and what is to come. We have been home for a few weeks now working on some magic in the studio. But there is too much to say so we must use bullet points(!):
1.Our week in Oz was incredible, once again, thanks!
2. We have SXSW coming in a couple weeks, just one show with M Ward.
3. On the homefront, we are super excited about playing the downtown LA Orpheum. Aveiro saw PJ Harvey play a year or so ago there and he still has not recovered.
4. We have a new daytrotter session up for grabs. DAYTROTTER.
5. And finally, we are looking forward to a month with Death Cab for Cutie. We are hitting a lot of towns we haven’t been to for a while, so hopefully you can come out!
Also, Vern Moen has cut up a vid for “I’ve Seen Enough” that you can find out there on the web. I’ve seen enough.
03 / 02 / 09
We went to see Woyzeck in Melbourne. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis did all the music. Those guys might as well be the Prime Minister and the President of this country. They rule it.
02 / 09 / 09
We had a little dive contest off of this deck. We were warned not to stay out for long because the sun shines a little brighter on the Aussies and skin cancer is no joke. Also as we walked into the venue, a really big spider bordering on tarantula size ran up Maust’s leg. We smacked it off of him while a fan knelt down to make sure the spider wasn’t harmed. Apparently the education system down here really emphasizes respect for animals. We think that’s great, but the jury is out on whether it should apply to spiders.
02 / 09 / 09
Our first time on the left side of the Land of Oz. In Perth we went to this lookout fort where they shoot off a canon everyday as a symbol of the old days of warning sailors about pirates. Jonnie got to push the detonator even though it was Aveiro’s birthday. The explosion was mighty. We celebrated with beers at Little Creatures. Our waitress was convinced that all we Americans eat is meatloaf and sloppy joe’s, so we ordered some kangaroo to blend in with the locals.
02 / 09 / 09
Hello dear fan. Thanks to those of you who came out to December radio shows we did with Death Cab and others.
We are so glad to be home for the month of January. We will be stirring up our creative juices in the laboratory this coming month and we are so excited. Yesterday we had a marvelous time filming for the show From The Basement. It’s really an amazing show. Queens of the Stone Age taped before us and it was fun to watch them mess with song arrangements and jam. http://www.fromthebasement.co.uk/ Our part should air in the Uk next week actually, so be on the lookout.
12 / 23 / 08
11 / 28 / 08
11 / 25 / 08
First Cold War Kids shows in both Italy and Spain were very successful! Talking to so many American abroad students made us feel like we weren’t far from home. Jonnie asked where we could find a great “Tapas bar” and the promoter mistook him for “Topless Bar.” You can imagine it took a little while to straighten everything out.
11 / 24 / 08
11 / 23 / 08
Tonight Icelandic group hjaltalin joined us in Turin. Check them out, they are super unique and special music and great people.
11 / 22 / 08
11 / 20 / 08
Last night in Munich Maust bought a piece of luggage he has been talking about forever. Rimowa I think. If you see him with it on the street, kick it. It’s supposed to get better looking with dents.
Debuted a Talking Heads cover of “Mind” tonight that went real well.
11 / 19 / 08
11 / 17 / 08