Hey Everyone,
Just uploaded a new song for the first time in a long while. It was recorded over the summer by Nicol Parkinson (Jack F.E.) and features those lovely girls Arianna and Kathleen. This is an unmastered version that will likely show up on an upcoming album, stay tuned for more details.

Also new, a background composed of the pages of an as yet unreleased children's book by my dad, Carl and my uncle, David Reisman. David did the art for my last album as well and has a book out called "Foreign Objects", an illustrated account of his dreams. If you are intrigued, go check out more of his work at www.davidreisman.com. My father used to tell me Pepper Tree Joe Top stories of his own invention, when I was young. He is a lawer and a poet with work that can be found in the books: "Kettle" and "Home Geography" or http://myweb.wvnet.edu/~jelkins/lp-2001/reisman2.html

While I'm plugging my family I should mention that my sister, Gabrielle, has a book of plays out called "More Pepper" and is currently directing the play "Finer Noble Gases", a one act comedy about a punk band playing at Mirigny Theatre in New Orleans. I may be playing after the last show, more on that later.

October 22nd This Thursday in Urbana:

Morgan Orion and the Constellations
Bunny Zewt Suit
and
Now For Something Completely Different

The Courtyard Cafe
8 pm

It's been awhile and I felt like saying hi, feel free to return the greeting!

Love,
Morgan Orion Reisman

I recently went over to Japan House and talked about stuff with the super sweet Joel Gillespie by the ponds.

Check it out:
http://www.smilepolitely.com/music/figuring_things_out_with_morgan_orion/

Currently listening to: Jack Lewis - L'vov Reads His Notes
(It wasn't an option on the drop down list, but is exquisite nonetheless!)

Hey everyone!
I'm touring the western U.S. this summer with three of my amazing friends:

Jack F.E.
www.myspace.com/jackfe

MoreEats
www.myspace.com/moreeats

and

Bunny Zewt Suit
www.myspace.com/theyvegotcamels

We definitely are looking to meet a lot of new people on this trip, so don't be shy if you want some info or could maybe help with a show (all the bolded dates).

Thanks,
Morgan Orion
www.mypsace.com/morganorion
morganorion@gmail.com


Morgan Orion, MoreEats, Jack F.E., Bunny Zewt Suit Tour 2009
Hey everyone,
The Tri-Lingual Records crew and I are coming to see you! There's some dates that still need filling in bold. Looking forward to playing some amazing shows.

Love,
Morgan



July
4th Downs, IL The Farm
5th Iowa City TBA
6th Omaha/Lincoln, NE
7th Denver, CO Regal Standard's House
8th Salt Lake City Boing Collective
9th Boise Baby Sale
10th -12th Eugene/Portland, OR
13th Olympia, WA
14th-16th Oregon/Washington
17th – 19th Anacortes What the Heck Fest (playing on the street)
20th Seattle Chai Cafe
21st Newport, OR TBA
22nd Ashland/Chico
23rd, 24th, 26th San Francisoc/Santa Cruz
25th Oakland Backyard Show w. Nancy Fair and Adam Balbo
27th Santa Barbara tba w. Existential Hero
28th L.A. Echo Curio
29th Long Beach Zephyr Cafe
30th Orange County tba w. your yellow dress
31st San Diego

August
1 Phoenix Trunkspace
2 Tucson Dry River Collective
3 Las Cruces/El Paso
4 Albuquerque
5 Lubbock
6 Oklahoma City
7 Tulsa/Witchita
8 Lawrence
9 Saint Louis/Greenville
10 Champaign, IL Weft Session..




..

So, recently I toured for two weeks, one of which was with Peninsula and Rob Jacobs in the Midwest and the latter was with my girlfriend Erin in the south.

For our portion of the trip Erin did a cool blog of our travels together:

Part 1
http://www.smilepolitely.com/music/tour_diaries/

Part 2
http://www.smilepolitely.com/music/on_the_road_morgan_orion_in_tennessee/

Part 3
http://www.smilepolitely.com/music/day_three_on_the_road_morgan_orion_in_mississippi/

Part 4
http://www.smilepolitely.com/music/back_at_home_with_morgan_orion/

Thanks so much to everyone who helped!

Love,
Morgan

http://www.sensationrock.com/poprock/index.php?/Decouverte/

Merci Beaucoup Simon!

Ahoy from Liverpool!
Nic of Jack F.E. and I have been counting Beatles landmarks and it's aparrent we haven't gotten out enough because we only have three so far. We had a great impromptu show last night in flat 31 which was recorded by Liverpudlian sound techies, so maybe I'll post some of it up later. Leeds is where we are headed today, to hang out and maybe have another cool impromptu get together (let me know if you want to help set one up or be invited). After that we have two more U.K. shows before we head over to Europe:

24th: The Fishtank Durham
25th:The Collective Gallery Edinburgh

We could probably do a Newcastle show if someone wanted to help with one for the 26th and then maybe an Antwerp show on the 28th?

29th: La Complioteque Brussels

We'll be around Rotterdam and Amsterdam if anyone wants to get something together around the 30th and 1st. Then Braunschweig/Hannover then...

October
3rd:show moving will update Berlin
4th: Valentin Stüberl Neukölln Berlin
5th: Leipzig help?
6th: Munich ?
7th: will update Vienna
8th: Shelter Vienna

Jack F.E. and I will be joined by MoreEats starting in Vienna and are looking for some shows to play in Austria/Switzerland from the 9th-12th and it looks like we will be playing Besancon, France on the 13th (my birthday!) After that Nic and I head to Italy and could use some help with shows in or around Florence, Sienna and Bologna. After that we'll be in Greece visiting my brother and the Caravan Stage Theatre Company for almost a week then to Barcelona where shows are in the works, we are open to play shows in Northern Spain and places on the way from there to Paris, so let me know if you have a suggestion, I'd love to meet you!

Onward and outward,
Morgan Orion

P.S. People are making cool posters and so I am adding them to my posters section. Check em out! Oh and did I mention I have a new album out? Morgan Orion and the Constellations! Anyone who has it can't stop listening, if you want a copy, message me and we'll figure something out.

Hello Everyone,
I am still working out stuff for this upcoming tour of the UK and Europe with the brilliant Jack F.E. of England (all tour long!) and the brawny MoreEats of Liechtenstein (October 5th-18th) We would be ever appreciative of your services! Help with shows and beds are ever excellent. 



Desired show help is marked with a * and sleeping with a !


September

8th  Brighton  The Concordew/ Jeffrey Lewis and The Wave Pictures

18th London

19th London

20th Birmingham*!

21st Manchester *

22nd Liverpool*

23rd Leeds*!

24th Durham The Fishtank w/ Discount Horse

25th Edinburgh w/ Withered Hand

26th Edinburgh

27th Ferry from Rosyth to Brugge

28th Brugge*!

29th Brussels*

30th Rotterdam*!



October

1st Amsterdam*!

2nd Hannover*

3rd Berlin*

4th Berlin*

5th Leipzig*

6th Stuttgart*

7th Munich*!

8th Vienna

9th Bregenz

10th Liechtenstein

11th Liechtenstein

12th St.

Gallen*!

13th Zurich*

14th Basle*!

15th Venice*!

16th Bologna*!

17th Sienna*

18th Roma*

19th Greece

26th Barcelona*

27th Barcelona*

28th Madrid*!

29th Santiago

30th Santiago

31st Bilbao



November

1st Toulouse*!

2nd Bordeaux*!

3rd Rennes*

4th Paris*!

5th Paris*!

6th London*

We also will be without car all dates besides October 4th-18th, so, if you would like to offer us a ride just say so!

It's a small world after all!

Love,
Morgan O. and Co.

Hey all!
I am vacating to Oregon a week from today to poke around with my dad and play some shows along the way!

May 9th Portland, OR
Mimi's Backyard BBQ
2268 NW 22nd and Johnson
w/ dhani from eskimo and sons
and
jordan from boy gorilla
7 pm


May 10th Eugene, OR
Joni's House
936 Taylor
w/ Megan Johns!
7 pm

May 14th Portland, OR
Stone City Press Poetry Reading/Celebration of newly published works, among which is my dad's "Home Geography"
The Mountain Park clubhouse, 2 Mt.

Jefferson Terrace
w/ Carl Reisman, James Flemming and Verlena Orr
7:30 pm

May 16th Olympia, WA
Under the 4th Avenue Bridge
w/ June Madrona and Shelby Sifers
6 pm


All these shows happen to be free!!!

And when I get back

May 26th
Memorial Day Potluck
305 W.

Locust St Urbana
w/ Real Live Tigers, Your Friend, Liz, Toby Foster, Porches and Y Lime?
3 pm

It's going to be crazy!!!

Much Love,
Morgan

These are the dates for the upcoming epic excursion into the east with Kiki and Peepee.

If anyone lives in or near the places we have not yet booked and could help with a venue/place to stay let me know!

March

15th: Champaign, IL Tour Kick Off @ The Livingroom
17th: Bloomington,IN The Cinemat w/ Tinyfolk
18th: Cincinnati, OH Sitwell's Cafe
19th: Athens, OH Smash Club
20th: Columbus, OH Victorian's Midnight Cafe
21st: Pittsburgh, PA The Lily Pad
22nd:Clarion, PA Michelle's Cafe
23rd:Scranton, Carlisle Help?
24th: Danbury, CT The Heirloom Theatre
26th: Boston, MA Camp Jellyjam w/ Dustin and the Furniture
27th: Allston, MA JT Scallywaggle's Vegan Pizza and Subs
28th: Manchester, CT The Thunderdome
29th: Brooklyn, NY The Brooklyn Cathouse
30th: Philadelphia, PA
31st: Baltimore, MD

April
1st: Richmond, VA *off*
2nd: Durham, NC
3rd: Greenville SC R3verb
4th: Athens, GA
5th Savannah, GA
6th St. Augustine,FL w/ Super Famicom
7th Gainesville, FL w/ Slow Ghosts and Paul Baribeau
8th Tallahassee,Fl
9th Pensacola, Fl
10th: New Orleans *off*
11th:New Orleans The Alamo!
12th:Jackson, Mississippi
13th: Little Rock, Arkansas
14th:Memphis, Tennessee
15th:St. Louis, Missouri
16th:Decatur, IL
17th:Champaign, IL Home Sweet Home *off*
19th:Champaign, IL Living Room Celebration!!!