Hello, Down The Line Fans!
We have an important change to note regarding Saturday's show at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (where the guys will be opening for Fountains of Wayne).
The guys will now be playing at 4:30 PM, not 3PM as previously posted.

For more information, visit Down The Line's MySpace page or their website, http://www.downthelineband.com.

Hope to see all of you Chicago-area fans this Saturday!

Also, a couple of new additions to the page:

Have you been looking to purchase any of Down The Line's albums to start/complete your collection? You can purchase them from CDbaby.com. For direct links to each album, check out our MySpace page, under the "Sounds Like" section (bottom left). You can click on the buttons to purchase Welcome To Flavortown, Please Remember My Name, For All You Break, and/or Home Alive!

-AND-

New photos have been added to the "Live in 2008" album- they are from Turner Hall Ballroom, where the guys opened for Graham Colton. Make sure to stop by and check them out!

Thanks, guys!!

-Meredith
Linebacker Captain

Hello, Down The Line Fans!
We have an important change to note regarding Saturday's show at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (where the guys will be opening for Fountains of Wayne).
The guys will now be playing at 4:30 PM, not 3PM as previously posted.

For more information, visit Down The Line's MySpace page or their website, http://www.downthelineband.com.

Hope to see all of you Chicago-area fans this Saturday!

Also, a couple of new additions to the page:

Have you been looking to purchase any of Down The Line's albums to start/complete your collection? You can purchase them from CDbaby.com. For direct links to each album, check out our MySpace page, under the "Sounds Like" section (bottom left). You can click on the buttons to purchase Welcome To Flavortown, Please Remember My Name, For All You Break, and/or Home Alive!

-AND-

New photos have been added to the "Live in 2008" album- they are from Turner Hall Ballroom, where the guys opened for Graham Colton. Make sure to stop by and check them out!

Thanks, guys!!

-Meredith
Linebacker Captain

Got to http://wgntv.trb.com/news/local/morningnews/
and click on "Down the Line" under videos. Good times...and very early morning...

See you at the Park West!

Dan

Go to www.downthelineband.com and order your copy of the new live album.

Come to the big release party on the 8th of march at the Park West in Chicago as well...

Dan

A big homecoming show. A new live album recorded right at home. It's 2008 and Down The Line is Home Alive.

THE SHOW: Saturday, March 8 at the Park West, Chicago!

On Saturday, March 8, Down The Line will perform at the spectacular Park West and release a brand new live album. This ALL-AGES event will include guests, surprises, and plenty of music. Do not miss out! Please mark your calendar, tell your friends, and buy your tickets right now. Visit www.downthelineband.com for tix and details.

THE NEW ALBUM: Home Alive

Home Alive, Down The Line's new live disc, was recorded during our recent stint as "artists in residence" at Schubas, Chicago. The residency was reviewed in UR Chicago Magazine as "a meticulous yet carefree performance...one of the most exuberant I have seen." (Cory Robertson) And now it's available for you.

Be among the first to own Home Alive. Pre-order your copy starting February 11 at www.downthelineband.com (for delivery March 11). Or be the absolute first to own it by attenting our Park West show on March 8!

BEN FOLDS & MORE

This Friday, January 25, Down The Line kicks off 2008 with a very special show. We're performing at the celebrated Ann Arbor Folk Festival as opener for Ben Folds. The annual weekend festival is a truly incredible event and features all of the following artists:

Ben Folds
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Brian Vander Ark
Emmylou Harris
Patty Griffin
Shawn Colvin
And more!

Now that's the way to start the year. The festival is sold out, but feel free to inquire about any available tix here: http://www.theark.org/ann_arbor_folk_festival.html

To a happy new year,

Dave, Dan, Derek & Levi
Down The Line
www.downthelineband.com
www.myspace.com/downtheline (send us a friend request!)

---from URchicago.com---check out this month's copy issue for an feature interview---

"It was a dark and drizzly Monday night when Down the Line took the stage at Schubas, immediately lifting my spirits as they bounced up and down onstage like a bunch of boys playing air guitar while jumping on their beds—except these guys were so musically agile that it's clear they've spent years honing their skills.

Down the Line has been around for some time now, as its members will attest, and they don't claim to be fresh-faced, though they're still relatively young. They also don't claim to be hipsters, and neither does much of their crowd—all are simply there to enjoy a meticulous yet carefree performance.

Monday's show, the last of Down the Line's month-long residency at Schubas, included an abundance of older tunes as well as a few songs from their newest album, For All You Break. Though the bulk of the set consisted of crowd-rousing, sometimes country or bluegrass-inspired numbers, the band also mixed it up with a handful of slower, sweeter songs, including "Boy Like Me" and "I Don't Want to Sing."

While Dan Myers rocked out center stage, switching between vocals, mandolin, violin and harmonica like a very happy mad man, the other members offered equally compelling performances-- Derek Fawcett wailing tunefully, faithful djembe drum in tow, Dave Rothkopf feeling the groove on bass and Levi Britton often taking the lead with his mellifluous singing voice and guitar.

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World," a cover of the Tears for Fears classic, stood out for the way it showcased Down the Line's ability to breath life into an old hit, allowing the audience to appreciate the appeal of a song that has become cliché in its original form. The band wound up their set on a high note with "Here I Am," a song every bit as joyfully proclamatory as the title would have you believe. After the crowd cried out for more ("Six more!" yelled the very drunk woman behind me), the band returned with the contemplative "Just the Wind," followed by the poignant "Give in Again" (a song with the hit-making qualities of an introspective John Mayer tune) and the optimistic "I'll Stay." The performance was one of the most exuberant I have seen, and it made a whirlwind pick-me-up to what could have otherwise been a very dreary Monday night". –Cory Robertson

http://www.theywillrockyou.com/index.php/spotlight/down_the_line/

Let us know what you think...

Dan

You can now purchase For All You Break CDs AND digital downloads via our MySpace page, check it out! You can also purchase tunes on itunes.

Get tickets to our Kalamazoo CD Release Party at our beloved Kraftbrau at this link:  http://www.kraftbraubrewery.musictoday.com/KraftbrauBrewery/calendar.aspx

For those not familiar, Kraftbrau is relatively small, so pick up your ticket ASAP, we'd hate to miss you!