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Hey there,

You can catch us tonight Saturday November 7th on Oregon Public Broadcasting's LIVEWIRE (91.5 in Portland).

Check out http://www.livewireradio.org/ to see what it's all about and find the broadcasting frequency for your area if you're outside PDX.

Show starts at 7pm...should be a cool one.  David Javerbaum, writer for the "The Daily Show" and Peter Ames Carlin, author of the new Paul McCartney Biography will be on the show too.  Nice!

Exciting news about our upcoming hometown-love show at the Crystal Ballroom on November 28th...Panther have been added as openers.  Can't wait!!

Love,

Brandon

Hello Everybody,
I hope you are all doing well.  I want to remind everyone that we will be playing a free show in Portland tomorrow as part of MusicFestNW.  The original lineup for the show has changed a little... now Dr. Dog is opening the show!  Tickets will be available at Jackpot Records starting tomorrow morning... so get there early if you would like to go.  You may also get in by purchasing a MusicFestNW wrist band (this does not guarantee entry though... if you have a wrist band, please get to the show early).

Also, I would like to officially announce our Thanksgiving weekend show here in Portland at the Crystal Ballroom!  This will be our last show in Portland for some time (probably until the next record comes out) and we would love to see you all there!  Ramona Falls will also be on the bill... this is Brent Knopf's (from Menomena) new band and this will be the last time that they will perform in Portland this year as well. Tickets for the Crystal show go up for sale on Monday.

09/17/09 - Wonder Ballroom (Nike showcase for MusicFestNW)
Show is All Ages and Free (tickets available day of show at Jackpot Records)
5:30 Dr. Dog
7:00 The Helio Sequence

11/28/09 - Crystal Ballroom
Show is All Ages and tickets are $16 (they go on sale 09/21/09)
Doors 8:00
Opener tba
Ramona Falls
The Helio Sequence

Thanks so much for reading!
Benjamin
The Helio Sequence

Hello Everybody!
We are going to take a break from album work to play a couple festivals here in the northwest.  For those of you interested in seeing us at Bumbershoot in Seattle... there are early ticket discounts that are only available today and tomorrow!  For those of you interested in seeing us at MusicFestNW in Portland... there are free tickets given out the day of the show at Jackpot Records.  If you can't make it out to the Portland show, do not fret!  We may be playing again November... we'll let you know as soon as possible.

Take a look and we hope you can make it out!

09/06/09 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot - All Ages (Get discounted tickets before through Friday!)
We play at 9:30 on the Broad Street Stage.  For complete details, go to www.bumbershoot.org

09/17/09 - Portland, OR - MusicFestNW - All Ages (FREE Nike showcase! Tickets available day of show at Jackpot Records!)
We play at 7:00 at the Wonder Ballroom.  Passion Pit to open at 5:30.  For complete details, go to www.musicfestnw.com

Take care,
Benjamin
The Helio Sequence

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First of all, let me say I'm sorry. Second of all, let me say I'm sorry. I've received some confused and upset e-mails asking what happened to the show in Pittsburgh just the other night. Let me explain...

I got REALLY sick the night of Minneapolis show...high fever, chills, crazy hallucinatory nights, days spent curled up in the back of the van in a Nyquil daze...the whole nine yards. I thought I would recover for the Pittsburgh show only to realize the night before that it wasn't gonna happen so we had to pull the plug. We don't take canceling shows lightly and have only cancelled 4 shows in the over 10 year history of our band. (Strangely, two of them have been on this tour.)

On top of that the promoter didn't have things together (i.e. not having any opening bands booked and letting people wait in line for the already canceled show when he should have posted the info.) A bad situation all around.

Needless to say, we won't be working with him again and we probably won't be playing Diesel Club Lounge either. We'll try to make up the show in Pittsburgh on the next US tour we do and any suggestions as to venues would be much appreciated.

Please accept my apologies for the confusion and having to cancel the show.

Much Love,
Brandon

Hi-

If you're in Sacramento, I really apologize for bad the news but we've had to cancel the show.  Unfortunately, Benjamin was in a car accident last week...he's OK, but his back isn't doing too well.  He's been seeing a chiropractor almost daily and it still hurts him to even drum at all.  To be safe we've canceled the show to give him a little more time to recover before we begin the 6 weeks of upcoming shows.  We're hoping to make up the show in Sacramento but aren't sure exactly what the plan is right now.  I'll keep you posted if/when we have a new date penciled in.  Thanks for understanding.

Much love,

Brandon

Hey,

Brandon here...right before we hit the road for tour I'll be playing a solo acoustic set to benefit PDX PopNow! at their Make It Pop! fundraiser in Portland.  It takes place at The Cleaners in the Ace Hotel downtown this coming Thursday April 30th. James Mercer from the Shins, Marty Marquis from Blitzen Trapper, Loch Lomond, and Ryan Sollee from The Builders and Butchers will also be playing.  The $30 ticket is good for admission and complimentary appetizers and desserts.  Should be a fun night and it's for a good cause!  Check out http://www.pdxpopnow.com/ for more info or http://brownpapertickets.com/event/62598 to buy tickets.

Hope to see you there!

Brandon


What: Make It Pop!  A fundraiser to Benefit PDX PopNow!
Where: The Cleaners at Ace Hotel (403 SW Stark Portland, OR 97205)
When: Thursday April 30th, 2009, Doors at 6:30, Show Starts at 7:30
Who: James Mercer 10:40, Brandon Summers 9:55, Marty Marquis 9:10, Loch Lomond 8:25, Ryan Sollee 7:40
How Much: $30 (includes appetizers and desserts)

Hi there!

It's that time again. Time to spend mind numbing hours staring out over the vast Eisenhower Interstate System...time to eat at IHOP, Denny's and Arby's on such a regular basis that you begin to think it's “normal”...time to become intimately reacquainted with the luxury and comfort of Motel 6 and Days Inn...time to forsake sleep, safety, and sanity for the love of music.  Yes, it's time again for TOUR!

We'll be hitting the road for 3 weeks opening for Keane all across the US and then 3 weeks of headlining our own dates. It's all listed below. Hope to see you out there soon!

Brandon

05/07/09 Sacramento, CA Harlow's

05/08/09 Oakland, CA Fox Theater w/ KEANE

05/09/09 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium w/KEANE

05/10/09 Anaheim, CA The Grove of Anaheim w/KEANE

05/12/09 Salt Lake City, UT Kingsbury Hall w/KEANE

05/13/09 Denver, CO The Ogden Theatre w/KEANE

05/15/09 Maplewood, MN Myth w/KEANE

05/16/09 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom w/KEANE

05/18/09 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel Club Lounge

05/19/09 Washington DC DAR Constitution Hall w/KEANE

05/20/09 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre w/KEANE

05/21/09 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion w/KEANE

05/22/09 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place

05/23/09 Toronto, ON The Sound Academy w/KEANE

05/24/09 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City w/KEANE

05/26/09 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theater w/KEANE

05/27/09 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall w/KEANE

05/28/09 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg

05/29/09 Charlottesville, VA Outback Lodge

05/30/09 Charlotte, NC The Milestone

05/31/09 Atlanta, GA Earl

06/01/09 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree

06/03/09 Houston, TX Rudyard's

06/04/09 Austin, TX Mohawk (Outdoor Stage)

06/05/09 Dallas, TX The Loft (TX)

06/06/09 Norman, OK Opolis Production

06/08/09 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad

06/09/09 Tucson, AZ Club Congress

06/10/09 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room

06/11/09 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar

06/12/09 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge

06/13/09 Boise, ID Neurolux