We just returned from a healthy dose of the United Kingdom supporting Vampire weekend. Thanks for coming out to those shows.

A lot has transpired for us, most importantly, Jon Leone directed a video for our song Violator: You can watch it here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGKZed3gNDU

Hearts of Darknesses did an incredible remix of Violator which can be found at his myspace page
http://www.myspace.com/heartsofdarknesses

We're playing in a benefit for Free your Radio in Boston tomorrow

You can download the invitation here
http://www.freeyrradio.com/invite/WERS_invite.jpg a

We're performing at the Knitting Factory (At the Tap Bar) on May 26th to prepare for our tour of Europe. Lemonade, Stay High, and Leif are performing

Then OFF the plane to Europe for two weeks. Excited to see and meet you all

21 May 2008 20:00
Free Yr Radio Boston
26 May 2008 20:00
Knitting Factory Tap Bar New York
29 May 2008 20:00
Moshi Moshi @ Hoxton Bar and Grill London, UK
30 May 2008 20:00
Primavera Sound Barecelona, Spain
31 May 2008 20:00
Scheune Dresden, Germany
2 Jun 2008 20:00
Bang Bang Berlin, Germany
3 Jun 2008 20:00
Tsunami Koln, Germany
5 Jun 2008 20:00
Le Point Ephmere Paris, France
6 Jun 2008 20:00
La Nuit Botanique Brussels, Belgium
7 Jun 2008 20:00
Rotown Rotterdam, Netherlands
8 Jun 2008 20:00
Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
9 Jun 2008 20:00
Durr @ The End London, UK
10 Jun 2008 20:00
229 Venue 2 w/ Florence and The Machine London, UK
11 Jun 2008 20:00
Amersham Arms London, UK
12 Jun 2008 20:00
Upset The Rhythm @ Bardens Boudoir London, UK
13 Jun 2008 20:00
Ruby Lounge Manchester, UK
14 Jun 2008 20:00
Vicars Street Dublin, Ireland

The album, Smoke, and single, New Violence, are now available in the UK,
Europe and the rest of the world through Domino.
I'll be in the UK and
Europe in May/June, see the exact dates below and check the myspace for
further touring over the summer.
Also check out the video TV Carnage has
done for 'New Violence' at
http://pitchfork. tv/videos/white-williams-tv-carnage

UK EU- Tour Dates:

1 May 2008 Anson Rooms Bristol, UK (w/ Vampire Weekend)
2 May 2008 Birmingham Academy (w/ Vampire Weekend) Birmingham, UK
3 May 2008 Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (w/ Vampire Weekend) Edinburgh, UK
4 May 2008 ABC (w/ Vampire Weekend) Glasgow, UK
6 May 2008 Newcastle Northumbria University (w/ Vampire Weekend)
Newcastle, UK
7 May 2008 Leeds Cockpit (w/ Vampire Weekend) Leeds, UK
8 May 2008 Manchester Academy 2 (w/ Vampire Weekend) Manchester, UK
12 May 2008 Wedgewood Rooms (w/ Vampire Weekend) Portsmouth, UK
13 May 2008 Electric Ballroom (w/ Vampire Weekend) London, UK

21 May 2008 Free Yr Radio, Boston

26 May 2008 Tap Bar, New York

29 May 2008 Moshi Moshi @ Hoxton Bar & Grill London, UK
30 May 2008 Primavera Sound Barcelona, Spain
31 May 2008 Scheune Dresden, Germany
2 Jun 2008 Bang Bang Berlin, Germany
3 Jun 2008 Tsunami Koln, Germany
5 Jun 2008 Le Point Ephmere Paris, France
6 Jun 2008 La Nuit Botanique Brussels, Belgium
7 Jun 2008 Rotown Rotterdam, Netherlands
8 Jun 2008 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
9 Jun 2008 Durrr @ The End London, UK
10 Jun 2008 229 w/ Florence & The Machine London, UK
11 Jun 2008 Amersham Arms London, UK
12 Jun 2008 Upset The Rhythm @ Bardens Boudoir London, UK
13 Jun 2008 Ruby Lounge Manchester, UK
14 Jun 2008 Vicars Street Dublin, Ireland

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Hello United Kingdom,

We are visiting for a few weeks touring with Vampire Weekend. Please come say hello.


1 May 2008
Anson Rooms Bristol, UK
2 May 2008
Birmingham Academy Birmingham, UK
3 May 2008
Liquid Rooms Edinburgh, UK
4 May 2008
ABC Glasgow, UK
6 May 2008
Northumria University Newcastle, UK
7 May 2008
Leeds Cockpit Leeds, UK
8 May 2008
Manchester Academy Manchester, UK
12 May 2008
Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth, UK
13 May 2008
Electric Ballroom London, UK

Hope to See you

WW

Greetings Everyone,

We have been on tour since the 11th of January. We just parted ways with the amazing act Ecstatic Sunshine and we miss them dearly. We're headed to Vancouver to complete part two of our rim skimming tour of the United States.

Here is the show information for the remainder of our tour:

Wed 01/23/08 Media Club Vancouver BC Health
Thu 01/24/08 Chop Suey Seattle WA Health
Fri 01/25/08 Holocene Portland OR Health
Sat 01/26/08 Cafe Du Nord San Francisco CA Bridez, Eats Tapes
Sun 01/27/08 Echo Los Angeles CA
Tue 01/29/08 Casbah San Diego CA Health, Tribal Tats
Thu 01/31/08 Emos Jr. Austin TX Rings, Cry Blood Apache
Fri 02/01/08 Hailey's Denton TX Rings, Face Full of Icing
Sat 02/02/08 Walters on Washington Houston TX Rings, Cry Blood Apache

Mon 02/04/08 Club Downunder Tallahassee FL Rings
Tue 02/05/08 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta GA Rings
Wed 02/06/08 The Milestone Charlotte NC Rings
Thu 02/07/08 Local 506 Chapel Hill NC Ecstatic Sunshine, Rings
Fri 02/08/08 Ottobar Baltimore MD Ecstatic Sunshine, Rings
Sat 02/09/08 Johnny Brendas Philadelphia PA Ecstatic Sunshine, Rings
Sun 02/10/08 Studio B Brooklyn NY Ecstatic Sunshine, Rings

Hope to see you,

JW

We performed on PRI's Fair game w/ Faith Salie

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/fairgame/.jukebox?action=viewMedia&mediaId=658541&podcastId=2743

You can download the performance from the link above

Best holiday wishes,

WWW

Hosted By: Joseph Williams
When: 31 Oct 2007, 07:27 PM
Where: The Annex
152 Orchard St. Lower East Side NYC
New York, NY 10002
United States
Description:
Joseph Williams

Click Here To View Event

You can now get a digital copy of my forthcoming LP "Smoke" on iTunes. The single for New Violence is also available with remixes by Stars as Eyes and Curses!

The release date for the physical smoke album is November 6th.

Click below for a link to the albums on iTunes.

Smoke

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New Violence

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Here is a writeup of our first performance with my portable band.


http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/music/archives/2007/09/no_context_whit.php

White Williams, a/k/a the 23-year-old New York-via-Ohio Joe Williams, is a young guy. Press legend has him opening for Black Dice and the Rapture in '99, which would've then made him 15, give or take; eight years later, in a week or so, he takes White Williams on the road with Dan Deacon and Girl Talk, his buddy from back when, whenever that could've been. I ventured this here, but New Yorkers have got to love the tour contrast—two venue-wrecking solo acts getting high on becoming one with the crowd, vs. our man White Williams: self-contained, slight, specific; good clothes, great haircut; precocious, indifferent.

When Smoke finally drops—11/6, on Tigerbeat6—talking points will include an "I Want Candy" cover, a track called "Fleetwood Crack," and the slap-bass-y white funk he summons up on "Smoke." But "New Violence", which you can hear right now, is the key. Like Blondie's "Rush Rush" with the bass dialed, or the Strokes with rhythm, or post-punk if post-punk never happened, "New Violence" pulls off the icy feat of being an irresistible song that doesn't care whether you resist it or not.

It's actually inhibitive—live, auditors have the option of a quiet leg jerk, or nothing. No hands in the air. Stage dialogue – for context, last night's show at the Merc was one of his first, I think the very first with the two piece band he had with him – sounded like "turn the computer main mix up, please." There were perfect girls and guys in the crowd, and you got the sense Williams wasn't thinking about going home with any of them. What his stage thing is is serious: it is, up there, a matter of importance that his band hits their cues. It is important that when he sings, he hits his exact note.

Restraint is probably what separates WW from faux casio-calypso crooners like Bobby Birdman, and it's what will enable people to love him in a way that some never will, say, the New Violators, even though that band also has WW's immaculate fashion and 80's-keyboard squawk and distant David Bowie vocal. They also both definitely love the Cure—check for Williams's melodica-d Route to Palm."

At the Merc, he had presence, which was one thing, and songs which were another, and he had a venue, this city. It shouldn't be reaching to say that there is a quality particular to this town in White Williams's music—a perfectionism, which is part of it, but also a kind of artistry that does what it does first and only then looks back to see who came with. Two weeks before his tour, two months before his album, he's not alone and couldn't care less.

News:

-After returning from my tour with Girl Talk and Dan Deacon I will be joining the incredible Battles for some dates in November. The dates are posted in my shows listing.

Record Release party on HALLOWEEN at the Annex in New York City with the sweet sonics of Telepathe. This will be a costume party so please be prepared. Please check out their righteous tunes

myspace.com/telepathe

Nice Words from
Cobain in a Coma and
Stereo Gum and The Fader and 7x7 and XLR8R

We have Tshirts now designed by the charming illustrator Sandra Chi

Here are the designs_They are tilted but they are double sided and the W's will be upright




Smoke is out November 6th

Hello Every270one,

My first release in digital form, will be released shortly.



1.New Violence
2.Violator
3.Satisfaction
4.New Violence remix by Stars as Eyes
5.Smoke remix by Curses


The EP should be available on iTunes and other major online music retailers.