1/4/10
4:41pm BK time

Happy new year:

Another Bag Of Bones.

More to come,
Kevin

12/20/09
2:46PM Brooklyn Time

Yo Yo Yo Snowdogs.

TONIGHT, if you're mobile and in New York, is our last show of the year at the Music Hall of Williamsburg supporting the mighty MATISYAHU at the last night of his "Festival of Light" - we're on at 8pm sharp.  You can stream the set LIVE @ http://www.ustream.tv/matisyahu, starting at 7:45pm EST/4:45pm PST.

Much more to come - year in review, etc.  Many thanks guys...

Thanks,
Kevin

Current watching: Jets vs. Falcons

Due to overwhelming public demand we've decided to bring Christmas forward a week. As of today you can now buy 'Splitting Up Christmas' and all nine b-sides as a digital bundle for just £5 (about $8)!

The 10 MP3s are available exclusively via bsmrocks.com/shop, are all ripped at 320kbps and will only be on sale until 31st December 2009. They'll be down before your decorations.

Tracklisting:

01. Splitting Up Christmas
02. Joey (Concrete Blonde cover)
03. Harvest Moon (Neil Young cover)
04. The Longer I Lay Here (Pedro The Lion cover)
05. You'll Only End Up Joining Them (alternative version)
06. Holland 1945 (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
07. Lord, I Know We Don't Talk (live at the Old Blue Last)
08. Write Your Story Now (live at the Old Blue Last)
09. Whatever (Elliott Smith cover)
10. Wolf's Mouth (alternative version)

'Splitting Up Christmas' is available as a free MP3 download from today.

Get it from www.bsmrocks.com right away

Happy holidays!

November 20th, 2009
3:10pm KC, MO time

From the horse's mouth:

"To celebrate Kevin Devine's forthcoming appearance on the annual BSM Christmas Tour - and, of course, the fast-approaching festive season - we're re-releasing 'Splitting Up Christmas', a song originally taken from Kevin's 2003 album, 'Make The Clocks Move'. The single will be available as a free MP3 download and no less than nine different CD versions!

Each CD will be limited to just 25 copies, available for one night only and feature a different b-side, hand-numbered and signed by Kevin. Here's how it breaks down...

30.11 - Manchester, Deaf Institute (b-side: 'Joey' - Concrete Blonde cover)
01.12 - Oxford, O2 Academy (b-side: 'Harvest Moon' - Neil Young cover)
02.12 - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (b-side: 'The Longer I Lay Here' - Pedro The Lion cover)
03.12 - Southampton, Hampton's (b-side: 'You'll Only End Up Joining Them' - acoustic version)
04.12 - Birmingham, O2 Academy 3 (b-side: 'Holland 1945' - Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
06.12 - London, The Borderline (b-side: 'Lord, I Know We Don't Talk' - live at Old Blue Last)
07.12 - Leeds, The Cockpit (b-side: 'Write Your Story Now' - live at Old Blue Last)
08.12 - Glasgow, Captain's Rest (b-side: 'Whatever (Some Folk Song In C)' - Elliott Smith cover)
09.12 - Norwich, Arts Centre (b-side: 'Wolf's Mouth' - alternative version)

Tickets for the tour are available now via http://www.artistticket.com/link/?s=kevin+devine. Shoes And Socks Off supports on all dates."

Thanks guys,
Kevin

Current reading: Bowles, "The Sheltering Sky"

11/3/09
3:49pm Baltimore, MD time

I'm sorry to report that the next week of Get Up Kids shows, starting at the 9:30 Club in DC tonight, will be semi-acoustic due to our drummer Mike getting real sick and having to leave the tour to rest and heal up.  

We hope to have him back for the last week or so, and will keep you posted.

We wish Mike a speedy and full recovery and promise to do our best to get the songs across as impactfully as possible in his absence.

Thanks,
Kevin

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KD in the UK!

(http://www.artistticket.com/link/?s=kevin+devine)

10/22/09
2:12am Skokie, IL time

Just two quick announcements:

We're thrilled to join BRAND NEW, GLASSJAW, THRICE, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, and BRIAN BONZ, I AM THE AVALANCHE, and ROBBERS November 28th at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island.  Huge, surreal, monstrous experience and we're grateful to be involved. 

The ticket link:

Brand New, Glassjaw, Thrice, Manchester Orchestra & Kevin Devine @ Nassau Coliseum 11/28/09

Also, from the totally weird but totally welcome and 100% true files: we've been asked to take part in an annual gathering thrown by and featuring MATISYAHU (yes, the Hasidic reggae star), titled the FESTIVAL OF LIGHT 2009. We'll be performing together at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn December 20th. 

From Matisyahu:

"There is a fan club pre-sale that starts tomorrow, 10/22 at 10am and goes until 11am on 10/23. The password is FOL2009. Please feel free to pass along to your fans for advance tickets."

The ticket link:

Matisyahu & Kevin Devine @ MHOW, 12/20/09

Thanks guys,
Kevin