Hello Maplewoodian Friends --

Yes we've been AWOL, but we are ecstatic (and pleasantly surprised) to announce the release of our extremely long-awaited second long player, "Yeti Boombox," out on Tapete Records this week.  Recorded in the abominable snowy winter of 2008, these 12-songs pick up right where we left off, although we can't really recall where we left off, since it was so long ago.

In addition to the new record, the past couple of years found us contributing songs to the Sidney Lumet movie "Before the Devil Knows Your Dead" and sitting in with everyone's favorite breeze-rock heroes, America, to record a version of our tune "Indian Summer" for their great "Here and Now" album.  America's Gerry Beckley returned the favor by guesting on "Moonboot Canyon" -- our first apres ski anthem and the first cut on "Yeti Boombox." (It also features our friend Alan Weatherhead from Sparklehorse on pedal steel.)

The European tour begins in late September, with select dates in the States to be announced. Look for reviews in MOJO and UNCUT in the near future.

What, you may ask, is a YETI BOOMBOX?  You can find out by acquiring the album -- CD, mp3 downloads, or limited-edition vinyl (note the painstakingly hand-stitched artwork by Megan Whitmarsh!) -- at Amazon, iTunes, emusic, or wherever fine music is sold (if not always bought).

Read about it here:
http://www.tapeterecords.de/index.php?id=147 <http://www.tapeterecords.de/index.php?id=147>

Songs & general blather & a fancy color scheme the label made for us here:
http://www.myspace.com/maplewood <http://www.myspace.com/maplewood>

The newly revamped maplewoodfeelsgood Web site is on the way, too, and we promise not to be such red-headed strangers. . .

Snow & dust & all our best --

Maplewood
(Mark Rozzo, Steve Koester, Craig Schoen, and Ira Elliot)

Dates Below:

September 24th Bielefeld - Kamp
September 25th Hamburg - Reeperbahn Festival
September 26th Bremen - Lila Eule
September 27th Köln - Kultur Kirche
September 28th Paris- Nouveau Casino [WITH FRUITKEY]
September 29th Freiburg - Swamp
September 30th München - Backstage
October 1st Frankfurt/Main Nachtleben
October 2nd Rostock - Mau Club
October 3rd Madrid - Moby Dick