So yeah. It's been a while. But we're back, dammit, and here's the low-down:
1. NEW PEOPLE!!! We've finally got what appears to be a solidified line-up. Please welcome Marcus Hodges on drums and Shaun Tesla Dickerson on bass and guitar. Yes, his initials really are STD. They're both good dudes and they're not bad at their respective instruments either. The live stuff sounds better than ever with them which makes me very happy. It also brings me to my next point...
2. LOCAL SHOWS!!! We're coming off the longest live show hiatus in our band's history - over 3 months. We needed to get our act together and now that we have we're itching to get back out there. The return show is on Monday, February 26th at the Green Dolphin at 8 pm. It will be with our good pals in Barn Burning (myspace.com/barnburning), who are touring in support of their awesome new record "Werner Ghost Truck." Here's a list of some more local shows:
March 7th at the Jefferson Center (Fitzpatrick Hall), with
Triple Twins (from Richmond)
March 22nd at the Greystone Tavern, with
Savior Bullets,
Ryan's Hope (Chicago), and
Black Tie Bombers (Cincinnati, represent)
April 27th at the Green Dolphin, with Affliction Kid
3. TOURING!!! YAY!!! We're going to be opening up for our dear friend and all around cool dude Tim Barry (of AVAIL) on the first couple dates of his upcoming spring tour. After that , Sarah and I will be continuing on the rest of the tour as part of Tim's backup band. Here's the dates:
Mar 27 Carrboro, NC... @ Reservoir -
Tim Barry / Josh Small / The Wading Girl Mar 28 Asheville, NC... @ Joli Rouge -
Tim Barry / Josh Small / The Wading Girl Mar 29 Birmingham, Alabama... @ Cave 9 -
Smoke or Fire / The Draft / Tim Barry Mar 30 Atlanta, GA... @ The Masquerade -
Smoke or Fire / The Draft / Tim Barry Mar 31 Gainesville, FL... @ Common Grounds -
Smoke or Fire / The Draft / Tim Barry Apr 1 Jacksonville, FL... @ Jack Rabbits -
Smoke or Fire / Tim Barry / Fifth Hour Hero Apr 3 Charlotte, NC... @ The Casbah -
Smoke or Fire / Tim Barry / Fifth Hour Hero Apr 4 Baltimore, MD... @ The Ottobar -
Smoke or Fire / Tim Barry / Fifth Hour Hero Apr 5 Richmond, VA @... Alley Katz -
Smoke or Fire / Tim Barry / Fifth Hour Hero Apr 6 New York City, NY @ Rebel -
Smoke or Fire / Tim Barry / Fifth Hour Hero Apr 7 Cambridge, MA @... The Middle East -
Smoke or Fire / Tim Barry / Fifth Hour Hero Apr 14 Philadelphia, PA @... Circle of Hope -
Smoke or Fire / Tim Barry / Fifth Hour Hero Plenty more dates to come... If you haven't heard
Tim's solo stuff, do yourself a favor and check it out.
Josh Small,
Smoke or Fire,
The Draft, and
Fifth Hour Hero are all great as well. I'm not just saying that, they really are. So check them out!
4. NEW MUSIC!!! We've been demo-ing a bunch of new material and we're super excited about it. The tentative plan is for a summer release to coincide with summer tour dates. Hopefully we can find someone willing to help us put this new stuff out, as we gots no monies right now. Expect some demos to be posted soon.
5. NEW WEBSITE!!! Go to www.thewadinggirl.com. Pretty self-explanatory, really.
All right, enough is enough. I'll keep this thing more updated this time around, I pinky swear.
Billy