NEW YEAR
Hey everyone! Happy New Yr! Spero here! Long time, no write, dudes. I know some of you have been wondering what we've been up to..well, after touring non stop all of last year with Tegan and Sara and on our own, we have been taking some well-deserved time off, and it's been just lovely. Sprout has been non-stop knitting and has gifted me, Hesta Prynn and leeloo (her dog) w some fab hats (pictured here)..mine has a lil' pom pom on top and is too cute for words..

NEW SALE
Speaking of cute apparel, we are in the midst of a 2009 NEW YEAR'S SALE   - we have SLASHED our merch prices in a serious way in honor of the New Year and the failing economy. All the adorable Tshirts we were selling on Spring tour are now on sale for a limited time only for $10 (down from $20)!!  Everything in our merch store is on sale for $10 and under - cds, posters, vinyl -some items as low as $3!
You literally can't beat that, so now is the time to snag that item you were eyeing at the show but didn't buy! While sizes last!!
http://www.indiemerchstore.com/northernstate

NEW MUSIC
We gals are also excited to update you on some musical projects besides NS that we have been working on..

Sprout and I recorded our first EP with our all-girl rock band Lucky Bitch this fall in Nashville, w/ the amazing Lesley Bailey. Lucky Bitch features me and Sprout both playing drums and guitar, as well as the always amazing Katie Cassidy of NS fame on lead guitar, and 3 of our other best gals. We basically eat mexican food, drink, rock, and bust into 5 part harmonies. You can pick up a hand-decorated copy of our EP, 'Easy on the Ice' (that's how we like our drinks) at www.myspace.com/luckybitchtheband.

Hesta Prynn has been busy making a record with some friends, called Hesta Prynn in Civil Shepherd. It's being A&R/curated by Sara Quin, features Tim Harrington from Les Savy Fav and Bear Hands, is being produced by Chuck Brody and Jon Siebels.  She just put up two songs and live dates (Philly, Austin) on her myspace page so check it out and leave her a comment cuz she's nervous to know what people think, do people like it, do they want more, etc???!!!!  www.myspace.com/hestaprynn. 

And I, Spero, have been slowly working on some songs of my own..so far just demos I recorded alone in my bedroom. You can have a listen to a couple on my blog http://speropolis.wordpress.com
Leave me a comment if you can (I still don't totally understand how this blog stuff works), and check out the posts about my new little dog Minnie, who who can read auras (also pictured here ) and my celebrity interview w/ Hesta Prynn about our fave tv shows..very important stuff.

New Year, new president, new hats, new music, new dawg. But some things remain the same..namely me, Sprout, and Hesta Prynn kickin it and playing Mah Jongg when possible. WE LUV YOU ALL and we hope that 2009 is going to be a good year, full of hope and change..and if all else fails, there is always ROCK OF LOVE BUS, which I am about to watch right now on dvr!!

XOXOXO
SPERO (and sprout and hesta pretzel)