WOWWEE! WE GET TO GO TO EUROPE TWICE IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. ALSO ADDED SOME U.S. FESTIVALS. MORE GASLIGHT ANTHEM DATES COMING, PLUS ABOUT 10 HEADLINING SHOWS ON THE DAYS OFF OF THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM TOUR. MANY SHOWS!

SUMMER EUROPEAN TOUR!

Jul 12 2009 8:00P
Performing at Magnolia Festival-Inzago(Milano) Inzago (Milano)
Jul 13 2009 8:00P
Porcupine Pub Rovigo
Jul 14 2009 8:00P
Performing at Hana Bi Marina De Ravenna
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
Performing at Sa Fest Nuoro (on the island of Sardegna)
Jul 23 2009 8:00P
Jugendhaus West Stuttgart
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
Performing at Stonehill Festival Bern
Jul 25 2009 8:00P
Performing at Globaltica Festival (@ Kolibki Park) Gdynia

US FESTIVALS

Aug 16 2009 8:00P
Green Music Fest 09 Chicago, Illinois
Aug 22 2009 4:00P
performing at SYS Fest @ Ojibway Island Saginaw, Michigan

OUR FIRST TOUR OF GREECE!!!

Sep 1 2009 8:00P
Headlining at An Club Athens
Sep 3 2009 8:00P
Headlining at Bloc 33 Thessaloniki
Sep 4 2009 8:00P
Headlining Khpotheatro Alkazar -No Budget festival Larissa

TOUR OPENING FOR THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM

Sep 8 2009 8:00P
Mr Smalls Theatre OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sep 9 2009 8:00P
Bogart’s OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Cincinnati, Ohio
Sep 11 2009 8:00P
Sokol Auditorium OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Ohaha, Nebraska
Sep 13 2009 8:00P
Ogden Theatre OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Denver, Colorado
Sep 16 2009 8:00P
House of Blues OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM San Diego, California
Sep 17 2009 7:00P
OPENING FOR THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM @ Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
Sep 20 2009 8:00P
The Fillmore OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM San Francisco, California
Sep 22 2009 8:00P
Berbati’s Pan OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Portland, Oregon
Sep 23 2009 8:00P
Showbox OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Seattle, Washington
Sep 24 2009 8:00P
Commodore Ballroom OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 26 2009 8:00P
Edmonton Event Centre OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Edmonton, Alberta
Sep 27 2009 8:00P
MacEwan Ballroom OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Calgary, Alberta
Sep 29 2009 8:00P
Riddell Centre OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Regina, Saskatchewan
Oct 1 2009 8:00P
Garrick Centre OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Winnipeg, Manitoba
Oct 3 2009 8:00P
The Cabooze OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 4 2009 8:00P
Turner Hall OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 5 2009 8:00P
The Intersection OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Oct 6 2009 8:00P
St. Andrews Hall OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Detroit, Michigan
Oct 12 2009 8:00P
Town Ballroom OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Buffalo, New York
Oct 13 2009 8:00P
Kool Haus OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Toronto, Ontario
Oct 18 2009 8:00P
The Trocadero OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 21 2009 8:00P
The National OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Richmond, Virginia
Oct 22 2009 8:00P
9:30 Club OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM D.C., Washington DC
Oct 26 2009 8:00P
Newport Music Hall OPENING FOR GASLIGHT ANTHEM Columbus, Ohio

Murder By Death's "Coming Home" is currently featured in the trailer for the new movie Inglourious Basterds from Quentin Tarantino. Tune in this Sunday at 10pm EST to the Spike Guy's Choice Awards on Spike TV for your first look at the movie.

Here's what Adam says about the song being used:

"Holy shit! The new Quentin Tarantino movie INGLORIOUS BASTERDS is using our song "comin' home" in the preview! We are huge Tarantino fans so we are very excited- we were already eagerly anticipating the movie when we found out. We are so pumped we are crying bullets of joy. Everything's comin' up Milhouse!"

here's the clip - enjoy!

enjoy!



For more info on the film visit: http://www.inglouriousbasterds-movie.com

Hey folks its Adam. I am headed into the woods by myself for a couple of weeks to write some songs. Gonna drive out into Appalachia and set up camp out in the middle of nowhere with a tent, fishing pole, guitar, and a lot of paper. I leave tomorrow morning.

I'm doing this because we tour so much that we don't have a lot of time to write. I have noticed that as bands get busier and busier they never leave enough time to themselves to just work on new material- and in the interest of keeping our songs fresh, interesting, and meaningful, I am heading out on my own. I've always written best when I am alone, bored, or lonely. This should hopefully give me a lot of new ideas, and also flush out the many tidbits of songs that have accumulated in my head over the last year or so. When I get back I'll show what I have to the band and they'll pretty much tell me whats good and what Isn't and then we'll go into full time rehearsals. If it works really well- I'll probably go out and do it again!

Anyway- wish me luck - to many songs, plentiful fish, and zero bear-maulings
Adam

oh ps- I think I am gonna bring a camera and maybe a little video unit to document some of the process. Might be cool to have down the line.


Lets hope it doesn't come to this.

-almost done! just needs to be stained and the shingles put on the roof. wowee!

We have a new pressing of IN BOCCA AL LUPO ON VINYL for sale. Its on 180 gram 12" Orange Flamed vinyl with a printed insert. Its a different pressing and version than the original crazy gatefold. Get em here ONLY AT MURDERBYDEATH.COM

Also! There are a ton of cool new posters available at  MURDERBYDEATH.COM

They're from tours from the last couple years. Lots of varieties, lots of different sizes. Some are handscreened. There are anywhere from 2 to 40 of each poster left so get em before they're gone. These won't be repressed.
MOST POSTER ORDERS WILL COME WITH A BONUS POSTER AND RECORD ORDERS COME WITH A FREE TEMPORARY MURDER BY DEATH TATTOO. WEEE!

Holy Shit! Been working all week on my cabin sawing and screwing (teehee). Made all the walls, roof trusses, screwed down the floor- lots of stuff. Ran into my first problem- we went to hang the first wall and it started to fall apart- the screws weren't long enough. So I had to go back and redo all the connections with longer bigger screws. Oh well. Now its strong like bull. Had some help from friends Nick, Alex, Dan and Grady hanging the walls the other day. Then Dagan and Matt were nice enough to come over and help install the roof trusses yesterday. I'm at a point where I can't do it all myself due to a shortage of arms and Hulk-like muscles.  We got two ladders and two screwdrivers and started installing them. I was terrified that I had cut the angles on the trusses wrong but it worked perfectly! It was a great day- working in the sun, the feeling of a job well done, and the exhilerating combination of ladders and beer. The boys spent the afternoon and evening working on the cabin and Sarah cooked us a big meal- it was a very 1950s day. Guess I owe her dinner. Today I'm installing the loft support beams and then maybe if it doesn't rain I'll start putting on the walls. This is gonna be one good lookin' momma.

Unfortunately its sheduled to rain for 4 or 5 days so after today I am gonna have to take a break for a bit. Oh well- I'm going to go to a baseball game tomorrow- Cincinatti Reds vs Houston Astros. Cool.

Voila!

hey its Adam. Since we are not going to be on tour this summer and will be home writing, I won't be able to try new restaurants to write about for the Food Blog. So i'm building a cabin/glorified shed in my backyard. It'll be for both storing sweet things like axes, sledgehammers, gardening tools etc and also will have a loft for guests who visit us over the summer.  It will have a desk for writing so I can go retreat somewhere to work on lyrics too. Gonna decorate it Twin Peaks style, taxidermy (from a friends Grandfather) and weird pictures. I'm building it from parts I found on craigs list or from local lumberyards. No Lowes/Home Depot/Big Lots. Fuck those guys.

It's my dream to build my own house from the ground up some day, and this seemed like a good way to start. Its an 8x12 foot Gabled roof style, with a big loft area. To start, I got the ground ready for a foundation, which, in this case, was a bunch of cinderblocks meticulously leveled. This part was really boring but I took a long time because I wanted to make sure it was right. Then I built the frame (from pressure treated lumber) for the floor- that was more fun. I screwed in the floor, covered it with a tarp, and then went on our Canadian tour.

Started up again Friday, started building the walls. Built this back wall first because I needed to establish the slope of the roof etc.



Didn't have a miter saw so i had to saw all the angles by hand. That was kinda rough, but hell it's always good to exercise I guess. Since then I've built the rest of the walls but I am behind starting the journal so I will update in a few days. Can't wait to drink beer in this thing.

Hey folks- just wanted to mention that our friend Sam Lowry- the large red bearded viking we often have selling our merchendise on tour- will be going on tour for a few days, with a backing band of our friends- including sarah from Murder By Death.  Check em out! His myspace is http://www.myspace.com/samlowry

Here are the dates that Sarah will be playing (several with our friend William Elliott Whitmore!)

May 14 2009 8:00P

The Matinee - with As If Cleveland, Ohio

May 15 2009 8:00P

Mac’s Bar - with William Elliott Whitmore and Frontier Ruckus Lansing, Michigan

May 16 2009 9:00P

Stonefly Brewery - with William Elliott Whitmore, Frontier Ruckus Milwaukee, Wisconsin

May 17 2009 8:00P

The House Cafe - with William Elliott Whitmore, Frontier Ruckus DeKalb, Illinois

May 18 2009 9:00P

Private Show Skokie, Illinois

May 19 2009 9:00P

The Bluebird - CD Release Show - Woot! Bloomington, Indiana

and theres a few more dates supporting our friends langhorne slim (that sarah wont be playing)

May 23 2009 8:00P

The Filling Station Bozeman, Montana

May 28 2009 8:00P

Sam Bond’s Garage - with Langhorne Slim, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers Eugene, Oregon

May 29 2009 8:30P

The Independent - with Langhorne Slim, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers San Francisco, California

May 30 2009 8:30P

Spaceland with Langhorne Slim, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers Los Angeles, California

Jun 1 2009 9:00P

Plush with Langhorne Slim, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers Tucson, Arizona

Jun 3 2009 8:00P

The Parish with Langhorne Slim, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers Austin, Texas

Jun 6 2009 9:00P

Jackpot Saloon with Langhorne Slim, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers Lawrence, Kansas

Jun 7 2009 8:00P

Hi Dive - with Langhorne Slim, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers Denver, Colorado

Jun 8 2009 8:00P

Urban Lounge - with Langhorne Slim, Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers Salt Lake City, Utah

Omaha, NE. Espana

OK- so this entry in the food blog is pretty late. this was a meal we had when we played Omaha, Nebraska in March. We ate at a restaurant called Espana. Its a tapas joint, and we had a bitchin' good time eating many different tasty little treats.

Crusty bread drizzled in olive oil, rubbed with tomato and served with an olive. awesome. I love olives.

Ceviche with lemon, shrimp, scallop, capers, on a bed of spinich, plantain crisps. REALLY fresh. really loved it.

Cannaloni stuffed with tuna with heavy cream sauce. Sinful and hellishly delightful. Salty snails in a bitter garlic parsley heavy white wine sauce. Tasted meaty like a dense mushroom combined with a scallop. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT HAS EVEN BEEN IN MY MOUTH.

Rabbit with tomatoes and wine sauce. NOT SO GOOD, AL. was tough and tomatoes were not fresh. bummer. otherwise this meal was killer.

Tres leches cake with apricot compote with Lemon. Drizzled in cream. Holy shit. Holy holy holy shit. Time to get fat.

PS: SARAH IS THINKING ABOUT DOING AN ANTI-FOOD BLOG! I'M TRYING TO CONVINCE HER AND I THINK ITS WORKING...

 It would be a bitter review of all her most hated meals we unfortunately encounter on tour. Some may or may not be haikus...

HERE IS A TEASER WE WHIPPED UP

Get out the blender
Prepare for disappointment
It's shrimp salad time