all good things to those who wait.  ladies and gents, sometimes things take a long time..  like really long.  but let's not dwell on the past, this is a positive entry.  The Films sophomore effort "Oh, Scorpio" has a release date!  well, a digital one at least.  JUNE 23rd the record will be released on itunes.  yes, we have plans to print hard copies (and vinyl!) in the not too distant future as well, but digital will have to do for now.  besides let's face it, most of you just put that cd in your computer one time and then lose it, or it becomes good looking garbage cluttering up your desk.

april something.. home from the road. the Butch Walker tour was sweet till the last drop. thanks Butch, the MMM's, the crew, and the fans for making us feel welcome.

i have 3 things to tell you about (i work best in 3's)....

album title: our new album has a title. it's called "OH, SCORPIO"

OH, SCORPIO is out in japan!!
to the wonderful people of japan: (you'll have to excuse me, my japanese is a little rusty) 私達の新記録は日本の記憶装置に今ある! それはオハイオ州の蠍座生まれの人に問い合わせ、それを点検したら私達はそれを非常に好む。 ありがとう!!

and thirdly, we will be playing a show this saturday, april 11th at the Paradiso club in Amsterdam. come check it out!!




PS: i will break my rule of 3 to let you know that our dear friends from charleston "LESLIE" have a new EP out. give em a listen - myspace.com/leslierock

THIS has been an unrivaled tour so far.. dare i say the best yet?? the shows have been great. the crowds have been amazing. Butch Walker and his band of musical melody makers have been laying waste to the stage on a nightly basis. the graffiti is slowly coming off of our trailer (more on that later). all is well.

here's a little video of us in our hotel room.

As you've probably heard from our last post we're getting ready to hit the road for a few weeks with our good friend Butch Walker. Here are the dates:

Mar 06 // The Magic Bag / Detriot (Ferndale), MI
Mar 07 // Mixtape Cafe / Grand Rapids, MI
Mar 09 // Varsity Theatre / Minneapolis, MN
Mar 10 // House Of Blues / Chicago, IL
Mar 11 // Grog Shop / Cleveland, OH
Mar 13 // Mr. Small's Theatre / Millvale, PA
Mar 14 // Webster Hall / New York, NY
Mar 15 // TLA (Theater of the Living Arts) / Philadelphia, PA
Mar 16 // Paradise Rock Club / Boston, MA
Mar 18 // Club Hall / Providence, RI
Mar 19 // Maxwell's / Hoboken, NJ
Mar 20 // Stone Pony / Asbury Park, NJ
Mar 21 // 930 Club / Washington, D.C.

Hope to see you there!

well folks, its about that time again. time to trade in our soft beds and daily routines for cramped vans, dirty hotels and fast food. yes, let's close our eyes for a moment and imagine this magical place that we so lovingly refer to as 'the road'. picture, if you will, a place where a tea tree flavored toothpick can be called "toothbrush".. a place where the sink at the motel 6 can be called "washing machine".. and where a 12 oz red and white can with a blue ribbon on it can be called "breakfast and lunch".. our soul mission being to play music for great people in a different city every single night! we have lived in this beautiful world for quite a while, and after taking some time off this passed year to make a new record, we could not be more thrilled to get back out there!

our new dear friend (who also happens to be an amazing artist/performer/producer) Butch Walker has invited lil ol' us to go on tour with him in march. thanks Butch! check out the tourdates link to see where the tour is headed - FYI - if you don't see your city on there, try to refrain from getting angry and sending us a 'what about f***ing (your city here)????' email, and KNOW that with the release of the new record there will be a hell of a lot more touring for us in the coming months. we WANT to play your town!

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time...

Lookout midwest, northeast, and southeast (how come there's no mideast in america??) we are hitting the road in march supporting our dear friend Butch Walker and His Gang of Merry Musical Melodymakers and we couldn't be more excited! THIS is going to be a good one!

3/6 Detroit Magic Bag 18+
3/7 Grand Rapids Mixtape
3/9 Minneapolis Varsity Theater
3/10 Chicago HOB 17+
3/11 Cleveland Grog Shop
3/13 Pittsburgh Mr Smalls
3/14 New York Webster Hall 16+
3/15 Philadelphia TLA
3/16 Boston Paradise Rock Club
3/18 Providence Club Hell
3/19 Hoboken NJ Maxwells (SOLD OUT)
3/20 Asbury Park NJ Stone Pony
3/21 DC 930 Club

So as you can see we've been doing a little sprucing up for the season, in order to deliver an early Christmas gift. "It's Christmas (What's The Difference)" a holiday song (and video) in Films' fashion plus an exclusive new album B-Side will be is available very soon NOW via iTunes. What does very soon mean you ask - good question, keep checking back to find out..

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NOW

Also, the good peeps over at Yahoo! Music are featuring the video as well, so please pay them a visit and check it out: http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/--202159661.

And last but not least, before it hit's iTunes you can download the new track for FREE right here:

DOWNLOAD: It's Christmas (What's The Difference)

So, download, share, and add it to those holiday playlists. Happy Holidays!

More to come.

We will be playing San Diego's infamous Street Scene Festival September 19, 2008 along with a handful of other dates on the west coast including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, & San Francisco. Hope to see you all there. Here are all the dates:

Sept 16 // Cinespace / Los Angeles, CA
Sept 17 // Revolution Lounge @ Mirage / Las Vegas, NV
Sept 18 // Popscene / San Francisco, CA
Sept 19 // Street Scene / San Diego, CA

We'll let you know more details as we get them.

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Fresh out the studio we'll be in Atlanta celebrating (and most likely playing some new stuff). Please come join us.



Also keep checking back we've still got some pics from the studio that never got posted, that will be up soon. What can I say.. we got lazy.