hey team
so we’ve got some awesome fall dates around the West through October to announce…. they’ll peak with five more dates with our buds BUILT TO SPILL, all of those shows will be in California over Halloween weekend and will be our last shows before Christmas as we’ll be taking our first break longer than a couple of weeks in the last 4 years to begin work on a new record. we’re very excited for some downtime to focus on writing and creating anew… but first, we are so very pumped for all these shows in September and October and hope to see as many of you as possible. some more dates will be announced in the weeks to come, but here’s how they look as of right now. look for regular updates to our schedule at www.facebook.com/finnriggins or www.myspace.com/finnriggins. happy fall time!!
FINN RIGGINS FALL 2010
9/3 MOSCOW, ID @ John’s Alley w/ Hosannas
9/4 SPOKANE, WA @ The Empyrean w/ Hosannas + Sassmatrons
9/5 SANDPOINT, ID @ Schweitzer Fall Festival w/ Larry & His Flask
9/8 BOISE, ID @ Neurolux w/ Suckers
9/10 PORTLAND, OR @ MFNW (TLE Showcase @ Someday Lounge)
9/11 PORTLAND, OR @ MFNW (Burnside + Riot Act Party @ Rontom’s)
9/11 HOOD RIVER, OR @ Hood River Inn
9/15 BEND, OR @ McMenamin’s Old St. Francis School
9/16 LA GRANDE, OR @ Elks Lodge w/ Sons Of Guns + Tyler Fortier
9/17 MISSOULA, MT @ The Badlander w/ Victory Smokes + Vera
9/24 EUGENE, OR @ TBA
10/2 KETHCUM, ID @ Whiskey Jacques w/ Triple Nixon
10/7 MOSCOW, ID @ John’s Alley w/ Tartufi + Jared Mees & The Grown Children
10/9 BOISE, ID @ Promenade Music Festival (Day Party @ Visual Arts Collective)
10/9 BOISE, ID @ Promenade Music Festival (TLE Showcase @ Neurolux)
10/13 BAY AREA @ TBA
10/14 DAVIS, CA @ TBA
10/15 BAY AREA @ TBA
10/16 ASHLAND, OR @ Alex’s Restaurant
10/21 LA GRANDE, OR @ Eastern Oregon Film Festival
10/22 LA GRANDE, OR @ Eastern Oregon Film Festival w/ Yeah Great Fine
10/23 BOISE, ID @ North End Nursery Harvest Festival
10/27 SOLANO BEACH, CA @ Belly-Up Tavern w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Revolt Revolt
10/28 LOS ANGELES, CA @ El Rey Theatre w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Revolt Revolt
10/29 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ The Fillmore w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Revolt Revolt
10/30 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ The Fillmore w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Revolt Revolt
10/31 ARCATA, CA @ The Depot (HSU) w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Revolt Revolt
cruising through Kansas, launched last night from Boise with a mission of getting to Spindale, NC by Friday morning for a radio session with infamous WNCW 88.7 FM… then we attend the wedding of a Simpson niece near Raleigh, NC on Saturday and then jump on tour with fellow Idahoans BUILT TO SPILL and FAUXBOIS in Asheville, NC on Sunday. when we left we had 2400 miles and 36hrs to go, after an epic moonrise over Wyoming, a brief nap with a herd of deer and a greasy breakfast in Laramie, we rolled through Colorado and now in deep cruise control across Kansas with a measly 1312miles and 21hrs left to go. this is a cakewalk.
summer’s been good to us thus far. thanks to everyone that have been making it out to the shows. below are our current tour dates, including a couple of changes with our late august dates from our original posting. we’ll see you soon. new tunes are churning inside of us. this fall and winter we’ll be hibernating to churn them outside of us.
8/8 ASHEVILLE, NC @ The Orange Peel w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Fauxbois
8/9 ATLANTA, GA @ Buckhead Theatre w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Fauxbois
8/10 LITTLE ROCK, AR @ The Village w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Underclaire
8/11 DALLAS, TX @ Granada Theater w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Telegraph Canyon
8/12 AMARILLO, TX @ The 806
8/13 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO @ The Black Sheep w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Fauxbois
8/14 BELLEVUE, CO @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Paean
8/19 BOISE, ID @ Brawl Studios w/ Rooftops + Wasilla + Red Hands Black Feet + In The Pause
8/20 MCCALL, ID @ Salmon River Brewery
8/21 BOISE, ID @ Boise State University
8/25 HAILEY, ID @ Wicked Spud Back Alley Concert Series
8/27 POCATELLO, ID @ TBA
8/28 BOISE, ID @ Boise Weekly Crafty Bastards Block Party
8/29 BOISE, ID @ The Red Room w/ Screaming Females + On The Tundra + Jonn E Combat
9/3 MOSCOW, ID @ John’s Alley w/ Hosannas
9/4 SPOKANE, WA @ The Empyrean w/ Hosannas + Sassmatrons
9/5 SANDPOINT, ID @ Schweitzer Fall Festival w/ Larry & His Flask
9/8 BOISE, ID @ Neurolux w/ Suckers
9/10 PORTLAND, OR @ MFNW (TLE Showcase @ Someday Lounge)
9/11 HOOD RIVER, OR @ Hood River Inn
9/15 BEND, OR @ McMenamin’s Old St. Francis School
9/17 MISSOULA, MT @ The Palace w/ Victory Smokes + Vera
here’s our summer tour schedule as it currently stands… mostly regional stuff but we will be doing a week of shows with BUILT TO SPILL in August starting out in North Carolina. hope to see you at one or some of these! starts this week!!
6/17 BOISE, ID @ The Linen Building w/ Hosannas + Empty Space Orchestra
6/18 BEND, OR @ Rise Up International Warehouse w/ Hosannas + Empty Space Orchestra
6/19 PORTLAND, OR @ Mississippi Studios w/ Hosannas + Empty Space Orchestra
6/20 OLYMPIA, WA @ Northern w/ Shellshag
6/25 YAKIMA, WA @ Yakima Sports Center w/ Red Jacket Mine
6/26 SEATTLE, WA @ Georgetown Music Festival
6/27 BOISE, ID @ Boise Rec Fest in Ann Morrison Park
7/2 EL CERRITO, CA @ I Am We House
7/3 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest
7/9 POCATELLO, ID @ Flipside Lounge w/ Dolman
7/10 VICTOR, ID @ Knotty Pine w/ Dolman
7/14 BOISE, ID @ The Warehouse at 5115
7/15 KETCHUM, ID @ Whiskey Jacques
7/22 SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ The Woodshed w/ Vile Blue Shades
7/23 BOULDER, CO @ Boulder Draft House
7/24 DENVER, CO @ The Underground Music Showcase
7/25 GRAND JUNCTION, CO @ KAFM Radio Room
8/8 ASHEVILLE, NC @ The Orange Peel w/ BUILT TO SPILL
8/9 ATLANTA, GA @ Buckhead Theatre w/ BUILT TO SPILL
8/10 LITTLE ROCK, AR @ The Village w/ BUILT TO SPILL
8/11 DALLAS, TX @ Granada Theater w/ BUILT TO SPILL + Telegraph Canyon
8/12 AMARILLO, TX @ The 806
8/13 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO @ The Black Sheep w/ BUILT TO SPILL
8/14 BELLEVUE, CO @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre w/ BUILT TO SPILL
8/19 BOISE, ID @ Terrapin w/ Symmetry/Symmetry
8/20 MCCALL, ID @ Salmon River Brewery
8/21 LA GRANDE, OR @ TBA
8/25 HAILEY, ID @ Wicked Spud Back Alley Concert Series
thanks to all the incredible bands that made the trek for this year’s barn party on the remote camas prairie in central idaho. high desert rock n roll. doesn’t get much wilder. amazing amazing amazing. thanks to everyone that attended and helped out and rallied the spirits!! what an incredible group of people committed to awesomeness. seriously, blew our minds how smoothly everything went. and what a ridiculously amazing time the whole weekend was. please do keep up with the bands (links below) that played this year on their endeavors around the country and we’ll see you next year!
summer tour dates announced next week!! some very exciting stuff going on this summer season.
we’re home safe and sound. best tour yet! thank you all for making it so incredible. blown away by all the enthusiasm and generosity that came our way over the 80 days we were out bouncing around this country in our humble little van. we couldn’t have done it without all of your kindness and we can’t thank you enough. great people all over this country. it’s moving. it’s awesome. thank you.
lots of exciting things on the horizon. some shows regionally this weekend and throughout the summer and fall. full schedule at www.myspace.com/finnriggins more updates soon!!
hard to believe we’ll be home in 4 more days. day 76 today. our own beds are calling us! big bad fun shows in MOSCOW, IDAHO this friday and back home in BOISE on saturday! more details at www.myspace.com/finnriggins
thanks for all the love and support. y’all have made this monstrous tour the best ever!!
love
FR
PS we stopped by the infamous Daytrotter Studios yesterday morning in Rock Island, IL and recorded a 5 song session. got to play on some rad gear and re-interpret a couple of our songs and record a little surprise. not sure yet when the session will be released, but we’ll keep you posted. very excited to share!
holy moly what a tour!! can’t believe we left in February and it’s now May 3rd and we still have almost two weeks left… but the light at the end of the tunnel is definitely getting brighter as we turned our headlights westward today from Ithaca, NY to Cleveland, OH. from here on our out we’re headed West toward home. pretty exciting. still lots of great shows on the way though. here’s what’s left:
5/3 CLEVELAND, OH @ PAT’S IN THE FLATS — w/ Talons’ + Safari + Chief Bromide
5/4 MIDDLETOWN, OH @ THE VENUE at KIDD COFFEE w/ The Spring Standards
5/5 INDIANAPOLIS, IN @ VOLLRATH TAVERN — w/ Holy Ghost Canyon + Home School
5/6 KALAMAZOO, MI @ THE STRUTT (WIDR sponsored show) w/ Pan
5/7 CHICAGO, IL @ THE ELBO ROOM w/ Teenage Rage
5/8 SHEBOYGAN, WI @ THE GREEN ROOM w/ Surgeons in Heat
5/9 IOWA CITY, IA @ PUBLIC SPACE ONE w/ Hello Shark
5/10 ROCK ISLAND, IL @ Daytrotter Session
5/10 LAWRENCE, KS @ REPLAY LOUNGE w/ The Kinetiks + New Franklin Panthers
5/11 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ KITTY CAT KLUB w/ Prozac Rat + Sorry OK + Gallupstar
5/12 DICKINSON, ND @ THE EVIL OLIVE
5/13 MISSOULA, MT @ THE PALACE — w/ Vera + Airstream Safari
5/14 MOSCOW, ID @ ONE WORLD CAFE — free all ages early show!! 7pm
5/14 MOSCOW, ID @ JOHN’S ALLEY
5/15 GARDEN CITY, ID @ VISUAL ARTS COLLECTIVE — Fauxbois album release party!!
we’re now in the Northeast. just spent a couple of chill days off with Lisa’s family in New Hampshire. snuck in a fun visit to Lisa’s alma mater — Belmont High School — yesterday and played for a bunch of the music students and took questions for a couple hours. really love doing that sort of thing and wish we were able to do it more often. on our way to Boston now for a show there tonight. here’s our full itinerary while we’re in the Northeast. let some friends know! and/or hope to see you if you live out here.
4/21 JAMAICA PLAIN (boston), MA @ Midway Cafe
4/23 NORTHAMPTON, MA @ The Elevens
4/24 WINOOSKI (burlington), VT @ Monkey House Bar
4/25 MONTPELIER, VT @ The Lamb Abbey (all ages)
4/27 WATERBURY, CT @ Lil Tommy J’s Home For Lost Boys (all ages)
4/28 NEW YORK, NY @ Cake Shop
4/29 BROOKLYN, NY @ Cameo Gallery
5/1 ONEONTA, NY @ Seen Un Seen (all ages)
5/2 ITHACA, NY @ Castaways
we’re playing a fundraiser show for the Sunlight Foundation to help with their efforts toward government transparency this coming Thursday (Apr 15th) in Washington DC at Tabaq Bistro. this video pretty much sums it up.
couple of weeks ago in Chattanooga, TN we spent a few hours in an old abandoned YMCA exploring the many rooms and playing some acoustic songs. here’s two of the four we shot. thanks to team WE’LL MISS YOU MORE for making it happen. camera + edit by Sahale Jensen. sound by Ben Norskov.
we had a blast with them. very spontaneous. very fun. check these out.
new tour blog posted at www.boiseweekly.com with some recount of our epic late night journey and ghost tour in Savannah, GA last night and other adventures from the South Atlantic Coast that has been treating us sooooo well.
also, some more press from the last week or so:
cool recount of SXSW and independent musicians from Gavin Dahl for the Boise Weekly — article
sweet article about Vs Wilderness, our tour and our Wilmington, NC show by the Star News — article
preview for our Savannah show (scroll down) — Connect Weekly
preview for our Let Feedback Ring Festival appearance in Raleigh, NC — The Independent Weekly
lots of love on this tour thanks to our team at Riot Act!! shows have been great. for more regular updates follow us on Twitter and Facebook
had an absolutely amazing time at SXSW. been heading East since… very excited to be back out in these parts. played at JJ’s Bohemia in Chattanooga last night. so fun. spent the afternoon yesterday shooting live acoustic videos in an old abandoned YMCA. very curious to see how those turn out. shot in old empty pool. on a spanish style roof. in an old basketball gym. and running around playing through the halls. more on that soon.
in the meantime, you can read the full report on our SXSW experience that i sent to the Idaho Statesman here: Finn Riggins at SXSW 2010
here are some photos that our buddy Ryan Dornfeld just sent along:
Official SXSW Showcase at Habana Calle 6 - Saturday, March 20
SXSW Portland Indie Industry Party at The Liberty -- Saturday, Mar 20
SXSW Portland Indie Industry Party at The Liberty -- Saturday, Mar 20
so our first show in Texas was a blast last night at The 806 in Amarillo… thanks to everyone that came out!! we’re headed to San Angelo today and then on to Austin… here’s our full schedule of events at SXSW. please pass the word along to anyone you think will be at the fest this year! thx
3/16 pre-SXSW Daily Juice Boat Party (3700 Lake Austin Blvd) ~ boat departs at 5:30pm sharp Boat Party details
3/18 Nail / Distiller day party @ The Side Bar (602 e 7th St) ~ 12:45pm (outside stage) details
3/19 Zilker Park afternoon BBQ
3/20 Portland Indie Industries day party @ The Liberty Bar (1618 1/2 E 6th St) ~ 4:20pm details
3/20 Official SXSW Showcase (Burnside Distro Party) @ Habana Calle 6 (709 E 6th St) ~ 1am details
going to be a wild one.
xoxo
FR
PS if you haven’t already seen this video of “Pancakes” from our 2-6-10 Portland, OR show at Tribute Gallery… check it out.
