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.

more blog postage and some photos on our Boise Weekly tour blog

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!!

xoxo
FR

but first, shows in MINNEAPOLIS tonight! DICKINSON, ND tomorrow! MISSOULA, MT thursday! played a really fun show in LAWRENCE, KS last night. more updates on recent adventures on our tour blog hosted by the Boise Weekly: http://www.boiseweekly.com/TourMode/archives/2010/05/11/finn-riggins-headed-home-day-76-last-week-of-tour

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

sunday was mother’s day. the LimeWire Music Blog out of NYC asked Cameron and Eric and their moms a few questions… very cute. we LOVE our moms!! http://blog.limewire.com/posts/41420-mothers-day-love-from-finn-riggins-and-their-moms/

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!!

for tour bloggage on the tour including new posts from our time in NYC and the Northeast visit the archive on the Boise Weekly site http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/ArticleArchives?author=1511264

full tour schedule at www.myspace.com/finnriggins

xoxo
FR

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

just updated our Boise Weekly tour blog too for some updates on our last several days…. this link will take you to it. you can scroll down for others.
http://www.boiseweekly.com/blogs/Tourmode

thanks for listening
FR