FINN RIGGINS

just successfully traversed HWY 1 between Monterrey, CA and Santa Barbara, CA despite mudslides and blockades and absolutely epic scenery… stoked for our show at Muddy Waters tonight in Santa Barbara! i’m currently in the backseat of our swift hearted travel beast Ghost Ghost and was marveling at this blog post of Lloyd Winter IV’s and wanted to share… some nice photos and a walk through of the process that he and Santiago Uceda went through in hand-printing the epic tour posters they’ve sent along with us on this monster lap around the US. check it out… split fountain mountains

also, our friend and kind hostess in Eugene — Cara Merendino — posted a nice blog about our time together in Eugene last sunday and monday morning… including a video of us playing Pancakes in the cozy KWVA studios. very cool. mouth trumpet and other shenanigans in eugene

tour’s been great thus far. thanks for all the kind kind folks along the way for the home cooked food and awesome company. very thankful for all the generosity!

also worth noting is that the Boise Weekly is hosting tour diaries of local Treasure Valley bands now and we’re essentially hosting the pilot episode. look forward to seeing more local bands involved as well!

xoxo
gilbert

Cruising into Ashland, OR where we’ll be playing a free show at Caldera Tap House tonight…. thrown together this morning after the house party we were going to play got cancelled due to a sick resident of the host house. Caldera have invited Finn Riggins and Boy Eats Drum Machine to crash their “open jam night” and we couldn’t be more excited…. have played many great shows here and thankful that we get to rock with our Ashland friends tonight.

this tour couldn’t have gotten off on a better foot… halfway thru our drive to Seattle on Thursday for the first show of tour we got word that we’d been added to the official SXSW festival lineup. very exciting news. and coupled with several other showcases and parties we’re playing that week in Austin it should be a wild wild time. show that night at The Sunset in Seattle was rad. kicked off this 3 week stretch we’re doing with our labelmate BOY EATS DRUM MACHINE who’s certainly added to the coziness of the van, but also been a serious contribution to the dance party mission that we’re continuously dedicated to. Seattle locals THE GLOBES were stellar once again. love playing with them. check out what the Seattle Weekly had to say about the show.

Friday in Bellingham was at this incredible place called Jinx Art Space that was basically like playing the art studio basement of all of your favorite artists all in one. it was huge and the coolest basement show ever! locals ROOFTOPS and NO-FI SOUL REBELLION were incredible and most gracious hosts. so fun.

Saturday we helped Boy Eats Drum Machine celebrate his new album “Hoop + Wire” at the Doug Fir in Portland. locals BROTHERS YOUNG opened. incredible night. pretty much a packed house and we got to run around with all of our Portland pals. fantastic Portland send off for the rest of tour. here’s a video of DeTamble Wings from our set that night. watch?v=IXS9OMtuVvU

Yesterday we rocked some afternoon airtime on KWVA 88.1 FM Eugene with DJ Bonecrusher and DJ Karma. it was pretty wild and boisterous. got some soggy park time in afterwards in the spring like weather. good sunday night crowd at The Muse Lounge last night and our local hosts ON THE TUNDRA were awesome and took great care of us. very fun show. fog machine. projections. and good company. partied under the full moon until nearly sunrise with our friends from KWVA and the Oregon Voice. woke up to home cooked amazing breakfast by our generous host Cara. epic. damn great start to tour. spirits are high and we welcome March 1st with open arms.

tomorrow starts the 8 day California leg of tour… we love California…. we’re looking forward to sunshine and beachtime. but first, Ashland. the moon’s still big, and Ashland has a knack for wackiness….

xoxo
gilbert

we leave Thursday for our biggest US tour yet… a 3 month monster that will take us to all four corners of the US (Bellingham, WA to San Diego, CA to Miami, FL to Portland, ME) and then back across the top to get home just in time for our annual shindig in the sticks — Ranch Fest 2010 — a two day affair this year. along the way we’ll be hitting SXSW in Austin, TX for the first time as well as festival appearances in Las Vegas, NV and Raleigh, NC… and a whole bunch of other awesome shows all over this fine country. please let your friends know along the way that we’re coming to town! and we hope to see you this spring.

there are bound to be some additions and probably a few changes… but here’s how the tour stands now… starts this Thursday in Seattle!!

FINN RIGGINS SPRING 2010 US TOUR

# = w/ Boy Eats Drum Machine

#2/25 SEATTLE, WA @ SUNSET TAVERN — w/ The Globes
#2/26 BELLINGHAM, WA @ JINX ART SPACE — w/ Rooftops + No-Fi Soul Rebellion
#2/27 PORTLAND, OR @ DOUG FIR — w/ Brothers Young
#2/28 EUGENE, OR @ MUSE LOUNGE — w/ On The Tundra + Adventure Galley
#3/1 ASHLAND, OR @ house show
#3/2 ARCATA, CA @ house show
#3/3 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ EL RIO — w/ Disastroid + Big Blue Whale
#3/4 NEVADA CITY, CA @ CHIEF CRAZY HORSE SALOON
#3/5 SANTA CRUZ, CA @ THE CHURCH — w/ Tempo No Tempo
#3/6 SANTA BARBARA, CA @ MUDDY WATERS — w/ Quiet Giants
#3/7 ISLA VISTA, CA @ BIKO GARAGE — w/ tba
#3/8 SAN DIEGO, CA @ SODA BAR — w/ Grand Tarantula
#3/9 LONG BEACH, CA @ THE PROSPECTOR — w/ Wildlife Refugees
3/10 LOS ANGELES, CA @ SPACELAND — w/ Olin & The Moon + Jared Mees & The Grown Children
#3/11 LAS VEGAS, NV @ NEON REVERB FESTIVAL
#3/12 TUCSON, AZ @ SKRAPPY’S (Tucson Youth Collective) — w/ Holy Rolling Empire
#3/13 MESILLA, NM @ EL PATIO — w/ Alister M
#3/14 AMARILLO, TX @ THE 806 — w/ Abi Robins
#3/15 SAN ANGELO, TX @ THE DEADHORSE
#3/16 AUSTIN, TX @ SXSW ~~ @ Daily Juice BOAT PARTY!!!
#3/17 AUSTIN, TX @ SXSW
3/18 AUSTIN, TX @ SXSW ~~ @ THE SIDEBAR
#3/18 HOUSTON, TX @ SUPER HAPPY FUN LAND SXSW OVERFLOW FEST — w/ Dangerous Ponies + Jared Mees & The Grown Children + more
#3/19 AUSTIN, TX @ SXSW ~~ 3pm party at ZILKER PARK — w/ Slow Trucks, Evacuee, Monarchs + more
#3/20 AUSTIN, TX @ SXSW ~~ @ THE LIBERTY
3/21 TULSA, OK @ SOUNDPONY LOUNGE — w/ The Bears of Blue River + Black Skies for Blue Hearts
3/22 FAYETTEVILLE, AR @ GEORGE’S MAJESTIC
3/23 KNOXVILLE, TN @ tba
3/24 CHATTANOOGA, TN @ JJ’S BOHEMIA — w/ Serious Sam Barrett
3/26 DURHAM, NC (early show) @ DUKE UNIVERSITY (Amarillo Grill) — w/ The Beast
3/26 RALEIGH, NC (late show) @ LET FEEDBACK RING FEST at SLIM’S — w/ Gray Young + Solar Powered Sun Destroyer
3/27 WILMINGTON, NC @ THE SOAPBOX — w/ Ponchos + Fractal Farm
3/28 MYRTLE BEACH, SC @ DRINK! — w/ Some Ambulance + The Technicolor Void
3/29 CHARLESTON, SC @ OUTER SPACE — w/ tba
3/30 SAVANNAH, GA @ tba
3/31 ORLANDO, FL @ THE PEACOCK ROOM — w/ tba
4/1 MIAMI, FL @ CHURCHILL’S PUB — w/ tba
4/2 GAINESVILLE, FL @ THE KICKSTAND — w/ tba
4/3 JACKSONVILLE, FL @ INFINTESMAL RECORDS BBQ 7 at LOMAX LODGE
4/5 CHARLOTTE, NC @ SNUG HARBOR — w/ Past Lives + The Lights, Fluorescent
4/6 ATLANTA, GA @ THE DRUNKEN UNICORN — w/ This Piano Plays Itself + The Wild Moccasins
4/7 ATHENS, GA @ GO BAR — w/ The Winter Sounds + Nuclear Spring + Jeremy Wheatley
4/8 ASHEVILLE, NC @ THE BOILER ROOM — w/ Saint Solitude + Andrew Larson
4/9 tba
4/10 BLACKSBURG, VA @ WUVT sponsored show. venue tba
4/13 CHAPEL HILL, NC @ tba
4/14 RICHMOND, VA @ THE CAMEL — w/ tba
4/15 WASHINGTON DC @ SUNLIGHT FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER – venue tba
4/16 BALTIMORE, MD @ THE GOOD SON — w/ tba
4/17 HARRISBURG, PA @ LINGERIE ROOM — w/ tba
4/18 PHILADELPHIA, PA @ DANGER DANGER GALLERY — w/ Controlled Storms
4/21 BOSTON, MA @ MIDDLE EAST (upstairs) — w/ Backyard Tire Fire + Appomattox
4/22 PORTLAND / KITTERY, ME @ tba
4/23 NORTHAMPTON, MA @ THE ELEVENS — w/ Fiesta Brava + The Brass
4/24 BURLINGTON, VT @ THE MONKEY HOUSE — w/ Villanelles + Arms and Legs
4/25 MONTPELIER, VT @ THE LAMB ABBEY — w/ tba
4/27 WATERBURY, CT @ LIL TOMMY J’S HOME FOR LOST BOYS — w/ tba
4/28 NEW YORK, NY @ CAKE SHOP — w/ tba
4/29 BROOKLYN, NY @ CAMEO GALLERY — w/ Patrick Bower & The World Without Magic
4/30 tba
5/1 ONEONTA, NY @ SEEN UNSEEN — w/ Joseph Von Stengel (visual)
5/2 ITHACA, NY @ CASTAWAYS — w/ Blow!
5/3 CLEVELAND, OH @ PAT’S IN THE FLATS — w/ Talons’ + Safari
5/4 MIDDLETOWN, OH @ THE VENUE at KIDD COFFEE
5/5 INDIANAPOLIS, IN @ VOLLRATH TAVERN — w/ Holy Ghost Canyon
5/6 KALAMAZOO, MI @ THE STRUTT (WIDR sponsored show)
5/7 CHICAGO, IL @ tba
5/8 SHEBOYGAN, WI @ THE GREEN ROOM
5/9 IOWA CITY, IA @ PUBLIC SPACE ONE
5/10 ROCK ISLAND, IL @ Daytrotter Session
5/10 LAWRENCE, KS @ JACKPOT SALOON
5/11 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ KITTY CAT KLUB
5/12 DICKINSON, ND @ THE EVIL OLIVE
5/13 MISSOULA, MT @ THE PALACE — w/ Vera
5/14 MOSCOW, ID @ JOHN’S ALLEY
5/15 GARDEN CITY, ID @ VISUAL ARTS COLLECTIVE — w/ Fauxbois
5/20 LA GRANDE, OR @ LIQUID LYRICS — w/ City of Animals + The Gorgeous Hussies
5/21 BOISE, ID @ BOISE BIKE WEEK BLOCK PARTY
5/22 KETCHUM, ID @ WHISKEY JACQUES
5/28 TUMBLEWEEDS, ID @ RANCH FEST 2010
5/29 TUMBLEWEEDS, ID @ RANCH FEST 2010

keep up with our travels right here at finnriggins.com

spread the word!
xoxo
FR

Original artwork provided by Lloyd E. Winter who also created the VS WILDERNESS and A Soldier, A Saint.. artwork for us!

Some friends just filmed this snowboard video / promo video for the camera company they’re doing some work for. pretty sweet footage. it features our song Wake. check it out.

man oh man. got swept away by the holidaze for sure. thanks to everyone that made our Fall Tour 2009 such a huge success!! so much fun. we’re busily booking our 2010 tour, which is looking to be a monster and will be taking us all over the US once again this spring. keep up with schedule updates here or at www.myspace.com/finnriggins. also, just posted a bunch of photos from our tour with Built To Spill on there and on our facebook page. just wanted to say hi, the full national tour will be announced soon, but in the meantime here are some regional shows in the Bay Area and NW for January and early February:

Winter 2010 Tour
1/8 KETCHUM, ID @ Whiskey Jacques w/ Piers Lamb
1/9 FAIRFIELD, ID @ Iron Mountain Inn w/ Backpedal
1/13 BEND, OR @ McMenamins Old St. Francis School
1/14 ASHLAND, OR @ Alex’s Restaurant w/ Brazen Crooks
1/15 PALO ALTO, CA @ Stanford University w/ Tartufi + Low Red Land — STUDENTS ONLY
1/16 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ El Rio w/ Tartufi + Low Red Land
1/22 BOISE, ID @ The Linen Building — CD Release party for The Very Most, w/ Spondee + Floomdorm — all ages
1/23 MCCALL, ID @ Salmon River Brewery
1/28 LOGAN, UT @ Utah State University — Lindstrom Living Center w/ Battle School + Water and Walls
1/29 POCATELLO, ID @ Flipside Lounge w/ Spawning Fondness
1/30 ALTA, WY @ Grand Targhee (Trap Bar) 7pm
1/31 ALTA, WY @ Grand Targhee (Trap Bar) apres ski @ 3pm
2/4 SPOKANE, WA @ The Empyrean all ages
2/5 PULLMAN, WA @ The Belltower w/ The Holiday Friends + Nonie & The Static — all ages
2/6 PORTLAND, OR @ gallery party / house party. — more details soon

see you soon!
xo
FR

11-18-09 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom -- photo by Tyler Kohlhoff

..or should I say, NORTH POLE UPDATE!! LOLZ!!1 Because of the snow, get it?? And also because of Christmas.

Anyhoo, we are currently in Crested Butte, CO (HOMETOWN OF HEIDI MONTAG FROM “THE HILLS” !!!! STAR TRAXX!! I feel amazed just walking down the street here, just because I knew she walked down this exact SAME sidewalk at some point in her life!! And took in the same breathtaking views as I am right now! It’s almost as if… dare I say it? It’s almost as if I’m living Heidi Montag’s life! I only wish I could tell my future self to avoid dating the biggest douche to ever walk the earth, which would lead to me making the most embarrassing music video EVER made, but alas, I am not a time traveler, unfortunately.

Moving right along, I’ve compiled a short quiz entitled “How do you know when you’re in the worst physical shape of your life”. Here’s the question:
Q: How do you know when you’re in the worst physical shape of your life?
A: When you’re gasping for air all night because you’re 8,500 feet above sea level and somehow even being in a completely STATIONARY state is just too difficult for the ol’ heart to handle. Really? I can’t even sleep without being out of breath? I think this is a new low for me *scarfs down some more waffle fries*

On a more serious note (I know you don’t take my declining health seriously, jerks) this chunk of tour really has been a blast so far. We started off in Salt Lake City, then went to Grand Junction (or “Junk Town” as the locals proudly call it), and stayed with our buddy Cy, who gave us hot pockets until our failing hearts were content, and let us crash at his new place, as well as take us out to the best, most authentic greasy spoon ever. The show turned out to be rad as well, starting out in an 8 degree garage and turning into a much warmer dance party. Best quote of the night: “This is the best thing that’s ever happened to Grand Junction”. This quote was heard by the Music Fairy of Conquests, Hopes and Dreams, who elevated Finn Riggins immediately to celebrity N*Sync status. It’s as easy as that, kids!

From Junk Town, we went to Denver, then drove after the show to the amazing Mike and Mariah’s house in Boulder where we home based for 4-ish nights. We drove up to Nederland for an epic night of Thanksgiving Dinner take 2, amazing margaritas, great convo, and boogie time with Anne, Forrest and friends. We ended up creeping back through the canyon to Boulder at 3:30 am in a snow storm listening to Christmas music (which is the only kind of music ever worth listening to while on the brink of death) and finally made it to bed at 5-ish, in true tour fashion. That was a great night, and we’re so grateful for everyone who contributed their company, amazing food dishes, and dancing abilities to make it a night to remember!

Post Ned, Finn Riggins had a show in Boulder at a coffee shop called the Laughing Goat, then we ventured on to Greeley for a show at The Venue at Higher Grounds. That was a pretty epic drive, probably MORE epic than the drive from Nederland to Boulder that fateful night. We’re talking about some white out action! We made it to Crested Butte yesterday evening safe and sound, and had a great lasagna dinner with some friends Heidi and Bob who we are staying with while we’re here. I’ve been inwardly struggling for the past 20 minutes or so of writing this post, because I’m debating whether to share a very special (is special the right word?) gift that Heidi and Bob shared with us last night. I’ll post the trailer to this documentary entitled “The Dancing Outlaw” and you can decide for yourself whether or not you want to watch it (of course you want to watch it!) I’m currently downloading the soundtrack…..just sayin’.

Well I guess that’s all I have for now. But what else more could you want?

Happy early Christmahanakwanzakah everyone!

love,
Rachael

so after a week of rest and catching up with friends and family, we’re geared up and ready for the final leg of our fall tour which will take us mostly to Colorado, but also includes a Utah date, an Eastern Oregon date and a couple of Idaho shows before we retreat to our lair for the holidays… very excited about all of these and can’t imagine a better way to end the touring year…

12/2 SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ Kilby Court w/ The Continentals + Asher in the Rye + Mathematics Et Cetera (all ages!)
12/3 GRAND JUNCTION, CO @ Le Giragge w/ Dem Bones + A Business of Panthers (all ages!)
12/4 DENVER, CO @ Hi-Dive w/ Fissure Mystic + Vitamins
12/5 NEDERLAND, CO @ First Street Pub
12/6 BOULDER, CO @ The Laughing Goat (all ages!)
12/7 FORT COLLINS, CO @ KRFC 88.9 “Live at Lunch” noon on-air show
12/7 GREELEY, CO @ The Venue at Higher Grounds (all ages!)
12/9 CRESTED BUTTE, CO @ The Eldo
12/10 DURANGO, CO @ The Summit w/ The Freeman Social
12/11 TELLURIDE, CO @ Fly Me To The Moon Saloon
12/12 TBA @ TBA
12/17 LA GRANDE, OR @ Liquid Lyrics w/ Sharkpig + City of Animals + Brent Smith (18+)
12/18 BOISE, ID @ The Linen Building w/ Mere Cat + A Modern Balloonist (all ages!)
12/19 HAILEY, ID @ Sun Valley Brewery (all ages!)

spread the word!
love,
gilbert

it’s been yet another incredible year for us finn rigginses, and it’s not even over yet. our tour continues tomorrow with a show in one of our hometowns — ‘ol Hailey, ID — and then next Wednesday we head to Salt Lake City again and on to Colorado for about 10 days. we have lots of thanks to spread around, so much so that we can’t fathom to cover everyone that deserves our gratitude, so i’ll start with a blanket statement thanking everyone that has supported us this year or anytime along this path we’ve been on for the last few years. thank you for whatever tiny or large contribution you’ve made to the wind in our sails. we couldn’t continue to throw ourselves whole-heartedly into this crazy musical adventure if it weren’t for all of you. so thank you. we have hugs for you next time we see each other. and we hope we see each other soon.

more specifically, and most recently, we’d like to give a huge thanks to Doug, Brett, Brett, Scott and Jim of BUILT TO SPILL for inviting us to tour with them and for being so generous with their time, ears and support. the 8 shows we played with them around the NW a week ago were 8 of the most incredible shows we’ve had the honor of playing. really incredible group of people they attract and we had the time of our lives. also thanks to the kind Swiss folks of DISCO DOOM and to Jason Albertini for all of his kind words and support and sick bass playing. and to Ian Waters and Steve Gere for their efforts behind the soundboard. and of course to our new friend Tyler Kohlhoff who bravely jumped in the van for most of the tour snapping photos (all of the ones in this post) and providing general entertainment, good vibes and real talk to the core. and thanks to Rachael for enduring the whole of our fall tour and for helping out with merch and photos and for doing the best in keeping this tour blog somewhat fresh.

also huge thanks to Jared and Brianne Mees who have championed us from the beginning and continue to do so with all of their Tender Loving might and good will. they have become two of our bestest friends and family and thus we start each day thanking our lucky stars to be working with such kind and amazing people in this incredible endeavor. may Tender Loving Empire continue to flourish and spread goodness around the land.

some of our newest teammates that we owe bunches of high fives and thank yous to are Joan Hiller Depper and her mighty assistant Nathan Walker for all of their efforts trumpeting to the press world about our new album and tour and overall mission. we’re very thankful to be in the fun-loving hands of this very cute Riot Act Media team. we love them. we wished we lived closer to them. real talk.

also like to acknowledge the home team here in Boise of Sam and Anneliessa and the Visual Arts Collective for everything that it brings to the music and art scene here in the Treasure Valley. and for their role in helping to inspire and record our new album. and huge thanks to Steve Fulton and Pat Storey and AudioLab for providing the space, gear and guidance to make it all happen. and of course all of the local bands and musicians here that help feed the fire, as well as all the regular show goers that do their part in supporting the local music scene.

we would also like to thank all of the great artists we’ve been blessed to work with along the way… the man behind all of our album art as well as a lot of the t-shirts and stickers and posters — Lloyd E Winter IV. thank you so much. thanks to Kevin Fitzpatrick aka KMF Illustration for designing this website and for some poster work as well. huge thanks to Jason Sievers for the amazing stop-animation video he did for Wake as well as several posters. thanks to Julia Green for all the posters she’s done for us both present and past. that also goes for Santiago Uceda and James Lloyd. and thanks to Erin Cunningham for her collaboration with Julia Green for the epic “duel” album release party poster. and thanks to Joseph Von Stengel for the live digital mash-up projections he adds to our show when he can as well as some videos. and to the fine photographers we’ve been lucky enough to work with recently: Sam Guerrero, Tyler Kohlhoff, Bobby McHugh, Sarah Ann Curtis and Abigail Rickertsen

and from there, in no particular order, for all the inspiration, hospitality, help, fun and support we’d like to thank: Elijah Jensen, Le Fleur, Z.V. House and A Seasonal Disguise, Joey Corsentino, Mark Devito, Ben Thorne, Neil Thompson, Low Red Land, Lynne Angel, Brian Gorman, Tartufi, Mary Packer, Andy Jacobson, Milo Duke, Travis Silvers, Sarah Long, Chris Simpson, Jared Mees and Megan Spear and all of the different Grown Children over the last couple of years, Phil Merrell, Juntura, The Universal, Jennifer Orr and ORRiginal Promotions, Marty Martin, Jeremy Martin, Noel Weber, Nollifur, Church of Craft, The Mend Project, Brian Mayer, Chelsea Snow, Faux Bois, Tuck Nelson, La Knots, Church, Boy Eats Drum Machine, Small Sur, Typhoon, World’s Greatest Ghosts, The Dont’s, Verna Beware, The Mutineers, A Gun That Shoots Knives, Talkdemonic, We Vs The Shark, Sister Suvi, Tune-Yards, Nat Baldwin, Man / Miracle, Orem The Sink, Battle School, Spondee, Asher in the Rye, The Awful Truth, Shark Speed, Niki, Elena, and the whole Las Cruces crew, Eric Martin, Julia Piaskowski, Muddy Waters in Santa Barbara, Dan for the cigar box guitar and the fun house show, Dust Bunny Monster, The WOW Hall, Commodore Ballroom, The Showbox at the Market, Bobby McHugh, Matt King, Allen Ireland, Neurolux, Mike Watt, The Missingmen, A Modern Balloonist, Mere Cat, The Very Most, Gia Trotter, Ryan and Marisa Gibler, Noah Beck, Betsy and Chris Kornelis, Amy Atkins, Tara Morgan, Boise Weekly, Michael Mannheimer, Willammette Week, Zaph Mann, OPB, Jeremy Petersen, Levi Montana Keller, KISU, Lindsay Lloyd, Travis Shipley, Jamie Bailey, Gary Vance, Christina Osborne, Eric and Erica Rothwell, Brian and Amanda Anderson, Sarah Thompson, Aaron Hird, Ben Wickham, Matt Connor, Ryan Furniss, Luke Hayhurst, Zach Jones, Speedboat, Microbabies, In The Shadow of the Mountain, ATTN, Scarf!, Vagerfly, KUOI, Radio Free Moscow (KRFP), Friends of the Clearwater, 1912 Community Center, Moscow Renaissance Fair, Bennett Barr, Mark Lesko, Moscow Food Co-op, John’s Alley, Mikey’s Gyros, Bookpeople, One World Cafe, Sara Foster, Kristine Petterson, The McMurtrys, Brenda and John Erhardt, Dani Vargas, John Duncan, The Gilbert Family, The Bouiss Family, The Simpson Family, The Bell Family, Empyrean Coffeehouse, Baby Bar, Yarn Owl, Larson Hicks, The Holiday Friends, Nonie & the Static, Rhythmmemory, Invincible Dude, Horsefeathers, Sam Cooper, Fort George Brewery in Astoria, The Globes, The Magic Mirrors, Doctor Doctor, Rooftops, WhAAM!, Council of Lions, +/- Promotions, Cory Stier, Bar Pink, Starving Daughters, The French Semester, Halloween Swim Team, the Grand Canyon, Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Rotating Tongues 2, Doug Martsch, Dave Nuss, Rusty Jordan, Brent Harada, Gratitillium, No Go Know, Jason Ausmus, Willow Danelle and Phil, Ida Jokisaari, The Lottery, Mount Shasta, Charles and Quinn and Alex’s Restaurant in Ashland, Jeni Rose Larsen, Chubbs Toga, Sam Schumacher, John Brunsfeld, Shelly Werner, Ben Aiman, Jill Aiman, Adam Stone, Bethany Andrews, Nate Orton, Or The Whale, Geographer, French Miami, Will Sartain, The Future of the Ghost, The Chalfonts, Mike Gill, Piers Lamb, Ryan Peck, Sean Richitella, John Blakesley, Sera Cahoone, Church Mouse, Yakima Sports Center, Becca Yenser, Chad Dryden, The Linen Building, The Modern Hotel, Michael Deeds, 94.9 The River, Boise Food Co-op, Patty Payton, Radio Boise, Elizabeth Orcutt, David Foster, Chris Hess, Nick Garcia, John O’Neill, Record Exchange, Joy Hart, Stephanie Coyle, Go Listen Boise, Ali Ward, Travis Ward, Hillfolk Noir, Thomas Paul, Alive After Five, Tim Johnstone, The Mother Hips, Eagle Island Experience Festival, Fresshies and crew in Hailey, Jake Kraft, Adam Kraft, Kevin Klinges, Eric Rogers, KECH, Carrie York, Lyndsey Laschek, Sun Valley Brewery, Wicked Spud, Dana Dugan, Heidi Albrecht, Tibby Plasse, Dana Plasse, Idaho Mountain Express, KBOO, KPSU, all of the other radio stations playing us around north america, Josh Mazzochi, Ian Gravenmier, Nick Stelma, Justin Ross, Greg Schaefer, Sara Urbany, Travis Urbany, Tim Hillman, Forrest Collins, Anne Devereaux, Carrie Jackson, Mariah Palmer, Julia Harakay, David Fox, Cody Fisher, Salmon River Brewery, The Fold at Silverlake Lounge, Woven, Rich Abagon, Total Hound, Geographer, The Bay Bridged, Low-Fi, The Crawlspace, Test Audiences, Eastern Oregon Film Festival, City of Animals, Greg Rawlins, Boise Bicycle Project, Yeah Great Fine, Blue Horns, Phantom!, Sundance Kids, Kites & Crows, El Olio Wolof, The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, Lucas Moller, The Enchanted Broccoli Forest at Stanford University, Chico State University, Midland Prep, Isabella Stolof, Orange County Healing Center, Rontoms, East End, Kat Gardiner, Jenna Ringelheim, Tyson Deal, Hallie Reikowsky, Chris Jennings and the Satellite Gallery, Mark Clatterbuck, Matt Clatterbuck, Wildlife Refugees, John Mueller, Bill and Annie, Wayne and Angie, Ian Clark, James McKenzie Kennedy, Mike Surber, Steve Knecht, Fissure Mystic, The Ettes, Vitamins, BOAT, Black Whales, Josh Hedlund, University Pulse, Liam Riddell, Cherry City Music Festival, The Daveys, Oregon Voice, Stephen Person, Sarabecca Barnett, Alan Solan, Leigh Robartes, Autumn Lear, Liz Bageant, Abby Anderson, Hogan’s Place in Clarkston, Skate and Bailey and crew, The Murrs, Kristin Friesen, Empty Space Orchestra, Silver Moon Brewery, Laurel Brauns, Ben Walden, Pussy Gutt, Bob Stimpert, Bob Trombley, Adrienne Hinckel, Michael Thomas, Brian and Lindsay Shirley, Sean McComb, Joe and Zoey Kory, Chad Conner, Carly Henry, Charyl Francois, Check it Out Music, Drop the Beat, Amplifier Magazine, San Francisco Weekly, Craig Campbell, Dan Deluca, Daniel Burton, Wendy Ertter, Drew Danburry, Dustin Verburg, The Boise Beat, Stephanie May, Elizabeth Irby, Emily and Peter Erb, Evy Llyan, Frances Nagashima, Lucas Littlefield, Bruce Maurey, Erica Paradiso, Ford Erickson, To Russia, Hannah Carlen, Spectre Entertainment, Alley Rep Theater, Current TV, Filter Magazine, Isaac Grambo, Jared Hallock, Jessie Duvall, Jeremy Sharp, Jimmie Denny, The Gorgeous Hussies, Darlin Broads, Vile Blue Shades, Jon Van Pelt, Josh Malone, Josh Simon, Joshua Wilkie, Julie Konton, Revolt Revolt, The Damphools, Kari Haugen, Katie Pool, Leif Elgethun, Kelsey Nunez, Kentaro Murai, Mike Siemens, Laura Dodge, Dan Ryskamp, What’s Up Magazine, Laura Rosenthal, Mark Oliver, Casey Finnigan, Lucas Mollerstuen, Michelle Hazen and Will, Kitty X House, Infintesmal Records, Peter Walters, Portia Early, Utah FM, Sean McCormick, KRCL, Sean Rogers, Sheryll Mae Grace, Simba Tirima, Travis Barrett, Seattle Weekly, Three Imaginary Girls, Tyler Nachtman, Alison Gomez, Jake Hite, El Dopamine, Bonefish Sam, and the 80-year-old lady that started the dance party at our Alive After Five set, and so on and so on. thank you all so much. and thanks to everyone else that continues to fuel our fire and have enthusiasm for what we do. thank you thank you thank you.
xo
Finn Riggins

Hey guys and gals,
Just thought I’d post a quick update, we’re on the road right now going from Seattle to Spokane for the last Finn Riggins/Built to Spill/Disco Doom show at the Knitting Factory tonight. It’s hard to describe the awesomeness that has happened in the past week. It’s a total culture shock, but the kind I’m sure we could all get used to.

Vancouver was, by far, my favorite show out of all the concerts. It was at the Commodore Ballroom, which was INSANELY huge, we all watched Built to Spill and Disco Doom play from the side of the stage, and from a little hole up above where the green rooms were that allowed for an awesome view of the crowd and the band! It’s been awesome getting to know the other bands as well, they are all amazing people from pretty diverse backgrounds, and it’s nice to be around. We’ve also had a few additions to most of this leg of the tour; Steve Gere from Boise has been doing Finn Riggins/Disco Doom’s sound for the shows, and Tyler Kohlhoff has been along hanging out and taking AMAZING pictures. I’m sure we’ll be posting some of his photos on here as soon as they are available. Our little road family has been a ton of fun to hang out with, it’s definitely added that “special something” to the tour.

I’m stoked to have some days off for Thanksgiving in Sun Valley, but I’m pretty sad that this leg of tour is ending. Finn Riggins seems to be getting great responses from the crowds, and in general this entire experience has been pretty positive for everyone I think!

Anyway, car sickness is setting in, so I must go before I hurl all over Cam, who is snoozing next to me.

Love, Rachael

first three shows with BUILT TO SPILL and DISCO DOOM in the bag. pretty incredible experience thus far. Eugene was really wild last night and both Portland shows were awesome, especially the second night… not to play favorites, but it definitely stepped it all up a notch…. so good to see so many old and new friends. been loving playing, but been really excited about seeing BTS so many times in a row. such an amazing band. each night very different and what a catalog of rad songs! very thankful for them giving us this opportunity and for treating us so kindly….

enjoying a day off in Portland today… head to Bellingham tomorrow, then up to Vancouver, BC which we’re really excited for… then a couple of Seattle shows and we wrap it all up in Spokane on Saturday. so very exciting. also, hope you’ve been enjoying the fun perspective that Rachael’s been providing in to the Finn Riggins adventureland…

this video from our Halloween backyard show in Las Cruces was just called to my attention. not much for visuals, but the audio is pretty awesome and hilarious. it was a wild night. here’s an audio glimpse. this is MAHONEY. it was the end of our set as midnight was rolling around in the chilly New Mexican air…

love you all,
gilbert

Hi all!
This past weekend was a total blast (just as I predicted), we got to hang out with tons of amazing Portland friends (I predicted this also), AND I got to use an oversized pro tennis backpack to transport a case of PBR (I ALSO predicted this, somehow). Before you say “hold on, Nostradamus, there’s no way of predicting THAT” I will tell you that Portland always treats us amazing, and therefore I knew something as amazing as PBR in a tennis backpack would happen. BAM! I am also predicting AS YOU ARE READING THIS, that the movie “2012″ will be a total hit because people suck and want to see awful overdramatized movies, but the “actual” 2012 worldwide catastrophe might actually happen. It’s just science, people. Solar flares!… we’re at the end of a shotgun barrel full of Solar Flares. I saw it on the Discovery Channel; I don’t make this stuff up.

Also, if you read this 3000 year old Mayan tablet that I dug up, it obviously says “2012=Solar Flare=Imminent Death=Burning Black Holes” The facts are all around us.

But anyhoo! On to topics we can actually control… Finn Riggins played The Wonder Ballroom in Portland on Friday and Saturday night (both shows were sold out I believe), and both shows were a total blast. Great music, great times, great people. What more could you ask for? Nothing. You can’t ask for anything else, you gluttons! You would overdose on amazing and start puking rainbows, and no one wants to see that. We drove to Eugene this afternoon for a show at the WoW, which will start shortly. Tomorrow is a day off in Portland, then we are going north to WA and B.C.! More relevant information and stories about tour will come shortly. I really just wanted to tell everyone about 2012, because it’s sooo important and really worrisome.

I’d still like to end this entry on a happy note…so…here you go.

love, Rachael

Finn Riggins kicked off the 2nd part of their fall tour this week (after an extensive two and a half day break), playing two shows in Boise, at BSU Tuesday night with Spondee (who we love), and at the Neurolux last night! The evening ended at the trusty but instantly regrettable (so, not so trusty?) Los Betos (holler at your 2 pound bean and cheese bomb!) with Sam from the VAC (who we also love very much). This post is littered with parentheses so far. I pity the reader (“I had to re-read the first stupid paragraph four times for it to make sense in my brain”- You)

Moving right along, we spent most of the day driving up to the Riggins’ old stomping ground, Moscow for a show at John’s Alley (can I get a “what what” raise the roof motion for J.A. going non-smoking?) Tonight I realized that it’s walls are actually very intricately painted, something I never noticed before due to the constant head-level smog that surrounded all patrons. This place has become such a gem! Dreams really do come true!

We’re staying with our buddy Mary tonight, then tomorrow we’re off to “officially” begin the Finn Riggins/Built to Spill/Disco Doom tour that will take us to Thanksgiving. Christmas came early this year, because how fun are these next few weeks going to be? Super duper fun. I’m not actually being sarcastic with that statement, I’m super excited for Finn Riggins to hopefully become the next N*Sync after this BTS tour, and rake in tons of dough, and get their own tour bus that will be decked out with smores fondue fountains, pixie stick hot tubs, and of course, candy cane cabinets (ugh, I’m awful). Either way, I’m excited for the experience.

Just to give you a visual, the dream bus will probably look something like this:

I guess that’s all I was really trying to get at.

We’ll be in Portland for the next few days! That too!

More to come, guys and gals.

love,
Rachael

Hey guys and gals!

I know it has been too long since this has been updated (my bad guys, I know we have internet in the van now, but I get car sick if I even try to do this while riding. That’s my lame excuse and I’m sticking with it!) I’ve been keeping up with taking photos along the road and I’d like to give you a little glimpse into the land of tour with my favorite pix. Just click on the thumbnail to view a larger/complete version. Enjoy!

Gilbert and Cam with their idol, PBR man in Las Cruces at the epic Halloween house show! (10/31/09) Cam is a nerd, and Gilbert is a “professional Bocci Ball player”. Yes IT’S A REAL THING. Don’t argue. Oh, this is after he put on pants, before he had on short shorts and high socks, it really completed the look.

Finn Riggins vs. The Grand Canyon!

As far as a current update goes, we got into SLC last night, and will head towards home tomorrow for a very short break on Sunday. Then, off we go again on the much anticipated Built To Spill jaunt until Thanksgiving! This tour has been amazing so far. So many sights to be seen, and so many awesome people along the way. Thanks to everyone who has given us their floorspace/couches/mattresses to sleep on, food from their kitchens, hot water from their bathrooms, and thanks to gas station cashier angels for pointing us in the right direction when we’re not sure where to go next.

’til next time (which I promise will be sooner than next year),

~Rachael

just spent a couple of epic days amongst the wildlands and national parks of northern arizona and southern utah after an epic Halloween night in Las Cruces, NM. been a great couple of days on top of a great tour already. lots of photos have been taken, not so many uploaded just yet. soon enough though… hung out at the Grand Canyon on Monday for several hours, Cam and i did some climbing to dangle our legs over the edge into the abyss… ate some Navajo tacos… stared in awe at the massive dam holding Lake Powell into it’s place… watched the full moon rise up above it… ran around on dunes of the finest and smoothest sand i’ve ever felt (and it’s pink!) by the light of the full moon then built a campfire nearby and listened to the elk bugle and the coyotes howl all night as we slept outside in the brisk fall air, moon lighting the landscape damn near as bright as the day… woke up and drove scenic HWY 12 through Red Canyon and Bryce Canyon and Escalante and Boulder Mountain… and we haven’t seen a cloud in the sky in 5 days since Eugene 3 weeks ago… or so it seems… lots of reasons to love the road… but admittedly am excited to sleep in my own bed this sunday. but first, show in Salt Lake City tonight, then Logan tomorrow, Pocatello friday and Rexburg saturday. see you all soon. thanks for all the love and support
xo
gilbert