BUY THIS SPLIT 7″ FROM THE FINN RIGGINS MERCH PAGE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

we have a new song we wrote and recorded in February for a 7″ split with our neighbors and basketball buddies Hillfolk Noir that will be released for Record Store Day this month! we’ll be helping to kickoff Record Store Day celebrations with an in-store performance and official 7″ release on FRI April 15th at the Record Exchange here in Boise (ALL AGES // FREE // 6-8pm). very excited for this. these are new unreleased songs by both bands.

here’s the artwork by Kelly Knopp for the 7″
side A HILLFOLK NOIR — Indie Rock Song Blues
side B FINN RIGGINS — Some Are Knightz

hey doods.
had a great time in Vegas last weekend. posted some photos from the trip over on our Boise Weekly Blog. really enjoyed The Dodos set and all the flashing lights, but mostly the carpet patterns.

we’re hosting some friends we met on tour last spring out in the Northeast called Delicate Steve here in Boise (well, technically Garden City) next wednesday (mar 23rd). their debut album just came out on David Byrne’s label Luaka Bop and they’re currently tearing up SXSW and then are stopping here in the Treasure Valley on their way to jump back on tour with Akron/Family on the West Coast. super excited to have them here. very incredible band ripping stellar instrumental celebrations. must see to believe. (watch this video for a taste) and with our Portland friends Hosannas rolling thru on their way from SXSW we decided to turn it into a little mini-fest and added two of our favorite newer local bands Owlright and TEENS to the lineup. gonna have two stages of bangin tunez. tell your friends. wednesday party at VAC. all awesome. 21+ / 8pm / only $5

for more details and set times go here: 3/23 post-SXSW mini fest @ Visual Arts Collective

the Idaho Statesman wrote a nice article about it all today… check it out: love from Michael Deeds in The Scene

poster is below. spread the word. if there’s one show you don’t miss all year, make it be this one!
luv, gil

very honored to have been a part of this video collaboration between artist Jason Sievers (did the stop-animation video for “Wake”) and the Trey McIntyre Project (boise-based international modern dance superstars). originally released on DVD as part of the TMP’s 9+1 art installation back in December. now available online. features our tune “Box Elder” (off of A Soldier, A Saint, An Ocean Explorer) and a song by fellow Boise band Fauxbois called “Hearts A Radio”. check it out.

on our way to Las Vegas to play at the Neon Reverb Music Festival tonight with The Dodos, The Mumlers, Acheology and more at The Bunkhouse in old Vegas!!

thanks again to everyone that made the shows and overall experience last weekend so spectacular. had an absolutely incredible time all around… posted some more photos below.

we’re not playing a lot in March, but all of our upcoming show are with stellar bands and we’re very very excited for all of them… starting with this Sunday, March 6th at the Knitting Factory in Boise opening for Cold War Kids. follow this link to get tickets: 3/6 Cold War Kids w/ A Lull + Finn Riggins @ Knitting Factory Boise, ID 7PM / ALL AGES

more info on our other shows in March and early April (listed below) and news on a new single that will be coming out on a split 7″ with our friends Hillfolk Noir in mid April very soon…. stay tuned. thanks for listening!

3/6 BOISE, ID @ Knitting Factory — opening for Cold War Kids
3/11 LAS VEGAS, NV @ Neon Reverb Music Festival w/ The Dodos + The Mumlers + more!
3/23 GARDEN CITY, ID @ VaC w/ Delicate Steve + Hosannas + TEENS + Owlright
3/25 POCATELLO, ID @ The FlipSide w/ Jared Mees & The Grown Children
4/1 CLARKSTON, WA @ Hogan’s w/ Boy Eats Drum Machine
4/2 MOSCOW, ID @ KRFP Benefit at Unitarian Church w/ Boy Eats Drum Machine + Ironwood Run

woke up at 4:30 am yesterday to brave some snowy snowy roads and hustle over to little Cove, OR between the Wallowa and Blue Mountains for a day of hanging with the kids at the K-12 Cove School. absolutely incredible time. long adventurous days in their halls and classrooms talking music and art and life on the road. what a fantastic group of kids. really inspiring day.

then got to cap it off with a show at one of our absolute most cherished venues in the country — The Crawlspace //// La Grande, OR. doesn’t happen too often any more. but the doors to this sacred place were once again opened for what turned out to be a brilliant gathering of La Grandians and some outliers /// dance party!! what a beautiful day and night! thanks to Mr. G, Mr. McBride, everyone at Cove School that made us feel so welcome, Austin and The Crawlspace and Waypoint crew, Sons of Guns, World’s Greatest Ghosts and everyone that made it out last night. the rest of the story is in pictures below. show tonight at Visual Arts Collective in Garden City to help raise awareness and funds for Radio Boise — on air in April!! 89.9FM in the Treasure Valley. can’t wait. then off to Sun Valley tomorrow to wrap up our February NW tour with World’s Greatest Ghosts at the infamous Whiskey Jacques.
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during our little trek thru the NW this last weekend, we stopped in at the KEXP studios in Seattle and answered some tough questions and ripped some live tunes. it aired Saturday night, but you can still check it out via the magic of the internet. click link below.

Finn Riggins live @ KEXP

photos from KEXP session

more regional shows and more info on upcoming 7″ split we discuss in the interview to be announced soon.
thx for listening.

thanks to everyone that made NYE such a big fun success. welcoming 2011 with big open arms as we’re staying close to home and working on new material. but we do have some sweet shows in the NW in January and February, most of which are with our good friends World’s Greatest Ghosts. and make sure to check out the sweet poster by Santiago Uceda below!

JAN 28th BOISE, ID @ Neurolux w/ Tennis + Airwaves
FEB 2nd BELLINGHAM, WA @ Western Washington University w/ World’s Greatest Ghosts
FEB 3rd SEATTLE, WA @ Sunset Tavern w/ Tea Cozies + World’s Greatest Ghosts
FEB 4th PULLMAN, WA @ The Belltower w/ World’s Greatest Ghosts + Tim Blood & The Gut Panthers
FEB 5th PORTLAND, OR @ Mississippi Studios w/ World’s Greatest Ghosts + Apex Manor
FEB 24th LA GRANDE, OR @ The Crawlspace w/ World’s Greatest Ghosts + Sons of Guns
FEB 25h GARDEN CITY, ID @ Visual Arts Collective w/ World’s Greatest Ghosts + Junior Rocket Scientist + Youth Lagoon
FEB 26th KETCHUM, ID @ Whiskey Jacques w/ World’s Greatest Ghosts

we’ve been thoroughly enjoying our downtime at home the last couple of months. starting to get the rock machine fired back up again this week though. we’re playing a house show in Boise this Wednesday (email us through the contact page for directions) — then a big fun NYE show up in Sun Valley this Friday. more details on that can be found via this link NYE.

more regional shows in early 2011 to be announced after the new year. look forward to seeing you all. in the meantime, if you missed our Daytrotter session please go have a listen… and if you feel so inclined, you can vote for one of our songs to be included in the Best of Daytrotter 2010… vote here

greatly appreciate all the support. lots of new exciting things on the horizon for 2011. we’ll keep you posted. thanks for such an amazing 2010!
cheers
FR

Finn Riggins‘ latest, Vs. Wilderness (Tender Loving Empire), came out more than a year ago, but given that the Idaho band spends almost all of its time on the road, we’re surprised the trio even had time to shoot a video for album track “Dali.” MAGNET is proud to debut the cool, moustache-heavy clip below. View the Magnet article online.

Finn Riggins – Dali from Tyler T Williams on Vimeo.

been a really incredible year. and this fall has been no exception. thank you all for being a part of this incredible journey. as of November 1st, we will not be playing any shows until after Christmas to give ourselves a little breather and some time to begin work on a new album…. all of which we’re very excited about. we’re also excited about playing at and being a part of the EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL this weekend in La Grande!! and for our last Idaho show of the year this Saturday at the North End Nursery here in Boise for HARVEST UNDER THE STARS: Benefit for A New Beginning Adoption Agency!! and for the DAYTROTTER session we recorded in the last week of our 3 month spring US Tour to be released this Friday… and that it features an early version of our cover of our good friend Elijah Jensen’s song “O, So & So”. lots of exciting things. oh my. as well as the finale to our touring year, 5 shows with fellow Boiseans Built To Spill and Revolt Revolt in California next week for Halloween weekend… wowzers.

10/22 LA GRANDE, OR @ Eastern Oregon Film Festival w/ Yeah Great Fine
10/23 BOISE, ID @ North End Nursery: Harvest Under The Stars (ALL AGES)
10/27 SOLANO BEACH, CA @ Belly-Up Tavern w/ BUILT TO SPILL + ReVoltReVolt
10/28 LOS ANGELES, CA @ El Rey Theatre w/ BUILT TO SPILL + ReVoltReVolt
10/29 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ The Fillmore w/ BUILT TO SPILL + ReVoltReVolt
10/30 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ The Fillmore w/ BUILT TO SPILL + ReVoltReVolt
10/31 ARCATA, CA @ The Depot (HSU) w/ BUILT TO SPILL + ReVoltReVolt

thanks and tons of love. hope to see you soon.
xoxo
FR