Just wanted to wish y’all a happy holiday season and merry christmas.  Finn Riggins will be recording some songs next week for a micro release this spring, more details coming soon. We’re also playing two shows to wrap up 2011:

Friday, December 30th at Neurolux here in Boise with our reunited friends IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN (so pumped for this!!) and newer locals FOUNTAINS. more details for this show HERE — this show will be hotttt.

Then we’ll be ringing in the New Year up in Hailey with the wild wild FRESSHIES crew. Get your tickets in advance at Fresshies in downtown Hailey or contact us via the contact page to reserve your spot — very limited space!

Here’s one of our new songs — BENCHWARMERS — written and recorded for a collaboration with animator Jason Sievers and modern dance troupe Trey McIntyre Project.

or download/stream the song here:
Finn Riggins – BENCHWARMERS by Finn Riggins

Lots of exciting things in the works for 2012!    Especially in March when we’ll be heading back to SXSW in Austin with a bunch of other Boise bands (Built To Spill, Youth Lagoon, Le Fleur, Brett Netson Band, Hillfolk Noir, TEENS and more) as well as helping to host a big festival here in Boise.  If you’re not already familiar with TREEFORT MUSIC FEST, we highly recommend you get in the loop because it’s shaping up to be 4 incredible days of music right here in the capitol city of Idaho.

lots of rocknrollin at the ‘ol homestead right now. recording on the nearing horizon. we’ve all been loving being home and in the midst of the stellar vibes of the Boise scene // hard to beat Idaho vibes. lots of excitement in the air. it’s energizing. and the jamz are hottt

we have a few regional shows this fall while we finish up work on a new recording. pumped for all of these.

10/21/11 LA GRANDE, OR @ Eastern Oregon Film Festival
10/27/11 BOISE, ID @ Neurolux w/ Mr. Gnome >>>> more details
11/3/11 PORTLAND, OR @ Holocene w/ Radiation City + Brainstorm + more (TLE Comp Release Party)
11/5/11 MOSCOW, ID @ John’s Alley w/ Boy Eats Drum Machine

let’s hang out soon.

FR

spring has been off to a great start thus far. boise’s been beautiful and the music happening here has been jazzin our jazz hands.

we’re opening for tUnE-yArDs on Monday at Visual Arts Collective in Garden City, ID!! also with the stellar Buke and Gass (NYC). more info <<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

and we’re warming up with an action packed weekend with TLE labelmates — the legendary JARED MEES & THE GROWN CHILDREN (Portland) — yowwww

FRIDAY April 29th at John’s Alley in Moscow, ID w/ Jared Mees & The Grown Children
SATURDAY April 20th at Forester’s Club in McCall, ID w/ Jared Mees & The Grown Children

xoxo
FR

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

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

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 (ALL AGES)
9/16 LA GRANDE, OR @ Elks Lodge w/ Sons Of Guns + Tyler Fortier (ALL AGES)
9/17 MISSOULA, MT @ The Badlander w/ Victory Smokes + Vera
9/24 EUGENE, OR @ house show (Oregon Voice Presents) (ALL AGES)
9/25 PORTLAND, OR @ Backspace w/ Kittin + others (ALL AGES!!)
9/26 PORTLAND, OR @ Reed College — The Deep Vibes Festival w/ Deakin (from Animal Collective) + more!! (18+)
10/1 CALDWELL, ID @ house show w/ No Comprendo + Jonn E Combat & The Jungle Fucks (ALL AGES)
10/2 KETCHUM, 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) (outdoors = ALL AGES!!)
10/9 BOISE, ID @ Promenade Music Festival (TLE Showcase @ Neurolux)
10/14 DAVIS, CA @ Natsoulas Gallery (KDVS Presents) (ALL AGES)
10/15 EL CERRITO, CA @ I Am We House w/ The Dont’s (ALL AGES)
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 (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

been a wild and woolly one so far. lots of great shows. lots of great drives down HWY 1 along the California coast. lots of beach time and bro time. lots of amazing people everywhere we go. just chilling here at the Orange County Healing Center present to how lucky we are to do what we do. and although it’s incredibly challenging at times to be living in the wind like we do, the beauty we find through these challenges is worth every hard night’s sleep or gas station snack we power thru. i’m present to how many incredible people we’re blessed to meet on the road, some of which we continue to visit with each tour and become closer to. each and every one of you make this transient life style worth the sacrifices, and make these moments some of the greatest learning experiences of our lives. thank you.

we’re playing in L.A. tonight. it’s been awhile, but we’re stoked it’s at the Silverlake Lounge and with some great bands: Starving Daughters + Halloween Swim Team + the French Semester. we’ll be in San Diego tomorrow then the SW over the weekend for Halloween. early next week we’re off for some camping near the Grand Canyon and in Southern Utah, for which we couldn’t be more excited. and for all the old and new friends we’ll be encountering along the way.

i’m really missing Boise today and the community we’ve really fallen in love with there. look forward to some time there in November, even if it’s not much time… we’ll make the most of it.

thanks for your continued support. and please please please share our music with your friends and family!
love,
gilbert

man, all kinds of exciting things. thanks to everyone that came out to the shows last weekend!! really fantastic time in Moscow + Clarkston + Spokane + Missoula. love you all. here’s a link to some photos and a little review from the Spokane show thanks to CheckitoutMusic.com

amazing time at the Record Exchange last night… follow that link for photos!! all kinds of exciting shows this week… check our full schedule at myspace.com/finnriggins

really nice articles in the Boise Weekly today and they posted the new video that fellow Boisean Jason Sievers did for us… stop-animation!! what a labor of love!!

off to Pendleton for a show at the Pendleton Center for the Arts!! all ages!! show tomorrow night @ Foresters in MCCALL with Jared Mees & The Grown Children (portland) and then huge awesome party and duel with LE FLEUR on Friday at the VAC. it’s going to be unreal!! also performances by BOY EATS DRUM MACHINE (portland) and JARED MEES & THE GROWN CHILDREN and VAGERLY (boise) and A SEASONAL DISGUISE (boise)!! the evening will be emceed by Alley Repertory Theater star Nick Garcia and he will be performing some of his skits + break dancers + door prizes + and of course the “knife fight”!!

check out this epic poster by JULIA GREEN and ERIN CUNNINGHAM

we’ll stop there… we don’t have a night off until the 26th in the LA area. so lots more to talk about. including Saturday’s huge album release party in Portland. more on that tomorrow. we have to hit the road.

love,
gilbert