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

thanks to everyone that came out to the release show at Record Exchange last Friday for the split 7″ we did with our buddies Hillfolk Noir for Record Store Day! so pleased with how that all came together. super fun. (more info on how to get a copy of the 7″ below) we’ll have the records in tow with us for the rest of our spring shows… all of which are in Idaho. full schedule is below — some really radical shows in the next month, culminating with the annual barn burner in ‘ol Tumbleweeds, ID at the end of May — RANCH FEST 2011. contact us thru the contact page for more info. epicness awaits you.

lots of new jamz in the works… writing of the new album is starting to pick up some steam… been exciting. the new song on the 7″ record that came out last week is definitely a glimpse into some of what we’re working on. if you’re interested in hearing this new tune (SOME ARE KNIGHTZ), it’s currently only available on vinyl… as of press time, the records can be purchased on the Finn Riggins MERCH page, at Record Exchange (boise), Tender Loving Empire (portland) and at Finn Riggins or Hillfolk Noir shows. you can also order them online by contacting us thru the contact page… soon the merch page will be hosting a way to purchase as well.

APRIL + MAY SHOWS
4/22 BOISE, ID @ BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY — Sustainability Club Trashion Show in SUB (we play 6-7pm)
4/22 BOISE, ID @ EGYPTIAN THEATER — Radio Boise Kickoff Party
4/23 HAILEY, ID @ FRESSHIES (9pm / all ages / $5)
4/29 MOSCOW, ID @ JOHN’S ALLEY w/ Jared Mees & The Grown Children (9pm / 21+ / $5)
4/30 SANDPOINT, ID @ THE TUNNEL w/ Josh Hedlund
5/2 GARDEN CITY, ID @ VISUAL ARTS COLLECTIVE — opening for tUnE-yArDs + Buke and Gass more info
5/27+ 5/28 RANCH FEST 2011 w/ Tartufi, Jared Mees & The Grown Children, Boy Eats Drum Machine, Yeah Great Fine, The Mutineers, Hillfolk Noir, Youth Lagoon, Le Fleur, Owlright, Nollifur, Old Death Whisper, Slow Trucks, Sleepy Seeds, Dark Swallows, Atomic Mama, With Child, Neo Tundra Cowboy, Low-Fi, Sons Of Guns, Elidila, Junior Rocket Scientist, Larkspur, Travis Silvers, A Seasonal Disguise, Shaun Daniel, Sam Cooper, The 11th Hour and more!

thanks for listening. drop us a line anytime.

LOVE
FR

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.

xoxo
the finn rigginses

www.facebook.com/ranchfest

RANCH FEST 2010
FRI MAY 28TH
12am CATCHUM TROLLS (hailey)
11pm YEAH GREAT FINE (portland) http://www.myspace.com/yeahgreatfine
10pm THE HOLIDAY FRIENDS (moscow, id) http://www.myspace.com/theholidayfriends
9pm SONS OF GUNS (la grande) http://www.myspace.com/sonsofguns
8pm SLEEPY SEEDS (boise) http://www.myspace.com/sleepyseedsmusic
7pm ROOKS (hailey)
6pm FINN RIGGINS (boise) http://www.myspace.com/finnriggins

SAT MAY 29TH
12am FINN RIGGINS (boise) http://www.myspace.com/finnriggins
11pm THE DONT’S (san francisco) http://www.myspace.com/thedonts
10pm BOY EATS DRUM MACHINE (portland) http://www.myspace.com/boyeatsdrummachine
9pm TARTUFI (san francisco) http://www.myspace.com/tartufi
8pm LE FLEUR (boise) http://www.myspace.com/lefleurgang
7pm CITY OF ANIMALS (la grande) )
6pm LOW-FI (boise) http://www.myspace.com/lowfirocks
5pm WITH CHILD (boise)
4pm PIERS LAMB (hailey) http://www.myspace.com/pierslambartist
3pm THE VERY MOST (boise) http://www.myspace.com/theverymost
2pm TRAVIS SILVERS (bay area) http://www.myspace.com/travissilvers

HILLFOLK NOIR (boise) http://www.myspace.com/hillfolknoir – in between sets acoustic by the fire
A SEASONAL DISGUISE (boise) http://www.myspace.com/aseasonaldisguise – in between sets acoustic by the fire.

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

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