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

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

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