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.

been working hard on all kinds of new jams this fall. played some on our trip to Portland and Moscow back at the beginning of the month, have some more that we’ll have ready for our upcoming show here in Boise on SATURDAY DECEMBER 3rd — big Radio Boise party and fundraiser at the Empire Building (10th and Idaho) with our buddies Le Fleur, Atomic Mama, Storie Grubb & The Holy Wars, Run On Sentence (pdx) and Bonefish Sam & His Orchestra. for more info on this show click HERE

lots of exciting things in store for 2012. in the meantime, enjoy this new song that was released back at the beginning of the month on the new Tender Loving Empire compilation “Friends and Friends of Friends Vol. 4″. this song is called PARKOUR, it was written and recorded specifically for this compilation, many of you may have heard it this summer and fall at our shows. enjoy!
Finn Riggins – Parkour by Finn Riggins

we have another new song that will be unveiled in early December that was written and recorded for a collaboration with Jason Sievers and Trey McIntyre Project. stay tuned!

Happy Thanksgiving!
xoxo
FR

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

what a fantastic summer! so good to see you all. we’ve been havin a blast with all our Western friends. definitely starting to miss our Midwestern, Eastern and Southern friends though, but it’s going to have to wait to 2012. we’ll be spending most of this fall holed up in cabins and studios finishing up a new batch of songs to be released early next year. we do have a few fall dates around the West, but mostly close to home… very excited to be kicking it off with three dates next week with our good friends and heroes TARTUFI

FINN RIGGINS FALL 2011 TOUR DATES

9/6 GARDEN CITY, ID @ UBER TUESDAY at Visual Arts Collective w/ Tartufi
9/7 HAILEY, ID @ Sun Valley Brewery w/ Tartufi
9/9 BEND, OR @ The Astro Lounge w/ Tartufi
9/10 PORTLAND, OR @ Music Fest NW (TLE Showcase @ Rontoms)
9/17 TRAIL CREEK, ID @ Idaho Basecamp Feastival
9/23 MOSCOW, ID @ Prichard Art Gallery Block Party w/ Atomic Mama
9/24 SEATTLE, WA @ Vera Project w/ Atomic Mama
9/25 BOISE, ID @ Muff Mansion w/ Mega Bog + Kusikia
10/21 LA GRANDE, OR @ Eastern Oregon Film Festival
10/27 BOISE, ID @ Neurolux w/ Mr. Gnome

while in Denver this summer for The UMS we played a day show at a rocknroll house and one of the tunes was captured for a Brass Tree Session. this is our ode to the great Box Elder bugs captured by team Brass Tree. fun times.

kicked off our summer dates in fine fashion last weekend with a couple of stops next door in Oregon // rivers raging and the land as green as ever. worked off some rust and debuted some new tunes that will be in heavy rotation this summer. updated the tour dates. check them out. bunch of shows in Idaho this weekend then off to the Bay Area next weekend culminating in a huge July 4th blowout for yet the 6th Annual El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest — this year we’ll be playing with friends TARTUFI + LOW RED LAND (last show ever!) as well as JOHN VANDERSLICE + WALKING IN SUNLIGHT + THE WHISPERLIGHTS. lots of other great shows this summer! including a return to THE UMS in Denver in July and MFNW in Portland at the beginning of September. look forward to seeing you all!

6/23 NAMPA, ID @ Flying M Coffee Garage w/ Archeology
6/24 MCCALL, ID @ Forester’s w/ Atomic Mama
6/25 COEUR D’ALENE, ID @ Moontime 15th Anniversary Party w/ Hey Is For Horses
6/26 BOISE, ID @ Boise Rec Fest in Ann Morrison Park
6/26 BOISE, ID @ Red Room (rec fest afterparty) w/ Boy Eats Drum Machine + Vagerfly
6/30 RENO, NV @ Studio on 4th w/ Fa Fa Fa
7/1 SANTA CRUZ, CA @ The Crepe Place w/ Tartufi
7/2 EL CERRITO, CA @ I Am We House w/ Dum Spiro Spero + American Nomad
7/4 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest w/ Tartufi + Low Red Land + John Vanderslice + more
7/11 HAILEY, ID @ Hailey Night of Music
7/21 SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ Bar Deluxe w/ Michale Gross & The Statuettes + Diamond Sisters
7/22 GRAND JUNCTION, CO @ Cy’s
7/23 DENVER, CO @ UMS Festival
7/27 HAILEY, ID @ Wicked Spud Back Alley Concert Series
7/30 KETCHUM, ID @ Whiskey Jacques
8/5 LA GRANDE, OR @ tba
8/6 BOISE, ID @ Boise Beer Festival in Ann Morrison Park (afternoon)
8/6 ONTARIO, OR @ Mackay’s Outdoor Music Series
8/12 BOISE, ID @ Visual Arts Collective w/ Typhoon + Dark Swallows
8/13 POCATELLO, ID @ Pocaroo Music Festival
8/19 SPOKANE, WA @ Nyne
8/20 HAYDEN, ID @ Hayden Music Festival
8/25 MOSCOW, ID @ John’s Alley w/ Floater
8/26 CLARKSTON, WA @ Hogan’s
9/10 PORTLAND, OR @ Music Fest NW

hey team. lots of goodness in the works. as many of you are already aware, Ranch Fest 2011 is this weekend and geared up to be the most epic yet, as we intend to kick summer off with a bang once again up on the beautiful Tumbleweed prairies under the starry starry Idaho skies. incredible lineup, new barn stage, and lots of fresh faces. if you’re not already in the loop, go learn more at www.facebook.com/ranchfest

Some Are Knightz by Finn Riggins
and today we released our new song SOME ARE KNIGHTZ — originally only available on the Record Store Day split 7″ we released back in April — and it’s been let loose on the interwebs in digital format for your ears to feast on. you can download it for super cheap and/or purchase the 7″ on our Bandcamp site. the tasty taste makers over at Audio Milk were kind enough to premiere it today as their daily serving… check out the little feature HERE

more new stuff in the works…. in the meantime, enjoy this new jam and check out our
Summer 2011 Tour Dates (a few more bound to be added — and some we can’t announce yet)
5/27 + 5/28 TUMBLEWEEDS, ID @ Ranch Fest
6/1 BOISE, ID @ Alive After Five opening for Fitz & The Tantrums (5pm)
6/1 BOISE, ID @ Knitting Factory opening for Jenny & Johnny (7:30pm)
6/1 BOISE, ID @ Red Room — AA5 afterparty w/ Owlright + Atomic Mama
6/17 PORTLAND, OR @ Mississippi Studios w/ Priory
6/18 HOOD RIVER, OR @ Hood River Inn
6/23 NAMPA, ID @ Flying M Coffee Garage w/ Archeology
6/24 MCCALL, ID @ Forester’s w/ Atomic Mama
6/25 COEUR D’ALENE, ID @ Moontime 15th Anniversary Party w/ Hey Is For Horses
6/26 BOISE, ID @ Boise Rec Fest in Ann Morrison Park
6/26 BOISE, ID @ Red Room (rec fest afterparty) w/ Boy Eats Drum Machine + Vagerfly
6/30 RENO, NV @ Studio on 4th w/ Fa Fa Fa
7/1 SANTA CRUZ, CA @ The Crepe Place w/ Tartufi
7/2 EL CERRITO, CA @ I Am We House w/ Dum Spiro Spero + American Nomad
7/4 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ El Rio Big Time Freedom Fest w/ Tartufi + Low Red Land + John Vanderslice + more
7/11 HAILEY, ID @ Hailey Night of Music
7/21 SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ Bar Deluxe w/ Michale Gross & The Statuettes
7/22 GRAND JUNCTION, CO @ Cy’s
7/23 DENVER, CO @ UMS Festival
7/27 HAILEY, ID @ Wicked Spud Back Alley Concert Series
7/30 KETCHUM, ID @ Whiskey Jacques
8/6 BOISE, ID @ Boise Beer Festival in Ann Morrison Park (afternoon)
8/6 ONTARIO, OR @ Mackay’s
8/12 BOISE, ID @ Visual Arts Collective w/ Typhoon + Dark Swallows
8/13 POCATELLO, ID @ Pocaroo Music Festival
8/19 SPOKANE, WA @ Nyne
8/20 HAYDEN, ID @ Hayden Music Festival
8/25 MOSCOW, ID @ John’s Alley w/ Floater
8/26 CLARKSTON, WA @ Hogan’s

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