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.

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

3-23-11 post-SXSW mini fest @ VAC

had an absolutely amazing time at SXSW. been heading East since… very excited to be back out in these parts. played at JJ’s Bohemia in Chattanooga last night. so fun. spent the afternoon yesterday shooting live acoustic videos in an old abandoned YMCA. very curious to see how those turn out. shot in old empty pool. on a spanish style roof. in an old basketball gym. and running around playing through the halls. more on that soon.

in the meantime, you can read the full report on our SXSW experience that i sent to the Idaho Statesman here: Finn Riggins at SXSW 2010

here are some photos that our buddy Ryan Dornfeld just sent along:

Official SXSW Showcase at Habana Calle 6 - Saturday, March 20

SXSW Portland Indie Industry Party at The Liberty -- Saturday, Mar 20

SXSW Portland Indie Industry Party at The Liberty -- Saturday, Mar 20

president of the Finn Riggins fan club

so our first show in Texas was a blast last night at The 806 in Amarillo… thanks to everyone that came out!! we’re headed to San Angelo today and then on to Austin… here’s our full schedule of events at SXSW. please pass the word along to anyone you think will be at the fest this year! thx

3/16 pre-SXSW Daily Juice Boat Party (3700 Lake Austin Blvd) ~ boat departs at 5:30pm sharp
Boat Party details

3/18 Nail / Distiller day party @ The Side Bar (602 e 7th St) ~ 12:45pm (outside stage)
details

3/19 Zilker Park afternoon BBQ

3/20 Portland Indie Industries day party @ The Liberty Bar (1618 1/2 E 6th St) ~ 4:20pm
details

3/20 Official SXSW Showcase (Burnside Distro Party) @ Habana Calle 6 (709 E 6th St) ~ 1am
details

going to be a wild one.
xoxo
FR

PS if you haven’t already seen this video of “Pancakes” from our 2-6-10 Portland, OR show at Tribute Gallery… check it out.

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