NEWS UPDATE 10/27/09

More updates!

MATADOR PRE-ORDERING IS STILL UNDERWAY!

If you haven't reserved a copy of the CD or vinyl yet, now is the time! All CD versions (US, EU, Japan) will be shipping out within the next 2 weeks, so it's coming to you very soon! The North American CDs are looking fantastic, and the hand-made lyrics sheets turned out great as well! You can view pictures and place the order HERE.  Remember---the lyrics sheets are limited to 100 copies and are available only if you place the order online!

There are only a handful of Matador gold vinyl copies still available.  There are also only a 100 total of these, so if you want one, we strongly encourage you to get one now! You can place the order HERE.

We've seen a bunch of online leaks of Matador already (actually, a lot), and this obviously WAS expected and IS ok, but we encourage you to purchase the album in any format IF you enjoy it after downloading & listening.  The amount of time and money that was spent on this release means that it will take quite a while for us to break even, and we're not even going to talk about making money to support ourselves---that seems to be very far, far away.  Anyway, we're fine with this right now---we wanted to make the best piece of music that we could at this point, we think we did, and we are excited to share it with you.  Now, even if you don't spend a cent on Matador---don't worry about it! Times are difficult for many right now, and we certainly could be much worse off then we are.  All we ask is that you do something in return---come to a show, tell your friend about the band, offer to put up a poster or two if we come through your city or town, etc.  Anything really helps, and it doesn't always have to involve money! ... Aaaaaaand that concludes that.
 

RECENT PRESS

We've had a bunch of press coverage for Matador in the past month.  Here are some links if you are interested in reading/watching:

1. We were in the latest issue of the Improper Bostonian (The Music Issue), in the section "Great Acts To Follow---Ten Bands That Rock."  Pick up a copy (it's free!) if you are in the Boston area, there might still be a few around!

2. Boston Phoenix feature

3. Matador review in Boston's Weekly Dig

4. Another Matador review

5. Interview with the Boston Band Crush

6. Video interview with WeArePostRock


BUTTERFLYCATCHER ON A COOKING SHOW?

Yep, our song "Butterflycatcher" from the Black Paris 86 album was recently featured on the Swedish cooking show "Niklas mat."  You can watch it HERE (the song appears at about 26 minutes into the second episode).


NEW MERCH STORE---FINALLY!

We now have a proper merch store, thank goodness! CHECK IT OUT!

There are restocked t-shirts, special deals and high-quality mp3s of our earlier releases & self-released EPs now available for purchase directly from us! We'll be adding new stuff soon, including the split release with The American Dollar (CD + LP).  We are currently running 4 special deals:

#1  Buy The Motorist CD and get a FREE poster
#2  Buy the Black Paris 86 CD and get a FREE postcard set
#3  Buy The Motorist t-shirt and get FREE high-quality mp3 downloads of S/T, Lautlos EP, Holiday CD/DVD and BP86 Vinyl Edition Bonus Tracks
#4  Purchase high-quality mp3s of 6 of our releases for just $15!

The link for the Specials Deals section can be found on the right at our merch store, or just click HERE.

Help support independent music and buy directly from us! As always, we greatly greatly greatly appreciate your support!


SHOWS

A big thanks to all of you that came out to our recent shows! We had a great time on the road and look forward to coming back to a lot of the same places! We unfortunately will not be doing the west coast run in November as originally planned due to some unforeseen circumstances, but a short December tour with The American Dollar and a full EU/UK tour in January with Ben Shepard of Uzi & Ari are both still on! Here are the upcoming dates that we know for sure:

Nov. 21 - Portland, ME @ SPACE (w/ El Ten Eleven) ** Last.fm event page

Dec. 09 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott (w/ The American Dollar, Henry Gale, Hadoken) ** Last.fm event page

Dec. 10 - Worcester, MA @ Ralph's Diner (w/ The American Dollar) ** Last.fm event page

Dec. 12 - Wilkes Barre, PA @ River Street Jazz Cafe (w/ The American Dollar) ** Last.fm event page

EU/UK tour happens Dec. 28 - Jan. 23 --- we'll be posting dates on our myspace page very soon!

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RECENT PRESS: The Improper Bostonian, The Boston Phoenix & more!

We are in the latest issue of the Improper Bostonian (The Music Issue), in the section "Great Acts To Follow--Ten Bands That Rock." Pick up a copy (it's free!) if you are in the Boston area!

We've also recently been featured in the Boston Phoenix: click here to read

There's a short review of "Matador" in Boston's Weekly Dig:
click here to read

Another review of "Matador" is available here.

Finally, you can read an interview we did with the Boston Band Crush here.