Hello friendlies,

We’re back from our trip to Central America & this Friday, August 27, we head off on our long tour of the so-called U.S.A. We are oh-so-very excited to see you!

We’re touring in support of 2 new releases: “You Can’t Stop Trying” & “Choir”. We’ve been really fortunate to have a lot of help putting these together; including members of LAKE, Kickball, Generifus, Twig Palace, iji, Sundance Kids, Megabog, Tin Tree Factory, Blanket Truth, Slashed Tires, Pet Dander, Junk Bones, Leaf Colors, Sweet Potatoes, & more!

There’s a very excellent chance that we’ll be coming to your town in the next 7 months, so keep an eye on the good old internet. We’ll be keeping everything up to date as we confirm shows. Here’s some places to stay in touch:
www.worldhistoryband.com
www.facebook.com/pages/World-History/191432716069
www.myspace.com/worldworldhistoryhistory
www.twitter.com/itsoktobealive
www.last.fm/music/World+History
www.reverbnation.com/worldhistory

ALSO, if you can offer any help booking this tour (venue suggestions, host us at your house, etc.), we’d LOVE to hear from you. Check out this link on the notorious F.B.

Thank you, thank you, thank you,
NEIL

(& a few acquaintances)

Friends, comrades, my community.

Thanks for being around. Thanks for inspiring me.

love and solidarity,
NEIL

We’re sooo excited about it. It was recorded by the wonderful Evan Hashi at Bellhead in Olympia WA and features guest appearances by Adam Oelsner (LAKE, Kickball) and Zach Burba (iji, Sundance Kids, Megabog), and a whole bunch of other amazing people also helped to sing many of the supporting vocals.

Download “You Can’t Stop Trying” at worldhistory.bandcamp.com

It’ll show up on itunes, emusic, and all of those other places within the next couple months, but bandcamp’s better. It’s sliding scale, so you can pay as little as $5 or as much as you want.

We’re having our 1st rehearsal on:
Saturday (March 27) 3:00pm to 5:00pm
at Sherwood Co-op
This is a very friendly house in the U-District that is located at:
4746 18th Ave NE
Seattle WA 98105

Lemmeno if you can/can’t make it.

[worldhistory(at)riseup(dot)net]

FUN!

all the very-very best,
NEIL

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Sherwood Co-Op has made a point to be a safe place for everyone, especially queer & trans folks. Please, no oppressive language or behavior (read: no sexist, racist, homophobic, able-ist, ageist, etc-ist bullshit).

AND ALSO: Sherwood is wheelchair accessible. If you
have a disability (either apparent or non-apparent) & need any other kind of accommodations (really anything at all), let me know & I’ll do my very best to make it happen.

PPPS: TELL EVERYONE.

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We’re currently booking a 6-1/2-month tour of the USA (August 2010 – March 2011), in support of the “You Can’t Stop Trying” LP. The schedule is below – Please let us know if you would like to host us or have any suggestions in these towns or nearby towns:

Washington	27-Aug	Seattle
Washington	28-Aug	Tacoma
Washington	29-Aug	Olympia
Oregon	30-Aug	Portland
Oregon	31-Aug	Pendleton
Idaho	1-Sep	Boise
Idaho	2-Sep	Pocatello
	3-Sep	Yellowstone National Park
Idaho	4-Sep	Idaho Falls
Utah	5-Sep	Logan
Utah	6-Sep	Salt Lake City
Colorado	7-Sep	Grand Junction
Colorado	8-Sep	Denver
Wyoming	9-Sep	Lusk
South Dakota	10-Sep	Rapid City
South Dakota	11-Sep	Pierre
North Dakota	12-Sep	Minot
Minnesota	13-Sep	Fargo
Minnesota	14-Sep	Minneapolis
Iowa	15-Sep	Ames
Iowa	16-Sep	Des Moines
Nebraska	17-Sep	Omaha
Nebraska	18-Sep	Lincoln
Kansas	19-Sep	Topeka
Missouri	20-Sep	Kansas City
Missouri	21-Sep	Slater
Missouri	22-Sep	Columbia
Missouri	23-Sep	St Louis
Illinois	24-Sep	Champaign
Illinois	25-Sep	Normal
Illinois	26-Sep	East Peoria
Illinois	27-Sep	Macomb
Iowa	28-Sep	Keokuk
Iowa	29-Sep	Iowa City
Illinois	30-Sep	East Moline
Wisconsin	1-Oct	Beloit
Wisconsin	2-Oct	Madison
Wisconsin	3-Oct	Appleton
Wisconsin	4-Oct	Milwaukee
Wisconsin	5-Oct	Elkhorn
Illinois	6-Oct	Lake Villa
Illinois	7-Oct	Glendale Heights
Illinois	8-Oct	Chicago
Illinois	9-Oct	Oak Lawn
Michigan	10-Oct	Kalamazoo
Michigan	11-Oct	Grand Rapids
Michigan	12-Oct	Mt Pleasant
Michigan	13-Oct	Alpena
Michigan	14-Oct	Tawas City
Michigan	15-Oct	Saginaw
Michigan	16-Oct	Lansing
Michigan	17-Oct	Port Huron
Michigan	18-Oct	Detroit
Michigan	19-Oct	Ann Arbor
Ohio	20-Oct	Toledo
Ohio	21-Oct	Bowling Green
Ohio	22-Oct	Lima
Ohio	23-Oct	Cincinnati
Kentucky	24-Oct	Louisville
Kentucky	25-Oct	Lexcington
West Virginia	26-Oct	Huntington
West Virginia	27-Oct	Parkersburg
Ohio	28-Oct	Columbus
Ohio	29-Oct	Cleveland
Pennsylvania	30-Oct	Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania	31-Oct	Johnstown
Pennsylvania	1-Nov	State College
New York	2-Nov	Jamestown
New York	3-Nov	Buffalo
New York	4-Nov	East Williamson
New York	5-Nov	Syracuse
New York	6-Nov	Ithaca
New York	7-Nov	Binghamton
New York	8-Nov	Albany
New York	9-Nov	Plattsburgh
Maine	10-Nov	Farmington
Maine	11-Nov	Orono
Maine	12-Nov	Machias
Maine	13-Nov	East Orland
Maine	14-Nov	Portland
New Hampshire	15-Nov	Nashua
Massachusetts	16-Nov	Jamaica Plain
Massachusetts	17-Nov	Worcester
Rhode Island	18-Nov	Providence
Connecticut	19-Nov	Manchester
Massachusetts	20-Nov	Holyoke
Massachusetts	21-Nov	Great Barrington
New York	22-Nov	Annandale on Hudson
Connecticut	23-Nov	Waterbury
New York	24-Nov	White Plains
New York	25-Nov	Brooklyn
New Jersey	26-Nov	Mine Hill
New Jersey	27-Nov	New Brunswick
New Jersey	28-Nov	Toms River
New Jersey	29-Nov	Williamstown
Delaware	30-Nov	Wilmington
Pennsylvania	1-Dec	Lancaster
Pennsylvania	2-Dec	Newport
Pennsylvania	3-Dec	Gettysburg
Maryland	4-Dec	Ellicott City
Delaware	5-Dec	Lewes
Virginia	6-Dec	Falls Church
Virginia	7-Dec	Harrisonburg
Virginia	8-Dec	Charlottesville
Virginia	9-Dec	Richmond
North Carolina	10-Dec	Plymouth
North Carolina	11-Dec	Greenville
North Carolina	12-Dec	Wilmington
North Carolina	13-Dec	Raleigh
North Carolina	14-Dec	Greensboro
North Carolina	15-Dec	King
North Carolina	16-Dec	Hickory
North Carolina	17-Dec	Charlotte
South Carolina	18-Dec	Rock Hill
South Carolina	19-Dec	Columbia
South Carolina	20-Dec	Greenville
North Carolina	21-Dec	Asheville
Tennessee	22-Dec	Knoxville
North Carolina	23-Dec	Hayesville
Georgia	24-Dec	Dalton
Tennessee	25-Dec	Chattanooga
Alabama	26-Dec	Huntsville
Tennessee	27-Dec	Murfreesboro
Tennessee	28-Dec	Nashville
Kentucky	29-Dec	Mayfield
Illinois	30-Dec	Carbondale
Missouri	31-Dec	Cape Girardeau
Texas	1-Jan	Success
Missouri	2-Jan	Springfield
Missouri	3-Jan	Joplin
Kansas	4-Jan	Independence
Kansas	5-Jan	Wichita
Kansas	6-Jan	Great Bend
Oklahoma	7-Jan	Cherokee
Oklahoma	8-Jan	Oklahoma City
Oklahoma	9-Jan	Tulsa
Arkansas	10-Jan	Fayetteville
Arkansas	11-Jan	Russellville
Arkansas	12-Jan	Conway
Arkansas	13-Jan	Hot Springs
Arkansas	14-Jan	Little Rock
Tennessee	15-Jan	Memphis
Mississippi	16-Jan	Tupelo
Alabama	17-Jan	Hayden
Alabama	18-Jan	Birmingham
Alabama	19-Jan	Auburn
Georgia	20-Jan	Atlanta
Georgia	21-Jan	Athens
Georgia	22-Jan	Augusta
Georgia	23-Jan	Savannah
Florida	24-Jan	Jacksonville
Florida	25-Jan	St Augustine
Florida	26-Jan	Orlando
Florida	27-Jan	Jupiter
Florida	28-Jan	Cape Coral
Florida	29-Jan	Tampa
Florida	30-Jan	Gainesville
Florida	31-Jan	Tallahassee
Florida	1-Feb	Pensacola
Alabama	2-Feb	Mobile
Mississippi	3-Feb	Merdian
Louisiana	4-Feb	New Orleans
Louisiana	5-Feb	Baton Rouge
Louisiana	6-Feb	Lafayette
Louisiana	7-Feb	Beaumont
Texas	8-Feb	Houston
Texas	9-Feb	Richmond
Texas	10-Feb	Gonzales
Texas	11-Feb	Kerrville
Texas	12-Feb	Austin
Texas	13-Feb	College Station
Texas	14-Feb	Waco
Texas	15-Feb	Dallas
Texas	16-Feb	Forth Worth
Texas	17-Feb	Denton
Oklahoma	18-Feb	Altus
Texas	19-Feb	Lubbock
Texas	20-Feb	Amarillo
New Mexico	21-Feb	Santa Rosa
New Mexico	22-Feb	Santa Fe
New Mexico	23-Feb	Albuquerque
New Mexico	24-Feb	Truth or Consequences
New Mexico	25-Feb	Lordsburg
Arizona	26-Feb	Tucson
Arizona	27-Feb	Phoenix
California	28-Feb	Riverside
California	1-Mar	Goleta
California	2-Mar	San Luis Obispo
California	3-Mar	Santa Cruz
California	4-Mar	Davis
California	5-Mar	Eureka
Oregon	6-Mar	Ashland
Oregon	7-Mar	Eugene
Oregon	8-Mar	Corvallis
Oregon	9-Mar	Astoria
Washington	10-Mar	Seattle

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Besides the long list of amazing people tabling, there’s some really great bands playing; including June Madrona, 1985, iji, The Foghorns, & Dashel Schueler.

Maybe see you there?

Here’s the blurb:
“On December 12th, The Vera Project, Seattle’s non-profit, all-ages music and arts venue, and Hollow Earth Radio, Seattle’s premier online independent radio station, are joining forces to host a one-of-a-kind fundraiser and holiday extravaganza: Swap It. Spin It. Bring It. Screen It. The Vera Project is transforming into a marketplace for independent music and crafts, along with live music, and interactive silkscreening. All proceeds help support music, art presentation, and arts education through the Vera Project and Hollow Earth Radio.

The DIY marketplace will feature independent Northwest record and cassette labels, musicians, silk-screened show posters, vintage record dealers, local artists, craft-makers, and designers selling their wares throughout Vera’s venue. This is the perfect opportunity to find a one-of-a-kind gift just in time for the holidays. The event will also include live musical performances by Northwest musicians, Hollow Earth DJs spinning on site, a bake sale, a raffle for hand-printed posters, and much much more!”

The Vera Project, Warren & Republican Ave N, at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA – Saturday, December 12 – 11am – 5pm

We spent the last week of September in Olympia WA, recording with the almighty Evan Hashi, and it’s sounds so-so good. A large group of wonderful people even showed up to sing with us!

We should get our final mixes sometime this week & then it’s onto the mastering process. In the meantime, we’re notating the entire album to be sung by a 4-part choir & hope to make the album a 2-Disc set. Now all we basically need is somebody to release it!

Maybe you know somebody who knows somebody who’s sister’s best friend’s cousin has a label?
Or maybe you have a label?
Or maybe you have some suggestions?
Let us know!

So far, there’s rumor that Lost Sound Tapes might want to release it on cassette tape (which is great!), but we’re hoping for a CD & Vinyl pressing as well. We’re planning a 6-month tour in support of the album starting late-summer 2010, so we’re hoping to get it out before then.

Thanks all who helped out with the recording process. We really felt the love.

Send a message to
w o r l d h i s t o r y [at] r i s e u p [dot] n e t