what we've been doing, apart from playing the odd show, touring with and as the Parson Red Heads, and appearing as the house band for When You Awake's Tribute to the Beach Boys, is recording. basic tracks are done for all tunes (current count is 26). a little singing, some percussion, a little mixing, some gypsy hexes to work off, one whole song to redo, and we're done.

by the way there are a couple shows this month. have a look-see.

you can't say you weren't warned. the sale is a thing of the past. however, as a sort of consolation prize, mp3s are now available at the own page. They're 320 kbps ultra-super-rockin style and cheap too. go ahead.

so, as many of you have noticed (and taken advantage of), the CD sale has not yet ended. But it will, honestly, quite soon. It's just been a bit busy for us.

One of the things keeping us from our housework is the upcoming Sloan show (see and click the poster at left to get your tix). Sam & Evan are out of town, so Brian & Ross from The Broken West are stepping in on drums & 2nd guitar respectively. We're very grateful. See you Sunday.

happy new year, people! two things:

1) the CD sale is still on! you have thru the end of january to grab what you can and no regrets.

2) we're kicking off the year by closing out the Spaceland on Ice series at the Pershing Square Ice Rink downtown. click on 'see' for more details and a poster.

dear friends - we're having a CD sale. just in time for the holidays, all CD prices are discounted, and some tantalizing bundles are available for the adventurous.

visit the OWN page and grab yourself some deals!

if this goes well, we're going to suggest it to other websites all over the world!

tonight is When You Awake tribute show #2 - Neil Young. andy's back on drums for the Dark Horse House Band. the show starts at 9pm at the Bootleg Theater.

in other news, turns out the George Harrison tribute was recorded in its entirety and can be downloaded by individual songs or clump-style right here. go git some songs! (you have to scroll down a bit, but those that persevere will be rewarded.)

"we're #1" will appear on gossip girl tonight. finally we have a use for those "as heard on gossip girl" stickers we made.

Also, videos are up from the George Harrison tribute show. Check them out.

come to spaceland this saturday and see andy play drums in the Dark Horse House Band at the George Harrison Tribute charity show. the other 4 in the band are: Brian Whelan, Josh Charney, Eugene Edwards, and John Hos(p)kinson. we're backing up some singers and playing some on our own. there will be other guests as well. just look at that poster.

had to post again as the last post makes no sense without the accompanying visual, which had expired. in other news, we've relocated to the second bedroom for recording purposes, and have begun to reap the rewards of recording without traveling. had to get the air conditioning problem sorted out, and cut down the volunteer cat pee bush (volunteer cats and volunteer bush), but now seriously and at last we can resume our plan of world domination.

so sam is definitely the wildcat. we're thinking aaron is the drunken hippie frog (whiskey). andy might be the monkey, or the dinosaur with the mohawk. evan should be the big dinosaur, but really he's more like the frog at the piano. so head up to ben lomond this weekend for the free Summertime Rocks Festival, and see these animals perform LIVE! bring food & drinks. bring a tent. leave the attitude.

time she's a fly. let's see. we're up on twitter and facebook et al. been playing and recording a bunch. it's all going to culminate in unimaginable joy very soon. please come see us this friday at spaceland!

happy valentimes tomorrow! we've been and continue to be at red rockets glare studio where we are recording for our brand new recorded output. things are proceeding most satisfactorily! also - come to the air conditioned supper club in venice on march 1st for the first night of AC Indie! click 'see' above to see.

ok, a couple things. back in september we visited red rockets glare studio to videotape a session for groupee.com. it's been posted. go check it out and write a snide comment. note: be sure first to hit the stop button on the song player, which automatically plays the "featured track" (not us). next: though we couldn't squeeze any in at the end of '08, there are a couple upcoming shows for early '09. please choose with care which you'd like to attend.

hello friends. we're busy demoing some new tunes, getting ready to record the next long-player. ideas are flying back and forth like cowchips. it's an exciting time. we'd like to squeeze in one or two more shows before year's end too. we'll see what happens.

lookout! we're gonna play On March St.

we've got a new pal evan way picking up 2nd guitar and keyboard duties for us. come witness the unveiling at le switch's cd release show at the echo in august. more details soon.

here's a huge thank-you to everyone who stuck around so late for our set at the echo last night. we were wrong in our last posting about that other show being the best show ever.

the laffghanistan music is done. we'll let you know when you can see it. in the meantime, please help us welcome our chicago pals frisbie to l.a. this saturday. we're sharing the stage with them at crane's - see the flyer to the left. they are awesome and we're feeling pretty good ourselves. it's going to be the best show ever.

hello dears! thanks for all the concerned emails. they are really appreciated. appearances to the contrary, we are alive and quite well; just very busy right now, at work on the soundtrack to a feature-length documentary called "laffghanistan", about comedian graham elwood's 1st trip to afghanistan to do standup comedy for the troops. it's quite a remarkable bunch of footage. we hope you like the music. keep your eyes peeled, and we'll endeavor to drop in with updates much more frequently.

as you may have noticed, we're gradually updating our website. the best part is that you can now spin 'guitars forever' in its entirety by clicking on 'spin' above. and presumably you can write us a note with our new spiffy form. please do both immediately. happy birthday Laura!

drummer woes. as you may have noticed, we recently parted ways with our longtime drummer Randy. our search for a replacement has begun in earnest, and will be televised live on "Bang The Drum Quickly", a TV Guide Channel reality entry. since people believe everything they read, we should mention that this is not true. but not about the drummer, so if you know someone who's up for the task, please send them our way. honorable mention must be made regarding our good friend and confidant mike schadel, who has been doing an admirable and amiable job sitting in in the meantime.

our Tallboy Records debut 'guitars forever' got a national release today. go down the street to the record store and insist that they sell you a copy in spite of your previous behavior.

coupla things - we spent an evening at red rockets glare studios recently, where we recorded the basic tracks for a new tune. it's called 'black canyon range'. if you can locate the black canyon range on a map, we'll give you an mp3 of the song when it's done. just email us. if you're wrong of course, well then you'll have to give us an mp3 instead. so be careful.

in other exciting news, andy will be playing the bass in let's go sailing for the next few weeks as they make their way around these united states, opening for elvis perkins. the dates are available wherever fine music is sold. try myspace.

hey we're back in l.a. and glad to be here. special thanks to the broken west for the welcome home spot at the spaceland residency. come out to ventura this weekend and root for us as we take on los paranoiaz at the red cove. they'll win. they always win.

well, as the hiatus nears its end we have some very happy news to share: our song "we're #1" will be appearing in the CBS comedy how i met your mother this monday, oct 23rd at 8pm. keep your television on and warm so you don't miss it. you do that anyway, we know, but we're just saying. PS we know we promised, but sometimes bands lie. it's a life lesson.

we're opening for toad the wet sprocket in santa barbara on july 27. it's a benefit for the santa barbara rape crisis center. check the shows page for deets.

hey we're up on itunes. not sure when that happened, but happy to be there. thanks, rolotomasi and anonymous. currently booking a midwest tour, so look for us in october if you consider yourself in that area. also, there are nyc shows coming. promise.

did you enjoy the cupcakes? did you enjoy the cake? we did. we've got one and a half more appearances for you before we go on a little summer break. yes, andy knows how stupid it is to leave the west coast for the summer. but it has to be done. so, on june 1st please check in with sunsetstrip.com, where andy will be playing a solo acoustic set (aaron has to work & randy is on tour). then, on sunday the 4th head down to sea level records for an in-store performance, our last in the west for a little while.

ok, the cds are finally here! please, take one. our cd release show is coming up, plus more. look! busy, busy, busy.

3 shows this month - probably one near you! Go here to end the suspense.

OK people the cd is off to the pressing plant at last. Thanks Anna from Tallboy for her patience. The lyrics are already available at the link at the top of the page. Go ahead, indulge in the decadence of our lyrics.

Here's a photo from the show: Church of Rock

Welcome to '06 people. We're starting the year by playing a school benefit. This will provide us with the good karma we need to make through at least the next 3 months.

Hey check out our Masters of the Hemisphere cover - it's out & available right here.

Andy joins the Annie Hayden tour in Tucson on the 8th, playing bass guitar. She's on tour with The Clientele. They're playing L.A. on Friday the 11th at the Knitting Factory, and then up and across these United States. Visit Merge Records for the full tour itinemerary. Come to a show and say hello. The new Annie Hayden record "The Enemy of Love" is completely excellent, and you can spin it here, if you like.

"Architectural Response to War" and "The City Moving", Andy's sound/image collaborations with his brother Robert, can now be streamed here and here, respectively. They may take a while to load, but it's worth it.

The World Record has recorded two cover songs for two compilations:

The first is a version of Eminem's immortal all-time super Oscar-Award winning juggernaut "Lose Yourself", which will appear on a tribute being released by Vitamin Records. Not sure when it's coming out, but their last one, "Indie Translations of the College Dropout" (Kanye West) is a fun off-kilter affair. Keep your eyes peelt.

The second is a song by a band that will always be dear to our hearts, the Masters of the Hemisphere. The song, "She Plays Guitar", appeared on their first record, and has long been one of our favorites. It won out over "Billy Mitchell" from the same record, but it was a close call. A Bunch of Beatniks Riding a Rocket will be releasing it web-only when all the submissions are in, which will be in a while we presume.

We've just returned from another trip to the Midwest, with much happiness and residual humidity in our hearts. It was humid. The best stop was Minneapolis, where we played twice in one night, adding the 12:15 slot at the Hexagon at the last minute. Of course it turned out to be one of our favorite spots (big thanks Chris Dorn & Anna Borg), though the Fine Line was nice too. Special thanks to the David Brent-esque leader of Vertigo Joe, for telling us the way it is.

We are extremely pleased to be able to announce that Tallboy Records will be releasing Guitars Forever. We'll post more details as they appear to us in our nightly seances.

There are 3 shows this month - click on see for the latest information.

Just back from the SMD tour. We pressed up a new EP for the occasion, the "SMDEP", with some more songs that are not to be released on the full-length. But after some careful consideration we have deemed one of the new songs worthy of inclusion, so now we've got to pick the one it's going to replace. The record is still going to be too long but you'll just have to tough it.

Guitars Forever is ready! It is alive and well and living in... That's a Jethro Tull joke. Oh now you get it. Anyway it will be released in a little while. We assure you the wait will have been worth it. Now we're off to the east. We hope our absence will make your hearts grow fonder. If not then it was nice knowing you.