-We have a show in Detroit this weekend, please come! http://www.facebook.com/events/214315971986571/

-Our shirts are back in stock! http://countyourluckystars.bigcartel.com/

and!

-We are touring Canada!  Here are the dates:

May 22 – St Catharines, ON – Mansion House
May 23 – Kitchener / Waterloo, ON – venue TBA
May 24 – Ottawa, ON – GET IN TOUCH!
May 25 – Montreal, QC – Casa del Popolo (BFOS DAY 1)
May 26 – Toronto, ON – 918 Bathurst
May 27 – London or Windsor, ON – GET IN TOUCH!

Help with dates can be sent to david@bfosbooking.com

We are also going to get our own Bigcartel store soon.  I think a lot of people know we run Count Your Lucky Stars, but it will be far easier to just send them to a dedicated Empire! store.  Maybe as soon as this weekend

1/20 Boston, MA@ Wacky Kastle
w/ Confidon, Suns
http://www.facebook.com/events/318254711539345/

1/21 Robbinsville, NJ @ Jake’s House
w/Between Your Tongue and Mind, Dads, Our Sunday Affairs
http://www.facebook.com/events/282986878417400/

1/22 New Paltz, NY @ Grimaldi’s Pizza
w/ Year on a Mountain
http://www.facebook.com/events/236221019788113/

1/23 Philadelphia, PA @ The IHOP Estate
w/ Little Pirouettes, Placeholder, Our Stars are Sneakers
http://www.facebook.com/events/214726411941646/

1/24 York, PA @ Skid Row Garage
w/ Resevoir, The Thane of Cawdor, Paul Blest, Early Flight Home
http://www.facebook.com/events/126508690799640/

1/25 Frostburg, MD @ The Warren
w/ Perfect Future, Sea Lions, Donna Street Donna Street
http://www.facebook.com/events/230315350375830/

1/26 Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street
w/Sleepwalker, Single Dads
http://www.facebook.com/events/314871865210689

1/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ 22 Ormsby
w/ Breakfast, Run Forever
http://www.facebook.com/events/338716509473870/

1/28 Vickery, OH @ The Trash House.
http://www.facebook.com/events/128481270601946/

1/29 Columbus, OH @ Monster House

1/30 Huntington, WV @ Funky Town

1/31 Harrisonburg, VA @My Mansion, 265 West
http://www.facebook.com/events/140751736034027/

2/1 WASHINGTON, DC @ Wasted Dream
w/Monument, Amateur Thieves
http://www.facebook.com/events/133060040143703/

2/2 Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Redwood Art Space (740 Jumper Rd.)
w/ Northern
http://www.facebook.com/events/132863513497532/

2/3 Bay Shore, NY @ Yacenda Mansion
w/ State Lines

2/4 Purchase NY @ SUNY Student Center
w/Balance and Composure, Tigers Jaw, Hostage Calm
http://www.facebook.com/events/312134465497057/

So if you are in the Midwest, South, and East Coast we will be seeing you very soon!

##ALL DATES FROM 1/2-1/15 W/ DOWSING##

1/2 Chicago, IL @ Panchos

http://www.facebook.com/events/153205624779017/

1/3 Belleville, IL @ Illegal Tone Recordings

http://www.facebook.com/events/228084460597352/

1/4 Louisville, KY @ Chestnut

http://www.facebook.com/events/129810510465438/

1/5 Bowling Green, KY @ 1537 Chestnut St

http://www.facebook.com/events/124927530955118/

1/6 Greenville, SC @ Mills Avenue Liquid Highway

1/7 Atlanta, GA @ Beer Fever Cabin

1/8 Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse

http://www.facebook.com/events/166444086782509/

1/9 Hattiesburg, MS @ The Crowbar

http://www.facebook.com/events/278537042192933/

1/10 Houston, TX @ Vinyl Junkie

http://www.facebook.com/events/183580825067898/

1/11 Austin, TX @ The Annex at 1808

http://www.facebook.com/events/345163895499700/

1/12 Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill

1/13 Kansas City, MO @ Shane’s House

http://www.facebook.com/events/232216270178632/

1/14 Rock Island, IL @ Rozz-Tox

http://www.facebook.com/events/247553058629318/

1/15 Milwaukee, WI @ The Paper Trail

http://www.facebook.com/events/149538938481512/

**ALL DATES FROM 1/19-2/4 WITH ONE HUNDRED YEAR OCEAN**

1/19 Willimantic, CT @ The Handsome Woman

1/20 Boston, MA@ Wacky Kastle

1/21 Robbinsville, NJ @ Jake’s House (6pm) 7 Donna Street w/Between Your Tongue and Mind, Dads

http://www.facebook.com/events/282986878417400/

1/22 New Paltz, NY @ Grimaldi’s Pizza

1/23 Philadelphia, PA @ The IHOP Estate w/Pirouette

http://www.facebook.com/events/214726411941646/

1/24 Baltimore, MD @ TBA

1/25 Frostburg, MD @ The Warren

1/26 Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street 10pm w/Sleepwalker, Single Dads

http://www.facebook.com/events/314871865210689

1/27 Pittsburgh, PA  @ 22 Ormsby w/ Breakfast, + more TBA

1/28 Sandusky, OH @ The Trash House. The address is 3069 County Rd. 290 Vickery, Ohio 43464

1/29 Columbus, OH @ TBA

1/30 Huntington, WV @ 636 Trenton Ave

1/31 Harrisonburg, VA  @My Mansion,   265 West

http://www.facebook.com/events/140751736034027/

2/1 WASHINGTON, DC  @ Wasted Dream (431 Kenyan St  Nw )W/Monument, The Harrison Four

http://www.facebook.com/events/133060040143703/

2/2 Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Redwood Art Space (740 Jumper Rd.)

2/3 Brooklyn, NY @ TBA

2/4 Purchase NY @ SUNY Student Center w/Balance and Composure

Also, we are going on tour with Dowsing in January!

Here are the dates:

TORE/TEWER

1/2 Chicago, IL @ Panchos
http://www.facebook.com/events/153205624779017/

1/3 Belleville, IL @ Illegal Tone Recordings
http://www.facebook.com/events/228084460597352/

1/4 Louisville, KY @ Chestnut

1/5 Bowling Green, KY @ 1537 Chestnut St (not to be confused with the venue above. lol.)

1/6 Greenville, SC

1/7 ATHENS, GA **HELP**

1/8 Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse
http://www.facebook.com/events/166444086782509/

1/9 Hattiesburg, MS

1/10 Houston, TX @ Vinyl Junkie

1/11 San Antonio, TX

1/12 Denton, TX

1/13 Kansas City, MO
http://www.facebook.com/events/232216270178632/

1/14 Rock Island, IL @ Rozz-Tox
http://www.facebook.com/events/247553058629318/

1/15 Milwaukee, WI @ The Paper Trail
http://www.facebook.com/events/149538938481512/

oct 29th Rocford, IL @ the Hipster House show w/DOWSING, Warren Franklin, Relentless Approach, and Paker
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120394768068411)
oct 30th bloomington normal il @ dawsons creek
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=270493629647815)
oct 31st Kansas City, MO @ Gravyard (sam’s house) with Texas Insturments and Emo Side Project
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118509348256462)
nov 1st Oklahoma City, Oklahoma @ Bad Grannys
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169150186509994)
nov 2nd Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 HempHill
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=263995190301889&notif_t=event_invite)
nov 3rd Austin, TX @ The Court Of Slam Alot
nov 4th- Austin, TX @ Trailer Space Records
nov 5th- Lafayette, Louisiana -General Mouton House
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203300846410586)
nov 6th- Ocean’s Springs, MS @ the squeaky lizzard
nov-7th-Tallahassee, FL @ The Farside (803 Railroad Ave
Tallahassee, FL 32301
United States) w/TBA Coping, Mocha Ochos, and Disco Prince
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=271450606221851)
nov- 8th Orlando, FL @ UNCLE LOU’S w/ You Blew It!
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=262733663763620)
nov 9th-Gainesville, FL @ Double Down w/Dikembe, and Douglas Shields & The X-Factors
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176364595783208)
nov 10th – Atlanta, GA @ The Poopparty Palace w/ Campaign, Jebediah Springfield
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=289892104372525)
nov 11th – Memphis, TN @ Cooper house
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167709376655429)
nov 12th Champaign, IL @ Garfield’s Garden w/ Hank
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=270493629647815)

We just wanted to give everyone a little update on things!  One, the 7″ via Topshelf Records came in, so I’m guessing they will ship out soon.  They look like this:

In other news, the booking is going well for tour, and we will post some dates soon.  Before we go on tour, however, Cathy and I are entering Studio Minx again to record a bunch of new songs to take care of a bunch of 7″ and comp releases (including the Time as a Color, Rika, Little Viking, AND MORE!).  Very excited to knock this mama-jammers out finally!  Apologies to all those we kept waiting, we are pretty busy these days.  Today, I finished my guest vocals for the Emo Side Project album (which was being held up by me, lulz), so get pumped for that.  Andrew is a man of true talent!

oct 29th Chicago, IL

oct 30th St. Louis, MO
oct 31st Kansas City, MO-booked at sam’s house with T.I and emo side project
nov 1st Tulsa, OK
nov 2nd Fort Worth, TX
nov 3rd Austin, TX
nov 4th- Alabama
nov 5th- new orleans LA
nov 6th- hattisburg MS
nov-7th-Tallahassee, FL
nov- 8th Orlando, FL
nov 9th-Gainesville, FL
nov 10th -tba
nov 11th tba
nov 12th kalamazoo mi

We also have an exciting project to announce!  We are participating in a subscription based series, entitled “leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but photographs 3×7″.  This is being put out by the incredible label, Time as a Color.  Here is some more info:

chapter I: i found myself in austin, texas // bail // her breath on glass 3-way split 7″ (out in 2 weeks)
unreleased songs by bail and hbog, a song from their demo by ifmiat
chapter II: the rabbit theory // eucalypt // kids return // duct hearts 4-way split 7″ (master is ready, will take care of it as soon as chapter I is out)
chapter III your neighbour the liar // empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate) // smithsonian 3-way split 7″

there’s different options for subscriptions:

option a: receive each record as soon as it’s out (in 3 parcels):
germany: eur 15 (payment via bank transfer)
europe/world: eur 20 (payment via paypal)

option b: receive records in 2 parcels (chapter I and II in one mailing as soon as II is out, chapter III + box when it’s out):
europe/world: eur 17

option c: “friends-option” (you and your friend both want option a and i can send them to the same address)
europe/world: eur 29

more info can be found at http://www.timeasacolor.com

We will be in touch soon!

xoxo

Keith

Now that we are back, there are a lot things afoot.  Topshelf records have now launched pre-orders for our new 7″, entitled On Time Spent Waiting, Or Placing the Weight of the World on the Shoulders of Those You Love the Most.  You can get it with a T-shirt or as a package deal with all four colors, or just the record itself.  The record is available in Cream, Baby Blue, Green, and Opaque Red, though the Cream is already sold out!  That took less than a day, so make sure you get on a copy before it’s too late!  http://www.topshelfrecords.bigcartel.com/

We also created a tumblr, though at this point it is very bare-boned, but since a lot of people seem to be using that, we figured it was high-time we made one.  Follow us here: http://empireempireband.tumblr.com/.  Count Your Lucky Stars now has one too, which can be found at http://cylsrecords.tumblr.com/.

Next weekend is the big show!  We are playing the Penfold reunion show in Hoboken, NJ at Maxwells.  We couldn’t be more excited!  The vinyl version of Amateurs & Professionals will also be available there, so be excited for that too.

We are also planning on going into the studio to finish up a few small projects we have had in line for some time, and we will keep you updated on that.  Following that, we are planning a nice lil’ three-week jaunt with our good pal and label-mate Warren Franklin to the South and East Coast.  West Coast, don’t hate us, we swear we will make it out there next year.

That’s it for now!

xoxo

Keith

Again, any help would be appreciated!  We will play your basement/house/diy venue/large concert hall.  E-mail us any suggestions/shows/ideas/etc at empireempireband@gmail.com.
See you all really soon!