After a short month of overseas sabbaticals and instrument fund raisers, we've once again returned to the drawing board and are writing our third full length album! With both our Freshman and Sophomore albums behind us, we are looking forward to showcasing our current live sound and adding a third book to your collection to complete Volume 1. With the permanent addition of Justin Wolf as the fifth member of The Extraordinaires (as seen on stage on our last tour with Man Man) our sound has grown in every directional axis, and we're excited to begin playing our newest material during our July Tour with Tavo Carbone. Look below to see all of our local Philadelphia dates and our regional tour (in green)! See you there!

Upcoming Shows

Jun 7 - Philadelphia, PA - BEST FEST w/ Philadelphia's Finest

Jun 12 - Philadelphia, PA - M Room - w/ Emperor X, Blake/e/e/e, Invisible Hand

Jun 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Fishtown House Show w/ An American Chinese

Jul 16 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool w/ Tavo Carbone and Frankpollis and the Dig

Jul 19 - Philadelphia, PA - The OTHER Green Line w/ Tavo Carbone, Helios Eye, Soft People

Jul 21 - Wilmington, DE - 700 Social Club w/ Tavo Carbone

Jul 22 - Baltimore, MD - TBA

Jul 23 - Washington DC - Grog and Tankard w/ Tavo Carbone

Jul 24 - Charlottesville, VA - Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar w/ Tavo Carbone

Jul 25 - Lynchburg, VA - Speakertree Records w/ Tavo Carbone

Jul 26 - Greenville, NC - Spazzatorium Galleria w. Tavo Carbone

Jul 27 - Charleston, SC - House Show w. Tavo Carbone

Jul 28 - Norfolk, VA - The Taphouse w/ Tavo Carbone, Little Trooper

Jul 29 - Washington, DC - The Velvet Lounge w/ Light Pollution

Aug 2 - Philadelphia, PA - TBA w/ Light Pollution

Aug 4 - Garfeild Artworks w/ Light Pollution

'Battle of the Vans' 7" Vinyl Split - Ribbons of War: The Musical: The DVD

 
The Stuff We've Been Working on this Winter

We've recorded a new three song record that will be side a of our first vinyl release, the 'Battle of the Vans' EP, which will be split with our new labelmates Kill You in the Face. In addition to the record we are hand screening the cover and back cover, and each album come complete with a hand-screened the official 'Battle of the Vans' board game! More details soon...

Ribbons of War: The Musical on DVD is finally here - we have set tentative release dates but nothing is solid for now. Each full color DVD includes the musical, filmed by filmmaker Shawn Kornhauser at Space 1026 in Philadelphia, and a bonus featurette and slideshow! Keep your eyes peeled!

We've been working on our new material for our upcoming tour with Man Man, the dates are posted below.

Official dates have been posted for the March '08 Extraordinaires/ManMan Tour!

Mar. 4  - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar w/ManMan

Mar. 5  - Greensboro NC - Greene Street Club w/ManMan

Mar. 6  - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle w/ManMan

Mar. 7  - Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern w/ManMan

Mar. 8  - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club w/ Man Man

Mar. 9  - St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven w/ManMan

Mar. 10 - St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven w/ManMan

Mar. 11 - Pensacola, FL - Sluggo's w/ Man Man

Mar. 12 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon w/ManMan

Mar. 13 - Houston, TX - TBA

Mar. 14 - Austin, TX - TBA

Mar. 15 - Denton, TX - TBA

Mar. 16 - Oklahoma City, OK - TBA

Mar. 17 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon

Mar. 18 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note w/ Man Man and Islands

Mar. 19 - Bloomington, IN - John Waldron Performing Arts Center w/ManMan

Mar. 20 - Louisville, KY - Headliners w/ManMan

Mar. 21 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig w/ Man Man

Mar. 22 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Theater w/ ManMan

Vice Magazine, Mini Tour and New Album!

 
We have a few pretty exciting things going on during the last winter month of 2007!

We've recently been interviewed by the Barcelona chapter of Vice Magazine, which will be released in the near future. This will be available in Spain and select bookstores here in the US!

We are currently at our first show of four on a very short regional tour of Virginia right now, here are a list of the dates:

Dec. 5th - The Red and Black Bar - Washington, DC 9PM $8

Dec. 6th - TWO SHOWS AT WILLIAM AND MARY IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA!
The Meridian - 7PM - Free?
The Homebrew - 9PM - $$$?

Dec. 8th - The Outback Lodge w/ the Invisible Hand - Charlottesville, VA - 8PM $5

And last but not least, we are working out the kinks and logistics of releasing a short EP for late winter to be released before we set out to record our third full-length record/book! Check back for more details!

Extraordinaires/Go! Team Show MOVED

  The scheduled Oct. 26th show with the Go! Team and Matt and Kim has been MOVED to Oct. 31st, and will now be at the TLA!

Official dates have been posted for the upcoming Extraordinaires/ManMan Tour of the Midwest!

Oct. 8  - Rocky River, OH - Mocha Dreams Cafe

Oct. 9  - Athens, OH - The Union w/ManMan

Oct. 10 - Muncie, IN - The Herot

Oct. 11 - Newport, KY - Southgate House w/ManMan

Oct. 12 - Urbana, IL - Courtyard Cafe at Illinois Union w/ManMan

Oct. 13 - Lexington, KY - The Dame w/ManMan

Oct. 14 - Nashville, TN - The 5 Spot w/Patrick Coman

Oct. 15 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe w/ManMan

Oct. 16 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree Cafe w/ManMan

Oct. 17 - New Orleans, LA - Republic w/ManMan

Oct. 18 - Houston, TX - Proletariat w/ManMan

Oct. 19 - Dallas, TX - (Early In-Store) Good Records
           The Loft at the Palladium w/ManMan

Oct. 20 - Austin, TX - Emo's Outside w/ManMan

Oct. 21 - Shreveport, LA - Allisons House

Oct. 22 - Mobile, AL - TBA

Oct. 23 - Jacksonville, FL - Shantytown

Oct. 24 - Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight w/ Deertick and Castanets

Oct. 25 - Winston-Salem, NC - The Werehouse

Oct. 31 - Philadelphia, PA - Filmore at the TLA w/ The Go Team

'The Arsonist' featured on

  We have been featured on NPR's "All Songs Considered", which aired last week (8.15.07)! Click HERE to listen to the archived soundbite (with a special introduction, by us). We are also the subject of an audio documentary due to air on NPR in late October!

Ribbons of War Musical Photos Posted

  Thank you again to everyone who made the Ribbons of War: Musical Tour a complete success - dont hesitate to continue sending photos from the show! Below are a few of our favorites. To see a full photo album, check out our Myspace page.