BIG NEWS

This coming Tuesday, the Friends and I will embark on a miniature tour with our dear friend, Lauris Vidal and soon-to-be friends, Paleface, Damien Suomi and Andy Zipf. That’s a lot of new friends. We’ll be playing Tuesday, 2/16 at the Engine Room in Tallahassee, Wednesday, 2/17 at Will’s Pub in Orlando and Thursday, 2/18 at Durty Nelly’s in Gainesville.

If you’ve never heard of Paleface, read this:

Paleface

“Fun-lovin and high energy Indie-Folk duo featuring Paleface himself and darling drummer Monica “Mo” Samalot on a US tour in support of their Ramseur Records debut, The Show Is On The Road, which features guest performances by labelmates The Avett Brothers -”songs you’d be glad to hum for the rest of the day” PASTE. Schooled personally by friend Daniel Johnston, Paleface was discovered at an NYC open mic by the legendary Danny Fields (The Stooges, The Ramones, MC5), 1990. He’s released over a dozen records including two major label releases (Polydor Records, Sire Records). He’s toured with the likes of The Breeders and Billy Bragg, and he’s been a mjor influence on artists such as Kimya Dawson of The Moldy Peaches and Beck…”A great songwriter, a generous friend and a big influence on my early stuff” says Beck of Paleface in Annie Leibovitz’s book ‘American Music’.”

–Blurb from the Engine Room’s website

Wow… I didn’t know that until i just googled him. Come check us out, and tell your friends if they live in any of those cities.

Also, for all of you Gainesvillians, come check us out tonight at Spin Cycle for a Haiti relief benefit show at 8:00 and later at Common Grounds with The Takers and outlaw country singer Willie Heath Neal!

<3 Me ‘n’ the Friends