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Back In The Studio

Jeremiah Edmond — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:13:08 +0000

We are back in the studio again. We started today. Andy, Robert and I loaded all of our gear into Vintage Song Studios to start working on an EP with our good friend Dan Hannon. Dan produced I’m Like A Virgin Losing A Child so we are excited to continue working with him. Chris and J will join us later in the week. Chris is visiting his family right now and J is out on tour selling merch and filming with Alexander T. Kent.

Andy is tracking a scratch guitar track right now and then I will start tracking drums. It is a completely different approach to writing and recording than the way we did our last record but we are really enjoying it so far. I will post some photos tomorrow.

yeahyeahyeah

Jeremiah Edmond — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:14:13 +0000

so it seems all of my posts recently start with me apologizing for slacking off and not writing much. So this time I am making no excuses. I have been busy! Busy being at home for once and spending time with my wife and family finally. I have lots of pictures waiting to be edited and posted and they will be soon.

We are home FINALLY, and it feels GREAT. My wife had vacation days for the first few days we were home and so I was somewhat forced to take a break from work as well and it was great. It is so nice to be home and do normal things like go to dinner with friends, go to church, and just watch bad TV in bed with my wife. I went to a bachelor party last night for my friend Jon Chalden. I have started working on screen printing. I have started watching Gossip Girl. YES, Gossip Girl. I have been reading up on eating healthy and working on getting my family eating better for the sake of my Dad’s health. I never thought I woudl EVER buy fat free anything or care about health food but since my Dad’s health is at risk it has changed the way I think about everything.

I am at my friend Matt Malpass’ studio Marigolds and Monsters. I love the name and the logo. Matt is an old old friend. We used to play in bands in highschool and tour together. We both ended up in Atlanta engineering and producing records. It has been really nice being in a studio environment today. Jeff from Say Anything came by today. It was good to see him. Matt from Relient K is over right now tracking some keys. A band called Ellington is recording their EP with Matt right now. They came all the way from Australia which is pretty awesome.

That is all from now. I will try and post some pictures tomorrow.

SLC>Denver>Kansas City

Jeremiah Edmond — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:21:01 +0000

We didn’t arrive in SLC until almost noon. Luckily I had been able to get some decent sleep in the van so I spent the day catching up on e-mails and phone calls and trying to finish the new photo blog page.
I was a little bummed at first when I realized we were playing the smaller room at the venue because it meant we had to share drum kits but it actually ended up being a really fun show. Somehow we have a pretty great fan base in SLC and they were an awesome crowd. Thank you SLC!
We stayed the night in town and woke up early yesterday morning to drive. I slept the first few hours and then woke up and watched the Sigur Ros DVD with Tim. It was incredibly well done and really inspiring. That band blows my mind.
The denver show was pretty cool. I liked the venue other than the dressing room being colder than it was outside. It was absolutely freezing!
We decided to take of after the show and drive through the night to save on hotel costs. I took the first shift riding shotgun while Joe drove. We listened to some Jay-Z, Saves The Day, Get Up Kids, and some further seems forever. I gave him a crash course of Wilco records. He had somehow missed out on Wilco all of this time. He then introduced me to Mew which I really liked. I decided to get some french vanilla cappuccino to help me stay awake. I don’t ever drink coffee because I have always hated the taste but this wasn’t too bad. I did burn my tongue though which is really annoying. We finally traded shifts a little after 5 AM and I got some sleep. I kept getting woken up but some asian women who had the wrong number and WOULD NOT stop calling.
We just checked into our hotel in KC and are hanging out here for a few hours until we have to load in to the venue. Last time we played here the club has a mechanical bull. I am hoping it is still there and we can ride it tonight.

Back On The Road

Jeremiah Edmond — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:32:13 +0000

My last week at home was great but went by way too quickly. I went back to Daufuskie with Erin and my parents to help them back up some stuff. I love going through junk and found some great stuff. I finally found my sports cards that had been lost forever and some old family photos.I spent some time working of Favorite Gentlemen stuff. The website is almost finished. We got the I Married My Highschool Sweetheart album mastered as well as a new track from Winston Audio that will be available on the FG/Gnome Records download card. The download card should bring some good attention to the bands.This evening we flew from Atlanta to LA. We flew Delta which is annoying becasue they charge for all the food and entertainment other than music. Luckily they have some good albums to listen to.My ATL to LA listening consisted of:Robert Plant/Allison Krauss – Raisin SandMadeleine Peyroux – Half The Perfect WorldBob Dylan – Modern TimesThe White Stripes – Icky ThumpKevin Devine – New DemosThe New Frontiers – Daytrotter SessionsI browsed through some other random stuff too.Our new tour manager Joe and merch guy Tim picked us up at the airport and we headed to the hotel. We are staying on Sunset right down the street from Vine so we aren’t far from the Avalon which is where we play tomorrow. We also aren’t far from In-N-Out, so we walked over and got some food that we are already regretting. Tomorrow is our first show which should be fun. I am looking forward to seeing the Say Anything guys again.Joy In Tomorrow is also in town tomorrow night so hopefully we will be able to hang out with them after the show. I am still on ATL time so I am going to head to bed.

Brisbane>Sydney>LA>HOME!

Jeremiah Edmond — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:27:27 +0000

The Brisbane Laneway Festival was small but good. Looking back now I am realizing that I somehow didn’t take any pictures. Out set went alright but had some random tech issues with monitors and gear. It was incredibly hot on stage and they didn’t have any towels. Caught Okerville River, Feist, The Cool Kids and Still Flyin. The after party was really lame. Had a drink or two with the Okkervil guys and then went back to the hotel because we had an early flight the next morning.

The fight to Sydney was really early. Luckily I got pretty good at sleeping on the flights. We saw Santana at the airport. Got asked for our auograph by some guy. I think he was just hanging out looking for people who had gear and was asking them ask if he knew who they were. It looked like he was looking at picures of us on his phone with his friend and figuring out who was who. It was really weird.

Our set in Sydney was amazing. The crowd was packed and seemed really into it. It was a great way to end the trip. I felt like it was our best set of the tour.

we stuck around the rest of the day hanging out and catching a few shows. Ended up on stage with Still Flyin and a million other people for their last song. Got to watch Broken Social Scene from side stage. Got to watch CYHSY side stage. They played an amazing set. My favorite of the tour by far.

We decided to ditch the after party and went with Okkervil River to a karaoke bar. It was probably the highlight of the trip for me. Highlights of the night: J & Robert singing Rock Lobster, Andy & I singing Danger Zone, Chris and Patrick singing EVERYTHING.

The next morning Chris and I did a quick interview with Channel V tv which is supposed to be like MTV. The woman called Andy Allen, Called Chris Jeremiah, and called me Chris. She also spoke very loudly all of a sudden when the camera was on and didn’t pick up on our names even when we would answer her question by referring to each other by name and pointing. It should turn out pretty great.

We flew home on Quantas which meant tons of movies to watch. This time I watched American Gangster, some Italian movie, and……I can’t remember what else. That is the problem with watching so many movies at once. I can’t remember any of it. I got some decent sleep. Lost my passport in LA. Found it. Had to pay a ton of money for all our extra bags. The Delta flight home sucked. Rough flight. No food. No movies. Lousy headrest. I have never been happier to be home. The trip was amazing but I could not have gone another day. You would think that it would get easier every time but now that I’m married it seems harder and harder every time.

I am incredibly tired now and it is only 7:30. My body still hasn’t gotten used to the time change. Hopefully I will get some decent sleep tonight. The last two nights were awful.

I am working hard to sort through all the picture from the last 3 trips and post them to my photo blog. It should be up by the time we leave for the next tour in a week.

Melbourne>Sydney

Jeremiah Edmond — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:51:40 +0000

It has been a few days since I have had decent internet and the time to write. We played a show with CYHSY in Melbourne the day after Laneway. We didn’t really do a whole lot that day other than hang out at the hotel and then play. The show went well. I was really tired afterwards and we had to wake up early the next morning for a flight so I didn’t hang out much after the show.

The next morning we woke up early and caught a flight to Sydney. It was an off day for us but we had to do a bunch of label and promo stuff. As we were going to pick up our luggage we ran into Lenny from My American Heart. We had met him at a party in L.A. a few months back. As we were talking to him we looked outside and saw Kevin Devine and Aaron and Mike from mewithoutYou! We had all been bummed knowing that Kevin was going to be in Melbourne the day we had to leave so it was awesome running into him. It was nice to see Aaron and Mike as well as Mike’s wife Sarah. It had been a good few months since seeing them. Pretty mind blowing running into friends and people we know halfway across the world.

The press stuff all went well. We got to go do an interview at JJJ which was really cool. It seems like an amazing station. We went out to dinner with a few people from the label here that night. They took us to a cool italian/pizza place and had an amazing time hanging out and eating and having some good conversation. Afterwards Mariam was kind enough to take us to the beach to hang out for a little while.

Once we made it back to the hotel we watched a bit of I’m Not Here. We didn’t make it all the through the movie though becasue we got distracted hanging out. The hotel was filled with other bands who were playing the Soundwave festival. It really seemed like there was nothing but bands at the hotel. I tried to watch the movie again once we got back to the room but was just too tired.

Chris, Robert and I all woke up early the next morning and got some breakfast and then caught a cab to go see the zoo. We caught a ferry that goes by the Sydney Opera house and then we took the sky bucket over the whole zoo. The ferry ride was beautiful and the sky bucket thing was pretty awesome too. We ended up making it to every exhibit I think. The zoo was absolutely amazing. The coolest zoo I have ever been to by far. Robert got to touch a kangaroo. I don’t think he was supposed to, but it came out on the sidewalk and he did. As soon as he touched it the kangaroo brushed his hand off of him. He didn’t like it much. You are able to get so close to all the the animals. I would recommend it to anyone going to Sydney.

The show that night was really great. We were exhausted from walking around the zoo all day but the crowd was really responsive which made it a bit easier to get into playing. A lot of the label came out to the show and we hung out afterwards. We are really excited about the label team over here and it has been really great getting to meet them all.

I was absolutely exhausted by the time we got to the hotel and passed out trying to upload pictures. We have to go to the venue now so hopefully I can upload a bunch tonight when we get back.

Melbourne

Jeremiah Edmond — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:55:26 +0000

I am writing from the hotel lobby in Melbourne today. Andy and I just got back from a quick radio interview a little while ago. The label seems to be doing really great job up setting up cool promo opportunities for us while we are here. We got to see a good bit of the city on our way to and from the interview and Melbourne seems amazing. It seems like a very laid back but alive city. Lots of green, lots of art, lots of music. Hopefully we will come back again before too long and get to spend more time exploring the city.

Yesterday was really long and fun. We caught a plane in the morning from Adelaide to Melbourne. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah were on the same flight as well as The Holidays and Okerville River.
Once we landed we dropped our stuff at the hotel and went straight to the festival. It was bigger than the one in Adelaide. A couple of the stages are actually set up in alleyways (Laneways) so they are pretty small and the crowd is pretty packed in which is really cool. Our set seemed to go well. We all enjoyed it and the crowd seemed to be into it. Some of the guys from Stars caught part of the set and had nice things to say which was pretty awesome for us. All of the artists at the festival are really nice so far. It is like a big summer camp for bands. Everyone is just enjoying being in Australia and having fun. The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah guys are all awesome. Very kind, real people. We got to spend some good time with Okerville River hanging out last night which was fun. We found our way to the after party and had a few drinks and danced and met more people.

Highlights of the day:
The Brunettes – Played right before us and were really awesome.
Still Flyin – Some of the guys used to live in ATL. There were about 15-20 people on stage.
Cool Kids – Absolutely amazing hip hop.

Brighton>London>Singapore>Melbourne>Adelaide

Jeremiah Edmond — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:04:27 +0000

After playing the last show of our UK tour with Anathallo in Brighton on Monday night we all hung out a bit and talked about what a great trip it had been and then made our way to the hotel. A handful of us walked a couple of blocks down to the beach and took a few pictures until it got to windy and cold.

I still had not been able to see the beach there during the day so I made it a point to wake up a little early the next morning and walk around. I walked down to the old pier that burned down and then walked up the beach to the new pier and made my way to the end and checked out the rides and different booths.

I really was craving a hot dog but all of the vendor were not serving until noon, which was when I had to be back for van call. I ended up having to settle for burger king near the hotel. We made the drive to London and stopped by Sensible Music to drop off all of the gear we were renting. Anathallo had one last show set up right down the street from there so they came along and we said our goodbyes there.We were cutting it a little close on time getting to our first flight because part of the luggage system was down or something which delayed everything. On top of that we sat on the plane for a good while before taking off because an engine was having problems starting and once they fixed it they had to wait forever to the paperwork to be processed.Other than that the flight was amazing. We were flying Quantas for the first time and were stoked to find out they have tons of movies, tv, and cd’s on demand. I spent the first little while on the ground watching House. I have heard great things about that show but it just didn’t do much for me. After we took off I watched The Bourne Ultimatum which was great. Not as good as the first but still very good. I then took a chance on a French film called Hunting and Gathering because Audrey Tatau was in it. The description sounded lame but I will watch anything she is in. It actually ended up being alright. Nothing spectacular but enjoyable. After that it was time for some much needed sleep.I somehow managed to sleep well and not get up a single time during the flight which I’m sure is not good for me. Singapore was weird. We had just enough time to get a quick bite to eat. More americanized Burger King was a nice change from the bland version they have in the UK.I tried watching The Assassination of Jesse James but couldn’t stay awake for the whole thing. I had to fast forward through the last quarter of the movie. It was a great movie. An absolutely beautiful movie. The cinematography was unreal. It was also a very slow and quiet movie though, which doesn’t make it easy to watch on a plane.Due to the original delay in London we missed our connection from Melbourne to Adelaide. The Melbourne airport was insane and set up terribly. We stood in line for the quarantine check forever. Once we finally got through the line and set up for the next available flight it was almost time to board so we had to be rushed through check in and got to the gate just in time for boarding.

The flight was quick and easy and finally we landed in Adelaide around noon. I think it ended up being 35 or 36 hours of travel time.Our hotel here is awesome. We don’t have any shows for a couple of days so we feel like we are on vacation. I think we will probably hit the beach tomorrow or maybe a zoo. For the first time ever I think we are going to take advantage of the fact that we are in an amazing place we wouldn’t usually get to go.

Manchester/Bristol

Jeremiah Edmond — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:42:19 +0000

Last night after the show Robert downloaded the latest episode of LOST so I really didn’t have time to write or update any photos. We all gathered around his computer on a mattress on the floor in he and Chris’ abnormally large and awkwardly shaped hotel room and watched the episode together. As always we were left spouting off random theories on what could be happening but really just being completely clueless. It was kind of nice watching One Tree Hill today after missing 6 or so episode and being able to catch on to what is going on within a few minutes. Those writers are pretty clever how they make you love and hate certain characters and then totally change you emotions towards them in an episode or two. WB shows are some deep and groundbreaking stuff. Last night’s show was fun. The monitor guy had the balls to fall asleep during our set with his feet up on the console and leaned back against the wall. I watched him for almost 2 songs and then threw my drumstick sleeve at him and hit him smack in the center on the chest. He woke up extremely confused fixed what I asked him to fix and then went back to sleep. After our last full band song I walked to his side of the stage and yelled at him a bit and made sure he was able to keep himself awake for the last song. It was really quite impressive actually. He must have either been very tired, or very talented at sleeping as we are a very loud band live and the light guy had strobes going every single song.I walked around a bit before the show and went into an old Catholic church that was across the street. There was an organist up in the balcony playing a HUGE organ. It was really pretty awesome.Today we drove to Bristol. One Tree Hill along the way as I mentioned earlier. Lucas has been making some bad decisions and Dan is somehow making me think he just MIGHT have a heart and some good in him. MAYBE. I’m just glad Lucas is alive actually. Today was a close call. Tomorrow is a long drive so hopefully I won’t get stuck in the front seat and cal watch more OTH.Tonight show was at this crazy venue that is actually the hull of a big boat that is docked in the harbor. There is a restaurant upstairs and a venue and bar downstairs. A large metal tank isn’t exactly the best place for a good sounding concert but it made for a really cool experience. We had never played in Bristol or really anywhere nearby and somehow had 200+ people come out. Anathallo even had some real fans tonight which was awesome. We ran into some guys from New Mexico that we had met at shows before. They were staying in Spain I think and were in London for a bit and saw we were playing so they took a train to bristol to see the show which was pretty awesome. It must be amazing being able to have that freedom and opportunity to just travel around for fun. Obviously I get to travel alot but always on a strict schedule for work without many chances to just wander around and do things like that on a whim. It would be pretty awesome.Everyone is pretty under the weather still. Bret is actually suffering through an awful cold/fever and I am sharing a bed with him tonight praying that I don’t catch it. I will have to double up on the vitamin that my wonderful wife so thoughtfully bought me so I would stop coming home sick from every trip.Here are a couple photos from the last 2 days

Manchester

Jeremiah Edmond — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:26:54 +0000

Today was our first day off of the tour and was much needed. I woke up a bit congested and with the start of a sore throat. I took some vitamins and drank a ton of water and am hoping not to get sick for real. I had to ride up front in the van today which meant missing out on One Tree Hill. Some of the guys skipped ahead and watched a few episodes last night so I was already behind in the story line so I gave up trying to follow just by listening and decided to invest some time in Anathallo’s new record. It turned out to be the perfect soundtrack to the drive. The album is amazing. They really took everything to the next level. I didn’t feel like I was listening to my friends’ new record. I felt like someone had just given me a new CD to listen to and I had just been introduced to something amazing. It was the sort of feeling I remember having listening to bands like GSYBE! or Sigur Ros but there are melodies and hooks that I could connect with on the first listen. Between this and the new Colour Revolt record, the bar has been set pretty high for us to make a new record that can be in the same league. Enough gushing.

We tried getting breakfast at McDonald’s but they were filming a training video inside so we couldn’t go in. Lame. To be fair they gave us coupons for free Big Macs. Sweet. Only good at that location. Lame. So we found our way to another McD’s who happened to let us use the coupons. Sweet.After listening to the Anathallo record I spent the rest of the drive watching 30 Rock episodes on J’s iPod which he was kind enough to let me borrow because mine was lost/stolen a while back. That show is absolutely brilliantly hilarious. Every character on that show is amazing.The XFM session was pretty short and painless. Andy did it acoustic and the rest of us just hung out in the lobby playing foosball. Andy did a Mountain Goat’s cover that was great. I really wasn’t into them at first but they really grew on me. Great songs.After checking into the hotel Jeremiah (of Anathallo) and I went and got some Thai food nearby. They were set up for Valentine’s day so we had a very cozy candle lit table. My dinner was great but incredibly too spicy for my taste. I’m a pansy when it comes to spicy food.Bret and I FINALY watched last weeks episode of LOST. I don’t even know what to think. It was amazing of course. Made our heads spin with questions and “what if’s”. They don’t air the new episode here until Sunday though so it will be a while before we get to watch it.Tomorrow we play here in Manchester so we get to sleep in and I will have to time to get some work done. I am way behind on getting together content for the new Favorite Gentlemen website that Elizabeth Malpass is doing for us. I should probably get to sleep so I don’t sleep in too late. So that’s it for my way to detailed summary of my day. Enjoy a few pictures from the trip so far.

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