Happy Merry,

ZZ Times

This pic was taken from our most recent excursion with the Get Up Kids while playing Irving Plaza in NYC on Halloween Night, '09. We closed our set with a rousing rendition of Just Got Paid that would've made Rapeman very proud, not to mention the Top themselves. The whole tour was so fun and was easily the biggest crowds we've played to 18 nights in a row. Thanks to the GetUpKids, Kevin Devine and the Goddamn band and all who made it out to get rocked.

Old Souls, The Film

Clayton Brown was/is 1) my old college roommate, 2) the very first drummer in Shiner, 3) currently a film professor at Northwestern, 4) has made all things video for TLAT, but more importantly has released a documentary called The Atom Smashers that was featured on the PBS series Independent Lens, about the Large Hadron Collider.

Yet, even more important than that is the newest video he's created for our song "Old Souls" from Tragic Boogie. The actor in the film/video is musician Jim Becker, who carries residences in Caliphone and Red Red Meat among others. The girl in the video is played by Kate Tummelson, about whom I don't have much info, other than she's beautiful. Keep in mind, the effects in this vid were created solely organically, old school. Not one CGI. Enjoy!

The Almighty Church of Science

Also, we're really excited to have had another of our songs, "The Politics of Driving" used for a Richard Dawkins Foundation video, directed by my old friend Josh Timonen. Check it here. If for some reason you're unaware of just who Richard Dawkins might be, the link here is a good start. But suffice it to say he's one of the brightest minds in this increasingly superstitious and religulous (yep) world of ours, demanding sound thinking on all subjects, not just about The God Delusion, his latest book.

Hoodie Winked

Hot as shit yet, yet somehow cool as Hell. Our NEW HOODIES are navy blue and feature the "reel to reel' design that's increasingly becoming our 'Ugly Organ" design. In zip-up and pull-over. Get you some NOW!!!!!

January

23 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
28 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar w/ Adam Franklin and Bolts of Melody
29 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w. Adam Franklin and Bolts of Melody
30 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club

RIP Matt Arluck

Sweet Cobra have recently lost one of their founding members and guitarists, Mr Matt Arluck, after a long battle with cancer. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to the boys in Sweet Cobra and especially Matts' family in this difficult time. Please go by their site to see more about Matt.

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http://richarddawkinsfoundation.org
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