May 2013 w/ Alice In Chains...

New Dates Added in May!

Now that we're back, we're shifting our focus to some really exciting things that we have coming up this year.  Closest on the calendar are a few shows with Alice In Chains and a few headline shows that we can't wait to play.  Dates are below.  Please spread the word and keep your eyes out for a few special chances to win some merch or see a show for free. Also, check out Part II of our series "O'Brother Does Australia". 5/17/13 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter 5/18/13 - West Chester, PA - The Note 5/19/13 - Columbus, OH - ROTR w/ Alice In Chains 5/20/13 - Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar - w/ The Soil and The Sun 5/21/13 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Embassy Theatre - w/ Alice In Chains 5/22/13 - Evansville, IN - Aiken Theatre - w/ Alice In Chains 5/24/13 - Lincoln, NE - Pinewood Bowl - w/ Alice In Chains 5/25/13 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma w/ Alice In Chains 5/28/13 - Nashville, TN - The End - w/ HRVRD and Daylight 5/29/13 - Newport, KY - Thompson House - w/ Daylight 5/30/13 - Charlotte, NC - The Milestone - w/ Daylight Much Love, o'brother

Thanks Australia!

Greetings everyone! We just wanted to give you guys an update since it's been a hot minute. We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to spend a couple weeks in Australia in February for Soundwave Festival. We just wanted to thank everyone that caught our sets while we were over there. We never thought that we would ever play shows in Australia and the fact that we did and with people there excited to see us really blows our collective mind. We also got to meet and make new friends with some awesome dudes in awesome bands while we were there. So check out our new friends in Cancer Bats, The Wonder Years, Polar Bear Club, Shai Hulud, Gallows, Fucked up, and Living With Lions.

Of course, we documented our whole excursion while we were in the land down under and we will be starting a mini webisode series called "O'brother Does Australia" Here's the first one...



Keep checking back every week as we will continue to post more Australia videos as well as new tour dates.

Thank you for still caring about our band. Until next week!

-Anton and the O'bros

Free O'bro Merch!

Hey everyone! We just wanted to remind you all that the very first ever Triple Crown Records Tour starts tomorrow. O'Brother, Moving Mountains, and Caspian are all very excited to be a part of something like this and we hope you all are as well.

In hopes to get you all even more excited, we're doing a contest and we will be giving away shirts, sriracha koozies, and a couple of dream catchers from Soi Long. Here are 2 ways to enter the contest.

1. Tag  O'brother on your status update on Facebook and tell us when and where you're going to see us.
Example: I'm going to see O'brother on 12/04 at Rock n Roll Hotel in Washington, DC.

2. Mention us on twitter and tell us when and where you're going to see us.
Example: I'm going to see @obrothermusic on 12/05 at North Star Bar in Philly.

Tour dates
12/04 - Washington, DC @ Rock n Roll Hotel
12/05 - Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
12/06 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
12/07 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
12/08 - Hamden, CT @ The Space
12/09 - New York, New York @ Bowery Ballroom

One winner will be chosen in each city. Good luck and thank you! See you all soon!

-Anton

Violent Waves

Hey everyone! We've been back from the Violent Waves tour for about a week now and are still in awe of how fast it flew by. Generally, a full US 6 week run can drag on and feel like it's never going to end. Don't get me wrong, there were times where I really missed home, friends, family, being amongst my favorite season at home, and the list goes on... but overall, it ended too quickly and we miss every single person on the tour.

First of all, we'd like to thank Circa Survive and their crew for taking us out and allowing us to open the show every night. We had the privilege of doing a few shows with them two years ago (Summer of 2010, Circa Survive, The Dear Hunter, O'Brother) and both bands knew it wouldn't be the last time we'd tour together. In good timing, the stars aligned and they asked us to be a part of this special tour. Without a doubt, we were on board. When we saw that Touché Amoré and Balance and Composure were also on the line up, it was a huge plus. We've kept in contact with the Balance guys for a few years now, first talking of touring together through myspace messaging. We've also been friends and fans of Touché for a while so we were more than stoked to share the stage with them. We had a few special opportunities to perform "Cleanse Me" live with Jeremy Bolm (TA) and each time was unforgettable. I thoroughly enjoyed watching each band every night. More so, I thoroughly enjoyed everyone's company on and off stage. Our friend, Dave Summers, was able to hop on the tail end of the tour and take photos. Dave is a very talented photographer, on top of that, one of our favorite dudes to be around. Check out his photos from the Violent Waves Tour here.

We are grateful to have met and talked to so many people every night after the shows. Your words are encouraging and your open ears to the music that we create mean the world to the five of us. Thank you for coming up to us. If you bought a record or a t-shirt, we're sincerely grateful. The fact that you would come up to us at all and tell us you appreciate what we do goes even further.

Many of you have been wondering when "Basement Window" vinyl will be released. Triple Crown is based in the NYC area which was hit hard by the storm last week, things are SLOWLY getting back to normal. "Basement Window" is due to start shipping the middle of this week. For now, you are able to listen to the record on iTunes, and Spotify.

This month, we will be playing the annual "The Stuffing" with some really amazing bands, people we consider family. This will take place in Atlanta at Center Stage the day before Thanksgiving. Buy tickets here, it will sell out fast!

Last but not least, we are more than excited to do a Triple Crown Records run with our label mates Moving Mountains and Caspian. Line up will vary each night.

12/2 - Raleigh, NC @ King's Barcade (with HRVRD) *O'Brother Only* - TICKETS
12/4 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel - TICKETS
12/5 - Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar - TICKETS
12/6 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's - TICKETS
12/7 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair - TICKETS
12/8 - Hamden, CT @ The Space - TICKETS
12/9 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom - TICKETS

We really hope to see you guys at these shows.

We love you.

 Johnny|O'Brother

Here is a video of us performing "Cleanse Me" in Pomona, CA at the Fox Theatre.

Triple Crown Records Tour!

We announced the very first ever Triple Crown Records Tour earlier this week. You can now get your tickets in advance, save a couple of bucks and it would also really help us out. Thanks for the love everyone, we cannot wait for this run with our friends in Moving Mountains and Caspian.

12/4 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel - TICKETS
12/5 - Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar - TICKETS
12/6 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's - TICKETS
12/7 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair - TICKETS
12/8 - Hamden, CT @ The Space - TICKETS
12/9 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom - TICKETS

'Basement Window' now out digitally!

Today we released an EP entitled 'Basement Window'. This EP consists of 5 songs from 'Garden Window' that were stripped down and flipped on their bellies. It was a challenging and rewarding experience deconstructing things and doing something that we don't usually do.

The EP was engineered and mixed in our basement by our drummer, Michael Martens. We're incredibly proud of the final product and the hard work that went into making it.

Within the next few days we will be announcing vinyl pre-order, which will ship in late October. The vinyl is a limited edition piece with music on one side and the art etched in on the other side. More info on that will come very very soon. Pre-orders will include a digital download. Track listing for the vinyl below.

1. Lo
2. Machines Pt. I
3. Lay Down
4. Malum
5. Poisoin! (digital only)

Thank you for all of your love and support. Have a good O'Bro Release Day and don't forget to check out the Circa Survive tour dates below. These shows have been unreal so far.

Sep 18 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva

Sep 19 Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend Music Hall

Sep 22 Atlanta, GA @ Music Midtown Music Festival

Sep 23 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution

Sep 25 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall

Sep 26 Nashville, TN @ The Cannery

Sep 27 Tupelo, MS @ Goodtime Charlie's**

Sep 28 New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues

Sep 29 Houston, TX @ House of Blues

Sep 30 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

Oct 02 Austin, TX @ Emo's East

Oct 03 San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station

 Oct 05 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee

Oct 06 Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater

Oct 07 Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater

Oct 10 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia

 Oct 11 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency

Oct 12 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

Oct 13 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SoDo

Oct 14 Twin Falls, ID @ Radio Rondevu**

Oct 15 Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue

Oct 16 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall

Oct 18 Lawrence, KS @ Granada

Oct 19 Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze On The West Bank

Oct 20 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

Oct 21 Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot

Oct 23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar**

Oct 24 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

Oct 25 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom

Oct 26 Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater

 Oct 27 Sayerville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom



**No Circa Survive