We’ve just started the “Bring Tha Noize” tour, which is essentially a Suburban Noize Records package tour. I’m new to this whole Sub Noize thing, and, wow, it’s a whole different world :)

The good news is, it’s a fun, supportive fanbase, and the shows are big and good! So, as always, let me know if you want to come, and I’ll put you on the list. I’m mixing La Coka Nostra and Potluck. Here are the dates:

25 Feb – Petaluma, CA
26 Feb – Chico, CA
27 Feb – Portland, OR
28 Feb – Seattle, WA
01 Mar – Spokane, WA
03 Mar – Boise, ID
04 Mar – Billings, MT
05 Mar – Rapid City, SD
06 Mar – Omaha, NE
07 Mar – St. Paul, MN
08 Mar – Fargo, ND
09 Mar – Sioux Falls, SD
11 Mar – Chicago, IL
12 Mar – Milwaukee, WI
13 Mar – Pontiac, MI
14 Mar – Cincinnati, OH
15 Mar – Columbus, OH
17 Mar – House Of Pain secret St. Paddy’s reunion show – Boston, MA
18 Mar – Cleveland, OH
19 Mar – Cheswick, PA
20 Mar – Worcester, MA
21 Mar – Baltimore, MD
22 Mar – Philadelphia, PA
23 Mar – NY, NY
26 Mar – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
27 Mar – St. Petersburg, FL
28 Mar – Atlanta, GA
29 Mar – Sauget, IL
31 Mar – Tulsa, OK
01 Apr – Kansas City, MO
02 Apr – Wichita, KS
03 Apr – Denver, CO
04 Apr – Magna, UT

Our mustachioed alter egos’ potty-mouthed black-comedy hip hop album is finally seeing the light of day after 7 years in the making. It’s epic, and its party will be too. I would love if you could come help us celebrate!

FRI 13 FEB
Shattuck Down Low
2284 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
10:00 PM

Flyer and details at http://kalrissianbaby.com.

I’ll be in Europe for a month! Here’s my itinerary:

29 Nov 08 Lausanne, SW
30 Nov 08 Zurich, SW
01 Dec 08 Brussels, BE
02 Dec 08 TV (Paris, FR)
03 Dec 08 London, UK
04 Dec 08 Liverpool, UK
05 Dec 08 OFF
06 Dec 08 Birmingham, UK
07 Dec 08 OFF
08 Dec 08 Paris, FR
09 Dec 08 Amsterdam, NL
10 Dec 08 OFF
11 Dec 08 Hannover, DE
12 Dec 08 Berlin, DE
13 Dec 08 Cologne, DE
14 Dec 08 Hamburg, DE
15 Dec 08 Darmstadt, DE
16 Dec 08 OFF
17 Dec 08 Nuremberg, DE
18 Dec 08 Stuttgart, DE
19 Dec 08 Heidelberg, DE
20 Dec 08 Munich, DE
21 Dec 08 Vienna, AU

Airborne Toxic Event played at the same festival as us a couple of days ago in Seattle. They didn’t have their own engineer, so I volunteered and mixed their set! It was a ton of fun – I love that record, and they’re nice folks. Lucky me :)

I’m going to be doing a bunch of work this fall with Everlast! It’s a great group of folks – I’m looking forward to it. Here is the schedule – as always, come say hi!

12 Sep 08 Eugene, OR
13 Sep 08 Redmond, WA
14 Sep 08 Spokane, WA
16 Sep 08 Salt Lake City, UT
19 Sep 08 Denver, CO
20 Sep 08 Aspen, CO
22 Sep 08 Minneapolis, MN
24 Sep 08 Cleveland, OH
25 Sep 08 Bloomington, IN
26 Sep 08 Detroit, MI
27 Sep 08 Queen Creek, AZ
29 Sep 08 New Haven, CT
30 Sep 08 New York City, NY
02 Oct 08 Philadelphia, PA
03 Oct 08 Allston, MA
04 Oct 08 Portland, ME
05 Oct 08 Burlington, VT
07 Oct 08 Towson, MD
08 Oct 08 Jacksonville, NC
09 Oct 08 Columbia, SC
10 Oct 08 St. Petersburg, FL
11 Oct 08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
13 Oct 08 Nashville, TN
14 Oct 08 Birmingham, AL
15 Oct 08 New Orleans, LA
17 Oct 08 Dallas, TX
18 Oct 08 Austin, TX
20 Oct 08 Albuquerque, NM
21 Oct 08 Tucson, AZ
22 Oct 08 Los Angeles, CA
24 Oct 08 San Luis Obispo, CA
25 Oct 08 Orangevale, CA
26 Oct 08 San Francisco, CA
27 Oct 08 Bakersfield, CA
29 Oct 08 Solano Beach, CA

I just got hired to mix a one-off with Everlast at a street festival on July 4th in Las Vegas! Sounds like trouble. In the best of ways. Fun …

I’ve just picked up a short little July tour with a wonderful British singer-songwriter named Ed Harcourt. We’ll be doing some consistently excellent small venues – here’s the schedule!

July
10 – LA – Roxy (supporting Gutter Twins)
11 – Las Vegas – beauty bar
14 – Portland – Doug Fir
15 – Seattle – Chop Suey
17 – Nashville – 3rd & Lindsley
18 – Chicago – Schuba’s
20 – Woodstock, NY – Utopia Soundstage
21 – Hoboken – Maxwell’s
22 – New York City – Rehab
23 – Cambridge – TT The Bear’s

The first couple of tours this year are going to be with The Presets again. Here’s where we’ll be – come say hi!

March

07 – Glasgow
08 – Edinburgh
09 – Aberdeen
11 – Nottingham
13 – Amsterdam
14 – Paris
15 – Berlin
16 – Dublin
17 – Belfast
19 – London
20 – London
21 – Liverpool
22 – Middlesboro
23 – Manchester

May

20 – Los Angeles
21 – San Francisco
22 – Portland
23 – Vancouver
24 – Seattle
26 – Salt Lake City
27 – Denver
29 – Minneapolis
30 – Chicago
31 – Toronto

June

01 – Montreal
02 – Boston
04 – Brooklyn
05 – New York City
06 – Philadelphia
07 – Washington, DC

Shannon and I are doing our second Christmas of the year, this time in Vermont. There’s a bunch of snow everywhere and it’s nice and crisp out and we’re doing NOTHING.

2008 is going to be mostly Presets. I’ve already committed to minimally five tours over the course of the year. We’ll be bouncing back and forth between Europe and North America pretty much all year. For dates, visit their MySpace page.

I’m midway through a fantastic tour! First Wave Hello, Charlotte Martin, and Ken Andrews. It’s a GREAT night of music, every night. As always, if you want to come to the show, let me know …

Sun. Sept. 23 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
Mon. Sept. 24 OFF
Tues. Sept. 25 Austin, TX The Parish Room
Weds. Sept. 26 New Orleans, LA The Parish
Thurs. Sept. 27 Nashville, TN Exit/In
Fri. Sept. 28 Atlanta, GA The Loft
Sat. Sept. 29 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
Sun. Sept. 30 Orlando, FL The Social
Mon. Oct. 1 OFF
Tues. Oct. 2 Washington, DC Black Cat
Weds. Oct. 3 New York City, NY Knitting Factory
Thurs. Oct. 4 Buffalo, NY Broadway Joe’s
Fri. Oct. 5 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Sat. Oct. 6 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
Sun. Oct. 7 OFF
Mon. Oct. 8 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Tues. Oct. 9 Chicago, IL Double Door
Weds. Oct. 10 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
Thurs. Oct. 11 OFF
Fri. Oct. 12 Denver, CO The Walnut Room
Sat. Oct. 13 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Sun. Oct. 14 Boise, ID The Bouquet
Mon. Oct. 15 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
Tues. Oct. 16 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
Weds. Oct. 17 OFF
Thurs. Oct. 18 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
Fri. Oct. 19 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up
Sat. Oct. 20 OFF
Sun. Oct. 21 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour