Damn, I won't be making the early show for reasons described in my previous post, but I'm happy to be getting the unadulterated FR experience and the no doubt awesome covers.

ooh... this is intriguing. was that a subtle hint hidden in there? Go-Go's cover? Flaming Lips? "Crazy" by Seal?

'Kiss From a Rose' by seal is the ideal choice for a cover...

ah yes, that would be lovely.

and theyre up...thank god!!!! id still like to go to the late show though...just like i did for pbnj

Yee ha! Thanks! Just got two!

just got my tickets.

it's gonna be a long weekend.

NO I JUST NEED MORE RABBIT!!!!!

Cool. I am an old man at 22 so early shows are fine with me (and that fact that I didn't know this band was so awesome before the late show sold out).

SOMB FEST 2009

so is it a pretty good guess that this may be the last time the Rabbits play a place as small as the Bottle?

yeah, other than my living room next fall.

so is it a pretty good guess that this may be the last time the Rabbits play a place as small as the Bottle for the general public?

ummm... wow. seriously, this one is even amazing to me.

the early show tickets for Empty Bottle are halfway sold out. at this pace, it's going to sell out by like, Saturday at the latest.

holy shit, but... seriously... for ya'lls sake, please buy your tickets now online if you have any interest in going. again... not trying to hype you, just telling you the real deal. goddamn.

sorry for all the obscenities. i'm more than a little stunned.

Wow, that's pretty amazing. I'm proud of the Rabbits!

Is it too much to ask for another North American tour of some capacity before 2009 is up? Just wondering if I should have any hopes at all for later in the year.

seriously, that is beyond impressive

there was little to no hype for this show and already they're at half capacity


this is something else.

this is it until later in the year when a new record will hopefully drop.

RE: '09 North America touring.

well... it IS kinda too much to ask, in that the band will have played 225 shows in the last 10 months (as of coming home from this USA tour on February 3rd), and... it's time to write and record the follow-up!


they may be back for a couple of shows here and there, but... there won't be any more wholesale touring until November 2009 at the absolute earliest, but... honestly... more likely early 2010.

we shall see how the writing and recording process goes, though!


and... oh, yeah... they're a bit tired and looking forward to some well-deserved time off on their yachts.

cocaine and boat drinks

boats and cocaine drinks!

2 tix purchased for the early show!

and now the show moves even closer to SOLD OUT territory


AWESOME

for perspective, what is the capacity at empty bottle...

The Great Scott (boston) is 240, with 220 tix sold...

i've heard it's around 400, but that seems a bit much



my guess is closer to 300-350 or so

Yeah, they definitely deserve the time off, that's some insanely hellish touring over the last year...

RE: Great Scott


we knew we could easily sell that out, the boys just wanted to play there again one last time, because they had fun there the last time. (the last one sold out, too).

the one that is truly surprising to me is that the Rock N Roll Hotel in DC is going to sell out IN ADVANCE (400 tickets) on Inauguration Eve. DC is a tough market (and that's a pretty tough night), and some huge bands go there and don't sell out Black Cat (900) or 9:30 (1000-1500, depending upon configuration).

like, literally... if you can sell 600 tickets in DC, it's the equivalent of selling like 2000 tickets in NYC or 1250-1500 in Chicago.

(obviously... we are going to be selling 1000 tickets in NYC and 800 in Chicago... so i guess the rule of thumb is about right...

but... i really didn't realize that had we wanted to, we could have done Webster Hall, Metro, and Middle East Downstairs on this tour, and maybe even the Black Cat.

not that we would have, but... it's nice to know we *could* have.

very glad you didnt..much rather catch them at great scott...excellent intimate venue with $4.00 guiness pints and $3 PBRs...
will you be at the show, self?

that's $3 PBR pounders!

and, yes... i will be there!

cool..ill stop by and say whats up to you and the guys...maybe buy around of shots or something...

ummm... the early show at the Bottle is sold out. in like 44 hours. wow. thanks, chicago!

Wow, indeed! Well done.

actually... i spoke a *bit* too soon.

i just found out that the Bottle held back a couple of tickets just for their mailing list (which they haven't even used yet!). so... at some point today a few more will be made available (again), but it may be via some link only available in that email.

so... if you know anybody that's been shut out, i guess maybe this is a time to tell them to subscribe to the bottle's newsletter!

wow


that floors me

how many you think they hold back? 20-40?

I assume 25 or so.


The times I've talked to the Bottle about things like this, they've said they hold about 20 to 25. So there may still be a shred of hope for those without tickets.

Wow, indeed. Was trying to figure out if i could make the early show, but appears I may not have the chance.

HD, you may be referring to the Bottle's policy of holding back 20-25 tickets at the door itself. As far as I know they still do this, but I haven't actually inquired about it in awhile (these are usually gone within 10 minutes of doors opening for shows listed as sold out online).

I usually get the mailing list on Tuesday, so I'm guessing any tickets held back for that will go on sale then.

i'm told "later today" by the empty bottle about when these other 75 tickets are going to be freed up for their newsletter / emailing list.


and... yes. the bottle ARE holding back 60 tickets at the door for each of these shows, as they usually do for sold out shows. i don't necessarily agree with it, but... it's what they do, and that's the story.

so... i guess... even if everyone fails whenever empty bottle sends out this email blast, there's still gonna be the opportunity to line up outside the bottle starting at, what... 3:00 PM on a saturday in January? sounds like fun!


to talk about music... anybody heard this Asteroid No. 4 record? i'm kinda loving it.

so here's a weird tale for you.


last night i went and got dinner at Fridays with my two roommates. We sit down and my roommates sit at the opposite side of the table as I do and they immediately fixate their eyes on the TV over my shoulder to watch the Tennessee/Baltimore game and I do the same with the TV behind them. The TV behind me also has a little sidebar scrolling on the bottom that is flashing various fun facts, celeb gossip and miscellaneous things going on around Chicago....it's one of the only TVs in the whole place that has this on the screen.

So a few minutes after we sit down, my one roommate just sort of exclaims "Whoa! Derek! Look!" I turn around, and at the bottom of the TV screen behind me, it says something to the effect "Originally, Frightened Rabbit consisted solely of lead singer Scott Hutchison playing an acoustic guitar and 'mumbling out whatever lyrics came to mind.'" or something to that effect. Then next to it it said 'Frightened Rabbit--Empty Bottle--January 24th 10 pm.'

The rest of the night I kept my eyes checking that tv to see if there were a lot of other indie shows being put up, but really, no, there weren't. I think I caught the tale end of a Les Savy Fav blurb, but that was really about it. The rest of the mentions were for shit like Shinedown and other NUU METAL acts playing the House of Blues. It was extremely weird to not only see them mentioning a random Empty Bottle show at a Fridays in the tourist heart of Chicago, but it was even stranger that it was a Rabbit show. I dunno, maybe this is a non-newsworthy item. It just seemed incredibly strange and awesome all at once.

Is Fridays some new, hip indiecentric establishment? If FR go there, will they get a free meal?

first, why the fuck are you eating at FRIDAYS?

second, that is really weird.

third, what did you eat?

Fridays is hands down the best of the big chain restaurants. Sometimes I just need Fridays.



Agreed.



A Jack Daniels flat iron steak and a side of mashed potatoes with a cool and refreshing Dr. Pepper. Among the best meals I've eaten recently.

im personally more of a chilis fan

check this shit out:

cant wait for sunday night:

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/20...fe_on_the_road/

blackswede - unfortunately, once again, Frightened Rabbit are leaving Boston immediately after the show (they've never once stayed the night in Boston! totally ridiculous!), but... we need to drive most of the way to DC after the show, as traffic is going to be quite a bit of a problem on the 19th! so... definitely come grab us early and say hello!

Chicago folks - please help me make plans for late night Chicago hang after the Empty Bottle show. please keep in mind that we won't be able to leave the Bottle until like 2:00 AM, so... it needs to be either a 4:00 AM bar, or somebody's apartment. we're game for a more private affair, if y'all want it to be so. you can PM me suggestions, or we can keep it on-list... whatever you prefer!


an update: the boys are landed, in good spirits and health, and currently spending all day today and tomorrow rehearsing / sorting out acoustic/radio session arrangements / etc. the "covers" idea has since been abandoned, actually. the plan now is that they can play any song they've ever written both electric and acoustic. don't know if that includes like "Don't" and "Soon Go" but... yeah... Yawns, Be Less Rude, Behave, Floating In The Forth, etc...

i'll get the drugs... do you want to go up or down?

i'll bring all the fly honeys

Both.

i have an 80yr old downstairs neighbor. she doesn't hear too much. bring it on.

Philly tonight!

Such a good show.

Came out and did about 5 straight songs from Midnight Organ Fight. Had me standing there with an empty pint glass because I didn't want to go to the bar and miss any of the show.
Go see this band. They're only gonna get bigger.