We are proud to announce the arrival of our newest Farewell Typewriter family member. Charlie Shellen was born on March 29th at 11:44 AM. He weighed in at 9 lbs., 3 OZ. and was 20" tall. Grant and Heather are super excited to be parents. The rest of the band is really excited to have a new fan.
As you all know, Steve had his son 12 weeks ago, so with the arrival of Charlie, we now have 2 Farewell Typewriter kids. Feel free to harass Audie and Jason about when they will be joining the 'parenting while in a rock band' club.
Oh, for all you die hard fans, we will be back to playing live on May 7th @ The Rockit Room. After that, we are working a show at Bottom of the Hill. Then, if all goes well, keep and eye out for our CD release show in the next few months. The new album is sounding incredible!
Alright, here is some video footage from Grants last show before fatherhood!
We'll post some more details about both of our upcoming shows soon, but we wanted to let you know that if you come to see us play at Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco Feb. 12, 25 percent of the ticket price goes to Doctors Without Borders, who are helping Haitians who are obviously in need of serious medical care in the wake of the Jan. 12. earthquake.
Additionally, we'll be giving out free CDs with any donation made to DWB, and T-shirts for any donation over $15. We're a struggling band, but there are folks who need your money A LOT more than us.
More details about our February shows, as always, on our shows page.
Last show of the year at Great American Music Hall!
As you're probably aware, we've almost reached the end of 2009. And with it, the last show of the year is upon us this Wed., Dec. 9. In fact, this will be the last show of ours for a couple of months, as Steve goes on high baby alert due to the impending birth of his first child. It's also a very important show for us for the following reasons:
1. It's at the Great American Music Hall, one of San Francisco's oldest and finest venues. 2. It's a benefit for Music in Schools Today, which is a cause we feel is important. 3. Did we mention: the Great American Music Hall?!?!
Buy tickets here (this link gives you a $5 discount on the VIP and "huge fan" tickets) before noon on Wed., Dec. 9. Hope to see you there.
Wed. Dec. 9, 2009 @ 7 p.m. Silicon Valley Rocks (a benefit for MuST) Great American Music Hall 859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco, CA map $15 / $30 / $70 (buy tickets)
Tonight, we play with our friends The Actors at the lovely Elbo Room in San Francisco. Phil from The Actors has put together a great show, with headliner Mass Fiction as well as the comedy of Lauren Siegal and the burlesque act Cheese Puffs. This is our second-to-last show for a while (babies, etc.) and is right in the heart of the Mission. We'll play 10 percent harder tonight to make it worth your while to come out.
Next week, we close out the year with a show at Great American Music Hall. While we hope to return there this may be your only opportunity to see us at such a beautiful, historic venue. It's the Silicon Valley Rocks show, a benefit for Music in Schools Today, so get your discount tickets here and check us and some other great Bay Area bands.
