Hammerheads, Bottom's Up, and 20,000 Leagues Over..
It's been a few weeks, but some real exciting things have popped up. For one, we've made some friends. Well, two to be exact, really. Our friends Chris & Josh of Hammerhead are too cool for words, so we'll just say, "These guys are too cool for words." They're so "rad" (what am I? A f'n Ninja Turtle?) that they're going on tour with us. What? What's that you say? Yes, The Code Kids are going on tour:
View our press release.
Yep. It's called the "20,000 Leagues Over Wisconsin" Tour. Cool title, huh? We have the dates confirmed, the travel arrangements made, and our day jobs are OK with it. How cool, huh? It's only for a week, sure, but it's a good test run for us. We also have a few secrets up our sleeve. Summer tour? Fall East Coast tour? A Southern tour in 2010? Surely, we're joking. Nope, absolutely serious...in a very stoic manner. Hey, we might even end up in the shit hole that's Tallahassee again. How about that?
So what else has been happening? We played The Bottom Lounge the other night. While the sound was exceptional ("How Very" and "Take Me Down to the Hospital" were our best tracks), it wasn't our best turn out. Nevertheless, it's a killer venue and we paid our dues (a Wednesday night gig in the West Loop...yikes). The owner dug our stuff, and maybe he'll throw us on a bigger show--say one with a touring band? They do have Gaslight Anthem, Appleseed Cast, and a slew of other big bands coming in. You...just...never...know.
We have a pre-tour party at Quencher's Saloon coming up in two weeks or so. So, if you're in the area, come out with some friends and have fun. I know I'm talking to a brick wall on this thing, so whatever...but never hurts to try.
I'm exhausted.
-Mike
Bottom Lounge - 2/25/09:
Nobody Knows This Is Somewhere
Short Circuitry
Take Me Down To The Hospital (The Replacements cover)
How Very
Andrew McCarthy
It's Gonna Rain
Hell In High Water (Toadies cover)
Moving Walkways
Good For You
Kiki's At It Again
View our press release.
Yep. It's called the "20,000 Leagues Over Wisconsin" Tour. Cool title, huh? We have the dates confirmed, the travel arrangements made, and our day jobs are OK with it. How cool, huh? It's only for a week, sure, but it's a good test run for us. We also have a few secrets up our sleeve. Summer tour? Fall East Coast tour? A Southern tour in 2010? Surely, we're joking. Nope, absolutely serious...in a very stoic manner. Hey, we might even end up in the shit hole that's Tallahassee again. How about that?
So what else has been happening? We played The Bottom Lounge the other night. While the sound was exceptional ("How Very" and "Take Me Down to the Hospital" were our best tracks), it wasn't our best turn out. Nevertheless, it's a killer venue and we paid our dues (a Wednesday night gig in the West Loop...yikes). The owner dug our stuff, and maybe he'll throw us on a bigger show--say one with a touring band? They do have Gaslight Anthem, Appleseed Cast, and a slew of other big bands coming in. You...just...never...know.
We have a pre-tour party at Quencher's Saloon coming up in two weeks or so. So, if you're in the area, come out with some friends and have fun. I know I'm talking to a brick wall on this thing, so whatever...but never hurts to try.
I'm exhausted.
-Mike
Bottom Lounge - 2/25/09:
Nobody Knows This Is Somewhere
Short Circuitry
Take Me Down To The Hospital (The Replacements cover)
How Very
Andrew McCarthy
It's Gonna Rain
Hell In High Water (Toadies cover)
Moving Walkways
Good For You
Kiki's At It Again