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HAMAMATSU

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:53:42 -0400

HAMAMATSU

sunrise - (cue angel chorus)

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:46:07 -0400

sunrise - (cue angel chorus)

YES!

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:14:36 -0400

SO PROUD OF NEW YORK TONIGHT!

WHOA.

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:46:18 -0400

WHOA.

Think we might see some more of these guys in September!

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:41:35 -0400

Think we might see some more of these guys in September!

Welcome Spring

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:16:14 -0400

Spring into action. Fall out of darkness and into sunshine singing songs with us here:

Saturday, April 10th Lewis and Clarke College Sunburn Music Festival

Sunday, April 11th FREE ALL AGES SHOW at Vera Project Seattle WA (Tickets avail at Sonic Boom Records and Wall of Sound Records this Friday, March 26)

Friday, April 30th Bergenfest Bergen, Norway http://www.bergenfest.no/

Saturday, May 1st The Garage Oslo, Norway on http://www.garageoslo.no

Fri, Sat, Sun May 14, 15, 16 at Quixotes in Denver with Bad Weather California

See ya’ll out there. Love, Ak Ak

check out www.akronfamily.com/woodyproject if you haven’t already : )

Ok,so -or- adventures behind the iron curtain -or- The Hidden Purpose of the Floating # 6

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:33:43 -0500

Content Consistency not upheld. Check

” But so many things have happened.” yes we know. Well,

We went to Europe in November before Thanksgiving. There we met the Man from Prague who would greet us and we’d know him by the blue van. He carried the important paperwork. However dangerous, we would go on to befriend Vaclav. On the eastern side of Europe we would eat delicious Venison that his wife made and read about Leadbelly while watching his son play drums on the floor.

We got to work right away performing in Germany/Czech/France/England/Belguim/NL, for this was our cover and not to be broken. We nearly slipped when running into Wilco by the sea in Germany. Billy Bragg was onto us we could tell but we talked of Woody Guthrie and intellectual rights and narrowly avoided letting our purpose slip. Too many dangers in letting it see the light of day before its time. Refractions of this purpose were workshopped dutifully in the van. True New Beginnings for a New Album in ‘10. We are excited. Carefully, it was leaked into the performance expression vectors, allowing a subtle introduction to the ever present context machine.

On the final night all was brought to fruition. Returning from where we started, a star shaped egyptian felafel joint in Den Hague, whilst Low Anthem played dylan songs in the lobby and Malkmus, jet lagged checked his email, we snuck upstairs to discover and document the floating 6. It was true and we had come and done that which we came to do.

Perfect. Now we can go home in peace.

Southern Lights Tour!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:27:00 -0500

Akron/Family February ‘10 Tour Dates

all shows with Warpaint

Wed 2/17 Greensboro, NC- Artiska Club on UNC Campus
Thu 2/18 Athens, GA at 40 Watt Club
Fri 2/19 St. Orlando at Backbooth
Sat 2/20 Tallahassee at FSU Club Downunder
Sun 2/21 New Orleans, LA at One Eyed Jacks
Tue 2/23 Houston at Walters
Wed 2/24 Austin at Parish Theater
Thu 2/25 Dallas at Granada Theater
Fri 2/26 Memphis at Hi Tone
Sat 2/27 Nashville at Exit/In
Sun 2/28 Knoxville at Pilot Light
Wed 3/3 Brooklyn, NY at MHW

Say hello. Sing along. See you there.

the Woody Project We have been asking friends to record...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:07:31 -0500

the Woody Project

We have been asking friends to record versions of our song Woody Guthrie’s America. Inspiring, Surprising, and Beautiful versions are rolling in and we are trying to keep up with them by building a web home where they will stay dry and entertain you. But I could not wait. Here is the first one we got. It is from Charlyne Yi. Please enjoy. And, if you feel so inspired, send a version of your own to:

akronfamilywoodyproject@gmail.com

Once the site is up, we plan to open it up to everybody, and have a truly world-wide sing along. For now, plug in your boombox or ear plugs into your internet device and Enjoy!

D.Lynch signature coffee

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:45 -0400

D.Lynch signature coffee

through band friend Jesse Jarnow discovered this book. epic 1st...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:52:00 -0400

through band friend Jesse Jarnow discovered this book. epic 1st volume of an American history in verse by former Fug Ed Sanders. great idea. book is readable fun, lucid learning experience. thought it sang praise to the same poetic america that our album cover was singing to and wanted to share introduction poem. enjoy.

can find book here if interested: http://www.blacksparrowbooks.com/author.asp?first=Edward&last=Sanders

some slaraffenland as promised

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:14:13 -0400

some slaraffenland as promised

FALLING FORWARD

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:03:05 -0400

Helloall,

Been keeping up mainly by photos these days. as tours roll on, words roll away and images just pass by.But, as for catching up and content and all,

We just had a most wonderful US tour with the Danish band Slaraffenland and the NYC troupe Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard. See one of Jeffrey’s songs below. Maybe we can post a Slaffenland tune tomorrow? tumblr only lets us post one a day.

The tour was a true gradient caravan of joy that landed in many small and far off places. Hudson NY with Dan Bunny and Williamsport PA at Site B and then finishing in a contemporary art museum in Lousiville KY. A great and wonderful few weeks. Slaraffenland even joined us on stage each night to play horns, sing, drum. Here is an audience video I scraped up from an Ithaca show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHDCdBybzRo

That entire show can be downloaded off our new archive.org! page here: http://www.archive.org/details/akronfamily2009-09-16.aud.flac16

In the midst of this amazing tour we stopped off on the Borscht Belt to participate in the Flaming Lips curated ATP. It was a great weekend with one of the most mind/body/soul altering performances we have ever seen by the Boredoms. We also got to participate in Oneida’s 10.5 hour performance on Sunday. We had the coveted early slot at noon. See more here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8RXkPdCKlY&feature=related

Many good things are coming too. Europe in November and Australia/NZ in December. A new video project. Also taking submissions soon for the Woody Project we are doing. Stay tuned. Stay in touch.

All our love, Seth. Akron/Family

Bugs and Flowers Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:36:30 -0400

Bugs and Flowers

Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard

The planet. Obviously.

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:34:39 -0400

The planet. Obviously.

Yes he was going to the charleston! Whoa bro, nice ground...

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:31:10 -0400

Yes he was going to the charleston! Whoa bro, nice ground effects.

Pt 4

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:24:00 -0400

Pt 4

Pt 3

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:13:05 -0400

Pt 3

Part 2

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:11:50 -0400

Part 2

Buffalo part 1

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:10:53 -0400

Buffalo part 1