What a fucking day. Mike has said most of what happened; but all I’m going to say is Texas is a big state and the mouthpiece for my trumpet is now lodged in there; unable to be removed by human … Read More
I’m not sure what I can say about Houston that hasn’t already been said. I will say that the drive from Tulsa to Houston is VERY, VERY long… The scenery sucks and there aren’t many places to stop off the … Read More
Videos of Mike’s Chuck E Cheese’s Clown Story, Sam Houston Statue Tour (2 Parts), Mike’s Fingernail Status Update 3/10, Travels to Houston, Boondocks Tour 1, Boondocks Tour 2, Antarctica Starts Here Live, and Leaving Houston at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0310.html
We trucked down to Tulsa through Missouri. I have to be honest; but Missouri wasn’t really the greatest state I’ve ever been to. Perhaps I missed something amidst the vast nothingness, but overall it was a pretty boring place. We … Read More
Other than the really friendly people, Tulsa did nothing to impress me. The city was dead as dead could be. I did really dig the staff and patrons of The Sound Pony, they were all mad cool. The bartender was … Read More
Videos of Travels to Tulsa, Tour of Tulsa, Sound Pony Tour, Interview with The Silent Years, Neptune Live in Tulsa, and Kate’s Awesome Record Player at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0309.html
We arrived in Oklahoma and stopped at the visitors center. Patrick struck up a conversation with the women working there and they pulled out the Tulsa World newspaper and it turned out that our show was the “pick” show of … Read More
After a nice restful sleep; I headed downstairs to the famous Drury Hotel HOT! Breakfast. I made myself a Belgian waffle as well as a biscuit and some yogurt. We spent the rest of the morning figuring out what we … Read More
We’re back on the move again. We left the hotel this morning after doing some free printing there to try to get some more flyers out to new shows added to our Austin plans and for the changes in times … Read More
Springfield turned out to be a much cooler city than I expected it to be. When we arrived to the venue (we were wicked early), the street was already hopping with people. The Front Porch was located on the main … Read More
Videos of Travels to Springfield, The Front Porch Tour, The Hard Lessons Interview, Nathaniel Carroll Interview, The Hard Lessons Live 1, The Hard Lessons Live 2, Nathaniel Carroll Live 1, Nathaniel Carroll Live 2, The Silent Years Live 1, The Silent … Read More
All I know is, Satan hates church enough to post a bulletin board about it. This probably says it all. Some random gigantic cross on the side of the highway; probably in Missouri —- For a change of pace; if … Read More
Video of Travel to TN, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, and Snow in TN at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0307.html
Update… the snow flurry, which looked harmless has now turned into a decent sized storm. After several phone calls with the other bands and the venue, we made the executive decision to cancel the show. On a side note, a … Read More
Today was a day of many small let downs. We left St. Charles to head on over to TN. It was about 30 degrees when we left, but I expected us to reach warmer ground on our journey. The travel … Read More
We had to hightail it out of Jay’s place, since both he and Jason had to go to work so no shower today. We headed out and I realized early on that those chicken fingers and finger foods at the … Read More
Well, it’s now 12pm on Friday. We are on our way to Jackson, TN. Still haven’t had any coffee and my head is throbbing. The mid-west apparently doesn’t believe in giving Americans the addiction they so rightfully deserve. We all … Read More
Videos of Travel to MO, At the Arcade, The Pit, The Mirror Stage Interview, Love and a Sidearm Interview, and After the Show… at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0306.html
We were up and out of The Peggy Sues house at like 10:30. We found a café in downtown and had some latte’s. We had to go to the post office to mail out some CD’s that people ordered on … Read More
This was the first morning that I actually felt really good waking up, perhaps a full night’s sleep without any interruptions (I forgot to mention that Patrick and I had shared a bed at Ken’s place). We stopped so I … Read More
I am still recovering from a couple of days of limited sleep, but we rolled around through Indianapolis and hit a coffee shop and the post office (to mail out some orders we’ve gotten on the road). We drove out … Read More
It still felt like Tuesday when I woke up at 4:59am. I had gone to sleep just a few hours before at 2am. I actually felt better than yesterday; which surprised me since I basically had absolutely no down time … Read More
We got up and out before the sun came to visit. We trudged through a tiring 10 hour drive to get to the high school in Pendleton, IN, home of WEEM 91.7 FM. WEEM is a great radio station run … Read More
The best part of the tour occurred on this morning. My alter ego was born. I was sleeping and Travis came to wake me up and called me Starman. He and Mike deny it but he definitely did and it … Read More
For photos from the Air and Space Museum and the special exhibit of American Treasures (Albert Einstein’s Pipe, The Ruby Slippers, Prince’s guitar, Abraham Lincoln’s hat…) head over to: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/photos-0304.html
Videos of The Long Journey To IN, Travis and Pat: The Brownie Incident, WEEM Profile, WEEM Visit 1, WEEM Visit 2, Birdy’s Tour, Interview with The Peggy Sues, Interview with Jascha, Interview with Kendall Ludwig, The Peggy Sues Live, Jascha Live, andThe … Read More
Well, what can I say about today other than BRUTAL! We went to bed from the DC show at like1am and I was up at 4:30am to get ready to leave. Working on very minimal sleep. We got out the … Read More
DC was a fun time as always. We had a quick run through the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and we got to see the “American Treasures” (approximate title) special exhibit. It was a really strange set of stuff ranging … Read More
Good morning from Virginia. Ken, Matt’s friend set us up real nice in his pad. I think I kept Matt up with some explosive gas though, I believe he described me as, “a motor boat running out of gas.” But … Read More
Hey, hey, hey friends! It’s currently 10am on the nose on what I think is Wednesday. This has been my first opportunity to write something. I just gave up the drivers seat to Matt after 4 ½ hours of driving … Read More
Videos including DC Introduction, DC – Pat is captured by the flag, DC – Chinatown, DC – Tour of The Red and the Black, DC – The breakUps , DC – The Ambitions at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0304.html
I woke up around 10:30 feeling like complete crap. My entire body hurt, I had a headache and couldn’t stop coughing. I was really concerned that if this is how I felt after day 1 then I’m probably going to … Read More
The trip to Delaware was slated to be around a 6 hour drive. I had spent a considerable amount of time trying to pack as lightly and efficiently as possible, trying to decide if I should bring one or two … Read More
After a relaxing three days off of work we finally decided everyone was healthy enough to hit the road. I am sure you all know the story of Mike’s near death causing illness so I won’t retell it. The good … Read More
Mike: Mojo 13 is a really cool place. It has exactly the vibe of a club I like playing at. As you’ll see from the video tour below, it has a circus sideshow theme. Great decor, super-friendly staff, little round … Read More
So, I got really slammed with the flu. I am still pretty weak, but I feel a lot better. I got home after the CD release show and more or less felt like a truck had hit me. I’ve barely … Read More
So today we were supposed to start our tour. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to leave because Mike is really ill. Totally sucks, the guy can’t even speak. He was feeling under the weather most of the week and pushed through … Read More
We regret that our upcoming shows on 2/29 in New York and 3/1 in Philly have been cancelled due to illness. We expect to be recovered and back on the road for our 3/3 date in Wilmington. Our sincerest apologies … Read More
Welcome to my little segment of The Motion Sick’s tour blog-spot. To recap some pre-tour activities, we had our official CD-Release show on Wednesday, the 27th. This was the first time we had played this new venue in town, called … Read More
Mike: Our CD release show was a blast, except that I was pretty severely ill. We made it through the whole thing and then I got home and just about collapsed. Church is a really nice newer club that is … Read More
http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/talk-metro-02-27-08.html
UPDATE: TOUR DATES 3/8 (Springfield, MO) and 3/9 (Tulsa, OK) JUST ADDED! Hello Friends, We’re super excited about our Boston CD release show, which kicks off our upcoming tour that leads us down to SXSW (and hopefully back)! Keep an … Read More
I am definitely a science fiction nerd. Recently watched two films: – Equilibrium – Not a bad movie, but disturbingly derivative. THX-1138 vs. The Matrix, but better than the latter…not so much the former. Christian Bale is decent, the cinematography … Read More
The main reason that it is significant is that, allegedly, advance copies were not made available for review. It seems that the review came out in the March issue of Maxim. The Crowes were puzzled as they had not provided … Read More
I made 118 wedding cupcakes in nine hours on Sunday. Four cake flavors, four icings, and assorted toppings and garnishes. Display Platter Mocha Cake with Espresso Frosting and Dark Chocolate Dustings Vanilla with Chocolate Frosting and Blackberry Vanilla on … Read More
I screened this for a friends impending baby. If I have my way it will come out of the womb with a nose ring and a pink mohawk.
I finally got around to writing that review of The Magnetic Fields show… Also, I got to review this awesome band called Battle Hymns. As I say in the review, one of the reasons I love this record is for … Read More
Although some commercial stations are currently playing our music regularly, we largely depend on college and non-commercial radio for airplay. I was a DJ for about 9 years at WHRW and WRBB doing both pop and sound collage shows and … Read More
We’re all really excited about our upcoming tour. You can find more info at our web site 2/27 – Boston, MA – Church – CD RELEASE SHOW – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110189059162/29 -New York, NY – Baggot Inn – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7929958843 3/1 – Philadelphia, … Read More