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 3.9.05 Our new 7" Suge Knight Sweetheart is now available from Childstar Records  This is the previously un-released studio version of Suge Knight Sweetheart, NOT the live version on the Wood & Wire EP. The 7" also contains the B-side New Shoes unavailable elsewhere. It's a limited editon pressing of 500 numbered copies. Recorded and produced by Erik Blood. -The Lights 1.7.05 We'll be performing LIVE on LiveEyeTV Episode 4 Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 8PM. (channels 77 and 29) The line-up will be Blood Brothers, The Lights, Wolf Eyes, and The Epoxies. Our sequence will also feature an interview and the Live Eye TV website will contain additional footage. http://www.liveeyetv.org -The Lights 11.16.04 Our new limited edition EP "Wood and Wire" from Childstar Records is now available in Seattle area record stores (Sonic Boom, Easy Street, Everyday Music). And will soon be available online through the Childstar website and iTunes. -The Lights 11.2.04  9.30.04 We've just finished recording 13 songs with Erik Blood and are pleased to announce that Childstar Records will be releasing a very limited 4-song EP and a limited 7" single as well. More news soon, -The Lights 7.12.04 Our West-Coast Tour was a fucking blast. We played 6 shows in 10 days from San Francisco to Missoula. We camped, we swam, we drank and rocked out. To all the good people in San Francisco, Portland, Oakland, Seattle and Missoula that put up with our shit along the way, we thank you tons. Exceptional thanks to our good friend Excitable Rooster and the Arrow Bar. If you are in San Francisco, you have to stop by the Arrow Bar and witness the chaos for yourself. Missoula's Wantage Fest was once again the feel-good party of the summer. Josh Vanek continues to one up himself every year. This year's rock fest featured two indoor stages and one outdoor stage. Vanek and his crew of volunteers put on one hell of a festival, brewed up some Wantage Fest Pilsner, hosted a tasty BBQ and record swap, took us swimming and left us wondering why people in Montana are so damn nice and ahead of the game. We'll be playing the Capitol Hill Block Party on July 24, then we're heading into the studio to record with Erik Blood. Have a good summer, -The Lights 6.9.04 We're packing up our orange Ford van for a west-coast tour in July. If you have friends in any of the following cities, give 'em a heads up and tell 'em all to come out. We'll be playing a few shows with our friends the Solace Bros and Talkdemonic before finishing the trip off in Missoula, Montana for Wantage Record's annual blowout. Check www.wantageusa.com for a full line up. Here's what we have booked so far: July 3 San Francisco, CA at 12 Galaxiesw/ the Solace Bros, The Lights andThe Slow Poisoners.July 4 Oakland, CA TBA.July 5 Sacramento, CA TBA.July 6 Portland, OR at Holocenew/ The Lights, the Solace Bros, Talkdemonicand Run ReturnJuly 8 Seattle, WA at The Hideawayw/ The Lights, Solace Bros, Black Nite Crashand TalkdemonicJuly 10-11 Missoula, MT at the Otherside for Wantagefest 2004-The Lights 4.28.04 The Lights are huge in Serbia! DJ Predrag Strazmester picked the Lights and the Dutch Flat tracks off the Wantage Records Compilation to be played on his show, "Alternatives," which is broadcast in Vojvodina, Serbia, Bosnia & Hercegovina - Moslem-Croat part. The Familiars are the most humble bunch of kids ever and the greatest band to ever come out of Everett, WA. Not only did 1/2 the band survive a harrowing ordeal of being lost in snow for 3 nights, but they rock out with reckless abandon and have the balls to break out a banjo in the parking lot after a show. We salute you. We're currently booking a West-Coast tour with the Solace Brothers. We'll also be returning to Missoula on July 9-10 for WantageFest. We'll then finish off July in the studio with Erik Blood. -The Lights 3.26.04 We've just returned from SXSW and what a kick in the pants that was. Way too much free Mexican beer, Mexican food and not enough sleep. We managed to schmooze our way into a MSN sponsored party with Grandmaster Flash, the Ravonettes and Polyphonic Spree. Saw way too many other bands to even remember half of them. We hung out with tons of cool people, including the good folks behind such great bands as Cobra High, the Spits, IQU, the Catheters, Solace Bros. and many others. Our hosts Tom and Leah we're the best, thanks again. Oh yeah and if all that wasn't overwhelming enough, our hotel on Saturday night was hosting the Texas Furry Convention so we got an eyeful of that scene as well. Wantage USA's "Hits Omnibus" Compilation is finally out and well worth the wait. It's an eclectic blend of bands and musical genres from the U.S. and Latvia. It features tracks from the Joggers, Dutch Flat, Japanther, Fireballs of Freedom, the Narrows, Cajun Gems (Joggers side project), No-Fi Soul Rebellion, Early Humans, Federation X, Bloodhag, Dub Narcotic Sound System, Volumen, Sasshole, The Planet The, Johnny X and the Groadies, the Fucking Champs and many others.. -The Lights 2.17.04 Thanks to everyone who voted... we are now going to SXSW. Check out the shows page for more info. -The Lights 1.22.04 Friends, The Stranger is sponsoring a showcase at this year's SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The Lights have been chosen as one of many Seattle bands eligible to play that showcase. We need to get out the vote. Next Wednesday's Stranger (Thursday, Jan 29) will have a ballot in it. Please fill one out and drop it off at one of the local record stores (Sonic Boom, Easy Street Records). The band with the most votes goes to Austin, Texas to rock out. I can not even tell you how bad Craig, PJ and myself have been dreaming of such an opportunity. Please take a minute and help us get there. -The Lights 1.13.04 New MP3's from our album "Beautiful Bird" added to the music page today. Download your heart out. Mass love, -The Lights 1.5.04 "Beautiful Bird" finished a respectable #80 on KEXP's top 90.3 of 2003 and as the #8 local release of the year. We will be playing live on KEXP's "Audioasis" with John Richards at 6 p.m. on Jan 17. We're playing two shows with Kinski and Pure Joy, Jan. 23 at the Hideaway and Jan. 24 at the 3B Tavern in Bellingham. Mass love, -The Lights 11.14.03 Sonic Boom Records has some pictures up from our recent in-store. See for yourself: www.sonicboomrecords.com. We have a few shows coming up, including a New Years blowout with the Divorce at the Crocodile Cafe followed by a quick trip to Bellingham with Kinski and Pure Joy (details soon). The Wantage Records Compilation should be on the shelves any day. Check out www.wantageusa.com for details. KGRG 89.9 FM has added us to their playlist. Listen to "Local Motion" Sundays from 10PM - Midnight. 'Beautiful Bird' is available at all three Sonic Boom Records, Easy Street Records and online at www.boptart.com. Mass love, -The Lights 09.29.03 Thanks for all the love from everyone who came to either the CD release party or the Sonic Boom in store. We had a blast at both. How about them Joggers and the Dutch Flat? You all have two new favorite bands, right? We'll have some photos up soon. "Beautiful Bird" is now available at all three Sonic Boom Records, Easy Street Records or via the Boptart website. Lots of new dates added to the Show listings... check it out. Cheers, -The Lights 08.19.03  THE LIGHTS 'Beautiful Bird' CD RELEASE PARTY! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 at The CROCODILE! w/ THE JOGGERS DUTCH FLAT 07.01.03 TOTALFEST! Montana was absolutely amazing. Good people and good times. (Can I get a hell yeah! for Josh Vanek?) The WANTAGE USA hoss know how to throw down. BBQ's, SPARKS, homebrew and two days of nonstop rock action. The full length, "Beautiful Bird," is now in production. Plans are in the works for a proper release party. In the meantime we'll be playing our first all-ages shows for the kids. Chow, -The Lights 06.10.03 A huge thank you to everyone who bought our self-titled EP. We are now sold out. It reached what we in The Lights like to call "personal multi-platinum." Nearly 200 copies sold. Tom Dewar whipped up another batch of fine artwork for our full-length. The Lights LP "Beautiful Bird" will hit the shelves this July. We have plenty of shows coming up, including "Total Fest" June 20-21 in Missoula, Montana. Josh Vanek, Wantage USA head honcho, has put together a stellar line up. Check it out: www.wantageusa.com. We'll follow it up with Cobra Verde in Seattle June 24 and then with The Joggers June 27 in Portland. Cheers, -The Lights 05.06.03 We'll be taking a much needed break from playing live, at least locally, for the time being. In the meantime check us out on the radio. Both KEXP 90.3 FM and KGRG 89.9 FM have been giving us regular spins. FROM KEXP's John in the Morning Show JOHN'S NW TOP 10: (Local show Saturday 6-8 pm) 1. The Lights - EP (self-released) 2. Gossip - Movement (Kill Rock Stars) 3. The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic (Dirtnap) 4. Enders of Ozone - Travel Log E.P. (self-released) 5. The Fading Collection - Interactive Family Radio (self-released) 6. Bend - Carpooltunnel (self-released) 7. Charmparticles - The Scenic ep (self-released) 8. The Blood Brothers - Burn, Piano Island, Burn (ARTISTdirect) 9. Sirhan Duran - Sirhan Duran (Luckie Pierre) 10. Emma's Mini - Beat Generation Mad Trick (self-released KEXP Top 60 for the week of Apr. 28-May 5: No. 37. The Lights - EP (self-released) KEXP Northwest Top 10: 1. New Pornographers - Electric Music (Matador) 2. The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic (Dirtnap) 3. Damien Jurado - Where Shall You Take Me? (Secretly Canadian) 4. Supersuckers - Motherfuckers Be Trippin' (Mid-Fi) 5. Gossip - Movement (Kill Rock Stars) 6. FCS North - Vocabulary (Luckyhorse Industries) 7. Bill Frisell - The Intercontinentals (Nonesuch) 8. The Lights - EP (self-released) 9. The Fading Collection - Interactive Family Radio (self-released) 10. Enders of Ozone - Travel Log E.P. (self-released) KGRG 89.9 FM (Green River Community College Radio) Sunday's "Local Motion" (10-midnight) has added the Lights EP. 04.02.03 Welcome to our new website, we have a batch of news to report... First off, Lindsey Baker, the man behind Boptart Records (Dame Darcy, The Turn-ons), will be releasing our full-length CD in June of 2003. Second, we've got a track on the upcoming Wäntage USA Compilation and a 12-inch single in the works from Seattle's Swingline Records. We've also got a quite a few shows coming up and hope to see you all very soon. We'll keep you posted. Check back often. Enjoy. Thanks to Corey Gutch for the design and hard work. Cheers, -The Lights  |
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