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screen prints

We’ve got a few prints left from tour, so if anyone is interested they’re available for sale here.

Vass designed both posters. They’re limited to 75 each. All orders will include postcards as well.

Thanks all!   -Brad

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the worst of the wildlife.

Huge thanks and endless amounts of love to all those who made the wildlife tour so incredible.

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Europe in the fall.

We’re very happy to announce a run this fall with our friends Title Fight and Make Do And Mend. Dates are below, more info soon. Thanks!

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Houston, Denton, St. Louis, and Nashville.

New photos from Houston, Denton, St. Louis, and Nashville. Check out this link for the rest of the photos. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidsummers/sets/72157629848983079/)

Best,

Dave Summers

SummersPhotography.org

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Day Off 1. (Redwood National Park)

Hey guys,

Figured I’d do a post since we haven’t done one in a while.A few days ago the boys and I finished the first week and half of the Wildlife tour in Portland, OR. So camp LD, Balance and Composure, Sainthood Reps, and Mike from All Get Out  decided to do a bit of sightseeing on our first day off. Derrick from Sainthood Reps and myself mapped out a routing that would take us down Highway 101 along the Pacific and end at the Prairie Creek hiking trail at the Redwood National Park.

We swam in the Pacific, climbed rocks, saw 300 foot trees, and completed a 4 mile hike. Truly one of my favorite days in recent memory. Here’s a sneak peek of some photos I grabbed. I’ll be posting more in the next day or so.

Also, visit my Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidsummers/) or my website (http://www.summersphotography.org/) for up to date live shots of all the bands on The Wildlife Tour!

Best,

Dave Summers

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Audiotree Session

Have a look/listen if you like.

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JBTV. Audiotree.

So I thought I’d take this opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Dave Summers and I’m accompanying LD on their full US tour with Balance and Composure, All Get Out, and Sainthood Reps. I’ll be stage managing for the guys all Spring as well as taking photos nightly of every show. Every few days I’ll post some new photos from tour in various cities.

Tour officially started last night however the boys spent 2 days in Chicago doing some really exciting stuff with JBTV and Audiotree Studios. We’ll keep you posted as to when and where you can check out both of the sessions. Enjoy!

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“Conversations” / 826michigan

So tour’s nearly here, and frankly, we’re excited. As always there’s still a lot of work to do in these short 2 days before we take off, but I just wanted to take a moment to fill everyone in on something new we’ll have with us.

We spent the majority of yesterday afternoon/evening at Jordan’s house assembling and hand packaging various things (mostly new, and pretty neat we think) into a packet of sorts, with hopes of selling these new things to you on tour. The best part about it of course, is that if you choose to purchase said things, your money is going to an incredible organization called 826michigan. Jordan’s talked about them before, but it’s good to mention again:

826michigan is a volunteer-driven non-profit writing and tutoring center that offers after-school tutoring, creative writing workshops, publishing opportunities, field trips, and in-class support to local schools, all free of charge. It is part of the 826 National network founded by writer Dave Eggers, with locations in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

It’s an honor to team up with them again for this tour.

Included in the packet:

- “Conversations” - an audio interview with Jordan about the stories and themes presented in Wildlife. The interview is also coupled with movements from Chad’s “Mixtapes” (which were ideas recorded on a dictaphone that would later shape some of the songs on Wildlife). Everything is open for interpretation by the listener, of course, but it does give a little more insight into the concept of the record.
- “Snapshots” - a zine of polaroids I’ve taken on various tours and studio sessions surrounding Wildlife.
- Screen printed poster designed by Mr. Adam Vass.
- 4 postcards: a Departure, a Letter, a Poem, a Broken Jar.
- The 826michigan OMNIBUS  Vol. 2 - A fantastic and very unique collection of short stories and poems written collaboratively by 826michigan students. (Seriously, it’s awesome. There’s a story called A Shark Named Pistachio.)
- a select few will also include our “First Drafts + Sketches” zine.

There are only 150 of these packets, and when they’re gone, that’s it. $20 each. All proceeds go to 826michigan.

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As far as tour goes: dates and tickets and information and all that are in posts below this one. And here too. And at worstofthewildlife.com. And on a tab on the left. Come and hang out with us.

That’s all for now, thanks everyone.

-Brad

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post tour photos

A few of my favorites from Europe and Australia are below.
More photos/info here.
Vass has some rad snapshots as well.

all my best,
brad

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general pre-sale

General US ticket pre-sale is now available, please see below for appropriate dates and links. Additional information about the tour can be found in previous posts. Thank you.

North American tour 2012

Sat March 24 Varsity Theater, Minneapolis MN – Tickets
Sun March 25 The Waiting Room, Omaha NE – Tickets
Mon March 26 Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City IA - Tickets
Tue March 27 Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence KS – Tickets
Wed March 28 Marquis Theater, Denver CO – Tickets
Thu March 29 The Basement, Ogden UT – Tickets
Fri March 30 The Venue, Boise ID – Tickets
Sat March 31 Vera Project, Seattle WA – Tickets
Sun April 1 Branx, Portland OR – Tickets
Tue April 3 Operhouse, Oakland CA – Tickets
Wed April 4 Sub-Mission, San Francisco CA – Tickets
Thu April 5 Chain Reaction, Anaheim CA – Tickets
Fri April 6 Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, Los Angeles CA – Tickets
Sat April 7 Rock City, Camarillo CA – Tickets
Sun April 8 Che Cafe, San Diego CA – Tickets
Mon April 9 The Underground, Phoenix AZ – Tickets
Wed April 11 Pine Box, Midland TX – Tickets
Thu April 12 Red 7, Austin TX – Tickets
Fri April 13 Warehouse Live, Houston TX – Tickets
Sat April 14 Rubbergloves, Dallas TX – Tickets
Sun April 15 Conseratory, Oklahoma City OK – Tickets
Mon April 16 Firebird, St Louis MO – Tickets
Tue April 17 The End, Nashville TN – Tickets
Wed April 18 Masquerade, Atlanta GA – Tickets
Thu April 19 Orpheum, Tampa FL – Tickets
Fri April 20 Talent Farm, Pembroke Pines FL – Tickets
Sat April 21 The Pit, Jacksonville FL – Tickets
Sun April 22 New Brookland, Columbia SC – Tickets
Tue April 24 Southland Ballroom, Raleigh NC – Tickets
Wed April 25 Kingdom, Richmond VA – Tickets
Thu April 26 Otto Bar, Baltimore MD – Tickets
Fri April 27 Lost Horizon, Syracuse NY – Tickets
Sat April 28 Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA – Tickets
Sun April 29 Bowery Ballroom, New York NY – Tickets
Mon April 30 Middle East, Cambridge MA – Tickets
Wed May 2 La Sala Rosa, Montreal QC – Tickets
Thu May 3 Mod Club, Toronto ON – Tickets
Fri May 4 Mohawk Place, Buffalo NY – Tickets
Sat May 5 Magic Stick, Detroit MI – Tickets
Sun May 6 Metro, Chicago IL – Tickets
Mon May 7 Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids MI* – Tickets

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