Review:: In Currents | The Early November
This is a monumental day.
The day itself is far from extraordinary, but here’s the thing: I’m listening to a new record from The Early November. It’s not important because I’m listening to it, I’m not conceited like that, but because it’s even here. That alone is incredible.
Here’s the current situation. I’m sitting at my computer, and I haven’t hit play yet. The list of twelve titles sits on the screen beneath this window as I think about the life I’ve had with this band. The first time I heard The Early November was an acoustic version of “Ever So Sweet” in 2004 on the bus on the way to a track meet, and for the next year, I listened religiously, hoping for a chance that they’d play my town. In August of ’06, a few weeks after becoming enthralled by The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path, they announced tour dates.
September 29th, a headlining show with Valencia and Steel Train at Revolution Hall. Finally. However, the joy wouldn’t last. The show, along with the rest of the tour, ended up being cancelled; not too big of a deal. Six months later, the band announced their hiatus; much bigger of a deal.
Two summers later, Cute Is What We Aim For brought Ace Enders as an opening act for their tour, and booked that same venue. Enders closed with an acoustic version of “Ever So Sweet,” things came sort of full circle, and the venue closed the next year.
Pressing play. Sorry for the wait.
Where’s the Band Tour.
You can buy tickets here.
Dates below.
1.19 - Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
1.20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
1.21 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
1.22 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
1.24 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
1.25 - West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
1.26 - St. Augustine, FL @ Cafe 11
1.27 - Gainesville, FL @ Double Down
1.28 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
1.29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Hell Stage
1.31 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
2.1 - Austin, TX @ Antone’s
2.3 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
2.4 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues*
2.5 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour*
2.7 - Santa Ana, CA @ Yost Theater*
2.8 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew
2.9 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
2.10 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
2.11 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
* - With Dustin Kensrue of Thrice
digital final. i love how this is turning out. it looks like i didn’t do much, but that’s only because i spent a bit of time trying to do the logo. gonna edit it more in class and add everything else that needs to go on it. it’s supposed to be a magazine cover, but something wasn’t working right on photoshop, so i might have to re-do mine later.
ps, yes i took that picture. pretty proud of it.
sidenote, the first picture is a closer image of it. if i re-do it in class i’ll probably use that one because it closes the gap between the logo, even though i still need to put the titles and everything
NEW: I Can Make A Mess Kickstarter.
The goal for this kickstarter is to raise $10,000 in pledges. You have the option of donating as little as $1, but for each pledge over $10, you have the option of choosing a reward. The project of pledging money for Ace’s new album, The Mess We Make, will end on February 21st at 10:40pm.
So proud to be a part of something as awesome as this. I’ll be pledging money sometime next week. :)
Harmony Tour Dates!
whose ready to see Never Shout Never with the Maine and special guests I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business and Carter Hulsey?! date’s below!!
10/19 Seattle, WA The Showbox @ The Market
10/20 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
10/22 San Francisco, CA The Grand Ballroom @ The Regency
10/23 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
10/24 San Diego, CA House of Blues
10/26 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/28 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
10/30 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
10/31 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
11/02 Houston, TX House of Blues
11/03 Dallas, TX House of Blues
11/05 Orlando, FL House of Blues Orlando
11/06 Tampa, FL The Ritz
11/07 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
11/09 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
11/10 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
11/11 Richmond, VA The National
11/12 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
11/13 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
11/14 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
11/16 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
11/17 Boston, MA House of Blues
11/18 New York, NY Nokia Theatre Times Square
11/19 Asbury Park, NJ Paramount Theatre
11/20 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock Café
11/21 Pittsburgh, PA Club Zoo
11/23 Cleveland, OH House of Blues Cleveland
11/24 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargo’s
11/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
11/27 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Day 01 - Your favorite song at the moment
Day 02 - Your least favorite song
Day 03 - A song that makes you happy
Day 04 - A song that makes you sad
Day 05 - A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06 - A song that reminds of you of somewhere
Day 07 - A song that reminds you of a certain event (my first official show/concert i went to was last july, the day after i came back from vacation. i mainly went to see School Boy Humor because the other bands only sounded familiar, but i didn’t listen to much and my friends convinced me to go. it was School Boy Humor, Person L, The Dangerous Summer, The Gay Blades, and Ace Enders and a Million Different People. all the bands(minus the gay blades) were amazing. and even though i didn’t really know their music, i did know who they were. i knew Person L because of the lead singer’s former band, The Starting Line. and I knew Ace Enders from The Early November. it was odd standing there and not knowing the words, which is why when i go to shows i make sure i do ‘homework’ on them so i don’t stand there awkwardly. this was one of the last songs they played and it was absolutely fantastic. I would definitely go back to see them :)
