Today is November 4th, 2008, the primary elections are going on in the United States and it is important that all of us who have the right to vote, use this right! This is quite possibly the most important election in the history of the free world and I feel like we all know this, so as redundant as it is to write about it, it is okay to say. Get out there and vote!
Tour just started a few days ago and we’ve already been traveling like confused migrating birds. Right now I’m writing from Ames Iowa…when this gets posted I’ll be somewhere between Iowa and Alabama, watching the tube to find out just what is going on with the election. I’ve heard rumors that our country is supposed to have a record turnout for the younger side of those who are voting. I really hope this happens. I remember last election that people were saying if all the young peeps who didn’t vote actually voted that we could have had a different president! Can you imagine that? I certainly can.
At any rate, tour is pretty rad this time around. We have
REVERB out with us on the Campus Consciousness Tour. They have a really cool setup that is a must-see for anyone attending these shows. It’s a great environment to learn about the environment! You can also get free stuff, so really check it out! I’ll share some more details about this later, but just know for now, we’re all very excited to continue the efforts we started with our GREEN DREAM via this new format.
What else is going on? Well, we’ve had a lot of great success (Borat voice) with our single, Shattered. I’m pretty sure we have hit number one in AAA radio (this is crazy), and also we’ve been up there on the charts of VH1 and iTunes. Want to send a thank you to all our listeners who have been supporting, and of course to our labels/management/crew. We have an awesome team, all this couldn’t happen without them!
Besides that, I would like to wish a everyone a belated Happy Halloween. We had a kickass show in Madison Wisconsin for their ‘Freakfest’. We played right on State Street for a huge crowd of thousands. Pretty sure it was three-four blocks full of people. It was an unbelievable start to our tour. Happy to be back out again...see you soon.
-Benj