Well, we’re home from tour and want to say thanks to everyone who helped us out along the way. Thanks to Cal and his welder buddy in Dubuque, even though the trailer still broke!; thanks to Ray for being a great help in Madison and taking us to the Willy Street Pub for curds; thanks to Tom and the Staggerers in Ft Wayne for being rad, and to the Brass Rail for the PBR; thanks to Hutch for showing up with friends in Des Moines, even though it was after we played; thanks to Sleeping Under 47 for hooking up the great show at the House Cafe; and thanks to all our new friends and fans we met along the way.
We’re sad we didn’t get to play Cincinnati. It was a tough decision but since the sound guy and only one of the other four bands showed up, we decided to roll. Sorry to Suzy Trash who showed up and decided to play anyway. Had the sound guy materialized and had enough cables, we probably would have played. Maybe next time.
Random things:
We lost our beloved trailer in Iowa, then bought a “new” one on Craigslist 5 days later, in Iowa.
Here’s a list of places we ate at: Burger King, the Bank Bar, Hardee’s, Gas Stations, McDonald’s, Skyline Chili, Northside Slice, White Castle, Lord Stanley’s, Subway, Happy Wok, Willy Street Pub, Casey’s, Royal Mile, Truck Stops.
We played a lot of Hot Shots Golf on the PS2.
Chris threw a giant log into the Mississippi River but we didn’t get it on video.
Trevor drove the whole time.
Greg resisted the flirtations of 2 Irish lasses in Madison.
Brad lost his voice 5 times, then regained it.
Pat’s accordion got fixed, mostly.
Ben beat Angry Birds some more, read 2 1/2 books, and slept the latest.
We posted some photos and a video on Facebook – we’ll get them on here soon too.
The Killigans “Honor” video, directed and produced by Jared Staab! Thanks to our families and friends who spent a long hot day with us to make this possible! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRhDcrCDN3s
Here is an updated and finalized list of the tour starting in about 2 weeks:
July 16th Lincoln NE
the zoo bar with Bandit Sound
July 17th Dubuque IA
The Bank Bar and Grille w/ The Bucket House Hooligans
July 18th Ft Wayne IN
The Brass Rail
July 19th Cincinatti OH
The Blue Rock Tavern
July 20th Dekalb IL
The House Cafe with Sleeping Under 47/Riverbilly Cousin Touchers
July 21st Madison WI
The Frequency
July 22nd DesMoines IA
The Vaudville Mews with Hold For Swank
Please check out our Facebook page for more info on all these shows. If you live in these areas please make it a point to come out and see us…we could use the support! As always, we will strive to deliver each and everytime we take the stage be it in front of 5 or 500…Nostrovia!
Tour is shaping up finally. Here is what we got so far:
July 16th Lincoln NE tour kickoff at the zoo bar
July 17th Dubuque IA at the Bank Bar/Grille (silver dollar cantina)
July 18th Fort Wayne IN at The Brass Rail
July 19th Cincinatti at The Blue Rock Tavern
July 20th Dekalb IL at The House Cafe
July 21st TBA minneapolis/madison
July 22nd TBA siouxfalls/siouxcity
If you live in these areas this is finally your chance to get out and catch a show. We will hope to be back on a regular rotation. Other shows for the summer
July 2nd Omaha at the 49r With the Filter Kings
Aug 12th Ribfest Lincoln
Aug 21 Chesterfields Sioux City IA
Sep 17th Halfway to St Pats at Harrahs in Council Bluffs with VANDON ARMS!
Sept 19th- Ben’s Birthday show at Duffys
Check out this upcoming show!
Date:
Friday, June 11, 2010
Time:
9:00pm – 11:30pm
Location:
Bourbon Theater
Street:
14th and O St
City/Town:
Lincoln, NE
The line-up is as follows (in order of performance- first to last):
TIJUANA GIGOLOS
BRAD HOSHAW AND THE SEVEN DEADLIES
SON OF ‘76 AND THE WATCHMEN
THE KILLIGANS
BOURBON THEATRE in Lincoln, NE
June 11, 2010
Doors at 8pm, music at 9pm sharp.
$6.00 cover
We are Headlining this show, so make sure to come out for the party! This is Son of 76 and the Watchmen’s CD Release Show- it’s going to be an awesome night of music. 4 awesome bands at Lincoln’s premiere venue – for a paltry $6 cover? What?! See you there!
We have not received official word yet but feel its finally safe to announce that Universal Studios has decided to include our song ‘Lessons From the Empty Glass’ on their soon to be released movie Robin Hood. We are all excited to finally be able to share this news for certain. We have seen the song properly credited on several sites containing the full movie credits. Please feel free to spread the good news and of you go to the movie make sure and listen for the music. It will not be our recorded version but instead worked into the movie score somehow.
We’re playing a kind of unusual night of the week -Sunday, April 25 – at the Zoo Bar. We’re also playing at a kind of unusual time- 8pm. The show starts early- at 6pm- and we are the last band. An early night so you can get home and rest up for work Monday morning. Sound good?
Oh yeah, we are also playing with Son of 76 and the Watchmen, which means it will be good music to drink to on a Sunday evening.
