Thanksgiven

Thanks be to Brunswick, indeed. This was our second show there in two weeks, plus two days after Thanksgiving, so I was a little worried about how many people would show. I should have known better than to doubt the Hub City, though.

Thanks very much to everyone who came out to The Breadbox last night. Playing was a ton of fun for me, and I got to meet a lot of new people last night. Thanks especially to John Terry for putting the show on, everybody who lives at the Breadbox for having us, and the other bands we got to play with.

Also thanks to Disarmor for letting me play through their stack. I'd never played through a stack before (except in Guitar Hero), and this one was taller than me.

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving.

-Ryan

Friendly Bears

Good times, good tunes, good folks! There's no show like a New Brunswick show. For me, feeling the energy coming back from the people in the audience makes all the difference when we're playing, and this was one of those nights. Thank you very much! The impromptu dance party after was rad, too.

For more pics and more info, check out our gracious and radical hosts, Bear City!

Thanks very much...

...to everybody who came out to the show at Goodbye Blue Monday last Saturday. I think that was the first show they'd ever had in that particular space, and I hope you had as much fun as I did. Always fun for me to be part of something new.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see much of the performance going on on the front stage, since we were playing the back space. It seemed like a good time up front, though, too. If you were able to catch what they all got up to, please hit up the comments section and fill me in. Thanks!

-Ryan

Congratulations...

...to Lilli Feninger of Pforzheim, Germany for winning the T shirt give-away. Thanks very much to everyone who entered. Keep an eye on your inbox, we'll be doing plenty more give-aways through the mailing list. If you're not on the list and would like to be, please drop me a line at:

Ryan@Glad-Hearts.com

November Shows

Friday, 14 November
Ryan solo
The Little Big Show in the Small Wonder
1139 West 7th Street (at the corner of North Harrison Street)
Wilmington, DE 19805
6p; free; all ages

This is a monthly acoustic show I host. It's a super small room (about 20 people max), so show up on time to get good seats.

Saturday, 15 November
Goodbye Blue Monday
with Tape and Wire and more
1087 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11221
myspace.com/goodbyebluemondayinc
718-453-6343
8p; free; 21+

I am super excited about this show. Tape and Wire is Jimmy's old band. They recorded a great album, played two shows, then broke up. This is a one-time get-back-together for them. Sure, it will bring back all those old feelings, and maybe they'll regret it in the morning, but for that one night, why not?

As if that wasn't enough, Goodbye Blue Monday now has two stages, and a bona-fide circus will be performing on one while we play on the other. I am totally not kidding about this. I don't even know exactly what they're going to be doing, but I'm totally psyched.

Saturday, 22 November
Insouciant, Lark Hill, The Sloppy Horse, Half Brother, and Glad Hearts
at Bear City
28 Delafield St
New Brunswick, NJ
$5; all ages; 7p

This is only the second show ever at Bear City. Always fun to be part of something new. The flier Steve from Lark Hill made for this show is totally rad. Even if you can't come to the show you should go to their My Space and check it out.

Saturday, 29 November
Glad Hearts, Lady Bright, Disarmor, and friends
New Brunswick, NJ
Venue TBA (house show)
$5 suggested donation; all ages; 6p

John Terry from Rapid Cities put this one together for us, and we're very grateful. Unfortunately, Rapid Cities won't be playing this one, but they do have a record coming out soon called Machinery Saints. I got to hear three tracks off it when John came down and played in Delaware, and I think you're going to like it.

And speaking of things I hope you'll like. I think this show will be a ton of fun. You can check out the folks we'll be sharing the basement with on MySpace.

Wednesday, 3 December
Ryan solo
The Burlap and Bean
with Tommy Murray
204 South Newtown Street Rd
Newtown Square, PA 19073
burlapandbean.com
484-427-4547
7p; free; all ages

Creep Records fans might remember Tommy from his time in The Crash. He's also an excellent songwriter in his own right, and it's always fun to share a stage with him. I've only recently started drinking coffee, but I've quickly seen what I've been missing all these years, and I'm trying to make up for lost time. I saw a sticker once that said "Art is war; coffee is blood." Come on out and have a cup or two with me.