hey, same-coat-wearing guy, f%$k you!

greetings from d.c. we just finished our extended weekend in new york. we did this: odd show with old friend who sounded GREAT, face time with people we love and never see, rush hour u-turn on 6 lane queensboro bridge, gelato, awesome ''house show'' in sweaty midtown apartment, late night diner food, shopping, robot buying, wrestling the house kit, cherry pie with best friend, central park, natural history museum, dollar pool, spaghetti fest, good show with sound guy named jesus and door guy named elijah, new jersey detour to a favorite place, parallel parking miracles, crazy bike ride, angering the locals, being angered by the locals, embracing a dog who just ate my wheat thins, feeling bad for him after he ralphed them up, trying to convey that skinny jeans will never be okay, missing home, appreciating each other, paying too much for everything, doing some rock-solid impressions, pointing to the guy who has ''it.'' -ee

april showers bring...?

welp, we are a week into this trip and we have finally parted ways with the constant drizzle that has dogged us thus far. today in new york is gorgeous. we've been a bit behind on the blogging, but we've been busy goofing off/playing shows. we have a new word. ask stephen what ''agleing'' is and i'm sure he'd be happy to show you. he's at the top of his game when he's agleing steve. and let me state here that i certainly question the spelling of this word, but it is his word and the definition is wonderful. anyway, shows have been good. pictures to come. saw friends. played with friends. made friends. this has been our happiest tour in quite a while. plus we've met many new dogs who we have wrestled with. and oddly, the last two nights have included bands repeatedly apologizing on stage for their performances. last night even included some bizarre girlfriend/lead singer yelling match during the songs. oh, and they had backing tracks PLUS a tamborine player onstage. yet another reason drugs are bad. anyway, no ''return'' button, so in order to prevent textual clumping i will say good day. hope to see you soon. -ee

What better way to spend a lovely Friday night...

Than with your best buds in Camp GAH!


Come have a drink and cap off your week with some tunes from us and a few friends, including...

SAY PANTHER
BOCKMAN
PTARMIGAN

21+
Door: 4pm
Minors Door: 8 pm
Showtime: 9 pm
Admission: $8

Happy Hour(s) 4-9pm

Cheers,
GAH

GAH's 1st show of 2009

Greetings from Camp GAH!

We've enjoyed our time off, but we're itching to get back to the stage. Be sure to make it out to our first two shows of 2009 - 3/15 at The Firebird in St. Louis, and 3/16 at Mojo's in Columbia, MO. We're opening both shows, so get there early and stay *all night* - we're stoked to play with our friends in Headlights, and the very cool Pomegranates. The headliners for the 3/15 show are New Zealand's own Cut Off Your Hands.

3/15 @ The Firebird w/Cut Off Your Hands, Headlights, Pomegranates | $8/$10 | Doors: 7:30pm | Show: 8:30pm | All Ages
3/16 @ Mojo's w/Headlights, Pomegranates | $8 / 8:30 pm

Pomegranates


Headlights


Cut Off Your Hands


Can't wait. Hope to see you all there!

Cheers,
The GAH

To whoever did this...

We salute you.

GAH on Fearless Music TV tomorrow night

My Fellow Obamamericans,

Last October, while swinging through New York for the CMJ Music Festival, we stopped in to the Fearless Music TV studio for a taping. To be honest, we had damn near forgotten all about it until just a few days ago, when we found out it would be airing this Saturday night.

They'll be showing our performance of "The Book Of Matches", and maybe a small portion of the (hilariously awkward) interview. You can go to the Fearless Music TV Blog and vote for your favorite band, and I guess the winning band gets to perform live? We taped three other songs, so if nothing else, maybe getting some votes will get another one of our performances aired later on down the road...?

Anyway, in case you're wondering if you'll be able to watch this, there's a really long list of stations and affiliates that will be airing the episode - check it out here. I went ahead and sifted through the list to pull out some of the cities (and colleges in those cities) that we've been to, but if you don't see your town or school here, definitely be sure to check the list.

Cable TV Stations:
New York, NY WNYW FOX Saturday Night 12:30am
Detroit, MI WJBK FOX (Starting Sept. '08) Sunday Night 1am
Cincinnati, OH WOTH Saturday Night 11:30pm
Springfield, MO KYTV NBC Saturday Night 2am
Davenport, IA WBQD MNTV Saturday Night 12am
Fort Wayne, IN WFFT FOX Saturday Night 4am
Columbia, MO KZOU MNTV Sunday Night 11pm
Washington DC Local Point TV WJLA Short Form Programming
(The Episode runs every 3 hours)

And if you're looking to get a little more use out of your rabbit ears:
America One Television Affiliates
(Over-the-Air Broadcast)
FMTV Will Air Tuesdays and Friday Nights at 1am

Memphis,TN WBXP
Des Moines, IA KDMI DT
Albuquerque, NM KIAZ
Des Moines, IA WBXF
Denver, CO KUPN
Denver, CO KCXP
Denver, CO KENY
Denver, CO K27FA
Denver, CO K48BK

And for you kids at college, the following schools will have the show on Zilo TV:

Columbia College of Chicago
Iowa Central Community College
Iowa State University
Northern Illinois University
Ohio State University
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
University of Arkansas-Little Rock
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Oklahoma
Webster University

And, if you're not on any of those lists, I think you'll be able to see it at fearlessmusic.com soon enough.

Cheers,
Steve | GAH

wishers of luck

greetings, all. hope everyone had a good set o' holidays. we sure did. as usual the Xmas show was way beyond our expectations and to everyone who attended we sincerely thank you for your energy. you provided a wonderful cap to our 2008. plus, for Christmas i got Season One of Matlock on DVD, so you know i was happy. anyway, there have been some changes in the GAH camp now that the new year is upon us that we thought we'd pass on.

this band hasn't had any member changes since its first year, and unity as a group is something that we treasure, especially on the road where strangers are many and friends can be few. we've been fortunate to meet tons of fantastic people while touring and we are sure to meet many more. thank you all for making us feel welcome. despite the requisite challenges, we had a very productive and exciting 2008 and look to continue that trend in 2009. all that said, we will be moving forward as a six-piece from here on out. in a decision that was both difficult and mutual, we've parted ways with our friend Mike Tomko as he will be moving on to pursue other interests and we will be pursuing new things ourselves. in the beginning, he was the one that demanded we put a band together to play the early batch of songs i was working on, and that i will always appreciate. he also dedicated himself wholeheartedly to pushing this band to get out and make things happen for ourselves. his drive and knowledge will be missed. as will he. we love him very much and we all wish him success, doing so with the opinion that he is the kind of person that will inevitably succeed at pretty much anything he chooses to spend his time on.

so, as far as GAH in 2009 is concerned, we have a lot that we are working on, including, of course, much touring, recording, and releasing new material. like many people i am energized by the country's change in leadership and hopefully it will be a great 2009 all around.

see you all soon.
-eric e./GAH