we're back!

3 shows in 3 cities split between 2 states (neither of which was good ol' California), covering some 1700+ miles in The Hulk / Shrek / Bruce Banner / whatever name you want to give our mini van. and now we are back at home, or, three of us are, as eric had to fly out to somewhere north of Detroit for work this week. so the rest of us can take a bit of time to unwind, and get ready for June 5th! also, we kept track of all the cds we listened to un the trip (i think the grand total was 34?) , and i'm thinking that maybe i'll post the list, and make a contest out of it, where if you (assuming You were not actually in the van the whole way with us) can figure out who picked what cd, i might just give you a copy of Where Does It End? sometime around that June 5th release show. yea! ... though i didn't run that idea past other modlins, so this is assuming it doesn't get vetoed / held back in the bureaucracy.

ooh, and on the last bit of the drive back in to SD, we were able to catch our buddies Rob and Jake of Apes Of Wrath on air with Tim Pyles last night, and may 8th at the casbah looks nice. real nice. and i suppose thats as good a transition as any to wish Mr Pyles a happy bday.

ok back to work.

fm 94/9 , copying our idea, making me go back to the Belly Up

Ok, maybe not totally copying our idea, because our idea is that on thursday the 4th, 3 bands play their 3 SDMA-nominated albums in their entireties. And the FM 94/9 deal doesn't say anything about album entirety, just a night of friggin sweet rock and roll excellence. yea. what if i were to tell you that on Wednesday September 10th, you could Modlin friends Swim Party (Best Alternative nominee) AND Apes of Wrath (Best Alt Album nominee), plus Arm The Angels (nominated for Best Hard Rock + Best Rock Album), all for just $5? Might that be something you'd be interested in? Word. Get your tickets ahead of time here, and 50 cents of your $5 ticket will go tot he San Diego Music Foundation and the About the Music fund. Double word score. Also keeps up the streak of Alex (me) only goes to the Belly Up when Swim Party plays there. Triple word score. Well done, boys, well done.

Friends Like These .... the FM 94/9 Recommended!!!

remember all those CD release shows we were telling you about? well, looks like our good friend Tim Pyles at 94/9 dug them too ... dug them so much in fact that EVERY SINGLE ALBUM is an FM 94/9 Recommended! and 3 out of 4 of these albums are nominated for best album awards!! (i'm guessing secret apollo didn't make the 6/30 deadline.... expect to see it next year for an SDMA though)

Let's Recap:

Matt Curreri and The Exfriends - "Joy of Life"
- 2008 SDMA "Best Pop Album" Nominee

Joanie Mendenhall - "On a String"
- 2008 SDMA "Best Pop Album" Nominee

Swim Party - "Pixie Dust on the Blood Range"
- 2008 SDMA "Best Alternative Album" Nominee

Secret Apollo - "Hiding Something Great"
- 2009 SDMA "Album of the Year" Nominee*

*this hasn't been confirmed, but i'm sure it'll be true in a year.

what does this mean? well sheesh. if you haven't already, you should be "doing the right thing" and be picking up a copy of each of these albums online or through your local independent record store. And of course picking up a copy of SDMA "best pop album" nominee With Friends Like These from our website.

Also, props to Apes of Wrath's "Plastic Fake and Frozen" for a 2008 SDMA "Best Alternative Album" Nomination. we played their CD release show for this record back in March. We were excited to have been a part of that day, and now continuing to see this bad boy succeed.

so what should you keep your precious eyes peeled for next? keep em tuned to the whistlestop for a double-header of release shows:

Aug 22nd - The Donkeys "Living on the Other Side" CD Release show - check it!
Aug 29th - Writer "Blood Drops" CD Release Show - 2008 SDMA "Best New Artist" Nominee

yeah, you bet those are going to KILL!!! damn, i love san diego!

94/9 Local Member of the Day, Thursday!!!

monday's been a busy posting day, but wanted to also note that this thursday we're the local member of the day on fm 94/9. they'll be playing "Her Political Heart" around 9pm on 94.9fm in san diego. listen in your car, or at home, or if you aren't in San Diego, you can stream it online here. in fact, in support of that CD release show on sunday, there's quite a few of the compilation folks as "members of the day". check full listing here.

3.24.2008 through 3.28.2008
Monday – Cabron “Silencio”
Tuesday – Secret Apollo “Piccolo”
Wednesday – Echo Revolution “Come Down”
Thursday – The Modlins “Her Political Heart”
Friday – Shark Attack “Dead Last”

.... now seems like as good a time as any to say, if you haven't already picked up With Friends Like These, you must be a crazy person. i mean, granted we made it so we're a little biased, but it's good. it's real good. to order yours via paypal today go here and click on the "buy now" link next to the picture of the album. Or just head on down to M-Theory, Off The Record or Music Trader in PB and pick up a copy. you won't regret it.

This Sunday, We Go BIG!!!

so the moment we've all been waiting for, the famed free casbah show this Sunday and TV performance on KUSI!

first, casbah .... Doors are at 7:30pm, all attendees will get in free, and receive a free compilation CD featuring us, secret apollo, anna troy, action andy and his haunted honky tonkers, echo revolution and a slew of other great bands. i make note of those ones as they'll all be playing with us that night. get there early and enjoy stellar sets from all.

sponsered by FM 94/9 and Blindspot Records , it's a show not to be missed.



but earlier that morning, we'll be playing on Good Morning, San Diego on KUSI to support the show that night. Tune in around 9:30am for the action. THE MODLINS ON TV?!?!? Heck YES!!!

more fm 94/9 love

thanks to our "recommended" status this month, the old album got another spin on FM 94/9. this time it was the title track, With Friends Like These, that graced the airwaves on valentine's day (bullwinkle's day to those in the know). Along with other recommended bands for February, this is the 3rd track from WFLT that's been played on fm94/9 (warm up and we're not quite through were the others played late last month) check it out here:

2.11.2008 through 2.15.2008
Monday – Grand Ole Party “Look Out Young Son”
Tuesday – Louis XIV “Tina”
Wednesday – Red Pony Clock “Don’t Forget Who Your Friends Are”
Thursday – The Modlins “With Friends Like These”

also, an update to the Habitat show in march. it's now on Friday the 21st (changed from Saturday the 22nd). and it will feature The Facets and The Besties (from NYC!)

FM 94/9 Recommended!!!

This month, The Modlins are one of FM 94/9's recommended bands for our album With Friends Like These, along with Grand Ole Party, Louis XIV and Red Pony Clock. check it out here.

you can pick up a copy of the album at M-Theory Records, Music Trader PB and Off The Record. if you can't make it out of the house, or just feel lazy, hit up our website, http://www.themodlins.com/ and there's a link to order online.

opening for British Sea Power!!!

Casbah. Monday Feb 25th. 94/9fm sponsered Anti-Monday League.

The Modlins will be opening for British Sea Power. if you are unfamiliar:

http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/britishseapower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Sea_Power

that should help you out.

you can buy tixs in advance ($12) or the door ($14).

with februaries like these...

and while we are talking collanders and calendars, here's, as best as i can pull together right now, a list of modlins-recommended shows for the month of february. with friends like these, i'll only have to figure out what to do with 15 of the next 26 days, because almost half of this month is already filling up with rock. here's what i got, here's to being happy, let me know if i missed anything.

wed 2/6 - joanie + secretaries / the fascination / emery byrd @ u31 (free)
thu 2/7 - the vision of a dying world / the paddle boat @ tnt mcasd (free-ish)
fri 2/8 - transfer's cd release @ the casbah, with apes of wrath / holy rolling empire / the sea of cortez ($12)
mon 2/11 - swim party / talkdemonic / a.m. vibe / f.u.z.z. @ casbah anti-monday league ($7)
wed 2/13 - hot hot heat / louis xiv / editors @ hob ($25)
wed 2/20 - red feathers / the paddle boat / the sessions @ u31 ($5)
fri 2/22 - swim party / silverbird @ the whistlestop (free)
sat 2/23 - secret apollo / drowning men / more tba @ tower bar (free? $3? $5?)
sun 2/24 - frantic romantic / get your death on / war stories / inigo @ casbah fm 94/9 tim pyles sunday night (free)
mon 2/25 - red pony clock / old man hands / bad weather california @ the che ($5)
fri 2/29 - the modlins / syndicate / repeater @ the ken club (free!)

11 shows, 34 bands, $54ish in cover charges, ~ 214 miles of driving round trips from my apartment to the venues @ 24mpg @ $3 / gallon = $26.75 in gas, assuming i can hold myself to $10/night at each place = $190.75

renaming february 2008 februaROCK = priceless.

ok in hindsight maybe i could do better than "februaROCK," but you get the idea...

radio play - fm 94/4

if you weren't smart enough to be listening to the best local show in SD (and probably california [okay, probably the country]), on the local 94/9 on sunday, tim played "we're not quite through" off our new record With Friends Like These.

i know, you're bummed. thankfully we're also the member of the day today on 94/9, meaning around tonight "warm up (or say goodbye)" will be hitting the airwaves. i think they should be playing it around 9pm, but we all know the time doesn't matter cuase you have your radio turned to 94/9 all the time.

we've got an upcoming show at U31 on the 30th with Anna Troy. don't miss it. it's gonna be legendary.

UPDATE: here's the flyer!!!!