if you were me ... casbah tonight, cafe la maze tomorrow

if you were me, you'd be pulling your moves right out of the catdirt playbook. tonight, muslims take to the casbah stage for a show ArtFag is recording .... the muslims are the next grand ole party which is the next .. i dunno. they're all getting huge. don't miss it.

but i'm almost more excited about the supporting bands tonight, Fantastic Magic (which based on the description i read sound pretty cool) and The Carrots, a band from austin that's 50s doo-wop ish .... very modlins friendly.

and of course, tomorrow night, cafe la maze goes off with us playing a set or two. i think we're set to play around 8:30, but i'll correct this tomorrow if that's not the case. anyway, you don't want to miss either.

if you're a staple around ucsd, you've probably heard of both bands (the modlins/the muslims) as both will be playing the awesome north stage for friday's Sungod Festival along with the likes of Lady Dottie and the Diamonds, Frantic Romantic, The Drowning Men and many more.

If You Were Me (Early Friday Edition)

so this friday is gonna be jam-packed, and i think you can make it to three (count it THREE!) amazing shows in one night, if you've had enough caffeine. First up, The Modlins at KSDT Studios on UCSD campus. we're playing a free all ages set at KSDT to support our appearance at UCSD's SunGod the following week. Why not catch us early in a far more intimate environment? that's from 8-9pm ..... after our set wraps up, don't bother helping us with our gear. there's no time! you gotta jet off (assuming you're 21+) to the Whistlestop to catch our arch-nemesis's The Frantic Romantic kick off their set, approx 9:30ish, and following them is the massive pop outfit Red Pony Clock (whom we will be playing with later in May at Chasers, don't miss it!).

"but eric, how are we going to make it to a third show if we're already at the whistlestop?"

oh well, i'm glad you asked that ... see whistlestop shows are notorious for ending pretty early. Sam's a cool guy and doesn't want to ruffle the feathers of the neighbors, so that show's gonna wrap up by midnight, maybe sooner .... on the other hand, the Ken Club is notorious for running late. the earliest i've seen a friday ken club show start is 10:30.... so i'm guessing you might only miss Thin Man (or Wild Weekend, depending on who's playing first, i've heard good things of both), but you're almost guaranteed to make it in time for part of one of their sets and the entirety of Grand Ole Party's set. there's really no need to go into detail of the musical juggernaut that Grand Ole Party has become (coachella anyone?), so we'll just hope that the room isn't too packed. worst case scenario, head to the bar side and share a drink with rosey. not sure if they'll be charging for this show (i wouldn't be surprised), but since the first two are free, it's like 3 shows for the price of one (or none, depending)

so that's right, get your beauty rest on Thursday, it's gonna be a long night.

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.