I am playing in Chicago, IL on Saturday night at 9:30 with Tim Blane (get tickets here) The following Saturday, we are working off the turkey in NYC, by playing Tom Petty’s Wildflowers at Rockwood (8pm).

Ok, now the biggest of the big news. Ozzy, the prince of darkness and I have been slaving away in the laboratory polishing up the already incredible sounding album “Lost River” by the band Hotels and Highways. The band is made up of Syd, Lisa Piccirillo and myself. We are currently running a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com to help pay for extra production on the album and subsidize touring costs, so that come Spring of ’11, people across this great nation will hear the songs we are so proud of.

If the answer to any of the following questions is yes, you should probably help reach our goal by donating now.

1. Would you buy the album when it comes out in the spring? (You’ll be getting a copy if you donate anyway…)

2. Have you recently asked me when I’m coming to play your home state/city? (Well, there’s a good chance we’ll be swinging by.)

3. Are you a human being? (Really? You are? Amazing! I guess you’ll have to click the link below.)

Some links

-Kickstarter Find out about the project and what you get when you donate.

-Music What do we sound like? Find out here.

-Video Check out this awesome sneak peak from our friends at Seawall productions.

Our very first day we got 25% of our goal funded and less than a week in we are at 40%. Holy Bologna! Now, I want to challenge my fellow midwesterners to prove to the world that we too, love music! So far, I have only seen a couple Michiganders on the tote board (thanks Jeff and Casey.) Where you at?

Any way you slice it, I pumped!!!! Now back to the puppy and the music.

Patrick
Feel free to ask anything…
patrickthomasmusic@gmail.com

We’re spending 10 days on a lake in Upstate New York working on brand new material. We have no idea what to expect from the writing we’ll be doing, we’re just going in ready to create with the tape running and praying some good ideas find us! If we come up with something, we’ll release it!

Right afterwards we’re hitting the road with new material, songs from our own catalogs, and a few covers.

We’re going to be sharing the stage with Lowell Thompson in Burlington and Margaret Glaspy in Boston.

And — we want to stop in YOUR living room! We have a couple of days reserved specifically for house concerts. If you’ve never given a house concert before it’s really very simple: You provide a common space big enough to fit your guests. Invite your friends & family and ask for a suggested donation at the door. We all get together in the common space and play some music. We drink. We snack. We socialize.

We’re really excited about these shows, and can’t wait to see you all out there!

If you have any questions about the shows or want to host a house concert email syd@co-opsounds.com

HOTELS AND HIGHWAYS TOUR DATES
(click for to RSVP to our facebook event)

10/1 – Burlington – Parima Thai w/ Lowell Thompson
10/2 – Boston – Lizard Lounge w/ Margaret Glaspy
10/3 – 10/5 **seeking house concerts in New England**
10/6 – **seeking house concerts in Philly/PA/New Jersey**
10/8 – NYC, Rockwood Music Hall

Chad Peronne, Tim Blane, Todd Martin, Syd and myself are the Who’s That Pack.

Patrick Thomas here. You may remember me from such moments in your life as ______________. (Insert personal memory here.)

I am very excited to be playing Thursday 9/9 at 9. It would have been even cooler if I have performed last year or possibly bodacious in the year 9 AD, but since my time machine is in the shop, I’m going to settle for pretty rad.

Friend of the Co-Op and all around gentleman Taylor Carson is releasing his new album Defending The Name at 10 and I feel honored to be sharing the stage with him Thursday. Please come out and show some love.

In new music news, I’m very excited to announce that the old songwriting squad that we called Hotels & Highways is teaming up again this month. In 2008 Syd and I wrote a few songs together and now we will be teaming up with fellow Co-Op artist Lisa Piccirillo to share a house for a couple weeks and get Folked up! Unless we write punk anthems, but either way, we’ll be doing a stretch of shows on the East Coast to celebrate whatever it is that we achieve. We will be sending something more official out soon with into further details and asking for volunteers for house concerts, but for now, mark these dates down!

10/1 – Burlington – Parima Thai w/ Lowell Thompson
10/2 – Boston – Lizard Lounge w/ Margaret Glaspy
10/8 – NYC, Rockwood Music Hall

Still here,

Patrick

Happy Holidays! I hope you’re in the mood.

I went to my friends Jeff and Nisa’s wedding last month in beautiful northern Michigan.  Due to a pre-ceremony coin toss early in the day, it was determined that I would be the designated driver for the 70 mile drive from Bay Harbor to Traverse City after the wedding.
At 2:30 am we were just a few miles from town.  First, I saw the 45 mph speed limit and then I saw the cop car waiting.  I slowed down from 60 to 50 (following the 10% rule), but that wasn’t enough to prevent the fuzz from pulling me over immediately.

As the officer came to talk to me I was really worried.  Sure, I was sober, but I did not want to get out of the car to prove it.

During the wedding’s “Imaginary Double Dutch” session, I (over-succesfullly) attempted the David Lee Roth air splits to Van Halen’s Jump! At the apex of my leap, I blew my pants completely apart.  I’ve heard of spitting a seam, but this looked like my pants had been hit by lightning!  I’ve never been more grafteful for clean boxers.  I’m sure the rest of the party feels the same way!

Luckily, the cop let me off with a “verbal warning”, without making me touch my toes and risk further legal trouble for indecent exposure.

I feel even more fortunate to share what may possibly be my favorite song to date with the world.  Click on the puppy to the right and check out “Want Me”. I released this on Friday and am very grateful to those who have donated already!

For those of you posting this link on your facebook and blogs, you have no idea what a difference that makes.  Let me know if you have any ideas on how to spread the word.  I’m always open to suggestions.

Cider and donuts to you all!