People comment all the time how we never update the blog with office visit pictures anymore…folks still stop by, but they’re all pretty much tired of posing for our bad pictures.  Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz, and Aesop Rock (the group now known as  Hail Mary Mallon) humored us.  They even posed with a copy of Sonic Sum’s second single, “Callarama Galla”  (featuring a Dan Lang cover).  They’re about  to do a bunch of tour dates (and release a new album on RSE).  More Aesop news on his new site including new shirt designs & tour dates…

new site!  www.aesoprock.com

new tour dates!

new side project!

Hail Mary Mallon with Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz (art by Coro)

You can hear a preview song, “Smock”  on the Rolling Stone site.  Album coming out via RSE on 6/7.

on their Flickr. (liking Cas’ hat)  They are still on the road in all sorts of different configurations, check the dates here.

Grouch & his lovely wife Larissa checked in yesterday and reminded me about the upcoming tour (click the flyer for more detailed info).  Grouch also decided to put the LRG sweater he’s wearing in the “Breath” video on Ebay, which can find here.

In other Legends news, Eligh has a new record coming out, here’s the vid for the first single, “Miss Busdriver (Rachel)”

New album, Good Things, out next Tues (really good!)

3 Nov, Wed:  SF @ Rickshaw Shop (All Ages)
4 Nov, Thu:  Portland @ Mississippi Studios (21+)
5 Nov, Fri:  Seattle @ Nectar Lounge (21+)
6 Nov, Sat:  Vancouver @ Fortune Sound Club (19+)
8 Nov, Mon:  Bozeman @ Zebra Cocktail Lounge (21+)
9 Nov, Tue:  Salt Lake City @ Urban Lounge (21+)
10 Nov, Wed:  Denver @ City Hall (18+)
12 Nov, Fri:  Chicago @ Schubas Tavern (21+)
13 Nov, Sat:  Gambier @ The Horn Gallery (All Ages)
14 Nov, Sun:  Cleveland Heights @ Grog Shop (All Ages)
15 Nov, Mon:  Toronto @ Wrongbar (19+)
16 Nov, Tue:  Montreal @ Le Belmont
18 Nov, Thu:  NYC @ LPR
22 Nov, Mon: DC @ DC9  (18+)
23 Nov, Tue:  Atlanta @ Masquerade (Hell Stage)
24 Nov, Wed:  Orlando @ Backbooth (All Ages)
30 Nov, Tue:  Phoenix @ Rhythm Room (All Ages)
1 Dec, Wed:  San Diego @ Casbah (21+)
3 Dec, Thu:  LA @ Echoplex (18+)
7 Dec, Tue:  Live on KCRW ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic’ (11am http://www.kcrw.com)
16 Dec, Thu:  Live on Jimmy Fallon w/ The Roots

We’re just hella busy.  Like shipping out stuff to people on tour.  Reminder: Aesop this weekend in Wisconsin!

Souls of Mischief this week:

JUNE 29 BOISE @ The Reef, 105 South 6th St, Boise, ID 83702
JUNE 30 SALT LAKE CITY @ Bar Deluxe, 668 South State St., Salt Lake City, UT
JULY 1 DENVER @ The Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205
JULY 2 SANTA FE @ The Santa Fe Brewing Company, 35 Fire Place, Santa Fe, NM 87508

Message from Shadow:

Well, it’s nearly that time! After staying off the road for the better part of two years, I’ll be hitting the tour circuit again starting in July, 2010. Many of the countries and cities on the schedule are first-time territories for me, including Greece, Israel, and Finland, and there’s many more to come. Consider this the “between albums tour,” no record to promote, just a chance to get out there and showcase some of the new music I’ve been working on (and yes, some classics as well).   More info & first tour dates here.

are cracking us up with their Superbad parody. Tour dates at the end of the video…

After ending 2009 with two shows opening for John Mayer, Mayer Hawthorne & The County are currently touring Australia before heading to Japan and then beginning their U.S. headline tour.  They’ll also be making their live TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel on January 27th.

Mayer Hawthorne & The County tour dates:

Feb 24: Honolulu, HI – Pipeline Cafe
Feb 27: Tokyo, JAPAN – Billiard Live Tokyo
Mar 01: Osaka, JAPAN – Billiard Live Osaka

Mayer Hawthorne & The County on tour with Passion Pit:

Mar 28: Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Mar 29: York, PA – Pullo Center
Mar 30: Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Mar 31: Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Apr 02: Chicago, IL – Congress Theater
Apr 03: Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
Apr 04: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Apr 05: Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
Apr 07: Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Apr 08: Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue
Apr 10: Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
Apr 11: Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore
Apr 12: Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Apr 14: Davis, CA – Freeborn Hall
Apr 15: San Francisco, CA – The Warfield Theatre