We are very happy to have some friends playing with us on the upcoming tour.  More info about the shows can be found in the tour dates section.

Mikki & the Mauses will be joining us at The Glass House in Pomona, CA (April 29th) as well as Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA (May 6th).

Constant Lovers will be joining us at The Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, CA (April 30th).

Severance Package will be joining us at Slim’s in San Francisco, CA (May 7th).

Hey everyone.

It is always great to see the photos that you all take, and see some videos up on YouTube.

For tonight’s two shows in PHILADELPHIA please feel free to bring your cameras. We have spoken to the venue and you will be allowed to bring any kind of equipment in. This is of course within reason, we don’t want to impose your equipment on other people, and crowd safety will dictate if you are being ridiculous.

We also want the party to go all night in Philadelphia, figure NYC got Dinner with the Band, so if you come to the first show, TLA will sell you a ticket at the door for the second show for $15.

For tomorrow’s show in NEW YORK you can bring in anything you want, expect VIDEO EQUIPMENT.  This is a union rule, and has nothing to do with us.  You will be able to bring any still cameras or audio recording equipment.

The third shirt in the series is a black crew neck pull-over.

These Coachella inspired Moz City Devils shirts are all sold out now.

Both are available over at The Winner Circle.

As with the shows last month we are working with the venues to ensure that for the three upcoming shows you will be able to bring any kind of camera or recording device, within reason into the shows. It is always great to see the photos that people in the crowd take. As we get confirmation we will make sure to put up any restrictions, etc. here. So please check back closer to Feb 12th and 13th.

Well we were finally able to get our ducks in a row and align everyone’s schedules so we can make it out to the East Coast. February 2010 will see The Murder City Devils making their first trip to the New York and Philadelphia since 2001.

February 12th we will be at Theater of Living Arts on South Street in Philadelphia.

February 13th we will be in New York’s Time Square at The Nokia Theater.

While we are not able to go to ever city we want to on the east coast, we are glad to finally get over there.

Dates and show information can be found in the Tour Dates section.

Merchbot 2000 will be taking a short break from the merch table each night right before we go on to “warm” the crowd up. Should be a good time.

“I hope everyone likes poop jokes” – Merchbot 2000

So MCD played Coachella a few weeks back. We got to REEEE-LAAAXXX by the pool for a few hours in Palm Springs, party all night, hide from the sun all day, and then hit the road home again. The band was all over the place before the show. Leslie came in from Detroit, Spencer and I came in from Seattle, Derek met us in Palm Springs already on tour with the Cave Singers, and Dann flew in from Chicago from his tour with The Cold War Kids. Gabe, unfortunately was not able to make this show … possibly the first show he has missed since he quit the band on our first tour before he came back again.

Times were different then, a lot different … We were stuck in Jackson Mississippi for three days with no shows, our booking agent was in jail and we were staying in a $21 a night hotel called the Cross Roads Inn. To get there off the freeway we had to drive down a dirt road, pass a gas station that had burned to the ground, and in the parking lot as we pulled up was—I shit you not—a fat kid with no pants and his t-shirt tucked into his underwear sweeping the gravel out of the driveway. I swear to god, as we pulled up I made eye contact with that kid and he was shaking his head in slow motion, as if to warn us not to come there. We should have heeded his advice.

When we checked in to our one room for the eight of us, (most of the band was hiding in the van so we wouldn’t have to pay for them) they passed us our two towels through the bullet proof glass and told us it was best not to leave, or to use the pool. As hot as it was in August in Mississippi there was no way in hell you could have gotten us to swim in there. The pool was half empty, and dark … dark and murky murky thick water. The regulars on second floor would hang out on the balcony and throw their beer cans and cigarettes into the pool, and even though there wasn’t that day, I’m sure there has been at least one dead dog floating in that pool at some point.

That night there was some kind of huge prostitution or drug bust, and there were cops all over the place. The Cross Road Inn’s private security was running around screaming gibberish at each other into cheap kid’s walkie talkies. It was straight out of cops and one of those times where you really have to question the paths you have chosen in your life. It was after those three days that Gabe left, and I have to say I don’t blame him, it was looking pretty grim, but he came back a few days later and things eventually got better.

Anyways, our stay at The Ace hotel in Palm Springs was nothing like the Cross Roads Inn. It was, quite possibly the sexiest place I have ever been. When we pulled up at 11 on saturday night, the bar was full, music was playing by the pool, there were people everywhere, a rave going on, it was nuts. It seemed like the ultimate party oasis of good times. The next morning we were down by the pool drinking Mimosas and Bloody Mary’s and eating delicious breakfasts and living it up before the show.

They were setting up shop and selling drinks at around 9:00 in the morning and by 11AM there was live music poolside. Personally, I was thinking to myself, “Ahhh, now I get it, this is what people mean when they say living …” it was awesome. Then we left the hotel and I saw Palm Springs in the daylight on the drive out to the festival and the tune quickly changed to me thinking, “Why in the hell to people live out here in this insane heat? This is fucking ridiculous.” And it was … It was over 100° by noon, you couldn’t be in the sun for more than ten minutes without starting to turn into dust. I felt like I was dying even when I was chugging water as fast as I could drink it. My body was revolting against the idea of it ever being that hot anywhere, maybe somewhere in space, or on another planet, but seriously, come on. It’s stupid how hot it is there. I don’t know how people do it.

So then we got out to the festival. We got driven around the grounds in golf carts, and we had a little trailer with air conditioning we could hang out in … we had to take turns, it was a little small for how many people we had there. The way it worked out with the schedule of where we needed to be and when, I didn’t really get to check out very many bands, which was kind of too bad, but what I did see was pretty awesome.

Fucked Up played and they tore it up. If you haven’t seen them you should check them out. They are a good time, and they know how to do it. 

We were up next. Needless to say, it was hot. We were in a tent in the shade, but it was hot. I thought I was going to be really smart and I tied my glasses onto my head, because they fly off when I’m playing. Turns out that wasn’t such a great idea …

All the sun screen I had put on to keep myself from getting destroyed by the sun sweated off and ran into my eyes, which I couldn’t wipe off because my glasses were strapped on. So for a few songs there, I was having some kind of massive chemical burn going on in my eyes, it kind of sucked but didn’t last long, new sweat came along and washed it all out.

Then X played and sounded great. Billy Zoom is a very creepy guy. He always has the same weird smile on his face … We played with them years ago and he came into our dressing room where we were all hanging out. We had never met him before, but he came right in and sat down in the middle of our conversation and didn’t say anything, he just sat there smiling. We tried to continue our conversation but it was too weird. We offered him a beer, “No thanks, I don’t drink.” he said, smiling. Ok … we tried to act like it wasn’t weird that he was just sitting there. We wanted to think it was awesome that Billy Zoom was in there, but he was being too creepy. We all stopped talking and just sat there. For a long time. Eventually the room started to clear out and then he left. It was really weird. Anyways, X sounded great as I’m sure they always will. Billy Zoom always looks exactly like this:

Eventually we got back to the hotel. Derek, Spencer, Dann and I had to fly out of LAX on Monday morning at 6:30 AM, so we left Palm Springs at about 2:30 that night. These are the beds we slept in for about two hours. I wish I could have gotten to know them better.

We’ll be playing the Sasquatch Festival at the Gorge this weekend if you can make it.

Here we go, the start of the real deal … We actually got to leave town for this one, and it was a doozy. Early AM equipment load out from the Showbox, car rentals, and two border crossings all in one day. The show went off without a hitch, the crowd was great, and we got to hang out with a bunch of buddies from way back. It was awesome to actually get on the road and play in a town we hadn’t been to for a long time. Vancouver was always a great time for us, and this time was no exception. Thanks guys.

Alright folks! The dust is settling a little bit around here at MCD headquarters, and we’re finally getting a chance to catch up with all of our projects. We’ve been editing videos, getting photos ready to post, organizing for the Coachella and Sasquatch festivals, and picking the winners for the Feather Bed Whiskey Blanket box set contest. They’ve all been notified, so as soon as we hear back from everyone we’ll announce the winners here. Over the next couple weeks we’ll be getting all the videos ready for the rest of the tour series. We’ve got some great footage that we’re excited to get up.

Thanks again to everybody for coming out to the shows, it was great to see so many friends. Here’s the video for day two, the second show at The Showbox here in Seattle.

Well the West Coast tour is over, and it was a blast.  We are compiling video footage as well as photos, and will have them up here soon.  We also, have news to report.  On Sunday April 19, 2009 we will be heading to Indio, CA to play at Coachella.  We will also be playing Sasquatch on Sunday May 24, 2009.

Spencer working on the set list.