Creature Fear

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Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:10:54 -0600

America

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:09:25 -0600

“Happy Election Day.” Thats the text message I’ve got from more than a few friends...

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Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:57:17 -0500

Cold is Here

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:56:13 -0500

Its here. This is why we live here. Its been announced: we are playing our final show of this...

We are Home.

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:31:50 -0500

We are home. And you may or may not know how incredible it is to say. Sean gets married this...

Here we are. Whoa.

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:31:34 -0500

So. We are in Groningen, Holland. Just woke up and walked into this indoor festival we are playing...

Another picture from the End of the Road festival....

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:21:53 -0500

Another picture from the End of the Road festival. “Backstage”. It was awesome.

Year End Thanks. Early.

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:49:54 -0500

Hi. …was thinking today that there are so many people to thank and that I should make a list...

Not a cabin in the woods.

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:30:49 -0500

Not a cabin in the woods.

Hello All, I just wanted to drop a line to everyone to talk...

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:11:11 -0500

Hello All,

I just wanted to drop a line to everyone to talk about something not really related to Bon Iver Town, but related to Me-town; on a personal level. This is Justin, by the way. Expect some journal entries from other townies soon. Our town is growing.

Anyways, the point:

Last September I worked with these clowns (above. these VERY VERY f*cking talented clowns at that) on a record. It was both one of the great pleasures of my life and THICK learning experience. That record spent the year finishing itself and becoming something that I think we are all very proud of and that I hope, many people will recognize. I know that I am, in whatever small capacity I can be. Im just proud to have been apart of it. The record is the new Land of Talk record.

Its called ‘Some are Lakes’. It stirs me, it makes me want to crush sh*t, it makes me LOVE rock music; find hope lining the strings of anger. I don’t think a band since Fugazi, for ME, has done that. I have seen them do the same thing live to me, over 40 times.

Maybe never, have I enjoyed a record so much after working on it, so deeply and for so long.

Im sitting in Berlin right now, next to a river who’s bank has “I LOVE YOU TOO” graffitied on it. 15 minute walk from the crumbled Berlin Wall. And there is no other record I’d rather listen to right now.

Im only sharing because this record is special and I want you to hear it. Sorry to be so self involved. Also, of note, Randy Pingrey who is a Bon Iverian and lived in EC, is featured on the albums closer, playing trombone.

“Some are Lakes’ comes out on Saddle Creek in the US on the 7th of October. Go out and buy it, order it from the website. But for now, pay 10 bucks and download it RIGHT NOW at iTunes.

It will put one my all time favorite bands on your speakers this morning.

Whatever its worth.

Much love,

Justin

Its been a while since anything has been written on here. But,...

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:13:49 -0500

Its been a while since anything has been written on here. But, much has happened.

We have been BLOWN away in the last few months by audiences and people (countless stories) and now that we feel like we have our feet under us (even just a little bit) it would be nice if we could update this thing more.

This is a picture of us at the End of the Road festival. It was like a magical wonderland, set in the English woods, with white pianos in the middle of light/art installations in the forest. It was an amazing festival, put on by some amazing people. EVERYONE wore these boots because it was muddy everywhere, so it was this nice equalization thing; everyone looked ridiculous and cute. “Wellies” they call them. Wellingtons. Met Kurt from Lamp Chop through our best friend Nathan Beazer (who some of you might have met in Eau Claire when he came to visit from London) , and have to say the dude is simply, a great man.

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Right now, a few of us are sitting in the green room at our venue in Denmark. We slept as our driver, Terry, drove through the night from Amsterdam, where we hung out with the Bowerbirds, again. Its a second floor room, with a gaping window looking down on a river bank scattered with pockets of punk kids smoking cigarettes and juggling bowling pins and laughing and smiling. Its calming.

There can be days that are lonely out here. Even when you are constantly amongst the safest, best people you could be.

But, today feels peaceful. Going home soon.

Photo by Andrew Chapman. (andrewchapman.co.uk)

thats Mike on the left, and another giant soul, Sir Billy Krause

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:04:50 -0500

thats Mike on the left, and another giant soul, Sir Billy Krause

A Farewell to a House In New Auburn, WI

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:01:01 -0500

On Monday Night, I travelled to a house in New Auburn I’ve been too many times in the last 5...

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Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:42:00 -0500

Paris, Paris, Paris.

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:38:22 -0500

Hi Everyone, we are home. we feel like we are resting. its good. we had an AMAZING time in Europe....

Us Boys, Der

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:39:36 -0500

Us Boys, Der

Sweet Beats, Troubled Sleep

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:04:00 -0500

Justin recently contributed to his friends, The Rosebud’s, latest project: a remix of their...

Turf Club in April Quickly Selling Out...

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:40:00 -0600

We have announced another Turf Club date in April. We had alot of people who couldn’t come...

At the Foot of Black Mountain

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:31:00 -0600

Hey er’body, We have embarked on our U.S. and Canadian tour with label-mates, Black...

We played a hometown show at The Nucleus in Eau Claire last...

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:05:00 -0600

We played a hometown show at The Nucleus in Eau Claire last Sunday to kick-off the tour! Here’s a quick shot of the line before the show.

Thanks to all who came out! Sorry to those who were turned away; we’ll play two nights next time around.