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June Madrona Summer '09 Tour Dates

Hey folks,
thanks for writing to us with your suggestions for places to play. they were super helpful! We have decided to visit the northern and middle part of the country on this tour since we haven't been to many of these places before. (don't worry west coast, we won't forget you!) What follows is a list of cities and dates we plan to hit up. If you would like to help us, book a show, sleep at your house, or put up fliers, please let us know! you can email me at ross@bicyclerecords.com!
xoxoxo Ross

date city
Fri Jul 31 tacoma
Sat Aug 1 seattle
Sun Aug 2 couer 'd alene or spokane
Mon Aug 3 missoula
Tue Aug 4 Billings
Wed Aug 5 fargo or pierre, ND
Thu Aug 6 mineapolis
Fri Aug 7 wynona
Sat Aug 8 chicago
Sun Aug 9 chicago
Mon Aug 10 chicago
Tue Aug 11 grand rapids, kalamazo, lansing
Wed Aug 12 clevelend or toledo, oh
Thu Aug 13 jamestown
Fri Aug 14 syracuse, binghamton or albany, ny
Sat Aug 15 montreal
Sun Aug 16 montreal
Mon Aug 17 montreal
Tue Aug 18 portland or turner, maine
Wed Aug 19 boston
Thu Aug 20 providance, ri
Fri Aug 21 brooklyn
Sat Aug 22 manhattan, new york
Sun Aug 23 philadelphia
Mon Aug 24 DC
Tue Aug 25 DC
Wed Aug 26 DC
Thu Aug 27 pittsburgh
Fri Aug 28 columbus
Sat Aug 29 columbus
Sun Aug 30 dayton, oh
Mon Aug 31 st louis
Tue Sep 1 kansas city
Wed Sep 2 salinas, ka
Thu Sep 3 bloomington
Fri Sep 4 bloomington
Sat Sep 5 denver, co
Sun Sep 6 denver, co
Mon Sep 7 saratoga
Tue Sep 8 salt lake city, ut
Wed Sep 9 bosie, id
Thu Sep 10 nampa id
Fri Sep 11 kennewick, wa
Sat Sep 12 portland, or

Meeting with The Neighbors TOday

I had to step over a tree chipper to get to work today. They're cutting down a big maple tree across the street from Bicycle. The weather is starting to warm up in olympia. Today we're working on building a new database and a new web store. Also the nextdoor neighbors are stopping by to talk about their next releases with us. fun stuff!
-ross

Spring is coming

Bob and Maria and I are working today. I've been listening to the itunes on shuffle, some funny stuff in there like the christmas chipmunks album. I'm excited to be back home and to be working on the record label more. Right now that means lots of work on the website and on our data base. fun fun. ok back to work!
-ross

getting signed to a label

hey paul,
the way we usualy sign bands goes something like this, I meet them at a show and like their music, they live in olympia so we see each other around alot and over time we develop a relationship, I tell bob, hey this band is really cool you should check them out, bob checks them out and he likes them too, the band is really interested in touring, and puts alot of energy into their project but dosen't have the cash to record themselves and put out their own album. Bob and I really want to help them out so we offer to help them record and release their album.
Most small labels I know work this way. If it is your goal to get signed by a label, I would just start by playing shows, setting up shows for other people and touring a bunch and releasing your own albums. good luck!
xo ross

new stamp

the exciting news in the bicycle records office is the arrival of our new stamp. it has the little bicycle man our friend justin drew on it with our address. we will be using it on our orders. so no more tedious sharpie addressing! our helper gnomes are very excited about this new advancement. jenny's cd face is almost done, it will probobably look something like this. woah! no not really these are the totaly wrong colors. well, you can see the lines anyway. sarah lankutis drew the face.
ok bye.
xo ross

deer city @ the artisan's cafe, bike and bike benefit

The Artisan's cafe has become an all ages mainstay in downtown olympia. After the manium closed it assumed the role of the only legit place downtown to throw an all ages show. there are a couple of downsides, the shape of the space is not ideal for shows, and you can't charge a cover so it is kind of tough for out of town bands to make much money. However they have a nice sound system and are super nice folks. Email chris@theartisanscefe.com if you want to book a show there.

A couple of days ago I saw deer city, the issaquah wonderkind. I was really impressed by his programming skills and musical ideas. June Madrona is playing a show with him and The Nextdoor Neighbors who are also really good even though they totally did not show up to their last show at the artisan's cafe.

Afterwards I went to the bike and bike benefit show. Bike and Bike is a free bike collective run in downtown olympia. they provide a free work space where you can go to fix your bike with all of the necessary tools and parts free of charge. The show featured three of olympia's local favorites, Sisters, Sex Vid, and Son Skull. Punks filled the tiny bike shop standing on top of the work counters, and spilling out into the street. Lots of folks were talking about the riots and the overturned cop car at the evergreen state college last night.