thats the lads out of my air space and back on the road in america. first gig in phoenix kicked off last night... i'd say the somewhat warmer weather is going to be a bit of a shock for their pinky-white skin :0) most of the swell season shows are sold out im afraid, so cant give you any news on those thats worth reading... the full list of gigs and supports is on the www.theframes.ie site.

when the lads come back from america, we've added a couple of ss european shows to the schedule. cant remember if i sent out a letter about them yet, so i should do it now quickly while the d.u. sleeps... we will of course try to fit in more shows later in the year in europe (most likely to be november time being realistic as they are chocka until then), but here's a few to keep you going and they are in rather splendid theatre venues too....

EUROPE
28 may 2008 :: passionkirche, berlin, de
support: nina hynes
Ticket-Hotline: +49.(0)1805-969 0000 (14 Ct./Min.)
Here you can order via telephone. their call center agents will competently take your orders. Monday to friday, from 9 AM to 8 PM and at saturday from 10 AM to 6 AM

29 may 2008 :: deutsches schauspielhaus, hamburg, de
support: nina hynes
Ticket-Hotline: +49.(0)1805-969 0000 (14 Ct./Min.)
Here you can order via telephone. their call center agents will competently take your orders. Monday to friday, from 9 AM to 8 PM and at saturday from 10 AM to 6 AM

30 may 2008 :: primavera festival, barcelona, spain (looks like canal + in spain may cover the show too)
info: http://www.primaverasound.com/index.php?idioma=en&sec=home
3 day - 135 euro subject to booking fee

03 june 2008 :: barbican hall, london
doors: 19:30pm
tickets: £10, £15, £20
info: http://www.barbican.org.uk/

full details of all shows available at the links below:
the frames: http://www.theframes.ie/v4/news/dates.php
the swell season: http://www.theframes.ie/v4/news/dates-theswellseason.php

other stuff...

the artists den dvd is out and about now. its a show that the ss recorded in america last trip out in seattle. you can watch a sneak preview here...
http://www.theartistsden.com/videos/swellseason/
they tell me that they are working on a european release date for asap, but you obviously need an all regions dvd player to be able to play it here now as its a region 1 release.

other voices got a licence together to get shown in america for those that are interested. it's on Rave HD which is part of the Voom HD network available on Cablevision.s iO digital cable platform and Echostar's. if you live there, i guess this will mean something to you :0)

dont know if theyre still up there, but apparently some frames goodies at the Paste Magazine's website.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/cultureclub/archives.htm (about 11 minutes in)

glen and mar do into the mystic as part of the jools holland later show... http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/shows/series32/episode02/glenhansard/
and heres one for a laugh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN2y2wBSQDU

enjoy the sun!!
cx

ps. if you didn't hear, since the last time i wrote, glen and mar won an oscar for falling slowly....nice eh??? :0)

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