http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog we are on tour. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:16:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en dispatch from the green room at world cafe live in philadelphia, pa. we've had a great week of shows with grant-lee phillips. after albany, we went to burlington, vt, where an audience member took these videos ... then we spent two nights at club passim in cambridge, ma (personal highlight: time ... http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=250 http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=247 this friday night, we winterpills will hit the road for a bunch of dates opening for (and backing up at times) Grant-Lee Phillips, and heavens to betsy we're excited. we'll post pictures and reflections here, so check back often. http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=239 hello out there. winterpills are getting ready to announce a slew of cool shows for the fall, so check back in soon. http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=237 last night, we 'secretly' opened for Vampire Weekend at the John M. Greene Hall, Smith College.  a bit of a last-minute booking, and we could not promote it because of our big upcoming benefit show this saturday, april 25th at memorial hall in shelburne falls. nevertheless, the hall was packed ... http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=232 Less said the better. Very nice to meet/hear Leah Lue, the opener; the rest of it was one of those shows that kind of hurt all over. Except for the nice fan who drove from Pittsburgh and the other gent named Dan and his friend, and Mike the owner who ... http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=221 A turning point show on the tour, though there is only one show left. It can never come too late. Cincinnati is a cool city: architecture, neighborhoods, chili, Vietnamese food, the great art deco train station, churches. Club was on the edge of a funky neighborhood, a bit remote but ... http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=213 Dennis went home due to work stuff so this was the first of 3 shows without him. We really had no idea what we were going to do. Al's was kind of a Fellini movie: load-in to a rather seedy bar in a rundown neighborhood, during a tango dance ... http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=204 A 5 band bill: fervor, us, kaisercartel, stephanie's id, heypenny. Full room, crazy sound, lovely folks who drove from far away to see us, wild wind outside, great BBQ the next day, awesome bookstore and curio shop with talkative lady who wove her own wool and had looms etc in ... http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=197 Due to absurd fatigue this post may be short. Summit City was an oasis on a somewhat trying tour: lovely wooden floors, art, free good food, really cool nice lovely promoters who were generous and friendly, good sound, buil- in audience, great drinks, free wifi...and the show was energized and ... http://www.winterpills.com/tourblog/?p=193