The Ladybug Transistor

We miss you!

Gary sent us some great photos, I'll stick a few up here. WE had great fun touring with them, nights of Elton John piano recitals by Kyle, Trumpet lessons from Gary......after listenening to their new album every night I now know all the words and every trumpet solo.; Gary watch out, you're not the only trumpet player around here.

See you all in New York on the 8th June!

The Owl necklace.....

Had rather a strange thing happen which I forgot to mention before. When we played in Hoboken, this guy called Simon Cardwell came up to us and asked if I would like a fairtrade silver and rubies necklace completely free! Apparently he had seen the artwork on the new album and thought it quite fitting that I should have it! I'm so glad Al didn't end up drawing a hippo or something, not sure I would have ended up wearing that around my neck......

Anyway, it turned up at Merge offices a while back and I love it, I haven't taken it off since it arrived.

Check oiut his stuff on www.designsbycardwell.com

It's Atlanta night

And we're just sitting backstage listening to Beach House for the first time before going on They sound great!

Had a shambolic but enjoyable gg last night at the Map room with The Explorers Club supporting, was loving their 4 part harmonies. Even managed to swindle a free CD out of them!

Got suck in the most hugemongous rainstorm today from Charleston to Atlanta, rain, lightning, dead skunks and everything. Been eating far too many Nachos out here-I don't even like them, the boys had their first waffle house today, I escaped without eating any hashbrowns this time.

Better go write a setlist.....

We are here!

After the best flight ever, with about 10 rows of seats each and a glass of champanski.

Got the first gig tonigt in oboken, I didn't realise we were in New York, again, made the same mistake last year when I got my boyfriend to fly to New York to then find the city ad sate were 2 very different things. A 9 hour train journey soon got him to the right place though....

Looking forward to plaing tonight, even though my brain is telling me it's 6pm already.

Over and out, x

Tour is nearly here...

And I cannot wait. Just a few more days of working then it's a month of playing every night.

We've got our dear friend Ricky from BJM playing with us in San Fran, he has a new band called Mellow drunk, should be great fun. Beach House are supporting us all the way around, have never met them but like the sound of their music.

I've just realised it's going to be my 24th Birthday the night we play Bowery Ballroom in New York, never have played a gig on my brithday before, should be interesting!

This is my favourite flyer from the last states tour..I wonder if there will be any better this tour?

See you soon! Mel x

My first ever blog......

Blimey, I can't believe I'm actually turning into a computer geek! Al persuaded me to do it-might be quite fun when we're on tour. Or I can just put up some awful pictures of the boys dribbling in their sleep or something....

Well, our USA tour is all confirmed, I am so excited-these are the dates so far....

Sun-May-06 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's Mon-May-07 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's Tue-May-08 Washington, DC Black Cat Wed-May-09 Charlottesville, VA Satellite Ballroom Thu-May-10 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle Fri-May-11 Charleston, SC Map Room Sat-May-12 Atlanta, GA The Earl Sun-May-13 Nashville, TN The Basement Mon-May-14 Memphis, TN Hi Tone Wed-May-16 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon Thu-May-17 Houston, TX Walter's on Washington Fri-May-18 Denton, TX Hailey's Sat-May-19 Austin, TX Emo's LoungeMon-May-21 Tempe, AZ Modified Tue-May-22 San Diego, CA Casbah Thu-May-24 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory Fri-May-25 Visalia, CA Howie & Sons Pizza & Beer ParlorSat-May-26 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall Sun-May-27 Portland, OR Doug Fir Mon-May-28 Seattle, WA Crocodile Café Thu-May-31 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar Fri-Jun-01 Madison, WI High Noon Sat-Jun-02 Chicago, IL Subterranean Sun-Jun-03 Detroit, MI Magic Stick Mon-Jun-04 Toronto, ONT El Mocambo ***NEW DATEWed-Jun-06 Montreal, QUE Club Lambi Fri-Jun-08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom Sat-Jun-09 Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts

And then some more in other places.

Had a great time in Denamrk Aarhus last weekend, we drank solidly from friday 6pm until touching down in the UK again sunday at 1am. It was propbably the best gig I have ever played-I enjoyed it so much even though my tummy was hurting rather! Had my first shot of Absinyth too.....it made me lose my balance.

x