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European Tour Diary (Zurich, Feiburg, Luxembourg)

The Dot Hongs — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:06:49 +0000

Our first day off after 10 shows in a row was spent driving to Zürich, Switzerland. It was a nice change of pace to step out of Germany for a bit and see such a fairy tale based town. I spent my morning walking around, shopping, and eating fine food. Our show was jammed packed in a small 100 cap room, our after party was long and late, and we met some classic great folks. It’s one of the shows that stand out in my mind on this tour every time I look back to past shows since I ended the night by laying in the middle of the street modeling for my friends. Afterwards we drove to Freiburg. An amazing venue in a unfinished subway terminal underground ran by the sweetest people. After the gig we blasted New York hip hop and had the place bouncin! In the morning the promoter and sound guy took us around the town, and hung out. Freiburg is built within beautiful canals and the black forrest. Its a must see spot! Luxembourg was another country that was beautiful to see. Another fairy tale city! Winding roads, canals, castles, and fine foods. We got hooked up with a lovely band apartment, and the venue treated us well. This may all sound repetitive, but I am having fun yo.

European Tour Diary Part 3(Stuttgart, Wiesbaden, Hamburg, Erfurt)

The Dot Hongs — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:25:40 +0000

Stuttgart was a great time. As the dates go on, the crowd is becoming a bit more lively.. maybe it’s just us shaking off the jetlag. The venue was super neat, and the general area was nice to stroll around. At the end of the night we hung out with an American student that was studying in Stuttgart, and the bartenders for a bit. We watched MTV Germany and saw the new Sade video. Hot yo, Real hot. Our drummer, Mike Fadem, has had killer Wisdom Tooth pain – so please reach out to him about your best dental tips. Wiesbaden was fun too. The promoter was wild and loved my alter ego (who will be released later this year). We had the chance to play with Olympia’s Lake. All nice kids. Please check out there tunes. A short drive over to Hamburg the next day. It’s the second biggest city we have played on this tour since Amsterdam. Lots of amazing food, our buddy Andres, another nazi compound for a venue (which was a great sounding room), cool bars, and more. We all went out to eat German food at the end of the night and returned at 4 am. Tasty times. We also got a chance to hang out with the people who released Kevin’s records here, Artic Rodeo, super awesome guys. Check out there roaster! They have some of our friends bands on the label as well. I will put down Hamburg as a place revisit in the future, You got my vote. Erfurt was a lovely old historical town, we we’re in a church sight seeing that was built in 1125. The venue was pretty funky, it was the basement of a castle. All stone. The crowd was fun, and we ended the night somewhat early at a dope hostel. More to come.

Gettin’ wild at Brooklyn Bowl & Thank You!

The Dot Hongs — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:31:51 +0000

Hey,

We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all of those who made there way out to 92Y Tribeca last night with Kevin Johnston and the Rockstar Society. I had a ton of fun hanging and watching both bands perform. We have never headlined before proper in New York City, and didn’t expect to share the night with such a supportive vibrant crowd. I wont forget this one, you’re the best!

We will be performing at Brooklyn Bowl on February 3rd supporting The Constellations. Doors at 6pm, Music at 9PM, 21+.

This upcoming week my brother and I will be a part of Kevin Devine’s Goddamn Band for a 101.9 RXP presents Celebrating the release of the Kevin Devine/Manchester Orchestra split 7″ “I Could Be The Only One” on January 27th.

Come out and say hello.

Back to writing.

Another Bag of Kevin

The Dot Hongs — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:54:10 +0000

Hello all,

Chris Bracco produced our album, and shortly after worked on Kevin Devine’s Brother’s Blood with Mike and I at Headgear Studios. One of his fans worked on a video for “Another Bag of Bones“. Check it out.

Brian

Images from the Brother’s Blood Tour – 6/3 to 6/7

The Dot Hongs — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:52:30 +0000

This is the last set of pictures from the tour that we did this past May and June with Kevin Devine and the Miniature Tigers (The Brother’s Blood Tour)! We join the Straylight Run “Mile After Mile” tour this Monday and will be posting images as we go.

Images from the Brother’s Blood Tour – 5/27 to 6/2

The Dot Hongs — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:30:59 +0000

Images from the Brother’s Blood Tour – 5/21 to 5/26

The Dot Hongs — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:38:34 +0000

Images from the Brother’s Blood Tour – 5/17 to 5/20

The Dot Hongs — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:52:46 +0000

Images from the Brother’s Blood Tour – 5/15 to 5/16

The Dot Hongs — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:01:40 +0000

Images from the Brother’s Blood Tour – 5/11 to 5/14

The Dot Hongs — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:13:52 +0000