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MIDSTATES & the Choir of Ghosts NEWS
SING ALONG AND BE RECORDED FOR THE NEW ALBUM MORNING PACIFIC, BE THERE AT 8:30PM SHARP JOIN THE "BAR ROOM VOCALS" RECORDING THEN WATCH THE MINOR LEAGUES / THE PART V / THE CELEBRATED WORKING MAN then CAP OFF YOUR EVENING WITH A FULL SET BY MIDSTATES AND THE CHOIR OF GHOSTS.
SING ALONG RECORDING / PERFORMANCE
FROM WITHIN
FRIDAY FEB 19 / BEAT KITCHEN
8:30pm Sharp
17 & over.
Download Hate to See You Smile!!
HeaveMedia.com / Amy Dittmeier: "Hate to See You Smile is electronic music meets classic ballads, as if Gene Kelly found the internet and did a dance about it."
time out chicago: "at times recalls the flaming lips gone new wave."
the deli chicago: "danceable hooks and snowy melodies."
OLD NEWS
The Wait is OVER! We are attacking Chicago from all directions:
Wed Feb 3rd at Empty Bottle (FREE PERFORMANCE)
Thurs Feb 4th Dance Party EP Release
(NON Performance/But hosting and special guests)
We're playing Cincinnati this Saturday night, January 16 at the Northside Tavern with The Minor Leagues! Come on out and enjoy the melodic onslaught.
OK! SORRY! Paul got the flu and had to cancel this last minute. Thanks to The Minor Leagues for covering for us! We'll be there this spring. Stay tuned!
A/V XPLO Presents XPLO MASSACRE!
This Halloween come spend it with Midstates and the Choir of Ghosts and 10 other bands all performing as other bands, we're Pulp!
Early FREE SHOW Show at the Darkroom in Chicago Saturday August 29th at 8pm with American Princes and Brit-pop dance night!
Early Show at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago Saturday July 18th at 9pm
July 09 Tour
First off, we're working on a fantastic Chicago show for mid-July. More on that later, in other news, we're going back to Little Rock to play with the side-project of the American Princes called Magic Hassle. This will be Thursday July 9th. We're planning a swing through Austin TX on this trip too. Check back or email us for more infomation!
Thanks to all the people who downloaded our newest single, Hate To See You Smile from the brand new label site by Mental Monkey Records called Secret Mixtape! We were honored to be chosen to launch this site with out newest single, but the music doesn't stop there. Each week Mental Monkey Records will sponsor an exclusive track available for download free for the first week! Then you'll be able to find the tracks available on itunes and rhapsody and other similar sites.
Look for the complete version of the Hate To See You Smile EP (complete with amazing remixes by CFCF, CHANGE!, Panda Riot, Return to Mono) and a Spanish version translated by our drummer José Rodriguez and sung by Paul 'Space-Motown' Heintz. This will officially be an online release exclusive, but we will have some CDr versions available at shows beginning in July.
Get the cover art for Hate To See You Smile EP
We're working hard on the follow-up to Boxing Twilight! And we've changed
our name to Midstates and the Choir of Ghosts!! The new album, MORNING PACIFIC
will feature the most beautiful music you've ever heard and it will leave you
wishing for more. The first single, HATE TO SEE YOU SMILE, will be debuting
online with numerous remixes from Mental Monkey Records. Thanks for your
support over the years! And welcome to the new era:
Midstates and the Choir of Ghosts are:
José Rodriguez // Drums and Percussion
Paul 'space motown' Heintz // Guitars :: Bass :: Synths :: Wurl :: Sounds etc
Book Midstates and the Choir of Ghosts at your next music or art festival.
CHANGE WE XPLO at Subterranean on Friday Jan 23rd. 7pm!! 17 & over, 7 musics + 50 visual artists will make this the single biggest A/V Xplo ever. Midstates will be performing alongside CHANGE! from Napa, Pugs Atomz, Caural, Panda Riot & more. Check back for more information! Or email avxplo@gmail.com.
We're playing Sacramento Friday December 19th at Luigi's Slice and Fungarden 1050 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 916-447-1255 at 7pm! (All Ages)
Then we're playing a super show with CHANGE! on Saturday December 20th in San Francisco at the Hemlock Tavern! You won't want to miss these shows out west! (21 & over)
We're playing Friday August 22nd at the EMPTY BOTTLE in Chicago with The Record Low 10pm 21 & overSaturday August 23rd in Omaha NE at at The Slowdown (9:00pm sharp)
729 N. 14th St. Omaha , NE
Monday August 25th in Denver CO for the FESTIVAL OF DEMOCRACY MUSIC SHOWCASE
CIVIC CENTER PARK , DOWNTOWN DENVER (7:30pm / ALL AGES / FREE)
Broadway/Bannock & Colfax/14th (http://www.recreate68.org)
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