Tour dates are set!

UPDATE: Just added a second Athens show Saturday Sept. 24 at Donkey Coffee. See updated tour dates below...

The Freshman Orientation Tour is almost upon us. It's not quite a world tour, but it's gonna be a blast. Special thanks go out to our dear friends who helped us book these shows. Come on out and see us if you're in the neighborhood, and help us spread the word.

Sunday Sept. 18 - Columbus, OH @ Used Kids Records - w/ Kyle Sowash 3:30pm

Wednesday Sept. 21 - Franklin, TN @ The Bunganut Pig - w/ Michelle Hemmer 7pm

Friday Sept. 23 - Athens, OH @ ACRN House Party - w/ Kyle Sowash and Emily & The Complexes 10pm (email daniellurie@hotmail.com for address)

Saturday Sept. 24 - Athens, OH @ Donkey Coffee - w/ The Wayfarers and Jake Loew 9pm (we play first, right at 9)

The road to Athens

It helps having a band manager who knows the lay of the land.

This September we're taking Spirit of '98 straight to America's Heartland, culminating with a show in Athens, OH, the wondrous college town that inspired it all. We're calling it The Freshman Orientation Tour.

This mini tour of sorts will find us pickin' and a grinnin' our way across Ohio, plus we'll also be swooping down to Nashville for a pair of shows with some dear pals. A few locations and showtimes are still being solidified, but here's the plan as it stands now. We'll post the final itinerary as soon as everything's confirmed.

Sept. 18 - Columbus, OH - Used Kids Records - w/ Kyle Sowash (3:30pm)
Sept. 19 - Cincinnati, OH (or thereabouts) - TBD
Sept. 21 - Nashville, TN - The Bunganut Pig - w/ Michelle Hemmer (6pm)
Sept. 22 - Nashville, TN - Betty's Grill
Sept. 23 - Athens, OH - ACRN House Show! (email for address)

The Players

What musical ringers have I brought on board to play these songs live, you ask? Behold...

Dan Lurie - vocals, guitar, me.

Vanessa Rehder - vocals, tiny Casio keyboard.

Daniel Dominic Mancini - drums, junk percussion, keys, stylophone, hopefully not this outfit.