Hello again everybody,

Lots of news to report on from the past week.

First, we took off for Atlanta on August 12th.  We drove half the night through torrential downpours and stopped in a serviceable South Carolina motel that looked just like the one from Vacation.  However, they don’t run the A/C in vacant rooms so our room was about 90 degrees when we got in it.  It was kind of like camping on shag carpet unless you got a bed.  8 hours later we were back on the road.  We made a quick stop at the Original Chick-fil-A Restaurant and then hit Atlanta to devour its vintage boutiques, record stores and its local fare.  The show itself was great!  The Star Bar has great sound and we got a good response.  Everybody was super friendly and had tips on other venues in Atlanta and beyond that we should look into playing.  On top of that, Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun killed it.  We’re really glad we were finally able to play a show with them.  Also, they were really nice to us and let us crash at their lovely home and meet their wonderful dogs.  (Side note: I’m really impressed with the caliber of the floors we get to sleep on.  So far the motel has been the worst place we’ve stayed.)

The next morning we took the long haul to Wilmington, NC.  Which is a city, I think, that was separated from Hampton Roads at birth.  It’s kind of like if you condensed Portsmouth, Norfolk and VB into one city.  First thing we did in town was find some food and coffee so everybody would stop yelling at each other and once we regained our composure and normal blood sugar levels we headed to Satellite Bar & Lounge to scope out the place.  We pulled up to find a converted grocery store next to an abandoned housing project and walk inside to find…it’s BEAUTIFUL INSIDE!  The place has brand new everything  and it smells good.  I have never said that about a venue in my life, ever.  When bands play they throw open these 3 big doors wooden double doors so it feels like it’s outside.  There was probably a couple hundred people there and one really awesome dog (Yes, a dog).  Dusty, the owner is a really nice guy.  Hats off to him for having a great space and doing his best to support independent music.  Also, Unholy Tongues, who set up the show, are cool people and a good band.  They’re still finishing up their recording so I’m now anxiously awaiting its release.  Special thanks to Jeff from Unholy Tongues and his wife Peggy for proving us with quality conversation and sleeping quarters.  We’ve been extremely fortunate to meet as many friendly and hospitable people on the road as we have.  We’re all really thankful for that.  It makes everything so much more enjoyable.

This is getting kind of long so I’ll cut it here and tell you all about the Richmond show and fall plans in a couple days.

Hope you had a great weekend!
Joel

We had another great show at the Taphouse.  Churn was great as usual and the Fighting Jamesons were wildly entertaining unless, of course, you don’t enjoy Irish music or beverages of the fermented variety.  The following weekend we took a one off to Harrisonburg to play with Manorlady at the Blue Nile.  If you haven’t been the Blue Nile is a really cool space and the guy who runs it Finks is a really cool guy.  The most interesting part of that trip though definitely happened on the streets.  We were approached by a woman literally trying to buy the shirts off our backs because hers was sleeveless and she was trying to visit her daughter in prison. Apparently, they don’t let people in with sleeveless shirts. (Sleeveless shirts are a security risk?!)  We were all wearing shirts we liked, so we got her a  Long Division shirt so she could see her daughter.  Good times.  Also, thanks to Ben Cooley and the gang for letting us cookout and crash with them.

- Long Division

PS Little Grill is delicious

has reminded me of something. The past couple of weekends “Summer Storms” has been on 96x’s Late Late Rock show and “New Fragile” was played on farpastpost, too. If you aren’t familiar with either of these programs they are worth checking out. Late Late rock show is indie rock and b-sides and farpastpost plays anything that could possibly be labeled post rock.

Also, we are playing the Blue Nile in Harrisonburg, VA on Saturday with Manorlady and David Bayard Richard. So if you are in that part of Virginia come hang. If you’re hanging back in Hampton Roads you can go see Over the Ocean at the boot and if you’re in Richmond and know where the Grindhouse is you can see a heavy hitting house show with Kingshead and Vicegrip.

Howdy Folks,

Trust me when I say we’ve been real busy this past month. For instance, both Andrew and I attended the wedding of our friends Drew and Lauren (Hooray!) on July 3rd and then left the reception to go directly to play with Whispering Winds and Gifts from Enola. That’s two nights worth of party in one night! Both the wedding and the show were awesome.

This past weekend we took our second venture out of the area code. First stop was in Richmond at Morgan’s Clay Street residence. He and his roommates/friends graciously allowed us to play in their music room and then serenaded us with a variety of classic rock n roll tunes. It’s not everyday you get to hear a Buddy Holly & the Crickets cover. It was a load of fun and the first of what will be a monthly house show. If you don’t know where this place find out, because they will only get better from here.

The show in Lynchburg on Saturday almost didn’t happen because the power went out on Rivermont Pizza’s block right after we got there. So we spent a few hours wandering Lynchburg, saw a GIANT fountain, made Starship Troopers jokes with an ice cream lady and played mini golf until power was restored. The Late Virginia Summers were fantastic, the people in Lynchburg are extremely nice and appreciative of music, the staff and ownership treat the bands really well and (this is the kicker) they have the best pizza I have ever had. If you ever end up near Lynchburg, do yourself a favor and seek it out.

One last order of business. We are playing at the Taphouse in Norfolk this Saturday July 31st with local stalwarts Churn and the Fighting Jamesons. The last show with Churn ruled, so expect more of the same this weekend.

Cheers,
Joel

We’re happy to let you know that the entire album is now streaming in the embedded player to the right and also over at our bandcamp site which you can get to by pressing of the Music tab above! tip: Make sure to check out the song Summer Storms!

Love,
Long Division

While we take a break from watching the World Cup (or deriding the World Cup depending on the member) we will finally deliver an update on Fredericksburg.  There will be no video available until we set up a vimeo or a youtube, but we do have a picture of the best named tattoo shop ever.

Awesome right?  Anyways, Fredericksburg is surprisingly cool town.  The main drag on Caroline has bunch of vintage and thrift shops, magic bullet records and skateshop and a bunch of ice cream parlors.  Everybody we ran into on that strip was super friendly, too.  Which must be a Fredericksburg trait, because the Chidester house was almost unnecessarily hospitable.  They let strangers from out of town play loud music in their living room, drink their tea and eat their bean dip and pasta.  It was awesome.  We had a great time playing, hanging out and meeting everybody and  on top of that, Jaguar Shark and Circus Circus were both really good, fun bands.  Hopefully, we get back up that way sooner rather than later.

As we said, we have to find a place to host video and then we’ll update everybody on tri-city weekend.  Stay tuned.

- Long Division

Just one more reminder that our Richmond, DC, Norfolk trek is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We went out for a warm up venture to Fredericksburg last weekend and it ruled so we’re hoping this weekend continues the trend. Right now we’re pretty busy taking care of all the administrative work and rehearsing so we’ll do a solid update concerning Fburg and the Tri-City tour when we get a chance to catch our breath.

The JewMa show was a good time. Nothing outrageous happened, but still a good time. Thanks to everybody who came out and thanks to Augustine for getting us on it. They’re a great friggin’ band and not just if you like “alt-country” or whatever people call it. If you like well crafted music you really should check them out.

Fredericksburg date has been confirmed for June 4th at the Chidester House. This will be our first foray out of the 757, so obviously we’re excited. The following weekend is our Tri-City tour of VA and the District. Then we’re off the road till the end of July when we continue blanketing Virginia in shows.

One more thing, we mentioned in April you can order a physical copy of Calm Before or a shirt via our STORE tab, but you can also get a digital copy via our MUSIC tab. Otherwise, come see us at a show to get your paws on one. Here’s to a great Memorial Day weekend for you and yours. Have fun, be safe.

- Long Division

Salutations! Couple of notes and reminders for you all. First off we have a show at the Jewish Mother (3108 Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451) with our friends Augustine this Friday May 21. It’ll be Long Division’s first time playing the Oceanfront in close to a year. I wasn’t in the band at the time, but I heard some crazy stuff went down last time we (can I use we?) were there. It’s also Adam from Augustine’s last night in town or something similar so that alone screams “entertaining and regrettable life decisions being made.” So come for the music and stay for the outrageous stories.

After this we got some shows in flux in June. Our Charlottesville got shuffled to August 7th. We have a Fredericksburg date we are still trying to pin down, but it will probably be the first weekend in June, and we’re looking towards Harrisonburg, too. So we’ll update the calendar when everything is concrete. The Richmond, DC, Norfolk weekend is still solid though. I think you can even get pre-sale tickets for the DC date http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com/ if you like planning ahead.

Anyways, thanks as always for stopping by.
Cheers!
Joel

Let us start by saying “Thank you.” Thank you to everybody who made this possible. That’s not just the folks in the liner notes either. Everybody who has come to a show, bought a shirt or just told a friend about us was just as integral to this album happening. Your support and infinite patience allowed us to take our time and really work to make this record sound as close as possible to what we hear in our heads. None of us have ever been in a band that was in a position to expend the kind of time, effort and resources on an album that you all have provided for Long Division. We can’t thank you enough for that.

That brings us to the release party at the Boot. This was an absolute blast. The boot was at capacity and then some (This would have been a lot cooler if people didn’t get turned away). Yesper played a great set. The crowd was awesome. There was lots of dancing and screaming and people offering to have CJ’s babies. It was the most fun we’ve ever had playing a set with the exception of a couple choice house shows. Our friend Tyler Yowell kept the party rolling afterward and we managed to move a highly satisfactory amount of CDs and shirts. More importantly we were surrounded by new and old friends and everybody seemed to be having a fantastic time. We couldn’t be more pleased with how it went. Unless somebody could have bribed the Fire Marshall.

Stay tuned, we should have some pictures and hopefully some video up in the next couple of days. Other than that, we’re back in action at the Jewish Mother with Augustine on May 21st. This may be one of the last shows they have there so check it out. Then we return to Norfolk June 13th to wrap up our mini-tour with Autocue and Seas. Hope to see you out there!

Sincerely,
Long Division