kimya_dawson_: Been there done that and Here we come!!!!

Kimya Dawson (

kimya_dawson_) wrote,
@ 2008-05-04 10:38:00

Been there done that and Here we come!!!!
So we (me and Mr. Angelo Spencer and little Miss Panda) just got home the other night from our whirlwind 2 month United States tour! It was incredible! We got to play shows, do stuff, and hang out with Jeffrey Lewis, Jack Lewis, Herman Dune, Tiny Masters of Today, Schwervon, Karl Blau, Patsy Grace, Paul Baribeau, Paleface, Midtown Dickens, Spoonboy, Erin Tobey, Matty Pop Chart, Underthrust, Good Luck, El Olio Woloff, Metal, and Mecca Normal (and probably others I am forgetting). You should look all of these people up. They are all amazing. It was a dream come true. And in SF I got to play all the songs from Alphabutt with the kids from the album!!!! Sophia, Macalaster, Amani, Jason, Ange, and Panda all onstage with me!!! AND for a bunch of the tour I had one of bestest ever friends Matt Tobey as my band. Holy Smokes. I am a lucky girl.

And it may seem like I forgot, but this band needs a paragraph all to themselves. The second month of the trip was with our dear, sweet friends L'Orchidee D'Hawai. Holy shit. They blew my mind every night and were wonderful travel companions every day. And an awesome backing band on a couple of my songs. Panda misses her four funny uncles already. (They have a REALLY good photo slide show from the trip on their profile).

I took a lot of pictures too, mostly of all the good playgrounds we hit. I will do a photo post another time. And, oh man, we got to see so many good friends, and so much family along the way. I will post one picture of Panda and her cousins in Colorado. So good! Those boys are big. Some of you might remember when the twins were brand new and little Emerson was sooooo sick and we all thought good thoughts for him! Look at him now!!!!

Emerson, Charlie, Jaden, and Panda

So, yeah, here is the info for the upcoming stuff. I am sorry there is not much stuff in Europe. We have a lot of family and friend visiting to do in the time over there. When it looks like off time on the tour schedule we will be busy with Papi and Mimi and Great Granny and Baby Zoe. Sweet baby Zoe!!!
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ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND

Fri-May-9 London UK Ladyfest London Underworld

Sat-May-10 Brighton, UK Duke of York Cinema w/ Your Heart Breaks

Sun-May-11 Manchester, UK Night and Day w/ Your Heart Breaks

Mon-May-12 Bristol, UK Thekla w/ Your Heart Breaks

Tue-May-13 Edinburgh, UK Caberet Voltaire w/ Your Heart Breaks

Wed-May-14 Glasgow, UK ABC2 w/ Your Heart Breaks

Thu-May-15 OFF

Fri-May-16 Dublin Crawdaddy w/ Your Heart Breaks

EUROPE

Fri-May-23 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso

Sat-May-24 Bruxelles, BG AB Club

Sun-May-26 Paris, France L'Ahambra w/ David-Ivar Herman Dune

HOME FOR A MINUTE FOR AN EXCITING EVENT

Fri-Jun-6 Seattle, WA NORTHWEST FOR BREASTS BENEFIT for Susan J. Komen for the Cure

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Tue-Jun-17 Melbourne, Aus Northcote Uniting Church Hall w/Angelo Spencer

Wed-Jun-18 Melbourne, Aus Northcote Uniting Church Hall w/Angelo Spencer Fri-Jun-20 Sydney, Aus Manning Bar w/Angelo Spencer

Sat-Jun-21 Brisbane, Aus Brisbane Powerhouse w/Angelo Spencer

Tue-Jun-24 Aukland, NZ Auckland Girls Grammar School

Wed-Jun-25 Wellington, NZ Paramount Theatre

SUMMERTIME SHOWS

Wed-Jul-2 Williamsburg, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg Aaron Wilkinson 5 Year Memorial and Benefit Concert w/Graham Wilkinson and the Underground Township, Levy, Paleface, and more...

Sun-Jul-6 Tacoma, WA People's Park w/ Ghost Mice, Heathers, Cody Gordon

Mon-Jul-7 Olympia, WA Hall of the Woods w/Ghost Mice and Heathers

July 18, 19, 20 Anacortes, WA What-The-Heck Festival

Fri-Jul-25 Seattle WA Capitol Hill Block Party

August 15, 16, 17 Philadelphia Folk Festival

Sept 12, 13, 14 North Dorset, UK End of the Road Festival

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	laments_ 2008-05-04 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	My dream is to see Melbourne and go to La Trobe University there...and I don't know anyone who's ever been to AU so makesure you write about it! (Reply to this)

	ucrazyutaraptor 2008-05-04 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	I'm trying my hardest to make it to Thekla :) (Reply to this)

crunchcandy
2008-05-04 06:19 pm UTC (link)

aaah Kimya- I forgot you were coming over so soon- it seemed miles away when you first announced it, now I think that it's sold out so maybe i'll just have to see you in the carpark for hugs instead. This is what happens when your friends become super stars I guess... I am hoping to be at the End of the Road Festival as a special birthday treat to myself as it all kicks off the day after i'm 35...

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	kimya_dawson_ 2008-05-04 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	don't be silly camilly. you know you'll be on the list! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crunchcandy 2008-05-07 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	Aww you didn't have to do that! But thankyouuuuuu- I got messages via Rosie, Nat and Michal about this- you rule. I just wish Underthrust could be dancing for you on this tour... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	killer_cola 2008-05-04 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	well, the stupid Crawdaddy completely sold out. I'm angry cuz i can't see you, but i'm delighted to know you've got plenty of fans out there. (Reply to this)

	redjanet 2008-05-04 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	i'm so sad that the Brighton gig is sold out. :( Good luck for the tour though! (Reply to this)

	goodolfrantz 2008-05-04 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	you have such a beautiful baby! i was a fan before juno too btw! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	roter_terror 2008-05-07 08:16 am UTC (link)
	wow, that's really something! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	greyrooms 2008-05-04 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Panda is so small and cute. (Reply to this)

	seafeatures 2008-05-04 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	Babiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiessss! Soooo cuuuuuuute! (Reply to this)

	seafeatures 2008-05-04 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	Babiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiessss! Soooo cuuuuuuute! (Reply to this)

	the__creeps 2008-05-04 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	wooo, see you in paris! (Reply to this)

	Yayahoni. (Anonymous) 2008-05-04 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Hung out with Herman Dune, eh? So you must be aware of David-Ivar's cover of "Being Cool" under the name Yayahoni? If no, see http://www.hermandune.com/media/yayacovers.htm (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Yayahoni. kimya_dawson_ 2008-05-04 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	Of course. He is my french brother. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	yellowcrayons 2008-05-04 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	I love chubby baby-legs. :) :) (Reply to this)

	treasurecunt 2008-05-05 12:20 am UTC (link)
	oh gosh, oh gosh. if I got to see you and ghost mice in one day, I would be the most excited lady in the world! (Reply to this)

	boxsofrain 2008-05-05 12:42 am UTC (link)
	I wish I could have watched you sing songs from Alphabutt with all the kids. I would have been in baby heaven! (Reply to this)

	ivegotmistletoe 2008-05-05 02:18 am UTC (link)
	Panda is by far the cutest boy in that picture :) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kimya_dawson_ 2008-05-05 04:13 am UTC (link)
	that's a big accomplishment, since she's a girl. and besides, we don't have cute contests with family. they are all damn cute. (and funny, and smart...) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	goodolfrantz 2008-05-08 01:58 am UTC (link)
	lol what a noob (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mabushii__ 2008-05-05 02:58 am UTC (link)
	holy shit! australia!! BRISBANE!! YAY! (Reply to this)

	kirstie89 2008-05-05 03:09 am UTC (link)
	At UCLA's Spring Sing on Friday, they did a parody of "Anyone Else But You," so I thought you might enjoy seeing it. I was amused :) (Reply to this)

	ladycakes 2008-05-05 04:18 am UTC (link)
	Panda and Thea have the same shoes! That is a glorious row of beautiful babies. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kimya_dawson_ 2008-05-05 03:26 pm UTC (link)
	panda and thea need to hang out! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladycakes 2008-05-05 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe we need to figure out a way to come to Seattle and see y'all this summer. We are long overdue for a road trip. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	queenofcastile 2008-05-05 04:37 am UTC (link)
	Beautiful babies..:) Whenever I see pictures of kids it always makes me wonder if I'll ever have some of my own.. (Reply to this)

	riot_grrrrrrrl 2008-05-05 05:08 am UTC (link)
	look at those teenagers! (Reply to this)

	chinadollbeetle 2008-05-05 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	Where are you in southern Cali miss! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	chinadollbeetle 2008-05-05 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Earlier I could not see the image but now that I can, the children are beautiful. Haha! I love Panda's shoes. (Reply to this)(Parent)

jollyemergency
2008-05-05 10:42 pm UTC (link)

hi kimya! last time i saw you was when you played tinkle at pianos (here in nyc). you were sitting on a garbage/recycling thing and smiled at me eventhough i was sort of frowning because i had been having such a bad day, but i was SO PSYCHED to be seeing you in person. like, closeup because i was very far from the stage when you played knitting factory with daniel johnston. (and i remember that show very well because there was this horrible drunk woman there who was being really loud during daniel's set and making fun of his mountain dew or whatever and i was so angry i threw a beer can at her head).

anyway, i've been watching this whole crazy whirlwind adventure for you and i'm just so happy for you and panda is gorgeous and she looks like a real pistol. healthy and beautiful. you make me feel like eventhough i'm old and still weird and awkward maybe i can have a baby someday. i've always wanted a baby, but i was afraid of fucking up somehow or that i could never be mature enough. i guess you just learn and adapt as things come to you. like everything else.

and the juno thing! holy moly. 'viva la persistence' and 'reminders of then' are my favorite of your songs and i was happy to hear them both (also, my boyfriend looks like a half-black michael cera, so i think he's pretty dreamy to watch).

just today i saw a commercial for...atlantis (?) with the lyrics to 'anyone else but you' changed. and i thought it was a little weird and i wondered how you decide who should get your music and under what conditions they should change your lyrics?

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	new_art_riot 2008-05-06 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Hurrah, I can't wait to see you in London! It's been the first time since that night in Leicester a couple of years ago :) (Reply to this)

	clever_tag_line 2008-05-06 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Oh my...Have you seen this Atlantis resort commercial that uses a version of your song with lyrics relevant to what its advertising? (Reply to this)

	feckalyn 2008-05-07 02:01 am UTC (link)
	I have this secret wish that you'll friend me back and then when I come to see you next time you are in/near Kansas City I can say, "Hi, I'm feckalyn. We're friends!" shy grin (Reply to this)

	cinderellasdead 2008-05-07 05:58 am UTC (link)
	ahoy! just wanted to introduce myself. i'm max. just found your lj through a google search and just had to add you! i've recently discovered your music and have loved everything i've heard so far. would love to see you if you ever come up north to ottawa, ontario! i'll keep my eyes open :) (Reply to this)

	liltrumpets 2008-05-07 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	Kimya, you don't have any dates in Italy but that's no problem! I'm coming all the way to Belgium to see your show :P And I'll spend a couple of days in Brussels which is always good! Congratualtions Panda is awesome! I'll see you in about 2 weeks! Take care, Livia (Reply to this)

	__jamesbond007 2008-05-07 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	:] (Reply to this)

	sillyheart 2008-05-08 01:47 am UTC (link)
	See you in Auckland :-) I hope it sells out so you really need to come back! xSilke (Reply to this)

	Atlantis resorts (Anonymous) 2008-05-08 03:23 am UTC (link)
	i just heard the most awful rip-off of anyone else but you in an ad for Atlantis resorts the lyrics are completely different, but the melody and the interchanging of verse between girl and guy are exactly the same have you seen/heard this yet? (Reply to this)

	mikehz 2008-05-08 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	I will have to try and make the drive over to Tacoma for that show in July. It will be the high point of my year! (Reply to this)

	Hey there (Anonymous) 2008-05-09 12:26 pm UTC (link)
	Hello there Kimya! I was just wandering if you have any plans playing in Sweden. That would've been awesome. Love/ Matilda (Matulda_90@hotmail.com) (Reply to this)

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