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| New Shows Added with Langhorne Slim! |
August 23, 2010
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We've just returned from our Southwest tour with These United States. Thanks to everyone for coming out, these were great shows and we had a blast! On the heels of that, we've just announced a couple Bay Area dates with Langhorne Slim as well as a couple California festival stops for October. Look for more shows coming with the Mother Hips and new songs getting played! |
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| Blackbird Artists Agency and Bob Paterson Agency! |
July 21, 2010
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Big news! We now have booking representation both here in the States as well as over in the UK and Ireland! We are represented by Brian Jonas of Blackbird Artists Agency (www.blackbirdartistsagency.com) in the US and Dave Moss-Blundell of The Bob Paterson Agency (www.bpa-live.com) on the other side of the pond. This all means more touring in the Fall and a busy 2011 on the road and abroad. Can't wait to see more of your friendly faces more often. Keep on the look-out for Or, the Whale in your town with some great bands in the coming months.
Looking forward to our run with These United States in August! |
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| Tamin' the Rockes and Tour with These United States |
July 10, 2010
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We're gearing up for our Rocky Mountain adventure next week. Excited to get back to SLC and Denver and visit new people in Colorado Springs and Carbondale. We've also just announced a week of dates with our great buds from last Fall, These United States. Can't wait to see Robby, Tom, Justin (Krustman), Colin, and Jesse! We will beat them in bowling this time.
Check out all of our shows and all the subsequent details. And keep your eyes peeled for lots of October dates coming up. Back east perhaps? |
| Rocky Mountain High |
June 28, 2010
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Our trips up to the Northwest and down to Santa Barbara were wonderful. Thanks to everyone for coming out. We even caught most of the Naked Bike Ride up in Portland!
We've got a bunch of great shows in the Rockies coming up in mid-July as well as a show in Oakland with Dusty Rhodes and the River Band! Looking forward to that beautiful mountain air. Hope to see you at a show! |
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| Lots of New West Coast Dates Announced |
May 24, 2010
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We'll be spending Memorial Day weekend down in Southern California with some of our favorite bands at Spaceland and the Casbah. Meanwhile, we've just announced lots of shows for June and July all over the Northwest and Rockies.
Check out our Shows page for information on these upcoming dates. And keep following us on Twitter @orthewhale to get into the lives of all the different OTW members. Every member has a different day! |
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| Davis and Oakland Shows/Twitter Days |
April 19, 2010
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We have two Bay Area shows this weekend and would love to see our Davis and Oakland friends! Check out the Shows page for specific information.
We have also began Twittering daily with each member taking a different day. Here's the rundown:
Matt Mondays!
Tim Tuesdays!
Lindsay Wednesdays!
Alex Thursdays!
Julie Fridays!
Justin Saturdays!
Jesse Sundays!
Which check it out at www.twitter.com/orthewhale.
See everyone at the shows!
Love,
OTW |
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| Upcoming Bay Area Shows |
March 29, 2010
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Back from South By Southwest and basking in the afterglow of touring with our favorite band The Maldives. Please do yourself a favor and check them out!
We've got a few Bay Area shows coming up, including a show with Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers in Davis and a show with Odawas in Oakland. Check out our Shows page for info on the shows. We'll see you there! |
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| West Coast and SXSW Upon Us |
March 05, 2010
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We're already into March! With that, we've listed all of our upcoming shows for our West Coast tour and all seven South By Southwest shows we're taking part in. All the shows are free and we encourage attendance at all. Some of the bands we're playing with include Bowerbirds, Pattern is Movement, The Mother Hips, Bear in Heaven, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Sleepy Sun, and a bunch of amazing bands on Sunday at Cheer Up Charlie's.
We'll be blogging/tweeting/updating as the trip rolls through your town so please keep an eye on our facebook page and our blog. Pics, videos, and lots of regional treats will be at your fingertips!
And we'll be adding more West Coast dates in the coming months. Stay tuned and hopefully we'll see you at a show. |
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| "Toxic"/West Coast Dates/SXSW |
February 05, 2010
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We have officially released our cover of "Toxic" by the incomparable Britney Spears! Check it out on our blog (www.thewhalestale.blogspot.com). It's getting lots of press on the internet.
We've also got our February and March West Coast dates coming up and we'll be debuting a few new songs on the trip down to Austin for South by Southwest. All these dates are with great bands like The Mother Hips, The Maldives, Weinland, and The Delta Spirit.
And check out Alex's debut of our new song "Come Back Home" on art webzine The Black Harbor (www.theblackharbor.com)! |
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| New Year, New Tidings |
January 11, 2010
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2010 is upon us and we've got lots of happenings taking place. "Datura" has just been released as a single to Country Radio and will be coming to a station near you. Feel free to request it!
We've just announced another date with The Mother Hips, this show in San Diego at the Belly Up Tavern on February 27th as well as our March run of dates down the West Coast and to South by Southwest with our Seattle soulmates The Maldives. Please check out our Shows section for more details.
Finally, we're working on a secret song to be released for free via the internet very soon. Need a hint? It's one of our favorite songs of the decade.
Love,
OTW |
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| Year-End Lists, "Rusty Gold" video, and GAMH |
December 17, 2009
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We've been included on 7X7's and The Bay Bridged's "Best of 2009" year-end lists! Pretty sick!
Check out the links here: http://www.7x7.com/blogs/clamour/our-picks-top-10-bay-area-albums-2009
http://www.thebaybridged.com/2009/12/16/thirty-two-great-san-francisco-bay-area-albums-from-2009/
We've also just debuted our first music video! Hope you enjoy "Rusty Gold" as brought to you by Mike Jeter (director) and starring Will Lucas in all his glory.
Check it out here: http://vimeo.com/7761838
Finally, we have our last show of 2009 this Saturday at the Great American Music Hall with The Mother Hips. This will be our last show until March so we hope you come out and see us! |
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| OTW Final Show of 2009 at Great American Music Hall |
November 25, 2009
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Hope you enjoy it with friends and family. While you're digesting, make sure to buy tickets to our final show of 2009 at the Great American Music Hall here in San Francisco. We're playing on Saturday, December 19th with legendary local band The Mother Hips. Should be awesome and will definitely sell out. Buy tickets early through www.gamh.com |
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| CD Release Show at Cafe Du Nord and Sonoma County Show |
November 09, 2009
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We've got our San Francisco CD Release show for our new self-titled album coming on Saturday, November 14th at Cafe Du Nord! This show is going to sell out so buy tickets now (and they're cheaper before the day of the show). We're playing with two awesome bands so come out early and stay late!
Also, we have a show in Sebastopol on Saturday, November 21st at Hopmonk Tavern with Winter's Fall. Hope to see all our Sonoma County friends and family |
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| Venue Changes in Austin and Flagstaff! |
October 31, 2009
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Hey all! We're on our last week of our fall tour. Everything's been wonderful so far and we're looking forward to a great final leg in the Southwest. We've had two last minute changes with the venues (one with the date) in Austin and Flagstaff. Our Austin show is now at Cheer Up Charlie's on 6th Street and is free! Our Flagstaff show is now on Tuesday, November 3rd at Mia's Lounge. Check our Shows section or Myspace page for more info. Hope to see you at one of our remaining fall shows |
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| Or, the Whale National Fall Tour! |
September 30, 2009
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We are hitting the road for five weeks starting tomorrow in St. Louis. For all pertinent information, check out the Shows page or our myspace page or blog. Our new self-titled album will be available for sale on CD and vinyl along with new t-shirts. Hope to see you at a show |
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| San Francisco Listening Party |
September 01, 2009
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For those hometown friends and fans in the Bay Area, have we got an event for you! On Tuesday, September 8th we'll be debuting our new album at The Beauty Bar in San Francisco (2299 Mission Street)! We'll be spinning the vinyl of our new self-titled album from front to back at 9pm. Afterwards, we'll be spinning disco, funk, and soul jams for your dancing pleasure. We hope to see you there |
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| Fall Tour Dates Announced! |
August 25, 2009
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As the release of the new record approaches, we have officially announced the bulk of our fall tour dates! All the subsequent dates can be found on our Shows section of the website.
There will still be more added in the coming weeks so make sure to check in here and on our Myspace page for more information. Looking forward to seeing all of our Midwest, East Coast, and Southern friends! See you soon |
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| Northwest Weekend Tour Kicks Off |
August 12, 2009
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We're heading up the West Coast for the weekend, with shows in Oregon and Washington. We'll be selling our new album at these special shows for our awesome Northwest fans. For more info, check the Shows Page. See you soon |
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| Thursday September 16th, 2010 |
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Independent - San Francisco, CA
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628 Divisadero Street
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with Langhorne Slim
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21+ - $15
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| Friday September 17th, 2010 |
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Brookdale Lodge - Brookdale, CA
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11570 Highway 9
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with Langhorne Slim
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All Ages - $15
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| Friday October 1st, 2010 |
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Powerhouse Pub - Folsom, CA
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614 Sutter Street
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with The Mother Hips
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21+
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Or The Whale is an alternative country band playing and writing alternative country songs, Americana music and Texas country music. Find us on many online radio stations.
Or, The Whale is a California-based country band featuring seven members in total, playing a variety of instruments from accordion to guitar to saw. Frontman Alex Robins leads the group on a wide-ranging journey through alternative country music that showcases the band's talent and sense of melody.
Or, the Whale’s songs range from danceable, rhythm-charged Texas country music ditties with swaggering bass lines and articulately stomped-out drums to alt country rock tunes with bopping piano, snapping drums, and loops of finger-plucked guitar that explode into electric riffs to add fuel to fervent vocals. |
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