"ALMOST FAMOUS" Tour Dates, pt. 1 !

We leave for tour in less than a week!  Very excited to bring our new LP all over the country (and Canada) and to get out of Seattle, where it's STILL COLD AND RAINY (wtf?! it's MAY!).  Here are the few first dates of our tour!

Wednesday, May 29th - Portland, OR @ The Know (2026 NE Alberta St.) w/ Divers, Your Rival - 8pm - https://www.facebook.com/events/268072796662360/ 
Portland always RULES so we decided to just make our tour kickoff there!  And we are stoked to play with Divers again!  Shows at The Know have to be over by 11pm so make sure ya get there on time.

 

Thursday, May 30th - Boise, ID @ The Crux (1022 Main St.) w/ Merkins, Grey Cover - 8pm, $5 - https://www.facebook.com/events/451294868287533/
We've never been to Boise before.  Looking forward to this show, and the drive!  I bet it's gonna be beautiful, just like this poster :-D

Friday, May 31st - Salt Lake City, UT @ Blue Star Cafe (2795 S 2300 E) - 7pm - https://www.facebook.com/events/495068870547291/
We haven't been back to Salt Lake City in a while, we only play there once in a BLUE STAR, LOL.  See ya there!

JUNE

 Saturday, June 1st - Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis (3553 Brighton Blvd) w/ Chase Ambler, Between Youth, Disaster Canyon - 9pm - https://www.facebook.com/events/549728108404947/
Stoked to hit Denver again!  Last time we were there we stayed for 2 days and had a blast.  Also looking forward to meeting a long lost guitar camp buddy (yes, I went to guitar camp)!

Sunday, June 2nd - Omaha, NE @ Middle House w/ Nanker Phlege - 9pm, $5 - https://www.facebook.com/events/634418379919536/
Another place we've never played.  Also one of the last few states I've never been to!  Only Hawaii and South Dakota are left.  I'll cross those off soon enough!  


See ya soon America!  So long, Stinktown!

- Kate

THE KIDS are alright!

Been looking forward to this show for a while... on Friday night we are opening up THE KIDS (from Belgium) show at Chop Suey!  Doors are at 7pm and we play first, right at 8:30PM, so don't be late!  Also playing are The Cute Lepers, The Chemicals, and Sex Crime - and Brian Foss will be DJing!

Here is the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/595562010457704/

You can buy tickets here: http://www.strangertickets.com/events/7046770/the-kids-the-cute-lepers-the-chemicals-friends-big-eyes

THIS WEEKEND IN SEATTLE!

Hey yall,

We are playing TWO killer shows this weekend in Seattle!  We will have lots and lots of copies of our new LP on vinyl and CD.  Grab one while ya can before we head out on tour.

First up, our RECORD RELEASE!  Friday night (5/17) at The Highline with Toys That Kill (from San Pedro, CA / Recess Records), Big Trughk, and Ubu Roi.  Doors are at 8 and show starts at 9.  We will be playing last.  It costs 7 dollars.

 

Saturday (5/18) we are opening up the Paul Collins Beat show at the Comet Tavern.  Doors at 8pm, we go on at 9pm.  Also playing are The Cute Lepers and Loud Eyes.  It costs 10 dollars.

 

Gonna be a fun weekend!!  See ya there.

- Kate Eldridge

 

ALMOST FAMOUS is out today!

Our new LP "ALMOST FAMOUS" is officially out today!  You can stream it at SPIN.com (http://www.spin.com/articles/big-eyes-almost-famous-album-stream/) and you can download it from our BANDCAMP (bigeyes.bandcamp.com).

ALMOST FAMOUS tour dates MAY/JUNE 2013
- https://www.facebook.com/events/183265091828992/ 
 
Weds May 29 - Portland, OR @ The Know
Thurs May 30 - Boise, ID @ The Crux
Fri May 31 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Blue Star Cafe
Sat June 1 - Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
Sun June 2 - Omaha, NE @ Middle House
Mon June 3- Iowa City, IA @ Public Space One
Tues June 4 - Chicago, IL @ 86 Mets
Weds June 5 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roboto Project
Thurs June 6- Philly, PA @ The Great Indoors
Fri June 7 - Washington, DC @ Casa Fiesta w/ Night Birds
Sat June 8 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5 w/ Night Birds
Sun June 9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio
Mon June 10 - Boston, MA @ Charlie's Kitchen
Tues June 11 - Montreal, QC @ TRH Bar
Weds June 12 - Ottawa, ON @ Pressed
Thurs June 13 - Toronto, ON @ Skramden Yards
Fri June 14 - Detroit, MI @ Trumbullplex
Sat June 15 - Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep (Dumb Fest)
Sun June 16 - Milwaukee, WI (EARLY SHOW 6pm) @ Cocoon Room
Sun June 16 - Milwaukee, WI (LATE SHOW 9pm) @ Linneman's
Mon June 17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
Tues June 18 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
Weds June 19 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Windsor Hotel
Thurs June 20 - Regina, SK @ The Mercury Cafe
Fri June 21 - Calgary, AB @ Bamboo (Sled Island)
Sat June 22 - Calgary, AB @ The Palomino (Sled Island)

ALMOST FAMOUS tour MAY/JUNE

We are touring for our new LP "ALMOST FAMOUS" which is out May 14th. We will have lots of copies with us, and it's also also available for pre-order from Grave Mistake (http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=56)

Check our website for more details on each show:
http://www.bigeyesband.com/

MAY
29 Weds - Portland, OR @ The Know
30 Thurs - Boise, ID @ The Crux
31 Fri - Salt Lake City, UT @ Blue Star Cafe

JUNE
1 Sat - Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
2 Sun - Omaha, NE @ Middle House
3 Mon - Iowa City, IA @ Public Space One
4 Tues - Chicago, IL @ 86 Mets
5 Weds - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roboto Project
6 Thurs - Philly, PA @ The Great Indoors
7 Fri - Washington, DC @ Casa Fiesta (*w/ Night Birds)
8 Sat - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5 (*w/ Night Birds)
9 Sun - Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio
10 Mon - Boston, MA @ Charlie's Kitchen
11 Tues - Montreal, QC @ TRH Bar
12 Weds - Ottawa, ON @ Pressed
13 Thurs - Toronto, ON @ Skramden Yards
14 Fri - Detroit, MI @ Trumbullplex
15 Sat - Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep (Dumb Fest)
16 Sun - Milwaukee, WI @ Linneman's (RRRC Episode 5 Premiere)
17 Mon - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
18 Tues - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
19 Weds - Winnipeg, MB, Canada @ The Windsor Hotel
20 Thurs - Regina, SK, Canada @ The Mercury Cafe
21 Fri - Calgary, AB, Canada @ Bamboo (Sled Island)
22 Sat - Calgary, AB, Canada @ The Palomino (Sled Island)

 

 

Hope to see ya around!

 

- Kate Eldridge

UPDATED MAIL ORDER! 3 Seattle shows this weekend

Hey everybody,

Yesterday Chris and I did an inventory on all our merch, so the mail order page is all up to date!  Added a few new items:

SPLIT 7" w/ AUDACITY
HARD LIFE CD
HARD LIFE TAPE
and 4 different new shirts!!

Check out the mail order page on the bar above, or the link HERE

We also have a couple shirts leftover from our fall tour with AUDACITY, and we are selling those for $7 each! Get em while we still have em!


grey sizes left: only M


yellow sizes left: YL, S, M, XL


We have 3 shows coming up this weekend! 2 are tonight (Friday, April 19th).

Friday, April 19th at UW - https://www.facebook.com/events/104498623082829/
Friday, April 19th at the Josephine - https://www.facebook.com/events/528186187225085/
Saturday, April 20th at Vera Project - https://www.facebook.com/events/355728824534517/



And if ya haven't heard either of the new songs we premiered from our upcoming LP "ALMOST FAMOUS" (due out on Grave Mistake Records on May 14th, 2013), here are the links!

"Being Unkind" - premiered on Pitchfork on March 26, 2013 - http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15174-big-eyes-being-unkind-back-from-the-moon/
"Nothing You Could Say" - premiered on Brooklyn Vegan on April 16, 2013 - http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/04/listen_to_nothi.html


More tour dates coming soon!  :)  see ya soon America

- Kate

BIG EYES / CRIMINAL CODE west coast tour

Very excited to announce that we will be touring with CRIMINAL CODE (Deranged Records) early next month up and down the west coast.   We are also having a tour kickoff for it a couple days before on my birthday (more info on that on the previous blog entry).


ALL DATES WITH CRIMINAL CODE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED! 

MARCH
30 Sat - Seattle, WA @ The Comet w/ Mean Jeans, Big Crux, Pelvis Wrestlies - (https://www.facebook.com/events/214645748677330/)

APRIL
3 Weds - Portland, OR @ The Know w/ Arctic Flowers, Freedom Club
4 Thurs - Tacoma, WA @ Fifth Dimension w/ Freedom Club - (https://www.facebook.com/events/431238130285007/)

5 Fri - Vancouver, BC, Canada @ The Nowhere w/ Sight Lines - (https://www.facebook.com/events/621063701243263/)

6 Sat - Victoria, BC, Canada @ Lucky Bar w/ The New Crime - (https://www.facebook.com/events/561169850568262/)

7 Sun - Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur w/ Happy Noose, Love Interest - (https://www.facebook.com/events/431238130285007/)

8 Mon - Reno, NV @ The Holland Project w/ Cathedral Ghost - (https://www.facebook.com/events/595245773821422/)
9 Tues - San Francisco, CA @ Thrillhouse w/ Cold Circuits, Yogurt Brain - (https://www.facebook.com/events/163069860513023/)

10 Weds - Riverside, CA @ Blood Orange Info Shop - w/ Audacity, Bad Antics - (http://www.facebook.com/events/554885121197401/)

11 Thurs - Bakersfield, CA @Riley's Tavern - w/ Tanked, We Are Late - (https://www.facebook.com/events/166251923527705/)

12 Fri - Oakland, CA @ 1234 GO! - w/ The Light - (http://www.facebook.com/events/215461575258674/)
13 Sat - Eureka, CA @ Ink Annex - (http://www.facebook.com/events/121330351378901/)
14 Sun - Portland, OR @ Star Theater (Bender Fest) **WITHOUT CRIMINAL CODE**


See you there!

- Kate Eldridge