It's been an eventful spring and summer for us. While I haven't managed to post here regularly, we've been performing often. We had what I think was our best performance ever a few weeks ago on a rooftop in Center City Philadelphia. It was Beatles-esque, and also lovely given the dusky, 8:30 p.m. lighting.

Above is a video of "Out of the Lion's Den, Into the Lion's Maw" from our show last week at the subterranean Tralfamadore. For those of you in Philadelphia, we'll perform a set at Brewery ARS at 8 p.m. on August 16. The event is free.

New Music Video

We're beyond excited to share a music video for “No Compass, No Map.” We shot it when it felt like -20 degrees. Thanks a bunch to Jeff at Treblezine for premiering it and, of course, Bob Sweeney for filming and directing us.

Link to article

Dan Drago invited me to chat at length with him about The Chairman Dances for his (truly excellent) podcast, 25 O’Clock. We had a great time talking, and I think the episode reflects that. Many thanks to Dan for inviting me to be a part.

Dan and The Chairman Dances frontman Eric have a lively chat about his work with producer/auteur Daniel Smith (Danielson), touring with Rhett Miller, and all the work and thought and work and people and work that goes into being able to do things like that. 

A lovely couple asked us to perform a set of our music at their wedding. We obliged. We also helped with the chuppah.

We played a great half sour, I mean half hour set at the pickle, met lots of wonderful people. Thanks to Soren and to Courtney for the photo.

Hi, Philly - we'll perform Saturday at Pickle Rehearsal Studio. There will be a light show. (This event is $5!)

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/734325500298397/

Our latest performance, which includes some stunning video projections, is now on YouTube.

Additionally, I have a PSA for Philly-area people: our 3.21 show was moved to Boot & Saddle. If you bought a ticket to Milkboy, it will be honored by Boot & Saddle. Here’s a link to the event: https://bootandsaddlephilly.com/event/ten-f%c3%a9/

I’m happy to announce our friend Bobby Pharaoh will project and manipulate images throughout our set this Friday at S. Philly’s The Pharmacy. In this video, I’m having fun with a synth/drum machine. On Friday, our Dans, Kevin, Maria and Will will build and steer the ship. #spaceship

Next Friday (2/22), we'll be at S. Philly's The Pharmacy with our pals Night Windows and Camera Thief. It's been a few months since we played a show in the city; we're looking forward to this.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1209611905863033/

The staff of BBC Radio 6 Music have been especially kind to our group. Late last week, their own Tom Robinson asked if I would review some up and coming UK artists, and quickly (in under forty hours), for the Fresh on the Net music blog. I said yes, of course. (If any UK (i.e., not American, sadly) artists follow us, you can submit your music via the same website, which you should do. )

http://freshonthenet.co.uk/2019/02/faves312/

Two interviews with us were published over the weekend. First came our recorded interview with PhillyCAM, which was broadcast live on 106.5 last week. Dan C. and I talked with Sean and Fergy about Time Without Measure and Child of My Sorrow.

https://www.mixcloud.com/CraicRadio/the-chairman-dances-music-makers-interview-january-17-2019/

Later, Last Deaf Deaf published a conversation Christos and I had a few months back. I was oddly formal as I talked at length about my favorite authors and the Geneva bible.

http://lastdaydeaf.com/91-qa-with-the-chairman-dances/

Many thanks to Last Day Deaf and PhillyCAM for inviting us to chat.

Phila. friends: I'm excited to announce we'll open for Ten Fe at Milkboy Philly on March 21. That is the second day of spring. Commence getting excited, both for this show and spring.

Ticket link: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1780705

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/256612565012440/

Image by Brasqueychutter

We'll be interviewed on PhillyCAM today (Thursday, 1/17) at 6:10 p.m. Listen online via PhillyCAM or tune into 106.5 FM. Additionally, Stanford’s KZSU said our album was one of the best of 2018. We're excited for our honorary degrees, which I presume are on their way.

Our album is included in We Are Mirrors best of 2018 list, which features works by a number of artists we love. Thanks to EJ for including us in such a thoughtful piece.

https://mirrorsweare.com/2019/01/06/best-of-2018/3/

We had a great time performing a long set (with two encores!) in Reading. Here are the inaugural winners of our Chairman-written, Reading-themed trivia extravaganza. It warmed my heart to hear a crowd yell "Wallace Stevens!". Hip hip.

I made this with a printing press. Setting the type took longer than I'd like to admit. (I used a historic typeface and accidentally set a broken 'p'.)

The Chairman Dances at Forest & Main

We're thrilled to be included in the upcoming edition of JUMP Philly/Grid (excellent, free glossy magazines - the best in Philly, by our lights). You can read the feature and brief interview below. Thanks to Alex, Emily, Charles, Dan and many others for their part in this.

https://jumpphilly.com/2018/11/20/complex-sentences-a-qa-with-eric-krewson-of-the-chairman-dances/

Our album is eight weeks old today. Since its debut, we've toured and participated in a number of interviews. The album is on Bandcamp, iTunes, and every streaming service, including Spotify and Apple Music. Let us know which tracks you like best.

We play Baltimore and DC next week. Meantime, here are a few photos from our last six ports of call. Thanks to everyone who's come out.