The most wonderful time of the year, 2004

Track of ours "Kew Garden Hills" appears on a new sampler from our Euro label, Houston Party, along with fine music makers like Rogue Wave, Anomoanon, Shins, Iron & Wine

Just did interviews for No Depression and Go! in Spain

Copies of "East of Eager" go out to college and otherwise good radio stations across the land, contact Vitriol Radio if you'd like a copy for your station.

Back from two great shows in San Francisco, at 12 Galaxies and the amazin' Hotel Utah. A preview from S.F. Weekly.

hot off the press: Houston Party Records in Barcelona, home to Iron & Wine, the Shins, Fruitbats, and Anomoanon will release East of Eager in Europe, Japan, and Australia in October 2004. Excelente. That version will have an extra track, "Green Wood."

Magnet, Vertical Slum, TimeOut New York, and hometown daily The Columbus Dispatch review of East of Eager

"East of Eager" was released in the U.S. March 30, 2004.

track listing:
01 The Ghost of Daniel Boone
02 Hitched
03 Half Life
04 Kew Garden Hills
05 Wise Men Say
06 About You
07 Morning Paper
08 Ashes Pop
09 24K
10 Luis Aparicio
11 East of Eager

A recount of a one-off show with Califone in Chicago.

A new article on Moviola in TapeOp Magazine for the gearheads worried about phase crossover.

Jake and his brother Josh recording under the name Catalpa Boys, have finished their first record of cross-country brotherly acoustic love. Listen to a track: "No Word"

currently:

new records by: Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Devendra Banhart
old records by: Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Harry Belafonte
currently drinking: Seven and seven
when in Columbus, eat at: Bexley Monk