A Very GK! Holiday 2012 has started its pre-sales for the upcoming festival dates. They are Poughkeepsie, Boston, Oakland, and Chicago. Presales can be found here and admats can be found in the replies. Set Your Goals will be playing the Oakland date, Chiodos the Chicago date, Transit, A Loss For Words, and a secret special guest the Boston date, and Matchbook Romance and Anadivine will be playing the Poughkeepsie date.
DriftDivision, Andy Jordan of Matchbook Romance's new project, has released its debut EP; the EP is currently streaming on the band's site and is also available on iTunes and amazon.
Former Matchbook Romance lead singer/guitarist Andrew Jordan has a new solo project entitled DriftDivision. Samples of his upcoming EP can be heard on myspace and if you "like" his facebook page, a link for a free demo will be sent to you.
Aaron Stern (ex-Matchbook Romance) will be playing drums for Craig Owens' new project. The group will release new music on Thursday. Watch the video announcement here.
Ryan Kienle (Matchbook Romance) is currently teaching bass lessons in the Hudson Valley and New York City and is looking for new students, especially those in original bands. To discuss rates and availability, you can e-mail him at Ryanmkienle@yahoo.com.
Matchbook Romance's reunion shows start today with a somewhat surprise show at The Heirloom Theatre in Danbury, CT with Just Surrender. Their first hometown show in nearly 3 years will take place this Saturday at The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY. More info on both these shows can be found here.
Matchbook Romance have launched a new webstore to celebrate their reunion shows. The store includes many of their vintage shirts, which are available in limited quantities and will never be printed again, for only $10.