Tonight, I will be seeing Thrice on their farewell tour stop in Austin. This week I've written up a look back on a band that has challenged me over the years to open up to new sounds and structures of what a band can become. You can read my column here. It may not have been Thrice, but what band have you had a hard time with following through their career, but end up coming around to as the months and years have gone by? As you've opened up to that band, what other bands and genres have they opened you up to as well?

Check out another interview with Riley from Thrice talking about the events that led to the band's decision to go on hiatus.

From the Interview

I can’t remember exactly when. I feel like the writing had kind of been on the walls for a while. The amount of touring that we’ve done over the past two or three years has gone down considerably and in large part that is due to Dustin and Teppei having growing families and young kids at home. You know, Dustin has got three kids, Teppei has got two and has a third on the way. It’s really tough for them to be home at all, really. So the amount of touring we have done has kind of gone down. It’s something that I didn’t think of the realm of...

Riley from Thrice mentioned in a recent interview that he does believe the band will record and tour again in the future.

From the Interview

We still want to do this, we just can't do it right now. We will write music together again, we will play shows together again but right now it's important for us to do other things. It's scary and exciting at the same time.

Dustin Kensrue will be playing secret acoustic shows on the band's upcoming tour. You gotta follow Invisible Children's twitter account to know when and where.

Hopeless Records and Sub City are excited to announce the vinyl re-issue of Thrice's The Illusion Of Safety. Originally released in 2002, this past February marked the records 10 year anniversary of its release. Fans will be able to choose between a standard and deluxe one time re-pressing. The limited quantity deluxe pressing allows fans to choose between 3 colors; coke bottle clear, white or translucent red and will be pressed on 180 gram vinyl. This deluxe version will also include a download card of the album. The first 500 sold will contain inserts signed by the band. A standard version will also be available in stores and online on June 19th. A portion of the proceeds...

This week, Riley Breckenridge's weekly column 3hree Things deals with the topic of Thrice's impending Farewell Tour.

From the Blog

Saying that there are a lot of unforgettable memories packed into those songs, be it the writing and recording of them, or touring on them and playing them live, seems like a gross understatement to me. There's really no way to explain it from this side. Fourteen years is more than a third of my life. That's nuts to me. And as I listen to and play along with these songs, those memories rush by like when my elementary school teacher would leave the projector on as he/she rewound a filmstrip we watched. They move by too quickly to hang on to any or all of...

Thrice will be recording portions of their upcoming tour for a live release.

Message from the Band

On Friday we announced a pre-sale for two additional hometown shows. Due to the overwhelming demand, a lot of people didn’t get the opportunity to purchase tickets in time so we wanted to try and accommodate as many people as we could. We also announced that we’ll be recording portions of the tour for a live album that is scheduled to be released early in the Fall. More details to come. Tour is just a few days away now. We’re really looking forward to seeing all of you soon.

Thrice have added two new California dates to their farewell tour. Check out the full routing in the replies.

Riley (Thrice) and Ian from Kowloon Walled City have a (mostly) baseball-related podcast that they've been doing for a couple of months. This week the guest was Jason Black of Hot Water Music, they chatted a bit about their reunion, their new record Exister, and his Braves fandom. Check it out here.

O’Brother is pleased to announce that they will be on Thrice's upcoming "Farewell Tour."

Hot Topic has an exclusive pressing of Thrice's Vheissu on brown marble vinyl, limited to 1,000 copies.

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Dustin Kensrue recorded a version of "John The Revelator," grab it here and find out about how it came about here.

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Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) is selling the guitar he used on their last tour, on ebay.

At the start of this podcast, Riley Breckenridge talks about how Thrice's hiatus came to be.

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In another limited vinyl post, Dustin Kensrue's Please Come Home is available from Hot Topic.

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O' Brother will be the special guest on Thrice's farewell tour.

We've teamed up with our good friends at Macbeth to bring you a brand new playlist from Riley Breckenridge of Thrice. Check that out on Spotify. Also, Macbeth have updated their store with all their new line of shoes and clothes.

FlipCollective has put up an e-book called "Machine Wash Warm," which is a 52 page PDF (for one dollar) that contains writing from two AP.net notables: Paul Shirley and Riley Breckenridge (Thrice).

Thrice's farewell spring tour dates have been announced. Pre-sale begins tomorrow Thursday, February 23rd at 12pm local time. The band will be recording live audio at select stops along to the tour for a proposed live album slated for release in late 2012. Supporting Thrice on all dates will be Animals As Leaders with more information including the announcement of additional support bands and details of commemorative merchandise available at the shows will be announced in the coming weeks.

Thrice's "Image of the Invisible" is up on Gibson Guitar's website as a free song lesson.

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The other day we posted about Thrice's Dustin Kensrue playing a new song live. You can download the entire set this song is from, here.

Watch Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) play a brand new solo song titled "Of Crows and Crowns" live in the replies.

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Dustin Kensrue will be doing some guest vocals on the new Ascend the Hill album.

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It looks like Thrice's Beggars and Alchemy Index are getting repressed on vinyl.

Watch Brian Marquis cover Thrice's "Digging My Own Grave" in the replies.

Thrice will play their final show in the UK at the HMV Forum in London on April 30th.

Riley from Thrice has posted a blog update about his plans for 2012.

From the Blog

This will be me later tonight if you replace the cake with a pile of greasy fried chicken, collared greens, mashed potatoes, a bounty of craft brews and a heap of brownies. I was born and raised on the West Coast, but my gut prefers the South (and good beer, regardless of where it’s from).

I’m hoping that 2012 will bring a lot more writing (here and elsewhere), a lot of new music from a couple of new projects (solo and collaborative) that I’m working on, a really fun “final” Thrice tour with a couple of AMAZING bands (who will be announced fairly soon), a happy and healthy family, and a happy and healthy...

Amazon is having a massive mp3 sale, with an estimated half-million albums at $5 and singles at $0.49. Get the latest from Blink 182, Thrice, Fucked Up, Saves The Day, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fleet Foxes, and many more.

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Riley Breckenridge (Thrice) posted a new demo titled "31​,​556​,​926 Moments" on bandcamp.

Thrice will release the At: Guitar Center 7-inch on Vagrant Records January 31, 2012. The 7-inch consists of two intimate acoustic tracks recorded during the band’s taping of the At: Guitar Center podcast series hosted by Nic Harcourt. The release marks the first time that Guitar Center, the world's largest retailer of musical instruments and equipment, has worked with a label to release music recorded within the walls of one of their stores. In addition to the pre-order, the 7-inch will be available for purchase at guitarcenter.com on January 31st.

Riley Breckenridge of Thrice posted an instrumental demo entitled 'We See Things As We Are" from the Alchemy Index sessions on bandcamp.

This week's Five and Alive is quite special. 2011 has been a great year for music, and has really reminded me why I fell in love with music and live and breathe through my headphones. Unfortunately, I lost three great bands this year: RX Bandits, Thursday and Thrice. Those bands are greatly part of my musical roots. Head here to see what I learned about music over the last decade of having them be a part of my life.

I just wanted to take a moment to personally thank Thrice and Thursday for everything they've done for the music scene, our website, and my personal musical journey. Both bands have played a large role in shaping what this website is today, and their music catalogs will remain staples and blueprints for the next generation. Thank you.

Dustin from Thrice has posted a message on the band's web site discussing the hiatus the band will take after their upcoming spring tour. Read the full message in the replies.

From the Band

I don’t know what the future looks like for Thrice, or for any of us individually. I do know that I would love to make more music in the future with them, as well as play some shows or short tours, but for the time being, I need to step out of the role of full time touring/recording musician, and will do so after this tour.

Thrice's "Words in the Water" has been remixed by Polaris at Noon. You can check it out here.

Check out a recent Thrice acoustic and interview session over here.

Head to the replies to watch Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) perform an acoustic cover of Cold War Kids' "Hospital Beds." He is playing acoustic sets to raise awareness for Invisible Children.

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Thrice's video for "Promises" can be seen here.

There are a few Thrice Major/Minor LPs back in stock.

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Our new interview with Thrice can be found here.

From the Interview

I try to write in a way that people from multiple backgrounds can engage with at least, even if they don’t agree with it, and that it will make them think, it will make them feel... My hope is always that it wouldn’t leave someone unmoved in some way, that they would have to wrestle with it, that it would affect them in some way.

Thrice's recent release Major/Minor debuted at #18 on the Billboard Top 200 chart selling just over 19,500 albums.

Thrice are playing tracks from Major/Minor and taking questions from fans live right now at Red Bull.