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More Xmas Song
December 18, 2006
Some of you have asked why we did a Christmas song, so here it is...
Nicholas and I have always wanted to do a Christmas song. We both love Christmas music. The pop songs and the church songs choke me up equally, but my personal favorite is "Baby Please Come Home." Sleigh bells with some echo are like egg nog for the ears.
So around Thanksgiving we decided this was the year that we would finally make our own Christmas music. We wrote the song, recorded and mixed it, all in about ten days, thanks to a lot of help from our friends. Pictures of the session are here.
We've tried to write about Omaha before but have never succeeded. Christmas in Omaha is both wonderful and bleak as hell. It's cold and opaquely grey, and everyone's feeling claustrophobic in their overheated, stuffy interiors. Maybe it's a common twenty-something experience, but there, all the kids who come home for Christmas gather in the bars around the clock. No day is sacred; they show up on Christmas Eve right after the pie has been cut. They're there on Christmas Day as early they can manage without seeming like degenerates. I say they, but of course, by "they" I mean "we."
Maybe some of you can relate. This Christmas, we'll be at the Homy Inn with the rest of the exiles. And when we tell the owners we've written a song about their fine establishment, maybe we'll get a pitcher of tap champagne on the house.
-heather
*current best song ever: "snow" by claudine longet
Christmas single now available
December 5, 2006
Merry euXmas. May we present...little drummer boy roll please...our new and first Christmas single. You can download the song for FREE here or--even better--you can order the whole package from us. Each CD has a limited edition, hand silkscreened jacket. The CD features two tracks: our original song, "Another Christmas at Home," and our own interpretation of "Merry Xmas Everybody," the classic by Slade. The songs feature guest stars Anna and Ellen Shee Bee Gee and Slade's #1 fan (no kidding), a six year-old named Milo. There are two choices for shipping--priority US mail or standard mail. All prices include shipping. If you don't live in the US, send us an email and we'll figure something out. Maybe we'll hand deliver it.
And Santa must have been listening in earnest: our new album is almost finished being mixed.
Hope all of you have safe and happy holidays. We are grateful to have such good listeners in our life. Thank you.
Peace, love, and peanut brittle.
-heather
*current best song ever: "teenage christmas" by nikki sudden and dave kusworth
Mix Masters
November 14, 2006
News you can use: we are mixing our album this week. It's ten tracks of lusciousness, made ever lusher by Jeff. That's all we can tell you.
This weekend (Saturday, November 18) we're playing Seattle for the first time--how is this possible? We'll be playing an all ages @ Fusion Cafe (part of the Vera Project @ 909 4th Ave), with Math and Physics Club, Boat, and The Lonely Forest. If you're in the area, come!
We're revisiting the site of our first last show (before Nicholas moved to New York and then returned) by playing Tonic Lounge this Thursday (November 16). If you like pop, this is the one for you. Lineup includes Boston band Bon Savants.
New t-shirts are up on the website now! Get 'em while they're hot!!!
-heather
*current best song ever: "the sound of free" by dennis wilson
Goin' back to Cali
August 31, 2006
We are heading down south to California and the Southwest, with the stated agenda of rocking some faces off. Along the way, we will also be eating lots of things and seeing important landmarks and spending time with friends. Should you like to participate in any of the above, please get in touch. Also, if you know of a weird thing we should eat in a specific city, a local specialty of sorts, please let us know. We like to eat. Or at least Heather does. And then she finishes Nick's too. But we digress. Come see one of our shows, man! We've got some new songs, new gear, new tricks. You're gonna like it.
Here are the shows:
9/1- Chico, CA @ 1078 Gallery
9/3- San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
9/4- Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
9/7- Mesilla, NM @ Bean
9/9- Austin, TX @ Emo's
If you're in the Austin area, we'll be on Ear Candy on 91.7 FM KOOP, Saturday, September 9, 5-7PM.
Of course, we will be blogging about everything.
The dishes are done
August 25, 2006
I can feel it; fall's knocking at the door. Just outside the practice space we have a jungly profusion of tomatoes in a race against time to ripen before the sun weakens. The neighbor kids stole the King Tomato, the only non-cherry variety that had almost ripened. After much harassment, they silently returned it, a bit smashed. I wish I knew the course that tomato took while it was being held hostage by the bike brigade.
Guess what? We finished our new record! Or at least finished the scary part. Now it's just tweaks and trims, bells and whistles. It should be officially done late fall and released...we don't know yet. Records work in mysterious ways.
Among all the toil, we have been having loads of fun.
1. Office's first anniversary was one of the best parties of the year. Kelly and Tony have hit on a marketable equation: Free gifts + free fancy drinks + free band = very happy guests.
2. We went to Canada again two weekends ago. We stuffed ourselves on amazing sushi and I bought more illegal sunscreen, sunscreen perv that I am. After that, we rocked the Lamplighter. Nick begged onstage for a marriage proposal in order to gain citizenship, and we had a bizarre heckler, who evidently was just using us for warm-up. (Later, she stormed the stage and threw makeshift confetti all over the Invisible Eyes). Then, we got to visit gorgeous Penticton in the bountiful Okanogan Valley. I plan to set up a bunker there as soon as possible, should the shit hit the fan. Wait...has that already happened?
3. We DJed at Saucebox the other night. We had an excellent time; many thanks to all the people who showed up. Hall and Oates, surprisingly, was the biggest hit with the crowd. Philly soul bringing down the hizzouse.
4. We are preparing for tour, which starts in Chico Sept 1st and then hits San Francisco Sept 3rd at the Hemlock Tavern. We'll get as far as Austin, a new locale for both of us. I have committed to tour blogging again, whether you like it or not.
-heather
*current best song ever: "everything and more" by dolly mixture
Upcoming Gigs
August 2, 2006
We are setting up a September tour of the West, Southwest and Western Midwest. We are still confirming dates, which will be posted very, very soon.
In other news, we have a few fun, unusual shows coming up.
8/10 One of the coolest stores in town, Office, is holding their first anniversary party, and have kindly asked us to entertain. We are playing at 7:00 PM.
8/11 We will be playing with The R.A.D.I.O. and the Invisible Eyes at the Lamplighter in Vancouver, BC. This doesn't fall in the unusual category, just the fun one.
8/22 We will be DJ-ing at Saucebox, spinning our own record collection as a part of a series called "We're Not Dee-jays." Saucebox is beautiful, with amazing food and my favorite drink ever, called simply, "the best."
8/27 Heather will be reading fiction and Eux Autres will be performing at Phase One: Words and Music at the Towne Lounge in Portland.
Work continues on the new record. No, it is not like Snuffleupagus. You'll see. It's real and it's nearly finished!!
We're working hard, not hardly working, and it's all for you my pretties. Come see us or drop us a line.
-heather
*current best song ever: "jealous guy/don't let me down" by claudine longet
Tour!
June 7, 2006
Tour starts tomorrow in San Francisco and we're getting ready to leave. Just a couple quick notes before we leave:
We've added a Philadelphia show on June 21 and The Standard Tap. The full schedule is available on the tour page.
We'll be blogging from the road. Be sure to check it out.
Hope to see all of you soon...
-nicholas
*current best song ever: "better things" by the kinks
Tour approaching
May 29, 2006
After several weeks of unbearably sunny weather, rain has returned, with vigor, to the Northwest. I know, it's shocking. I'm sorry for cursing you, Sun. I even ordered that hard-core sunscreen that's highly illegal in the US. Can you give me another chance? It's almost June and the heat is on in my house. And I mean that literally, not in the Don Henley sense. Can you get satellite radio up there? If so, you surely know the song of which I speak. Listen and get inspired.
Nevermind. I'm mad at you.
We at Eux Autres Central can make our own sunshine, can't we? Good things are coming out our ears. To wit: 1) We're practicing like fiends (not friends--NEVER friends!) for our impending tour, which begins in San Francisco June 8th. 2) Our record is coming out in about a week. Yay Grenadine! 3) The record-in-progress is totally coalescing, in an eerie goosebump sort of way. 4) The world premiere of The Shee Bee Gees (my other band, in which I also drum/sing) went off last Tuesday with nary a hitch. 5) A man who performed "Taking it to the Streets" in total earnestness has been crowned America's favorite singer, our new Idol. Between Taylor and that Anderson Cooper fellow, gray is looking awfully S-E-X-Y.
Hey, come join us at one of our shows in June. And bring a friend. We'll make it worth your while. No, not like that.
See the shows page for dates and venues.
If you are unable to make it to a show, fear not. We will be blogging and posting pics from the road.
-heather
*current best song ever: "honesty is no excuse" by thin lizzy
Heather on WESU 88.1 FM
April 13, 2006
Just a little update to let you know that Heather will be on WESU 88.1 FM, Middletown, CT, next Thursday (April 20) at 11:30 PM ET. She'll be a guest on Girls Can Tell (probably the best sixties girl group radio show we've ever heard), spinning some of her favorite girl group records. The show can be heard via radio waves in Connecticut, or streaming live on the web at www.wesufm.org. For questions, requests, and past playlists, check out DJ Mike Caramba's page.
We're putting the finishing touches on the June tour dates and will post them soon.
In other news, the New York Metropolitans have the best record in baseball, and I couldn't be happier. The offense is amazing and the pitching is solid. Now I don't want to get ahead of myself here, but I'm predicting 100+ wins and a world series sweep.
-nicholas
*current best song ever: "sadie" by the fun and games
New Label
March 29, 2006
When Kitty smiles, the world stands still. I see a thousand golden daffodils.
The daffodils are blooming in the yard at Eux World Headquarters. The lion-like spring brought a snowstorm last week and nearly killed the poor things.
Spring is when babies are born, and we are making a baby, too. A French-Canadian baby. Eux Autres and Grenadine records (Montreal) have joined forces to release Hell Is Eux Autres to an international audience. The record will be released in early June, with expanded artwork and lyrics. This will be followed by a Tour in June. We are setting up dates and will post them soon. We will be visiting our brothers and sisters to the North as well. The East in June and the West in July.ÝLookÝforÝmoreÝmoreÝsongs, more shows,Ýmore shirts, more rock!
The new album is coming along like a good caramel. Slow but well worth it. Heather is taking a month-long, what shall we call it?--"artist residency"--in Iowa in order to eat steak and write lyrics.
Heather's other project, the Shee Bee Gees, are preparing for their debut at the Loggernaut Anniversary Party. Four girls, four part harmonies, some of the best pop songs ever written.
We've set up flickr page so we can post more pictures, more frequently. There are some new pics up there now with more to follow...check it out.
This season on American Idol, it seems the standard issue "I'm feeling it" move is to squat with your legs spread. What gives? Bucky does it best, but even the girls are busting it out.
-heather
*current best song ever: "looking for the magic" by dwight twilley band
Happy New Year
January 12, 2006
We hope you're all starting the new year right. 2006 arrived just as Heather was being dropped on her head by a handsome dance partner. Nick's injuries--more head trauma--didn't arrive until the next morning, so he spent the first day of the year watching E True Hollywood Story and eating greasy food. Despite our initial stumblings, we have big designs for the coming year. All this week, we are working hard in the studio with two beautiful cats--and of course Jeff, the man behind the curtain, the all-powerful Oz. Things are going swimmingly.
In the spirit of the holiday season, and in the tradition of families across America, we have created a holiday e-card as a way of saying "thank you for being a friend"...and well, "happy new year."
Being fans of New Year's resolutions, we've made some: Heather wants to start lifting weights (in order to be generally more intimidating) and to take her calcium (in order to stay that way for the long haul). And to lose her keys less often. Nick's plans include finally kicking his crippling steroid habit and catching every minute of this summer's World Cup (even while on tour). But our most important resolution of all is to make a killer second album.
This year will also bring a soon-to-be announced label relationship and a summer tour. And an Eux Autres cereal. And an Eux Autres Trapper Keeper. More on those later.
Illustrator/cartoonist/animator Scott Bateman recently created an animation for our song "Ecoutez Bien." It is very cool and you should go check it out right now. It is part of a project he is working on in which he creates an animated piece every day for a year. A YEAR! We find that pretty amazing.
Just a reminder--a brand new set of five buttons for five dollars (how tidy), shipping included. The set has five separate designs one of which is a picture of our mascot, Smolli the Beagle, who is still going strong after an entire decade of impossibly neurotic behavior.
-nicholas & heather
*current best song ever: "ageless beauty" by stars
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