What the fuck am I doing?
Nothing quite makes you realise how bland your existence is like coming back to it after a couple of weeks away.
Making plans to get back to Phily asap.
Neko you are gorgeous and I appreciate the hell out of the affection (nobody else gives me any lol) but I really don’t want kisses just after you’ve eaten.
Definitely shouldn’t be this panicked over my 3DS almost dying after an unbroken 15 minute fishing chain on Pokemon.
Do you know how two trees can grow together and become like one? When my grandmother died, my grandfather died too
This band is breaking up and I’m going to cry when I see them for one last time.
This is Neko, my sister in law’s cat/my best friend for the past week.
Another commission down! This one was for a mash up of Miyazaki characters. I had a lot of fun with this one. About 6x9 with crow quill and brush
Today we announce our intentions to formally lay rest Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) to rest. We count ourselves lucky and privileged to have been able to do this for an entire decade.
We want to thank every band that toured with/ filled in for us, our friends, family, and puppy for support. Thanks to all the labels we conned into releasing our material, Mat Halliday of Studio Minx for recording like 80% of our catalog, and anyone else that helped along the way. Thanks to all the people who let us play at their house, school/venue/ art space and let us sleep on their floor. Thanks for writing to American Airlines on our behalf when they destroyed Keith’s guitar or for donating to us to help get another van when a drunk driver plowed into it and our house. But most of all, thank you for listening, coming to shows, and being a part of our lives.
We weren’t the best record keepers, so we’re unsure of how many shows we played, but it was a pretty high number (easily over 500) including 30 tours, and playing in 18 countries, as well as the contiguous US (sorry Alaska/Hawaii). We released 66 songs, spanning 23 releases (2 LPs, 6 EPs, 12 splits, 2 discographies, a compilation, as well as a graphic novel).
In total, we had 6 bassists, 4 drummers, and even a third guitarist for a minute. In 2011, we (mostly) stopped looking for members, and just borrowed our friends to fill in the missing parts- usually the band we were on tour with. We borrowed members from at least 15 different bands. Every time you saw us, you got to guess who was going to be on stage!
We’re going on one last tour in April with some of our BFFs @warrenfranklinband, and we’d love for you to come out and see us off. These are it, there will not be anymore. If you miss these, forever hold your peace.
4/15 Cleveland, OH@ Mahalls: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1094961
4/16 Pittsburgh, PA- Broken World Fest: https://www.facebook.com/events/203916639957336/
4/17 Philadelphia, PA @ the Fire: http://tktwb.tw/1Wov9IJ
4/18 Boston, MA @ Great Scott: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100504CD2068A49?brand=greatscott
4/19 New Haven, CT @ Lyric Hall: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1093207
4/20 New York, NY @ Shea Stadium: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1088777?utm_medium=bks
4/21 Montclair, NJ @ Old Mogule Theatre: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empire-empire-i-was-a-lonely-estate-warren-franklin-the-founding-fathers-hodera-fire-is-motion-tickets-21676076729
4/22 Washington, D.C. @ Song Bryd: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1094965?utm_medium=bks
4/23 Athens, OH- Lobster Fest: https://www.facebook.com/events/210759249275229/
4/24 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1096711
Our last show will be at our favorite venue ever, in Flint, Michigan at the Flint Local 432 on May 7th with a bunch of friends.
5/7 Flint, MI @ Flint Local 432: https://squareup.com/store/flint-local-432-store
Thanks again for everything. Really hope to see you one last time at one of these shows!
xoxo
Keith, Cathy, Gooey
2006-2016
P.S. All of stuff will be free/pay-what-you-want at our Bandcamp for probably forever: https://empireempire.bandcamp.com/
Shit. Looks like I’ll never get to see E! E! live. If you don’t know them already go follow that link above to their bandcamp and fall in love.