JULY
29, 2003
And we're off...
Hey everyone,
The Racetrack summer tour is almost here! We'll be on the road from July
30 through August 24. So far we have 20 shows booked in 10 states! Before we take
off we'll be playing at The Factory on July 26 with A Symmetry and Can I Be
She-ra? That should be a great show. We're also playing live on the KUGS Cornerpocket
on the 29th. You can check the show dates here.
Racetrack bassist (tall) Chris has a record coming out on West of January Records called
"Smoke and Paper Moons." Chris plays under the name "Garden Variety Tsar." The
record was recorded with his backing band "The Partitions." We should have
copies of this, and the new West of January Records
sampler on the road.
We hope to see you all soon and formally invite you to join us at the KUGS studio on July
29th. Feel free to drop by around 8pm!
Bye!
Jackson
JULY 7, 2003
Hello all!
Welcome to summertime in Bellingham. We've been working super-hard on a tour
that will begin around July 26 and end on August 23. We'll be playing at The Factory on
July 26th with A Symmetry and Can I Be She-ra? And then live on the KUGS
Cornerpocket on the 29th before we take off. So far we have 20 shows booked in 10 states!
Keep your fingers crossed for our Astro Van. You can check the show dates here.
We're also doing two house shows later this month before we take off. The
first one is July 17 in Bellingham. The other is on July 20 in Seattle. Go to the shows page
for more info.
Racetrack bassist (tall) Chris has a record coming out on West of January Records called
"Smoke and Paper Moons." Chris plays under the name "Garden Variety Tsar." The
record was recorded with his backing band "The Partitions." It should be out
before we take off.
We hope to see you all soon and formally invite you to join us at the KUGS studio on July
29th. Feel free to drop by around 8pm!
Bye!
Jackson
MAY 15, 2003
Phew! Racetrack played three super-fun shows in March, including an awesome sold-out
show with one with the amazing Reputation
from Chicago at the 20th Century Bowl in Bellingham. There are some polaroids up in the
"photobooth" section, documenting our good times with The Reputation.
We just got done playing with a bunch of great bands this past weekend at the Viking Union
benefit show and at The Factory.We're going to focus on writing and booking our summer
tour for the next little while. Things are great. Chris has a record coming out on West of
January Records called "Smoke and Paper Moons." Chris plays under the name
"Garden Variety Tsar." The record was recorded with his backing band "The
Partitions." GVT and The Ps are fabulous!
Jackson
Super-exciting news!
On March 25th, Initial Records band The Reputation (Chicago) featuring Elizabeth
Elmore from Sarge will be heading north
for an all-ages show with us, The Pale and August Anchor at 20th Century Bowl...
Aaron (WOJ), Meghan, Chris and I have been
working hard on this show for almost a month now... and we're totally excited that
it's actually going to happen. I have been geeked out on the Sarge and The Reputation
albums for a good 6 months... The Pale is co-headlining this show. They have a great
new record out and are super nice guys. (They, too, love baby blue). August Anchor is
Peter from Kilmer's new project!
March 25, 2003 (Tuesday during Spring Break week)
20th Century Bowl Basement
1411 North State Street, Bellingham, Washington.
The Pale, The Reputation, Racetrack, August Anchor
8p. All-Ages. $5
FEBRUARY 19, 2003
Hurray! After lots of hurdles, waiting and switching around we are happy to announce
that details are now set for the Racetrack/"Distance EP" CD release party!
March 8, 2003 (Saturday)
20th Century Bowl Basement
1411 North State Street, Bellingham, Washington.
w/ Lands Farther East, ISOPAL and Garden Variety Tsar and The Partitions
8p. All-Ages! $4.We have
lots of other good things coming up soon, including a WOJ! Showcase at the 3B Tavern...
If you want to be on the Racetrack mailing list, e-mail us.
See y'all soon.
Jackson
OCTOBER 3, 2002
Quick update: "Distance" is not quite done yet. We're still waiting on the
artwork. However, we promise that the art will be amazing and worth the wait. Our good
friends Dave and Meghan at redwagon.org do great graphic design work. The CDs were printed
last week and are on the way from hi-fi-lo-fi in Newprt, Vermont. E-mail us if you want to
be notified once the disc is complete.
I wanted to mention two non-Racetrack shows that I will playing up here in Bellingham with
Paxil Rose.
OCTOBER
18, 2002 (FRIDAY)
Jason Webley, Cardinal and Paxil Rose
All-Ages show at the Pedal Project AKA The Hub
Behind The Dive Shop at 903 1/2 N State in B'ham.
8 PM. $5 Suggested Donation. |
OCTOBER
19, 2002 (SATURDAY)
The Thermals (feat. Kathy from All-Girl Summer Fun Band)
Ms. Led (formally Lesliwood) and Paxil Rose
Planned Parenthood Awareness Rock and Fashion Show!
Western Washington U. Viking Union
8 PM. FREE! |
SEPTEMBER 15, 2002
The "Distance EP" is on the way!
We finished recording and mixing here at the Humboldt House (aka Studio Hear Me
Shimmer) and then our good friend Jon did a beautiful job mastering and sequencing it.
We're so excited about this release. Right now, we're just waiting for the duplication and
artwork to be finished. We've had so much support and help along the way -- thank you so
much.
For the uninitiated Racetrack fan, RT is
Jackson and Meghan. We've be assisted both on stage and in recording by Matthew Parker and
Cristina Bautista. We call Bellingham, WA our home base, although Meghan goes to school in
St. Paul, MN eight months out of the year. Watch for more on Racetrack as the
"Distance EP" gets finished up in early October. |