FREE SAN FRANCISCO SHOW ANNOUNCED!
On May 16, Port O’Brien will be playing their only show all summer in San Francisco. The show will be FREE. Verizon is presenting the show which will take place at the incredible
Z Space @ Artaud
450 Florida St
San Francisco, Ca
Tickets need to be picked up at the following location and the following times:
Coffee Bar 1890 Bryant Street
Tickets will be available:
Friday May 7 from 10am to 5pm
Saturday May 9 from 10am to 5pm
Tickets are limited so pick them up and follow @portobrien as we will be doing a contest in the next week for your chance to win tickets as well.
See you there!
New Video For “Leap Year”
We made a new video up in Portland for the song Leap Year. Our friends the Focus Creeps (www.focuscreeps.com) directed it. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQa7W2UMnQQ
Spring 2010 European Dates Announced! US Tour Starts Friday.
Friends. We have just announced all the dates for our 2010 Spring European tour. Check the TOUR section and the Myspace page for all the details. We are very happy to have Laura Gibson (www.myspace.com/lauragibson) opening up all the shows for us over there. Shes incredible. Check her out.
Our US Tour starts this Friday with a headline date in Portland and a headline date the following date in Seattle before meeting up with Portugal the Man! This one will be crazy. Get your tickets. We’ve also added some headline shows along the way, including March 16 in Philadelphia (North Star Bar) and March 22 in Lexington, KY (Cosmic Charlies).
And once again, the merch store has been restocked. So go buy some t shirts. Cds. Tote bags. Pins….nope- youll have to wait for the tour to get your pins.
See you on the road
New Feb/March US Tourdates///New EP Benefitting Doctors Without Borders Earthquake Relief Efforts in Haiti///New Merch Store!
Port O’Brien-Pan American Sessions Digital EP $4.00
4 Alternate Versions of songs from Threadbare including the single “My Will Is Good” as well as “Calm Me Down” recorded at Pan American Studios in San Francisco with Jason Quever of the Papercuts. 100% of proceeds from this release will be donated to Doctors Without Borders relief efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. For more information on the organization please visit www.doctorswithoutborders.org Download Now at www.myspace.com/portobrien
TOUR! In February we will be heading out on tour with Portugal The Man. All dates are in the tour section as well as at www.myspace.com/portobrien
MERCH STORE! And we finally have both our US and International Merch Store Up and Running. Go to the Store Section of the site to order new t shirts, old t shirts, tote bags, cds, and more!
See you soon.
New Tourdates. New Remix Video. New Unreleased Song
We’ve added a ton of tourdates. Check them all out in the tour section.
Check out the sweaty remix the Bodega Girls did and the video they made to go along with it for “My Will Is Good”: http://www.vimeo.com/6788819
We were in Sydney earlier this year and shot a session with Shoot The Player. One of the songs is new and unreleased and called Robin’s Blue. See us play it in the middle of the Univ. of Sydney here:
http://shoottheplayer.com/blog/2009/10/09/port-obrien/
Threadbare - The New Album From Port O’Brien- Out TODAY
Our new album- threadbare- is available everywhere today. Grab it on Itunes, Emusic, Amazon, Insound, etc or go support your local indie record store.
Threadbare Exclusive Album Stream on Myspace!
Go to www.music.myspace.com to get a full exclusive album stream of our new album!
VIDEO PREMIERE FOR “MY WILL IS GOOD”
check it out:
http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/AOL Music/my-will-is-good/43047824001
DECEMBER SPAIN DATES ANNOUNCED!
Port O’Brien will be joining the Primavera Club Tour to take over Madrid and Barcelona in Mid December. Check www.primaverasound.com for all the details on dates, venues, and how to get your tickets!
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER THREADBARE EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCED!
Check Tour Section for Dates!
Port O’Brien Gets Remixed by Bodega Girls
PLUS Extend US Tour with Headline Dates
threadbare out Oct 6 on TBD records
Port O’Brien’s introspective foot-stomper “My Will is Good” from their forthcoming album threadbare (out October 6th on tbd records) just got the remix treatment by Boston’s heathens of sweaty dance the BodegaGirls.
Download it here!
http://www.thetripwire.com/listen/2009/09/21/port-obrien-my-will-is-good-bodega-girls-remix/
threadbare is the followup to 2008’s acclaimed All We Could Do Was Sing. Parts of the album were recorded by Jason Quever of Papercuts’ living room studio in San Francisco, while the rest were recorded with Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart at the Ship recording studio. It became somewhat of a two sided record with dark, haunting, and at times meditative songs paired up with the untiring, somewhat aggressive and punchy anthems that Port O’Brien is becoming known for. The last few years have seen many adventures for the band. The creation of this record came with continuing changes both within the band personally, and sonically. Port O’Brien will continue to evolve. In the meantime, Threadbare stands as another mark this young band is leaving.
The band is about to kick off an extensive tour with Sea Wolf followed by headlining dates in November. See all tour dates in the tour section!
PORT O’BRIEN SIGN TO TBD RECORDS
RELEASE threadbare OCTOBER 6TH
Fall Tour With Sea Wolf
Port O’Brien is pleased to announce the release of their third album, threadbare, this October 6th on TBD Records (Radiohead, White Rabbits). The coastal California band,
which started as a bedroom project of Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin, has been hard at work since the release of their acclaimed 2008 album, All We Could Do Was Sing, spending the better part of the last two years touring the world.
As 2009 began, the band started to prepare songs for what was to become threadbare. What started as a light-hearted and loose effort quickly turned into a dense, introspective work following the tragic loss of Cambria’s younger brother. They started recording at their friend Jason Quever of Papercuts’ living room studio in San Francisco. The songs were given a certain warmth and intimacy that couldn’t be achieved in a larger space. The sense of comfort they found gave them the ability to fully realize the weight of the songs. “In the Meantime” explores the desire for contentment in tumultuous times. “High Without the Hope” bookends the album, illuminating the emotion and sense of loss that was felt throughout the recording process.
After spending weeks recording with Jason, the band felt they could work in a more open space. They worked on the more celebratory and rhythmic songs in Los Angeles with Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart at the Ship recording studio. “My Will is Good” and “Oslo Campfire” describe the liberation that follows in the wake of making active changes in one’s life following tragedy.
Together these sessions create threadbare. Its become somewhat of a two sided record with dark, haunting, and at times meditative songs paired up with the untiring, somewhat aggressive and punchy anthems that Port O’Brien is becoming known for. The last few years have seen many adventures for the band. The creation of this record came with continuing changes both within the band personally, and sonically. Port O’Brien will continue to evolve. In the meantime, Threadbare stands as another mark this young band is leaving.
The band will be touring Europe this August, followed by a Fall tour with Sea Wolf. Touring band members include Tyson Voegel of Two Gallants and Graham LeBron of Rogue Wave. West Coast dates to be added soon.
August 14 Haldernm Germany - Haldern Pop Festival
August 16 Leicester, UK - Summer Sundae Weekender
August 17 Manchester, UK - NIght and Day Cafe
August 18 London, UK - Borderline
August 20 Kiewet, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
August 21 Erfurt, Germany - Highfield Festival
August 22 St Polten, Austria - Frequency Festival
August 24 Groningen, Holland - Noorderzon Festival
August 25 Utrecht, Holland- Tivoli
September 18 Portland, Or - Mississippi Studios (Music Fest NW)
September 22 Vancouver, BC - The Media Club*
September 23 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern*
September 25 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue*
September 26 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive*
September 28 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown*
September 29 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry*
September 30 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet*
October 1 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern*
October 2 St. Louis, MO - The Billiken Club*
October 3 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio*
October 4 Cincinnati, OH - Southgate House*
October 7 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts*
October 9 Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dee’s*
October 10 Montreal, PQ - Il Motore*
October 13 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club*
October 14 New York, NY - The Mercury Lounge*
October 16 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall*
October 17 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar*
October 18 Baltimore, MD - The Talking Head Club*
October 19 Washington, DC - DC 9*
October 21 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight Bar & Club*
October 23 Atlanta, GA - The Earl*
October 24 Nashville, TN - Exit In*
October 27 Dallas, TX - The Cavern*
October 28 Austin, TX - Emo’s Jr. *
October 30 Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts*
* w/ Sea Wolf and Sara Lov
Welcome to the NEW and IMPROVED Port O’Brien Website! (June 22, 2009)
We decided we needed a new website…badly. So the fine people over at Stump’d Design (www.stumpdesign.com) were patient enough to deal with us and create the new www.portobrien.com. We are still figuring a few things out around here, but stay tuned here for constant updates on the new record, new tours, and other exciting news.
Port O’Brien Heads Out on West Coast Tour w/ The Papercuts (June 12, 2009)
Port O’Brien will head out next week on a short West Coast Tour with their dear friends the Papercuts. With a new lineup in tow, including Tyson Vogel of the Two Gallants on drums and Golden Gram from Rogue Wave on Guitars and toys, the band will hit Portland, Seattle, SF, LA and a few cities inbetween. All dates in the tour section.
