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3/25/08
Two Gallants will be taking part in the first ever Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park. The dates are August 22nd through 24th. Tickets go on sale this Sunday, March 30th at 10am. Set time and more info will be available soon.

Also check out this article about the festival on SF Gate.

02/06/08
Hello everyone. We hope you are all doing well. After recording the
two albums and touring most of last year, the band is taking some time
off. In the meantime, there are already a few shows that are
coming together for this year. The first two are for the
Noise Pop festival in San Francisco. Tyson will be playing with a new
band called peoplepeople for Noise Pop 2008. The
band lineup has friends Andrew Kerwin (Trainwreck Riders), Antonio
Roman-Alcala, and Jesse Sabin. We are hoping to have some more info
on the band up soon. The show will be Wednesday Feb. 27th at
Rickshaw Stop in support of Quasi. You can buy tickets HERE.

Adam is going to be playing solo on a bill supporting She & Him
(which features M Ward and Zoey Deschanel) on Sunday March 2nd at
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Tickets are on sale HERE.
More info at http://www.noisepop.com

Two gallants will also be in Austin for South by Southwest from March
12th -15th. They are some free shows as well as the Saddle Creek
showcase Saturday night. All of the shows will be posted on
www.twogallants.com and www.myspace.com/twogallants shortly.

Lastly, the band was invited to play the Bonnaroo Music and Arts
Festival. It is June 12-15 and our exact day and time will be
announced shortly. Check out http://www.bonnaroo.com/ for the
lineup and to get tickets.

Take care everyone.


02/05/08
Two Gallants will be on Fearless Music TV in NYC this Saturday night, February 9th, performing "Nothing To You". Fearless Music TV airs Saturday nights at 12:30am on Fox 5 in NYC. If you don't live in NYC you can go to www.fearlessmusic.tv/channels.html to find out when and where else the show airs.

01/02/08
happy new year everyone. the band is back home from europe and getting some rest. for those of you in the states, 2gs will be the musical guest on the jimmy kimmel show on wednesday night, january 3. you can get tickets for free here to be in the audience: http://www.1iota.com/show.aspx?sid=1

10/23/07
thanks everyone for coming out on the tour. it was cool to see some new people out there as well as the faithful. there is a lot of new items out there in magazines, a new video for Despite What You've Been Told, and also check out a few acoustic tracks from the new daytrotter sessions.

coming up: 2 nights at the Independent in San Francisco this weekend on oct 26, 27.

europe tour starts november 1!

10/9/07
the new album is officially out now in europe. we also want to announce that blitzen trapper will be joining 2gs on the whole european tour.

10/3/07
check out a live session recorded in August on Radio 1 with Colin Murray on BBC's Radio 1. they recorded a few live tracks as well as an interview.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/colinmurray/

Two Gallants is #25 on CMJ (college radio) charts this week. It has also charted on commercial specialty radio. this may sound strange but do call your local college, public, and commercial stations if you would like to hear more two gallants on the airwaves. thanks.

the tour vehicle has been fixed, the only show missed was toronto.

2gs are featured on Fuel TV this week in the US. check it out if you have that channel on your cable tv.

10/1/07
unfortunately two gallants had serious van troubles before reaching the canadian border tonight. every attempt was made to get there but they were stranded for awhile before a tow truck could come. they will definitely come back as soon as possible. we hope everyone understands and again are really sorry.

the new track "liza jane" is being offered as a free download in the US for buying directly from Saddle Creek US online, or going in to stores and buying the CD. if you go into certain stores, you get a collectible card that has the album art and a code on it to download. it also is a free bonus track on iTunes in the US if you buy the full album.

in europe, "liza jane" is offered as the b-side to the "despite what you've been told" digital only single. there is a unique photo used as cover art for the digital single in europe as well.

9/18/07
two nights in san francisco at the independent have been added to the north american tour for october 26th and 27th. see the shows page for venue and ticket information.

the european release date of the new album has been moved to october 8th, pre-orders are available at saddle creek records where you can also sample two tracks from the new album.

9/6/07
venue change: please note that the tucson show on october 15th has been moved to Plush from Solar Culture. check out the shows page for venue and ticket information.

9/2/07
show added: 2gs will play in glasgow at the classic grand on nov 8th. tickets should be available online or by calling 0870 169 0100 .

show added: 2gs will play in toronto on monday october 1. they will support john vanderslice, blitzen trapper opens. songs for moms will not be on this show.

8/29/07
adam and tyson's playlist during their 2 hour show on brooklyn vegan's blog radio/sirius show is on their site...

8/25/07
"despite what you've been told" was on one of the singles of the week on zane lowe's radio 1 show in london. email him if you want to request it again here.

steve lamacq also played the song last week on radio 2 and requests can be sent lammo@bbc.co.uk

For those in the bay area, sent aaron axelson a note if you want to hear the band on live 105.

8/23/07
the continental european leg of the autumn tour has been announced. check out the shows page to get the full schedule.

8/21/07
two gallants will guest dj for two hours on Brooklyn Vegan's blog radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Left of Center (channel 26) on wed aug 22nd at noon eastern and again at midnight that night.

also, another last minute in-store will take place in stockholm at the record hunter (0739 54600), st. eriksgatan 70, on thurs august 23rd at 18:00.

8/15/07
a last minute in-store will take place at 52.5 records in charelston, sc tomorrow (thursday) at 6:30pm.

7/28/07
two gallants are indeed about to start a tour with Against Me!, play a few more european festivals and ready for the release of the third full length album entitled two gallants on Sept 24 in Europe and Sept 25 in America via Saddle Creek. the shows page also has the dates up for the headlining tour in the autumn for both the US, UK. Europe tour to be announced soon.

tracklisting:

1) the deader 2) miss meri 3) the hand that held me down 4) trembling of the rose 5) reflections of the marionette 6) ribbons round my tongue 7) despite what you've been told 8) fly low carrion crow
9) my baby's gone

two gallants also will play the Tresure Island Festival to start off the tour september 16. with modest mouse, built to spill, spoon, clap your hands and say yeah, m.ward on the bill, tickets are going fast.

6/19/07
the Scenery of Farewell is out in stores across the US today. there is some limited edition 180 gram vinyl released of it as well. if it's not in your store send us a note. anton patzner, jackie peretz gratz, and chico tunney guest on the album. artwork design and layout was by the talented matt maust from the cold war kids. the legendary jacob peanuts snavely shot the photo on the back and Maust's cohort Wignall shot the photo on the front. enjoy.

6/13/07
t
he Scenery of Farewell cd/lp is out in Europe and comes out in the US/Canada in six days. the ep/mini album has five new tracks by adam fontaine and hyde edneud, plus features jackie perez gratz on cello, anton patzner on the violin and chico tunney on the upright bass. artwork was laid out by mr. maust of the cold war kids. front photo by wignall and back photo by mr. jakie peanuts snavely.

the original version of The Throes is going out print, the CD may be hard to find for a while. but the remixed version (by alex newport) comes out on August 7th on digipack. it will have anna's sweater as a bonus track and a bonus live video. the vinyl version of The Throes is back in stock (with anna's sweater as bonus track) and available at certain record stores soon and mailorder at www.bompstore.com.

5/16/07
two gallants will return to houston for a free performance at Walter’s On Washington on monday june 18 to “finish” the october 13th, 2006 performance, which was cut short only a few songs into the set.

admission to the concert is being offered first to advanced ticket buyers from their october show. If you purchased will-call tickets from Red River Tickets, please e-mail superunison (at) superunison.com with “TWO GALLANTS WILL CALL” in the subject line, and the name as it should have appeared on your order. Once your name is varified as being on October's will-call list, you will recieve confirmation for the equal number of tickets you originally purchased.

those who paid a cover charge at the door on the night of october 13th must submit their name for entry to the show to superunison (at) superunison.com with “TWO GALLANTS WALK UP” in the subject line. we're using the honor system here, so please, no false or double requests. Each e-mail shall yield one admission.

possible further admission to the show will be addressed closer to the performance date. more info here

5/8/07
you can now download "seems like home to me" on the audio page. we hope you like it! the song is also linked with a news story on stereogum today.

5/2/07
a show has been added in chicago at the Vic on 6/9/07 with Les Claypool.

4/21/07
a show has been added in Nashville on june 7 that will be with two gallants only. tix on sale now. there will be a couple more shows tba in june as well. check the shows page...

pitchfork did an interview with tyson about houston, the new recordings, and the upcoming tours.
read it here. the 'fork's interviewing skills have always been superior to their record reviewing skills.

4/16/07
the misdemeanor charge of interference with a public servant has been dropped completely by the city of houston against tyson. the charges against greg who shot the videos have been dropped as well. it dragged on with five non-trial court appearances and then someone decided to actually look at the video. oh yes, that video which showed a very large, maniacal officer tackling the band on stage in front of everyone for an alleged noise complaint. obviously there are worse injustices in the world, but this was really unfortunate. thank you everyone who spoke up and showed your support. many were people worried it was going to hurt the houston music scene and make other bands not want to go there. we can only tell you this...you can count on the gallants coming back to houston very soon.

4/5/07

two gallants next release will be entitled the scenery of farewell (cd/12") and come out through saddle creek on june 4 in europe and june 19 in the usa and canada. the 5 tracker is the result of the first of two 2007 recording sessions and reflects a more stripped down side the band. look for the third full length from two gallants in september and stay tuned for pre-order info!

tracklisting:

1. seems like home to me
2. lady
3. up the country
4. all your faithless loyalties
5. linger on

the band will be over in europe for some special acoustic shows in may, then up at the gorge in seattle for the sasquatch festival, and then some just announced US dates with Les Claypool, and then some other european festival dates to be announced soon. . check out the shows page for all dates.

3/07/07
well it has been quiet on our side here at 2gs hq. the band has been recording and the exact details of release and new tour dates are still not quite yet able to be discussed. but there will be something out early summer if all goes well. there is a new show announced up in northern california. here is the info. there is will not be any other shows around this time.

01/19/07
a tip of the hat to tim cahill for his film "the oates valor" being accepted into sundance film festival this year. tim directed the "prodigal son" video.

two gallants were also invited by ascap to play a show at the sundance film festival at a place called the star bar on the evening of january 23. richard swift, silversun pickups, and david vandervelde are also on the show. some tickets are available to the public.

12/27/06
adam and tyson will be guest dj's on KUSF 90.3 on friday from 3-4pm pst before the show at bimbo's. you can stream it on www.kusf.org

many of you you know this, but just in case....the Throes has been released on vinyl through Alive Records. it was re-mixed by Alex Newport and originally never came out on vinyl. as some have discovered, the bonus track says "Anna Sweater" but is really a version of Mothers Blues. There is only 500 of those. The 2nd lot of 500 will really have Anna's Sweater. this was not intentional and was a mistake. but hopefully you enjoy it anyway. the re-mix will also come out on cd sometime next year.

11/30/06
the two gallants show at the paradiso in amsterdam a couple weeks back is archived and streaming at www.fabchannel.com

11/16/06
just announced and on sale are the final two gallants show of the year. they will take place in san francisco at bimbos 365 club in north beach. the first night on friday december 29 will be an electric standing room show and then the second night on saturday december 30 will be a special seated acuostic show. there will be less tix avail for the second night and those tix go on sale sunday at 10am. both nights will have the wonderful band vetiver sharing the bill. openers tba. tickets onsale directly at their box office or online at ticketweb and tickets.com.

11/06/06
two gallants are playing an in-store thursday at bugbear discs in london at 2pm before the Scala show. come by.

10/22/06
final show of the US tour in SF tonight. a few tix left at the door. and yes, the european tour is still on schedule.

10/18/06
Tyson (plus Andrew and Sean of Trainwreck Riders) have had to
get an attorney in light of the events in Houston last Friday at
Walter’s on Washington. If you were there and are available to tell what
you saw happen in person, please contact asap: Tad Nelson-281.280.0100

10/15/06
adam and tyson want to apologize for the show in Houston at Walter’s on Washington being cut short on Friday Oct 13. some of the mainstream sources have been inaccurate so we want to thank all of you who have emailed offering your support and eyewitness accounts of what really happened. you can read some of these and see some images (and/or send in what you saw) on the forum, or this myspace page, and this one too. the band will speak more about this in the next few days as they have been advised not to comment much at this point.

10/14/06
two gallants have a brand vew video for "the prodigal son." click here or goto the video section.

10/13/06
despite the delay getting out of houston, the show in austin will go on. thank you everyone who has emailed us your offers of support.

10/12/06
the show in Frankfurt has moved from Cookys to Mousonturm. tickets will still be honoured. tickets for Mousonturm are available in advance here.

10/6/06
here are some photos from Summer Sonic taken by the talented Hidetomo in Japan.

9/22/06
the 2006 fall/autumn tour is underway. tickets are onsale for most of the shows in advance. trainwreck riders from san francisco are opening all the US dates and langhorne slim supports. for europe, richard swift will support the first five UK shows through manchester and cold war kids will support the following 17 dates from newcastle to paris. after which, eric bachman and his band will join from spain through germany.

9/15/06
one of the first new interviews for tour is up at the Portland Mercury. check it out.
first show is next week on weds sept 20 at the Doug Fir in Portland.

9/12/06
a few more updates to the tour or announced including the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on October 9. get tickets here.

08/22/06
the shows page now has almost all the dates announced. just a few left to go in the US and only one or two left in Europe.

Langhorne Slim will be supporting all shows in the US and Trainwreck Riders will be opening all shows in the US as well.

08/011/06
the london show in november is at Scala not the Electric Ballroom. it was a mistake made on the promoter's website but is fixed now. sorry for the confusion.

08/03/06
some of the fall tour dates are up on the shows page. there are more to be announced but we wanted to get the confirmed ones up. europe fall tour in november to be announced shortly as well. stay in touch. the live 105 session should be streaming now at www.live105.com tonight.

07/30/06
this friday THURSDAY, two gallants will do a live session on live 105 (105.3FM) in san francisco at 8pm PST.

also that day, KEXP in Seattle will have the live version of 'steady rollin' from this past tour as their song of the day. you can subscribe to the Song of the Day podcast with iTunes. or you can subscribe to the song of the day podcast through KEXP.

07/26/06
daytrotter.com has put up some tracks that were recorded in their studios on tour last may. pictures from that day are up on flickr here too.

the summer european festivals have come and gone. up next is the show in
Berkeley, Summer Sonic in Tokyo / Osaka, and then McCarren Pool in Brooklyn.

06/25/06
just announced - two gallants will open for wolfmother and govt mule in brooklyn at the mccarren pool project on september 9. info on the shows page.

06/22/06
Wireless Festival in Hyde Park (16:30 set) tonight kicks off with a BBC 6 Music appearance today at 11:40 GMT with live 2 track acoustic session and interview with Gideon Coe.

06/05/06
after close to four months of touring the us and europe, it is time for a rest. thanks to everyone who has come and checked out the shows and have supported "what the toll tells" so far. a tour of europe begins on june 22 in london consisting of mainly festivals with a few club shows. see shows page for details and stage times.

06/01/06
Two Gallants are doing a live performance & interview today (June 1st) 12:00pm PST. You can listen live at 90.3 FM in Seattle & worldwide at www.kexp.org. The performance will also be available in the streaming archive at KEXP.ORG for two weeks after the live broadcast.

5/21/06
2nd half of the US tour in midwest and pacific nw is under way. all european summer festival dates are announced and on the shows pages. we will update with set times as soon as we get them.

sorry to the people in germany who were unaware what time 2gs went on for the Haldern festival.

thanks to everyone who came out to the ULU show in London despite the Champions League Finals that evening.

a new show in berkeley, CA has just been announced this summer.
two gallants will support bloc party and broken social scene at the greek theatre on
aug 4. the band "mew" will open. tickets are going on sale may 26. click here for instructions on how to get them online or at the berkeley box office for no service charge.

5/9/06
there is a new show announced in chicago on may 19 at the Beat Kitchen. the show is 18+.

2gs start a week of shows in europe today - the Haldern Tent tour in Germany, Milan, Vienna, Rotterdam, and end with another show in London on May 17 at the ULU. see shows page for more info...

4/12/06
there is brand new video up on the site for steady rollin'. all footage shot in the video was by the one and only Alex Safdie.

4/3/06
and so the US tour begins today...
it starts with an in-store in Pomona at Glasshouse Records and then over to GTFU for a 10pm (pacific) on air. you can hear and possibly see it at www.killradio.org

3/30/06
we just returned from the sxsw exodus Inside Out, Banged Out mini-tour with
the pink mountaintops, our cold sore warrior dutifully guiding us back to the city
we call home. we returned to find out doorstep littered with scorn. the headlines read that we haven't the right to write about our country's embarrassing past. instead we must stick to the trials of two pale skinned urbanites who have never known a day of struggle in their lives. if anyone needs us we'll be combing the aisles of the local library, seeking out the song writing rule book for white kids. it must be in there somewhere today.

3/18/06
the steady rollin' 7" single will be released on march 27 in UK/Europe. you can pre-order from the saddle creek europe online store. the artwork was designed by charlie villyard. the cd single version includes the bonus track like the iTunes version.

3/15/06
back home only to shove off again...austin/sxsw shows tomorrow followed by a short tour through the midwest with the pink mountaintops. the austin show this friday afternoon at the hole in the wall is wristband free by the way. check out www.icecreamman.com or the shows page for details.

upon return to san francisco, the band will play on march 31 for noise pop at bimbo's. tickets are on sale and you may want to get them ahead of time. the rest of the the full US tour + a few Canadian dates are up on the site now. these should complete the "what the toll tells" world tour. actually that will happen after summer sonic in japan in august.

an itunes only EP is out in the U.S. with steady rollin', another original called "dappens," and a cover version of nehemiah james song, "don't want no woman who stays out all night long."

there were some radio sessions on the europe tour. here is a link to an acoustic session with just adam in paris. it is attached to the les inrocktuptibles review. look on the right hand side.

here is one from brussels: http://vox.skynetblogs.be/

you aint no picasso blog dude was kind enough to put the steve lamacq -
radio 1session in london on the 2nd day of tour up in a zip file here.

here is a live review from amsterdam from the NME.


t
hanks to all the college, public, local and national radio stations supporting
"what the toll tells." if you want to hear some gallants on your radio, wherever you are in the world, give your station a bell and there is a good chance they have it lying around.

3/10/06 or 10/3/06 depending how you write it.
well somehow the secret show in london isn't so secret. it wasn't really meant to be secret just last minute. tonight at the boogaloo in highgate. it's free and is an all acoustic set at 9pm.

2/21/06
today is the release of what the toll tells in the united states and canada. it is also the first day of the new 2gs site. charlie villyard is responsible for the creation of this site and the last one. please check out charlie's other sites statebird, folkstar and dustandearth.

more photos, video, live mp3s to come...if anyone has any photos/video to contribrute, email here.

2gs up on SPIN's home page today...

we are told the 100 club show in London tomorrow is sold out. thank you.

there are some new US dates up in the shows page. the rest of the midwest and pacific northwest dates will be announced soon.

2/12/06
what the toll tells is out in stores around europe/uk today. if you can' t find it, let us know or grab it online. for those in the u.s.a. and canada, it will be in stores feb 21. japan on feb 15. thanks to all that pre-ordered. word is that there are many of who DID AND DO want the vinyl. so thanks again.


2/7/06
the european tour has begun. there is a venue change for the Munich show, it is actually at Ampere. see the shows page for details.

1/30/06
we have a few tix to give away for the Belfast show. email here and just ask. thankyou, this is closednow.

1/23/06
two gallants will be on Radio 1 for "Lamacq Live" on Monday February 6 at 21:00.

thank you for the responses to the germany question. we have two winners.


1/16/06
the uk and continental europe dates are up but there are still a few more to announce. to start the tour off, two gallants will play on feb 5 for steve lamacq's bbc 6 music event,"lamacq in the city," with clap your hands and say yeah at liquid room in edinburgh. they are giving away ten pairs of tickets here.

after europe, the band will head to sxsw this year and play the saddle creek showcase. after sxsw, they will tour with the pink mountaintops back to san francisco for some midwest dates.

besides "what the toll tells" being released in the US, UK, and most of Europe, the record will also be released February 15 in Japan on
Sideout Records.

you can pre-order the cd or limited 2LP right now online here.

12/9/05
you may have noticed "las cruces jail" floating along in cyber land these days. you can find it streaming in several places now. the new 7" version has officially been released in US and Europe. it is available in stores and online through Saddle Creek.

the gallants are done with the european tour and will be back in the US for their headlining show at bottom of the hill in san francisco on new years eve eve. that would december 30, 2005. tix recommended in advance. the advantage (who are serious dudes that rock with good nintentions) support and wires on fire from LA open.

two gallants will return to europe again starting in early february to support their new record. the uk dates are up on the site and the rest to be announced soon. after europe, they will return home for some shows at sxsw 2006 and then head out on a lengthy us tour.

11/1/05
for those of you who have been wondering when the so called second record is coming out, we now have answers. first is a 7" single, las cruces jail", due in the UK on November 28 and here in the US on december 6. an acoustic version of "long summer day is the "b" side.

the full length will be entitled, "what the toll tells," and will be released on cd and vinyl february 13 in the UK and february 21 in the US.

and the tracklist:
01 las cruces jail
02 steady rollin'
03 some slender rest
04 long summer day
05 the prodigal son
06 threnody in minor b
07 16th st. dozens
08 age of assassins
09 waves of grain


10/15/05
2gs wil be included in a couple new compliations out now. the song "annas sweater" will be included on the NY2LON (New York to London) Compilation. the comp is a mix of us and uk bands like the morning after girls, the cribs, two gallants, the ordinary boys, every move a picture, amusement parks on fire, magneta lane, the subways, giant drag, the organ, eugene, the heights, uncut, the hong kong, group sounds,
harlem shakes, duels and delegate. you can purchase the compilation online by visiting the Filter Store and it's also available at virgin stores, all good independent retailers nation wide, and it will be available in the iTunes music store in november.

"nothing to you" is also part of a new compilation just released on Loose Records called start your own country: new sounds of the old west vol. 4
you can click on the links above to check it out.

10/5/05
there are 2 shows in san francisco this weekend. the first one is 18+ show at bottom of the hill and will be in it's current electric form. on sunday night, a format similar to the acoustic show last year at the swedish hall will take place at the independent. the floor will have tables and chairs but there will be some standing room as well. advance tix are still avail...goto the venue web sites more info.

in the meantime, there is n 18+ show in los angeles at el cid on friday night. tell your friends.

9/30/05
there are some new articles/interviews in the press section.

and also there are new uk/europe tour dates england, holland, germany, france, belgium, spain and maybe some other new places. a bunch of these dates are with the decemberists.

if you feel like reaching out, try out the message board. even the penis enlargement people are welcome. you can find it in the contact page of the site. it also has a new picture up from reading festival this summer. new pictures for the gallery should go up eventually too.

9/17/05
two gallants have contributed an unreleased track for a compilation (entitled Lagniappe) coming out on Saddle Creek to benefit the terrible situation in the South. all of Saddle Creek and its artists’ profits from the sale of Lagniappe are being donated to the Red Cross for their relief efforts. the CD version of this album can be pre-ordered in the Saddle Creek online store right now, or you can download it from iTunes. the song contributed is an acoustic track called "all your faithless loyalties" and was recorded in January 2005 with Tony Berg and Matt Radosevich.

9/16/05
thankyou england and everyone who came out and supported the band on their first trip over. we would like to think it went well. and thanks to simon bentley, jerry at the boogaloo, carl at the social, will and his brother at rough trade in covent garden, neil at reading/leeds festivals, and several others who helped book and promote the shows. and all of you who turned up and have purchased records strictly through word of mouth. the band will be back sooner than later. some pictures will be put up on the site soon too. anyone have any they want to send?

tour starts tuesday. there is an all ages show at the grange hall on bainbridge island tuesday night? email holy ghost revival dot com to find out more. if anyone wants to do any extra flyering in their towns, email one of us at the contact page.

8/16/05
santa cruz show added this thursday at the attic with multrain. london, reading, leeds, nottingham all coming up next week.

7/10/05
two gallants will head into Tiny Telephone in
San Francisco this month to record their next record. we're happy to announce it will be released on Saddle Creek Records in both the US and Europe. the next tour will be a trip to England at the end of august for shows in London, Nottingham, Reading and Leeds.

after England, 2gs head back to New York for Saddle-Creek night during CMJ friday sept 16 at the Bowery Ballroom. right after that on sept 21 they will do a tour of the western US with friends holy ghost revival. the tour will run from sept 21 through oct 7 returning to SF for an electric set at bottom of the hill oct 8 and an acoustic set at the independent on oct 9. check back on the shows page for those dates to be announced soon...


6/16/05
two gallants play a show at the edinburgh castle this friday june 17 on 950 Geary in san francisco. it starts at 9pm and 3 other bands will play: la plebe, walken, the fens. it is free. you may want to get there early, the place fills up fast. 2gs are last.

'there is a song two gallants recorded recently called "annas sweater. " the song has been getting played on live 105 in the Bay Area during soundcheck from 8pm to 10pm on sundays. thanks to anyone that has requested it and if you haven't heard it (it's only available on the Believer magazine compilation released this month) request it on live 105.

6/3/05
ok an update. two gallants came back from tour with damien jurado, headlined the great american music hall in may. that was nice. the band was told not to use more than one video tape and they used two. needless to say one was confiscated. we need to sneak back in and get it if anyone has ideas. the band is taking a little break from the road. it's been since the end of october last year since there has been a break longer than 2 weeks. this summer will have scattered bay area shows, a possible small sf show coming up, the bands first appearance at high sierra music festival, a benefit for greenpeace in berkeley, a 1 year old fans birthday party, a show at the catalyst in santa cruz with devil makes three, and then the band's first shows in England. two gallants also play Reading and Leeds festivals this summer and several London club shows will be booked around this time. oh it will be lovely.

the latest issue of Believer Magazine includes a compilation of various bands coverings songs for various reasons. two gallants were asked to contribute and so they chose a song called
"Annas Sweater." it's a cover by a defunct sf band called Blear that a few of you may remember. adam is caught playing the wurlitzer, you must go find this song.

check out a review in French from Les in Rocks web zine. it looks positive, but hard to tell?

there was also a live review from the last LA show at the Knitting Factory in the NME from a couple weeks ago.

4/6/05
"the Throes" is available (or almost) in the UK now through Rough Trade record shop. you can get it through the site and soon in the store.

3/22/05
two gallants are back from austin. the three shows were all in different places, with different people and at different times. hello england. so check out the tour page as it's been updated with two gallants next US tour. they will support Damien Jurado on all dates except San Francisco show they will close.. if anyone wants to distribute flyers in your town, send an email please.

3/5/2005
lots of people out for the noisepop gig. thanks for being there and helping to sell out the Independent officially.

in other good news, two gallants will open for MODEST MOUSE this sunday in reno.

then it's off for some shows (LA, Santa Barbara, AZ)on the way to austin for SXSW. there will be a couple other shows posted in Austin soon besides the friday show at maggie mays.

after that, check back for the next tour announcement. gallants back to the Pac NW plus full mid west & east coast tour.

2/23/2005
the sf noisepop show this friday 2/25 is getting some good love. thanks to the guardian,mesh magazine,and even the chronicle for the recent articles and plugs for the show. tickets are moving and your best bet is to get one in advance at the box office at the independent. if you go up until 5pm friday there is NO service charge , you save a couple bucks, and ya are guaranteed in. or you can go ticketweb and you won't have to even get up. conspiracy of beards (a leonard cohen tribute in male choir form), trainwreck riders (sf), and devil makes three (santa cruz) are all worth it too.

1/5/2005
two gallants returned from the winter tour and leave again for more shows tomorrow. the return to SF show at bottom of the hill show on 12/30 sold out which was amazing. thank you everyone. look at the shows page for some more pac nw dates with Holy Ghost Revival, a couple East Bay dates including 924 Gilman, and then off again for 20 or so dates in the midwest / east coast with SF's Rogue Wave. 2gs will get them back to denver, omaha, chicago, new york, boston, philly, plus a bunch of other great towns. please spread the word...

after the Rogue Wave tour,the next home show will be at the Independent feb 25th for Noisepop 2005.

check out West Hayarticle/interview with two gallants in december issue of AMP Magazine. you have to click on 'interviews' at the top of the page and find two gallants...

if you are in NYC, two gallants in studio performance for Fearless Music TV will be included on each Monday in January at 8:30pm on TW Cable channel 35.
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thank you Leah Freeman for picking two gallants record, 'the throes,' as your #2 pick in 2004 in the
SF Bay Guardian.

a really nice preview/interview on this last tour from the Seattle Stranger...

1/2/2005
Greg Shaw founder of Bomp! Records, brother label to Alive Records, passed away in October.. Our condolences to the Bomp/Alive staff and families. Check out this
SF Chronicle article on Greg.

12/15/2004
after omaha, colorado springs, denver, salt lake city, seattle, portland, and eugene - two gallants get back from tour on xmas eve and headline bottom of the hill on 12/30. also check out the shows page for info on a just announced NYE show in los angeles!

2005 will start out with some more dates in the pac northwest, then something to be announced soon in berkeley. then two gallants should be appearing in the east coast tba...

also look for the interview with our very own West Hays in the December AMP magazine.

10/31/2004
dates for a winter tour have been posted on the shows page. it begins at the ECHO in los angeles the day after thanksgiving and ends on 12/30 at the BOTH in SF.

10/5/2004
you can now get the new two gallants t-shirts online HERE.

two gallants will be doing a short tour down to SoCal and AZ at the end of the month. the last five shows are with john vanderslice and robbers on high street and finishes with a show at the newly opened Swedish Hall on top of cafe du nord. two gallants will play a full acoustic set to support Britt Daniel of spoon. john vanderslice will play later downstairs. you can get some advance tix and more info at Cafe du Nord or see the tour page...

9/13/2004
two gallants are nominated for the 2004 SF WEEKLY MUSIC AWARDS. if you feel so inclined: CLICK HERE TO VOTE...

9/12/2004
two gallants cd 'the throes' was #24 last week at EASY STREET RECORDS in Seattle.

8/18/2004
what’s new is that we just crossed the country in six days, six shows. we met some amazing people in the process. thanks to tim for having us and forgiving us for being retardy in reno once again. thanks to bryan at the high life house in the springs. everyone we met there was kind to us and Fagteam was excellent. thanks to matthew in south bend for being so hospitable--making us pasta and salad and sitting us down for a good ole’ hearty heartland meal. thanks to anna in oberlin for taking us in off the road and setting up a show that was fresher than fresh though the fates were so against it. Walken happened to be in town ‘cause a house in Milwaukee where we were headed to return to got itself burnt down by a bunch of riotous kids when PCPenis from asheville played there a few weeks earlier. so we ended up playing in an empty apartment on what acted like mainstreet oberlin with Walken and PCPenis that night. it was a show not to be forgotten. Walken brought the pain, a pain long overdue. they were, as usual, amazing. after the show we went to a reservoir and went swimming and threw our underwear in the woods then decided to drive to new york at 5 in the morning. that was a great idea. thanks to nat for setting up the show in new york and to all the ex-patriot san franciscans for coming out. sorry if we left our minds in the night prior. thanks to Built to Spill for having us open up for them and all the folks for coming out and making us feel like we actually deserved to be there. we’re traveling home slowly and unless you’re elsewhere we’ll see you when we get back on the 10th. until then be sure to keep collecting worthless necessities and remain constantly afraid of tomorrow. we love you all. 2gs…

8/11/2004
on the road...with new t-shirts.

8/3/2004
any of you all with a ROLLING STONE subscription...check out 2gs review in the "also released" section of the new issue this month.

7/26/2004
if you live in NYC...two gallants performance on Fearless Music will air tonight (Monday 7/26) at 8:30pm on channel 35 Time Warner Cable (broadcast to Manhattan only).

7/17/2004
the first track off of "the throes, " you losin out, will be on the House of Blues radio hour this sunday 7/18. the show is syndicated on 180 stations across the US at various times on sundays.

7/16/2004
check out 2gs on this month's noisepop mix tape for kqed.org. check that out HERE.

7/10/2004
check out some Amoeba Records pics HERE. thanks everyone for coming down.

7/8/2004
there are a couple new shows posted today. don't miss Amoeba Records in SF this tomorrow. it now looks like 2gs will be crossing the US again in August, doing two weeks in the east coast, then coming back through to finish in the Pacific Northwest early September. when confirmed, shows will be posted...

7/6/2o04
Some nice new reviews in the press section. .

6/14/2004
"the throes" is bubbling under at Amoeba Records SF
(#27 last week)
6/08/2004

"the throes" is out in stores in various places around the country. If you can't find it in your favourite record store, please request it and perhaps they will order it. You can also get it at shows and online in places like SmartPunk.com & Amazon

6/06/2004
we would like to thank all of you who came out to the independent. we were honoured that so many of you managed to pull yourselves away from the other temptations of a saturday night for a little bit of tear stained blood. ah, the tender heart. if only its wings could go unclipped. we were honestly honoured by your presence. every one's. even the drunk members of our childhood who made sure to be their loudest during our quietest songs. if anyone did not get a poster and is interested you can email us back and we'll get one to you somehow.

6/01/2004
2gs interviewed and on cover of
west coast performer
...check it.

5/31/2004
"the throes" is bubbling under at Amoeba in SF
(#29 this week at the store, thank you people!)

1/26/2004
dear people. happy to see you. this is the first official two gallants news posting written by two gallants. hopefully it will not be the last. introductions first: my name is adam, i play the box. and my name is tyson, i play the pans. we are two gallants born and sheltered in san francisco. we just finished recording our first album. it should be out in april on ALIVE RECORDS . we are calling it "the throes". it is a long tale of gluttony and disgust with the human condition, all written in primaries. we dedicate the throes to all the loved ones who fill the spaces in our lives without the capacity to care for the problems of others when the gift of their attention offers no rewards in return. forgive us for getting e-crazy on you. our computer is broken.

we are currently planning a tour in march with one of our favorite bands, the north country sophists known as HOLY GHOST REVIVAL. they are from bainbridge island, WA. we all met about a year ago during our first trip north. they hold their instruments like impatient rifles in some antebellum daguerreotype. their songs are filled with really thick words like those that make us wish we had paid attention back when paying attention was our only responsibility. they are each extremely talented musicians and one of the few remaining bands that actually knows how to put on a performance. we are honoured to share the country with them. this tour will take us down, across, a quick stop in juarez to pick up some pharmies, through that ole ravaged south, up the coast, back across, and home. look out for shows near you.

if any of our cds from the last tour skip please come find us at a show and pick up another one of our skipping cds. this time we will give it to you for free. just keep showing up at shows and eventually you might just get one that works (this is how we keep them coming back). but if you come claiming that you bought a scratched one and did not, your hands will be cut off and duct taped to your forehead so that you may watch your reflection in the article of your sleigtery.

please disregard all of the above. this what happens when you give a retard the control of information. (playing president is swell, huh jr.?) finally the cliff notes (i'm sure legacy remembers these): prepare yourself to be informed of upcoming shows and such and be wary of record stores that may carry the throes. be well people. we love you all.
-2 belated gallantesses.

11/17/03
we're on the road again for about 6 weeks. spread the word if you know some peeps across the country and keeping checking back for show updates. thank you for all of your support so far and coming out to the elbo room before we left SF. also thanks to mystery machine for hosting that show and doing a killer job with the press. we will be making a full length record when we return and have signed to Alive Records whose recordings are distributed through Mordam. it will be produced by a guy named Jeff Saltzman. come of his credentials include managing Green Day and Offspring, engineering, mixing, mastering records with Stephen Malkmus & Death Cab for Cutie, as well as producing recent Bay Area bands Heavenly States and Low Flying Owls. the record will hopefully get released around Spring 2004.

10/10/03
keep checking back to the web site as more photos, news, shows, mp3's, and video to be posted soon...

10/3/03
2gs recorded and contributed a new song for a compilation just released on Alive Records called  "Sounds of San Francisco." It also features The Aktion, Boyskout,the Coachwhips, Low Flying Owls, Black Cat Music, Big Midnight, The Flakes, Hotwire Titans, Mon Frere, and the Holy Kiss. Check your local record stores to get a copy or order it online
click HERE.

10/1/03
fall tour to east coast and back is in the works.  Tour dates to be announced...