We’re heading up north to Cascadia on our first mini-tour. If you live in OR or WA, you should come see us perform. We put on quite a show. If you live a little too far away to come to these shows (i.e. CA, NY, etc.), we need you all to tell your friends in the Pacific Northwest to come see us play! You’ll get to seem like the cool kid who knows about the band before anyone else.

Here are the details for the tour:

Oct 14: Luckey’s in Eugene, OR

Oct 15: The East End in Portland, OR

Oct 17: Common Ground in Burlington, WA (All Ages)

Oct 18: The Comet Tavern in Seattle, WA (EARLY SHOW – 5pm!)

We’ll have stories to tell when all is done, to be sure. You (or your friends) can RSVP on Facebook.

We had an awesome time at Pirate Cat Radio last night. Boyfriend Search! played a great set, and are truly excellent people. It was great to meet them. Then we had a lot of fun playing some songs before doing a short interview with DJ Barabajagal and Neil Martinson from SMiLE. Tonight at the Knockout is going to be an incredible show!

If you’re curious to hear our interview, here it is:

Interview with B and Not B @ Pirate Cat Radio, 20090927

The sound quality on the radio isn’t the best, but I may also post a few of our performances at some point. Here’s a link to DJ Barabajagal’s whole show, called All Tomorrow’s Parties:

All Tomorrow’s Parties, 20090927

Next Monday, September 28, 2009, we’re playing at The Knockout, one of our favorite neighborhood spots. The show has been curated by the honorable Neil Martinson, as part of his excellent SMiLE! series. The night before, we’ll be live on Pirate Cat Radio at 8pm.

We’re very excited that Dusty DiMercurio will be making his debut on guitar! Dusty’s been singing harmonies with us for almost a year, but this will be the first time he’s strummed a single chord on stage with B and Not B. We’ve also got a couple of new song surprises. There is no end to the fun we will foment on a Monday night. Come join us! RSVP on Facebook.

We really want to see you at this show. Here’s why you should not miss it:

• The other bands, My First Earthquake and Blue Rabbit, are amazing performers. MFE will be releasing their new record that night!
• Cafe du Nord is a great venue, with a glamorous speakeasy past. And beautiful people.
• David and Karen are getting married earlier that day, and this show is going to be a mad celebration! Bring everyone you know!
• It’s the first night of Summer (the solstice is at 10:46pm PDT). The longest day of the year is said to be the happiest, statistically speaking. Sounds like a good night to have a party!

My First Earthquake’s performances are exciting and sweaty, and you’ll be dancing if you’re not dumbstruck. Blue Rabbit is a fronted by a trio of harmonizing women, backed by cello, harp, violin, keys, and drums. They put on a great show! B and Not B will kick it all off with a live performance of our upcoming debut album, plus a choice cover or two.

One more thing: you should probably get your tickets in advance! With three great bands, a record release, and a wedding to celebrate, we’re bound to sell this show out. It sucks to show up and be left out because there are no more tickets. (I know — it’s happened to me before at Cafe du Nord!) Just click here and save yourself the worry.

No photos have surfaced yet, but we had an awesome time opening for our friends Mist and Mast at the Make-Out Room’s happy hour show. For those of you who missed us, or who can’t wait to see us again, stay tuned for details on our next show. It’s at Cafe du Nord on June 20, and is sure to be a blowout, for reasons I’ll address in the next post….

This one is going to be a treat. The Starry Plough is an East Bay treasure, and the music will be excellent. Get there early, enjoy some Guinness, grab some fish and chips, and relax.

B and Not B goes on first, at 9pm. We’re playing all the hits, plus a new song! The Bye Bye Blackbirds will then woo you with beautiful three part harmonies and catchy, jangly, sometimes country-inflected pop. And then there’s even more: The Parties will strum their Rickenbackers to take you back to the 60s, even if you weren’t there the first time.

Seriously, this is not one to miss if you can make it. REMEMBER: We’re on first, at 9pm!

UPDATE: Daniel Cowles shot some great photos of us at the show. Thanks, Dan!

Back in November, we played a live acoustic set on Pirate Cat Radio. Since then, DJ Fog has started hosting showcases of bands that have visited his show. That’s what brought us to the Red Devil Lounge last Wednesday night.

It was a fun time, with a wide range of genres represented on the bill, as befits an eclectic pirate radio playlist. Dana Goldberg snapped some more photos of us on stage, for you to enjoy. Now it’s on to the Starry Plough this Thursday, and then the recording studio!

We couldn’t see you too well from the stage, but there sure were lot of you out there at El Rio! Thanks to everyone who came. We had a fun time opening for our friends Mist and Mast. And Dana Goldberg took some kick-ass photos.

We’ve got a couple of shows coming up this month, and then we are doing some recording. We’ll keep you in the loop as things develop. See you again soon!