SR Nation!

In spite of, or perhaps as a result of, national hard times, folks seem especially committed to enjoying a really special holiday season and kicking off 2009 with a bang, and a new Pres to boot! State Radio is here to help. We'll be spending part of our holidays wrapping up recording for our new album (check out the studio action at stateradioaction.com), but that's not the only trick up our sleeve.

In addition to our much-anticipated "Bye Bye Bush" show in DC on Boxing Day (better known as December 26th), the band will be hitting the road just two weeks into the new year. We're covering a lot of ground this time out, and with a lot of exciting plans in the works this year, no one will be left out in the cold. Make a date with State Radio:

12/26/08 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club .... Event Page
1/14/09 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock .... Event Page
1/15/09 - West Hollywood, CA @ HOB L.A. .... Event Page
1/16/09 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theatre .... Event Page
1/17/09 - San Diego, CA @ HOB San Diego .... Event Page
1/18/09 - Anaheim, CA @ HOB Anaheim .... Event Page
1/20/09 - Reno, NV @ The Underground .... Event Page
1/22/09 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst .... Event Page
1/23/09 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore .... Event Page
1/26/09 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon .... Event Page
1/27/09 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne .... Event Page
1/29/09 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon .... Event Page
1/30/09 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre .... Event Page
1/31/09 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre .... Event Page
2/04/09 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's .... Event Page
2/05/09 - Dallas, TX @ Pontiac Garage .... Event Page
2/06/09 - Austin, TX @ Antone's .... Event Page
2/07/09 - Houston, TX @ Numbers .... Event Page
2/08/09 - New Orleans, LA @ Parish - HOB .... Event Page
2/10/09 - Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay .... Event Page
2/11/09 - Ashville, NC @ The Orange Peel .... Event Page
2/13/09 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse .... Event Page
2/14/09 - Charleston, SC @ Music Farm .... Event Page
2/17/09 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock .... Event Page
2/18/09 - Rochester, NY @ Water Street .... Event Page
2/19/09 - Killington, VT @ Pickle Barrel .... Event Page
2/21/09 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's .... Event Page

In video news, we've had a great response to the live material from the Bank of America Pavilion, and this Right Me Up video is particularly special:


If you can't see the video, click here

Our friends at Vans have also featured a live video for Man in the Hall from the Pavilion. Check it out (click below!):



And finally, congratulations to Chad on winning the Boston Music Awards' Humanitarian of the Year Award; there's so much more in store with the Calling All Crows Foundation. Stay tuned...




Peaceful Holidays,

Team SR

SR Nation,

'Tis the season for new beginnings! We've got our new President-Elect Obama (!!!), a new congressional seating chart, and to top it all off, we've got some big anything-but-traditional State Radio holiday shows to announce. And that's all in addition to what the band has cooking up for you in the studio.

First, give thanks with us NYC-style on November 29th with our friends Anti-Flag, at Terminal 5. It's the perfect cure for turkey or tofurkey overload! There are still some tickets left here.

On December 6th Chad will be doing a rare solo acoustic set at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. Space is extremely limited, with under 200 tickets available total. This will sell out, and fast, so if you don't want to miss this exceptional evening, get tickets immediately. Click here before they're gone!

And to ring in the new year with a fresh change: we may all have different opinions, different traditions, and celebrate different things on different days, but for all of us, Jan. 20, 2009 will officially be George Bush, Jr.'s last day in office and Barack Obama's first. We figured it is not too early to throw the Bush Family a "going away" party and the Obama family a "welcome to the neighborhood" party, so come join the band in our nation's capital at the infamous 9:30 Club on December 26th to celebrate out with the old and in with the new. Click here for tickets. 'Tis the season to be jolly, indeed.

Are you on our street team? We want YOU to spread the word about these special shows, and there will be prizes! Visit this link to sign up, or to update your existing profile: http://streetteams.nettwerk.com/shiners/index.jsp

In the meantime, State Radio is busy recording; follow the band inside the studio; stateradioaction.com is now a continually updating center for studio updates, blogs, and twitter uploads.

And now your visual/aural treat of the week: from the makers of Transmissions from the Road 1 we bring you -- Transmissions from the Road 2. You don't want to miss the surprising conclusion to this behind-the-scenes look of State Radio's life on the road.


Clickhere if you can't see the video.

Peace!

Team SR

SR Nation,

There is so much going on in State Radio Nation that we can barely get the news out fast enough!

For starters, Fall of the American Empire is available for the first time as a single four minute track on iTunes. This track has never before been available as an individual download, but you can click here to add it to your collection.

We've also got some exciting new items up in the Store. Our new Obama shirt comes just in time for the last few weeks of the campaign. And we've brought this great wall poster back due to popular demand.

The Take Back The Country 2008 Fall Tour is officially in full swing; pre-show community service events, rallies, protests, and more are being updated nearly daily on StateRadioAction.com, where you can also find frequent new tour blogs, information about the tour, and more. And for those of you who want up-to-the-minute updates you can follow the band on Twitter as well; Twitter will get you set lists and State Radio events as they happen in real time.

Many of you still have the opportunity to see State Radio live and hang with them before the show before they head into the studio in November; this is likely your last opportunity to see the band live in '08, so make sure to get your tickets and save the date now.

In addition to all the news, we have a lot of great footage coming in from our spring and summer shows, including this fantastic mini-documentary about our time at the Democratic National Convention where we played with RAGE and had the opportunity to work with Iraq Veterans Against the War to challenge Obama to keep his promises about ending this war and getting our troops home.

This is such an exciting time, and we're so glad we get to share it with you all. See you on the road.

Peace,

Team SR