GLORIOUS

LEVY supports ASH in London

2007-06-15T14:08:00.000-07:00

hail to the flying V
july 3rd at London KOKO

2007-06-04T10:49:00.001-07:00

LEVY tonight!

2007-05-04T14:49:00.000-07:00

come on by and dance with chai
11pm
SNITCH

closer

2007-04-09T13:02:00.000-07:00

GLORIOUS

2007-02-23T09:36:00.000-08:00

new LEVY record to be released in june/july in the UK.....

thanks for the support

2007-01-26T08:11:00.000-08:00

bringing it back home

2007-01-25T10:09:00.000-08:00

come see JAMEs tonight 9:30 @ the sidewalk cafe

June 25

Pianos

2007-01-18T11:26:00.000-08:00

SOLO show PIANOS this FRIDAY at PIANOS 8 PM

YVEL @ The Living Room

2007-01-16T08:42:00.000-08:00

9:30 PM

wednesday january 17

YVEL @ Union Hall

2007-01-10T14:13:00.000-08:00

FRIDAY 10:30 PM

Special Solo YVEL show Thursday

2006-12-03T09:18:00.000-08:00

At the Living Room 10:30 PM

m goes w

2006-11-17T21:32:00.000-08:00

i will be taking a break from writing anything over here,
find me if you want right here www.whatmatthew.blogspot.com

see you soon

m

happy 30th aaron

2006-11-08T15:53:00.000-08:00

all my friends have all been caught so comeon, lets go

2006-11-05T20:28:00.000-08:00

CMJ & DEUCE DEUCE PRESENT

2006-11-03T11:08:00.000-08:00

more pictures from the Premier of The Hamptons Bikini Bloodbath...

2006-11-02T23:43:00.000-08:00

there are more party pictures posted from the Premier of The Hamptons Bikini Bloodbath, just go here. http://www.thehamptonsbikinibloodbath.com/premier/premier.html

All Hallow Even

2006-10-31T19:42:00.000-08:00

i carved a pumpkin tonight.
brit carved the other.
i also cut my thumb.

looks like we will be playing for CMJ on saturday nov 4th at galapagos with Littl'ans for the deuce deuce party. More details to come, stay posted.

thanks to all our friends (and new) that came out to the mercury lounge last night. find photos below, thanks to rosie

LEVY at "the hamptons bikini bloodbath" Premier party @ 205

2006-10-30T07:28:00.000-08:00

Dear friends,

Saturday night we played a secret show for Fluorescent Films new short The Hamptons Bikini Bloodbath it was an early Halloween, red balloons slash free vodka, very exciting and packed party. It was very much fun. The film features the song "On The Dance Floor" so right when the screening of the film concluded, the white backdrop went up, there we were standing behind it just in time to play "On The Dance Floor". very good indeed!

It was a short 3 song set but was a great time for all and we want to thank everyone
for coming, inviting, and listening.

Here are a few select photos from the show, thanks to photographer Michael Marquez for sending them to us. And dont forget, tonight LEVY at the MERCURY LOUNGE, 10PM -

SHOW announced...

2006-10-19T14:46:00.000-07:00

LEVY on BBC RADIO 1

2006-09-26T11:50:00.000-07:00

Hey friends across the sea,

our song rotten love needs friends, call into BBC radio 1 and request us!

email steve lamacq directly right here :steve.lamacq@
bbc.co.uk

if things go according to plan we'll be playing in front of you guys soon, but we need your help!

xox
matthew

special day

2006-09-25T21:36:00.000-07:00

found this tonight. we wrote it at my birthday lunch, march 3rd 2004. this was the very day we got the idea to put together the album which was, er would be rotten love. it was basically a list of songs from all corners that had been recorded all over. you can see we left a few out, and one song on this list is actually (i hope) going to make a comeback.

actually, looking at this list i notice this was before we worked with nicolas, with whom we would record: In The Woods, Matthew, On The Dance Floor and See Saw.

also, that very day i walked into a tree (on my way to the lunch, not 20 minutes before), it scratched my eye real good and ive still got the scar to prove it. i know it sounds strange, but i promise, if your ever standing outside enids, look across to the park theres a single tree in the center, where it slopes down. on those branches are two inch thorns, no i mean it go look.

12:17 feet of 2004

2006-09-25T21:23:00.000-07:00

band meeting called at 3AM

2006-09-25T11:00:00.000-07:00

new LEVY site goes online tonight

2006-09-22T17:35:00.000-07:00

hello everyone,
matthew here.

been working all week on the new LEVY website, its just about done and about to go online, change is always nice.

be sure to check out our new mp3 player (that plays once you visit the site), the quality on these will be much better than myspace, so you can finally hear some of the rough mixes in hi-res audio love. songs you can hear are: Rotten Love (new radio mix) Squeeze, Dont Cry, Mint, On The Dance Floor, Matthew, In The Woods, and Rector Street. if there are some songs that you guys have wanted to hear for a while let me know, and i can cycle them in.

also I want to thank our dear friends Coupleskate for help with our mp3 player, it pays to know bands who also make their own sites. while your at it go have a listen, or better yet if your in chicago, go see them play.

x
matthew

swimming in the swamp

2006-09-14T12:35:00.000-07:00

We burned through the skeleton town of Sumter, smoke wafting from our windows, a cacophony at 200-beats-per-minute blarring from our speakers.
Wrinkle-eyed old men in yellow check short sleeves pruning hedges finger their pocket knives nervously. The electric gaze of their wives send telepathic Hells-Angels paranoia to the sherrif's office. Kill this infestation; kill the chickens before they get their dirty hands on them. A snake is flattened out in the road, baking in the sun.
We come upon a house in the swamp and exit our cars with bags of explosive candy and cans of cheap ethanol body fuel for our demise.
Later in the evening, I retire to a simulated wood-grain paneled room to read under urine-haze yellow lights, red carpet seeps between my toes like tiny bursts of blood.
I hear gun shots and laughter. I forsee a bullet slicing through the cheap wall and lodging into my ribcage as rebel yells shriek into the mossy murk. I listen to the frogs.
What am I doing here and who are these people? Why did I agree to join them to go swimming in the swamp? Just hours ago I was nestling into a brilliant cup of coffee at the local time-waster and now I'm clutching mildewed sheets in a no-man's land somewhere in the low country of South Carolina.
David

cant hear it but see it

2006-09-12T21:42:00.000-07:00

the new record is cooking...some photos

x
matthew

promising - young - talent -

2006-09-06T23:13:00.000-07:00

thanks to our friends that made it out last night. it was a rainy drab evening, but we're glad you spent it with us. for those of you that did miss the show, you may not see us in new york for quite some time, there are american tours, uk tours and not to mention records to finish. but i'll keep you posted on all of that as the weeks go on.

read more about the "annex" show right here

until then,
matthew

ps. some photos from the show thanks to rosie @ notmuch.blogsome.com

LEVY @ The Annex Sept 5 - 9pm (open bar 8-9)

2006-08-30T22:07:00.000-07:00

oh practice space

2006-08-29T11:07:00.000-07:00

so yesterday myself, james broughel & david daniels spent some quality time. heres some photos. oh yes. oh, and that flag isnt ours, not that we have a problem with flags, because we dont ok?

tangled up in

2006-08-27T14:33:00.000-07:00

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2006-08-27T13:51:00.000-07:00

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James solo show @ Union Hall BK 8/26/06

2006-08-27T09:12:00.000-07:00

heres some photos via rosie @ notmuch.blogsome.com

love,
matthew

JAMES LEVY SOLO SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT! 8-26-06

2006-08-23T12:14:00.000-07:00

(photo by rosie)

see James of LEVY play a very special and rare acoustic set at 9pm this saturday night.

Union Hall
702 Union St @ 5th Ave
Brooklyn New York

James - 9
Michael Leviton - 10
Luke Temple - 11

x
matthew

god bless the world

2006-08-22T14:30:00.000-07:00

hello all, matthew here

its been a little while. ive been hiding out waiting for the heat to leave, so its almost gone and im half tan or awake and ready to play a bit. we've also been getting some love via the internet which i want to share with you.

kevin at mp3hugger writes, "...they have the songs to sell a million records but some careful tailoring means the ditties are in it for the long haul, never outstaying their welcome. ‘Squeeze’ flaunts some dishy Siskin strums and a soaring vocal that advances and retreats with passionate glee. 2006 has not been a classic year for good albums but ‘Glorious’ should ensure it goes out with a bang.." read the rest, here

Rachael at underrated writes, "The new tracks, while still in the beginning stages of production, harbor on exactly why we loved Levy in the first place. Each track is a self-contained hit, so much so that I wonder if those boys have some sort of machine in their recording studio that knows exactly what chord progressions and melodies I like. And yet when compared to their first album, it's like Neil Armstrong said -- a small step, but a giant leap." read the rest here

The Deli Magazine posted an interview we did with them a month or so back, it reads, "NYC-enesters, LEVY, cleverly recall tales of lust, tragic endings, and love among city ruins within a guitar-driven, catchy and rhythmic framework. Why reveal yourself in interviews when you rely on your music for the purest form of soul exposure?…or maybe I just interrupted someone’s precious beauty sleep…" read the rest right here

tonight its Danny Big Sleeps birthday, happy birthday danny x

love
matthew

RETURN OF MOLECULE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-14T17:51:00.000-07:00

DIRTY PRETTY THINGS ANNEX SHOW CANCELED! / JAMES LEVY FLYS TO LONDON...

2006-08-14T13:00:00.000-07:00

sorry everyone, but the annex show tonight with Dirty Pretty Things has been canceled! so dont goto the annex tonight looking for us tonight, and be sure to scroll down and read the life notes and lessons of david jack daniels.

In other news, James Levy is coming over to the uk tomorrow night to work on some mixes, he'll be over for about a week, so if your in the know drop him a line on his email or send me an email at matthew@designedmemory.com as i'll be in touch with him through the week. Those maccabees boys are in london recording a record, so im sure they'll be some late night spin the bottle sessions maccalevy style.

much love,
matthew

The Natural State of Being Stately

2006-08-14T10:52:00.000-07:00

The natural state of being stately, simply put, is the state of being dignified, astute, and quite drunk.
I often wonder if this state did not exist would we be able to function properly as a nation; a world. Following the teachings of the Aztecs, we know that large sums of money belong to those who exhibit a superior prowess for inebriation, retardation, and, finally and most importantly, stateliness.
Take George Jones for instance. Taken by his proclivity to drink and mow the lawn at the same time, Jones decided to ride his mower to the store for an ample supply of Kentucky bourbon.
That reminds me of a funny story I once made up about a beaver slapping his tail into a bowl of pudding.
For more information on the natural state of being stately, approach me after any of our shows. Before approaching me, however, you must have in your possession one or more of the following: 1. a Campari and soda, 2. a pint of lager, 3. a bowling ball with your name on it, 4. a smile, 5. a can of Schlitz, 6. a bag of fruit (fresh only), 7. a bow-tie, 8. a paper sack filled with flagged cheeseburger toothpicks (various colors), 9. a fresh tuna (whole), 10. a cup of coffee (black).
Have a lovely day and don't ever forget to be as stately as possible.
David Jack Daniels

FREE SHOW WITH DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, DIE! DIE! DIE! @ THE ANNEX MONDAY NIGHT OH MY!

2006-08-13T07:03:00.000-07:00

monday night we are playing a free party with Dirty Pretty Things & Die! Die! Die! at the Annex, so come come come, its free and the music is good, come early, its gonna pack up pretty fast, b there at 9:30-10 or be square

love you
matthew

Maine

2006-08-11T14:43:00.000-07:00

I was up in Maine last weekend. It was a pleasant escape from the brutal New York City summer. I even found this horse skull in a pond near the house where I was staying.

james b

happy birthday james levy

2006-08-10T12:25:00.000-07:00

yesterday james celebrated his birthday, even though he'll kill me for posting. we all love him dearly, and wish him many happy happy ones. i met james january 2003, and we've been connected at the thumb every since. love you boy...so i went searching today and found this, wrote it when i first met the boy (james)

"Late Wednesday night January 8th, 2003 4:45am

Tomorrow meeting james, noon 12 o’clock learn some tunes get a good feel, A great new friendship, a shape of a years to come. finally excited again. James, amazing songs. Amazing possibilities. New block beginning, "

i know im getting all nostalgic, blame it on the rain!

x
-matthew

cemetery morning tea

2006-08-06T06:26:00.000-07:00

oh last night, mercury lounge

2006-08-05T10:35:00.000-07:00

mercury came and gone got home around 3:10am, not to late. was good to see all your faces, danny and team big sleep in house, friends amongst friends. we were very sad that au revoir simone couldnt be there, we send our love to their families. straight from the camera phone, heres last night, in small pictures minus music. theres some new songs online, about, if you can find them.

also, rosie posted some live photos from the evening, non camera phone style, those are real. go see them here)

(load out headed to mercury 4pm stanton street)

(danny big sleep holds the wall up)

(load out 2am, james & michael leviton

(danny matthew)

happy birthday dear friend

2006-08-01T17:40:00.000-07:00

(james, and the birthday boy. photo by rosie)

our dear friend, producer, composer part time lover had a birthday, and now hes in france with his girl, and we miss him, but we know hes having good things. hes been busy as of late working on new LEVY songs, which you'll be able to hear very soon (myspace is processing two of them right now, but if you cant wait, go here or here)

we love you dave.

a damn fine way to evolve - Galapagos 7/28/06 (a show review by brit parks)

2006-07-28T23:22:00.000-07:00

"the eve began with sam from soft's tales of japan, rain flooded shows and their classy denial of prostitutes in a back room with movie star lights on dimmers....to the reason we were all there...the levy boys evolved into a vintage never heard love of words, simple in the most moving way, matthew playing the fuck out of the guitar almost unconciously, david with sick precision calling back to greats with sweat in tow, and james b with a stoic steady amount, there is so much to come...this is the tip on all of our tongues, very lucky to hear in a small space, rare lovely... much love as matthew would say to you all, brit parks"

FREE LEVY Show friday night...11:30PM SHARP

2006-07-26T09:26:00.000-07:00

So we play the Crashinin party at Galapagos in williamsburg friday night, its free so theres no excuse not to come. heres the info you'll need to get what you need.

LEVY
friday 28 july 06
11:30pm sharp!
Galapagos
70 North Sixth St (btwn wythe and kent)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
NO COVER.
yes, NO COVER
its free
so come.

08.04.06 LEVY with Au Revoir Simone, Demander, Baby Dayliner - (Mercury Lounge)

2006-07-21T10:06:00.000-07:00

(Au Revoir Simone)

the august 4th show at the mercury lounge has just filled out to a nice warm bill of friends and good times, we are very pleased and excited to be playing with Au Revoir Simone again, im a fan i must admit.

8:30pm Au Revoir Simone
9:30pm LEVY
10:30pm Demander
11:30pm Baby Dayliner

see you on the 28th in williamsburg, good times ahead.

plus, the next LEVY record is very close to being heard, within the next week or so, new songs, new songs, new great songs.

love,
matthew

hot club of friends, fiends...

2006-07-12T16:54:00.000-07:00

last night was fantastic, i had sweat in my eye lashes and so many of you came out to sweat with us in the basement that is cakeshop, soft played my fav song, hot club, the fiend were fined 40 dollars by the cakeshop for tearing down the lights during their set (you needed to be there, if you werent) and all in all it was just, fantastic. rosanne took some amazing photos, as per usual, even if she thinks them a bit dark, i like them i do. see those here

x
matthew

a shirt for you all...

2006-07-11T14:10:00.000-07:00

yes, finally, you to can have your very own LEVY shirt...

super-soft 100% ringspun cotton made in the USA, this shirt is side seamed for a tailored finish. $15 including shipping to the US and $18 including shipping outside the US.

LEVY on 89.5 Ciut FM Toronto...

2006-07-11T09:20:00.000-07:00

so as you know while we were in Toronto we did an interview at 89.5 Ciut FM, it was a good time, it was a funny time. you can now listen to the antics of this band here

7.11.06 / LEVY/SOFT/MY BEST FIEND

2006-07-10T09:50:00.000-07:00

(Soft & LEVY in boston, matthew, james B, Sam, Vincent, Dino, Chris & John)

Tomorrow night, Cakeshop in NYC, FYI theres a lineup change, and our lovers the fiend are now going on after Soft, so you can be very drunk for their set and smile the entire time. see you tomorrow. also, just announced, we are playing the mercury lounge on august 4th....

9pm LEVY
10pm SOFT
11pm MY BEST FIEND

its been three years

2006-07-07T09:08:00.000-07:00

just looked up and noticed, three years ago today, we played our first show at the luna lounge, July 7th 2003. its also been three years since our good friend Aaron Wilkinson past, heres to you Aaron. you can see very old photos from that show right here

Aaron Wilkinson 1977-2003 xo

some soft some fiends, all love.

2006-07-06T10:18:00.000-07:00

dear everyone, matthew here. two shows to announce, well ive already mentioned one of them already, but im going to do it again, just do it again.

Tuesday July 11th - Cakeshop
8pm My Best Fiend (www.myspace.com/mybestfiend)
9pm LEVY
10pm SOFT (thebandsoft.com)

i love both these bands, as boys and as bands, i do love them both, so come early, come at 8, come see the fiend, you'll thank me. then stay after our set and get your eyes pealed in that sweet citrus kind of way, and watch SOFT, thats what i'll be doing, so we can do it together.

then,

Friday July 28th
Kanine Records/Crashin' in presents:
LEVY @ Galapagos
10:30PM
70 N6th Williamsburg Brooklyn, 11211

it'll be quite a packed party, we probably wont play untill 11ish, but come early so you get in yes!
more news soon, as it comes, to me.

love,
matthewd

studio love

2006-06-30T14:05:00.000-07:00

So the 2nd LEVY record is coming along beautifully, 19 songs recorded in two days, James is busy working away on vocals while we all wait like puppies at the top of the stairs to hear what hes been singing, soon, soon soon...

here are some studio shots taken at The Magic Shop in soho via Dave Q's camera phone...

i really have no idea what day it is...

2006-06-26T12:07:00.000-07:00

its been a busy weekend, its been an intense weekend. you'll "hear" all about it very very soon. all i'll say is we are all very excited. Thanks so much to the guys at Crackers United for having us, the show was much fun and im very glad all our nyc friends came out to play with us for 45 minutes, it was very memorable. dont forget, July 11th, LEVY, SOFT, MY BEST FIEND, cake shop free show...yesss

theres some more mention from the Fiction show here

sound checked, LEVY & The Big Sleep

james & danny Big Sleep

danny gives james a kiss

we've been busy this weekend...

show bound, nyc sunset from the J train via cell phone, yes.

LEVY + The Big Sleep, yes. hm

2006-06-21T10:43:00.000-07:00

(james at 6am in toronto)

so tomorrow is the sin-e show, will be good to see friends the big sleep. im apt sitting till friday so im resting on 57th street today, glad it isnt so hot out yeas. we play at 10pm, unsacred hearts at 9pm, then the big sleep at 11pm, so come early and drink some free sparks and see all the bands play. heres that flyer again.

so tired, so hot

2006-06-18T15:20:00.000-07:00

(david & James outside the Drake in toronto, where we played)

its 6:16pm, just woke up from a full days nap. we flew from toronto at the ungodly hour of 9:30am, myself and james L stayed up through the night since we had to drive from toronto to buffalo at 6am, so you know. the show was great, thanks to all our new friends in canada for coming to see us...thanks a ton to Ben, who i must say took very good care of us, be it pizza outside the drake, or many many drinks, or taking me to a strip club, hes a good guy, and should be rewarded with only the finest of gifts. he made it all possible.

so my eyes are very heavy still and i need to find food, but its good to be home even if its about 130 outside. see you in a few days at the big sleep levy knockout extravaganza special.

ow

2006-06-17T09:58:00.000-07:00

so went out canada style last night with ben, whos put together the show for us. we were kind of all over the place, ben feeding us drinks (which is always a good idea) meeting different people, by the end i was eating nachos at 3am then suddenly i'm at bens house and a bed has unfolded on bens floor (i was very happy about staying at bens because this ment i didnt have to spoon a member of my band since we only have two big double beds in our hotel room which all 4 of us are sharing) theres more to last nights story which i wont get into (strip clubs, and..) but it was a healthy night out and a good first look at toronto. i must say, yes.

so long story short, i slept like a baby, finally.
tonights the show, and im very much looking fwd to it.

here are a selection of photos from the trip so far, since i have no digital camera, and i didnt bring the nikon, these mobile phone photos will have to do the trick.

oh yes, we stopped by niagara falls on the way.

oh canada...

2006-06-15T17:25:00.000-07:00

So we head to toronto tomorrow, we'll be there through sunday. 7:30am flight tomorrow, and then we head over to toronto radio station CIUT (www.ciut.fm) for a live interview, you can catch it at 4pmish.

after the radio show we'll be headed out for an evening of drinks, maybe some german dance parties, hat games, reality tv shows...who knows.

the following evening (the 17th) we play at the drake underground, heres the info you'll need to be where you should be. yes.

love,
matthew

aunt linda

2006-06-14T06:34:00.000-07:00

my aunt linda died yesterday, very sad.

my dad with his sister

wedding bells on the farm

2006-06-09T18:17:00.001-07:00

our dear friends, Mike & Lindsey aka Crackerfarm, just got married in Arizona, we send them all of our love and congrats and all those good things that go along. but all i wanna know is when we can expect small crackers running around the farm?

so during this LEVY downtime, ive been spending my time drinking. last night, Vincent & i went to see Dan play at the annex, after the show it gets very very blurry.

we head to toronto soon, on the 17th we play the drake underground.

-+
m

Vincent at start of our evening.

mad dog kenny

2006-06-06T22:04:00.000-07:00

someone we blocked on myspace took it very personal and edited us an official i hate levy video via a coldplay track! check out the review here! thanks for taking the time kenny, your a great guy, please keep up the great work, i'm glad we are keeping you busy

love,
matthew

check out the i hate levy coldplay video slash review

this boy

2006-06-05T23:42:00.000-07:00

this here boy is amazing

oh the radios...(past)

2006-06-05T16:49:00.000-07:00

i was going through old things on our server, and i found this, i think most of you have heard it, but maybe some of you havnt. back in september 2005, we went to the uk for the first time, we played rotten love & on the dance floor (acoustic) live on the BBC. its memory lane for me, and always fun to listen back... listen to it right here

also, during that same trip we played a few songs on XFM in london, we played rotten love, on the dance floor & rector street, these songs are full band tracks, live in the studio of course, but not acoustic, no. you can listen to those right here you'll need to have windows media player installed for that to work correctly, and its well worth it, i say.

i feel like i'm going slightly insane, not playing, half the band out of the town. i'm uptown visiting the family watching the sun set over the city, mmm yes. crisp crisp. see you soon x - matthew levy 1 ov 4.

yes thats a head in the corner (mine)

The Big Sleep + LEVY

2006-06-03T14:11:00.000-07:00

im very pleased we are playing with our pals The Big Sleep again, danny is to good to answer his phone, but i'm sure we'll get some good one on one boy action at the show, you know. the show is being put on by the good people at Crackers United and i dont drink it, but i hear there will be free Sparks.

besides that, no other news to report. half of the band is going out of town, leaving myself and James Broughel alone to play four square in the park all by ourselves. I got locked out of my apartment last night and spent about 3 hours trying to get the door open with my drivers license. it didnt work and i ruined my license. i think i'm going to a friends modern dance troupe called "freefall" tonight, its been a while since ive gone to see a modern dance troupe, but the time always comes, and the rain, you know, oh it all works.

love,
matthew

RBR sounds...

2006-06-01T14:22:00.000-07:00

Friend and producer Nicolas Vernhes (who recorded much of rotten love) has just launched a record label called rare book room records and we've just spent the past 30 minutes recording ourselves making silly sounds, for it. so go play on it!

love,
matthew

haaaaaarrrrrrddddddd..........listen,

2006-06-01T12:02:00.000-07:00

So we've been planning the new LEVY record, lots and lots of good new things to be recorded, heres a sample of a new song, you may have heard it live once or twice, its called "So Hard" you can preview it at the LEVY Myspace page

BBQ, Coney Island, and such

2006-05-26T13:58:00.001-07:00

Hello, matthew here. had a beautiful weekend with friends biking to Coney Island, riding the Cyclone (twice)
i have 5 rolls of film to develope, once i do, you'll see!

Our next show is actually in Toronto at The Drake Underground, ive never been to Toronto...

i'll post you some photos soon,
love,
mathew

dance dance.

2006-05-21T16:29:00.000-07:00

Hello all, matthew here. what a pleasure it was to see everyone out last night, packing the delancey for the LEVY / SOFT show, i think its one of my favourite shows we've played, thanks to the front row for being so hyper, it always helps, you know who you are. and also to all our new friends whom i had the pleasure of meeting last night, you also know who you are. hope to see you all again soon.

My night continued into the morning, myself, Fred & Joe from My Best Fiend, Natia, Meghan & Brit found ourselves in greenpoint at a hot sticky, damp, loud smoke filled afterhours dance party, highlights included laying on the roof of the building in a broken lawn chair looking at all six stars since in new york, you can only see 6, if your lucky. the night continued onto Enids, then home, where i found the apartment still recording ready post a My Best Fiend daytime recording session. so i helped myself to the guitars still plugged in and zoned out for an hour or two. yes, another great evening. indeed.

so back to business, we head to boston in a few days with the amazing SOFT boys, we'll be sharing a van and driving up together, will make for plenty of stories i'm sure, and photos. i've actually switched to film again, since my digital was stolen, all for the better, yes. heres the poster for the show.

this show should be great, we hope our MA friends will be able to make it out, since LEVY & SOFT together is a very special thing, as some of you already know. The following day (post show) SOFT fly to Japan for their first dates over their supporting their japanese release of "Hot Club & The Smoke Machine" which is charting #14 at the moment. congrats to the boys indeed.

some photos from last night thanks to Rosie

Saturday May 20th, 2006

2006-05-20T11:37:00.000-07:00

tonight at the Delancey

play at 10pm

play at 11pm

Thanks to everyone that came out to the Annex, sorry we went on so late. it was a bit of a crazy bill, 5 bands, tons of gear everywhere, i think we went on a bit late, so, sorry for that. but tonight will be the one, im quite sure of this. look for us upstairs on the patio drinking, without a doubt.

love,
matthew

Keeping Up With The Steins...

2006-05-14T07:55:00.000-07:00

On The Dance Floor is being featured in its first feature film, its not quite about the song, in any way, but someone decided that it would be great in a new film starring Jeremy Piven & Daryl Hannah.

The movie is called "Keeping Up With The Steins" and if you ever needed a real reason to go watch a movie, here it is. us. even if you hate the movie, you'll be able to hear our song for maybe 15 seconds, which is always a great way to pass the time.

Happy Mothers Day

x
matthew

Bowery Ballroom May 9th 2006

2006-05-10T10:20:00.000-07:00

Ah, so last night felt good. first show back in new york was just how i hoped, lots of friends and whiskey. one of those dear friends, Mr Mark Sarosi was kinda enough to take photos during/after/before the show, he says he has about 256, but he quickly sent me these via the internet about 20 minutes ago. thanks so much to everyone that came out last night new friends old friends yet to be friends and inbetween. x - matthew.

SOFT LEVY love...

2006-05-07T14:42:00.001-07:00

Hello matthew here, tuesdays the big bowery show. we're all looking fwd to this, very much. its our first show in nyc since we got back, and its safe to say, its going to be amazing.

ive got two other shows to announce. we're gonna be teaming up with our dear brothers, and friends, SOFT for two upcoming shows. the first one will be on Saturday May 20th at Delancey in NYC. this was just announced, so your the first to know.

then we are driving to boston together to join another nyc band, Benzos, at Great Scott for a show on May 25th. so, lots of SOFT love, as we like it. you know.

x

ps. find SOFT at thebandsoft.com or myspace.com/soft

ah the photos

2006-04-27T16:45:00.000-07:00

so i was up last night feeling sick to my stomach over all of my beautiful lost tour photos, when it hit me i had thousands of others that noone has ever even seen.

these photos are a mix of the past few months, starting in january 06, ending around when we got back from SXSW. x.

James in Austin during SXSW

James & David, the manhattan room in philly

David gets some sun in texas

Paddington station in London, if you look closely, notice the tiny David & James.

James in the Hyde Hotel in London (January 06)

ah the rehearsal space

James Broughel

nap time in London (January 06)

David and I outside our hotel (January 06)

relaxing in bed between shows?

flying to London, so many stripes, that girl wasn’t with us.

David outside the Metro in London (January 06)

a practice studio in London, acton I think. (January 06)

James in our hotel room, London (January o6)

the “band” wall at BBC 6 Music in London, Brandon flowers wrote over our name, so like him.

James & David outside the BBC in London (January 06)

David & James on the tube in London (January 06)

aren’t I smart? Look at that. Its all mirrors, no photoshop. We had just flown into London and hadn’t slept in a while, and lucky us we had to wait an hour to get into our rooms. (January 06)

David Jack Daniels in London (January 06)

maccalove

2006-04-17T07:37:00.000-07:00

hugo maccabee sporting the latest in LEVY fashions in brighton

fucked in camden, long flights home, happy faces allowed!

2006-04-16T18:27:00.000-07:00

matthew here. got back to nyc a few hours ago, played our final show in london at the barfly, thanks to everyone that came out to wish us off.

a few hours before the show, we had just arrived at the barfly in camden, we all piled out of the bus which was parked up the street from the venue. we all scattered to the internet cafe to check this and that (since we were early)

on my return to the van, i found david and james L standing outside, "we've got some bad news" long story short, in the 30 or so minutes we left the van, some bastards broke the lock, climbed in, and made off with my brand new laptop (containing every single photograph from the tour, aswell as the levy website hard files) my digital camera plus a brand new ipod, not to mention every guitar pedal i use, and my cables...and thats just my stuff, nigel our tour manager lost his laptop, james b lost of backpack with passport and all (luckly with his boyish goodlooks he scammed his way back into the country with out it) lucky for us, they only took what they could carry leaving behind our guitars and large bags.

so, if you meet someone with a new laptop that happens to have a huge levy logo as a backround, yeah. fuck.

aside from that, the tour was a fucking blast. the last show in brighton was amazing, sold out nice large crowd, maccabee love, t-shirt trading between bands, stayed up all night with hugo, rob & crew wandering the streets of brighton trying not to get arrested. im gonna miss those boys, they have an open invite to visit anytime.

ah so thats all for now, bowery show coming up with guillimots i think thats how they spell it.

much love,
matthew

Glasgow

2006-04-11T13:01:00.000-07:00

hello, matthew here writing you from glasgow scotland. its been a busy little whirlwind of shows since i last posted, the tour is coming to a close soon, sadly. But as promised, below are some select photos. once we get home i'll post a massive one for you of fun and photos telling all our tales from the road. the maccabees have been amazing to have us with them on this trip, they are sweet fellas. we also just found out we'll be playing the bowery ballroom in nyc with another uk band, Guillemots. (more info about that soon)

so, from tonight, we drive from glasgow down to manchester, im sad i didnt get to run along the highlands like i wanted, but we did drive through some beautiful mountains as the rain seemed to switch on and off like a lightswitch.

x

ah yes, self portrait, this is at the korova in liverpool, we played in this mirror box that people could look down at from the street with televisions everywhere.

heres david running about a castle in leicester after soundcheck at the charlotte club

the first day, picking up our hired amps and heading out to nottingham for the first gig

james & david early morning

james in leicester

james, myself & david in liverpool

LEVY (minus me) & some Maccabees (Hugo & Orlando)

james & i in liverpool, in a bank waiting area for kids i think

ah, Nigel Banks. without him we would be on the side of the road with our hands in our pockets trying to tie our shoes...we love Nigel, and you will to

james & nigel in wetherby

one of the many service areas off the highway

more photos soon to come x

korova, liverpool 21:20

2006-04-06T13:18:00.000-07:00

sitting here at the korova on fleet street, we play later tonight, probably around 11pmish. its all glass and mirrors here, its been a bitch trying to post photos, when i get an internet connection to post i never have the right tools you know, so anyway, yes, soon.

tomorrow we have a day off, so were going to roam liverpool a bit, see the sights you know. i feel as if im coming down with a cold so im trying to fight it back, taking my vitamins, i think im losing the fight but its to soon to tell. sunday we meet back up with the maccabees boys in cardif whales to play together, so that will be nice. hugo is doing much better, spoke to orlando macca yesterday, hes out of the hospital and healing himself up, so thats good news.

its a rainy crisp evening and im going to have a walk around, still have a few hours to kill before the show.

much love,
matthew.

cheltenham pints

2006-04-04T14:50:00.000-07:00

ah so its been interesting, we werent really sure what was going on. but it seems to have sorted itself out, or rather, our amazing booking agent(s) sorted us out (lucy & liam at ITB whom we love so much)

looks like Hugo Maccabee is still in the hospital, so, instead of us roaming the countryside showless, we'll be doing the following makeup dates. by the weekend, the tour will (we hope) be back to normal, and we'll be heading off with our pals the maccabees once again, hugo and all.

new dates:

wed april 5th - Leicester - Charlotte (supporting Polytechnic)
thurs april 6th - Korova - Liverpool
Sat April 8th - Birmingham - Club Panic party @ The Barfly

today we drove to bristol, praying we'd be able to play, but alas no, so instead i walked around for about an hour looking for an internet cafe in the sun, while the boys drank some pints. from bristol we drove to our hotel in cheltenham where we are now. david plans to visit the grave of brian jones tomorrow, and then we drive off to leicester where were supporting the band polytechnic, should be a good night.

i promise to have photos up tomorrow, im very tired and i need a drink.

love,
matthew

english gardens

2006-04-03T06:55:00.000-07:00

matthew here,

writing you from a library in wetherby. two shows down, nottingham the first night we got here, last night we played in newcastle at the other rooms. its been good fun with the maccabees, but this am we woke up to a sad call.

turns out hugo, the maccbees guitarist has an absess in his throat, so tonights show, tomorrow nights show, and maybe the one after that are off. he went to the hospital early this Am and to our knowledge hes still there now. we've been waiting for calls most the day today to figure out what we'll do with ourselves. We're in a town called Wetherby, directly between newcastle and sheffield (where the show tomorrow night was supposed to be) the boys are to my right reading books, james broughel is scrolling through "a short story of iraq" while david and james L read books that i cant see the cover of. ive been taking photos like a psycho and i would love to post them, but i havnt had the chance. if i can get my camera hooked up to this computer i can post some from today. But be sure, many more will follow.

Nigel Banks, our driver slash tour manager has been amazing, and a great laugh, we'll have some headshots up soon so you can see his pretty face. we'd be lost without him.

guess thats all i can report for now, looks like we get to go be tourists and walk around this town. id rather play shows, but you take what you can get.

Hopefully Hugo will pull out of it and we'll get back on with the tour asap. our love goes out to him and we hope he'll feel better soon, the chosen tour must go on!

much love,
matthew

ah

2006-03-30T18:54:00.000-08:00

matthew here, we leave tomorrow for the uk. this is the first post of i have no idea how many, it might be the only one. but if i am able to get to an internet connection while we travel, then i'll post more. probably just photos, little things here and there. unless something strange happens, then i'll actually have a story for you, then maybe it will be something to read.

we fly tomorrow evening, first show is in nottingham. its our first show with the maccabees. leaving new york at 11pm, arriving around 9am? then a swift 4 hour drive to the show.

x