soltero shows

tour diaries

2006 shows

2005 shows

2004 shows

2003 shows

2002 shows

2001 shows

tour diaries:

fall 2002 "soltouro"
summer 2002 "long drive"

gigography:

soltero has shared bills with the mountain goats, songs:ohia, of montreal, fiery furnaces, mobius band, brother danielson, mirah, mark robinson, calvin johnson, idaho, town and country, and the microphones, among others.

april 2006:
Fri. 4/7: The Padlock Gallery (Philadelphia, PA)
solo, w/ lovers, lewis and clarke, zach omega, $5 sugg. donation.

march 2006:
Sat. 3/18: Clap It Off (West Philly, PA)
1208 s. 46th st., w/ thee-puck, free.

february 2006:
Sat. 2/11: House Concert (West Philly, PA)
soloish, w/ red heart the ticker, cheese on bread. 8pm sharp, sugg. donations.

january 2006:
Fri. 1/13: Green Line Cafe (Philadelphia, PA)
solo, starts at 8pm, free.

december 2005:
Fri. 12/2: Twiggs (San Diego, CA)
solo, w/ Frankel, 9pm, all ages
Sat. 12/3: Room 5 Lounge (Los Angeles, CA)
solo, w/ Frankel, 8:30pm, 21+
Wed. 12/7: Red Square Cafe (Sacramento, CA)
solo, all ages, free.
Thu. 12/8: Amnesia (San Francisco, CA)
solo, w/ Petracovich, Frankel, 9pm, 21+

november 2005: 
Wed. 11/16: The Rotunda, UPenn (Philadelphia, PA)
solo, w/ Harry and the Potters, 6pm, $5, all ages

october 2005: 
Tue. 10/11: Boston University (Boston, MA)
solo, w/ mobius band.

august 2005: 
august solo tour w/ pants yell:
Fri. 8/12: Valentine's (Albany, NY)
solo, w/ pants yell! 9pm, $5.
Sat. 8/13: Cake Shop (LES, NYC)
solo, w/ pants yell!, the pathways, the besties. 8:30pm.
Sun. 8/14: Monocacy Park (Bethlehem, PA)
(at Illick's Mill Rd.) solo, w/ pants yell!, the brrr, harbor lights. 2:30pm.
Mon. 8/15: Galaxy Hut (Arlington, VA)
solo, w/ pants yell!, the lil' hospital. 9:45pm, free.
Tue. 8/16: The Compound (Philadelphia, PA)
(at 924 S. 12th St.) solo, w/ pants yell!, the brrr, harbor lights. 8pm.
Wed. 8/17: Cafe Metropolis (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
solo, w/ pants yell!, lewis and clarke. doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm, all ages.
Thu. 8/18: Garfield Artworks (Pittsburgh, PA)
solo, w/ pants yell!, elementary thought process, chandelier swing, ennui. doors at 8pm.
Fri. 8/19: Detroit Summer Smash 2005 (Detroit, MI)
(at Lager House) solo, w/ braille, those transatlantics, pants yell!, racetrack, johnny headband, the trembling, picastro. show starts at 9pm, on at 9:40pm, $7, 21+.
Wed. 8/24: ZuZu (Cambridge, MA)
solo, w/ pants yell! 10pm, $3, 21+.

july 2005: 
Fri. 7/29: Space Gallery (Portland, ME)
solo, w/ lewis and clarke, 8:30p, $6, 18+.
Sat. 7/30: Zeitgeist Gallery (Cambridge, MA)
solo, w/ lewis and clarke, afternoon show starts at 3:45pm, $5, all ages.

june 2005:
Sat. 6/25: House Show (Woonsocket, RI)
solo, w/ Coffeemilk Children, The Jena Campaign, the accident that led me to the world, Jerry Fels. starts at 8, soltero on at 9:20pm, $3 donation, all ages.

may 2005:
may solo tour w/ Lovers:
Mon. 5/9: Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY)
w/ Lovers, Ryan Doyle. No cover, $5 sug. donation.
Tue. 5/10: Padlock Gallery (Philadelphia, PA)
w/ Lovers, Lewis and Clarke.
Thu. 5/12: House Show (Akron, OH)
w/ Lovers, Trouble Books, Your Friend.
Fri. 5/13: David Shoe (Cincinnati, OH)
w/ Lovers, Sweet Sayer, Best Pedestrian.
Sun. 5/15: House Show (Milwaukee, WI)
2457 N. Oakland Ave. w/ Lovers. 9pm show.
Mon. 5/16: House Show (Milwaukee, WI)
2767 S. Herman St., Milwaukee, WI. w/ Lovers.
Tue. 5/17: House Show (Minneapolis, MN)
Wed. 5/18: House Show (Minneapolis, MN)
14436 Jonquil St. NW, Andover, MN 55304. w/ Lovers. 9pm show, free.
Thu. 5/19: House Show (Ames, IA)
138 Main St. w/ Lovers, Chimyo and Adrian, Slowpoke. 8:30pm show.
Fri. 5/20: Ragtag Cinemacafé (Columbia, MO)
w/ Lovers, Jerusalem and the Starbaskets. Starts around 10:30pm.
Sat. 5/21: Cascades Park (Bloomington, IN)
w/ Lovers, Impossible Shapes. 6pm early show!
Mon. 5/23: Flicker Theater (Athens, GA)
w/ Lovers, Jesse Flavin.
Tue. 5/24: House Show (Asheville, NC)
207 Hillside St., Caldwell's house. w/ Lovers. 9pm show.
Wed. 5/25: House Show (Chapel Hill, NC)
1104 N. Greensboro St., Apt. 7, Carrboro, NC. w/ Lovers. 8:30pm show, free.
Thu. 5/26: The Crib (College Park, MD)
8701 48th Place, College Park MD. w/ The Summer We Went West, Lovers, Kid Tiger. 8pm show, donations.
Fri. 5/27: 3fu (New Paltz, NY)
w/ Lovers, $5.
Tue. 5/31: ZuZu @ Middle East (Cambridge, MA)
w/ Lovers.

april 2005:
Mon. 4/4: The Red Door (Portsmouth, NH)
solo, on at 8:30pm, w/ laurel brauns, milo jones

march 2005:
Sun. 3/6: Paradise Lounge (Allston, MA)
release party for hell train. full band, w/ pants yell, $5, 21+ (or $8, 18+)

february 2005:
Fri. 2/18: Java Hut (Worcester, MA)
solo, w/ the jena campaign

january 2005:
Mon. 1/31: The Red Door (Portsmouth, NH)
solo, w/ seekonk

december 2004:
Tue. 12/7: pipeline! (WMBR Cambridge, MA)
solo, live radio performance.
Fri. 12/10: Pete's Candy Store (Williamsburg, NYC)
solo, w/ with ponies in the surf (alex and camille mcgregor) and milo jones. free!

november 2004:
Sat. 11/6: Faith Kleppinger House Party (Woonsocket, RI)
solo, w/ faith kleppinger, camellia, the jena campaign, the volunteer arms.
Sat. 11/20: The Plan (@ Great Scott) (Allston, MA)
solo, w/ the beatings, jake brennan and the confidence men.

october 2004:
Thu. 10/21: as220 (Providence, RI)
solo, w/ the jena campaign, the volunteer arms.

september 2004:
Mon. 9/6: Zuzu @ Middle East (Cambridge, MA)
solo, w/ the jena campaign, on at 10pm, free

august 2004:
Mon. 8/2: The HOSS (Brighton, MA)
solo, 7pm, w/ the maybellines, the rabbits, the specific heats, balloon fight, and andy lantz
Sat. 8/7: Somerville Theater (Somerville, MA)
solo, part of the 23 Love Songs Project, a live performance of all 23 songs on volume 1 of the Magnetic Fieldsę 69 Love Songs. click here for other bands and details, $12.50 adv/$15.50 day of show.

july 2004:
Thu. 7/1: Sidewalk Cafe (New York, NY)
solo, 8pm, w/ jay gottelmann, nathan moomaw, juanburguesa, the heller theory
Fri. 7/2: Fiume (West Philadelphia, PA)
solo, w/ lewis and clarke
Sat. 7/3: Quiet Storm Coffeehouse (Pittsburgh, PA)
solo, 9pm, w/ sue powers and blue velvet
Mon. 7/5: Harry's Impressions (Baltimore, MD)
solo, 9pm, w/ the solitarians, free
Wed. 7/7: Bickett Gallery (Raleigh, NC)
solo, 9pm, $3
Thu. 7/8: Redux Art Studios (Charleston, SC)
solo, $5, opening of Bill Bolton exhibit
Fri. 7/9: Stardust Video and Coffee (Orlando, FL)
solo, w/ kris nichols
Sat. 7/10: Sacred Grounds (Tampa, FL)
solo, 9:30pm, w/ kris nichols
Wed. 7/14: Pilot Light (Knoxville, TN)
solo, 9pm, w/ jennifer nicely, mark large, form of rocket, 18+, $5
Thu. 7/15: Arsaga's (Crossover Rd.) (Fayetteville, AR)
solo, on at 8pm, w/ colin and fiona,
Fri. 7/16: YJ's (Kansas City, MO)
Sat. 7/17: McFosters Natural Kind Cafe (Omaha, NE)
Sun. 7/18: Cosmic Charlie's Coffeehouse (St. Paul, MN)
solo, 9pm, w/ den, free
Tue. 7/20: Uncommon Ground (Chicago, IL)
solo, on at 8pm, w/ jeff rolka
Wed. 7/21: Cath Coffeehouse (Indianapolis, IN)
Thu. 7/22: High on Rose (Lexington, KY)
solo, 10pm, 21+, $3
Sat. 7/24: The Mudd Puddle (New Paltz, NY)

june 2004:
Fri. 6/11: AS 220 (Providence, RI)
full band, w/ black helicopter, marazine, and syzegy. show starts at 10pm, $6.
Mon. 6/14: The Red Door (Portsmouth, NH)
solo, w/ birthright, black helicopter (acoustic). more info soon. (107 state st.)
Wed. 6/16: The Druid (Cambridge, MA)
listening party for the tongues you have tied. 9pm, free.
Tue. 6/22: Brother Jimmy's BBQ (Cambridge, MA)
cd release party for the tongues you have tied. w/ black helictoper (acoustic) and seekonk (from portland). 9pm, free show!

may 2004:
Sat. 5/8: Abbey Lounge (Somerville, MA)
full band, w/ choo choo la rouge, tony goddess and bigger lovers
Fri. 5/21: Ethical Society (Philadelphia, PA)

april 2004:
Fri. 4/2: Geno's (Portland, ME)
w/ black helicopter, hot tarts, and the enchantments
Fri. 4/9: Wesleyan Univ. (Eclectic) (Middletown, CT)
full band, w/ baobabs, man v. beast, gold, and the ottoman empire
Sat. 4/10: Alfred University (Alfred, NY)
full band
Fri. 4/23: Paradise Lounge (Boston, MA)
solo acoustic, w/ meg hutchinson, rose polenzani

march 2004:
Wed. 3/24: TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA)
full band, on at 9:45 pm, w/ the stairs, fiery furnaces
Tue. 3/30: WERS 88.9 FM (Boston, MA)
solo radio performance, 9am, on "the coffeehouse"

february 2004:
Sat. 2/7: TV Cafe (North Adams, MA)
solo, tv performance
Thu. 2/12: Zuzu's (@ Middle East) (Cambridge, MA)
short solo set w/ alex mcgregor, music starts at 10:30
Thu. 2/19: Jeanie Johnston Pub (Jamaica Plain, MA)
solo, w/ jess mcdonough and dave craft, on at 11pm, free.
Sat. 2/28: Montague Bookmill (Montague, MA)
solo, w/ death vessel and brian michael roff

january 2004:
Thu. 1/8: TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA) [photos]
full band. $7, starts at 9pm, soltero on at 11:45pm. w/ the pilot light, all eyes on, decadence.

december 2003:
Tue. 12/2: Reed College (Portland, OR)
college show
Thu. 12/4: Nocturnal (Portland, OR) [photos]
starts at 8pm, $5, all ages. w/ young man grand, shelley short, kaitlyn ni donovan.
Fri. 12/5: The Shop (Spokane, WA)
starts at 7pm, $3-5 donation, all ages.
Sat. 12/6: Sureshot Cafe (Seattle, WA)
starts at 6pm, cheap or free. w/ brittain ashford.
Sun. 12/7: The Spoke (Eugene, OR)
290 polk st., in the basement, enter through backyard gate. 9pm, $3 donation. w/ mikah sykes and tom heinel.
Tue. 12/9: The Fold (at Silverlake Lounge) (Los Angeles, CA)
starts at 9pm, soltero on at 11pm, $7. w/ dorian wood guilt trip, boxing lesson.

november 2003:
Wed. 11/5: The Space (Portland, ME)
w/ songs:ohia
Sat. 11/22: AS220 (Providence, RI)
w/ international pen pal. $6, starts at 9pm.
Fri. 11/28: Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe (San Francisco, CA)
w/ jeff gutman. free. starts at 8pm.
Sat. 11/29: Tri-Lam House (Santa Cruz, CA)
w/ ghosts of progress + 300 pounds. 5pm show, bbq, outdoors (weather permitting).
Sun. 11/30: Mama Buzz Cafe (Oakland, CA)
1pm, cheap or free.

october 2003:
Sun. 10/19: Zuzu @ The Middle East (Cambridge, MA)
solo, w/ barn burning, free!

september 2003:
Sat. 9/20: Alfred University (Alfred, NY)
w/ alex mcgregor
Sun. 9/28: Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) [photos]
on at 8:30pm, w/ steve shiffman, fresh kills, made out of babies
Tue. 9/30: The Lizard Lounge (Cambridge, MA)
w/ the mobius band

august 2003:
Thu. 8/21: Zeitgeist Gallery (Cambridge, MA)
w/ flora reed, dennis crommett
Tue. 8/26: WMBR 88.1 FM (Cambridge, MA)
radio, solo, between 8-9pm, w/ several other guests. birthday show for jeff breeze.

july 2003:
Sat. 7/12: OfficeOps (Williamsburg, NYC)
solo, "saunterday", 7pm, $10, or $3 w/ potluck
Sat. 7/26: Atlas Bower Books (Providence, RI)
w/ barn burning, free
Tue. 7/29: Pete's Candy Store (Williamsburg, NYC) [photos]
solo, w/ erica smith, the autumn rhythm, starts at 9pm, free

june 2003:
Fri. 6/6: Milky Way (Jamaica Plain, MA)
short short set as part of the hi-fi records going-away party. other bands include mittens, francine, count me outs, shods, the pills. we play at 10.
Sun. 6/22: Midway Cafe (Jamaica Plain, MA) [photos]
w/ whistle-jacket, torrez, dawn landes, 9pm, $7, 21+

may 2003:
Fri. 5/2: a garage @ Dike and Troy St. (Providence, RI)
Sat. 5/3: Zeitgeist Gallery (Cambridge, MA)
stripped-down, w/ the red thread. 11:30pm
Fri. 5/9: Flywheel (Easthampton, MA)
w/ choo choo la rouge, lo-fine
Thu. 5/15: Abbey Lounge (Cambridge, MA)
w/ seekonk, the ninja
Thu. 5/22: TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA)
w/ the common cold, victory at sea
Sat. 5/24: Hi-Fi Records (Jamaica Plain, MA) [photos]
in-store show, around 5pm
Thu. 5/29: WMBR 88.1 FM (Cambridge, MA)
live acoustic set between 9-10pm on "czech for rabbits"

april 2003:
Tue. 4/1: Lizard Lounge (Cambridge, MA)
w/ ad frank, the alps, tickets $7 in adv.
Fri. 4/4: MacRock Festival (Harrisonburg, VA) [photos]
w/ mirah, bro. danielson, of montreal, the mountain goats
Mon. 4/14: Middle East (Up) (Cambridge, MA)
w/ autumn rhythm, eyesores

march 2003:
Sat. 3/1: Abbey Lounge (Somerville, MA)
w/ jennifer o'connor, choo choo la rouge, the in-out, about $6, on at 10pm
Thu. 3/6: Jeanie Johnston Pub (Jamaica Plain, MA)
solo w/ alex mcgregor, autumn rhythm, mittens, FREE
Wed. 3/12: Toad (Cambridge, MA)
solo acoustic, w/ goat, 10pm

february 2003:
Sun. 2/9: Molloy's (Dublin, Ireland)
Mon. 2/10: Voodoo Lounge (Dublin, Ireland)
Sat. 2/22: Villard Rm., Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
"In Tune for Farmworker Justice" w/ the Secret Police, the Kissups, High Caliber, and this Radiant Boy, $4, on after 8pm
Mon. 2/24: Charlie's Kitchen (Cambridge, MA)
w/ kippertin, $4, starts around 9pm

january 2003:
Sat. 1/25: The Space Gallery (Portland, ME)
w/ seekonk
Wed. 1/22: Middle East (Cambridge, MA)
upstairs, "defrocked and kicking the habit" CD release party, w/ the eyesores, joel thibodeau, choo choo la rouge

december 2002:
Mon. 12/16: Middle East (Cambridge, MA) [photos]
"this is christmas" CD release party, upstairs, w/ the sea navy, ed in the refridgerators, santa's little helper
Wed. 12/4: The Druid (Cambridge, MA)
soltero solo, w/ alex mcgregor, one other performer

november 2002:
Thu. 11/7: Someday Cafe (Somerville, MA)
soltero solo, w/ wolf colonel, mark robinson, tinobeat

october 2002:
Thu. 10/10: TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA)
w/ the beatings

East Coast Tour: [tour diary] [photos]
Tue. 10/15: Tasty World (Athens, GA)
w/ the yarbles and mother jackson
Wed. 10/16: PS 211 (Winston Salem, NC)
w/ the mobius band
Thu. 10/17: The Pilot Light (Knoxville, TN)
w/ rube waddell
Fri. 10/18: Tokyo Rose (Charlottesville, VA)
Sat. 10/19: The Talking Head (Baltimore, MD)
w/ aloha, matt dahl trio, and librarians
Sun. 10/20: Grog and Tankard (Washington, DC)
w/ k lazy
Mon. 10/21: Andyman's Tree House (Columbus, OH)
w/ the sun - acoustic
Tue. 10/22: The Fire (Philadelphia, PA)
we play last, w/ one star hotel
Wed. 10/23: Quiet Storm Coffeehouse (Pittsburgh, PA)
Fri. 10/25: Alfred University (Alfred, NY) [photos]
Sat. 10/26: German Haus, Wesleyan Univ. (Middletown, CT)
Mon. 10/28: Charlie's Kitchen (Cambridge, MA)
w/ peepshow and la drugs

september 2002:
Fri. 9/6: Box Party (Boston, MA)
at the shadow box, 229 northampton st.
Tue. 9/10: Pipeline (88.1 fm WMBR)
radio performance, click for webcast
Thu. 9/12: Lizard Lounge (Cambridge, MA)
Fri. 9/20: Harry's (Northampton, MA) [photos]
w/ the mobius band and hackensaw boys (from modest mouse/flaming lips tour)
Fri. 9/27: Colby College (Waterville, ME)
Sat. 9/28: The Skinny (Portland, ME)
w/ peepshow and the holy ghost

august 2002:
Thu. 8/1: Evo's (Ashland, OR)
Sat. 8/3: Cafe Venus (Seattle, WA)
w/ lee rude, john roderick (long winters)
Mon. 8/5: Blackbird (Portland, OR)
w/ the natural history, landing, and nordic
Wed. 8/28: The Druid (Cambridge, MA)
w/ alex mcgregor, star star quarterback

july 2002:
Thu. 7/11: The Lizard Lounge (Cambridge, MA)
w/ the mobius band + maggi, pierce, and ej

"Long Drive" Tour: [tour diary]
Thu. 7/18: Second Story (Bloomington, IN)
w/ impossible shapes
Sun. 7/21: The Hideout (Chicago, IL)
w/ scott tuma, matt marque (truckstop rec.)
Thu. 7/25: The Junction (Omaha, NE)
Sat. 7/27: a party (Albuquerque, NM)
314 14th St. NW

june 2002:
Local (Brooklyn, NY) [photos]
w/ alex mcgregor
White Electric (Providence, RI)
w/ international pen pal, plymouth rock
TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA)
w/ jen hill, casey keenan, alex mcgregor

may 2002:
Abbey Lounge (Cambridge, MA)
w/ red zone cuba, pincushions
Box 6 Party (Boston, MA)
w/ neptune, dresden dolls
TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA)
w/ the audiants, pinebender
Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
The Druid (Cambridge, MA)
w/ alex mcgregor, casey keenan, alex braden

april 2002:
Beckett's Pub (NEMO Showcase) (Allston, MA)
Wheaton College (Norton, MA)
w/ martin finke

march 2002:
Middle East (Cambridge, MA)
w/ colorforms, long winters

february 2002:
The Druid (Cambridge, MA)
w/ martin finke, martin pavlinic

january 2002:
Free Street Taverna (Portland, ME)
w/ peepshow
Mercury Lounge (New York, NY)

2001:
Harry's (Northampton, MA)
w/ mobius band
Middle East (Cambridge, MA)
w/ texas governor
Fire and Water (Northampton, MA)
w/ mobius band
Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
w/ mobius band
TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA)
w/ idaho, certainly sir, verona downs
O'Briens (Allston, MA)
w/ caged heat
Kendall Cafe (Boston, MA)
Pipeline (88.1 fm WMBR)
radio performance
TT The Bears (Cambridge, MA)
w/ mobius band
The Druid (Cambridge, MA)
w/ jeffrey simmons, sea navy