This is the only one for the week...

Hello all,

I apologize for the lack of updates this week.

It's been the most turbulent week of my life. I'd like to say my Fall break was enjoyable, however it wasn't. Maybe next week shall be better. I believe it will be.

The Motions are on an extended break right now. I don't know what the future holds for us. I'm writing songs. Whatever that means.

We have some shows in the next month. So we'll see what happens.

We're submitting to SXSW this week. Get ready Austin. We will rip that city wide open.

College is getting unbearable. It's hard to do the band and college. However, the band takes priority over college. I apologize to anyone who thinks otherwise.

Contrary to popular belief, The Motions ARE NOT breaking up. The thought hasn't even crossed our minds.

We're very young. Watch us grow up.

You can download our debut single for free at:

www.themotions.bandcamp.com

Taste of the day:

My record of the day would have to be "#1 Record" by Big Star. Big Star might be the most underrated band ever. They are incredible. "Radio City" is awesome as well. Go listen. You will be pleased.

See ya soon,

-toby

Another blahggggg.....

Hello,

I just wanted to let everyone know that we're playing a couple of shows tonight. That's right. Two shows in one night. We're like Phil Collins at Live Aid.

We're gonna kick things off at the Princess Theater in Columbus. Get there around 8:30 or so to see the full lineup. It's killer in my opinion. We'll be playing a shorter set than usual. Consider it a greatest hits set, without the hits.

Later in the night, we'll be playing at the Booth in Tuscaloosa. This place has history. It's our first time to play there and we're like a bunch of star struck kids. We're thrilled to be playing here.

We'll be playing with fellow Hackberry Records artists Callooh! Callay!. They'll kick things off around 10:30 and we shall start whenever we can get there and get everything set up. It'll be a good one ladies and gents. Come out. We adore you Tuscaloosa.

Random Thoughts:

Thom Yorke and Flea are now in a band together. Could be incredibly cool. If we have any Los Angeles readers, their first show is tonight at the Echoplex. Go check it out and report back to me. It should be phenomenal.

Taste of the day:

"The Argument" by Fugazi. Might be there best record. Definitely in my top 25 of the decade. Let's hope they put out another record. Ian McKaye, you're a genius.

No shout outs today.

Sorry.

-toby

More updates....

I have recently come to the realization that it is very convenient to update this thing while sitting in English class.

College....

I'm pretty underwhelmed by college at this point. But that's a different story for a different time.

As far as the motions go,

We're still kicking away. We've got some exciting new song ideas that I am thrilled to release to the world. The band is tighter than ever. We've started doing some weird things in a couple of old songs just to keep it interesting. Hopefully you all will enjoy it.

We're playing at the Princess Theater on Friday with a slew of bands including Winston Audio. Come see this show. They're a really fun live band.

We'll kick off around 9:30, being that we're the opener. It should be a delightful evening. Also, just because we're opening doesn't mean we will tone anything down. Expect a solid 45 minute set from us. We'll also close with a song that we haven't played in 11 months. So it should be interesting. Come by and tell us hello. I promise we will, more than likely, not hate you.

Shout outs:

Callooh! Callay! - The newest addition to the promising Hackberry Records roster. We're proud to be labelmates with these guys (and girl).

Reed Watson - For keeping the T-Town scene alive. Do it big Mr. Watson. Do it big.

Jimmy Jordan - For being the most interesting Twitterer that I follow. Check this man out. His intelligence is only rivaled by his wittiness.

Taste of the day:

"Brighten The Corners" by Pavement. This is my favorite Pavement record at the moment. I'm sure you will like it to. I'm pretty excited for NYC on September 23rd, 2010. Hell yes.

Hope all's well.

-toby

Ladies and gentlemen...

How's it going? It's been over a month since I updated this thing. I need to get better.

Some things have happened that I shall fill you in on.

I had laryngitis last week. It wiped out any sort of practice and it was pretty rough.

We played a house party in Tuscaloosa a couple weeks ago. I believe it's known as "The Depot".

It's DJ Bin Rockin's house. His real name escapes me at this point. I believe it's Josh.

What Josh does for Tuscaloosa is important. It's an incredible thing to be able to play at a party like that. We're truly grateful for that opportunity.

To the asshole who stole a bunch of stuff: You're a burden to society. You're lucky we didn't kill you.

Josh, we'd love to do a benefit show for you. If you're up for it, get in touch with us.

We played at Boondocks in Tupelo the Friday before that with a band called Lindale Circle and Cameron Moore. They're great. The show was great. We actually sold some shit. Thank you Tupelo, Lindale Circle, and Cameron Moore.

We're going to be taking a 4 week break during October to collect our thoughts and write some new songs for all you folks.

The ideas we're working on are really great. Kinda laid back. We're integrating the keys a lot into our new stuff as well as our old tunes. I think you will all be pleased.

Before our break, we'll be playing at the Princess Theatre in Columbus, MS with Winston Audio and Lindale Circle on October 2nd (this Friday). Come to this show. It'll be a good night of music.

Our next show after that will be, more than likely, a Halloween show with the Jarheads in Starkville. We're looking for dress up ideas. Throw them at us folks.

We'll be at Zachary's in Columbus on November 6th for Max's, our drummer's, sweet 16. He's 16 years old so come see him. He'd love it.

We're now on Hackberry Records.

Check it out at: www.hackberryrecords.com

There's also a sweet T-Town blog that Reed Watson is running at:

http://15thstreetdinah.wordpress.com/

There's a mini-interview with me on there somewhere.

He's doing a great thing, so keep informed.

Also, check out all our label mates.

We're privileged to be on a label with some really great acts.

Hopefully y'all will be able to hear some new tunes soon.

No word on when we will begin to record.

I really want to put out a cool 45". I don't know if it will actually happen or not, but it's nice to dream big.

A few shout outs:

Mikey and Mary (Shoestring Galleries)- Great photographers from the T-Town area.

Mary Margaret Alexander- Great artist from the Starkville/Columbus area. She painted our bass drum and it looks sick. Thank you from all of us here.

DJ Bin Rockin - For doing what you do. You're a beast.

Nick Cave - For writing a kick ass book in "The Death Of Bunny Munroe"

Also, my recommendation for the day is:

"Summerteeth" by Wilco.

I know everybody talks about "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot", but to me "Summerteeth" is just as good. Go give it a shot. It doesn't get mentioned enough.

Hope all's well.

-toby

The new school year has begun....

What's up everyone? Quite a bit has happened since my last entry. The biggest thing probably is that we embarked on our first tour in late July. We went all the way to Austin TX while on the road. My personal favorite show of the tour was at the Continental Club in Austin. It was truly an honor to be a part of that show. We played with Moonlight Towers and Slowtrain and they both put on killer shows. So in short, the tour was a success. It was exhausting. But it was also enjoyable.

We've been playing shows pretty consistently for the last few weeks as well. We played in Starkville last Friday with the Jarheads at the Shop. Really fun. Pretty much a house party. Reminded me of something Minor Threat would've done.

Last Saturday was our big return to Egan's. And we did it big. We played with our good friends Dark Knights Of Camelot and had a huge turnout. I think we both played killer shows.

This Friday we'll be at Little Willie's in Tuscaloosa. Come out if you're around.

Check our myspace for dates and songs and things. Funnnnn.

We've also recently purchased a Nord keyboard. Be ready for some new things. We're currently in the writing process for our next record. No telling when it'll be recorded but we are working on songs.

Keep it between the ditches.

-toby

What we've been up to....

So, lately things have been busy. But that's no excuse for me to forget about this thing. We have been playing quite a few shows lately and are heading out tomorrow on our first mini tour. We're really excited. So check our myspace for dates and if you're in the area stop by and say hi. We've been writing a lot lately and shall be playing 1 or 2 new songs on the tour. I'm looking forward to getting these songs road tested. So yeah, we're headed to Austin on July 23rd to play at the Continental Club. Hell yeah. We're gonna be ready.

thanks,

toby

I'm terrible at blogging...

New blog coming soon.