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20 December 04- Farewell
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After nearly eight fantastic years, we've accomplished far more than we ever thought possible and met more great people than we ever expected. We've played in venues we only dreamed of, in cities we'd only read about, and performed alongside bands we've idolized and befriended.
Unfortunately, several factors have led us to the decision that we cannot continue. The biggest difficulty we've failed to overcome is the financial challenge of being in an independent band full-time while maintaining any semblance of a personal life, as well. We're each unwilling to carry on with the band if it's anything less than 100% of our effort, and we're simply unable to do that anymore.
Rest assured that we're parting on good terms and will remain close friends who will most likely collaborate on future projects. It's just that Sea Ray as we know it is now going away.
We're sorry to share this news with you, and if you're anywhere near New York in January, we do sincerely hope you'll come out to the show and let us thank you in person for your support over the years, and also help us celebrate all the amazing times we've been lucky enough to experience with the band.
Our website will remain up, and we'll post news on future projects as they develop.
Thank you all so much for everything. It means more to us than we can hope to express here.
Until next time,
Anne, Colin, Greg, I-Huei, Jeff, Jordan
14 September 04- Tour Dates, Pictures, More
LIVE: Thanks to everyone who came out to the Mercury Lounge recently. Sorry to those who were turned away after it sold out, though. We've just posted east coast US dates for our college and club shows in October. Check out on the TOUR PAGE for more info.
MYSPACE: You, too, can be Sea Ray's friend at www.myspace.com/searay
iTUNES: Stars at Noon is now available for your downloading pleasure. Check out Sea Ray at iTunes
NEW PICTURES: Jasper Coolidge has done it again. He was at our Knitting Factory show and took perhaps the best live photos yet. See them at jenyk.com
NEW SONGS: We're in the early stages of recording now. Watch this space for news.
NEW PRESS: We're a little behind in posting all the new press, but we do have a couple recent interviews with some of the best Bloggers around at Retrobuzz and Information Leafblower. Also, pick up a copy of the new issue of Copper Press at a fine newsstand near you and check out a big Sea Ray feature.
NEW MERCH: We have new shipments of merch arriving all the time. Take a look at all the new shirt and button designs. Summer is a great time to give gifts, after all. And we have some new girly tees that are made for the hot weather.
We've also posted new reviews and a new batch of live photos
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29 June 04- Updates Galore
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Thank you to everyone who braved the cold to pack in at Sin-e last night. It was one of our favorite shows in recent memory and we hope you had fun, too. And extra special thanks go out to KEXP for helping make it such a great time.
March/April tour information should be announced next week. Stay tuned...
We're back home from our 7 week tour of North America. Big thanks to all the amazing people we met and all the great bands we shared stages with. Extra special thanks to The Stills and Metric for so many great nights along the way.
We have lots of embarrassing new pictures in the PHOTO JOURNAL.
Sea Ray is playing WED, JULY 14 at the Knitting Factory NYC with The Album Leaf. There's also a free outdoor show with Ted Leo + The Pharmacists and The Natural History at the end of the month. See the TOUR PAGE for more info.
NEW PRESS: Two great new interviews with some of the best Bloggers around are now up and worth reading at Retrobuzz and Information Leafblower. Also, pick up a copy of the new issue of Copper Press at a fine newsstand near you and check out a big Sea Ray feature.
NEW MERCH: Take a look at all the new shirt and button designs. Summer is a great time to give gifts, after all. And we have some new girly tees that are made for the hot weather.
03 Apr 04- ON TOUR WITH THE STILLS, AND BROOKLYN 4/8
In other news, please join us this Thursday, April 8, at North Six in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We're just back from a month on the road and it will be great to see some familiar faces in the crowd. We're lucky enough to be playing with three of our favorite bands -- The Mobius Band, Illumina, and The Honorary Title. It's also a celebration for our pal Chris Newmyer, as part of a week of festivities that include The Twilight Singers, The Posies, and many more.
Finally, if you missed the live broadcast at KEXP last week, it's available for your streaming pleasure. Just head over to kexp.org and check out the audio archive for 3/22/04 at 9am. The broadcast includes several live performances, including the brand new song, "Stripmine Skyline."
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23 Jan 04- Thanks. | |
Thank you to everyone who braved the cold to pack in at Sin-e last night. It was one of our favorite shows in recent memory and we hope you had fun, too. And extra special thanks go out to KEXP for helping make it such a great time.
March/April tour information should be announced next week. Stay tuned...
20 Jan 04 - Live in NY this week
Advance tickets are still available for our show this Thursday at Sin-e. It's presented by KEXP and will be a night to remember. Other bands on the bill are Mahogany, The Prosaics, On!Air!Library!, Medicine Hat. ... [more info]
The site has been updated to include new show information, new pictures, updated discography, and more new reviews.
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12 Jan 04- KEXP Giveaways, Sin-e show, New Reviews | |
Tune in all this week to win copies of Stars at Noon and tickets to the Jan 22 show at Sin-e (with Prosaics, On!Air!Library! and Medicine Hat). In Seattle, listen on 90.3 FM, or worldwide at http://www.kexp.org each day at noon PST / 3pm EST.
The site has been updated to include new show information, new pictures, updated discography, and more new reviews.
26 Dec 03 - Happy Holidays, Best of Lists, New Reviews, and more!
Happy holidays from us to you.
The site has been updated to include new show information for 2004, new pictures, new merchandise, new booking information, and loads of new reviews, (including some year-end lists)
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18 Nov 03 - Rolling Stone | |
RollingStone.com just posted an amazing review of Stars at Noon. You can find it on our reviews page.
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04 Nov 03 - On Tour
it only makes sense that after playing at the black cat we should nearly run over a black cat in the alley behind the club. luckily no people or cats were hurt. and with that, we launch our new photo journal.
oh, and there are a bunch of new reviews up on this site, too. some of them come from far away places... [+ reviews]
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21 Oct 03 - Album Release, CMJ Show, Tour News | |
Today's the day! Our new album is out in stores in the US today! The music page has more information and links to online retailers, including INSOUND.COM which is featuring the album on its front page and offering it at a great price.
Robert Schneider of the Apples in Stereo has been added to the bill for tomorrow night's CMJ show at the Mercury Lounge. Also playing are The Starlight Mints, Wheat and Josh Ritter, among others... [+ tour]
We've been hand-picked to play with Mojave 3 at the Bowery Ballroom on Nov 10. Tickets for that and our Chicago show are on sale now. Check the TOUR page for ticket links and more tour dates. Look for other confirmed shows with Ted Leo / Pharmacists, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Eaves, The Heavenly States, and more... [+ tour]
New Reviews are up! [+ reviews]
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09 oct 03 - CMJ Show Info, November Tour dates, New Reviews
The tour page has been updated to include information about the Oct 22 New York CMJ show with Starlight Mints, Wheat and Josh Ritter. We've also begun posting the dates for our November tour. [tour]
Tickets for the 11/11 Chicago show at the Double Door (with the Eaves) go on sale this Saturday, 10/11 at Noon (chicago time). [tour]
We're constantly adding new reviews to the aptly-titled "Reviews" page. [reviews]
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18 sept 03 - New Reviews, New Photos, Bowery Tickets, Video Shoot | |
We've posted a Stars at Noon review from the new issue of The Face (UK). [reviews]
Photos from the Sin-e show earlier this month are now up. [images]
Advance tickets for the 9/28 Bowery Ballroom show are still available, but going fast. [tour]
We're going to shoot the video for Quiver very soon here in New York. We'll post a link when it's finished.
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04 sept 03 - Bowery Ballroom announcement
Sea Ray will be playing September 28 at the Bowery Ballroom with Clem Snide and Califone. Tickets and more info are on the TOUR page.
We hope to have pictures from the sold out show at Sin-e posted very soon. Thanks to all who came out.
26 aug 03 - CMJ + New Show | |
An excellent review of Stars at Noon appears in the new issue of CMJ New Music Report. It's issue 829 (Sept. 1) for those keeping track. Read it here or in the Reviews section.
Also, we're happy to announce a surprise show presented by Vice Magazine -- Wed, Sept. 3 at Sin-e with The Stills and other special guests. Click here for more info and tickets.
10 aug 03 - Home Sweet Home: | |
Back from the short and sweet tour with Snowglobe and Matt Pond PA, we're already working on our next outing. Thanks to everyone who gave us places to stay or fed us when we rolled through town.
We've also decided to play a show here in NYC in late September and will announce the details soon.
The Chicago show should be archived at dcn.com shortly. We'll post the link when we get it.
07 aug 03 - On Tour: | |
Last night, we brought Pittsburgh to its knees. Next door, a man was yelling to us from his upstairs window about softball. We all received some free vegetarian food, except for Greg, who had to pay. The turnout was pretty good, even though Bruce Springsteen was playing downtown. The creamsicle sodas were delectable. They don't serve alcohol, but you can get a six pack of PBR for $4.50 just down the street. Tim from Snowglobe gave Jeff a massage during "45th Parallel." A good time was had by all.
If you're not in Chicago, you can still watch tonight's show by clicking here at 11pm EST. It's a free live webcast.
06 aug 03 - On Tour: | |
Greetings from Cincinnati. After surviving some major flooding in Brooklyn a few days ago, we finally made it to Newport, KY last night for the show and had a great time. Our shoes are still wet, but after enjoying some post-show VH1-Classics, everything seems like it's going to be just fine.
There's a feature in this week's Chicago New City for tomorrow's show at the Double Door.
We're on our way to Pittsburgh now. Eddie Grant is on the radio. Hope to see you soon.
28 jul 03 - New Tour Dates: | |
The dates for our swift little run through the midwest with Snowglobe and Matt Pond PA are up on the tour page now. Sorry about Richmond. We promise to make it there soon... We'll have a new tour journal up and running once we hit the road for Cincinnati.
Many more touring plans are in the works for the next few months. Stay tuned for info...
You can now order cds and shirts direct from the site on the music page.
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8 jul 03 - Radar Bros. Show, Midwest Tour, Album Art: | |
We're delighted to announce our upcoming show with the excellent Radar Bros. on Sunday, July 20 at the Mercury Lounge. More info...
We've just posted the album cover for our new record Stars At Noon on the music page. The album will be out in the US this October on The Self-Starter Foundation. Information about labels in other countries will be posted soon.
Finally, our upcoming tour of the Midwest and beyond will be posted here very very soon...
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20 jun 03 - new reviews, new album: |
Thanks to everyone that came to the big rock show at the Mercury Lounge last night. Broken Social Scene might be our new favorite band. Apologies to all who were left standing outside the Mercury Lounge, though. It sold out early and we're sorry that so many people couldn't get in.
We have new artwork and a new website, both of which will be online soon. For now, we've posted some new reviews.
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2 jun 03 - Back from tour, new album: |
It's good to be home. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows or gave us a place to stay last week. We can't wait to come back.
In other news, we can finally announce that our new album Stars at Noon will be available late this summer on the excellent label The Self-Starter Foundation. Tracklist and more information can be found on our music page
Finally, we're excited to be playing with our friends Orange Park and Awek, along with Broken Social Scene at the Mercury Lounge on June 19.
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5 may 03 - Bowery Pictures, Longwave Tour:
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Thanks to all who came out to our show at the Bowery Ballroom this weekend. We're looking forward to our upcoming Southeast tour with Longwave.
If you missed the Bowery show, you can read all about it and see some really incredible shots here (thanks to the great jasper coolidge)
There are also some more shots and a writeup (in French) right here
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12 apr 03 - More show news:
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We're pleased to announce that Sea Ray will be performing Sat., May 3 at New York's Bowery Ballroom with our pals Longwave.
More info about the Bowery show, along with the May 15 compilation release party can be found here.
Finally, click here to read the first review of our forthcoming album. The review comes to us from France, so it will help if you speak the language. And to the collectors out there, please note that the track listing on that page may not be the final one that will appear on the record.
Big news on that album release is coming very very soon....
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9 mar 03 - Show news:
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Apologies and thanks to all who waited in line at Pianos in the cold and still couldn't get in to the show. The venue was over capacity and we pleaded with them to let more people in, but with no luck. We'll make it up to you next time! Thanks to all who made it in for being so enthusiastic.
There are a few tickets left for our March 22 show at Maxwell's (with Bettie Serveert). They're going fast, so buy yours in advance to be sure...
In other news, Alexis, a member of our excellent live film crew, is doing a call for entries for a new video show... interested? www.collectiveye.com for more info
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18 feb 03 - Show news:
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 Thanks to everyone who came out to the 2/15 show at the Mercury. We had a great time.
We have a brand new poster for our upcoming show -- March 8 at Pianos, here in NYC. Click the image to the left to see it. or click here for more show info. We're playing with a few other bands that appear on the 'NY: The Next Wave' compilation. See below for more info.
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15 jan 03 - Lots of news for the new year:
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New show announcement: Saturday Feb. 15 at the Mercury Lounge. Click here for info. We have some other shows confirmed and will announce them soon.
"Revelry" will be featured on an upcoming compilation of NYC bands, released by Kanine Records. The CD will be out in March in the US, Canada, England, Benelux, Germany, Japan, and Australia.
WOXY.com recently did a nice feature on us. Click
here to read it.
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24 nov 02
Thanks to all who have requested Sea Ray at WOXY. For the third week now, "Revelry" is #1! They've also started playing "Nicholas Ray."
We've also posted a new Revelry review in the Reviews section
18 nov 02
#1 again at WOXY this week- Check out this MP3
4 nov 02
We're happy to report that as of today, Sea Ray is the #1 most requested artist at 97X - WOXY in Cincinnati.
Check them out already and listen to win a copy of Revelry!
20 oct 02:
Revelry is available at Other Music (NYC), Everybody's Records (Cincinnati), Insound.com, and via direct mail order from us. The stores keep selling out faster than we can re-stock them, so thanks for being patient!
4 jul 02:
"Revelry" EP is at college radio now!
click here to see a list of stations playing Revelry!
18 mar 02:
Nic Harcourt of Los Angeles' KCRW has been playing "Revelry" regularly for the past few weeks on the world famous "Morning Becomes Eclectic". If you're in California, tune in on one of their many channels; everywhere else, listen online at kcrw.org. Nic also featured us on the March 10 edition of the weekly nationwide NPR program "Sounds Eclectic"
21 feb 02:
London's rock station 104.9 FM - XFM chose Sea Ray to be their "Featured Unsigned Band"
** LISTEN!** as DJ Claire Sturgess talks about the band and plays her favorite track off the new EP
the song was played in full, but we edited it down for your listening pleasure
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