August 2011

XX Tour Diary: Delaware and DC

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 2 comments

REHOBOTH Sunday, June 26th • We decided to drive a little bit out of our way in order to have a day at • the beach. I woke up characteristically late. Some of the crew guys were out • on bikes on what I was told was a recon mission to assess the best places to • hang out and make a plan …

XX Tour Diary: Hardcore Hang & Then We Got Crabs.

Monday, August 22, 2011 - leave a comment

PHILADELPHIA Friday, June 24th • I woke up really late again. Not quite 5:30pm but well after noon. The last time the band was here I feel like it was pretty dark. Things feel pretty light on this tour. Andrew was amazing on the tubs. We played “G Turns To D” and it was so fast and crazy/fun I …

XX Tour Diary: Pittsburgh

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 3 comments

PITTSBURG Thursday, June 23rd • I woke up in Pittsburg at 5:30pm! Really. Everybody had a full day before I even woke up. I heard stories and saw lots of pictures of the Andy Warhol museum. I saw nothing. • Pittsburg and Baltimore are the 2 places on this tour where we’ve only ever played once …

XX Tour Diary: Toronto & Toronto (& Toronto)

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 2 comments

Editor's Note: It is a rather interesting coincidence that this blog post is going up just before yet another Toronto play. This Friday (August 5, 2011) Sloan will be performing a free, outdoor, all-ages, licensed show at Ontario Place's new "Echo Beach" stage. Chris would suggest that I should …