Birth Of A Nickname + David Bazan Show + Summer Darling CA Mini Tour Announced

All the boys who have ever been in Summer Darling have the same nickname: Manny. We're all Manny. It can be confounding hanging out with a group of us because we all call each other Manny. Someone how through inflection and subject matter, we can tell which Manny is being addressed. This actually started in my old band ten years ago. We were on our way to play this festival outside of Portland and this dude tagged along that kept inexplicably calling us all Manny. Roadtrips lend themselves to this sort of perpetuating nomenclature so Manny stuck.

This weekend I witnessed the birth of a new nickname. Saturday night my friend was crowned "Muffin Top." I suppose I could go through the specifics of how and why this nickname came about, but I prefer to let you use your imagination. Now this nickname probably would've died out if this same group of friends hadn't hung out again the very next night at our David Bazan house show. In fact, the lucky recipient of this nickname involved himself in a bit of self-aware myth making by wearing a cummerbund to the show. This resulted in a spirited discussion, much akin to a democratic roundtable, about whether the nickname should include this new twist in the tale. The consensus: this gentleman will now be known as Cummermuffin. As a nickname it's a bit bulky off the tongue, so good news, sir, I give this nickname a week before you go back to being plain ol' Chris.

Below I've posted two selections from last night's show. If you were there, then I don't need to reiterate, but for those who weren't I'll just say it's a unique and special experience, and if you are a Bazan fan it is absolutely worth your time and effort to check one of these shows out. He mentioned he'll be doing more of them later this year, so you'll have your chance. In the meantime you can catch Bazan with a full band live at Alex's in Long Beach on March 8th.

Summer Darling CA Mini Tour Dates

We are playing a few shows this upcoming weekend and we would love to see you all in person. We get to hang out so infrequently these days with our crazy lifestyles, so make it a point to come out to one of these shows and connect with some friends, share some laughs and some beers and enjoy some great music. Each show features a lineup handpicked by us and we will be road-testing selections from our new record which is set for a tentative release date of end of June/early July on Origami Vinyl.

Saturday Jan 23rd @ Basement, Long Beach, CA w/ TWO GUNS and KISSING COUSINS

Sunday Jan 24th @ Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA w/ HIGHWAY PATROL and REDUCED TO RUIN

Tuesday Jan 26th @ Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA w/ SHILOE, BY SUNLIGHT, and VANAPRASTA