Owen Ashworth
@advancebase
Formerly the dude from Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, currently the dude from Advance Base Chicago, Illinois
Audrey Hobert got the best art I've ever seen on the Thalia Hall chalkboard
Big thanks to Pedro the Lion & Moontype for an incredibly fun & special run of shows. I wanna do that every weekend.
My kid & I are currently driving cross country to deliver this George L. Berg painting & a banjo to my brother in California. Photos from the Southwestern US to follow.
We've added another show to the Advance (Moon) Base (type) summertime Midwest tour July 20- Kalamazoo, MI @ Glow Hall w/ Pedro the Lion Tickets & info: advancebasemusic.com
Moontype & I had so much fun playing songs together on our spring west coast tour that we've decided to do it again. In July, we're teaming up to play three Advance (Moon) Base (type) full band Midwest shows, including two supporting Pedro the Lion. Tickets & info: advancebasemusic.com
Toronto tonight at the Baby G doors 8 Little kid 830 Nicholas Krgovich 915 Advance Base 10
I'm thrilled to share that Advance Base is playing at this year's Sound & Gravity festival. It's happening September 3-6 across Chicago's Bricktown neighborhood. So many great artists are playing. This is going to be fun. Tickets & info here: soundandgravity.org
Tour is over. Time to drive home. I love music, I love people, I love mystery, I love life. Thanks, everybody.
ADVANCE BASE, MOONTYPE & BOBBIE IN CALIFORNIA Mar 24- Oakland, CA @ Thee Stork Club Mar 25- Los Angeles, CA @ The Moroccan Lounge **6PM EARLY SHOW Mar 26- San Ysidro, CA @ El Salon Theatre **FREE SHOW TICKETS & INFO advancebasemusic.com
Tonight in Portland, OR at the Showdown: 8pm bobbie 9pm Moontype 10pm Advance Base
I set up some Advance Base shows in Ontario & neighboring territories for late April/ early May & asked some good pals to play, too. I love what I do. Hope to see you out there. Tickets & info at advancebasemusic.com
Advance Base + Moontype spring tour kicks off tonight with a free show at Pageturners Lounge in Omaha, NE. Local hero Sean Pratt opens. Denver tomorrow.
One week from today in Chicago, Illinois Advance Base headlines at a merciful 9:15 PM Tickets & info: www.hideoutchicago.com/shows/advanc...
Tonight in Cincinnati, OH Wussy with special guests Advance Base & Moontype Tickets & info: www.cincyticket.com/eventperform...
Advance Base & Moontype's big Carolina run starts tonight in Columbia, SC 2/22 Columbia, SC @ The Spaze (w/ Cubs) 2/23 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor (w/ Motocrossed) 2/24 Asheville, NC @ Static Age (w/ i26connector) 2/25 Greensboro, NC @ Etc. (w/ Panes) 2/26 Durham, NC @ The Pinhook (w/ Moon Racer)
Tonight in Knoxville, TN at my beloved Pilot Light www.freshtix.com/events/advan...
We've added Nebraska, Arizona & New Mexico shows to the Advance Base & Moontype March+ tour BUT FIRST there's a whole entire Advance Base & Moontype February tour happening. Tickets & more at advancebasemusic.com
It's the 20th anniversary of Etiquette, the 4th album by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. I'll always remember Etiquette as the album that came to me in a dream. Near the end of 2004, I only had a few songs written for my 4th album when I dreamt that it was already finished & had leaked.