| Nitro Records signs Much The Same |
[24 Jan 2006|04:14pm] |
So we never use this thing anymore but for those of you who hadn't heard elsewhere.. we're now on Nitro Records! MuchTheSame.com has a new design and news about the signing so check it out!
And if you haven't yet, go join up at www.myspace.com/muchthesame
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| we are still alive, and breathing.... |
[09 May 2005|08:17pm] |
i just wanted to drop a quick line to tell everyone we are still writing our new record. and yes, its taking us a little longer than we had anticipated but we'd rather write a good record than a shitty one. we dont know whether we will be done with the writing process in time for an '05 release, but the new songs so far are faster, harder and i can say with confidence its better than the old stuff. so hopefully you all wont forget about us. we ask you to be patient and still be with us when the time comes. and we are playing WARPED TOUR CHICAGO again this year too. unfortunately, i wont be able to play since i am the best man in my brother's wedding, so our good buddy Mook (the orginial drummer) will be taking my place. we also have lots of chicagoland shows coming up too so go to our website!
www.muchthesame.com
Jevin
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[02 Dec 2004|10:12am] |
Saturday, December 4 @ 6pm
MUCH THE SAME
SPLIT HABIT
BOSIO
DIVIDE BY ZERO
GYRE
Depaul University
McGaw Hall Room 130
802 N. Belden
Chicago, IL
$7 at door / $5 w/ student ID
We're playing THREE new songs that aren't on our album! Come check 'em out!
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| Zipup hoodies in ALL sizes, one week only! |
[22 Nov 2004|05:06pm] |
 Due to popular demand, we are going to make a special limited order of zipup hoodies even though we are not touring this winter. For this week only (Sunday the 28th is the last day orders will be accepted) you can choose ANY size between Youth Small and XXX-Large! We should have these in time to get them to you by Christmas, so if you want one and don't have the cash right now, go tell your family to grab it up while they still can. These sold well last year and will not be made again so don't miss out!
Much The Same Online Store
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| TONIGHT in Arlington Heights, IL |
[19 Nov 2004|08:45am] |
Friday, November 19, 2004
Knights of Columbus
15 N. Hickory, Arlington Heights, IL
The Audition / Just Left / Much The Same / Mayfield / Missing Autumn / 2nd Star
5:30pm
Only $5!
Tonight we'll be playing three new songs, including one that has never been played for anyone before! We're very excited to be breaking out new songs for Chicagoland as we progress in writing the new record. Come on out and let us know what you think!
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| Pictures from Marquette, MI |
[10 Nov 2004|09:34am] |
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Our friend Kelly took some pictures at our show in Marquette with the Suicide Machines.. they'll be posted in the comments of this message as soon as she gets to it!
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| Our old EP and new shirts for sale! |
[28 Oct 2004|09:45am] |
Hey everybody, we're back from our touring and have some merchandise left over that we're making available on our web site, some of these have never been available online before so make sure you come over to our site and check this stuff out!
Also available (in very limited numbers) is our first EP, Caught Off Guard! We just found a few of them and since we're constantly asked about them we decided to sell them online for you die-hard fans.
Much The Same Online Catalog
Also on a side note, we are writing a lot of new songs right now for a new album and we're really excited about them. They are more diverse than the ones on our first record, and yet a lot more focused and definitely developing into a unique sound that we can call our own. But don't worry not much is changing from the sound you've grown to expect from us, we're just getting better at being ourselves! So when we start touring again we will be playing a couple new songs a night to test them out on you guys, so that when we record (hopefully in the summer) it will be the best possible album we can create.
Last but not least we do have 4 more shows in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan coming up, which will likely be our last shows outside Chicagoland of the year, but don't worry, we're working on a month-long tour in January right now.
Thu. Nov 4 - Monomonie, WI (FREE!)
Fri. Nov 5 - Rock Falls, IL (w/ Action Action, Liars Academy)
Sat. Nov 6 - Marquette, MI (FREE! w/ Suicide Machines)
Sun. Nov 7 - Poplar Grove, IL (w/ Sugarcult)
As always you can get all the details for these shows at the Much The Same Shows Page.
Don't forget to check out the merch, and we'll see you on the road again soon!
Gunner / Much The Same
www.muchthesame.com
www.myspace.com/muchthesame
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| Much The Same midwest tour |
[14 Oct 2004|06:02pm] |
Hey everybody.. we are heading through the midwest over the next three weeks:
w/ BLUEPRINT 76 (ex-SUICIDE MACHINES)
10/15 - Springfield, IL
10/17 - Huntington, WV (also w/ THE CODE)
10/19 - Wilkes-Barre, PA
10/20 - Buffalo, NY
10/21 - Detroit, MI
10/22 - Flint, MI w/ SUICIDE MACHINES, THE SWELLERS
10/23 - Mount Pleasant, MI
w/ AUDIO KARATE, BLEED THE DREAM, FIRESCAPE
10/24 - Chicago, IL
10/25 - Indianapolis, IN
10/26 - Cedar Falls, IA
11/04 - Monomonie, WI (FREE!!)
11/05 - TBA
11/06 - Marquette, MI w/ SUICIDE MACHINES (FREE!)
11/07 - Poplar Grove, IL w/ SUGARCULT
Check out the web site for up-to-date details and directions.
Also make sure to come by our Myspace page if you're into that sort of thing, or want to hear some mp3s.
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| Much The Same in Chicago on October 24 |
[14 Oct 2004|05:10pm] |
Sunday, October 24 @ 5pm
MUCH THE SAME (A-F Records)
AUDIO KARATE (Kung Fu Records)
BLEED THE DREAM
FIRESCAPE (mbrs. of Something Corporate)
FLYING JUST BELOW RADAR
The Bottom Lounge
3206 N. Wilton Ave.
Chicago, IL
$8 advance, $10 at door
Tickets available at mpshows.musictoday.com
Much The Same mp3s at myspace.com/muchthesame
Please post this around to your friends.. this is our first Chicago show since Warped Tour and another is not being planned yet, so we'd really like to see this place get packed!
Gunner
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| Going home |
[02 Oct 2004|04:42am] |
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Tonight was our last show for the September tour. Tomorrow we are going to demo a couple new songs just for fun with our good friends in The Swellers. Sorry, we will probably not be putting this stuff out. This tour has had many ups and downs and though we' have had more good times than bad I am looking forward to laying in my bed and hanging out with my dog even if it is only for like a week before we leave again. I feel really bad because we forgot to mention our good friend Matt in Georgia who treated us very very well. Those steaks where awesome dude. I'd also like to thank the good people that run The Spot for letting us stay and practice last night. We finished one song and started 2 more. I'm really excited about the way our new songs are coming out and I can't wait to finish them and play them live. If you want to know how they sound all I can tell you is we're still playing fast. well it's about time to sleep since i really haven't like in two days. Thanks to all of you who put us up and came to our shows. It means the world.
peace, Franky
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| I have a little bit less teeth now. |
[30 Sep 2004|01:08am] |
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So tonight we had an awesome show in Evansville, IN after spending 3 days off at our friend Brooke Rockett's house. We had a good time at her house and she was very hospitable! But yeah the show was great, except for in the first 10 seconds of the first song, the kids went a little too wild (which is always a good thing) and knocked the mic into my mouth, chipping my front tooth. I'm not happy about this at all because I don't have dental insurance and now my tooth looks goofy. But oh well, at least it happened as a result of people loving my band, I guess I can't complain that much about it. .. Nah yes i can.
We've got 2 more shows left until we're home for 10 days, I'm excited about that, and then we go out with Blueprint 76 which should be a good time.
We've also got some chicagoland shows coming up for those of you in the area make sure to check out the site to find out about those!
See you all soon we hope!
Oh yeah, and we've been getting asked when we're going up to the northwest again, and the best I can say is, it looks like we'll be touring again in January.. not sure totally where but it's definitely possible we'll get out there. Keep an eye out we should know in the next few weeks!
Gunner
PS. Brooke says hi!
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Ok, so it's been awile and I apologize for us not being on top of the whole posting thing. So let's see... In california I got a speading ticket and I was driving in the wrong lane, but as my boys in NWA would say "Fuck da police." Then in Huntington Beach went down to the beach till 5 in the morning where Danno and i put on a nature show where we invented our own animals. I guess you had to be there to see the humor in it. Then in Florida me and Dan went down to the beach where the Atlantic Ocean gave us quite a pummeling. By the way, this is not in chronological order. In Lubbock TX we went to a bar where Jevin was going up to these girls saying"Now I know what you're thinking, and yes, I am in a band." The fun part was that they couldn't speak english. But I think Jevin did a good job of bringing our two cultures together. Other than that it's been a whole lot of driving and reading. I however have a very impresive record for showering right now. I've managed to bathe everyday. So come talk to me at the shows cause I don't smell. well i guess that's all. I know Jevin's mom reads this thing sometimes so i would like to extend my love to her for getting us the hotel in Phoenix.
peace, Franky
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| you got to slow this mothafucka down... |
[12 Sep 2004|01:37pm] |
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we are in phoenix right now, we've been here since friday since our show in victorville was cancelled. on our day off last night we were lucky enough to see Face to Face. franky was very happy about this considering F2F is one of his favorite bands. the show on friday here was interesting. there were 4 people there, and i played probly the worst show of my life. during "wish" my entire hi-hat stand fell over. i think it was cuz dan was burning ants alive earlier at the flying j, and us playing a bad show was karma for making those things suffer. therefore franky has decided to build a shrine to the ant. the shows in iowa city and gallup were very cool. blythe from gallup and her mom showed us awesome hospitality by making us burgers and letting us crash. thanks for that. tonite we play with musical gods A Wilhelm Scream, its gonna be awesome seeing them again. hopefully the ant god will be kind to us. take er easy.
jevin
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| Tonight in Wheaton, IL |
[03 Sep 2004|12:29pm] |
Hey everybody, we're playing at the Wheaton Community Center tonight! This is our first show in Chicagoland since Warped Tour and our next one in the area will be over a month from now, so tonight's the night! Come check us out with our new drummer, new merch, and most importantly: two new songs!
Friday, Sept. 3
Wheaton Community Center
1777 S. Blanchard
Wheaton, IL
5pm, $6
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| Fireside=( |
[29 Aug 2004|12:54am] |
The 1st show I ever went to at the firside bowl was 8 years ago. I went and saw Diesel Boy and Goober Patrol. I also had the Pleasure of seeing Reel Big Fish and Alkaline Trio there all before they got to big for the joint. When i was told by Gunner I was going to get to play there my heart sored. It was such an amazing piece of not only Chicago punk history, but it gives me the fondest memories of my youth. When i think of the Chicago venues, it will always be the one I call home. Thank you fireside for being a very happy 8 years of my life, and thanks to all who came to our shows there and sang with us. I'll never forget.
Peace, Franky
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| scratch that... |
[21 Aug 2004|07:33pm] |
Toledo show was cancelled due to some kind of mixup with our agency. Bummer. Luckily we were still near my girlfriend's house so now we're back and all 4 of us went jetskiing this time. Tonight, grilling and the hottub, tomorrow, tubing. Best 2 days off on tour, ever.
Sorry to those of you who were coming tonight, we had no idea until a few hours before the show. Good thing we called ahead.. we'll see you all soon (or you could just drive to cleveland if you're that upset about it!)
Gunner
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| The continuing saga... |
[21 Aug 2004|12:24pm] |
The last couple shows have been pretty cool.. Saginaw, MI was a lot of fun.. too many bands in my opinion (8 or 9!) but a good number of good ones so that makes it all worth it. Thanks to everyone who rocked out with us at that show and make sure to check out a band called The Swellers, who are from Flint, I believe. Great band.
After that show we drove to my girlfriend's farm which was on the way to our next show.. it was nice to sleep in beds and then go jetskiing on their lake. Danno and I had tons of fun while Jevin and Franky wussed out. And of course it's wonderful to see my girlfriend for the second time on this tour, definitely helps keep me sane.
Then we drove to Elkhart, IN where we played in a barn and nobody knew we were going to be there. Luckily we surprised some people and had a good show overall. Just as my voice is finally coming back from being blown out at warped tour, i'm starting to get sick. My nose is running non-stop.. what fun.
Tonight we play in Toledo.. we've had some great shows there before but it's been a while so hopefully they haven't forgotten about us.
That's it for me, over and out.
Gunner
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| i like music, not noise |
[19 Aug 2004|03:35am] |
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jevin here with danno at a flying j at 3:30 in the morn in the butthole of the U.S. (ohio). the show tonite was bunk. it was an insult to music. 3 bands, plus much the same, and lets say people were not exactly there to see us. the local "screamo/noise" bands played to their special lady friends, and then packed up and left. thanks turds. we still had fun tho, even if no one liked us. [gunner's note: we should make it clear that the first 2 bands weren't cool at all and the last band, who booked the show, while nice kids, weren't a real band as far as i could tell and were just messing around and screaming.. and according to their own livejournal did not even try to promote the show until the day before, hence the lame night.]
dan is a happy man cuz charter cigarettes are only $1.85, so he can stop rolling his own of the 'southern specials'(confederate tobacco). we all had some drinks today at an irish pub while goonbier made copies. we met a nice bartender named samantha who gave dan a cigarette, and soda bread was had by all. erik got drunk again and showed her his zorch. just kidding. we are done with warped tour now, which is kind of a bummer, but also cool. we were able to hang out with the shira girls in their rv in columbus. that was awesome. frank played with fallout boy and jumped around. he wont ever play in an amphitheatre again moooooooohahahahahahahaha.
for the record, johnstown, pa was the most fun so far on the tour. who thought formal dance parties could be fun. you rock j-town. to everyone who bought our cd or watched us at warped tour, thank you for making this all worthwhile. you are all sweethearts and dan loves you. i dont.
love,
jevy and danny
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