National Treasure 3: The Riddle of The Subsidies

This is a particularly difficult time for Subsidies fans. We're about 1/3 the way through our self-imposed "down time" to get through weddings, vacations, work travel, and a honeymoon. We are in Rochester on Saturday, September 6, but that offers little satisfaction for our metro area loyals.

So, to help get you through this tough time, we have provided a little riddle of sorts. The Subsidies added a couple new songs to their repertoire recently. Below is a photo from a rehearsal session, depicting the structure of a song. If you can figure out what the song is, we'll send you a shiny new Subsidies poster of your choice, autographed by the band. How exciting is that!?! Here's a hint: The album that this song came from has the word "CAT" in it. Send your solution to info@thesubsidies.com.

Funny, ironic shirts are all the rage...

The Subsidies, fresh off a successful Summer tour, are embarking upon a large media blast for our forthcoming 3rd studio album, "Holy Shit Castles," starting with some humorous t-shirts.

Apparently kids today (what's the deal with kids today!?) like t-shirts with funny sayings on them. Don't argue this point. It's science.

So, we're pleased to show you the 21 t-shirt designs we've created for you. We'll have some sort of voting mechanism where you can vote for your favorite(s). The top few will be made into official Subsidies gear for you to buy - which will then help support our cocaine and whore addictions. Feel free to let us know which are your favorites using the poll to the right. Thank you.

Enjoy!

"Should we talk about the weather?"

To the astute observer, it may be apparent that whenever the Subsidies plan a show, the likelihood of a severe weather situation on that date increases 10 fold.

A few examples:

• Hurrican Katrina - Yes we were there playing the New Orleans Jazz festival.


• The Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976 - It's true, one can play Jesse's Girl on the Pipa.


• The 3,200 BC Biblical Flood from the Old Testament - We, of course, had scheduled a "cruise ship gig" on Noah's Arc. Sounded fun at the time.

Some (Tina) even attest that Subsidies gigs are the root cause of global warming!

Well, look out your window and you'll see today is no different. We're planning a little outdoor acoustic happy hour tonight (5-8pm) at the Eagle Street Grille in St. Paul across from the Xcel Center. Naturally, it may be raining frogs by the time 5pm rolls around. If so, don't fret. We'll still be rockin' out - acoustic style - inside near the safety of the bar. See ya tonizzle!

See you on the flip side

For those of you who just can't seem to get enough Subsidies, get ready for a painful dry spell. We're playing the Eagle Street Grille on Thursday, July 31, from 5-8pm. It's our debut acoustic show, and we're quite excited for it. However, after that show, you won't see us for some time. [Don't hold back the tears. Let it out.]

We realized in the spring that the end of summer was going to be a challenge, as we have so many non-band commitments in this time. A brief sampling of what your Subsidies will be doing while away from rockin' and rollin':

• 1 Bachelor Party Weekend
• 5 weddings (including a Subsidy)
• 1 work conference
• 4 vacations
• 1 honeymoon
• Trips to San Fransisco, Las Vegas, and the exotic Green Bay, WI.

And that brings us to October. Yup. October. However, we're getting back on the wagon in style in October. We'll be hitting the Haze in Mankato and playing THE HALLOWEEN PARTY at Tiff's on Friday, October 31st. Halloween is on a Friday this year, and it's going to be big!

So, mourn us in the fashion that best suites you over the next two months. We shall return, stronger and as fresh-scented as ever come October!

The Subsidies - Live and Unplugged

When you reach a certain level of superstardom, it is a requirement to start doing acoustic shows, made famous by MTV some time back when Nirvana and Pearl Jam went "Unplugged". Well, we haven't reached superstardom level yet, but that has never stopped us before. We're getting this out of the way now so to ease our transition into superstardom, whenever that may come (August?).

Bring your hunger, thirst, usual zest for life, and Subsidies tank tops to the Eagle Street Grille (on the corner of 7th and Kellogg in St. P) for a little outdoor, acoustic bliss. We're playing from 5-8, so you'll still have time to head over to the Xcel to catch The Little Mermaid on Ice or whatever's playing these days. We'll be covering Megadeth's entire collection, in reverse alphabetical order.

The Subsidies @ The Eagle Street Grille

Thursday, July 31 from 5-8pm

once you go upright...

Subsidies bassist Laura Van spotted cheating on her band with another down at the Corner Bar in Dinkytown last Saturday:

"I really like it upright!"

"It's so long and smooth."

Yes, that's exactly what she said.

We got Haze-d

Good times down in 'kato last weekend! Highlights included getting sponsored by Sprint, seeing tons of our contingent rockin' out -- out-of-town-style, twin Livin' on a Prayer girls, spicy BW3's minutes before Set 1 (never a good idea), and of course, almost getting a cap popped in my ass while loading stuff out of the "club" at the end of the night. (the Haze apparently becomes a "cluuuub" at 12:30am sharp, as soon as the band is done playing - ghetto-licious!)


Anyway, it was nothing if not exciting. We're looking forward to coming back in October when school is in session and the place is supposed to be even crazier. Someone is going to jump out a window, get piss-drunk, or lose a toe. I just know it.

This weekend, we're working on perfecting all our Yoko Ono material in prep for the upcoming show with A Hard Day's Night at O'Gara's in St. Paul on the 25th.








Ieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! We're definitely covering this one: