Touring this Summer

Hey SWAK Heads,

Its been a quiet month of April for us. We are getting ready to be busy again. Next week we are putting the final touches on our record and then it will be mixed and mastered throughout the rest of spring. Expect to hear music shortly, but until then we are currently planning a summer tour. We actually get a chance to travel for more than a few days and are very excited for a chance to play for new people. Below are the list of days and what area of the states we'll be in. If anyone out there can help set something up, recommend a band or venue or anything, that would be awesome and tons of good karma will come your way. We have a few shows confirmed and some in the works, but still contact us if you can help.
Just hit us on myspace or email us at smileywithaknife@gmail.com
we are also on twitter @smileywithaknif and facebook.

Thanks

-SWAK



Fri. July 23rd - New Orleans

Sat. July 24 - Mobile, AL

Sun. July 25 - Memphis/Nashville, TN

Mon. July 26 - St. Louis, MO

Tues. July 27 - Chicago, IL

Wed. July 28 - Kalamazoo, MI

Thurs. July 29 - Ohio

Fri. July 30 - Pittsburgh

Sat. July 31 - Philadelphia

Sun. Aug 1 - Baltimore

Mon. Aug 2 - DC/VA/DE/WV

Tues. Aug 3 - North Carolina

Wed. Aug 4 - Athens, GA

Thurs. Aug 5 - Atlanta

Fri. Aug 6 - Birmingham, AL

Sat. Aug 7 - Hattiesburg, MS



p.s. we ordered some new shirts and they will be available at shows or our new webstore http://www.smileywithaknife.bigcartel.com
check the new design by Credible

60 Sec Videos are still coming at youtube.com/smileywithaknife

and we recommend checking out Circa Survive and The Redneck Manifesto's new records. They are awesome.

It's coming. Let's gear up.

Episode 100 is coming up soon. Help us to make this thing super duper special.
We'll be on the lookout for your ideas, photos, comments, etc.

saturday write off

Saturday Headlines

We're headlining Saturday over at the Dragon's Den.
This means we'll be playing a lot of stuff, kids. Lots.

So come heckle us, come yell at us, and uh... just come. as you are.

60 seconds: Evolution of a Cannon

Hmm... looks like we made quick work out of bouncing back from our little mini-depression the other night. Here's what we're working with now:

60 secs: humilty

We really should be more diligent about posting all of these instead of just an assorted selection; however, this latest episode is all about being real.

Tonight's Set: Cancelled

Due to personal matters beyond our collective control, we are unable to play our set at Cafe Prytania tonight. We are disappointed, as we expect that all of you who were planning to see us and support us tonight are. Please know that we take our performances very seriously and love every moment on stage together as a band and every chance that we get to connect with you, our audience. We would never cancel a performance without exhausting all options; however, we ultimately have no choice but to cancel given the nature of today's circumstances.

We ask that you respect the personal privacy of the members of our band. We will not be answering any questions or responding to any comments regarding the causes of this cancellation on any of the internet platforms or social mediums that we actively participate in at this moment.

This is merely was a hiccup in the SWAK universe, but we want you to know that THE SHOW IS STILL ON tonight. We encourage anyone who was planning to attend to follow through with your plans. Your presence at tonight's show is still very much welcomed and needed. The members of SWAK who will be able to attend tonight's event will still be in the ranks of the audience. Our friends in Female Demand are coming a long way from Houston to play tonight, and the Acropolions are putting forth their best effort to support the local instrumental/experimental indie rock scene just as SWAK does every single day.

Tonight's show is at Café Prytania (3445 Prytania St.) at 10pm.

To any disappointed folks who wanted to see our set tonight, again we apologize. We will make it up to you April 10th @ The Dragons Den, and we promise an incredible performance.

We hope to see you tonight.
-SWAK

SXSW day 1

Our first of 3 days here at SXSW was pretty awesome.

We played at PLUSH right before Good Old War and Native (both on Sargent House).
After pulling in a decent crowd, we played the latter half of our set with the kids from Native peeping over our shoulders.
Cathy from Sargent House was very complimentary. Warm, fuzzy feelings.

We got a very strange business card after our set from a guy who only had this to say:
"Send an email to this lady on the card that says that I said you're awesome."
What's that supposed to mean?

We also had random Austin kids (strangers) that recognized us while we were walking down the street. Sorry, we just had to share/brag about that. Sounds silly, but it's a good kind of weird feeling to be recognized in an endless sea of strangers by someone who likes the band and the videos.

Anyway - approachable as always, we'll be playing a house show tomorrow night for our second day at SXSW. It's at the Abstract House at 1608 New York ave
We play at 10p.
Come talk to us.

Caspian is here...

Head on down to the Dragon's Den tonight. We're doing this thing: