Cassavettes

As  you may know, in November 2008, we had the honor of opening for the Toadies at the Paradise Rock Club. What this meant to us is hard to put into words, though I will try. You see, in 1994, the Toadies (of Fort Worth, Texas) released an album called “Rubberneck,” which was as close to required listening as it comes for 9-year-old boys growing in Dallas-Fort Worth in the mid-90s.  In fact, since Cassavettes started in 2005, we have routinely cover a song called “I Come From the Water” off that album. So, what a true delight it was to get to play with a band so revered in our hometown, a band that meant so much to our musical education. And just how lucky are we? Well, we’re getting to play with them again.

On Sept. 14, we are headed back to the new-and-improved Paradise Rock Club to once again play with the Toadies. We are thankful for the opportunity because 1) due to the over-before-you-know-it nature of shows like this, we didn’t get to see as much of their set last time as we had hoped, and 2) we are getting that giddy feeling of playing with the Toadies all over again. So, that’s the pitch:  a special night with a band who is quite special to us at a place that is quite special to us.

Tickets to this one are hot, so be sure to buy yours soon — we’d love to share the party atmosphere with all of you!

For full details, including directions, visit the Paradise’s website.

Hello friends,

This Saturday, we will be returning to our favorite bar in Kennebunk, Maine: Federal Jack’s. We will be playing a long, rowdy set, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Best of all, it’s FREE!

The following day, Sunday, we will be back in Boston and joining our good friends Bearfight to raise money for Spaulding Rehab. The charity show will take place at the Lansdowne Pub, 9 Lansdowne St., near Fenway Park. Bearfight plays at 8 p.m., Cassavettes takes the stage at 9 p.m.

Discount tickets available here (use promo code’ BAND’) for $10. Tickets will also be available at the door. All ticket proceeds benefit Spaulding Rehab in Boston!

It’s a good way to wrap up August in style!

Love, Cassavettes

As the summer winds down, we’re keeping the feelings fancy free. That’s how we like to do it. And with those good vibes, we return to the stage of Tommy Doyles in Harvard Square (96 Winthrop St., Cambridge — formerly the House of Blues) this Friday, Aug. 20 for a fun night o’ tunes. We take the stage at 10 p.m. for the 21+ show and the cover is $5.  For more details, including directions, click here.

Also, this Saturday, our own Glenn Yoder will represent Casssavettes in the second annual One Night Band, presented by Boston Band Crush, at the Middle East Downstairs. This unique, innovative musical experiment brings together 40 random musicians, places them into temporary bands, and lets them loose onstage. This year’s installment will be filmed for a documentary and has already received plenty of hype, press, good vibes, and what not. Read Glenn’s advanced interview, in which he talks about a dream supergroup, Bocephus, and his creepy infatuation with Nick Balkin’s bass.  The show starts at 8 p.m., tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of, with all proceeds benefitting Zumix. Don’t miss it!

Ahoy there Cassafamily,

After a fun string of shows, including an acoustic set in NYC last week followed by two-fer weekend (a festival in N.H. and a wild show in Kennebunk, Maine), we are back in greater Boston this week with a free show at Toad on Saturday. Head over to Cambridge early for our set, which starts at about 7:30 p.m., because Toad fills up quick! The show is 21+, and as always, very free. Come have a drink and catch two hours of Cassavettes action!

Want more details? Click here.

Hello Cassafamily,
As you likely know by now, each year around this time we celebrate the band’s birthday. Tomorrow, Saturday, we will celebrate a major milestone:  our fifth year in existence. It has been a whirlwind ride up to this moment with many highs — performing at the Paradise and the Middle East, touring the country in our trusty Cassavan, and sharing the stage with huge acts like the Allman Brothers and Kings of Leon — plus our fair share of lows.

But truthfully, playing in this band has almost always a dazzling, dizzying high, which has made these last five years probably the most rewarding, memorable experience of our entire lives. They will always be the “golden years” — the saccharine memories we’ll be telling our kids about over and over. For that, and well, for everything, we thank you.

From the first show, we have had supporters who weren’t merely fans of our music, but rather a close-knit and staunchly loyal group of friends. I’ve often remarked that Cassavettes feels like it has far more members than just Mike, Scott, Matt, and myself, which is exactly as it should be. Music is a communal experience, and we’re all experiencing this together. Your love and loyalty has buoyed us for five years. And that, my friends, is a great reason to celebrate.

Tomorrow, we will ring in five years on one of our favorite stages in the entire world, The Middle East Downstairs, with world-renowned talent, Heartless Bastards. We go on around 10 p.m. and our first 50 friends to visit our merch table will score a special five-year anniversary poster designed by Greg Klee. It’s going to be an event, that’s for sure. Click here for full details on the show.

We hope to see you tomorrow night, right where you’ve been for the last five years, singing along with us.

Much love,
Cassavettes

Hello Animal Friends,

To say thank you for five glorious years, we will be pressing and releasing a special gig poster (below) for our five-year anniversary at the Middle East Downstairs. The first 50 people through the door of the Middle East Downstairs on Saturday, July 17 can snag one of these babies, designed by our friend Greg Klee, for FREE. Just come visit us at the merch table. Here are the complete show details, and don’t forget to order your tickets in advance!

Poster designed by Greg Klee

Cassavettes Five-Year Anniversary Show w/ Heartless Bastards, The Builders and The Butchers, and Peter Wolf Criers

Middle East Downstairs, 472 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA

Saturday, July 17. Doors at 8 p.m.

We here at Camp Cassavettes like parties. We like celebrating birthdays and anniversaries and what not. So it makes sense that each July, we throw ourselves the biggest party of the year — a celebration of the founding of the band. Self-indulgent? Surely. A super-fun party? You bet.

This year’s edition — our FIFTH! — will be held at the Middle East Downstairs on Saturday, July 17 and feature the prominent national acts Heartless Bastards, The Builders and The Butchers, and Peter Wolf Criers. Advance tickets are available now! Get yours today, because, as I mentioned, this is one party you don’t want to miss!

Those NYC thug(s) who robbed us and smashed our van’s window last month don’t scare us! They can’t keep us away! Why else would we (foolishly?) head back just one month later? EXACTLY.

We’re playing an early set at Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn) this Saturday. 9 p.m. sharp is when we start. Hoping to hang with you!

• Directions to Pete’s Candy Store — official site
• Join the Facebook invite and invite your friends!

Cassavettes heads to New York City this Saturday, May 8, to play the tiny stage of Pete’s Candy Store — the establishment with perhaps the finest back patio of any venue in Brooklyn. Come have a Brooklyn lager with us and talk about the Spike Lee joint “Crooklyn” and whatever else people do in Brooklyn.

We play the 10 p.m. slot, and as mentioned, it’s totally FREE. We hope to see you this weekend!

Say you’ll be there on Facebook.

Yes, that is a lizard lounging. Get down with a fun night of music at the Lizard Lounge. Cassavettes play with friends The Longwalls and Confederacy of Dumpsters — doing some old songs, some new songs, some standard songs, and some cover songs. Promises to be a fun night!

CASSAVETTES w/ The Longwalls and Confederacy of Dumpsters
at the Lizard Lounge, 1667 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA
Saturday, May 1
8:30 p.m. doors, 21+
www.lizardloungeclub.com
Buy tickets at Brown Paper Tickets

Say you’ll be there on Facebook and Riotvine!