tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35976141495498395322024-03-24T16:33:32.366-07:00Friendship CommandersFriendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-26798127619760200172024-03-20T07:30:00.000-07:002024-03-20T08:32:23.493-07:00Spring dates start tomorrow, 3/21!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello!<br />Just a quick note to let you know we're <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" target="_blank">playing some shows this Spring</a> and the first is tomorrow, March 21st, at miniBar in Kansas City! We're thrilled to be returning to a venue we love, and to play with our pals in Heels again, as well as Orphans of Doom! Tickets <strong><a data-cke-saved-href="https://dice.fm/partner/spotify/event/l7l9l-friendship-commanders-heels-orphans-of-doom-21st-mar-minibar-kansas-city-tickets?dice_source=spotify&utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=referral&pid=530cb286" href="https://dice.fm/partner/spotify/event/l7l9l-friendship-commanders-heels-orphans-of-doom-21st-mar-minibar-kansas-city-tickets?dice_source=spotify&utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=referral&pid=530cb286" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong>.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Also, a Louisville, KY show has been added! We're playing <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whores-friendship-commanders-bad-wires-tickets-849343799167?aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=${user_id}&appId=wf_jjj.sevraqfuvcpbzznaqrefonaq.pbz&comeFrom=242&artist_event_id=105226075" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whores-friendship-commanders-bad-wires-tickets-849343799167?aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=${user_id}&appId=wf_jjj.sevraqfuvcpbzznaqrefonaq.pbz&comeFrom=242&artist_event_id=105226075" target="_blank">Portal with Whores and Bad Wires on May 24th</a>; it should be a killer night! <br /><br />Thank you for being here; we hope to see you in the wild!<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">03.21 - Kansas City, MO - Minibar</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">04.05 - Youngstown, OH - Westside Bowl</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">04.06 - Pittsburgh, PA - Squirrel Hill Sports Bar</span></strong></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">05.24 - Louisville, KY - Portal at fifteenTWELVE</span></strong></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bYw5f925FLoAuW-5oYn7e2czuI3yIHwrTjR5cNdK1HQRlNNZQJdKef58HciJAuk7CRHbW6bcuZKf9y3bUP1NfxC3IIgm8aRS71Ad2EEW2iOZjoL-Waqk-AKBKgu_f8pKJIbQKGAgHe2pYL2ot4Af28kg55s55EbGKOoVeLURY5804ZaMmRqOaJ_6-tI/w640-h640/FC%20Spring%202024%20Poster.png" width="640" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></strong><p></p></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-63477295515810666062024-02-16T08:15:00.000-08:002024-02-16T08:15:57.679-08:00Spring tour dates & our Chicago Music Exchange session!<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy 2024, friends!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here we go! After a brief but restful winter break, we're happy to be back making loud music. <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcla0UEfCPs" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcla0UEfCPs" target="_blank">Here's our live session at the legendary Chicago Music Exchange</a> to kick off the year! We had a killer time there, we're so grateful to be part of what they do—and proud to know that we're the loudest band they've ever recorded! Here are four songs from <em>MASS</em>!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="279" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wcla0UEfCPs" width="483" youtube-src-id="Wcla0UEfCPs"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next up: we're <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" target="_blank">playing some shows</a>! Very soon! Thrilled to be returning to some of our favorite cities in March and April. We'll see you soon, pals in Kansas City, Youngstown, and Pittsburgh<strong>!</strong><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">03.21 - Kansas City, MO - Minibar</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">04.05 - Youngstown, OH - Westside Bowl</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">04.06 - Pittsburgh, PA - Squirrel Hill Sports Bar</span></strong></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br />Here's a <a data-cke-saved-href="https://thewholekameese.com/2024/02/08/artist-of-the-day-february-8th-2024-friendship-commanders/" href="https://thewholekameese.com/2024/02/08/artist-of-the-day-february-8th-2024-friendship-commanders/" target="_blank">new interview</a> as well as a <a data-cke-saved-href="https://thewholekameese.com/2024/02/08/friendship-commanders-deliver-an-absolute-musical-work-of-art-with-latest-album-mass/" href="https://thewholekameese.com/2024/02/08/friendship-commanders-deliver-an-absolute-musical-work-of-art-with-latest-album-mass/" target="_blank">rave review of </a><em><a data-cke-saved-href="https://thewholekameese.com/2024/02/08/friendship-commanders-deliver-an-absolute-musical-work-of-art-with-latest-album-mass/" href="https://thewholekameese.com/2024/02/08/friendship-commanders-deliver-an-absolute-musical-work-of-art-with-latest-album-mass/">MASS</a> </em>in <em>The Whole Kameese</em>; enjoy!<br /><br />And last, in their mighty list published in January, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://everythingisnoise.net/features/everything-is-noises-top-90-the-best-albums-of-2023/" href="https://everythingisnoise.net/features/everything-is-noises-top-90-the-best-albums-of-2023/" target="_blank"><em>Everything Is Noise </em>named <em>MASS</em> as one of the Best Albums of 2023</a>! So grateful.<br /><br />May we all make noise and stand for justice and equity in this season and beyond. May we all be brave in the face of dominance and harm.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for being here; let's have a powerful year!<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://thewholekameese.com/2024/02/08/artist-of-the-day-february-8th-2024-friendship-commanders/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="562" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKGoymHeWFc6RK93ZUQtD-5nZ4Ki3oGdfUB69uOjowZoieZsdENqu-q5i67I6DQGh7yxvqpZWT2abrw8uOP12Sc9673YxxvNhwmMXEq7A6DamwUAYOitr1-3dg6nHmd1lwTQvStFX3cF5yiKJlfae9pR1HA-v9i4YH5lVvpVZcEO7Hs_CJ93NNaXUTKA/w225-h400/JrTWK.jpeg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://everythingisnoise.net/features/everything-is-noises-top-90-the-best-albums-of-2023/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="562" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0hQLU8JQGnilRmYFOjjBHfpgCgKH4-7xc2Gw0xkIxDdMl_6AoVMRvdwhya3sDXpLuDyGH54Ule0HpitVoRKwuGeNh0MG8sk2eu2ucUGii2Zu6Gx3UI_TnMlhA5EMWuyZ21C9eIfxzSzmjqjMnF_As4gZcSZ8T_apqxQJWZwq4-I4-15OnIUQJE0tGng/w225-h400/BuEIN.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbWv8VRs31RZXsxXEHYCSVVACuV5Z6hfydFXIzw4VdlrRlHls5nkUsDpVnxQ3v_PVW-d32vjtgDGIilnaCQoWBCDhOLZCDLuAYzxGyatPaXfJ2t-QmYC5JS8uK23hQQIY-jJYnmAhzR2MZfo0Yx3a1HkrSK8-Plm03JGuVrdeQZjfcBFBWLd0eNutkj0/w640-h640/FC%20Spring%20Shows%202024.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-8032291763044567362023-12-29T07:05:00.000-08:002023-12-29T07:05:28.770-08:00Thank you for 2023! Let's rip it in 2024✨<span style="font-family: inherit;">Friends!<br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We can't thank you enough for this incredible year. We're so grateful for the response to <strong><a data-cke-saved-href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" target="_blank"><em>MASS</em></a></strong>, for the attendance at the shows, and for the support you've shown us throughout 2023! Our last show of the year was our album release party at DRKMTTR here in Nashville—and wow, what a way to bring <em>MASS</em> home! Thanks to all who were there!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCTn6O0mm5XcMfGoELp333CFvXs54CmDR7c-bUu3oyF8S4sCoVvqN5cQTcv8LjUC9Fz63eIopEmCon8lEiRokaxJtFfu9VerLeYNiYCo3hXiJNGWBEnmM3of8kkgX1ADIV1xHaggJeaCEDvIPvojWY10ORmtOL1swDQZUyLN9KG180UboC120nm_L_kA/s960/Bu%20Westside%20Bowl%2011:23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="960" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCTn6O0mm5XcMfGoELp333CFvXs54CmDR7c-bUu3oyF8S4sCoVvqN5cQTcv8LjUC9Fz63eIopEmCon8lEiRokaxJtFfu9VerLeYNiYCo3hXiJNGWBEnmM3of8kkgX1ADIV1xHaggJeaCEDvIPvojWY10ORmtOL1swDQZUyLN9KG180UboC120nm_L_kA/w640-h418/Bu%20Westside%20Bowl%2011:23.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNXqpoZDlLpHwj7JGwbrezD6oYcjkeY17vjy0-iKz2_jiPxhohJZ659ATm1PTOy2lNVP9VYL6k2ZXrECgg2DLzMnF0FN6BE5Ry4s3VEABWNoN_XXjLvYjfIcExLz84DhXfLL9DWnPl6N8xf5vA3vqJaxTlPaIELjVFi08xFjSrN9KhpxXkZrOCJU7cHA/s960/Jer%20Westside%20Bowl%2011:23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="960" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNXqpoZDlLpHwj7JGwbrezD6oYcjkeY17vjy0-iKz2_jiPxhohJZ659ATm1PTOy2lNVP9VYL6k2ZXrECgg2DLzMnF0FN6BE5Ry4s3VEABWNoN_XXjLvYjfIcExLz84DhXfLL9DWnPl6N8xf5vA3vqJaxTlPaIELjVFi08xFjSrN9KhpxXkZrOCJU7cHA/w640-h418/Jer%20Westside%20Bowl%2011:23.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In current </span><em style="font-family: inherit;">MASS</em><span style="font-family: inherit;"> news, BLUE was included on Weedian's awesome new compilation, </span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://weedian420.bandcamp.com/album/trip-to-tennessee" href="https://weedian420.bandcamp.com/album/trip-to-tennessee" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank"><strong><em>Trip to Tennessee</em></strong></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">! We're stoked to be there alongside so many of our friends and peers across the state!</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To our great surprise, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://everythingisnoise.net/features/missed-connections-6-this-goes-out-to-all-the-people-with-seasonal-affective-disorder-part-three/" href="https://everythingisnoise.net/features/missed-connections-6-this-goes-out-to-all-the-people-with-seasonal-affective-disorder-part-three/" target="_blank">a second glowing (and thorough!) review of <em>MASS</em> was recently published by <strong><em>Everything Is Noise</em></strong></a>, by an entirely different writer. At the end, he writes:<br /><br /><em>"There are no gimmicks here to bait you into listening – it stands firmly on the merits of excellent songwriting and boisterously enjoyable performances from a hugely talented duo. It’s an added bonus that when you drill deeper into the melodic rock of Friendship Commanders, you find a richness and relatability in the messages of </em>MASS<em>. Perhaps you’ll even find that it’s something to bolster you in your own times of turmoil: as Helen Keller once said, ‘Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.’"</em><br /><br />Buick had a long conversation with fellow musician Mike Bankhead about songwriting, her guitar rigs, and a few other topics for his podcast, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-109-buick-audra/id1601933387?i=1000638663306" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-109-buick-audra/id1601933387?i=1000638663306" target="_blank"><strong><em>You Could Be My Aramis</em></strong></a>. The episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts!<br /><br />And last, we're so honored that <a data-cke-saved-href="https://cvltnation.com/cvlt-nation-top-10-alt-rock-records-of-2023/" href="https://cvltnation.com/cvlt-nation-top-10-alt-rock-records-of-2023/" target="_blank"><em>MASS</em> was named one of <strong>Cvlt Nation's</strong> Top Ten Alt Rock albums of 2023</a>! Some of you may remember that the <em>MASS</em> release process started there, as they premiered the first single, BLUE, back in March. It's so meaningful to us to be included in their end-of-year roundup!<br /><br />In the new year, we'll continue to bring the new album to the U.S. and possibly beyond (stay tuned!). Also, we have some new work that you'll be hearing soon enough! But for now, please know that we love you and appreciate your continued presence in our lives. We wish you all the very best in 2024.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As always, if you're inside a container you don't know how to break, you will!<br />With gratitude,<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cvltnation.com/cvlt-nation-top-10-alt-rock-records-of-2023/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeaQLNIh_hyphenhyphentDz00tf0WKaT1pV1oP-Hq0DtG0So2vIaYz2cD5PUfx_oNJkpqgXXTVWpGIjOlP9mmbcnvzw7ZTC4becISaRUPvYDRmKTzXYnNlfxCxFb-88f_2CR6DP8o_cekdAXdYcQml32LkSCfCoizAAAGIT5GQu5UDPpmOvdQo_RmskSlDovMei5c/w360-h640/CVLT%20NATION%20Top%20Ten%20Alt%20Rock%2012:23.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://everythingisnoise.net/features/missed-connections-6-this-goes-out-to-all-the-people-with-seasonal-affective-disorder-part-three/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtLmGsKTcC_xbHHIAJKwEwKFe51x0Vjltweq3NaQguxmotOelb_w2yEhVvk0P0cq-IfMznn6rZ5MASShKjwku5RHYbsCEIY-zrQxJ61avzRoUPqbONasVBepzYyPLYjXhgKGhKwUY3QzTU5iKQqVq-yfA7Tvt_CrilAEMqN_e4EIsdYaouJ3efS06aAQ/w360-h640/EIN%20MASS%20Review%202%2012:23.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-could-be-my-aramis-podcast/id1601933387?i=1000638663306" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpi47JT_4-SkmHYdEsBEl9_Ta5L-2yPitJ9T0EC98HOcwRSPH_csZC3pcO4yfNHSiykxwTB9HMxXRNC2ln2PPtShFBfVLr9PwAf4U7MH5k-4_iR874lTpXdh3uI8vA6bbMsYSBmAYY4XyyFt3zews-AzR_C7dQHfqzQKzrPnS4wWU_pylmMRa2iVIDt8/w400-h400/Bu%20on%20YCBMA%20Podcast%2012:23.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://weedian420.bandcamp.com/album/trip-to-tennessee" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNo-wKpQk2c6H3dWdPcBfkVhK5eaU0Rtmwy0XZVAVy2VydGyGTfWAgsRfbLHnMcLh6mnesmjj8ohqd2sJ5dYnDrlXkhOc7QXDf3KPefcmCnSybOLDZ2vFNIa6jDzLtieTRiI38w6VmVOkVPO7KNYH6fSJyJ975ibc5S8c-8-Jv6Jye5hzwTxtjhbZQjWY/w400-h400/WEEDIAN%20Trip%20to%20Tennessee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-58637288576547066652023-09-29T09:45:00.001-07:002023-10-19T07:48:10.859-07:00💎MASS💎 is out today & tour starts tomorrow!<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">Friends!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today is the day! <strong>Our brand new album, <em>MASS</em>, is out everywhere, at last!</strong> We're incredibly proud of this work and hope it fills your hearts with loud, fuzzy melodies. We recorded the project in Salem, Massachusetts with Kurt Ballou, who also acted as co-producer. Best time ever. <br /><br /><em>MASS</em> is an autobiographical concept record about memory, language, and the state of Massachusetts. I (Buick Audra) was moved to the Boston area several times as a younger person, and my experiences there still contribute to how I move through the world today. My memories of that time and place were buried for years, but following the death of my friend Marc Orleans, I began to recover them and wrote this body of work. Jerry Roe and I brought the songs to life together. The album examines friendship, belonging, and finally putting words to what was once confusing. We hope the themes and songs resonate! <br /><br />I also wrote an accompanying memoir, <em>MASS: Essays on Memory, Language, & the State of Massachusetts</em>. The book expands on the stories told within the music. We recommend consuming them together for maximum impact!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span face="lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" target="_blank">ORDER THE ALBUM & BOOK HERE</a><br /><a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/MASS" href="https://onerpm.link/MASS" target="_blank">STREAM THE ALBUM HERE</a></span></span></strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfwzaumzMe2SSUCp3cwq-16I7Pghuhg1ByijJ-jcwIvUUQBIaRNRk5N2d4TlzrCgliHSdVJmYdHkXMu0-JQ-plOI0fb_bMlKmqwYTzeB6aMli0QGDDl3Xvqab6ZUWQ2eCbd8r3Nm_0iZnHSBFNUvvfvciXWRIpiVMpvzgwLKMJ6A-d1Z2MUVntWn1p64/s2316/FC%20MASS.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfwzaumzMe2SSUCp3cwq-16I7Pghuhg1ByijJ-jcwIvUUQBIaRNRk5N2d4TlzrCgliHSdVJmYdHkXMu0-JQ-plOI0fb_bMlKmqwYTzeB6aMli0QGDDl3Xvqab6ZUWQ2eCbd8r3Nm_0iZnHSBFNUvvfvciXWRIpiVMpvzgwLKMJ6A-d1Z2MUVntWn1p64/w640-h640/FC%20MASS.jpeg" width="640" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /></strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V1DRhpcS16v3MNrMI3Z1MEZ26IXhZ8Xj8guGonkmNArXzvlD4unG-Af24ue1-OVXe6Ia64PNN9hI0GONGEsfItq84pHhPUuXFH2_bM8l6IIy-DcQwtH8F1BvD_iMYkcvKiyb328xoAnjCtKjpU4uUyZT-nkne8oWJVODChHfAop2GfdXG-wv_BArD0g/s3300/MASS%20by%20Friendship%20Commanders%20-%20COVER%20ART.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="3300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V1DRhpcS16v3MNrMI3Z1MEZ26IXhZ8Xj8guGonkmNArXzvlD4unG-Af24ue1-OVXe6Ia64PNN9hI0GONGEsfItq84pHhPUuXFH2_bM8l6IIy-DcQwtH8F1BvD_iMYkcvKiyb328xoAnjCtKjpU4uUyZT-nkne8oWJVODChHfAop2GfdXG-wv_BArD0g/w640-h640/MASS%20by%20Friendship%20Commanders%20-%20COVER%20ART.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr"><span face="lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Our tour dates supporting <em>MASS</em> start tomorrow, September 30th—a day earlier than the last time we wrote! We're kicking things off in Knoxville and then we're out for six whole weeks! The Nashville album release show is at the very end of everything, on December 8th, at beloved DRKMTTR. Check our dates to see if we're coming to your town! We haven't been to the West Coast since before the pandemic, so we hope to see as many new and familiar faces as possible!</span></span><br /><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span face="lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">GET TICKETS HERE</span></strong></span></a><br /><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="font-family: merriweather,georgia,times new roman,serif;">09.30 - Knoxville, TN @ Brickyard<br />10.01 - Gainesville, GA @ Blackstrap Rock Hall<br />10.05 - Asheville, NC @ The Odd<br />10.06 - Raleigh, NC @ Ruby Deluxe<br />10.07 - Richmond, VA @ Get Tight Lounge<br />10.08 - Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof<br />10.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Century<br />10.12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Squirrel Hill Sports Bar<br />10.13 - Baltimore, MD @ The Undercroft<br />10.14 - West Akron, OH @ Buzzbin<br />10.15 - Kalamazoo, MI @ The Run Off<br /></span></strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;">10.20 - Catskill, NY @ The Avalon Lounge<br />10.21 - Allston, MA @ O’Brien’s<br />10.23 - Detroit, MI @ The Old Miami<br />10.25 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s<br />11.01 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The DLC<br />11.02 - Reno, NV @ Alturas Bar<br />11.03 - Portland, OR @ Azoth Space<br />11.05 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse<br />11.08 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill<br />11.09 - Petaluma, CA @ The Big Easy<br />11.10 - Long Beach, CA @ Supply & Demand<br />11.11 - Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewing Co.<br />11.12 - San Diego, CA @ Til-Two Club<br />11.14 - Santa Fe, NM @ Tumbleroot<br />11.15 - Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room<br />11.17 - Houston, TX @ Kickback Bar<br />11.25 - Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl</span></strong></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;">12.08 - Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR</span></strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span face="lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><strong>* * *</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span face="lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Jerry made a new lyric video for the sixth track on the album, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aILr_TsGKg" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aILr_TsGKg" target="_blank">WE WERE HERE</a>! It's a beautiful collage of ALL of our videos so far, a fitting approach for the song.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span face="lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">We're grateful to have received some glowing press around the new album, including this epic write-up/interview in <a data-cke-saved-href="https://everythingisnoise.net/weekly-featured-artist/wfa-friendship-commanders/" href="https://everythingisnoise.net/weekly-featured-artist/wfa-friendship-commanders/" target="_blank"><em>Everything Is Noise</em></a>, and this great feature in <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/friendship-commanders-reckon-with-the-past-on-mass/article_0c4e3640-5cb5-11ee-a4e2-83022a4225a5.html" href="https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/friendship-commanders-reckon-with-the-past-on-mass/article_0c4e3640-5cb5-11ee-a4e2-83022a4225a5.html" target="_blank"><em>The Nashville Scene</em></a>!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span face="lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Thank you so much for being here, for being part of what we do, and for listening. We offer you <em>MASS</em>, the best thing we've ever done, and we hope you love it!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span face="lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">If you don't yet have the language for what you want to say, you will,<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwPPqbUYCHc5wJ_0U3r4Ykr8BSRWb6y1Vgqg_INNA20DtssZjV9HSuzBqZ5CHRJbif3QA9QLDcL8WHa6j87ygaLXPZB8ZSUQ4x-pOOUnmf1ZSFseVsEHSfLTJBl4aZT5yILSx-LI2UTKs-ABWFwFxZcjUwzynucdGMkC0V5S4rA_wu2B999OT5-PMa2Q/w640-h640/FRIENDSHIP%20COMMANDERS%20Fall%20Tour%202023%20-%20NEW.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9aILr_TsGKg?si=suBc8v98z51S9jmA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-72119216680597686502023-09-08T11:27:00.002-07:002023-09-08T14:01:18.781-07:00✨STILL LIFE✨ is out today & fall tour dates have been added!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello, friends!<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We're elated to share the newest single from our forthcoming album <em>MASS</em> today! It's called <a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/StillLife" href="https://onerpm.link/StillLife" target="_blank">STILL LIFE</a>, and it's the fifth chapter of the story. The video, directed and edited by Jerry, is premiering at <em><a href="https://thoughtswordsaction.com/2023/09/08/premiere-friendship-commanders-share-new-video-still-life/" target="_blank">Thoughts Words Action</a></em> today! The full album will be here on September 29th (<a data-cke-saved-href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" target="_blank">pre-order here</a>).</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />STILL LIFE is a composite of words and sentiments Buick heard in response to voicing her concerns at different points throughout her time in Massachusetts. Writing this song felt like a fever dream for her. The video's frenetic energy mirrors the feelings of being gaslighted, and of being told to metabolize injuries large and small. We hope the song and visuals move you!</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://onerpm.link/StillLife" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="3300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9ZRk7yVfc4XgkZnLD4lgWRYbD0DJf2mWAhWi9K2eSdWbqwIFPwJCK6aa1a5W0ZjDWj9j1rAdm86u1HZahinzzNFF_pKCBpa7bo49yCe-ceRED1PeExr-tlbkK3rrqNgJ6QBvZ0-TgOOdWp3eeVbJnT-YZkKBpsZG1zxN8TL5UpmoYzBg9LdtnwTXGVE/w640-h640/STILL%20LIFE%20by%20Friendship%20Commanders%20-%20COVER%20ART.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://onerpm.link/StillLife" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIMHrjvpjsCwwZ2NgO25XilxXOTATd0kYcmd8uiGO_SdP6x-KwAPQacIuQa51j7okyc-Yn25zGENX7DqOuAZKYxtyixsOwJiBHtpymYpkLblldCOl2i_YCH2Ff_EHnKTfhT8M1Y6C5Hw1e4awVXr2RuHbAkbmrw6UdXlmLbFR-Z5Sr9YIVS-qp9wJcO4/w640-h640/FRIENDSHIP%20COMMANDERS%20Fall%20Tour%202023%20(Internet).png" width="640" /></a></div><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">We had an amazing time on the August tour; can't wait to head back out! There are some brand-new tour dates for the fall tour supporting <em>MASS</em>; check them out and <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" target="_blank">get tickets here</a>! </span></span><br /><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="font-family: merriweather,georgia,times new roman,serif;">10.01 - Gainesville, GA @ Blackstrap Rock Hall<br />10.05 - Asheville, NC @ The Odd<br />10.06 - Raleigh, NC @ Ruby Deluxe<br />10.07 - Richmond, VA @ Get Tight Lounge<br />10.08 - Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof<br />10.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Century<br />10.12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Squirrel Hill Sports Bar<br />10.13 - Baltimore, MD @ The Undercroft<br />10.14 - West Akron, OH @ Buzzbin<br />10.15 - Kalamazoo, MI @ The Run Off<br />10.20 - Catskill, NY @ The Avalon Lounge<br />10.21 - Allston, MA @ O’Brien’s<br />10.23 - Detroit, MI @ The Old Miami<br />10.25 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s<br />11.01 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The DLC<br />11.02 - Reno, NV @ Alturas Bar<br />11.03 - Portland, OR @ Azoth Space<br />11.04 - Vancouver, BC @ Black Lab<br />11.05 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse<br />11.08 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill<br />11.10 - Long Beach, CA @ Supply & Demand<br />11.11 - Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewing Co.<br />11.12 - San Diego, CA @ Til-Two Club<br />11.14 - Santa Fe, NM @ Tumbleroot<br />11.15 - Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room<br />11.17 - Houston, TX @ Kickback Bar<br />11.25 - Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl</span></strong></span></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: lato, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>MASS</em> IS THREE WEEKS AWAYYYYYY! <a data-cke-saved-href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" target="_blank">Grab the vinyl and accompanying memoir</a> before they sell out! We love you, we appreciate you, and we're more than ready to share this album with you. The countdown is on! Here is some <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.kmuw.org/music/2023-08-24/friendship-commanders-marry-heavy-and-accessible-music-on-mass" href="https://www.kmuw.org/music/2023-08-24/friendship-commanders-marry-heavy-and-accessible-music-on-mass" target="_blank">advance praise</a> for <em>MASS</em> from Jedd Beaudoin of NPR / KMUW:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><em>The LP’s lyrics amount to a soul-searching exploration of isolation, friendship and self-determination that is supported by music that alternates between the cathartic weight of doom metal and the familiarity and resolve of pop music.</em></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><em>The unlikely combination results in a record emotionally rewarding and deeply memorable. (An arresting spoken word track that closes out the collection is worth the journey alone.)</em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">The next time you hear from us, the record will be here. Can't wait.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: lato,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">Yours in autonomy and loud riffs,<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span></span></p>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-7144071873459073322023-07-28T08:25:00.002-07:002023-07-28T11:38:18.388-07:00🩸VAMPIRE🩸 is out & our fall tour dates have been announced!<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello, friends!</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>We're thrilled to share <a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/FCVAMPIRE" href="https://onerpm.link/FCVAMPIRE" target="_blank">VAMPIRE</a> with you today, the fourth chapter of our forthcoming album <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/3597614149549839532/2410338534864270296#" href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" target="_blank"><em>MASS</em></a> (out September 29th)! The <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF3F9iHYcu8" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF3F9iHYcu8" target="_blank">video premiered in <em>Decibel</em></a> yesterday! VAMPIRE is the sludge R&B song in 7 you didn't know you needed, a boundary song about the kind of person who tries to take on your whole identity and then lashes out when you don't let them. About the song, Buick says:</span><br /><br />“There was a season at the end of my time in Boston where I was being turned into The Problem by someone who wanted to control me and couldn’t; it was a moment where I could have played small and gone along with what she wanted, as I had once done. But I didn’t. I played big. I kept what was mine instead of giving it away—which included parts of my identity. And while the result was a scorched earth reality that impacts my sense of self to this day, it also ended the whole thing. I learned a valuable lesson in that season: don’t fuel the narcissists. Keep your power for yourself. It’s what they hate. And if they’re going to drag your character out in front of everyone you know, you might as well burn it all down for the warmth.”<br /><br />The story is told in more detail in Buick's essay collection we're publishing alongside the album. <a data-cke-saved-href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" target="_blank">Pre-order both here</a>!</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://onerpm.link/FCVAMPIRE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="3300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbExBXQUePF3CoHBpyXLJ4WlSc9BsxVwszO-Op2a4J_Z1IPuXR2EXu0UftnkpmTSTQtk_Rcqz5h9G6V90xjgRAv8SbOmzqNWxGHOebKHuB9xhhLulCWExywbVQ71zNmtC18MPh2P9z08aRdtyHUxWEik2-O2qRbhUEPvyYwoI6yck2ATyTDVxOvXnnWQ/w640-h640/VAMPIRE%20by%20Friendship%20Commanders%20-%20COVER%20ART.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRU8mR_1199PgbHgfBVaahd-YsCGJQH8soEJ9SL5mmsmZgWcHULc4-tRSpXC1AJZOrqpe_6s3OTq6nlqQck2k42jZgB8vu24pbYUTS88fnfeVtIPalaUUCezzMPfsR0BsquXcjIPX9A90EsA0gSXfafbIV974HwyVLkf9Im9_cIWnrkdwNUeTRCYDj0r8/w640-h640/FRIENDSHIP%20COMMANDERS%202023%20TOUR%20DATES%20Updated.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our summer and fall tour dates are coming up fast! We head out for a week of shows on August 19th, and the dates supporting </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">MASS</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> begin on October 1st! Check the list to see if we're coming to your city, and </span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" href="https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/p/shows.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">get tickets here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">! We'd love to see you.</span></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>08.19 - Warren, OH @ Modern Methods Brewing Co.<br />08.20 - Columbus, OH @ Dirty Dungarees<br />08.22 - Champaign, IL @ The Space<br />08.23 - Kansas City, MO @ Minibar<br />08.24 - Wichita, KS @ Kirby’s<br />08.25 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive<br />10.01 - Gainesville, GA @ Blackstrap Rock Hall<br />10.05 - Asheville, NC @ The Odd<br />10.06 - Raleigh, NC @ Ruby Deluxe<br />10.07 - Richmond, VA @ Get Tight Lounge<br />10.08 - Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof<br />10.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Century<br />10.12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Squirrel Hill Sports Bar<br />10.13 – Baltimore, MD @ The Undercroft<br />10.14 - West Akron, OH @ Buzzbin<br />10.15 - Kalamazoo, MI @ The Run Off<br />10.21 - Allston, MA @ O’Brien’s<br />10.25 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s<br />11.02 - Reno, NV @ Alturas Bar<br />11.03 - Portland, OR @ Azoth Space<br />11.04 - Vancouver, BC @ Black Lab<br />11.05 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse<br />11.08 - San Francisco, CA <br />11.10 - Long Beach, CA @ Supply & Demand<br />11.11 - Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewing Co.<br />11.12 - San Diego, CA @ Til-Two Club<br />11.17 - Houston, TX @ Kickback Bar</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We hope you love VAMPIRE! Thanks so much for being here! We appreciate it more than you know!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yours in autonomy and loud riffs,<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span></p><p></p></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qF3F9iHYcu8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-24103385348642702962023-06-16T08:32:00.009-07:002023-07-28T11:49:26.728-07:00☀️HIGH SUN☀️ is out & our summer tour dates are up!<div style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Happy summer, friends!<br /></span>Our brand new single <a href="https://onerpm.link/HIGH-SUN" target="_blank">HIGH SUN</a> is out today and we can’t wait for you to hear it! This is the third single from our forthcoming album, <a href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" target="_blank"><em>MASS</em></a>, out September 29th. The song is about Buick’s memories of her time living in Boston, about being scapegoated in her social circle for speaking up and being different. The video was made by combining Super 8 footage with hi-res digital footage to depict the passage of time. It was directed by Buick, and shot and edited by Jerry! <a href="https://www.noecho.net/features/friendship-commanders" target="_blank">The video premiered in <em>No Echo</em></a>! Read it to learn more about the direction and creative choices.</span></div><div style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also stoked to share an essay that Buick wrote for <i>Talkhouse</i> about how the concept for the entire album came to be. <a href="https://www.talkhouse.com/applying-new-language-to-memories/">Check it out</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://onerpm.link/HIGH-SUN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="3300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAxdRtIwQUMtjNqtwJ8V4X6fctTOdcKTw3jMO0HLPjkWuZr9vVRLV4X_N1JvCKrSZmZuLbq8fArt3evjhSJrCF0IRZNzINjWlSfpSd2rWkZTJVnDzkgBdMM7L-0dCnM-N_DlTsE-_3cRQUMMjjKgQuBmqr5xtLCIX_htr3oA1puSvqRDssXcbJx7W/w640-h640/HIGH%20SUN%20by%20Friendship%20Commanders%20-%20COVER%20ART.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: left;">Also, we’re coming out to see you if you live in any of the below cities! We can't wait. The first show is next weekend: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friendship-commanders-bronson-arm-future-fossils-mooch-globe-tickets-653132064587?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">June 24th at Portal in Louisville</a>!</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>6/24 - PORTAL, LOUISVILLE KY</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>8/19 - MODERN METHODS BREWING CO, WARREN OH</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>8/20 - DIRTY DUNGAREES, COLUMBUS OH</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>8/22 – THE SPACE, CHAMPAIGN IL</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>8/23 - MINIBAR, KANSAS CITY MO</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>8/24 - KIRBY'S, WICHITA KS</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>8/25 - HI-DIVE, DENVER CO</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true"></p><p>We love and appreciate you! Turn HIGH SUN way up, and we’ll see you very soon!</p><p>Buick & Jerry, FC</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DNObeRu09yk" width="625" youtube-src-id="DNObeRu09yk"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.noecho.net/features/friendship-commanders" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHvw6Sd3d8XoL9XBvBzVLsMYLPm0MlzWcYNZbdIHsfZfjrEgPv6TLXNpEudeLZizli4GAhl5wyCwbqjqJpRI8Sg-ZKn1-q5m3yUxzfAEIQAnW8wJtuFRBvLhOFKpxUa7ba1yu94cZjFXBXQxUPIjunkGnFOFfMlvdDyycNcDt5N73QrGDieOEkDft/w506-h640/HIGH%20SUN%20premiere%20in%20No%20Echo.jpeg" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.talkhouse.com/applying-new-language-to-memories/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="562" height="607" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla3SQZybmetMBsbsgdMK_PSvBsP2tsX-L23O5cciqMMuix9EAJ-4b84a9Kgv9KtHFVT5XPIJi9w-NhaVpgAtNEUSLYNYW2y1PeoQcadZz6nFWRh3MguUFS_Q7-YhBspOUIeTX8txv5IYX4jFdPLUELLOIWJfi3rNBGz_B_SUjloUqgA4J_zaRRip15bE/w508-h607/Talkhouse%20piece%20on%20MASS%20&%20HIGH%20SUN.jpeg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaaRuavQvQBZGugvBT6Y0Md7e2V_5mKOSGf-96GEgEcOD3FchZU3VfgbBIw0AZT-Oer4EK36agsabs7_BlxPZkUpxfRj7bTx-F4u5hFdLkmRPmDN2Rkvf3IiCabvSD0ymcFzT9rVYZssrilRNXUMo0JTtAAVjt1CmF43bKLk58YeASpsNsdProFce7_I/s2304/FRIENDSHIP%20COMMANDERS%20SUMMER%20SHOWS%202023.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1728" height="672" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaaRuavQvQBZGugvBT6Y0Md7e2V_5mKOSGf-96GEgEcOD3FchZU3VfgbBIw0AZT-Oer4EK36agsabs7_BlxPZkUpxfRj7bTx-F4u5hFdLkmRPmDN2Rkvf3IiCabvSD0ymcFzT9rVYZssrilRNXUMo0JTtAAVjt1CmF43bKLk58YeASpsNsdProFce7_I/w504-h672/FRIENDSHIP%20COMMANDERS%20SUMMER%20SHOWS%202023.png" width="504" /></a></div></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-74246394104434026882023-06-05T07:38:00.006-07:002023-06-11T09:01:12.001-07:00HIGH SUN is coming June 16th - pre-save today!<p>Hello, friends!</p><p>We're thrilled to announce <a href="https://onerpm.link/HIGHSUN" target="_blank">HIGH SUN</a>, the third single from our forthcoming album, <i>MASS</i>! <a href="https://onerpm.link/HIGHSUN" target="_blank">Pre-save it today</a> to have it the moment it's released on June 16th, 2023!</p><p>Thank you for the love you've shown to <a href="https://youtu.be/hciUlMo7gf0" target="_blank">FAIL</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/VWNpxgLZekU" target="_blank">BLUE</a>, the first two singles. And thanks for pre-ordering <i><a href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" target="_blank">MASS</a></i>! The limited merch bundles are selling down, so <a href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" target="_blank">grab one while they still exist</a>! </p><p>Also, we're playing a <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friendship-commanders-bronson-arm-future-fossils-mooch-globe-tickets-653132064587?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">rad show at Portal in Louisville KY on June 24th</a>! See you there!</p><p>We can't wait for you to hear the new single. </p><p>Thanks so much for being here,</p><p>Buick & Jerry, FC</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_mCEuoFU8CWbhSJd444xNyb28_OL3ow3eRoRDe4AxzCxCD2aUW5RU33scxVBFzwRParbF8lVXwEV-g-Wi-ZH-iSndhEmzAZDWTqjxdrXbK5DIsgEl_v9CexfP8eclwtG6UCwoorNvkAOgp4RatFnniIAZ4V02HkPCYdeX8ZhFUvACISJgfCZytRj/s5760/Buick%20Audra%20HIGH%20SUN%208mm%20still%20by%20Jerry%20Roe.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="5760" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_mCEuoFU8CWbhSJd444xNyb28_OL3ow3eRoRDe4AxzCxCD2aUW5RU33scxVBFzwRParbF8lVXwEV-g-Wi-ZH-iSndhEmzAZDWTqjxdrXbK5DIsgEl_v9CexfP8eclwtG6UCwoorNvkAOgp4RatFnniIAZ4V02HkPCYdeX8ZhFUvACISJgfCZytRj/w640-h360/Buick%20Audra%20HIGH%20SUN%208mm%20still%20by%20Jerry%20Roe.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJq23F--J50T1ZJlVF--8F77H5SUfIBBryspNc8FSEtoYrL6EN3Jq1bxGHcmEhslD7GtnVK68370yZMIdAlJhj-hVSjebZFTL3CFfbyY3Wf0skto3ub3NYGALdtPe-I8L8iqY7CZ_cKngXT5A5gxyXSi2Ag36UwJX4n_wC4m--L5QjdJFFvK7SfUJ/s1162/6:24:23%20Flyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1162" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJq23F--J50T1ZJlVF--8F77H5SUfIBBryspNc8FSEtoYrL6EN3Jq1bxGHcmEhslD7GtnVK68370yZMIdAlJhj-hVSjebZFTL3CFfbyY3Wf0skto3ub3NYGALdtPe-I8L8iqY7CZ_cKngXT5A5gxyXSi2Ag36UwJX4n_wC4m--L5QjdJFFvK7SfUJ/w640-h640/6:24:23%20Flyer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-51028114259757408512023-05-05T14:07:00.004-07:002023-05-05T14:21:11.867-07:00💎FAIL💎 is out & MASS is open for pre-orders!<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hello, friends!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">We're so proud to share "</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3D554ba8a0c2%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1683379806329000&usg=AOvVaw1ogyAXVy8DmGc6ILqTfktT" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=554ba8a0c2&e=c17efefa29" style="background-color: white; color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">FAIL</a><span style="background-color: white;">" with you today, the second single from our forthcoming album. We're also excited to tell you that the album is called </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3Dd21cfe2962%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1683379806329000&usg=AOvVaw0mZ4xIfY6ND3MELz2RBQkA" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=d21cfe2962&e=c17efefa29" style="background-color: white; color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><em>MASS</em></a><span style="background-color: white;">, and you can finally pre-order it!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">"FAIL" is a one-sided conversation between Buick and her longtime friend Marc Orleans who died by suicide in 2020. The song grapples with speaking about him in the past tense, hoping he knew how much she cared about and respected him when he was alive, and wondering if he can see and hear her now. </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3D696542bb9b%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1683379806329000&usg=AOvVaw22ASVMK9CONACg3D3oIUnb" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=696542bb9b&e=c17efefa29" style="background-color: white; color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">The video (shot and directed by Jerry) premiered in <em>Metal Injection </em>yesterday</a><span style="background-color: white;">, and the track is now streaming everywhere. We hope you love it. The cover is a photo of Buick at Walden Pond as a teenager, layered with a photo of Marc's hands playing his resonator guitar. The images are inverted and upside-down to express the unmooring impact of his passing.</span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://onerpm.link/FAIL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="3300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI7f5WG34dE27ZxbWiOrO5B-P_ACJFLGK5tbg5YRaqG9Bb6qBYWapHZb6HLUhAds9HtFQY1csCgXN1-ikQe6yJaTbqzVxeo_ZH-YTV8NpQHcpMUNhp6SQ14wxesbLTepTAbdPXB62Z5CEX-pG527OKfE5mVO7vYcywP25AVSkZ_-JEL1v_ImVU74J/w400-h400/FAIL%20by%20Friendship%20Commanders%20-%20COVER%20ART.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="background-color: white;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3Def93876efd%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1683379806329000&usg=AOvVaw1r536cN1qFJdDuEUlNEubN" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=ef93876efd&e=c17efefa29" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">MASS</a></em><span style="background-color: white;"> is a co-production between us and Kurt Ballou, a concept record that we're going to continue to unspool over the coming months. It feels great to share the pre-order for the physical copies of the work, as well as the book that Buick has written to accompany the music. It's called </span><em style="background-color: white;">MASS: Essays on Memory, Language, & the State of Massachusetts</em><span style="background-color: white;">. Both projects will be out in September. We recommend ordering them now, as there are some </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3Df930494032%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1683379806329000&usg=AOvVaw2rmqVeqDeP-qvnRfSkNS5X" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=f930494032&e=c17efefa29" style="background-color: white; color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">very limited merch offerings</a><span style="background-color: white;">, including hand-rendered cyanotype prints—all numbered and signed! </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Thank you for being here for chapters one and two, and we'll be back with more of the story very soon.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">We're so grateful for your continued support. Enjoy "FAIL"!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="background-color: white;">More soon!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Yours, </span></span></div> <div>Buick & Jerry, FC<div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/mass" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="3838" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqJjsg-4r_MHSFf-EESnFaIduGsqItwJceaVXeM4tQfZXGo3V0xQjhmOlMLhop3XMccznjFPXh2i1Pq6UYBjeT2eevMyS1qWNpt9U33NSMYCn6tuOj60nAb1712p5N9IpSYY3UmPWSZn8K2S62xMoNvCzIYnNg2IFjMxcudJm3P9asFUtFTE-cmNB/w400-h289/FC%20portrait%20test%20-%20EDITED.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's called "FAIL." We'd be so grateful if you'd take a moment to <a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/FAIL" href="https://onerpm.link/FAIL" target="_blank">pre-save/pre-add the track</a>!<br /><br />The new record is a collection about memory, language, and the state of Massachusetts; a co-production between us and Kurt Ballou. The project was prompted by the suicide of one of Buick Audra's longtime friends, and "<a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/FAIL" href="https://onerpm.link/FAIL" target="_blank">FAIL</a>" directly addresses that loss.<br /><br />We're so grateful for your support of the lead single, "<a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/Blue" href="https://onerpm.link/Blue" target="_blank">BLUE</a>," and hope you love "FAIL." We sure do.<br /><br />More soon!<div>Yours,<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VWNpxgLZekU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-50864366204417459642023-03-24T06:47:00.002-07:002023-03-24T06:47:48.366-07:00💎BLUE💎 is out today - first single from the new album!<p>Friends!</p><a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/blue" href="https://onerpm.link/blue" target="_blank">BLUE</a> is out today! This is the lead single from our new body of work, a collection about memory, language, and the state of Massachusetts. A co-production between us and Kurt Ballou. We hope you love it!<br /><br /><em>“If you don’t yet have the language for what you want to say, you will.” </em><br /> <br />This is the thesis statement contained within “BLUE," which opens the forthcoming record. The work explores finding new vocabulary around lived experiences that were once cloudy and confusing for Buick Audra. We're so excited to share the first piece of this story. She says:<br /><br />“Writing this project was largely prompted by the suicide of an old Boston friend. When he died, I glanced back at things I’d never wanted to, and I wrote a whole record about it. The process was like going underwater for short bursts and coming back up for air when I needed to. While I was down there, I was like, I suddenly see what all of this was, and I’m going to name it now.”<div><br /><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The video, which Jerry Roe shot, directed, and edited,</span> <a data-cke-saved-href="https://cvltnation.com/melodic-grunge-rock-friendship-commanders-blue/" href="https://cvltnation.com/melodic-grunge-rock-friendship-commanders-blue/" target="_blank">premiered at CVLT Nation</a> yesterday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://onerpm.link/blue" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="3300" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVcZjYHSOJ45WULkDZFSEHGIYeepraMuAUUtYIkKVHT2NQI8t9KGIqs64MjQ1uPpr9Dl1tkaCBc9_6Vbr_laNo_F65y--gtI2_l4dis005YGR5xhUHHDX6Ydu_89zoXGbsZGiDZy-DRdZC01si5gI56dj1A0qdvu7GjqBjUQ8mFBseVbraWRTuEto/w640-h640/BLUE%20by%20Friendship%20Commanders%20-%20COVER%20ART.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VWNpxgLZekU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We're playing two shows next week to celebrate the new single, including a hometown show at DRKMTTR! Hope to see some of you there! Dates and links below.</span></div><span face="arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><strong>UPCOMING SHOWS:</strong></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">3.31 - </span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/djunah-w-friendship-commanders-and-my-wall-tickets-524188420677?aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=${user_id}&appId=wf_jjj.sevraqfuvcpbzznaqrefonaq.pbz&comeFrom=242&artist_event_id=104147119" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/djunah-w-friendship-commanders-and-my-wall-tickets-524188420677?aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=${user_id}&appId=wf_jjj.sevraqfuvcpbzznaqrefonaq.pbz&comeFrom=242&artist_event_id=104147119" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4.01 - </span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ace-of-wandstae-the-neighborlyfriendship-commanders-tickets-557255816147?fbclid=IwAR2Q1JqPK0Naj5jAh7ugV59yrZagvh3GDhl8D2q0QToT6WBKnXeq6h-On3U&aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=${user_id}&appId=wf_jjj.sevraqfuvcpbzznaqrefonaq.pbz&comeFrom=242&artist_event_id=104147144" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ace-of-wandstae-the-neighborlyfriendship-commanders-tickets-557255816147?fbclid=IwAR2Q1JqPK0Naj5jAh7ugV59yrZagvh3GDhl8D2q0QToT6WBKnXeq6h-On3U&aff=aff0bandsintown&bit_userid=${user_id}&appId=wf_jjj.sevraqfuvcpbzznaqrefonaq.pbz&comeFrom=242&artist_event_id=104147144" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl</a></div></span><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Thank you for being here! We hope you love BLUE!</span></span><br />"<em>If you're living in a chapter you don't know how to leave, you will</em>."<br /><br /><span face="arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Yours,<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://cvltnation.com/melodic-grunge-rock-friendship-commanders-blue/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsmHqhBbgNRGiouLR7IkWAdpxU1wChg9hPS7I-x3lKxAdrucMBbRMqBuBi9x54K2W0Me2HQoojy_dO9nfjQwFMSjLIrKP48LLBA9hvetRDlNZTInXA-jhjtBqvQIa8_c_YemiPv3w83Hhzp4ztyj_ny66cREmWl-Y4D-mlYTfgWOgalQRPOHL-uE8/w512-h640/CVLT%20NATION%20COVER.png" width="512" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /><span><br /></span></span></span><p></p></div></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-12304095998612795292023-03-10T10:35:00.004-08:002023-03-10T10:41:07.177-08:00Introducing "BLUE," out March 24th, 2023<p>We're elated to announce the first single from our forthcoming body of work. The song is called "<a href="https://onerpm.link/Blue" target="_blank">BLUE</a>" and it serves as a thesis statement for the record. We hope you love it. <a href="https://onerpm.link/Blue" target="_blank">Save to any and all platforms now</a>!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgwGY4kMT_HXJ2bw8Q7psNAJhDH1Ajd2IUaW64uLiPg_YbxtXSPPZIVhjgtHUET-5-zlD024a1fSvb_BGNXY2Q9yQzaEo-VB2BidXv4Lxh6GBRf46KtNQoRJjib4OQlQaBmBf_xD0YfcAZUVnbdHARNBJqyU0kh0ixmRpX1SaitvQ2dQyh0uo3N6l/s864/FC%20Cyanotype.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="864" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgwGY4kMT_HXJ2bw8Q7psNAJhDH1Ajd2IUaW64uLiPg_YbxtXSPPZIVhjgtHUET-5-zlD024a1fSvb_BGNXY2Q9yQzaEo-VB2BidXv4Lxh6GBRf46KtNQoRJjib4OQlQaBmBf_xD0YfcAZUVnbdHARNBJqyU0kh0ixmRpX1SaitvQ2dQyh0uo3N6l/w640-h428/FC%20Cyanotype.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Anna Haas // Cyanotype by Buick Audra</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-51554020216722234002023-02-03T10:00:00.002-08:002023-02-03T13:35:52.726-08:00New album coming in 2023!<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white;">Happy 2023!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Just a quick message to tell you three things:</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">1. Our third full-length album will release this year (!!!!) and we </span><strong style="background-color: white;">can't wait</strong><span style="background-color: white;"> to start sharing the music with you very soon. In the meantime, Buick has started publishing the second half of the </span><strong style="background-color: white;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3D26e4365a38%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1675523842405000&usg=AOvVaw0OtUwwgLSLs9azlkC52di1" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=26e4365a38&e=c17efefa29" style="color: #606060; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><em>Massachusetts Memories</em> series</a></strong><span style="background-color: white;">. The pieces are connected to the music; check them out!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">2. We have a handful of sizes left in shirt designs related to the</span><em style="background-color: white;"> <strong>HOLD ON TO YOURSELF</strong></em><span style="background-color: white;"> and </span><strong style="background-color: white;"><em>BILL</em></strong><span style="background-color: white;"> records, and we're making them all ten dollars today for the first </span><strong style="background-color: white;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3D258378bb41%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1675523842405000&usg=AOvVaw0TMy24V5hE2Xl0N0PUR1Sb" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=258378bb41&e=c17efefa29" style="color: #606060; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Bandcamp Friday</a></strong><span style="background-color: white;"> of the year! These won't be re-printed, so grab what you want!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">3. We love you all. Thank you for the support at the recent shows; thank you for buying the </span><strong style="background-color: white;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3Db7e108ce0d%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1675523842405000&usg=AOvVaw0UzBHj8Fzsp0IptDGY3yNf" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=b7e108ce0d&e=c17efefa29" style="color: #606060; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><em>RELEASE THE REST</em></a></strong><span style="background-color: white;"> vinyl (which turned out so beautifully!); and thank you for being here.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">That's it! We'll be back with big sounds soon. </span><em style="background-color: white;">BIG</em><span style="background-color: white;">.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Yours in solidarity,</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Buick & Jerry, FC</span></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/merch" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2529" data-original-width="3593" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfZMkpls15idqI5fFCfE5hBrbFmxgCfXjLfaKjbSfstXAsmwH22fHe8Y0TgxDb4iU4oaJjMyZVmOup9PcefvC8JXlp2u0qLjrF051R0aEKIZxHN3fYgx4PxRvnQkJSKKDV480dwnziT7R2FwhesQsPMIK5ARV04dTKa-30pisMNBjIIcTfb7Vk0Xc/w640-h450/RTR%20layered.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/merch" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="3204" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg815yC4VGMBXt22EpyNYbi6B_sQks-V8aF0s2W2nkMlQgydn6UEtd3XkLPsRPKxBkPHLXcec3sCfA2N_Dh5yANoEaavPB7_Xqs3p_rgn8hq9u11H26d6ihNPFzK8t5XFO-rLOaj3mvvbRgbfFDg8VARNJpaVEuaD8aYiTKV29h4RwyImW1-LGP3Vrl/w640-h440/RTR%20layered%20back.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-10282125883915696132022-12-02T07:30:00.004-08:002022-12-02T10:06:28.391-08:00RELEASE THE REST EP out now // Shows coming up!<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Hello, all!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our new compilation EP <strong><a data-cke-saved-href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/release-the-rest" href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/release-the-rest" target="_blank"><em>RELEASE THE REST</em></a></strong> is out! Listen to the remastered collection of singles we released throughout the pandemic as one unified body of work! It's available as a vinyl offering, and the vinyl will ship in mid-December. The record is a semi-transparent violet 12", 45 RPM. We hope you love it! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>ALSO: we're playing shows right now! We've had great shows in Youngstown OH and Knoxville recently; this Saturday we're at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.freshtix.com/events/howlinggiant?utm_campaign=bit&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=bandsintown" href="https://www.freshtix.com/events/howlinggiant?utm_campaign=bit&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=bandsintown" target="_blank">Boggs in Atlanta GA</a> with our friends Howling Giant. And then, on December 16th, we're having a <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friendship-commanders-howling-giant-generation-of-vipers-and-thetan-tickets-457743191207?aff=aff0songkick&sk_eid=40706663&uid=" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friendship-commanders-howling-giant-generation-of-vipers-and-thetan-tickets-457743191207?aff=aff0songkick&sk_eid=40706663&uid=" target="_blank">hometown show at DRKMTTR</a> with Howling Giant, Generation of Vipers (from Knoxville), and Thetan. Not to be <span>missed!</span></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8kviflO7sUuts2P1oquTx9H26CV_w65jcgh-2xHD4r5n53aFlwfFO1fx7RJPvfU8ZYHZt5OkNJsSfS4zo8vbJH3z8hPSEP-Fz-PqxbKfva36h3svvyMyvEmzQWjpc7ov3eerPdnL2yVmdkOfeGUJK2s1WS6UEpa8nN6T0Y5QuCWM1w82JtjhvyVv/s2654/RTR%20Final%20Vinyl.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2654" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8kviflO7sUuts2P1oquTx9H26CV_w65jcgh-2xHD4r5n53aFlwfFO1fx7RJPvfU8ZYHZt5OkNJsSfS4zo8vbJH3z8hPSEP-Fz-PqxbKfva36h3svvyMyvEmzQWjpc7ov3eerPdnL2yVmdkOfeGUJK2s1WS6UEpa8nN6T0Y5QuCWM1w82JtjhvyVv/w640-h464/RTR%20Final%20Vinyl.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Semi-transparent violet 12" record, 45 RPM.</span></div></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3D4ad31b1f8d%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1669993618888000&usg=AOvVaw1ge1GGSLLMuQZTKDyvW-pr" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=4ad31b1f8d&e=c17efefa29" style="color: #888888; font-family: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>ORDER NOW!</strong></a></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><strong style="font-family: inherit;">Side A:</strong></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. And if My Body</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Altar</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Land of Men</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><strong style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-family: inherit;">Side B:</strong></div></strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Stonechild</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Your Reign is Over</span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p><span class="s1" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">Thanks for all the love around "</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3D1bd6707732%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1669993618888000&usg=AOvVaw2XTDYwcLOIdm-gWBRYZvQS" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=1bd6707732&e=c17efefa29" style="color: #888888; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">AND IF MY BODY</a><span style="color: #222222;">"! </span><em style="color: #222222;">Loudwire</em><span style="color: #222222;"> named it one of the best Metal songs of 2022. We so appreciate the support!</span></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none;"><b>REMAINING SHOWS OF 2022:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none;"><b>12.03 - Atlanta, GA @ Boggs Social & Supply<br /></b></span><span class="s1" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none;"><b>12.16 - Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="s1" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none;">Thank you for being here! We hope you enjoy the new work, and we'll see you out there.<br /></span><span class="s1" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none;">Yours in protest and solidarity,<br /></span><span class="s1" style="background-color: white; font-kerning: none;">Buick & Jerry, FC</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAQo5F-iwN6vwP_wdJR7x-YEDiOOg9YAZe9e5VEDlwZRVRNY3jqigiqu7FRyGjrWnRTdVYK7Jwl2__XBeS6K6Dgau4cq33cn54LdfQiNhY0NtrdtPQdw_-awQ2cPrssSy_SfBX2XgguIxmcioO0MXzoJ2I8BozkCNXariDdSsAB3MmYpS-wl5JN8E/s2000/12:16%20online.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1294" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAQo5F-iwN6vwP_wdJR7x-YEDiOOg9YAZe9e5VEDlwZRVRNY3jqigiqu7FRyGjrWnRTdVYK7Jwl2__XBeS6K6Dgau4cq33cn54LdfQiNhY0NtrdtPQdw_-awQ2cPrssSy_SfBX2XgguIxmcioO0MXzoJ2I8BozkCNXariDdSsAB3MmYpS-wl5JN8E/w414-h640/12:16%20online.png" width="414" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /></p><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-38310204999368537562022-10-21T12:23:00.002-07:002022-12-02T07:33:21.119-08:00New single "AND IF MY BODY" out today // New vinyl pre-order open!<p> Hello, all!</p>As promised, we're thrilled to share our new single, "<a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/andifmybody" href="https://onerpm.link/andifmybody" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><strong>AND IF MY BODY</strong></span></a>," with you today. This is a work of protest, a boundary against bodily control and the attitudes that got us here, to this post-Roe reality. Our usual collaborators Kurt Ballou and Brad Boatright worked on it with us. The folx at <strong><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.treblezine.com/friendship-commanders-and-if-my-body-stream/" href="https://www.treblezine.com/friendship-commanders-and-if-my-body-stream/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><em>Treble</em></span></a></strong> premiered the <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VoObSOw90w" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VoObSOw90w" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">video</span></a> yesterday. Watch it here:<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4VoObSOw90w" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are also pleased to announce <a href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/release-the-rest" style="color: #888888; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><strong><em>RELEASE THE REST</em></strong></span></a>, a limited vinyl <span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif">compilation of the singles we’ve released since <em>HOLD ON TO YOURSELF</em>, remastered for vinyl by Brad Boatright. Many people have asked us about "STONECHILD / YOUR REIGN IS OVER" and "ALTAR / LAND OF MEN" being released on vinyl, and now those songs will all be in one place! “AND IF MY BODY” opens the EP!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/album/release-the-rest" style="color: #888888; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Available for pre-order now</strong></span></a>, ships on December 1st. Semi-transparent violet vinyl, 45 RPM. Grab one while they last!</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif">We have more dates to announce soon, but mark your calendars for these upcoming shows if you're nearby!</span></span></p><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><strong>11.26 - Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl<br />12.16 - Nashville, TN<span> @ DRKMTTR</span></strong></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for being here! We hope you enjoy the new work.<br />Yours in protest and solidarity,<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLuFHhLFVrcj1vBAxX-dCpwA8KS7Y6MtrkF1X5pqIF23XtAYDudcT2m4SOKJyy7yy1tuTfqBG2SbbDuXdl3RVlvZNSkzDJ94HR9WkpY4ScpfJ9Mp-UISZ843L_xcEY-Nu_X40IvOJ5zMeIJphisBwjNXSZmyVtAlyUuPgI-iw-VOGtJiiL7MGLMus/s2654/RTR%20Final%20Vinyl.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2654" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLuFHhLFVrcj1vBAxX-dCpwA8KS7Y6MtrkF1X5pqIF23XtAYDudcT2m4SOKJyy7yy1tuTfqBG2SbbDuXdl3RVlvZNSkzDJ94HR9WkpY4ScpfJ9Mp-UISZ843L_xcEY-Nu_X40IvOJ5zMeIJphisBwjNXSZmyVtAlyUuPgI-iw-VOGtJiiL7MGLMus/w640-h464/RTR%20Final%20Vinyl.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHzCZS1zzx6TQXe2hY3vbuXoisxMDsROY6GpHh8OLDgI-_qjcw_NMlL6bBukjQEKu22SSQxXNo6AqAqvpCn6AmpH_AcLjlo0ZuWODq6pqPDrIGGLhI1lL7FPYlktfFTdCESd0zzjskclPwfDrzQCJ5RAxxHLp7_2ZUfE_SSFOosxWqw19WV8svtku/s3300/%22And%20if%20My%20Body%22%20by%20Friendship%20Commanders%20-%20cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="3300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHzCZS1zzx6TQXe2hY3vbuXoisxMDsROY6GpHh8OLDgI-_qjcw_NMlL6bBukjQEKu22SSQxXNo6AqAqvpCn6AmpH_AcLjlo0ZuWODq6pqPDrIGGLhI1lL7FPYlktfFTdCESd0zzjskclPwfDrzQCJ5RAxxHLp7_2ZUfE_SSFOosxWqw19WV8svtku/w640-h640/%22And%20if%20My%20Body%22%20by%20Friendship%20Commanders%20-%20cover.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span face="arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-45244293775111174442022-10-14T10:53:00.000-07:002022-10-14T10:53:45.811-07:00New single "AND IF MY BODY" out October 21st!<p>We're pleased to announce our forthcoming single, "AND IF MY BODY." Pre-save the single <a href="https://onerpm.link/andifmybody" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>, and preview the video below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">Thanks for your continued support!</p><p style="text-align: left;">FC</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='566' height='357' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxAzM56aZHPpk6M4dOF3ZqWC5e9rNKCPiuYS6WdhGdpwb26Sukl_aE4STTvBJjXR39wGr8r13rG5P8U_az0Vw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-28784572943836299742022-08-16T07:01:00.001-07:002022-08-16T07:01:07.433-07:00September shows!<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Hey pals!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.75px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">We hope you've had a great summer so far!<br /><br />We're doing well, save for the absolutely destructive and dangerous Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24th. Unreal and yet also totally real. We stand with all who support bodily autonomy and have much more to say on the subject; stay tuned for an announcement about that very soon. <br /><br />In the meantime, we're thrilled to be heading out to play two festivals in just a couple of weeks! We already told you about <a href="http://scorched%20tundra%20ticket%20link%20collection/" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Scorched Tundra XII</a> in Chicago on September 2nd. We're playing the second of the three nights with REZN, THOU, and HUNTSMEN. If you don't already have tickets, get them now!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.75px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">CHICAGO: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scorched-tundra-xii-featuringrezn-thou-friendship-commanders-huntsmen-tickets-358880510267" style="color: #606060; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">BUY TICKETS HERE</a></span></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.75px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;">The very next night, September 3rd, we're at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prfbbqlou2022-aug-30-sept-4-tickets-326658172387?aff=eand&fbclid=IwAR2oMzn8bVcwIuBRjuzS2b2aFB_0ui1VKU_noEzGfrMLqdhmx2HTS6OOMKA" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">PRFBBQLOU2022</a> in Louisville! It's another incredible line-up and we truly can't wait. We hope to see all kinds of friends and other bands.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.75px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">LOUISVILLE: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prfbbqlou2022-aug-30-sept-4-tickets-326658172387?aff=eand&fbclid=IwAR2oMzn8bVcwIuBRjuzS2b2aFB_0ui1VKU_noEzGfrMLqdhmx2HTS6OOMKA" style="color: #606060; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">BUY TICKETS HERE</a></span></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.75px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">In other news: the first two singles from Buick's forthcoming solo album, <em>Conversations with My Other Voice</em>, have been released! "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6AkFEQ6ux7znSlxkoDBLLp?si=37433e85f4714485" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Afraid of Flying</a>" and "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/681tiuDR9J0Nry5yUP8l6K?si=664f1869f6d94e1d" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">The Melody</a>" can be found anywhere you listen to music. The third single is called "Deadbolt" and is out this Friday, August 19th; <a href="https://onerpm.link/deadbolt" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">pre-save it</a> if you're interested! If you'd like to <a href="https://buickaudra.bandcamp.com/album/conversations-with-my-other-voice" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">pre-order the album</a> and book of essays she wrote to accompany it, you can do so now! Both are out on September 23rd.<br /><br />If you missed it: Jerry released a rad EP of instrumental tracks in April called <em>Track Guy Kloarb 1.1: Origin of Doomkloarb</em>. You can <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6AcbpQpoKyfWIAm7QZCLs7?si=oOX8n4_lR2qWAuNfrNsmGQ" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">stream</a> and/or <a href="https://jerryroe.bandcamp.com/album/track-guy-kloarb-11-origin-of-doomkloarb" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">buy it here</a>! He also released a cover of "Goro and the Emperor" and made a whole <a href="https://youtu.be/-1eD7xiN2-A" style="color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: 100%;">video of himself tracking it</a> during the early shutdown of 2020. Check it out!<br /><br />Hope to see some of you very soon!<br />Thanks for being here,<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.75px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scorched-tundra-xii-featuringrezn-thou-friendship-commanders-huntsmen-tickets-358880510267" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1991" data-original-width="1288" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwMifj1YX2dKRSmCEDBxzvi9ZwWlwavfqwKCMo7DuVLWEVlhrrVwNdagQ-yfIA0Dr6CKaSnWU5gmH1lD-aogOLkID8oCI_RQCcXevX32jfkpewW4UBHZgGGaAuWoNCBDH1X3y4W0Zx4T84dR1nitsQ2G8pClvrfEriMfR1hVVtiLjcpszzs_5fOlO/w414-h640/STXII_POSTER.jpeg" width="414" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prfbbqlou2022-aug-30-sept-4-tickets-326658172387?aff=eand&fbclid=IwAR2oMzn8bVcwIuBRjuzS2b2aFB_0ui1VKU_noEzGfrMLqdhmx2HTS6OOMKA" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZTCpYpju_rAkNXocKvFtEcFS0mkZwMnabTDYevC36CkJzhTtyZAo0KJnypY5EG9Hpia0wlPp9I_QTepUiv0XscHeSZIgfqfPVuNr_h9H-YF4xo7CFnvfhTxlO_POw9-Ad6aY6czkwohz7mPhBxT8BjAqyJBYjyNiyIfqe7Y46tHHcUcgm_GCmaC4/w414-h640/299723359_10160388845173559_6060388688492461965_n.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><br />Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-69220677833844434712022-06-10T08:25:00.001-07:002022-06-10T11:18:16.266-07:00Scorched Tundra festival in Chicago on 9/2!<p>We're dropping in to say hi and give you some good news! We are thrilled to announce that we're playing <a data-cke-saved-href="http://Scorched Tundra Ticket Link Collection" href="http://Scorched Tundra Ticket Link Collection" target="_blank">Scorched Tundra XII</a> in Chicago on September 2nd! The festival is three nights total and every single show is incredible. You can catch us on night two with REZN, THOU, and HUNTSMEN. Tickets just went on sale this morning and we have every reason to believe they will sell out!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span face="source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><strong><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scorched-tundra-xii-featuringrezn-thou-friendship-commanders-huntsmen-tickets-358880510267" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scorched-tundra-xii-featuringrezn-thou-friendship-commanders-huntsmen-tickets-358880510267" target="_blank">BUY TICKETS HERE</a></strong></span></span></p><p><br />We will have other live dates for you soon, as well as updates about new music, but we wanted to give you the news about Scorched Tundra XII right away! We can't wait to see our Illinois-area family.</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img align="center" class="mcnImage" height="640" src="https://mcusercontent.com/68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6/images/32614455-96bf-3def-34d4-e508dd8d1863.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; max-width: 582px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="414" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><strong>In other, related news:</strong><br /><br />Buick's first single from her forthcoming solo album, <em>Conversations with My Other Voice</em>, is coming out next Friday, June 17th! It's called "Afraid of Flying" and you can <a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/AfraidOfFlying" href="https://onerpm.link/AfraidOfFlying" target="_blank"><strong>pre-save it here</strong></a>!<br /><br />Jerry released a rad EP of instrumental tracks in April called <em>Track Guy Kloarb 1.1: Origin of Doomkloarb</em>. You can <strong><a data-cke-saved-href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6AcbpQpoKyfWIAm7QZCLs7?si=oOX8n4_lR2qWAuNfrNsmGQ" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6AcbpQpoKyfWIAm7QZCLs7?si=oOX8n4_lR2qWAuNfrNsmGQ" target="_blank">stream</a></strong> and/or <a data-cke-saved-href="https://jerryroe.bandcamp.com/album/track-guy-kloarb-11-origin-of-doomkloarb" href="https://jerryroe.bandcamp.com/album/track-guy-kloarb-11-origin-of-doomkloarb" target="_blank"><strong>buy it here</strong></a>! He also released a cover of "Goro and the Emperor" and made a whole <a data-cke-saved-href="https://youtu.be/-1eD7xiN2-A" href="https://youtu.be/-1eD7xiN2-A" target="_blank"><strong>video of himself tracking it</strong></a> during the early shutdown of 2020. Check it out!<br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">More soon!<br />We love and appreciate you! </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Buick & Jerry, FC</span>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-23815572020668539932022-02-15T08:05:00.004-08:002022-06-10T07:52:08.693-07:00We made a new album!<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hello, friends!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">We hope you're all doing well in this new year! We know it's been a minute since we've checked in. We have a good excuse: we've been making our third LP! When we last spoke, we had just released </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3D1345519139%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1645023677176000&usg=AOvVaw3_dTOR6ghenm4F0l8fXBYR" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=1345519139&e=c17efefa29" style="background-color: white; color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">"ALTAR" and "LAND OF MEN"</a><span style="background-color: white;"> (thank you all for listening and watching!) and we were leaving for our November tour. So great to see some of you out there! As soon as the tour ended, we went up to Salem and made a new record with Kurt Ballou at his awesome God City studio. Here are a few photos from the sessions, all by Kim Maroon.</span> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6xipqtnSBwlmkQxnWeS95nAnhsjLNlMT3nkbS_bdRCQy9u7sZl1ouTrJo4m2C7EvFo6DqCneBBJVcHcCjueLGfULaNQuN7ZC1gBoTUDq_ZkH87woo4iLG4PF-WACcTFO9ZMmHWW2UgL_rhVA-hoMEAmUbpwyInfKrfQc2C0zyfpUQLGfkFw9fn1IQ=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6xipqtnSBwlmkQxnWeS95nAnhsjLNlMT3nkbS_bdRCQy9u7sZl1ouTrJo4m2C7EvFo6DqCneBBJVcHcCjueLGfULaNQuN7ZC1gBoTUDq_ZkH87woo4iLG4PF-WACcTFO9ZMmHWW2UgL_rhVA-hoMEAmUbpwyInfKrfQc2C0zyfpUQLGfkFw9fn1IQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIdactTN9D3hmT0O_-gBo-pOHDo0AywfdaJ2yK9ahcqhBqYcrAHV-0xwhqCD5hUZMGNpK2w679cLfTZeyXjX4amVYcF2Wdj9XBssGZ2Fr2U8sSn3ymwKmKQsKotuKCBHG340ovJcF0Huc5aclDpO-zZ4lYOOaZJiEiR71sdjvVR-3-81JgcyyzGHBD=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIdactTN9D3hmT0O_-gBo-pOHDo0AywfdaJ2yK9ahcqhBqYcrAHV-0xwhqCD5hUZMGNpK2w679cLfTZeyXjX4amVYcF2Wdj9XBssGZ2Fr2U8sSn3ymwKmKQsKotuKCBHG340ovJcF0Huc5aclDpO-zZ4lYOOaZJiEiR71sdjvVR-3-81JgcyyzGHBD=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuBmbF97k2TcgJUOgXtmat0PTUgyGJDUrWh6Qm9XCsRKWxaTJDvgOYjumwB5EJzu5knRCKLw0hzBmmVcgKOwNYwBXbC73-IrLpBAGvK7LS8_9DdUDpeeC-6RCPWiTM5iexQlcN4-aK2oMxkKOypyBOuHgE_HtBMa_SQm23mHvyw7noWApK_rWWWoe9=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuBmbF97k2TcgJUOgXtmat0PTUgyGJDUrWh6Qm9XCsRKWxaTJDvgOYjumwB5EJzu5knRCKLw0hzBmmVcgKOwNYwBXbC73-IrLpBAGvK7LS8_9DdUDpeeC-6RCPWiTM5iexQlcN4-aK2oMxkKOypyBOuHgE_HtBMa_SQm23mHvyw7noWApK_rWWWoe9=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Buick sang the record back here in Nashville over the course of December, and then it was mixed by Kurt; Brad Boatright has since mastered it. We're getting it ready to bring it to you! We're really excited about the territory we covered on this album, both sonically and thematically. If you'd like to read a bit about that, </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3D959fba8072%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1645023677177000&usg=AOvVaw1TlfJd4LTkCAFqqxUEIadD" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=959fba8072&e=c17efefa29" style="background-color: white; color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">here's a brand new piece that was published yesterday</a><span style="background-color: white;">! Thanks to Josh Ewers and </span><em style="background-color: white;">Main Street Nashville</em><span style="background-color: white;"> for the interview and feature!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mainstreet-nashville.com/townnews/music/metal-duo-friendship-commanders-command-attention/article_5b6e7a3a-89dc-11ec-8bed-5f87c50368a4.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsBa9isB2bgFw5p8h2VK0FadPn6hjr183Y1920gfMubiGivp4qRl56bIjo2UnP44k2gx1t62EWR3LDduB5w4T7p_7hg6aQs4zHDUMuvX8lQEnkhlviu0jQfYMJbJZjnxz4BMoc3oAuDdrnUgdTgSI-_h9h0xmRJsBHQr_C98_lrJ-GdcZbZ4zJvgmK=w285-h400" width="285" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Buick also talked about the album and the two recent singles in </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3D31d36b0083%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1645023677177000&usg=AOvVaw3k0vxZzqmS6aRXzjo_OK8n" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=31d36b0083&e=c17efefa29" style="background-color: white; color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">this interview on the Heavy Hops podcast</a><span style="background-color: white;">!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">That's it for now! We'll have more announcements for you soon. Thanks so much for being here.</span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Last, Buick has started a new written series called </span><em style="background-color: white;">Massachusetts Memories</em><span style="background-color: white;">; works of flash non-fiction. They relate to our new record! </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6%26id%3Dac460907d2%26e%3Dc17efefa29&source=gmail&ust=1645023677177000&usg=AOvVaw1aoZGpzMuWj-MnoxLm14SP" href="https://friendshipcommandersband.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=68f31b87b4746be63a6d43fd6&id=ac460907d2&e=c17efefa29" style="background-color: white; color: #606060; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Check them out over on her site</a><span style="background-color: white;">; the first one is up now and she'll be adding to them as she can.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">We love and appreciate you! </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Buick & Jerry, FC</span></span></p>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-59546456212506485922021-11-05T09:42:00.007-07:002022-06-10T07:51:21.336-07:00"ALTAR" & "LAND OF MEN" are out today!<p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Friends!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"ALTAR" & "LAND OF MEN" are out everywhere today! We're so happy to share this new work with you. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/3597614149549839532/5954645621250648592"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #666666;">Stream anywhere you get your music</span></span></a>! If you'd like to buy them, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/3597614149549839532/5954645621250648592"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #666666;">you can do so via Bandcamp</span></span></a>! We have new videos for each of the singles, too! <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/3597614149549839532/5954645621250648592"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #666666;">"ALTAR" premiered at <i>New Noise</i> on Wednesday</span></span></a>, and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/3597614149549839532/5954645621250648592"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #666666;">"LAND OF MEN" premiered at <i>Metal Injection</i> yesterday</span></span></a>! Jerry directed both videos.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We're grateful to all who have listened and shared the new work so far, and all who worked on the tracks! Credits below.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>CREDITS</b><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Produced by Friendship Commanders<br /></span><span>Engineered by Jerry Roe and Buick Audra at Fort Knockout, Nashville TN<br /></span><span>Additional tracking was done at the Sound Emporium, Nashville TN<br /></span><span>Additional engineering by Rachael Moore<br /></span><span>Mixed by Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio, Salem MA<br /></span><span>Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, Portland OR<br /></span><span>Songs written by Buick Audra<br /></span><span>Videos directed by Jerry Roe<br /></span><span>Cover art by Ethan McCarthy</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://onerpm.link/719333561807" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KhAvuASAT3Q/YYVdVmXs3iI/AAAAAAAABu8/zSa-qt0gpaYosii3BXS-9r7_05OflAQhwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Friendship%2BCommanders%2B%2522ALTAR%2B%253A%2BLAND%2BOF%2BMEN%2522%2BCOVER%2BART.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tour starts one week from today! There have been a couple city and venue changes, so be sure to check the new dates below. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">We love and appreciate you! See you soon!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Buick & Jerry, FC</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DKqFDPjdiMs/YYVd6kb8XII/AAAAAAAABvE/uc6nAGLGe80Pcgkb8UfpCwJY5a3h1nKsgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/FCDR_TOUR_Raster_Titles%2Bupdated.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DKqFDPjdiMs/YYVd6kb8XII/AAAAAAAABvE/uc6nAGLGe80Pcgkb8UfpCwJY5a3h1nKsgCNcBGAsYHQ/w414-h640/FCDR_TOUR_Raster_Titles%2Bupdated.jpeg" width="414" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-68595444698229484242021-10-29T08:52:00.001-07:002021-10-29T08:52:18.293-07:00New singles out 11/5 + November tour dates!<p> Friends!</p><p>We come to you with good news of new music and new tour dates! All happening very soon. Our new singles, "<b>ALTAR</b>" & "<b>LAND OF MEN</b>" will be released on Friday, November 5th!<a data-cke-saved-href="https://onerpm.link/719333561807" href="https://onerpm.link/719333561807" target="_blank"> Pre-save/pre-add them to your preferred streaming services now</a>, if you like. These two tracks were borne of these wild times; tracked by us here in Nashville, and mixed by Kurt Ballou at GodCity in Salem, MA. Can't wait to share them with you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://onerpm.link/719333561807" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8KGHcczaX-8/YXwXxKsDq1I/AAAAAAAABuM/xakDBpBR_XIYXbZpIT3Jlw446z-I-KwHwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Friendship%2BCommanders%2B%2522ALTAR%2B%253A%2BLAND%2BOF%2BMEN%2522%2BCOVER%2BART.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Speaking of Massachusetts, we're going on tour! For the first time in two years! We're heading out for just over two weeks of shows with our friends in Dead Register in November. All dates are below. We're going to be celebrating the new singles, as well as all of the music we released in 2020: the <i>HOLD ON TO YOURSELF</i> EP, and the "STONECHILD / YOUR REIGN IS OVER" singles! Can't wait to see you.</p><p>We love and appreciate all who made it out to the August show at EXIT/IN! <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/thespin/friendship-commanders-and-friends-electrify-exit-in/article_ed6dc6be-01ee-11ec-8960-af6fc71def5c.html" href="https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/thespin/friendship-commanders-and-friends-electrify-exit-in/article_ed6dc6be-01ee-11ec-8960-af6fc71def5c.html" target="_blank">Here's a beautiful write-up of that show from Charlie Zaillian at the <em>Nashville Scene</em></a>. <br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">We love and appreciate you! See you soon!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Buick & Jerry, FC</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QHEh7f5Axmk/YXSDpuHiUiI/AAAAAAAABtc/mqaqhtzAOoA-On5n8C3cOEBBCe_tl8Q8gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/FCDR_TOUR_11x17.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QHEh7f5Axmk/YXSDpuHiUiI/AAAAAAAABtc/mqaqhtzAOoA-On5n8C3cOEBBCe_tl8Q8gCNcBGAsYHQ/w414-h640/FCDR_TOUR_11x17.jpeg" width="414" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />11.12 – Atlanta, GA – Boggs Social Club<br />11.13 – Savannah, GA – Congress Ave Block Party<br />11.14 – Jacksonville, FL – Justice Pub<br />11.15 – Charlotte, NC – The Milestone<br />11.18 – Baltimore, MD – The Depot<br />11.19 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie<br />11.20 – Cambridge MA – Middle East<br />11.21 – Brooklyn, NY – Gold Sounds<br />11.23 – Rochester, NY – Photo City Music Hall<br />11.24 – Youngstown, OH – Westside Bowl<br />11.26 – Hamtramck, MI – New Dodge Lounge<br />11.27 – Chicago, IL – Reggies Music Joint</span></p><br /><br /></span><p></p>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-45732178336790645622021-08-16T09:10:00.005-07:002021-08-16T09:20:52.320-07:00We play Nashville's EXIT/IN this Thursday, August 19th!<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello, friends!</p><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Just a quick note to remind you that we're playing our first in-person show in eighteen months this Thursday, August 19th! We're thrilled to be honoring our <em>Hold On To Yourself </em>EP that night, and Yautja are also treating the show as a release party for their new LP, <em>The Lurch</em>! It's truly wild to be getting merch together after so long, but we're stoked! We have vinyl, shirts, and posters for you all; come say hi at the merch table! Doors are at 7 PM.<br /><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/3y6deQ9" target="_blank"><strong>Tickets can be purchased here</strong></a><br /><br />Important: EXIT/IN announced some new safety protocols for the show last week. Proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test within 48 hours (administered by a medical professional) will be required for entry. In addition, masks are recommended but not required. If you have any questions about those details, <a href="https://twitter.com/EXIT_IN/status/1425139889897619457" target="_blank"><strong>check out EXIT/IN's statement</strong></a>! We appreciate your understanding as we move ahead with trying to play the safest show possible. We understand that it's not perfect, but it's also the only way we don't just cancel altogether at this point. We're doing our best!<br /><br />More shows will be announced very soon! Until then, please take care of yourselves. We hope to see our Nashville family at the show!<br /><br />We love and appreciate you!<br />Buick & Jerry, FC</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-onQz_SbyuUQ/YRqQTRP6h3I/AAAAAAAABsQ/dOUtzu8xFxoMHjz4SkHdgdPxU0e7rNuJgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1869/FC%2B8.19.21%2BPOSTER.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1869" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-onQz_SbyuUQ/YRqQTRP6h3I/AAAAAAAABsQ/dOUtzu8xFxoMHjz4SkHdgdPxU0e7rNuJgCNcBGAsYHQ/w438-h640/FC%2B8.19.21%2BPOSTER.png" width="438" /></a></div><br /><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_9057405097347684099templatePreheader" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_9057405097347684099preheaderContainer" style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_9057405097347684099templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_9057405097347684099headerContainer" style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_9057405097347684099templateBody" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-76489667355548657062021-06-30T11:30:00.006-07:002021-06-30T12:13:14.915-07:00First show back!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">FRIENDS!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">We’re happy to announce that we’re playing Nashville’s </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">EXIT/IN</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"> with our friends </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Yautja</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"> and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline;">Null</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"> on August 19th! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3y6deQ9" target="_blank"><b>Tickets just went on sale</b></a>!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><br /></span>Some of you might remember that we had a record release show scheduled for <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4sP7ipyYUfdkpzCEP0kSw2?si=JQWd9DsHSM6hYSZL4wyZ8Q&dl_branch=1" target="_blank">Hold On To Yourself</a>,</i> one that never happened because it was April 4th of last year. Before we play all of our new stuff, we're going to honor that record that means so much to us. We're stoked to have our pals Yautja on the bill, as well as Null from Birmingham, AL! And we're doing it at our beloved Exit/In! Please come hang with us if you can. We can't wait to see you.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />In addition, looks like we'll be hitting the road in the Fall! Our tour dates will be announced very soon, as will the details of our forthcoming music! In the meantime, Buick released her first solo singles in ten years! Check out her first track back, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6lP801vbUA" target="_blank">All My Failures</a>" - <i><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/best-country-songs-week-cale-tyson-1157431/" target="_blank">Rolling Stone</a></i> named it one of the best Country/Americana songs of the week it was released in April! Her second single, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WayxOp8UX1c" target="_blank">Maybe I'll Fly Instead</a>" came out last week! She has more solo work releasing in the coming months, so <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/349pAReW5Ad2bzV5nnGxjO?si=tZKLR3DHT4-NEmNRZhSVtw&dl_branch=1" target="_blank">follow her on Spotify</a> and wherever you find your music if you want to keep up with her!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />We love and appreciate you; we want to hear all about what the hell you've been up to. More soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Buick & Jerry, FC</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3y6deQ9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1920" height="336" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKtTnDdV620/YNy3Mj4DKDI/AAAAAAAABrA/U9PFugzOp94yo9cZ0_D2-jr3dYCcYy-TQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h336/FC%2B8.19.21.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-86634364495247143422020-12-03T08:11:00.003-08:002020-12-03T08:11:53.365-08:00December 10th Live Stream from Exit/In!<p>Friends!</p>We have one more thing for you this year and it's a full-volume, full-impact live stream show one week from today! We're going to play the stage of Nashville's legendary Exit/In! For those who have seen the video for "Stonechild," it's that amazing stage! We'd be so honored to have you in attendance from wherever you are! It will probably be our last live performance for a little while. Get tickets <a href="http://www.exitin.com/e/friendship-commanders-live-stream-130193110097/">HERE.</a><br /><br />Speaking of "Stonechild," <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.talkhouse.com/on-the-tragic-unjust-death-of-stonechild-chiefstick/" href="https://www.talkhouse.com/on-the-tragic-unjust-death-of-stonechild-chiefstick/" target="_blank">Talkhouse published an essay Buick wrote</a> about writing and releasing the song, and about the cultural responsibilities of making work about someone else's life and death. We hope you enjoy it.<br /><br />Buick also had a live conversation with Robin Little Wing Sigo of the Suquamish Tribal Council on November 25th! Robin graciously spoke to Buick about the impact of Stonechild's death on the Tribal community, the systemic racism involved in the still-unfolding story, and all kinds of other things. <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5lldnpvrvs" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5lldnpvrvs" target="_blank">We've made the video available on Youtube</a> and you can also find it below!<br /><br />As always, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/" href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">we'd love to send merch to you</a> or anyone you think deserves the gift of FC this holiday season! We're happy to gift wrap stuff, too - just send us a note when you order!<br /><br />We are so incredibly grateful to all of you for your support and attention. It's been difficult to be off the road for all of this year, but we have so appreciated being able to stay connected with you in this and other ways. May 2021 bring us more opportunities to see one another. <br /><br />We send you love and solidarity!<br />Buick and Jerry<br />Friendship Commanders<div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O5lldnpvrvs" width="560"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Friendship Commandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806863550032487707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597614149549839532.post-22801391346493913772020-11-06T08:01:00.000-08:002020-11-06T08:01:19.222-08:00New Videos / Merch / Rolling Stone!Dear community!<br />Thank you for your kind attention and support over these last few weeks! We're so grateful for the reception of "Stonechild" and "Your Reign Is Over." We want to share <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/friendship-commanders-stonechild-1075216/" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/friendship-commanders-stonechild-1075216/" target="_blank">this piece that <em>Rolling Stone</em> (!!!!) did about it</a>. Unreal!<br /> <br />Last week <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-heavy-rock-duo-friendship-commanders-video-for-police-brutality-protest-song-stonechild/" href="https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-heavy-rock-duo-friendship-commanders-video-for-police-brutality-protest-song-stonechild/" target="_blank">we premiered the video for "Stonechild" at <em>Brooklyn Vegan</em></a>! You can watch it below. Jerry wrote, directed, shot parts of, and edited it. The narrative shots were performed by Austin Strobel; the performance shots were done at Nashville's EXIT/IN, one of our favorite independent venues, and one that is in danger of closing without support. We hope you enjoy it! And this week on Election Day, we released <a data-cke-saved-href="https://youtu.be/wyY7F051WY4" href="https://youtu.be/wyY7F051WY4" target="_blank">the lyric video for "Your Reign Is Over"</a>! Also below!<br /><br />Today is another beloved Bandcamp Friday, which means fees are waived for artists. <a data-cke-saved-href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/" href="https://friendshipcommanders.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">We do have merch for the new release</a>, and since it's a digital release, we so appreciate all who buy merch to help us offset recording and production costs. All of the merch items come with downloads of the new songs, and the items are all limited edition, only available this time around! Buying the songs themselves is also great!<br /><br />Last, tonight we're part of <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.facebook.com/events/706933303500079/" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/706933303500079/" target="_blank">a fundraiser for another venue we love, ONCE in Somerville, MA</a>. We're playing a couple of songs live for a great cause. Join us if you're available!<br /><br />That's it for now. Thank you again for sharing in what we do.<br /><br />We send you all love and solidarity. The next time you hear from us, we'll have elected a <strong>new president</strong>. Can't wait.<br /><br />Our best to you,<br />Buick and Jerry<br />Friendship Commanders<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cMFMWPGccUM" width="560"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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