R E A D I N G R A I N B O W

BLEEDING RAINBOW

2011-12-06T08:38:00.000-08:00

IT'S OFFICIAL - WE ARE NOW BLEEDING RAINBOW!

Our new blog where we explain a little but more can be found here: www.bleeding-rainbow.tumblr.com

You can see our tour dates on our NEW FACEBOOK PAGE too! (Please like it cuz we couldn't change our name on the original!)

New email is: bleedingrainbowmusic@gmail.com

It's still Rob, Sarah, & Al. Nothing changed except the name and this social networking B.S.

NO MORE POSTS HERE!

December 10th!!

2011-11-28T14:11:00.000-08:00

BLEEDING RAINBOW?!

the internet rules

2011-11-18T06:14:00.000-08:00

Help Independent Musicians - Help Shaking Through

2011-11-15T18:53:00.000-08:00

Our buds at Shaking Through have set up a kickstarter to help fund next years Shaking Through series. If ya'll remember, we were able to record Wasting Time, Always on My Mind, and Runaways during our session for the Weathervane Project. It was an amazing experience. Make a donation and you'll make it possible for other independent musicians to have the same chance.

ITS FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Radness Tour!!

2011-11-06T13:49:00.000-08:00

Here are picks from our 2 week east coast tour with Eternal Summers. This has been super delayed!! We had amazing time with our friends and will love them forever.

Upcoming Show!

2011-11-06T06:53:00.001-08:00

Hey! We our super pumped about our upcoming Philly show at Union Transfer with Los Campesinos! We've been working on a bunch of new songs for the next album and should be playing a few of those out for the first time. Also, Justin Staller from Space 1026 made these *SICK* posters for the show. Each one is hand printed and each on unique. He'll be selling them at the show and later from his own site. November 18th will rule!

Weekly Stimulant

2011-10-11T16:20:00.000-07:00

Back from tour and 2 Philly Shows

2011-09-24T07:25:00.000-07:00

Our tour with Eternal Summers was amazing! It was definitely way too short. We met a lot of really great people on the road. We'll have a tour picture recap soon!

Now that we are back, we have 2 local shows super close to each other. First off is the Philly F/M Fest. We will be playing on Sunday 9/25, as part of an outdoor BBQ. Rain or Shine! Buy tickets for this single event or for the entire festival here

Also the following Wednesday, we play a free show with the Homophones and Cat Vet at Johnny Brendas. It is free, but you HAVE TO RSVP HERE

DEAD END VIDEO IN CONTEXT

2011-09-10T00:13:00.000-07:00

Reading Rainbow - "Dead End" from Taryn Jones on Vimeo.

Our video for "Dead End" directed by our friend Taryn Jones, was inspired by films we've been watching recently like the ones we posted here by Richard Kern. We're definitely heavily influenced by music videos and short films shot on VHS and High 8 from the 80's and 90's, and the aesthetic used in this video is intentional. The black and white pixely parts were shot on a PXL 2000 Fisher Price toy camera that records directly on to cassette tapes. (Part of the movie "Slacker" was shot on Pixelvision.)

Drown

2011-09-01T05:30:00.000-07:00

This was in my head ALL DAY on Saturday, and I couldn't remember the song name. (Thanks Liam!)

sneak peak of the Dead End video

2011-08-27T12:55:00.000-07:00

Thanks Taryn Jones!!

DEAD END

2011-08-24T11:37:00.000-07:00

Listen to our new song "Dead End" that we did for our secret split 7" with SUPER WILD HORSES for the HoZac Hook up Klub!!

Sadly you can only get copies if you were a Hook up Klub Round 2 member - BUT we should have these for sale on tour in September!

FACTS ABOUT THE SONG "DEAD END":

- Recorded before Al joined the band, but the guitar feedback in the beginning and end of the song includes Al wailing on guitar. (Al also recorded this song for us)

- Feedback at beginning and end of the track also includes Rob wailing on guitar as well as SARAH* wailing. (*look for more Sarah guitar playing in future)

Here's the lyrics!:

We try - to hide
More is taken away
Stuck inside - no time
to enjoy the day

I know when I sleep
At night I can keep
- my dreams alive

Close my eyes and there's nothing to see
Can't believe what has happened to me
I feel nothing
I feel nothing

I know when I sleep
At night I can keep
- my dreams alive

No one could ever see
how much it all means to me
But I'll keep it all to myself
I keep it all to myself

My heart slowly beats

Reading Rainbow - Dead End by RRPhilly

RSVP FOR THIS FREE SHOW ON SATURDAY!!!

2011-08-22T19:01:00.000-07:00

THIS SATURDAY IN PHILLY! FREE SHOW IF YOU RSVP!!!!!!

PIXELVISION!

2011-08-16T07:28:00.000-07:00

We are currently shooting a music video all this week, and are filming part of the footage on Pixelvison! Pixelvision is a toy camera made by Fisher Price in the '80's that films onto cassette tape. A mutual friend gave Al his camera that he could never get to work - but our lovely director Taryn Jones figured out how to hook it up to record directly onto VHS cassette! It rules and makes everything look like a living photocopy!

Above is a siiiick video made using Pixelvision here in Philly in 1991 of FUGAZI at WKDU!!!

this song rules!

2011-08-09T05:54:00.000-07:00

amazing song - plus this girl looks like a long lost '80's preteen sister of mine. freaky.

Black Cab Sesh Documentary

2011-08-04T19:46:00.000-07:00

Black Cab Sessions USA from Black Cab Sessions on Vimeo.

Black Cab Sessions came to America last year and shot a ton of footage in different cities and made this legit as shit looking documentary. We were lucky enough to be included and we can't wait to see this!!

about as goth as we can get down with.

2011-07-20T11:24:00.000-07:00

sooooo entertaining

2011-07-16T18:05:00.000-07:00

UPDATE: B52's/THE FUTURE IS WEIRD

2011-07-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

We just recorded some more, and the future is unclear but exciting and intense!!

This B52's song is THE BEST.

READING RAINBOW ON PBS

2011-07-01T09:34:00.001-07:00

The irony is not lost on us!! We are in the first bit about Weathervane. Airs tonight at 8:30!

Watch the full episode. See more Friday Arts.

READING RAINBOW ETERNAL SUMMERS TOUR 2011!!

2011-06-26T10:34:00.001-07:00

CHECK THE DATES!!!!! >>>------->

We're MUTANTS

2011-06-01T12:27:00.001-07:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More music

This officially comes out this weekend! The theme of the issue was relationships essentially, so we talked about goofy shit. I swear this is the last interview we ever talk about embarrassing relationship-y stuff, so enjoy it while you can - if you care about that sort of mindless mushy crap.

xoxox

1st 3 piece show footage! KA-POW!

2011-05-30T11:52:00.000-07:00

Here's footage of us playing our first show as a 3 piece with Sarah on a full kit at The Brillobox in Pittsburgh! Extra special thanks to Brendan for filming the whole set.

WE ARE ALIVE

2011-05-19T11:19:00.000-07:00

Sorry we've been so quiet recently.

We're about to be traveling to the mid-west yet again, this time for HoZac's Blackout Fest next week! Tour dates to the right >>>--------->

Intense changes are in store! 2 possibly even 3 major big ones that will just utterly blow your mind! (I'm not trying to be secretive I just don't want to announce things quite yet!)

this video is a hint of what might be to come: (just ignore that the song kind of sucks)

2011-04-30T20:25:00.000-07:00

TOUR PHOTOS PART I

2011-04-18T14:01:00.000-07:00

OK so here's some photos from the first part of our tour with Dum Dum Girls and Dirty Beaches.

CRYSTAL DICK GUIDES US ON OUR JOURNEY.

Dum Dum Girls doin soundcheck at The Milestone in Charlotte, NC

Jules' "No If's, And's, or Butt's" mug.

Alex & Rob in Atlanta at The Earl

Dirty Beaches

We made lots of sandwiches and beans & rice! Rob looks like a Dad in this photo. (btw, don't judge us for shopping at Wal-mart. on tour you're allowed to shop anywhere, OK?! special tour rules apply.)

Playing soccer in Denton before the Conferette Fest!

Probs on twitter.

Got to chill with Grass Widow in Denton!

I AM THE FEMALE JOEY RAMONE.

TOUR PHOTOS PART II

2011-04-18T13:49:00.000-07:00

In Houston we played a show with Cloud Nothings. Here they are setting their GPS on fire behind some dumpsters.

TOXIC SMOKE!

We got to stay with Nathan and see our beloved Mango (pictured above)...

and Tango! Our favorite cats away from home.

We shared a hotel at SXSW with our best budz Eternal Summers. Gotta stay in shape on tour you know.

Here's Rob at the very Philly-esque venue we played at for the Philly showcase.

So many Philly friends at the Philly show! SLUTEVER!!

Creepoid keepin shit GRUNGE.

SASS'D

True fact: Rob is a black belt trained in the art of the BO STAFF.

Rob and Sam battling.

Hanging at Cheer up Charlies for the HoZac show.

The night before, we played right by these porta potties while they were emptying them out. It was seriously THE WORST THING WE'VE EVER SMELLED.

Here's Sam Lunsford summing up what it is to be a band playing at SXSW in the style of Alice in Chains.

TOUR PHOTOS PART III

2011-04-18T13:37:00.000-07:00

Wait a second, that banana should be above those oranges!

BEST BAND PROMO PHOTO EVER

We ate at The Wheatsville Co-op almost every day we were in Austin.

Rob's laughing about something else, not about the fact that an old dude with a MASSIVE beaver tail style dread is right behind him!

We only got to see Eternal Summers once when we played with them at Urban Outfitters.

And they are even more amazing with Sam on bass!!

WHO THEM LADIES?! (Camelia & Dawn reppin Roanoke, obvz)

Rob in front of the Scientology center. That guy behind him is an angry Scientologist who didnt like how we were mocking his religion. hahahahaha

Jules & I at The Impose/Hell Yes/Art Fag showcase! We're pretty intimidating.

Ran into Tom from Rayon Beach at the same show!

I love this photo so much.

THE BOYZ.

LADIEZ NIGHT!

hey! Skipping ahead now to Kansas City, MO!

Rob with Eric the sound guy from the Cedar Center in Minneapolis. He took our snare drum into the basement and tuned it for us. He was legit.

There was a BOWFLEX in the green room in Fargo. gotta keep in shape on the road!!

Logan from The Dodos made the best use of it.

in Saskatoon CANADA!

Excellent velvet painting collection at the Republik in Calgary, CA.

Merch reppin.

TOUR PHOTOS PART !V

2011-04-18T13:21:00.000-07:00

VANDALISM!

Whoa check out this broody bitch in Canada!

We drove through such epic wilderness in Canada between Edmonton and Vancouver. It was so overwhelming that I couldn't deal with taking a lot of photos.

SO SCENIC.

In Vancouver!

On the FAIRY on the way to Victoria, BC!

Check this out. It was hanging up at the place we played in Bellingham, WA. We obviously bought it.

I wanted to put these photos of The Dodos eating this disgusting cuban sandwich on the internet.

ewwwwwwwww

We got to hang out with Hannah from Grass Widow in San Francisco and stayed at her & her BF's AMAZING apartment! this is the creepy monkey on part of their huge epic record collection.

CHECK OUT THESE TOURISTS! (btw this was the part of the tour when I ran out of contacts)

Playing at the Filmore in San Francisco was MIND BLOWING!!! That's The Dodos playing to a huge crowd!

Rob being a poser. (Sorry Philly.)

Kelley The Dodo's tour manager showin' what she's all about! GET IT GRRRL!

Logan pointing out the devil horns hand on their album cover.

Rob's wasted again.

THE DODOS & READING RAINBOW CREW LAST NIGHT!

This is Chris from Dodos after we punched him.

And Meric after we punched him.

And of course we punched Logan in the face too.

WE LOVE BRENT!

after San Diego I gave up on taking photos but the last week of tour ruled as well. Next time we need a photographer.

bhang bhang we are burn outs

2011-04-13T16:01:00.000-07:00

(photo by Caswell http://www.sceneinthedark.com)

We're nearing the end of our tour with 2 more shows left! Then when we return to Philly, we'll be playing on April 25th with the amazing GRASS WIDOW, BROKEN WATER & ACID KICKS!!

EXPECT SOON ON THIS BLOG THERE TO BE:

- PHOTOS
- COMMENTARY ON PHOTOS
- TOUR DATES
- MERCH AVAILABILTY
- INTENSE UPDATES & BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!

cover the sky

2011-04-05T01:13:00.000-07:00

Our new 7" on Hell, Yes! is coming out next week!

READING RAINBOW "Cover The Sky" by HellYes

HELL, YES! 7" pre-order!

2011-03-27T23:01:00.000-07:00

We've got a new 7" for our song "Cover The Sky" coming out on our good friend's label Hell, Yes! You can pre-order it on Insound and it's out April 11th.

TOUR IS CRAZY AND WE ARE MORPHING INTO EACH OTHER.

Oh my god, we are really weird and insane.

2011-03-25T00:21:00.000-07:00

RR take over the US

2011-03-16T14:08:00.000-07:00

big thanks to Michael Koenig for taking the video in Atlanta at The Earl!

In Austin right now. Expect lots of stupid pictures at some point!

,

SXSW and TOUR!

2011-03-04T18:32:00.000-08:00

This past week has been major TCB time to the max to get ready for tour. Lots of screenprinting and practicing. Can't wait to hit the road!

Tour dates have been updated to include all of our SXSW dates. Check em out!

Interview on NYE with This Kind of Music

2011-02-24T11:57:00.000-08:00

filmed at a pizza shop nearby the Cake Shop by the lovely Charlotte Zoller w/ technical assistance from her very cool BFF Andrea for the website This Kind of Music
!
This was right before we played the weirdest show I think of our whole lives. yep.

tour is coming soon

2011-02-16T14:09:00.000-08:00

We are PUMPED about our tour next month! Keep checking the dates because a few details are subject to change as well as new dates possibly being added. (INCLUDING SXSW SHOWS)

If you're able to catch us in the next couple months, be ready for the most merch we have ever had!

INCLUDING:
* T-Shirts!
* Tote Bags!
* Buttons!
* & Records, Cd's blah blah blah

We're also wrapping up the details this week for a very limited release 7" on Hell, Yes! as well as a split 7" on HoZac. We'll post the release times for those once we know moooooore.

2011-02-14T11:22:00.000-08:00

the radiant child

2011-02-07T15:15:00.000-08:00

Jean-Michel Basquiat is one of of our very favorite artists and role models (besides the heroin and dying young part). We finally watched the documentary on him made last year called "Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child" and it's really good and inspiring! (If you have Netflix it's 'watch it now')

Also recommended is 'Downtown 81' which he's also in, if you haven't seen it yet. Here's a sweet DNA clip from that one:

so good

2011-02-04T16:47:00.001-08:00

F.Y.I. you guys...this show will RULE

2011-01-28T18:42:00.000-08:00

<3<3<3<3<3

ETERNAL SUMMERS & AARON DEBRUIN BLOW MINDS

2011-01-27T05:39:00.000-08:00

we love blur

2011-01-25T10:56:00.000-08:00

REGULAR DUDES

2011-01-22T06:56:00.000-08:00

Grrrl Luv

2011-01-19T12:20:00.001-08:00

See them bitches out of focus to our right?! That's SLUTEVER! They rule, check them out. I wrote about them for Philadelphia Weekly's Music Issue out this week!

rainy day in philly

2011-01-18T11:10:00.000-08:00

We are doing our first tour longer than 2 weeks this March - April! After shows with Dum Dum Girls & SXSW, we are going on tour with The Dodos! Dates are posted to the right >>---->

KIDROCKERS

2011-01-07T06:16:00.001-08:00

We're playing at WXPN tomorrow with The Shackletons at 11:30am!

Adults MUST be accompanied by a kid!

(((BUY TICKETS HERE)))

opposite obsessions

2011-01-04T06:16:00.000-08:00

New Years Eve 2010

2010-12-29T17:03:00.001-08:00

AHHHH! We're playing this Friday at Cake Shop in New York City!

INFO:
CAKESHOP'S NEW YEARS EVE 2010!!!
!!THE BEST PARTY IN TOWWWWWWN
starring:
READING RAINBOW (12:00 )
+
LA BIG VIC (10pm)
XRAY EYEBALLS (12:45)
FOOD STAMPS (1:30)
with DJ's CASSIE RAMONE of VIVIAN GIRLS/BABIES (9-12 + the countdown),
ANDY BURR of
WOVEN BONES (12-4am+ solo WOVEN BONES performance at 11pm),

$12 entry for both floors
$16 admission 2 floors, bands, DJ's and 2 drink tickets good for well
drink or $5 beer valid all night.
$60 admission 2 floors, bands, DJ's and OPEN BAR well drinks and $5
beers from 10:30PM til 12:30AM
free pizza from 8-9 while carly peecox (daed pizza) and andy bodes
(capeshok) spin!
presented by capeshok/daed pizza

8pm doors, 21+
CAKESHOP
152 LUDLOW STREET between RIVINGTON and STANTON st.

Stand Back & Take a Good Look

2010-12-28T12:21:00.000-08:00

Just after SXSW last March we recorded our version of "Stand Back and Take a Good Look" by The Nerves for Volar Records "Under The Covers" series. (Our version is a slowed down and bummed out rendition.)

It's finally available HERE and includes our fav's GRASS WIDOW and other sweet bands who are good and you should know and be into.

Right now you can order the cassette tape edish*, and an LP will be available soon!

* limited to 200 copies!!

Last minute NYE show

2010-12-27T11:40:00.000-08:00

We're playing a NYE show this Friday at Cake Shop w/ X-Ray Eyeballs!

ALSO, this song rules. It's called "Rock Europeu" by the Brazilian band Fellini. We first heard it on a mixtape our friend Abi made us a couple years ago. It's on an excellent compilation we just got of South American post punk from the 80's called "The Sexual Life of the Savages".

ENJOY!

Coasting/Reading Rainbow mini-tour starts today!

2010-12-15T11:08:00.000-08:00

TODAY 12/15 : Comet Ping Pong in Washington D.C.! FREE! Doors at 9!

TOMORROW 12/16 : Hometown PHILLY show at Danger Danger Gallery w/ Moon Women! Also a Record Release show for Prism Eyes!

THURSDAY 12/17 : Annex 4W in Baltimore w/ Weekends & Junkers

FRIDAY 12/18 : Death by Audio in Brooklyn w/ The Babies, Big Troubles & Widowspeak

oh hey guys! let's have a little convo

2010-12-14T13:27:00.000-08:00

Checking In: Reading Rainbow from Weathervane Music on Vimeo.

Here's us talking about how our Shaking Through session helped us out plus things we'll be up to in 2011! (TOURING & EP!)

Kickstarter Video - Campaign Ends Dec 31, 2010 from Weathervane Music on Vimeo.

This is a video showing exactly how Weathervane has helped musicians get they shit together. Seriously, Kickstarter campaigns can be lame, but this is the reason why Kickstarter exists! It ends December 31st!

DONATE MONEY TO WEATHERVANE MUSIC'S SHAKING THROUGH PROJECT!

Incentives include signed copies of 'Prism Eyes' (gonna be worth so much $$$ on ebay y'all) & a t-shirt designed by me! (hint: it's the one with a leopard)

THE READING RAINBOW POWER HOUR LIVE TONITE!

2010-12-09T10:15:00.000-08:00

We are super excited to be playing live on Y-Rock tonight! Starts at 7pm, then we are gonna guest DJ for the rest of the hour.

STREAM IT HERE

EUPHORIA VIDEO: THE OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS ON MY MIND VIDEO

2010-12-08T08:01:00.000-08:00

Here is a brand new video for a brand new song from our split with Coasting on Atelier Ciseaux! Premiered on YVYNYL today by Mark: The king of the internet!!

(you can stream this 'suitably scrappy' song from Pitchfork!) AND you can buy the split HERE! Limited pressing! first 50 come with silk screen poster designed by me (Sarah)!

SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT THE VIDEO:

Shot and edited by one of our best friends AARON DEBRUIN (of "The Sun is Out" & Eternal Summers'"Secret Language" fame) in an abandoned train station(?) in the middle of the woods in Manyunk (which is right outside of Philly) during the summer. Special assistance from Al Ashraf and his dog life partner Lulu, who makes her film debut.

- It's supposed to be super LOW BUDGE looking - shot on hi-8 and then shot again from a T.V.

- If you look close enough we're wearing busted ripped up clothes because it's the post-apocolypse, duh.

- Those glasses Rob's wearing are busted prop glasses! He does not generally wear bifocals.

Prism Eyes Reviews!!

2010-12-05T14:05:00.000-08:00

"Hazy, undefined nostalgia is Reading Rainbow's stock-in-trade. And when Everton and Garcia work with rose-colored 1960s pop sounds and feisty punk 'tude, the results are wonderful."
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14905-prism-eyes/

"Now that Baltimore has finally gotten its due as a great American music town, let’s talk about Philadelphia. This is a city that, in recent history, has given us the venerable How I Got Over by The Roots and the “constant hitmaker,” Kurt Vile (not to mention Free Energy, Man Man, and a barrel of others). But now that Reading Rainbow’s debut pop masterwork Prism Eyes LP is out on HoZac, it’s officially Philadelphia’s time."
http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/11/23/album-review-reading-rainbow-prism-eyes/

"...the simple, heart-tugging beauty of Reading Rainbow’s songwriting is what makes Prism Eyes a warm (and surprisingly discernable) stunner."
http://www.avclub.com/articles/reading-rainbow-prism-eyes,48124/

"The duo fully embraces the daintyhood perfected by twee pioneers with a bedroom-recording twist. And with just two members, the sound gets impressively big."
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/11/reading-rainbow-prism-eyes.html

"There’s a slow song hidden within every fast one here, a choral elegy spliced into even the peppiest banger. Here’s what happens when you shine punk rock energy through a prism, and it breaks into a million different colors."
http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6112

dark sided

2010-12-02T11:02:00.001-08:00

no aloha

2010-12-01T07:45:00.000-08:00

ALWAYS ON MY MIND VIDEOOO

2010-11-29T09:38:00.000-08:00

READING RAINBOW always on my mind from amanda finn on Vimeo.

Our immensely talented friend Amanda Finn from Family Trees shot and edited the video with assitance from the also immensely talented Ryan Trott of Family Trees. We've been dying to release this! It's a take off on french new wave films from the 60's, particularly ones by Jean Luc Godard, which we love.

2010-11-23T06:47:00.001-08:00

Go run out to your local record store, and it will be in the 'ALTERNATIVE' section next to Red Hot Chili Peppers and R.E.M.!!

Live on WKDU 11/20

2010-11-19T17:59:00.000-08:00

We're playing live on WKDU here in Philly tomorrow at 4:00 EST.

oh, and we got signed to Sub Pop and Eternal Summers got on Matador. no big deal. here's the proof:

(contract made valid by Kim Gordon and Stuart Murdoch)

OH SNAP IT'S ON:

2010-11-18T20:25:00.000-08:00

PRE-ORDER PRISM EYES HERE: =======HoZac========

ELLE

2010-11-18T11:09:00.000-08:00

This interview we did for ELLE magazine clears some shit up!

Look out for more RR news and updates, etc in the coming days. The album is coming out in less than a week!

READING RAINBOW HANGS OUT WITH THE MID WEST

2010-11-16T08:52:00.000-08:00

Our tiny tour was sick. Here are some photos. We totally didn't get pictures from every place we went because we are lazy and poor photographers.

check out these goth burnouts.

TOUR ESSENTIAL: "Crystal Dick" on dashboard.

OK so Record Exec. Todd from HoZac took us to this coffee shop in Chicago called Wormhole. We were stoked on the name alone, but they had the REAL DELOREAN from BACK TO THE FUTURE inside!!! We were too embarressed to take sassy pictures in front of it because despite the cafe having the mf'n DELOREAN from B2TF, it was really packed yet disturbingly quiet inside.

Then we looked above the milk and sugar counter and the FLUX CAPACITOR was on the wall!!!!!!! there was this stupid giant Halloween spider on top of it though. God, that's so disrespectful.

The dudes at Seizure Chicken RULE and the Milwaukee show was bangin!!

Some band having an hour long sound check in Milwaukee.

This skull was $3,000 at a rest stop between Chicago and Rock Island!

The reflection on Rob's face is kind of terrifying.

Whose this guy and how'd this get in here?!
DAYTROTTER!!!!

Daytrotter was an amazing and satisfying experience. They really have their shit together there!

Hey there creepy no-face Jesus! (next door to Daytrotter headquarters)

We played a live set for the college radio station at Oberlin.

EPIC POP in the radio stacks!

Rob couldn't handle the pressure of a 5 day tour in the end and developed a heroin habit.

Tour starts tomorrow!

2010-11-09T10:11:00.000-08:00

Our mid west tour (or as mid-westerners say "TOO-OAR") starts tomorrow in Columbus, OH at Cafe Bourbon St. MAD STOKED MAD PUMPED MAD AMPED MAD TRIPPIN.

check out the other dates to the right! >>>---------->

Been SO OBSESSED with Wipers recently. It's hilarious that the first time I heard this song was when Hole covered it and I was a post-grunge angsty riot grrl moping around listening to my disc man and reading Courtney Love: The REAL STORY

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-31T10:49:00.000-07:00

ALWAYS ON MY MIND

2010-10-26T09:16:00.000-07:00

Watch our episode from the Weathervane Music Project's YVYNYL curated Shaking Through sessions! We recorded 3 songs with them which will be on our new album Prism Eyes which is coming out in less than a month!!!! (November 23rd)

The video feature's "Always on My Mind", which they also have as a free download over at Shaking Through's website.

p.s. look out for an official music video coming out some time in the near future...

CMJ 2010: A (half assed) PHOTO ESSAY

2010-10-25T13:53:00.000-07:00

Here's some photos from our time in NYC the past few days where we played 5 shows for CMJ! It ruled, we had fun, our friends are awesome and talented, blah blah blah...

sorry for the crappy quality of these photos. I also am not bothering to put them in a good order this time. Maybe we should start a kickstarter for a new camera!!

Whose this guy?!
DÖNER on Bedford Ave. is amaaazing.

SO GLAD WE GOT TO SEE FAMILY TREES!!!!! new songs are amazing. can't wait for the full length!!!
probably best moment of CMJ were these black bean and chicken tacos at L.A. Burrito.post tacos!
some Halloween decorations are straight up fucked up. Carolyn Bones with a boner dollar.
The best thing about Party Expo was this Piranha which sometimes moved (jaw, fins and even the eyeball!) and had smoke come out of it's mouth. Goth Summers.2 of my favorite weirdo boys.dorkin it up inside of Party Expo

Next Wednesday Night in Philly!

2010-10-12T14:02:00.000-07:00

We are playing with friends Woven Bones and Frankie & the Outs before heading off to NYC for CMJ!

Glenn Branca is our hero

2010-10-11T06:56:00.001-07:00

You know when people post a youtube video or mp3 and label it "BEST SONG EVER"? they don't really mean that it's the best song ever, they are just currently really into that song and are excited about sharing it.

This song really is the best song ever. Seriously, wear headphones and don't do other stupid things while you listen to it and it will BLOW YOUR MIIIIIND.

Focus Thine Anarchy

2010-10-08T21:41:00.000-07:00

"I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE AND IT DOES NOT WORK."

2010-10-08T20:17:00.001-07:00

thanks al and aaron

oh hey whats up guys?

2010-10-06T15:45:00.001-07:00

PRESTIGE

TOMORROW!!!!!

Mercury Lounge

2010-09-28T09:58:00.000-07:00

From our show with Crocodiles, Girls at Dawn and Candy Claws:

Reading Rainbow @ Mercury Lounge from Patrick Duffy on Vimeo.

(playing Euphoria again - 2nd time ever live this time)

courtesy of Pop Tarts Suck Toasted who also wrote a flattering review!

ICA

2010-09-27T13:23:00.000-07:00

So this Wednesday we will be playing at the ICA here in Philly. (for you weirdo freaks who have never been there, it's in West Philly across from Urban Outfitters)

"An expansive evening with art and music. Get a snapshot view of art today from ICA Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner’s annual lecture “What is Contemporary?” Bring a T-shirt to screenprint with designs by Philadelphia-based design company Print Liberation. Music by guitar and drum duo Reading Rainbow. Enjoy some Mexican fare and cupcakes provided by Buttercream Philadelphia."

We are really excited to finally be playing at a legit art space like this!

things to remember:

- Everything starts at 6:30 and HAS to be over by 9:30!
- Bring a t-shirt to get screenprinted while you watch us play
- It's gonna be outside so check the forecast
- Get ready to trip some balls because our good friend Aaron will be doing video feedback projections on us while we play!

D-D-D-D-DAAAAAMN

2010-09-23T08:20:00.001-07:00

So this past weekend + last night was pretty LOOOCOOOO. All the shows were great!

We found this footage from reliable Bleary Eyed Brooklyn whose got made camera skills.

Reading Rainbow performs at The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo.

^ Playing "White Noise"
Playing "We are Too Young" into "Euphoria" (first time EVER playing it live! will be on the Atlier Ciseaux split 7" with Coasting)

NYC shows

2010-09-15T17:21:00.000-07:00

(excellent flier by Ryan from Family Trees)

PUESDO-CMJ 1 MONTH EARLY:

1. CAMEO GALLERY w/ SUPER WILD HORSES, NIGHT MANAGER & THE CATERPILLERS

2. CAKE SHOP w/ FAMILY TREES, RADICAL DADS, & (just added!) RACHEL LIPSON

3. THE KNITTING FACTORY W/ DUM DUM GIRLS & THE GIRLS AT DAWN w/ SPECIAL GUEST DJ MARIO ORDUÑO

***PLUS***

Next Wednesday the 22nd we play with CROCODILES for the 1st time evvvvver! also with special guest DJ MARIO ORDUÑO!!

Prism Eyes LP HZR-080!!

2010-09-13T07:52:00.000-07:00

We are super excited to announce our second full length LP "Prism Eyes" to be released through HoZac Records on November 23rd!!

crocodiles+readingrainbow=4EVER

2010-09-09T14:51:00.001-07:00

finally saw this new Crocodiles video for "Hearts of Love". This is like some real deal, could-be-on-mtv type shit. (if Mtv didn't suck and also this would have to be edited for xtreme ultra violence)

SERIOUSLY just wait til their new album "Sleep Forever" come out! It will blow yo motherfuckin mind.

so much internet presence

2010-08-30T11:09:00.000-07:00

We have a BANDCAMP PAGE now!!!

Also, here's an interview we did about food we eat. It clearly demonstrates what nerdy/strange paradoxes we really are: health food freaks who love eating burgers! hey man, don't label us. we're complex.

ANYWAY, aside from our current Sonic Youth obsession, we've been listening to a lot of Theoretical Girls and Beat Happening.

The video effects are incredible^^^^

no internets

2010-08-22T11:17:00.001-07:00

We've had no reliable internet for a couple weeks now, hence the lack of updates! (what happens when you steal wifi)

UPDATES:

- finished recording new song for split with Coasting on Atelier Ciseaux!
- Shot video for the same song yesterday!

Both the split and our HoZac Hookup Klub 7" should be out some time this fall. Also in the works is an E.P. for Yeti Magazine!

Reading Rainbow performs at Live at the Pyramid, 8/14/10 from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo.

Us playing "Must be Dreaming" (from our upcoming album Prism Eyes!) Live at The Pyramids in Brooklyn last week courtesy of Bleary Eyed Brooklyn

Reading Rainbow performs New Safety with Eternal Summers at Live at the Pyramids from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo.

Playin with Eternal Summers on taaammmboooo.

OMG 90's OVERLOAD

2010-07-29T16:23:00.000-07:00

We watched the Sonic Youth music video collection this weekend.

and it got me thinking about when I (Sarah) was 13. Remember when The Smashing Pumpkins were still good? I was sooooo obsessed with them and Vieuphoria. Remember when Billy Corgan had hair, wore polyester and didn't have weird trists with Tila Tequila and Jessica Simpson? siiiigh

Hey DORKS

2010-07-21T14:07:00.000-07:00

don't forget the show in Philly tomorrow night!

not only are we playing with Summer Blondes from Oakland and Pujol from Nashville, local band Univox got added too! (we played with them coincidently in Little Rock, AK last March. The drummer is brutal!!)

ALSO

RR BFF Weirding Module will be performing/DJing before and/or in between sets!

Here's just a taste of what to expect tomorrow:

next 2 shows

2010-07-16T06:35:00.001-07:00

This Sunday at Death by Audio!

Next Thursday in Philly at The OX!

4TH OF JULY WEEKEND 2010

2010-07-07T10:20:00.000-07:00

Ryan and Rob chillin with Daisy the coyote

Family Trees Melting our faces off at Cake Shop!!

Party Photographers at Ottobar in Baltimore bein fuzzy as fuck.

Woven Bones at Ottobar.

Thrift Store shopping in Roanoke, VA

ASSLESS CHAPS!!

"TOUCH OF CLASS"

Daniel's $tr8 off da nut.

CREEPY FACES VOL II

AHHH HOLY SHIT!!
Rob in special July 4th prism glasses vision.

Eternal Summers = ALWAYS AMAZING (at July 4th party in Roanoke)

Woven Bones in prism vision!!

You can't see it in the photos, but the whole basement's packed, and freaking out. RAVE RAIN 'N SHIT.

Check out these nerds! (Matt later changed)

Matt on lifeguard duty.

Caroline Bones performing some witchy magic.

THIS IS THE PART WHERE WE HAD A RITUALISTIC/CULT/SACRIFICE/CEREMONY

We got back Tuesday morning at 7:30, then Rob went straight to work!

oh, HEY!

2010-07-01T19:47:00.001-07:00

go to this!
and go to the ohter shows I wrote about below!

7/3 - w/ Woven Bones, Party Photographers, Art Department @ Ottobar/Baltimore,MD
7/4 - w/ Woven Bones and Eternal Summers @ Heidi & Daniel's House/Roanoke,VA

do it do it
do it do it
do it do it
do it do it

AMANDA FINN GOT MAD SKILLZ

2010-06-30T17:28:00.000-07:00

FAMILY TREES no one will ever know from amanda finn on Vimeo.

Girl best be doin us a video some time! (The song is beautiful too. BUY THEIR 7"!!)

so many updates

2010-06-28T06:37:00.001-07:00

Al on a 2 day long nonstop mixing blow out.
view of thunderstorm coming from the front door of The Mystic Fortress.
This show will rule
July 4th show in Roanoke, VA! Details here.

- We went down with our friend Al to mix our album in 2 days a week ago.

- Recorded 3 more songs we wrote in a week this past weekend.

- Northside Festival show at The Knitting Factory with The Beets Saturday night was awesome!

- playing 3 SHOWS this weekend with friends Family Trees (Cake Shop NYC on Friday 7/2), Eternal Summers, and 2 shows with Woven Bones!!

NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL

2010-06-26T13:49:00.001-07:00

We're playing at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn tonight with The Beets!

Doors are at 11, we go on at 1am!

tonight

2010-06-17T08:31:00.000-07:00

We're playing B-MORE with Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez and BFF's Family Trees!

WHERE?!

TATER JUNCTION
3601 Cairnes Ln (behind Atomic Books in Hampden)
Baltimore MD 21211

8pm...costs some kind of money. Maybe donations?

P.S. If you're in Philly go see WOVEN BONES at KFN!!

q 4 u & purkur pillnikk

2010-06-11T20:23:00.000-07:00

This week!

2010-06-06T18:11:00.000-07:00

We screenprinted these fliers (last minute yet again) for our show this Saturday here in Philly! Will be BANGGIIN!!

BEST FEST is TOMORROW

2010-06-04T15:32:00.001-07:00

We're playing at 6pm RIGHT BEFORE A GRATEFUL DEAD COVER BAND!!! it's going to be real.

we've been practicing the LAZER HARP for tomorrow so get ready!!

MAGIC TWIG RECORDING SESH 2: A PHOTO ESSAY

2010-06-01T12:43:00.001-07:00

Here we are, singing our hearts out just like MARIAH CAREY FEAT. BOYZ 2 MEN.

JOHN THOMPSON IS A MASTER.

Nicole and I got bored, and took these horrifying pictures.

Rob, John T., and Josh Peebles (Chimney Sweep co-founder, C.E.O.)

Daniel found this little dude to meditate with.

Nicole took us to this super fancy local/organic restaurant and Rob got this rib eye steak!

and I got this rainbow trout! Doesn't that look appetizing!? it had mashed potatoes stuffed in it.

We didn't eat at this place. It's inside a mall!!

On our way out of the mall, we saw these INCREDIBLE paintings hanging up inside a store.

Playing TMNT at The Bazaar.

Daniel with his Thunderbird bass before the Young Sinclairs show.

At da show!

MACADO'S!!

The SACRED S was carved into the table at Macado's. always a good omen.

SHADOWY MEN ON A SHADOWY PLANET

2010-05-27T08:13:00.000-07:00

acid-marshmallow.com | DAY BEFORE THE MESS FEST

Thanks to Matt for the 16 minute long video of us playing in Austin Texas last March! (I knoooow. only our parents would wanna sit for 16+ minutes watching this) Definitely one of the funnest/best shows we played down there, or possibly EVER!

Anyways, we are heading back down to the MYSTIC FORTRESS to record 6 more songs! IT NEVER ENDS. WE ARE AN UNSTOPPABLE MASS OF PURE ENERGY LIGHT CRACK. CRUSH US UP AND DO LINES OF US TO ABSORB OUR LIFE FORCE!!

I sure hope I can find my camera battery charger in time to take MAD PIXXX!

LOVE BEAMZZ 2 ALL

TOMORROW MAY 22ND!

2010-05-21T09:58:00.000-07:00

We're playing with Sharon Van Etten and Twin Sister tomorrow at AKA Music on 2nd st. here in Philly! It's FREE even though it's a benefit show for Weathervane Music an awesome non-profit here in north east Philly. (we're gonna be recording a new song with them next month!!)
They're gonna have these tight limited edish screenprinted posters too:

there's limited capacity of like 125 people but they might be able to fit more.

2010-05-13T07:03:00.000-07:00

HoZac Hook-up Klub 7"!

2010-05-03T09:23:00.000-07:00

We're all done with the recordings for our 7" coming out on HoZac's Hook-up Klub!

A: Tough Love
B: Over It

You gotta be a subscriber to get the HoZac Hook-up Klub singles (but we will have some available at shows), so you should SUBSCRIBE!! They're announcing the 2nd round this week.

Gorilla Vs. Bear and Stereogum both posted today about "Tough Love"!

vibe today

2010-05-01T13:41:00.000-07:00

sunday may 2nd

2010-04-26T11:27:00.000-07:00

We didn't even realize that we've played in Northeast Philly the last 2 weekends, and we're about to do it again!

This Sunday May 2nd, we're playing a killlllller show at Little Berlin with Icy Demons and Soft Landing! We've been huge Icy Demons fans since before we even moved to Philly so we're super AMPED/PUMPED/STOKED bout dis here shit. Check out this trippy ass flier: