It is with great sadness that we write you today. Pela’s collective journey has come to an end.

Over the past 2 years we’ve faced tremendous obstacles.  We recorded an album twice, had a falling out/legal battle with our old label, fired 2 managers, had a big record deal fall through, and Billy had a hand injury followed by a foot injury.

We’ve worked tirelessly to get our music out of ourselves and into your ears.  We worked endlessly to make the music and our live show the best we could.  At the end of the day we had to start dealing with some realizations.

We will never be able to thank you enough for your support. For those of you that drove and flew hours just to see a show, we thank you. For those of you who wrote us and gave us the opportunity to get to know you, we thank you. For those of you who told us to keep soldiering on, we thank you. Words can’t really describe how we’re feeling about this difficult decision, but we want you to know that it’s the healthiest decision we could make.

Your lovely faces are etched into our memories.  Looking at the Crowd Project videos says it all.

Please keep in touch, we’ll promise to do the same.

xoxo- Nate, Billy, Tom, and Eric

photo by Ron Henry

Before the show at Neumos last night, the Lads dropped by the KEXP studio for an session with John Richards. You can catch a live version of “Augustine” on the KEXP website. And while you’re there, be sure to join in on KEXP’s summer membership drive. KEXP has been great friend to Pela and to all alternate bands. Be sure to support them with a contribution.

This Friday, May 29, KEXP presents John in The Morning at Night live from Neumos! DJs John Richards and Michele Myers host a special live broadcast featuring New York’s finest, Pela and Iran, and Seattle greats United States of Electronica (U.S.E) and Throw Me the Statue.

As they ready for their blowout performance, Billy and Nate talked to KEXP about what they’ve been up to since last year.

You can tune in to kexp.org on Friday morning at 9:30am PDT to hear Pela’s live in-studio with John Richards and again at 9pm PDT for the live performance from Neumos. Pela takes the stage at 11:45pm PDT

Read the interview here

That’s right Seattle, we’ll be performing new songs live at Neumos for this very special KEXP event.  Tickets can be purchased following the link below.  For those listeners not in the Seattle area, you can tune in to kexp.org to hear the show live.  We’ll be on stage at 11:45pm PDT.

KEXP is proud to present John in the Morning at Night, Friday May 29th live from Neumos – a benefit for KEXP!
 
Join DJ John Richards and DJ Michele Myers as KEXP presents a special live broadcast featuring New York’s finest, Pela and Iran; and Seattle greats United States of Electronica (U.S.E) and Throw Me the Statue.
 

Tickets are $18 presale, $20 day of. Advance tickets can be purchased at Ticketswest.com, Ticketswest Outlets, and Neumos Box Office.

Get Tickets Here

Hope to see you there
xo- Pela

That’s right, the lads have joined the social revolution. If you want to know how dull their lives really are, subscribe to their Twitter account.

WFUV’s The Alternate Side show will be hosting an official launch party at the Mercury Lounge on Monday, May 11. Pela and The Postelles will be performing live. This is a private party for members of The Alternate Side but it’s not too late to become one.

Read more about it here

Metromix has a feature on Pela’s visit trip to the NJ shore and an interview with Billy. You can read it here.

KEXP is proud to present John In The Morning at Night, Friday May 29th live from Neumos!

Join DJ John Richards and DJ Michele Myers as KEXP presents special live broadcast featuring New York’s finest, Pela and Iran, and Seattle greats United States of Electronica (U.S.E) and Throw Me the Statue.

Tickets are $18 presale, $20 day of. Advance tickets can be purchased at Ticketswest.com, Ticketswest Outlets, and Neumos Box Office.

Go to the KEXP website for more details.

Look for an announcement tomorrow about a new show (hint: it’s not on the East coast)

Grant Martsolf of The Ignatius Record Review recently did an interview with Billy McCarthy. It will give you a pretty good idea of what he’s really like (and why he’s like that). There’s even a few hints of things to come. Check it out.