Thank you to everyone that came out to B61 on Valentines Day!Every year we do a secret show there for our friends in the neighborhood at B61/Alma. This year’s was certainly one of the most fun to date. We haven’t done an official count, but we believe we clocked in over forty songs that night and played for three hours.Our friend Maryanne at My Wave was there with her camera and took some photos. You can view the evening’s photos here.See everyone on tour!XOXO - Pela

We have been notified that tickets for the shows in Chicago, Seattle and Brooklyn are just about sold out. Better get ‘em now. Also, TT the Bear’s tickets are now on sale.

Ryan S. Henriquez of The Deli sat down with the lads recently for a short but insightful interview. You can read it here.

Shelby Miller from Shifted Sound has created an animation which features Pela’s “7th and 17th” from “Anytown Graffiti”.

The year end lists are here and we have made it on quite a few. We would like to thank Steve from Minneapolis for compiling and sending us this massive list. Putting it together must have taken a tremendous amount of time … we definitely owe you a pint!
We are not sure how you found all of these, but it certainly feels good to see how many people have Anytown Graffiti in their life.

Yahoo Best of 2007
KEXP Listeners Poll Best of 2007
WOXY Listerners Poll Best of 2007
Puddlegum Best of 2007
My Old Kentucky Blog Best of 2007
Berkeley Place Best of 2007
Fuzzy Lion Best of 2007
Indie Surfer Best of 2007
Rock outs Best of 2007
Untitled Records Best of 2007
Shifted Sound Best of 2007
The Music Slut Best of 2007
MOG Best of 2007
Vernissage Best of 2007
Melt Your Face Off Best of 2007
KEXP Day Time DJ Best of 2007
WOXY DJ Best of 2007
Central Village Best of 2007
I Am Not a Camera Best of 2007
My Wave Best shows of 2007
Information Leaf Blower Best show of 2007
Information Leaf Blower Best of 2007
Get Big, Little Kid Best Song of 2007
Music Sucks - Most Overlooked/Underrated
Heartache with Hard Work Best of 2007
Instrumental Analysis 2007 in Review
Marusin 2007 Play List
Cheaper than Therapy Best of 2007

Honorable Mentions ………

Each Note Secure
Music for Ants
Future Sounds
The Glorious Hum
Baby, You Got a Stew Goin’
Many Highways

Hello friends,We found out the beloved Crocodile Cafe in Seattle is now closed.We were just on our way to play there in February. For us to headline there was a personal dream of mine and we were only 3 months away. Living in Seattle, I saw many shows there and held it in my heart ever since.I think i saw some history there back in the day, and it was a shared feeling.It hit me hard because in NYC we lost CBGB’s recently too.So Seattle we feel you…its a damn shame. For young upstarts in like myself the Crocodile was THE place, I think like it was a right of passage to roll up with rock and roll dreams in my eyes and ask “Hey are you guys hiring?”…Jeez it coulda been so cool, but i never got a call…..shit i woulda done dishes, mopped floors, whatever…..just being in that place made me feel good.I met so many of my heroes there. Well, So long to the “Croc” you will be missed.I’m proud to have shared some amazing times with you.Your fan,Billy McCarthy

Pela’s show at the historic Synagogue in D.C. was noted one of the bets of the year at InformationLeafblower.com. Click here for the full review…
Leafblower Gigs of the Year

Photo by Kyle Gustafson

Here’s something special for you - baeblemusic.com shot the lad’s ENTIRE performance at the Bowery Ballroom during the CMJ marathon. You can watch a sample here but be sure to go to their site and check out the whole show and some of the other great performances that are available, including British Sea Power from the same show.So pop a cold one and settle in. This one is a great ride. And whatever you do, don’t skip Philadelphia.

Pela’s CMJ performance has been posted on KEXP ’s website.You can download it here.

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