The local media, both traditional and electronic, have been very kind and quite extensive in their coverage of the new record. Here are some links to check out if you're interested…

Interview on 89.3 The Current with Mark Wheat (includes three live songs with the band)

Interview and exclusive live tracks from Ed+Eric with David DeYoung on howwastheshow.com's podcast 

Big review and Q+A with Rob van Alstyne from Reveille Magazine, includes another exclusive live track

City Pages' Sarah Askari did a more light-hearted Q+A… 

Chris Riemenschneider wrote about the record in the Star Tribune, but their archives are subscription only.

David DeYoung posted a ton of photos on Flickr from the Electric Fetus in-store and the Varsity Theater Sussedtacular show 

I'm happy to say that the solo album is out. There are a few different things happening this week to celebrate…

• Tuesday the 20th at 7 PM the group and I are playing an in-store at the Electric Fetus. This will be a "real" set with the full band lineup, and we're planning on playing until the staff unplugs us or we run out of tunes(we need the rehearsal time)! Later Tuesday night the action moves to Sussed at the Bryant Lake Bowl, where ace spinnaz the Guv'nor and Christian Fritz will be working their DJ magic and the rest of us will be having a drink
• Wednesday the 21st will see interviews (each accompanied by exclusive live-in-studio recordings by me and Eric) at How Was the Show.com and Reveille Magazine. City Pages also is running a Q+A with some preview tracks off the record.
• Friday the 23rd is of course Sussedtacular at the Varsity, the main event of this rock week. I'm particularly psyched about this show because a couple of my very favorite people are planning on sitting in with us on some songs. 

Since I'm in shameless self-promotion mode, let it be known that the record is available at the Electric Fetus, other local indie record retailers, and of course the Susstones Shop. I'm no breadhead, maaan, but every sale really does help subsidize this rock habit I have. I appreciate all of your enthusiasm and support and hope to see you over the course of this week!

To celebrate release day for the new record, we're playing a live in store at the Electric Fetus this Tuesday Nov. 20th at 7:00. I've always loved going to in-stores at the Fetus, and it's great that they're letting me do one too! The whole band (Eric, Peter, Marc, Tim and I) will play a bunch of songs., This is a good opportunity to pick up the new record, and the event is open to all ages and free! 

 

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