Good times. Busy times. For me, anyway. We had a really cool show at Vaudeville Mews on Sunday. It had been a while since we’d done an early/all-ages show, and the sets ran a bit long so by the time we went on we were past curfew. There didn’t seem to be anybody underage in the place anyway. Apart from us, it was kind of the quintessential Ely Falls bill — all of the other three bands had big lush walls of sky-sound from guitar effects and an abundance of auxiliary instruments. Up to and including use of two xylophones simultaneously, by the opener, who was not Druids, but rather Wind & Sail. Some of the nicest bunch of musicians I think I’ve ever been on a bill with, camaraderie and positive vibes in abundance. I wish I’d gotten around to posing this earlier just in case anybody from around Springfield, MO is reading, as they just played there the other night. Flashbulb Fires have a bunch of shows coming up however, touring for the release of their new album Glory, which I got at the show but haven’t got around to listening to yet. Definitely will tomorrow at work.

We’re coming back to Omaha on January 9, a Saturday, to play at O’Leavers with, among others, a favorite of ours, Little Black Stereo.

I’ve been meaning to bring this up on here for several days now but things have been busy.

It’s easy to get a little blase about the local bands you’ve known and loved for years, no matter how great they are. You hear about a local gig they’re playing and you think, meh, no big deal, I’ve seen them lots of times, it’s always pretty much the same show, and I’ll probably get another chance to see them before long. You let yourself get kinda complacent. It’s totally understandable. I used to be that way about House Of Large Sizes years back when I lived up around Cedar Falls.

But we here at Why Make Clocks want to encourage you to not listen to the part of your brain that talks that kind of nonsense. We want you guys coming out to our shows because we have more fun with you there. So here’s the thing: We’re working on tons of songs for the next few albums, EPs, singles, or whatever we end up doing. We’d like to keep our hometown crowd in the loop about what we’re working on. We’re going to make a point of working new stuff into our local shows. If you come see us in Des Moines you will have a very good chance of hearing at least one Why Make Clocks song you have never heard before. We hope that will pique your curiosity enough to give you just enough of a push to brave the weather and come out to see us.

Specifically, tomorrow night (Sunday December 13) at the Vaudeville Mews, where we’ll be unveiling “Christmas Is Ruined” (which previous lineups have actually performed in the past, but not often) and quite possibly also “Palace Of Ash.” These are a couple really great new songs. Yeah we know a lot of you will be suffering rock hangover from the Cursive show tonight, but enough with the excuses. It’s a nice early show (starts at 6pm). Ely Falls, always a treat, will also be playing, as well as Flashbulb Fires and Wind And Sail. We hope to see you.