January 2012
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December 2011
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WatchSinging a new song. Come to the 40 Watt this Saturday to hear the full jam!
November 2011
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Upcoming shows!
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November 18th—40 Watt—Athens, GA—with Megafaun!!!
December 10th—40 Watt—Athens, GA—with Casper & the Cookies and Space Trucks (BP from of Montreal’s new band!)
Come out and say hello! Want us to play your town? Let us know.
New shows, y’all! Check it!
October 2011
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A sad reminder that WOXY is no longer with us. →
The website for the sadly defunct web radio station WOXY is being shut down, so you might want to grab our Lounge Act session while you still can. We thought it was a pretty good one.
It was sad to see WOXY go down (stupid Future Sounds), so soon after moving to their swank new studios in Austin. WOXY was always a huge supporter of VIS, and everyone there was a delight to work with. They are...
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WatchThis song might be called “Moraine”. It’s new.
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August 2011
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Broken Format: Broken Format Mixtape, No. 6:... →
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Download Part 2 of 5 | Read the opening salvo | See all mixtapes
1. VENICE IS SINKING “Pulaski Heights” 2. MACHA “The Nipplegong” 3. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM “The Lonely Universe” 4. READING “Kiss Me Lively” 5. TELENOVELA “Breakfast with Birds” 6. GARBAGE ISLAND “Heart Skins” 7. …
Check out these awesome mixtapes Lars is making! We’re on one of them!
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WatchA preview of things to come.
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WatchColumbia! We’re comin’ for ya! The New Brookland Tavern…tonight! Do it.
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WatchColumbia! We’re on the way to see you! Come out to the New Brookland!
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WatchThat’s us from 1:33-1:35! Can’t wait to see the final product.
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July 2011
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WatchBand practice ended with the viewing of a hawk killing a blue jay. Intense. #thecircleoflife.
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WatchBarbershoppin’.
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WatchWorking on a Blues Traveler cover.
June 2011
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WatchVenice is Sinking makes a startling discovery.
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May 2011
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“Furthermore, touring, especially in the early stages of a career, is exhausting....”
– Interesting article on the realities on the music industry right now. Don’t agree with everything, but this is spot on.
—Lucas
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Tonight! Birmingham! Secret Stages! Venice is... →
Friday, May 13, 2011.
Venice is Sinking here.
Tonight, we are super-excited to be playing the Secret Stages festival in Birmingham, Alabama. We are playing at the Rogue Tavern at 9 PM sharp, which should satisfy you early birds out there.
Secret Stages is a hot, new festival (great lineup!) dreamed up by some wonderful people, including our pal Travis Morgan of Skybucket Records. It’s...
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Interview with Lucas! →
Here is a short interview with our drummer/loudmouth Lucas Jensen in advance of our show at Secret Stages tomorrow in B’ham (Rogue Tavern—9 PM!).
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April 2011
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WatchCheck out this video of us playing the awesome Okay song “Compass” live at Notsuoh in Houston. It’s not every show that someone gets thrown through a plate glass window. This is a beautiful and mildly disturbing document of one of the weirdest shows we ever played.
Thanks to Spenser, Matt, and Charles-Ryan for the amazing job on the video.
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March 2011
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An interview with the Red & Black →
Karolyn did an interview with the Red & Black in advance of this Friday’s show. Now we’re on the hook for a toilet at the Georgia Theatre!
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WatchThe world premiere of our newest jam, “Sex Worker”, a Lawson-Sewell joint featuring lyrical contributions from Karolyn Troupe, who improvised the classic line “Baby, it’s hard to work on sex.” Don’t we know it!
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“Y’all were…different.”
– Some guy after our show at the Up Art Collective.
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Cancellations!
Attention, SXSWers! Both of our shows today have been canceled by forces beyond our control. We’re really sorry about this. Our Friday and Saturday shows are all still on!
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