We could tell you all about all the places we've played at, and the people we've met, or the 40+ years of playing experience that we collectively share but we prefer to leave this part up to our good buddy
Shel Silverstein, who best describes us as:
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
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FGC is back at the Canopy Club in Urbana on Friday for the first time since April, and we can’t wait to throw down for you all!
In other news, FGC is also excited to announce that the band will be celebrating New Year's Eve 2009 at the Redstone Room in Davenport, IA. Our third New Year's in a row at this incredible venue, we will once again be pulling out all the stops! Stay tuned for more information on this year's theme, advance tickets, and other details, and in the meantime, click here to check out the video announcement.
FGC will be celebrating Halloween punk-style, reprising their Green Day “costume” from last weekend’s Masquerade Ball at Three Sisters Park. Catch the band on Friday 10/30 at The Uptowner in Charleston, IL and Saturday 10/31 at the City Nights Theater in Springfield IL with The Station! Fans can expect fun renditions of a few Green Day tunes, along with a healthy dose of FGC music!
In other news, FGC is very excited about the band's new Video Blog, a weekly series featuring a behind the scenes look at FGC performances and touring. Check out the YouTube playlist for the last few editions, and stay tuned for more in the coming weeks!
FGC hits downtown Urbana this Friday August 28 for the annual Sweetcorn Festival! This is a FREE outdoor show, with FGC playing at the corner of Vine & Main streets from 6:30-8pm. Hope to see you there!
In the meantime, check out all three of our Summer Camp Festival sets on the Live Music Archive for free stream/download! Visit our MySpace blog for the links, and click here to check out some photos from the weekend.
FGC makes our Springfield debut this Saturday at the City Nights Theater with Great American Taxi (featuring Vince Herman from Leftover Salmon!). Hope you can make it!
We also want to invite our Myspace friends to connect with us on Facebook. Click the links for the FGC Group and FGC Page, both great ways to stay in touch with the band and link up with other fans.
FGC’s got some exciting hometown area shows coming up. First up is a co-bill with Kyle Hollingsworth from String Cheese Incident at the Canopy Club in Urbana on April 10. On April 11, we headline the House Café in Dekalb, home to some legendary past FGC shows! Down the road on May 2, FGC returns to the beautiful Park West Theater in Chicago for a co-bill with Hot Buttered Rum. More info about all Spring shows at www.familygrooveco.com/tour.
And don’t forget to get your tickets to Summer Camp Festival, where FGC will be performing multiple sets including a special late-night appearance paying tribute to The Big Lebowski! www.summercampfestival.com.
Hey there MH&CM, just stopping by to invite you to our shows in Macomb and Charleston this weekend. These will be our last three shows until New Year’s Eve!
Speaking of which, we’re pleased to announce FGC’s NEW YEAR’S SHOW at the REDSTONE ROOM in DAVENPORT, IA, where our extended sets will feature “Rock Star Celebrity Death Match” with chances to win tickets to Summer Camp Festival! More info at www. familygrooveco. com.
Hey there MHCM, FGC is proud to announce the release of our latest studio album, Models and Metrics, and we’re excited for our first round of CD release shows this week!
Don't miss Fat Wreck Chords' newest band Star Fucking Hipsters making their way into C-U this month! With members of Leftover Crack, Choking Victim, World Inferno Friendship Society, and The Slackers this is band you won't want to miss. Show starts on time!
Sunday Sept. 21st @ The IMC (202 S. Broadway - Urbana, IL) 8pm - $5 - All-Ages
STAR FUCKING HIPSTERS (NYC - Fat Wreck) EVIL EMPIRE (Chicago ska-core) ALLEYWAY SEX (C-U locals) DIZZY CHAIR TIME (C-U locals) OPIUM DEN MASSACRE (h/c punk from Peoria)
