The Switchfoot Bro-Am raised over $90,000!

Thanks to the SwitchfootBroAm twitter,

- Oh wow! The Switchfoot Bro-Am raised approximately $93,000 for Stand Up! Congrats @switchfoot on a job well done!


That's INCREDIBLE! Great news! Awesome work Switchfoot.

Final Video Wrap of "Switchfoot Week;" several shows canceled

Before we go on, here is the news from the official Switchfoot.com website, as well as from their Twitter and Myspace:

7.01.09: Kent, WA July 11 Festival cancelled, new Seattle show added

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the festival in Kent, WA on July 11th has been cancelled. You can contact (here) for refund information. For those of you in the Seattle area, we have some good news. We have just confirmed a show with Blue October on July 30th at the Moore Theatre. Please click here for ticketing information

This is unfortunate news. But hey, a new show within the area is opening up! That's good news. :)

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Now, here's a video reel of some of the remaining good moments that haven't been recapped from over the weekend and last week, which has been dubbed by some "Switchfoot Week" in San Diego.

First, here's a video of "Only Hope" from the Del Mar Fair show. Switchfoot brought up Sara Watkins and Karl Denson, and Sara sang a verse!



Now, here's a hi-quality video of "Mess of Me" performed live at the Bro-Am



Another good-quality video of "Bullet Soul" from the Bro-Am



"Awakening" from the Bro-Am



"Dare You to Move" at the Bro-Am, featuring the old-school live arrangement. That's a treat for sure! I also like Jon's vocalizing at the beginning; epic!



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And finally, more rehearsal news from the Switchfoot twitter feed:

July 1, 2009

- Had a fun AM surf, now rehearsing a new tune called "always," while drew's guitar gently weeps ;) -tf http://yfrog.com/0kam5j



^Looks like Drew is going to be getting some attention on this track. What do you all think? :)

Bro-Am 2009 aftermath; Switchfoot's "Hello Hurricane" release pushed back yet again

First item today, via LOBH, a fan picture reports that Switchfoot's "Hello Hurricane" has been delayed yet again, this time to October 2009.



Well then... I guess it's going to take a little longer. Should be great though.

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Here's a video of the full-band performance of "Vice Verses" at the Switchfoot Bro-Am auction. Hilarious story at the beginning.



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Relevant Magazine posted a blog/review of the Switchfoot Bro-Am:

Switchfoot guitarist Drew Shirley divided his time between giving guitar lessons to kids in StandUp and serving as MC for the all-day concert. In his few minutes of downtime, with his toddler daughter clinging to his leg, Shirley talked about an experience that touched him.

“Last year one of the kids here tried to commit suicide, right before Bro-Am,” he said. Although he didn’t know the full story then, Shirley invited the teen to throw T-shirts into the crowd. The gesture from the band had immense impact on the teen, who started making more positive choices, including drug rehab. This year he returned to Bro-Am with StandUp and shared his story with Shirley.

“That connection with an actual person…that’s why we do what we do. It’s all worth it if there’s one guy who’s taken off those tracks,” he said.

Read the rest HERE

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And today, Switchfoot is rehearsed new songs today:

Twitter (June 30, 2009):

- Still recovering from bro-am awesomeness. So fun. Going for quick surf with jon, then rehearsing new songs today. -tim

- Just left rehearsals, ears are ringing. Practiced a new tune called "the sound." Can't wait to play this one live, WOW! -tim

Bro-Am 2009

As you probably all know, Bro-Am rocked. Be sure to catch up ALL the events, setlists, and everything else that happened this past Saturday, on the switchfootbroam twitter account, and LOBH for a photo roll.

Here are a couple of videos our friend Gabby took at the Bro-Am. Digging the sax-toned "Won't Back Down."

"Bullet Soul"



"Won't Back Down"



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Twitter post from that day, by Andy Barron:

- bro-am is epic. luv, andy. http://twitpic.com/8mhcq

Switchfoot Bro-Am Auction kicks off a busy weekend in San Diego

Only a brief recap here:

Andy Barron tweeted a pic of Drew Shirley MC'ing the Bro-Am auction



And our good friends over at LOBH created a live-updating Twitter account to keep us all informed this weekend.

http://twitter.com/SwitchfootBroAm

One BIG news item is this particular tweet:

- I've let you suffer long enough! The album art is... *drum roll* birds in the sky with the words "Hello Hurricane" on the top left. React!

SUPER jealous. :)

Be sure to head over to the twitter account to catch a full recounting of what happened down in San Diego. Sounded like a GREAT evening.

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And the press is starting to pour in, in preparation for the weekend ahead.

- Globalsurfnews, who posted a Poster for the event:



- SDNN, which has the FIRST EVER public appearance of a photo from Switchfoot's desert shoot for "Hello Hurricane," fresh off the hard drive!



- North County Times

- Chron.com

- Surfline.com

California.newschex.com

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Switchfoot tweeted quite a bit throughout yesterday, including a mention of a familiar person.... Here's a recap:

June 25

- Wow, it's too early. Time to grab some gear from studio and go to interviews. This Twitter is just helping me stall from getting up. -tf

- Had fun at star 94.1 this am, great people. Now at the W downtown with sophie 103.7 playing acoustic, will air a tune at 3:30.

- those who missed the radio interview on Star941 in San Diego, here's a brief recap! http://tinyurl.com/mfqpc2 (via @joberooni)

- @JeannaLOBH hi, 3:30 pst. -tim

- Felt spontaneous, played "vice verses" for the first time as a full band. Airs on Sophie at 3:30pst. We played on a fake rooftop beach, ha.

June 26

- Just got home from our Bro-Am charity auction, what an amazing night! Lots of money raised for "stand up for kids." Time for some sleep. -tf

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NOTE: I tuned in to Sophie 1037 at 3:30 local time but the "Vice Verses" performance was never aired, as right about that time, Michael Jackson, the King of Pop himself, was pronounced dead at age 50.

It was a tragic day, and we have lost a Legend in his own right. Our respects go out to the Jackson family. May you rest in peace, MJ.

Switchfoot Up early at Star 941 in San Diego

Yupp! Three of the Switchfoot boys, Jon and Tim Foreman, as well as Chad Butler, stopped by at San Diego's Hot AC station Star 941 and did an interview for the Jeff and Jer show.

If you missed it (as did I), never fear! They posted a podcast of the show, and you can download the interview by going here and scrolling down until you see the two mp3 files labeled:

- Rob Thomas in the Star Lounge, Switchfoot in studio.
- Switchfoot in studio (continued)

Then right-click, save target as. Note: the first audio file, Switchfoot's segment starts at around 20:49, so you can fast-forward to that part if you'd like to skip the Rob Thomas portion of the show.


Then, you can go here for photos and videos of the live performances during the interview that Jon played on his acoustic guitar. He played "Behind Your Eyes" and "Dare You to Move."

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