HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOBH!!

Happy 3rd birthday to our dear friends over at Land of Broken Hearts! One of the greatest fan sites on the web, for any artist, much less Switchfoot. Head on over and shower them with birthday salutations. :)



^Awesome!

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There's a new interview with Jon Foreman from the site, Causecast. They talk to Jon in-depth concerning his involvement in social justice. Here's an excerpt:



Causecast Music Manager Brandon Deroche recently had the opportunity to speak with Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Fiction Family to discuss Darfur, the idea of peace, and a strange conversation he once overheard in a bookstore.

BD: There seems to be a common underlying belief that we’re in a time in history where a major shift is taking place. Do you feel that we’re in a time of transition?

Jon Foreman: I do believe we’re in a time of transition. I feel in many ways America is not America, yet. The American Dream is one that has potency in its lack of definition. At the same time there is a certain sense of, I don’t want put this in a harsh way or in a negative light, but I think people feel like they are entitled to certain elements of life that I don’t believe to be entitlements. Every breath is a gift and many times in the first world we treat our breath with contempt in the way we treat each other, and the way we treat our own planet reflects that view. I do believe this is a transitional time when we’re looking at that outlook and putting it into balance and finding it, wanting.

BD: What do you feel is music’s role in this?

JF: To me, music plays many roles in society. It can be an alarm clock or it can be a lullaby. There are certainly both sides singing out and there is also a side of music that’s just simply stating truth as it is and not the timeless and immortal truth but the temporal and mortal truth of our time. They’re just singing it the way they see it. I feel like music does have a role to play in waking people up but i don’t think thats the entire role music plays.

BD: So, what do you think is music’s most powerful tool?

JF: I think music is powerful because, in the words of C.S. Lewis, “fiction and fairytale sneak past the watchful dragons of religion.” We all have these sentinels set around our lives that keep anyone else’s viewpoint out. Other people’s viewpoints might not line up with our way of seeing the world, so we keep all these things out.

Read the rest HERE

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Here's a new update from Switchfoot.com

8.31.09: The Bowery Mission in NYC

we had a great time on the tour with Blue October, thanks to everyone who came out to sing along with us! Also, many thanks to those of you who brought donations to the Bowery Mission in NYC, such an amazing group of folks. Go to www.bowery.org to get involved. Below you can see a few shots of our time there. News on the pre-release is coming soon, thanks for your patience!



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Lastly, Justin from Blue October sang with Switchfoot onstage at final show of the Crazy Making Tour in Hampton Beach, and here's video evidence:

Some more videos from tour

Before we continue with today's brief video reel-esque update, PLEASE BE SURE to read our friend TJ's first post as a We're Awakening writer. He wrote up a sweet FootColumn about how Atlantic has treated its "pseudo-Christian" artists, and how it relates to one of Atlantic's newest acts, our very own Switchfoot!

READ it. NOW! ;) Great job TJ.

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So, now on to our brief update for today. Our friend Bryant alerted us about this incredible quality video of Jon Foreman playing "This Is Home" at an aftershow. Be amazed.

Jon Foreman "This Is Home" at Coffee Crossing in New Albany, IN.



"The Sound" from House of Blues in Dallas, Texas on August 16th.



^Check out that intro. This song is really growing into an incredible live number.

"Mess of Me" at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia, August 21st.



Now, here are a couple of videos of Jon Foreman climbing the balcony of Rams Head in Baltimore for the August 23rd show. The man is still intense as ever!

Part 1


Part 2


See more videos from Epiphanyofhope, who has videos from the aftershow as well

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"Fake Your Own Death" from a recent Jon Foreman aftershow.

"Mess of Me" radio date pushed back once again?

Before we get to today's updates, I'd like to make a brief shout-out to our new staff writer, TJ, who will be helping us out with updates and so forth. I'll give him a chance to introduce himself personally when he makes his debut on the blog, but he sure didn't hesitate before making a mark.

TJ alerted us that FMQB has reported that "Mess of Me's" long-anticipated radio debut has been delayed once more, this time to September 28-29, 2009.



NOTE: This likely does not affect the fact that we will be getting a copy of the single as an instant download with pre-orders. Stay tuned for more details.

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According to LOBH, Jon Foreman says that "Fake Your Own Death" may make it onto "Vice Verses," the album after "Hello Hurricane." That would be something. I'm beginning to think "Vice Verses" is going to be a more introspective record than "Hello Hurricane." But judging that by two song possibilities is stretching things a bit, I do admit.

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The Daily Foot has been updated with stories from tour. The Videos we've all already seen, but head on over there anyways, to read up on what's been going on on the Blue October Crazy Making tour.

Interesting Note from the Los Angeles Daily Foot entry:

the day started out with jon and tim cruising up the freeways to a producer's house and working just a touch more on a couple versions of the new songs.

Remember when Jon Foreman tweeted that he was working on the pre-chorus of "Mess of Me?" Well, yes. It's confirmed that they are re-touching a couple of their songs, as we previously speculated.

Should be exciting.

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And lastly, Indievision Music has a new mini-review of "Hello Hurricane":

HELLO SWITCHFOOT

Anthemic rock which you might say resembles U2, Muse, or even The Fray in the somber melody department. Hopeful and inspiring lyrical output to rival any of today’s top “Christian” bands. I haven’t really listened to this band much since “The Beautiful Letdown” but I was pleasantly surprised with this new album so much so that I have decided to write this news post about them. What am I talking about? Well I am discussing the new album “Hello Hurricane” by one of today’s leading rock acts out of San Diego, CA……Switchfoot. If you’re looking for that special something to lighten the mood around the holidays this fall, look no further than Switchfoot’s newest release “Hello Hurricane”. Powerful, moving, and utterly fantastic. I may or may not officially review this, I haven’t decided yet. I still have a bit of writer’s block so I may hand this off to a reviewer who really enjoys the upbeat mood of Switchfoot. Let me tell you, some of these songs kick butt in a anthemic and aggressive manner. November 10th couldn’t come soon enough and I know all of you faithful readers are in for a real treat when “Hello Hurricane” drops. Don’t forget that date….November 10th!! Don’t expect a return to the past for this is a band dead set on progression and leading the charge towards a new future. You can find influences from all their albums but this is an entirely new set of tunes created to reach listener at their core. Get ready for the new (and improved) sound of Switchfoot. November 10th!!!!!!! Don’t forget.

Crazy Making Tour - Wiltern Show

Here's a video from the show:



Cymbal Bashing for Dirty Second Hands



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By the way, wikipedia and JFH have the track times for "Hello Hurricane"!

1. Needle and Haystack Life (3:49)
2. Mess Of Me (3:27)
3. Your Love Is A Song (4:22)
4. This is the Sound (3:47)
5. Enough (3:52)
6. Free (4:03)
7. Hello Hurricane (4:04)
8. Always (4:20)
9. Bullet Soul (3:24)
10. Yet (3:53)
11. Sing It Out (5:17)
12. Red Eyes (4:50)

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and, Drew Shirley (@theDrewcast) tweeted the following exciting news:

- thx LA 4 a gr8 show! Watch 4 me on friends you2be channels @CoreyVidal, @MysteryGuitarM, @shaycarl. High fives! -d http://twitpic.com/cypu7



^Those are three pretty huge Youtube giants. Can't wait! We'll keep you posted here!


Also, is Jon Foreman re-working Mess of Me with Green Day producer Rob Cavallo?

- Just got finished working with rob c. rocking up the prechorus of mess o me. Heading to the wiltern with tim now... http://bit.ly/HGRGm

^perhaps they're beefing the song up for rock radio. Rob Cavallo has done great work with Green Day and The Goo Goo Dolls. We'll see...

Goodbye to Oregon and Washington, Hello Hurricane.

New Daily Foot videos:

Washington, July 30



Oregon, July 31



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New Drewcast videos:

Sale on lead singers



Seattle welcomes thedrewcast



Backmasking?

Crazy Making Tour Day 2 Recap

Last-minute information for all the Boise folk, via Jon Foreman's Twitter:

- Hola! Last-minute-acoustic show Tonight@7pm in Boise: Bippy's Coffee-bippyscoffee.com Bring canned goods for the local homeless shelter.

- The addy for the coffee shop show tonight is: 10804 W. Fairview Ave. Boise, ID. Bring canned goods, hope to see you there!

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Now, here's a video of "Mess of Me" from the show last night in Salt Lake City, Utah. Day 2 of the Crazy Making Tour



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And here's a daily foot video covering the evening. Featuring the song "Free" off of "Hello Hurricane." Simply splendid.

Crazy Making Tour Day 1 Recap

Well, the Crazy Making Tour has kicked off, in Denver, CO last night. According to LOBH, the setlist was:

The Sound
Oh! Gravity
Gone/Crazy in Love
On Fire
Dirty Second Hands
Dare You to Move
Mess of Me
Meant to Live

That is surprisingly small for a supposedly co-headlining set. Eight songs. I'd have to say though that is the smallest headlining set the guys have played in recent memory. I could be wrong. The song selection was great though.

I think "The Sound" is going to end up being a GREAT opening song, and could very well replace "Stars" and "Oh! Gravity." as show-openers for years to come.

Of all the songs, they made great choices on which songs to play. These are all arguably Switchfoot's best live numbers; so good to see "Dirty Second Hands" stayed on the setlist.

Here's the new Daily Foot video recapping the evening:



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Here are some videos:

First, its the new daily foot video for the show last Saturday in Iowa.

Goodbye Iowa, Hello Hurricane (July 26th Daily Foot Video)


Second, here's the latest Drew Cast episode!



And, an acoustic performance of "Hello Hurricane" from the aftershow last Sunday

Switchfoot/Blue October Crazy Making Tour Dates; Andy Barron submitting "Hello Hurricane" art today!

First off, straight off Switchfoot's Myspace page:

Jul 26 2009 8:00P Stir Cove Council Bluffs, Iowa
Jul 27 2009 8:00P Fillmore Auditorium Denver, Colorado
Jul 28 2009 8:00P The Salt Air Salt Lake City, Utah
Jul 31 2009 8:00P The Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Aug 1 2009 8:00P San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California
Aug 5 2009 8:00P The Wiltern Los Angeles, California
Aug 6 2009 8:00P House of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug 8 2009 8:00P Marquee Theater Phoenix, Arizona
Aug 9 2009 8:00P Abraham Chavez Theater El Paso, Texas
Aug 13 2009 8:00P L’Auberge Casino Lake Charles, Louisiana
Aug 14 2009 8:00P Verizon Theater Huston, Texas
Aug 15 2009 8:00P House of Blues Dallas, Texas
Aug 16 2009 8:00P House of Blues Dallas, Texas
Aug 20 2009 8:00P 4th St. Live Louisville, Kentucky
Aug 21 2009 8:00P The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 22 2009 8:00P House of Blues Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Aug 23 2009 8:00P Rams Head Live Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 27 2009 8:00P House of Blues Atlantic City, New Jersey
Aug 28 2009 8:00P Terminal 5 New York, New York
Aug 29 2009 8:00P Hampton Beach Casino Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
Sep 4 2009 8:00P New York State Fair-Chevrolet Court Syracuse, New York

How about you? Disappointed that your town was skipped over this time? All ramped up to buy tickets already?

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But, thanks to twitter, we now know that Mr. Andy Barron is "going to a fancy office to look at some SF artwork I did to see if they likey."

I'm sure they'll love it Andy. :)

Switchfoot/Blue October Tour to be called "Crazy Making Tour"

Here's the tour teaser poster, as posted on Blue October's Myspace page. Looks like Switchfoot will be co-headlining with Blue October, with the bands Ours and Longwave opening up.



So the tour dates will be announced Thursday, May 28th. That's tomorrow. We'll keep you posted as soon as we get more information!


I think I've just gotten 10 times more excited for this tour. I don't know why, but I just am. Should be amazing, especially now that we see that Switchfoot will be at least co-headliners. Regardless of your views on Blue October's music, you can't deny this will give Switchfoot a huge promotional push as they ready their new album this September.

And it is quite conceivable that by the time this tour kicks off, we might be talking about a brand new Switchfoot single. If that's the case, imagine the kind of boost it would get from a pretty high-profile co-headlining tour like this. Thoughts?