Yes…it’s finally happening. Despite the underlying Beatles vs. Stones, Dandy Warhols vs. Brian Jonestown Massacre, Hall vs. Oates, John Mayer vs. Taylor Swift rivalry, we’ll be hitting the road with our dear friends and Beaverton blood brothers, Menomena, for a smashing co-headline tour of the great US of A hereafter dubbed “THE HELIOMENA TOUR!”. Let the fun begin! The dates and ticket links are below. Tickets go on sale Friday 7/19. Remember…our love is unconditional and we won’t hold it against you if you don’t come to the show, but we’d sure like to see you there :)

THE HELIOMENA TOUR! 2013:

September 28 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall

http://www.gamhtickets.com/events

September 29 - Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex

http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/323395?utm_medium=bks

September 30 - Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3711294&pl=observatory

October 01- Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock

http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/311927?utm_medium=bks

October 02 – Tucson, AZ – Plush

http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/323719?utm_medium=bks

October 04 – Austin, TX – Mohawk

http://mohawk.queueapp.com/events/753?priv=1ac332763a9ab62c4449efbfa5696db2

October 05 – Denton, TX – TBA

Ticket Link Coming Soon!

October 07 – Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder

Ticket Link Coming Soon!

October 08 – Birmingham, AL – Bottle Tree

http://www.thebottletree.com/tickets/

October 10 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West

http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/311979?utm_medium=bks

October 11 – Charlotte, NC – The Visulite Theatre

http://www.visulite.com/showDetails.cfm?showID=1662

October 12 – Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade

http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/322515

October 13 – Washington, DC – Black Cat

http://www.blackcatdc.com/

October 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3708134&pl=uarts

October 17 – New York, NY – Webster Hall (CMJ)

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004AEAE6C8B84B

October 18 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004AECBA6FC3E4

October 19 – Ithaca, NY – The Haunt

http://dansmallspresents.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?a=1&lid=83238&eid=93695

October 21 – Chicago, IL – The Bottom Lounge

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3708404&pl=bl

October 22 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater

http://www.ticketfly.com/event/322733

October 24 – Denver, CO – The Bluebird Theater

https://tickets.axs.com/eventShopperV2.html?wr=2b5b41f6-4e34-4658-bba3-c27f9874934c&skin=bluebird&preFill=1

October 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge

http://www.24tix.com/event.html?show_id=KT2635092541263509254125

Full Listings at:

http://www.songkick.com/artists/114814-helio-sequence

and

http://www.bandsintown.com/TheHelioSequence

CASCADIA...NO, WE HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN YOU:

Please don’t think we’ve forgotten the great Cascadia Region. Come join us for skinny-dipping, body painting, pagan bonfire dancing and (vegan) greased pig catching at these Woodstock inspired fests.

Saturday July 27

Timber Outdoor Music Fest-Main Stage

Carnation, WA

http://www.timbermusicfest.com/

Saturday Sept 7

MusicFest NW - Aladdin Theatre

With 1939 Ensemble

Portland, OR

http://musicfestnw.com/

Thursday Sept 26

DecibelFest – Showbox Market

With Shabazz Palaces

Seattle, WA

http://dbfestival.com/

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO ANYWAYS?

Since we saw you last time we toured through, we’ve been holed up in our studio in Portland diligently working away. Some of the work has been kinda un-fun…like completely building and installing new acoustic treatment. We spent a whole month in full body hazmat suits, goggles, and respirators dealing with cancerous rigid fiberglass…yay! (Sorry, no embarrassing Instagram posts exist.)

Some stuff has been pretty fun though! We had the honor of trading remixes with fellow Kosmische duo Shabazz Palaces. And the super nice folks in Gold Lake out of Brooklyn let us deface and almost ruin one of their songs as well! You can check out the results on our SoundCloud page:

And we’ve taken the official big step into the world of being “Producers”. We’re in the middle of recording and producing the new full length by Sao Paolo, Brazil band Quarto Negro right now. (Let me tell ya, those Brazilians really do know how to party.) They’ve been foolish enough to give us a creative stake in how they sound and together we’re in the midst of creating a monstrosity. We can’t show you yet, but once the Brazillo-Psych-Funk-Dubstep masterpiece hits the world we’ll be sure to let you know!

YEAH, WE'VE GOT ONE OF THOSE WEB THINGS NOW:

To commemorate our 13 year anniversary as a band this year, we’ve finally gotten off our lazy asses and joined that brave new world known as The Worldwide Web. “ We’ve been skeptical since the beginning that it would really catch on, but now that it’s proven to have staying power we’ve decided to put up one of those things called a “website”. The talented folks at Fuzz Interactive (www.fuzzinteractive.com) spurred us into action and made it happen…big thanks to them! You can check out tour dates, videos, photos, and even buy Helio stuff at the site (Wow, the future is here). Check out the freshly minted OFFICIAL HELIO SEQUENCE WEBSITE at:

www.heliosequence.com

(Jeez….fiiiiiinaly you say.)

TTFN:

Well, I guess that’s it for now. I’ll bug you with more stuff as it comes up. You can minimize this email and get back to the work your boss thinks you’re actually doing or the porn you’re hiding from your girlfriend now.

Hugs,

Brandon and Benjamin

The Helio Sequence