The Airborne Toxic Event

L.A. Premiere TONIGHT

The Airborne Toxic Event — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:18:45 +0000

Good morning,

It’s a beautiful day here here in L.A. We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT at the premiere of our documentary film All I Ever Wanted: Live from Walt Disney Concert Hall at the Vista Theater in Los Angeles (Los Feliz). It means a lot to us to be able to show the film for the first time in our own neighborhood, where this whole thing got started.. The whole thing starts at 9:00 p.m.

Also, we still have some tickets available for our New York premiere at the Sunshine Theater next week:

Thu Sep 9 – New York, NY – Sunshine Theater (Lower East Side) – BUY TIX

For those of you in London, we’ll be playing the opening night party of the Raindance Film Festival at Heaven, Under the Arches in London. Tickets are on sale now.

Wed Sep 29 – London, UK - Heaven – BUY TIX

CALENDAR:

Los Angeles Movie Premiere:
Thu Sep 2 – Los Angeles, CA - Vista Theater (Los Feliz) – SOLD OUT

New York Movie Premiere:
Thu Sep 9 – New York, NY – Sunshine Theater (Lower East Side) – BUY TIX

Acoustic Evening with the Calder Quartet:
Tue Sep 7 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I Synagogue – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 8 – Somerville, MA – Somerville Theater – BUY TIX
Fri Sep 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 11 – New York, NY – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Mon Sep 13 – Toronto, ON – Trinity St. Paul’s Church – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 15 – Chicago, IL – Park West – SOLD OUT
Sat Sep 18 – Seattle, WA – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Sun Sep 19 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 22 – Los Angeles, CA – John Anson Ford Amphitheater – BUY TIX

Raindance Film Festival Opening Night Party:
Wed Sep 29 – London, UK - Heaven – BUY TIX

Raindance Film Festival Movie Premier:
Thu Sep 30 – London, UK – Apollo Cinemas – Raindance Film Festival Premiere

Acoustic sets:
Fri Oct 1 – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – Pleasance Theatre – SOLD OUT
Sat Oct 2 – Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute – SOLD OUT
Sun Oct 3 – London, UK – Union Chapel – SOLD OUT

Non-acoustic set:
Mon Oct 4 – Cardiff, Wales, UK – Millennium Music Hall – BUY TIX

Voodoo Experience Festival
Sun Oct 31 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Experience Festival

Colorado Symphony
Sat Jan 22 – Denver, CO – Boettcher Concert Hall – With The Colorado Symphony – BUY TIX

LA, NY, UK Premieres, New shows in London, Denver, more..

The Airborne Toxic Event — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:06:01 +0000

Good morning,

It’s been a chaotic past few weeks for us here in L.A. We’re winding down the recording and production for our new album and getting ready for our upcoming tour, plus a show this weekend at LouFest this Saturday in St. Louis. Also, Daren got a haircut.

Photo Credit: Prue Hyman

We’re extremely happy to announce three upcoming premieres for our documentary DVD All I Ever Wanted: Live from Walt Disney Concert Hall, in Los Angeles, New York, and London.

We’ll be in attendance at all of them, and we hope you can join us to celebrate the release of this film. A limited number of tickets for the L.A. and New York premieres go on sale exclusively through our website, starting TODAY at 9:00 a.m..

L.A. and New York Premiere:
(tickets can be picked up at will call)

Thu Sep 2 – Los Angeles, CA - Vista Theater (Los Feliz) – BUY TIX

Thu Sep 9 – New York, NY – Sunshine Theater (Lower East Side) – BUY TIX

London Premiere:
Thu Sep 30 – London, UK – Apollo Cinemas – Raindance Film Festival Premiere

The DVD/Live Album and Blu-Ray will now be released in North America on September 28th and in Europe on October 4th. You’ll be able to buy them at all premieres and concerts. All DVDs purchased with the pre-sale tickets for the tour will be sent out the week of September 1st.

Performance at Raindance Opening Night Party in London:

To help kick off the festivities, we’ll be playing a full electric set for the opening night party of the Raindance Film Festival at Heaven, Under the Arches in London. Tickets are on sale now.

Wed Sep 29 – London, UK - Heaven – BUY TIX

Going the Distance Soundtrack:
The soundtrack for this film is out today and includes an acoustic version of our new song “Half of Something Else.” The brand-new studio version plays over the credits. Other artists appearing on it include Cat Power, Passion Pit, Albert Hammond Jr., Band of Skulls, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Cure.

Performance with the Colorado Symphony:
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be playing a concert with the Colorado Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver on January 22, 2011. More details to come..

Sat Jan 22 – Denver, CO – Boettcher Concert Hall – With The Colorado Symphony – BUY TIX

LouFest
As we mentioned above, we’ll be playing this Saturday, August 28th at 6:00 p.m. at LouFest in St. Louis. You can buy tickets HERE.

We miss you, we love you, we think country-western covers of Misfits songs are sometimes all you need..

Daren, Mikel, Noah, Anna, and Steven
the Airborne Toxic Event

http://www.theairbornetoxicevent.com

CALENDAR:

Los Angeles Movie Premiere:
Thu Sep 2 – Los Angeles, CA - Vista Theater (Los Feliz)- BUY TIX

New York Movie Premiere:
Thu Sep 9 – New York, NY – Sunshine Theater (Lower East Side) – BUY TIX

Acoustic Evening with the Calder Quartet:
Tue Sep 7 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I Synagogue – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 8 – Somerville, MA – Somerville Theater – BUY TIX
Fri Sep 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 11 – New York, NY – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Mon Sep 13 – Toronto, ON – Trinity St. Paul’s Church – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 15 – Chicago, IL – Park West – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 18 – Seattle, WA – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Sun Sep 19 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 22 – Los Angeles, CA – John Anson Ford Amphitheater – BUY TIX

Non-acoustic set:
Mon Oct 4 – Cardiff, Wales, UK – Millennium Music Hall – BUY TIX

Voodoo Experience Festival
Sun Oct 31 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Experience Festival

Colorado Symphony
Sat Jan 22 – Denver, CO – Boettcher Concert Hall – With The Colorado Symphony – BUY TIX

UK tickets on sale today

The Airborne Toxic Event — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:16:37 +0000

Good morning,

Greetings from deep inside the studio.. We just want to remind you that tickets for our upcoming dates in the U.K. go on sale TODAY Friday. The first three performances, in Edinburgh, Manchester, and London, will be more intimate acoustic performances at some “nontraditional” venues, followed by a fourth non-acoustic show in Cardiff. These dates are in support of our documentary DVD All I Ever Wanted: Live From Walt Disney Concert Hall, which comes out in the U.K. on October 4th (September 7th in North America). Watch the trailer HERE.

Photo Credit: Prue Hyman

Here are the U.K. dates:

Acoustic sets:
Fri Oct 1 – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – Pleasance Theatre – BUY TIX
Sat Oct 2 – Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute – BUY TIX
Sun Oct 3 – London, UK – Union Chapel – BUY TIX

Non-acoustic set:
Mon Oct 4 – Cardiff, Wales, UK – Millennium Music Hall – BUY TIX

Also, our North American dates with the Calder Quartet are on sale NOW:
Tue Sep 7 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I Synagogue – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 8 – Somerville, MA – Somerville Theater – BUY TIX
Fri Sep 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 11 – New York, NY – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Mon Sep 13 – Toronto, ON – Trinity St. Paul’s Church – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 15 – Chicago, IL – Park West – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 18 – Seattle, WA – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Sun Sep 19 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 22 – Los Angeles, CA – John Anson Ford Amphitheater – BUY TIX

Steven, Anna, Daren, Noah, and Mikel
the Airborne Toxic Event

http://www.theairbornetoxicevent.com

UK Acoustic Tour Dates, UK Film Premiere…

The Airborne Toxic Event — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:17:38 +0000

Good morning,

We’re excited to announce four upcoming tour dates in the U.K. in early October in support of the release of our documentary DVD All I Ever Wanted: Live From Walt Disney Concert Hall on October 4th in the U.K. (September 7th in North America). We love going back to the U.K. whenever we can, and we can’t wait to see you this time around.

Photo Credit: Autumn de Wilde

In the spirit of the Disney Hall performance back in December 2009, we’ll be playing three special acoustic sets at more intimate “nontraditional” venues, followed by a show in Cardiff. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 30th. See below for info.

Non-acoustic set:
Mon Oct 4 – Cardiff, Wales, UK – Millennium Music Hall – BUY TIX

All I Ever Wanted: Live From Walt Disney Concert Hall will premiere in Europe at the Raindance Film Festival in London on September 30th. More info to come.

You can watch the trailer for the film HERE.

Our North American dates with the Calder Quartet are on sale NOW:
Tue Sep 7 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I Synagogue – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 8 – Somerville, MA – Somerville Theater – BUY TIX
Fri Sep 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 11 – New York, NY – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Mon Sep 13 – Toronto, ON – Trinity St. Paul’s Church – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 15 – Chicago, IL – Park West – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 18 – Seattle, WA – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Sun Sep 19 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 22 – Los Angeles, CA – John Anson Ford Amphitheater – BUY TIX

We’ll provide more info soon, including details for a Los Angeles film premiere..

We miss you, we love you, we’re now available in 3D..

Tickets On Sale TODAY

The Airborne Toxic Event — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:52:47 +0000

General Public Tickets for The Airborne Toxic Event’s Acoustic Tour with the Calder Quartet ARE NOW ON SALE:

TOUR DATES:
Tue Sep 7 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I Synagogue – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 8 – Somerville, MA – Somerville Theater – BUY TIX
Fri Sep 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 11 – New York, NY – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Mon Sep 13 – Toronto, ON – Trinity St. Paul’s Church – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 15 – Chicago, IL – Park West – BUY TIX
Sat Sep 18 – Seattle, WA – Town Hall – BUY TIX
Sun Sep 19 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom – BUY TIX
Wed Sep 22 – Los Angeles, CA – John Anson Ford Amphitheater – BUY TIX

SOME VIP PACKAGES ARE STILL AVAILABLE. CLICK HERE FOR TIX:
Vip Packages Include:
- Tickets to the Show
- Admittance to Meet and Greet with the Band
- Early Entry to the venue for GA Shows or Best Reserved Seats for Seated Shows
- 1 “All I Ever Wanted” DVD Per Order.

Disney Hall DVD, Acoustic Tour Dates..

The Airborne Toxic Event — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:48:39 +0000

Good morning,

A day in the studio: Guitars twang, keyboards pulse, the sound of repeated riffs waft maddeningly. We record. We discuss. We have long conversations about reverb..

We’re excited to announce the release of the documentary DVD All I Ever Wanted: Live From the Walt Disney Concert Hall on September 7th in North America and October 4th in Europe on Blu-Ray or Deluxe DVD/CD. It chronicles the lead-up and preparation for last December’s concert—the last of 354 shows in support of our first record—which involved a world-class string quartet, a children’s choir, a high school marching band, horn players, visual artists, and traditional Mexican folkórico dancers. It was an amazing experience for us, though we went a little bit crazy putting it on.

The film will be premiering in Europe at the Raindance Film Festival in London on September 30th. More info soon.

You can watch the trailer below or by clicking HERE:

In support of the film, we’ll be embarking on a limited North American tour with our good friends the Calder Quartet, who performed with us at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. We’re thrilled that they’ll be joining us for the entire tour. You can learn more about these phenomenal musicians HERE.

A quick note about these upcoming dates: The shows will be special, more intimate acoustic affairs at a variety of nontraditional venues (with seats), including a synagogue, a church and an old vaudeville theatre, among others.

The pre-order starts today at 1:00 p.m. See below for dates and ticket info.

Once you click on the link, you’ll have a few options, which include a DVD pre-order, a meet and greet with the band, or priority seating.

Right now, we’re hard at work in the studio with producer Dave Sardy, working on our second album, due out early next year. We can’t wait for you to hear it.

We miss you, we love you, we’re trying hard to be the shepherd, Ringo..

Steven, Anna, Mikel, Daren, and Noah
the Airborne Toxic Event

“Neda” now available on iTunes in the UK

The Airborne Toxic Event — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:10:27 +0000

Hello,

We’re excited to announce that our song “Neda” is now available for download on iTunes in the U.K. You can download it HERE, or by visiting the link below:

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/neda-single/id377233544

We wrote this song in remembrance of Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran by a government militia group on June 20th of last year during a peaceful protest of the disputed Iranian presidential election.

Many others died that week and more were wrongfully imprisoned, beaten, tortured and executed in the year since.

All proceeds go to Amnesty International’s work on human rights around the world.

Watch the video HERE.

Show your support for human rights in Iran by uploading a photo of yourself holding a sign saying “I am Neda” at Nedaspeaks.org.

Spread the word. On Twitter, Facebook, etc.

We are Neda..

The Airborne Toxic Event — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:24:07 +0000

I am Neda

The Airborne Toxic Event — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:52:54 +0000

Good morning –

It is with full hearts that we write to you this morning to announce the release of our first song in almost two years. “Neda” — a song about Neda Agha-Soltan, whose brutal murder at the hands of the Iranian regime during the protests in Tehran last year made her a symbol of human rights the world over — is now available on iTunes. All proceeds from the sale of the song will benefit Amnesty International. To purchase the song, click HERE, or go to the link below:

http://idj.to/AmnestyNeda

In addition, we have made a web-only video for the song. The video is a retelling of the historic events surrounding Neda’s death: the disputed Iranian Presidential election, the brutality of the regime in cracking down on dissent, the desecration of Neda’s grave, the massive movement towards freedom and peace in Iran… You can watch the video above, or on YouTube.

We believe that the viral video of Neda’s death was a sea change in political power in the world. It was the first viral video to change the course of history, a symbol that the power of broadcasting is no longer simply in the hands of governments and corporations, but in the hands of people. It is in the hands of anyone with a cell phone camera and an internet connection. It is in your hands right now.

There’s also something about Neda herself. About the simplicity of her request (that her vote be counted) and the violence of the response her government gave her. She represents the most fundamental decency of the human spirit standing in the face of the most base corruption of that spirit. All she wanted was for her vote to be counted. For that, she was shot through the heart in the street in broad daylight holding a sign that said simply “freedom.”

Many others died that week and more were wrongfully imprisoned, beaten, tortured and executed in the year since. Some still sit in jail cells. These are people we do not know and we will never meet. But we have to let them know that we stand with them.

There are a few things you can do to help:

1. Go to nedaspeaks.org (the website we built to help the cause) and click the “ACT” button. The link will take you to the specific political action Amnesty International has crafted to urge the release of political prisoners in Iran.

2. Go to nedaspeaks.org and click the “DONATE” button and give money to Amnesty International. Not your whole paycheck. Just what you can afford. It is appreciated. It is necessary. It is good.

3. Blast out the link to the video on your Twitter and Facebook, Imeem, Myspace, email. We are asking you to help us tell this story, to allow it in some small way to enter the public consciousness, to change the subject on Iran from the horrific little man who has hijacked the country to Neda, a warm and independent, educated and loving soul who is a more fitting symbol of one the world’s great cultures.

4. Go to nedaspeaks.org and upload a picture of yourself holding a sign saying “I am Neda.” This is a simple act. A show of force. A personal sign that you support the cause of freedom. Make it your profile picture on Facebook.

There are a lot of us. We need each other, and we need your help.

On the day of her death, the the last phone call Neda made before she was shot was to her mother. Her mother begged her to come home since everyone knew there were people being killed in the streets.

Neda said, “If I don’t go, who will?”

This is the question we pose.

If we don’t raise our voices, who will?

Join us.

with all our love–

Mikel, Anna, Steven, Daren, Noah
the Airborne Toxic Event

http://www.nedaspeaks.org

The Neda Project, Red Cortez…

The Airborne Toxic Event — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:53:00 +0000

Good afternoon,

So we got a call from the Red Cortez crew saying that the Neda Project is a cause near and dear to their own soulful, bohemian hearts. As such, they will be joining us for the return to the Echo benefit on May 25th in Los Angeles. Red Cortez joined us for our entire fall North American tour last year and suffice it to say, they put on a SCORCHING live show. Thanks, lads.

Here’s a video for their song titled, appropriately enough, “In the Fall”:
(You can also click HERE.)

Tickets for the show sold out immediately. Thank you all for supporting the cause.

We will be debuting our new song “Neda” at the show. The song will be also released June 8th on iTunes, with all proceeds to benefit Amnesty International’s work on human rights in Iran.

The video for the song will also be released online on June 8th. It will retell the events surrounding the death of Neda Agha-Soltan and the historic protests in Iran against the disputed presidential election.

Neda is in our hearts as are the many who gave their lives for basic freedoms and the chance to stand up to tyranny. June 12th is the one-year anniversary of the historic disputed election. June 20th is the one-year anniversary of Neda’s death.

In the coming weeks, we will be asking you to join us to make a statement in solidarity with the people of Iran, a statement in support of basic human rights, a statement about the democratization of broadcasting and the new freedom that represents.

People have asked us: Why now? Why this? Why Neda?

Because there are people halfway across the world in jail cells—people we’ll never meet—who need our help.

Because Neda represents the most basic morality of the human spirit confronted by the most violent distortion of that spirit.

Because we think that, if we do this, people will have a better understanding of their power to affect change in the modern interconnected world.

The world is watching. The world is filming.

Mikel, Anna, Daren, Noah, Steven
the Airborne Toxic Event

http://www.theairbornetoxicevent.com

Here’s a video of Anna and Mikel talking about Neda and Red Cortez:
(You can also click HERE.)