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 MAY '08: Get your tix for TOC's 5/9/08 Cat's Cradle show here!.
APR '08: From the Independent Weekly's music retrospective issue:
Two of the bright musical moments of being back in NC for a couple years: Chris Stamey and I had finished our 2006 Christmas show set at Local 506, and I had the thrill of hearing Django Haskins perform his songs by his bad self. Riveting and Triangle-smart, he's another great torchbearer of a lingering creativity gene around here. - Peter Holsapple
MAR'08: THE OLD CEREMONY plays SXSW in Austin, TX.
 NOV '07: Listen to Django's 11/2/07 performance and interview on WUNC's "The State of Things".
SEPT '07: THE OLD CEREMONY plays Cranford NJ MusicFest with Chuck Berry, the Alarm, Apples in Stereo, Fountains of Wayne, and The Smithereens. TOC's tour dates page.
MAY '07: THE OLD CEREMONY to play Toronto for the North By Northeast Festival June 9th at C'est What.
MAR '07: THE OLD CEREMONY playing with CAKE, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Polyphonic Spree in April/May/June. See the old ceremony's tour dates here.
JAN '07: OUR ONE MISTAKE CHOSEN FOR PASTE MAGAZINE'S 'TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2006'!!
THE OLD CEREMONY touring with Squirrel Nut Zippers in February. See the old ceremony's tour dates here.
THE OLD CEREMONY CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE "EIGHT GREAT ACTS OF THE TRIANGLE" by the Raleigh News-Observer!
 OCT '06: PRE-ORDER your copy of the new album from The Old Ceremony, Our One Mistake! The Chapel Hill cd release party is at the Cat's Cradle on Oct 7 (with Roman Candle), and the tour will follow immediately after. Check in at theoldceremony.com for all the tourdates!
You can also preview a couple of tracks from the new record at our myspace page.
 MAY '06: The Old Ceremony has just signed a record deal with the NYC indie label SONABLAST RECORDS, and are in the process of recording our next album with Thom Canova at Studio M in Durham! Stay tuned for more details.
JAN '06: Tune in to catch Django and some of the TOC will be appearing (and performing) on WUNC's "The State of Things" on Friday, Feb 10th at 12:30pm.
Tune in to Django on Raleigh's 96 Rock on Wednesday, Feb 1st at 3:30pm! If you miss it, you will be able to hear it on their website.
 JAN '06: Django will be playing a few solo shows coming up - check em out here. In addition to Durham and Philly area shows, he's performing at the Chinese-American Friendship Association's annual Chinese New Year Extravaganza at UNC's Memorial Hall on Sunday, Jan 29th at 2pm. He'll perform a new song in Chinese, with lyrics from classical Chinese poetry. Not your everyday gig.
JAN '06: Just got some good news - The Old Ceremony has been selected as the Independent Weekly's "Band of the Month" for February. In other news, TOC had a great string of shows in DC and NYC and are planning to make it back up there in early March. Also, plans are being laid for a possible TOC live album...details to come.
DEC '05: The Old Ceremony is playing our first NYC and DC shows in December. Check out the details here and thanks for spreading the word.
SEPT '05: Just added a couple new solo shows in Chapel Hill.
 AUG '05: The Discovery Channel's new 'Urban Explorers: Denver' show features Django's song "Talk Talk," from the overeasysmokemachine album. Check it out!
JUL '05: Just added two solo shows this weekend in Chapel Hill.
JUN '05: The Old Ceremony CD release was a great success - thank you all! You can now pick up the record at The Old Ceremony site or at Schoolkid's Records in Chapel Hill!
MAY '05: The Old Ceremony record is finished and will be released in June. The official CD release party will be June 24th at Local 506 with Daniel Hart's The Physics of Meaning.
In other news, Django will be playing some solo shows in NYC, DC, and Baltimore in June with the lovely/talented Patti Rothberg. Come check it out!
JAN '05: The Old Ceremony has been working on some new recordings, and has set the dates for some more shows in Chapel Hill and Raleigh. Come check out the ever-expanding orchestra.
Hear Django's interview on NPR's Morning Edition, (aired 10/8/04) archived here. You can hear a live version of a new song, "She Can't Stand to Be Alone" and more.
OCT '04: International Orange took home the BEST NEW ROCK BAND award at the INDY MUSIC AWARDS last week. Thanks so much for your support!
SEPT '04: THE OLD CEREMONY website is now officially running at www.theoldceremony.com. Feel free to stop by often, as the site is still being developed.
AUG '04: The new WEBLOG is up here at the site. Check it out and write yer own entries anytime! Thanks to Tim Mansfield for the tech help.
AUG '04: Django's newest musical adventure, THE OLD CEREMONY, is born. This 'expandable-collapsable pop orchestra' consists of core members bassist Matt Brandau (Sankofa), drummer Dan Hall (Countdown Quartet), and vibes/organ/guitar/percussionist Mark Simonsen (Jackie O. Pillbox) and a rotating cast of strings, horns, and other musical curiosities. They play the "pop-noir" end of Django's repetoire, with an effect similar to The Bad Seeds backing up Sinatra in the 50's. Their first public performance was just announced today - opening for NYC's Les Sans Culottes at Local 506 on Wed, Aug 18th at 10pm sharp. Come be a part of history!
JULY '04: Django will be doing some East Coast solo tour dates with Patti Rothberg and Danielle Howle in August and September. Check back for updates on the tourdates page.
Django's much-rumoured and long-awaited "Ballads and Breakdowns" album (featuring Lee Feldman on piano and Byron Isaacs on upright bass) is back on track. Ken Mosher and fellow ex-Squirrel Nut Zipper Tom Maxwell added some drums and finishing touches on the record at Ken's Pittsboro, NC studio, and we hope to have it ready to go by the end of the year. Stay tuned!
APRIL '04: "SPOON BOX," the new Int'l Orange EP, is now ready! Get your copy or check out mp3 samples at www.intlorange.com. International Orange recorded our first EP in January with John Plymale (Meat Puppets, Squirrel Nut Zippers) at a house on the coast of NC.
 JULY '03: DJANGO'S NEW BAND IN CHAPEL HILL is called International Orange, and it includes two other excellent songwriters, Snuzz, Robert Sledge (see news item below), and Jason Faggopolis on drums. They will be playing shows in the Southeast and all over the U.S. this fall and winter. Dates are posted here at the website as they are confirmed (as well as at the official International Orange site). They recorded three songs, including Django's "Afraid of Love," in Raleigh in June. check the mp3s out here. For Django's solo shows, be sure to check in here at the tourdates page.
 MAY '03: THE NEW ALBUM IS HERE and AVAILABLE (at a bargain price for a limited time)! You can check out new mp3's of a few tracks at the records page. It was recorded in NYC with Robert Smith and produced by Andrew Hollander (who also co-produced most of the last record). We did some additional recording in Chapel Hill, NC with Dan Bryk and Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) mixed the track "Know it All". We're very excited about the new record, and will have pics up soon from the cd release parties in Chapel Hill and NYC.
"Dumbed Down," from Laying Low and Inbetween, has been used on the WB's Felicity for the first season's halloween episode. One wonders whether the intended irony of the song is cancelled out by the fact that it appears on a WB teen show...Regardless, now you can relive the joy and tears while bouncing along to Django & the Regulars.
 Django & the Regulars are featured in Billboard Magazine. "...an album that demands the attention of anyone who wonders why rock music is so darn tedious these days...if you want to see a great band making even better music, hunt this one down." Read the whole article.
 Django's solo European tour was a great success. Thanks to all who helped out and who came to the shows. You can watch the 12-Bar show in London here. Also, check out the new photo album.
Django & the Regulars' album, Laying Low and Inbetween is being distributed by the national indie label, ModMusic Records, distributed through Big Daddy. You can still purchase the record directly at shows or through this site, and it is available now in selected non-virtual stores nationwide.
We recorded and mixed the album upstate at The Clubhouse (where Natalie Merchant & George Clinton among others have recorded), and includes remixes of the tracks from the Don Fleming Sessions.
 Django has a song featured in the major motion picture soundtrack for Steal This Movie, a film about Abbie Hoffman starring Vincent D'Onofrio and Janeane Garafolo. The album is put out by Varese Sarabande.
Four tracks from Laying Low are also featured in the independent film, "The Manhattan Dating Project," which hit festivals this year and is being aired in Israel as well as on NYC's own Metro Channel.
NEW! Check out the new photo album from the "Never-Ending Tour 2002-3."
 Now you can see and hear Django's great solo shows
at the 12 Bar Club in London (with Windows MediaPlayer) at OnlineTv.com.
Listen to full-length mp3's from the new album, as well as RealAudio soundclips from the other records at the records page. You can also hear some tracks at mp3.com or cdbaby.
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