i am in seattle washington today and i all ive been thinking about is the next circa album. cant begin to explain how lucky i feel to be able to be this musical free at this point in my life- playing my solo songs is so much fun and it allows me the comfort and freedom to do pretty much anything i can think of, but one thing ive learned playing with these songs is that you can produce that same type of comfort and exciting freedom any wear you want. nothing has ever made me felt like i feel on stage with circa, even just being in the same room with them is magical. the rough ideas the band had left the last album with coupled with the new ideas that have recently been conceived have me at a complete loss for words. now…its just a matter of time. i will do my best to check in more often and we will need you to do the same. this transition is going to be tricky , im not even sure how its all going to pan out. i just know its going to take all of us, even you reading this,to challenge yourself little bit. hahah—-usually when writing i think of giving birth, i would compare the writing of the album to giving birth, but for this one im going to think about like we’re building a house. this was inspired by some who posted recently on our website, so thank you caroline. this album is going to be the most important thing ill ever do. until i built a house and have a baby in it i suppose
love
anthony-

since the whole siren deal there have been alot of posts about commerce on our sites so i wanted to give you something for free. this is something i wrote during the on letting go demo days… it was published in revolutions on canvas pt. 2. i hadn’t read it since i wrote it.

-colin

http://thomas-lyons.livejournal.com/578.html

ps. if you have anything you want to share… won’t you please?

here are my pieces from the art show on august 1st.
art is for sale by silent auction until august 31st. all proceeds benefit siren records.

if youre interested in a piece email your bid to buymyartdude@gmail.com
include your name, contact info and the title you want.
hope youre well!

here is the photo album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/buymyartdude/COLINTHOMASFRANGICETTOISFORSALE

-love colin

ps. go buy anthonys new album -”avalon” out now!
pps. i’ll take pics of anthony’s art and post them soon.

the shirt that Drew of Dredg designed for us is up for sale on the web store! only 250 exist. all proceeds go to support siren records.

siren has been saved. they are still collecting donations to cover legal and moving expenses. thank you to all of you for your support in whatever way you gave it. now that this has been accomplished we now return you to your regularly scheduled circa survive program.

go to http://circasurvive.merchnow.com/ to buy the drew shirt!

Siren Records has reopened it’s doors!

One of the happiest days in quite a while was this past thursday when I was able to walk through the doors that we’re bolted shut for the past 3 weeks. We’re not completely out of the woods yet as the store is still dealing with legal and moving expenses but the worst is over.

EVERYONE WHO HELPED, GIVE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK!

with that said we still have a few of the limited shirts John Gourley did for us and we will still be releasing Drew of Dredg’s shirt hopefully this week. we will be leaving the b-side up for download until Siren moves into their new location on september 1st.
thanks again everyone, it just shows what is truly possible with love and positivity.
-colin
this is the letter Siren sent out to their mailing list.

“Hello.
This morning, Thursday, July 17, we re-opened our doors, thanks to all of the help from our good friends and loyal customers. The plan is to stay here in our current location until the beginning of September and then move to a location right around the corner (and onto ground level again).

Thanks again for all of your support, both emotionally and financially. We really couldn’t have done this without all of you. It restores one’s faith in mankind and makes all of us feel like we’re in a Frank Capra film. Keep an eye out for more blogs, bulletins and emails containing updates on our progress and news of sales and specials.

Sincerely,
Siren Records”

HI GUYS!

yet another rad benefit item. We had John Gourley of Portugal the Man design us a special circa shirt. there are only 250 of them and they are on sale now at our merchstore. all proceeds go to Siren Records. thank you for your endless support and we are getting very close to our goal. its all because of you. thank you for being the best fans/friends we could ever ask for.
LOVE.
-colin

http://circasurvive.merchnow.com

ps. we will have one last benefit item go on sale this week. it will be a limited shirt designed by Drew Roulette of Dredg.

HELLO HELLO!

we are proud to announce that we’ve made 100 silkscreened posters with our great friends at Super Gnarly Industries. thats right there are only 100 of them and a bunch are gone already! get them while you can! all proceeds go to benefit siren records! we love you all! stay tuned for more news.
-colin

http://supergnarly.bigcartel.com/product/circa-survive-the-most-dangerous-commericals-silkscreened-poster-siren-records-benefit

in another effort to help save siren records we’ve teamed up with Miles To Go clothing and made a limited belt. its got original artwork from the amazing Esao andrews (who’s done all of our album covers and numerous other things circa) on the buckle. it goes on sale tomorrow so go and get one! there are only 250 being made and all profits go to save the store. more cool stuff like this coming very soon! for the belt go to http://milestogo.bigcartel.com/
and also check out what greg wrote on his main page -
http://www.milestogoclothing.com/news.html
-c
ps. of course keep spreading the word about the song as well! thanks again for all of your support.

hi guys!
in coalition with our efforts to save Siren Records, the awesome Miles to Go Clothing is
donating $5.00 dollars from every shirt sold between now and July 19th. Go check it out!
Its run by our great friend Greg Kerr who used to play keys for Zolof the Rock n Roll Destroyer.

http://milestogo.bigcartel.com/

SEEEEEEE BEEEEEEELOW!!!!

This is extremely important so I will get straight to the point. Our favorite record store has been shut down and needs our help so they can move and open a new store. Siren Records has not only been a huge supporter of indie music for more than 20 years now but served as a safe and positive environment for the youth of our community to go and learn about all types of art, films, music and literature. To be completely honest, the store was a big part of what attracted us to live in Doylestown, PA to begin with.

With that said, “The Most Dangerous Commercials” is another B-side from On Letting Go. Please download it for a donation and help us save one of many independent stores that are in danger of being extinct. If you cant afford it tell someone who can. If you can afford more then the minimum, then we strongly encourage you to do so.

http://donate.circasurvive.com

Watch a video of us playing “In Fear and Faith” in Siren Records on June 17, 2007.

Read more details about Siren Records’ situation here and here.

- The boys of Circa Survive

If you wish to donate directly to Siren Records (without downloading), you can do so at Siren Records’ MySpace Page.