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Show Update - Des Moines - TONITE!

2008-03-08T16:33:39Z

the SLats are making the DeSCent from mt. OlymPus TONIGHT!

Vaudeville Mews
4th Street
Downtown Des Moines

March 8, 2008 @ 10:00 PM
21+, $7 Cover

with:

Chow Nasty
The Slats
Wolves in the Attic
The Doldroms

[link]
[link]

Upcoming Shows

2007-10-22T16:44:28Z

The Slats have two (2) shows in the next couple of weeks in both Iowa
& Minnesota. We've been laying low this fall...working on new
material and cooling our heals a bit. They were a little worn from
the marathon we ran across the western U.S....but things are heating
up again:
October 27
Northstar Roller Girls Pre-Halloween Bash

This just in.... The Slats set to ravish the western United States

2007-07-17T14:46:04Z

Hide your women & fill the coolers with PBR....The Slats are touring
out west at the end of July & early August. Pay homage to The Slats
at these fine establishments in these fine cities:
JULY
21 - The Reverb - Cedar Falls IA
25 - The Picador - Iowa City IA
26 - The Replay Lounge - Lawrence KS
27 - O'Leavers - Omaha NE

Northwest U.S. - Show Help - August 3rd

2007-07-16T23:13:22Z

Slat friends,
The Slats had a show in the Seattle area on August 3rd fall through at
the last minute....we are trying to find a fill in date within a few
hours of Seattle.
If you have friends in the area that might be of help - please let us
know!
mark/jon/bc

Upcoming Tour Dates + Northwest Tour

2007-06-12T01:29:32Z

The Slats have a number of places they will be feasting in the
upcoming couple of months and they dialed me via their 1984 vintage
cellular telephones to give me a heads up....here are the dates.
Of course, you can also find them at [link]
JUNE
15 - The Note - Chicago IL
16 - Magic Stick - Detroit MI (Amino Acids CD Release)

The Slats @ SXSW - Two (2) Chances

2007-03-04T19:56:55Z

the Slats <[link]> will be gracing not one...but
two stages at SXSW <[link]> this year. hope you can make it
out to check out the next band from Minneapolis to emerge from sleeper
status....
Featured in SPIN <[link]> back in
November/December. Three Imaginary

Des Moines Show - Tomorrow Night (2/21/07)

2007-02-20T16:50:41Z

the slats have been roaming the midwest recently and their thirst for
blood is bringing them to des moines on wednesday night.
details:
Wednesday - Feb. 21, 2007
9:00 PM
The Vaudeville Mews
Des Moines, IA
with: Aloha, + others....
This will be the last time you'll see them feasting upon the spoils of

Show - Tonite!! - Cedar Falls

2007-01-26T12:42:47Z

the slats are bringing olympus back to The Reverb in cedar falls,
ia....
tonight! - january 26, 2007 - 10:00 pm
with:
the mittens, diplomats of solid sound, give away the plot
show order is thus:
(approximate show times...no guarantee implied!!)
10:00 - give away the plot
10:45 - the slats
11:45 - the diplomats of solid sound

Tour....roc.

2006-11-24T23:18:54Z

roc,
turkey has been devoured with a voraciousness that hasn't been
witnessed since the plioscene era. the descent is complete and the
robocop killer has come down from the blocks for another round of
touring. some people are haters. some are lovers. we devour.
NOVEMBER
28 - Oleavers - Omaha NE
29 - Red Eyed Fly - Austin TX

slats tour. roc.

2006-11-13T23:26:16Z

slatophiles,
it's been confirmed. the slats will be at your backdoor starting
november 28th in beautiful omaha, nebraska. they will be eating wild
beast in texas, creole in baton rouge, republicans in washington d.c.
and fat sandwiches at a greasetruck this side of new brunswick.
warn your friends and lock up your cupboards. the slats will raid your

The Slats @ The Picador - Iowa City - November 3, '06

2006-10-29T18:06:33Z

So, all of you magma loving roc fans. The Slats are back in Iowa.
November 3rd. Miniscule Molecule Design Service has been great enough
to grace mt. olympus with a new tour poster:
[link]

SPIN "Artist of The Day" - THE SLATS

2006-10-05T14:56:25Z

So, descendents of mt. olympus. The Slats have made the long climb down
from atop the mount to grace the front page of SPIN magazine online
[[link]].
What does this all mean? Who knows, but it does mean you should head
over to this page:
[[link]]

Gotta run to the store....OCTOBER 3!!!

2006-09-25T01:09:52Z

Friends,
It's been awhile. Everyone has been waiting. Some have sneak preview
copies. Some don't. Those that do can tell you one thing. It's full
of Slat. Seriously, though...The Slats new record is coming out soon
(tell your mom it's out on October 3, 2006) and you have to buy it.
Dan who runs Latest Flame has already made us sign over our first born.

Big news....big news, our friends...

2006-08-31T17:48:31Z

descendents of mt. olympus....
The Slats have been tearing it up lately...went out to the east coast
in July, some shows in the Midwest this summer, and a whole bunch of
stuff coming up SOON...actually, some of it TONITE:
Thursday - August 31, 2006 - CD Pre-Release Show
The Hexagon Bar - Minneapolis, MN

[The Slats] CD Release News....

2006-05-15T22:58:27Z

Folks,
So, we have a bunch of news to report from atop mt. Olympus...First of
all, the record is in the can. We finished tracking, it's been mixed,
and it's in the hands of the mastering gods now. They will apply the
final layer of goo to 13 songs of hot-Slat. That's good news.
We also have some kind of "mixed bag" news...Good news first - Slats