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FREE SHOW TONIGHT!

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:18:37 -0400

Our FREE show in Mechanicsburg PA (Messiah College) is TONIGHT! Starts at 9 pm, we’re playing a brand new jam!!

Hope to see ya there,

Frances

nosego: Coffee shop collaboration with @hopalongtheband (at...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:04:48 -0400

nosego:

Coffee shop collaboration with @hopalongtheband (at Elixr Coffee)

Collaboration with the very talented Nosego. Hoping we can make this a more regular thing. That coffee fucking killed it, by the way.

-Frances

Rochester NY! Mechanicsburg PA!

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:54:49 -0400

Hey ya’ll, we’ve got two shows coming up QUICK. First one is a FREE SHOW at Larsen Student Union, Messiah College (Mechanicsburg, PA) on March 27——the second one is at The Bug Jar in Rochester NY, on March 30 (here’s the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/469844549731185/?fref=ts

Come hang!! Road trip!!

-Frances

Europe and UK dates are up!

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:49:32 -0500

Hey y’all, here’s the poster for our upcoming tour with The Sidekicks, as well as the full list of dates (except Austria, which is still TBA)

April 23 - White Trash Fastfood - Berlin, Germany

April 24 - KOZ - Frankfurt, Germany

April 25 - La Miroiterie - Paris, France

April 26 - Sanctuary - Basingstoke, England

April 27 - Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar - Brighton, England

April 28 - Old Blue Last - London, England

April 29 - The Old Angel - Nottingham, England

April 30 - Royal Park Cellars - Leeds, England

May 1 - The Fish Tank - Durham, England

May 2 - Bar Bloc - Glasgow, Scotland

May 3 - Wahlbar - Manchester, England

May 4 - The Fish Factory - Cornwall, England

May 5 - Gwdihw - Cardiff, Wales

May 6 - The Cavern - Exeter, England

May 7 - Joiners - Southampton, England

May 8 - Patronaat - Amsterdam, Netherlands

May 9 - Rock Cafe - Leuven, Belgium

May 10 - Aetherblisseme - Cologne, Germany

May 11 - Budějovický Majáles Festival - České Budějovice - Czech Republic

May 12 - TBA - Graz, Austria

May 13 - Headquarters - Prague, Czech Republic

Hope to see you overseas!!

Love,

Frances

UK Tour Dates Announced! + Big Scary Monsters!

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:51:00 -0500

Hey everybody, we’ve got more Europe dates on the way, but for now here’s all the UK dates we are playing this April/May (only one still TBA), all with our buddies the Sidekicks!! (http://sidekicksohio.tumblr.com/)

April 26 - Sanctuary - Basingstoke, England

April 27 - TBA - TBA

April 28 - Old Blue Last - London, England https://www.facebook.com/events/103290126522634/?fref=ts

April 29 - The Old Angel - Nottingham, England

April 30 - Royal Park Cellars - Leeds, England

May 1 - The Fish Tank - Durham, England

May 2 - Bar Bloc - Glasgow, Scotland

May 3 - Wahlbar - Manchester, England https://www.facebook.com/events/540107529334265/?fref=ts

May 4 - The Fish Factory - Cornwall, England https://www.facebook.com/events/174952515962270/?fref=ts

May 5 - Gwdihw - Cardiff, Wales https://www.facebook.com/events/558863980794028/?fref=ts

May 6 - The Cavern - Exeter, England

May 7 - Joiners - Southampton, England https://www.facebook.com/events/467190936666036/?fref=ts

May 8 - Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar - Brighton, England

I would also like to mention that Get Disowned will be carried in the UK by Big Scary Monsters. Get pumped!

Germany, France, and more dates to come!

love,

Frances

whogbrain: professorxvx: Forever my favourite comic on...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:33:40 -0500

whogbrain:

professorxvx:

Forever my favourite comic on tumblr.

RELEVANT TO BOOKCLUB DISCUSSIONS.

I had to re-post this because, eerily enough, this subject is exactly what Peter and I were discussing, coming home on the train from work just the other day. Get out of my head, Mel Brain!!

bsmrocks: So happy to be giving my favourite album of 2012 a...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:31:30 -0500

bsmrocks:

So happy to be giving my favourite album of 2012 a long-overdue European release in April!
Check out this track from Hop Along. More news, pre-order and tour dates to come soon…

Big Scary Monsters are releasing our record in Europe! So excited. Tour dates to come!!

-Frances

Thank You

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:18:56 -0500

Thanks again to everyone who came out to the Tune-Out last night; I was so moved to have so many kind folks interested in hearing the new songs I’ve been working on. I’ll never forget it. Thanks to John Vettese for the kick in the pants to write 6 jams in a month. This feels like a great beginning to 2013, I’m excited for the things to come. Those who couldn’t stay for the film La Strada (and anyone who hasn’t seen it), go see it!!

(charcoal drawing I made specifically for the show.)

(awesome picture taken by Greg Labold)

(still from La Strada)

Thanks again, everyone. More Europe tour dates to come!

Love,

Frances

crustina: Hop Along / FEST 11 / Spank / Gainesville, FL /...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:43:20 -0500

crustina:

Hop Along / FEST 11 / Spank / Gainesville, FL / October 28, 2012

Thanks Cristina, for taking pictures of one of my favorite tour memories, our second last-minute set at Spannk during FEST 11!!

xo-Frances

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:40:28 -0500

Philly!! We open for Up Up Down Down’s reunion show TOMORROW NIGHT!! We will be playing this one as the five piece too! Also performing: A Great Big Pile of Leaves!!

Don’t miss it!!

http://www.utphilly.com/event/192727/

Also, more Europe dates to come!!

Love,

Frances

EUROPE AND UK WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:36:11 -0500

I am very stoked to announce that we are touring Europe and the UK this April/May with our dear friends The Sidekicks. I’m even happier to announce that our first posted show is on MY BIRTHDAY with Smoke or Fire and Astpai in Southampton!!! Deets here: https://www.facebook.com/events/467190936666036/?ref=3

2013, you are my new best friend. 2012, who is 2012? (get back in that closet 2012, you had your year!)

This is getting weird. Further tour dates to come!

LOVE,

Frances

New York Benefit show TONIGHT!!

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:03:54 -0500

Hey New York friends,

Tonight we play for a great cause with Bomb the Music Industry! And Franz Nicolay!! Don’t miss this one!! https://www.facebook.com/events/311108618997993/?fref=ts

xo-Frances

basedonnothing: Musicians on Pop Culture: Frances Quinlan (Hop...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:21:29 -0500

basedonnothing:

Musicians on Pop Culture: Frances Quinlan (Hop Along) In typical Musicians on Pop Culture fashion, Frances Quinlan of the band Hop Along was kind enough to tell us what she’s been reading and/or watching these days. You can check out Hop Along over at their Bandcamp or Facebook.
Based on Nothing: What are you currently reading or watching…For more click here: http://gd.is/nhvHZA

Looking for some new reading? I made a couple suggestions, and also admitted to watching a show that I’ve admitted to watching (often without people even asking me) way too many times.

upcoming shows (+ folks who gave us their addresses for records!!)

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:23:36 -0500

Hey all,

Today is moving day for me, got myself a new spot in North Philly with some good friends, and am finally putting in some furniture today. I haven’t updated on some things so I wanted to get that done before home life gets busy again.

First off, I’m psyched to announce that we’re playing 3 shows with Bomb the Music Industry! the week of Thanksgiving!! Here they are:

Nov 23 - New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place @ Lily’s Pad w/ Bomb the Music Industry

Nov 24 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell’s w/ Bomb the Music Industry

Nov 25 - Washington, DC - Black Cat w/ Bomb the Music Industry

**Also pumped to announce we will be playing these shows as a 5 piece (with Joe and Pete from Algernon Cadwallader!!). It’s not too often we get to perform with these rad dudes, so make your way out to one of these shows!

Also, I wanted to let folks who wrote their addresses know that pressing should be occuring Nov 15, and will get to us very soon after, which we will ship right away. Thank you so much for supporting us on tour after we ran out of vinyl, and we apologize for the wait. But know that we are on it, you are not forgotten!!

Happy Halloweeeeeen. We play Greenville, NC at The Fox Den with Dads, Souvenirs, and more! Starts at...

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:27:28 -0400

Happy Halloweeeeeen. We play Greenville, NC at The Fox Den with Dads, Souvenirs, and more! Starts at 7. Wear something scary. It’s our last night on tour!!! Aaaaaaahhrrrgg!!

Boo,
Frances

Holy wow

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:34:51 -0400

Hey all,

Tour ain’t over yet but I feel compelled to discuss a couple things, now that Fest is over and the hotel lobby is quiet. It’s just me and the staff and Shania Twain on the overhead radio.

Holy shit, has this all been a surprise.

Yesterday we loaded in, soundchecked, and started our set at 3:50, and it felt really good. We’d been preparing for this tour to Gainesville for months, and we’d made it. No van fires, only 2 cancelled shows, and so much fun along the way. We made it to Fest, and people and good friends were there, and I couldn’t ask for more. We’d barely started when I saw there were people crowded at the window, singing along with us. I was so happy, I felt right where I needed to be (thank you so much, window people). I knew I was going to remember this show, especially after we finished…

The room was about half-full when we finished, and I was down with that. It was our very first time playing the Fest, and we played first, and I was happy that we did that well early in the day. Then a friend told me there was a line of people going around the block, who were trying to see us play..

HOLY SHIT.

While I feel very bad for the folks that should have been able to get in, as the room wasn’t filled, I also feel so fucking moved that people cared that much to see us. Seriously, HOLY SHIT. We’ve had amazing surprises all along this tour, for some of which we really were not prepared (running out of records in LA, for example…), but this is the craziest one I’ve ever experienced.

We tried to make it up to the people who couldn’t see our set, by playing a second show later at Spannk. It was during some very popular bands, I figured a handful of people would come to the second set. We played to a nearly-filled room, and again I was surprised in the best way possible. We played two older songs, and had a blast. I’d also only eaten breakfast around 9:30 am, and it was now 8 pm, and I felt insane. It’s cool though, I just ended up being the weirdo crunching on baby carrots during Fake Problems’ set.

Later I nearly fell asleep on a pile of Joyce Manor shirts, and ate two slices of pizza in the span of 45 seconds. Perfect day.

Thank you so much guys. Thank you Fest 11. We will never forget our first time.

Now, onto Atlanta.

LOVE,

Frances

For those who missed our Fest set, we are playing one more time tonight, at 8pm at Spank!!...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:46:34 -0400

For those who missed our Fest set, we are playing one more time tonight, at 8pm at Spank!! It’s next to Loosey’s, across the street from 8 Seconds!!!

TODAY I WOKE UP AND IT WAS STILL THE FEST!!

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:00:55 -0400

Hey everybody, if you happen to be at Fest 11 today, you are doing it right. We play our set at the New Top Spot TODAY at 3:50 pm, don’t be late!!!

love,

Frances

At Winning Coffee, Albuquerque, NM

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:07:55 -0400

tree in Dolores Park, San Francisco.

Austin, Texas tomorrow. Tour already is half over. Taking it easy on our last day off, and making the long trip through New Mexico today…

Also, FEST IS SOON!

xo-Frances

NO ALBUQUERQUE SHOW TONIGHT! Sorry guys :( Thanks so much to everyone who tried to help us out...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:55:29 -0400

NO ALBUQUERQUE SHOW TONIGHT! Sorry guys :(

Thanks so much to everyone who tried to help us out with this, instead Marky and I are visiting our big sister, who lives in Albuquerque. So, it’s not all bad :)

Sorry again to those looking forward to the show!

Love,

Frances