Hello! Maplewood's self-titled debut is available online now. Order yr copy at Tee Pee Records or Amazon.com or other fine retail establishments. . . March 2007: Maplewood will be headlining at the new Luna Lounge in Williamsburg on Friday March 23. Showtime is 10:30. Cost is $10. Come down and hear us debut a bunch of songs that will be on the new album. . . January 2007: The America album, Here and Now, is out from Sony/Burgundy, produced by James Iha and Adam Schlesinger and featuring input from the likes of Nada Surf, Ryan Adams, My Morning Jacket, Ben Kweller, Stephen Bishop, Rusty Young, Russ Kunkel and even Will Robinson from "Lost in Space". How can you beat that? Oh, wait, check out track two: "Indian Summer," an amazing rendition of the first song from our debut record, sung by America's Dewey Bunnell with some added lyrical input from him, too. (No alligator lizards, but some pretty cool fireflies!) As everybody knows, we've all been big-time America heads since Maplewood Day 1, and we couldn't be more stoked to have contributed in our small way. (Added bonus: Ira played drums and Mark played guitar.) Grab a copy and be sure to stop off at www.venturahighway.com and say hello to Dewey and Gerry Beckley. Check out a WSJ article about the album. . . Maplewood joined America onstage at BB Kings in mid-January for a rendition of "Indian Summer" and a rockestra take on "Horse With No Name" -- see some pics. September 2006: We've been spending the summer messing around in the studio, getting mellow out in the country, having babies, and other fun stuff. But here's the latest: The September Spin features Maplewood in a cover story about an apparent resurgence of soft rock. Check out our tiny visages and Mark's quotes on America (the band) and bongs. . . Speaking of America, a song of ours -- "Indian Summer" -- has been covered by America on their much-anticipated comeback record, produced by James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) and Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne). It was a blast to be in the studio with these living legends, and to hear Dewey Bunnell -- the guy who sang "Horse with No Name" -- lay down the vocals on this familiar Maplewood jam. . . We're returning to Germany next week to play the amazing Reeperbahn Festival www.reeperbahnfestival.com in our home away from home, Hamburg. The festival features the likes of The Rapture, Radio 4, and Nouvelle Vague, and the Maplewood show is scheduled for Friday, September 22, at 11:30 at the club Knust. Tell all your German cousins and ex-spouses! March 2006: Maplewood will be playing at the Saltmines in DUMBO Brooklyn on Friday March 24 at 10 pm with Goldrush (a fantastic English Band). This is a show not to be missed. We're just back from a tour of Germany, Austria & Switzerland and are primed to play an extra long set of Canyon Rock for our NYC brothers & sisters. The Saltmines is one of the best places in the city to see bands, Goldrush rules, and it'll cost like $5 (BYOB/BYOS). What else do you need? Directions, details, etc. . . Speaking of Deutschland, we've posted some pics here. Vielen Dank to Tapete Records and to our favorite German Schlagzeuger Lars Plogschties. January 2006: Maplewood will be playing the Knitting Factory on Sun. Jan. 15 at 11 pm in the Tap Room for a benefit concert for the Southern Arts Federation Emergency Relief Fund, a group that is helping artists affected by the hurricanes. Also on the bill are Koester, The Wrens, Nada Surf, Hopewell & a boatload of others. $15 for an all day event. . . Maplewood will be heading to Germany for the first couple weeks of February. Many many thanks to Dirk, Gunther & the crew at Tapete Records for setting up this tour -- click for details. October 2005: Thanks kindly to all who came down to Tee Pee Records' CMJ showcase featuring a doubly percussive, acoustic set from Maplewood & a 2.5 hour marathon from headliners Brian Jonestown Massacre. A night to remember. We'll be playing next at Southpaw on Friday October 28 -- click for details. Our debut came out in Deutschland in August & reviews are in & seem to be good. A sample translation from the Google translator: "Marks of Rozzo, Steve Koester, Craig beautiful, Brian Filosa and Irish Republican Army Elliot (the latter admits of the great Nada Surf in the best way as a third) met simply occasionally in Craigs to the studio re-designed cellar in New York, smoked a few tasty herbs and took up over more than one year distribute a wonderful relaxte plate." We couldn't have said it better -- more tasty translations. We'll be touring Germany the first couple weeks in February. Details to follow. . . July 2005: "Been away. . . Haven't seen you in awhile. . . How you been? Have you changed your style?" OK, so we're gonna make it up to you with a FREE SHOW in FORT GREENE PARK on Thur. July 21 at 6:30 pm. Maplewood outdoors, in their natural element, free and easy -- click for details. Do not miss. . . What else? Maplewood recorded a new song called "Two Dark Birds" due out on the upcoming Tee Pee Records Compilation. We're also anxiously awaiting the release of Not Lame's Buffalo Springfield tribute album for which we recorded a flute-laden version of the Neil classic "I Am A Child." . . . And better yet, Maplewood has just signed a deal with Germany's Tapete Records for European release of our debut. Look for an August release and a winter tour. Ausgezeichnet! december 2004: hello friends and a happy holiday scenario to you & yr's. why not celebrate the yule with some maplewood? btw, did we introduce you to our new bassist, brian filosa? how rude of us! brian was born in brooklyn but raised in cali: perfect maplewood breeding. come meet brian in person at the maplewood/luna show on new year's eve. if you don't have tkts, you should do it soon. . . maplewood is heading to the midwest for january dates in IL, MN, & WI -- for details, click here. . our southern tour treated us kind, eased our worried minds. lots of drinking, driving, bbq & mellow jamz. . . january 2005: just back from a frigid turn thru the midwest. thanks to friends old & new for making it good times all over. eMusic has posted a high quality recording of our show at schubas in chicago (1.15.05). this is maplewood at it's live best. if you already have an eMusic account, you can download the show as part of yr monthly allotment. those who don't can click here and get it as part of a free trial. . . what else? more maplewood insights in a recent interview with steve. and newsday recently picked maplewood as one of nyc's "top ten bands to watch in 2005". so watch, ok? december 2004: hello friends and a happy holiday scenario to you & yr's. why not celebrate the yule with some maplewood? btw, did we introduce you to our new bassist, brian filosa? how rude of us! brian was born in brooklyn but raised in cali: perfect maplewood breeding. come meet brian in person at the maplewood/luna show on new year's eve. if you don't have tkts, you should do it soon. . . maplewood is heading to the midwest for january dates in IL, MN, & WI -- for details, click here. . our southern tour treated us kind, eased our worried minds. lots of drinking, driving, bbq & mellow jamz. . . late november 2004: we're southbound at the end of the month. tour dates in NC, GA, FL, LA & TX with our good friends cub country. for full info, click here. . . and we've got a couple nyc shows lined up for december. the 12th is at asterisk art space in williamsburg with the meanwhiles & the comas, and new year's eve is at southpaw with luna. make yr new year's plans early -- get yr ticket now! this things gonna sell out quick. . . oh yeah, and look for maplewood's live-in-the-studio version of "indian summer" to air on fearless music. . . november 2004: we've got a bunch of shows coming up this month, but before we tell you about that, can we suggest that you take a look at our favorite review thus far. we've asked mr. goff to roadie for us but he mumbled some excuse about a slipped disc suffered back when he was working for the stone canyon band. . . shows early this month in hoboken, boston, columbus, morgantown & nyc! later this month, we'll be heading out with cub country for a tour southwards & westwards! for full details, click here. on nov 2, we'll be in columbus ohio at little brothers for the Voter Appreciation Night sponsored by The Vote Explosion. Chuck D & Air America Radio will be broadcasting live from the event -- so tune in, turn on, and vote. . . october 2004: oui oui much fun in montreal last week at the pop festival. no border detentions & some tres chill canadians. . . now onto NYC. maplewood is playing the FADER/FUSE CMJ bash on wed. oct. 14 at 4pm at 176 orchard street -- details here. treat yrself to an afternoon cocktail & some canyon rock. and while yr at it, pick up the new FADER magazine (w/ bright eyes dude on the cover) for a nice article & pretty picture of maplewood. propers to the astute & excessively tasteful knox robinson. . . on oct. 15, maplewood will play the tee pee records CMJ showcase at ARLENE GROCERY (details) with The High Strung & many others. . . and, philly friends, we'll be down at KHYBER PASS on Rocktober 20 -- details. . . a bunch of new mwood pics (live & otherwise) have been posted here. also, hope you didn't miss the period appropriate new yorker illustration by andy friedman last month. . . september (late) 2004: thanks kindly to everyone who came out to our cd release show at the mercury lounge & special thanks to the comas, the wrens & nada surf for laying it down. we couldn't have asked for a better line-up. . . ok, so coming up in october we've got many gigs. please check here frequently for additions. . . also, len small & mark designed some pretty choice tees. A seagull, a wave & a rainbow -- all the essentials. we've got mud & orange on sky blue or mud & orange on cream. you can get them at our gigs. if yr itching for one now, email us & we'll figure a way to get one to you. see you soon. . . september (early) 2004: maplewood's cd release show is WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 at MERCURY LOUNGE. the line up is truly an embarassment of riches -- expect some woody sets from THE COMAS, THE WRENS & NADA SURF. music starts at 7:30 pm & maplewood plays at 10:30 pm. tickets at the door will be $10. . . maplewood will also be in richmond, va (w/ Heath Haynes) on sept 10 & athens, ga (w/ vic chesnutt) on sept 11. for details on upcoming dates, click here. . . also, please give a warm maplewood welcome to our new bass player ryan daniels (who also serves as chief axe-wielder for rock band THE FAME). it's great to have him on board. . . july 2004: maplewood's debut will be released this fall by nyc's tee pee records. we're pleased as peaches to be working with tony, dale & the entire bowery crew. . . WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18 is the cd listening party at HI-FI, hosted by chris white of "grotto of miracles". maplewood will commandeer el dj (the hi-fi's legendary digital jukebox) & cheap booze will be served. expect scads of canyon rock, copious amounts of tecate and tequila, some maplevids and (most importantly) the entire maplewood lp in loving technicolor. . . june 2004: the first ever maplewood acoustic show will be at the cutting room on thursday june 17. come down and watch us get our mellow on with friends -- and hosts -- edward rogers and george usher. . . also: maplewood has been asked to participate in a buffalo springfield tribute album. looks like we'll be tackling the neil young classic "i am a child", first recorded in classic bakersfield style on BS's last studio album. details to follow. . . april 2004: next up is a brooklyn gig on friday april 30 at northsix with our fine friends, cub country, featuring jeremy from jets to brazil in a more C&W mode. for details, click here. and, listen, since you're here, why not check out some maplewood propoganda courtesy of indierec.com? an insightful interview with mark maplewood is located here. march 2004: good times and many things on the way this month. first off, we'll be down at SXSW and doing a little swing thru the southland. we've got a couple great shows in austin on saturday march 20. then, we'll be hitting new orleans, athens & hotlanta before heading back to NYC for a couple early april dates. for details, click here. february 2004: maplewood's first show of 04 is going to be at NORTHSIX in brooklyn on FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20. here's info on the who, what, where and howmuch: northsix.com. . . and, if yr gonna be in austin this spring, maplewood be playing at SXSW at la zona rosa on march 20 with camper van cracker & a host of others. december 15, 2003: here's wishing you a way mellow holiday season. we'll be playing this saturday night december 20 at 10 pm as part of dave rappaport's "a very special unpopular pop christanukah" spectacular over at the new living room, which -- if you have not been there yet -- sounds mind-blowing, looks fantastic & serves lovely holiday cocktails. with king of france, scout & the rappaport account. october 29, 2003: hope you didn't get all yr yeahs yeahs out at the bowery ballroom last month cuz we've got a fine fine show coming up at sin-e on wednesday november 12 with the don piper situation and the pierces. details. . . we're almost finished mixing our debut album (due out this winter!) with the assistance of a couple fantastic sets of ears: bryce goggin at trout and geoff sannoff at stratosphere. man it sounds sweet and we can't wait for you to hear it. . . thanks profusely to those folks who came to the late night bash at luna lounge on october 8. propers to david lowery for joining us for a rendition of the camper van classic "the ambiguity song". hope we did it justice. . . September 9, 2003: hope you've recovered from the wet-blanket summer. we've been mixing a few tunes for the debut album with bryce goggin and gearing up for the next show: thursday, september 25, bowery ballroom, nyc, with nada surf. see you there. . . June 26, 2003: howdy, philly friends... maplewood brings the canyon rock to the fire this saturday. we're extremely excited to be playing with a few of our favorite philly pals for this night of mellow jams and full-blast AC: saturday, june 28, with art difuria (photon band), richard kaufmann, and the yarrows. . . June 20, 2003: maplewood headlines the mercury lounge next thursday, june 26. should be a fun night of frolics and songs about dandelion wine.... June 1, 2003: we're back home and playing a show with our pals nada surf this thursday, june 5 at southpaw in park slope. also on the bill is a great new band out of australia called the sleepy jackson. surely not to be missed. . . May 2003: hello from the coast... we're out here in sunny los angeles tooling around in a rented gold lincoln town car (amazing trunk space, highly recommended), playing at spaceland in silver lake, reading joan didion, and cooling our heels out in joshua tree . caught a great show with the tyde and brian jonestown massacre. . . thanks to sid hillman for unparalleled generosity and for keeping his dogs at bay. check out his website. April 18, 2003: we've added a last-minute NYC show before we head to LA to play some rock music and get our heads together out in joshua tree. it's that time of year. . . anyway, we hope you can come see us off at the rather swanky joe's pub (in the public theatre on lafayette street). no support act, just us, accompanied by delicious, jumbo cocktails. we hear they make a mean tequila sunset over there: wednesday, april 23. . . joining us on drums: senor miguel urbiztondo. . . April 1, 2003: greetings from maplewood. March 31, 2003: the mellow souls of maplewood have been invited to support the essex green at the knitting factory as they celebrate the release of "the long goodbye", their new lp on merge records. this promises to be an evening of abundant fun and good vibes and quite possibly the last nyc maplewood show until june. please come and bring your gaggle or posse, where applicable: tuesday, april 8, knitting factory. . . March 2003: "darlene" is included on a nifty sampler from pitch-a-tent records out of athens, georgia. if you run into steve koester down at sxsw, ask him when the heck the maplewood record is coming out. . . February 19, 2003: Maplewood will perform for your pleasure at Pianos -- the new Ludlow Street mecca of rock -- tonight, along with Don Piper and his incomparable Situation. There'll be some new Maplewood jams in the mix, and Don will be playing selections from his brilliant upcoming LP "Inside a Change." February 2003: keep an ear out for some maplewood tunes in "bravo profiles: kris kristofferson" (to air this spring). we were psyched to contribute several ditties to this documentary about one of our favorite songwriters, directed by sam erickson. hey, maybe we should cover "jesus was a capricorn". . . (sam, btw, has been taking pix of the band and "working" on a video for "indian summer.") December 14, 2002: a cozy maplewood evening at pete's candy store. "Music that makes you wish you were in Cali, or at least that you have a working fireplace." -- NY Press December 4, 2002: Maplewood will be hosting, curating, and/or generally hanging out at the December 4 installment of Hi-Fi's new "Played Out Wednesdays" series. This is an extremely handy excuse for us to invite all of our friends, fellow music fans, assorted band mates, and various family members to come down to Hi-Fi (formerly the beloved Brownies) and share some holiday cheer. We hope you can all make it. Of course, the guest of honor at Hi-Fi is always "EL DJ," the bar's impressive 1500-album jukebox, which we'll have the run of. Expect more desert rock than you can shake a tumbleweed at. November 23, 2002: second nyc show, at bowery ballroom, with clem snide and gary olson from ladybug transistor. a swell time was had by all. November 6, 2002: first nyc show, at southpaw, with canyon. October 25, 2002: we want you all to know about the very first ever maplewood show: wednesday, november 6, at southpaw in brooklyn. we're ridiculously excited about this debut and would love to see all of you there. meanwhile, our web site (which we're still tweaking) is up at http://www.maplewoodfeelsgood.com. check it out. there are some amusing images, a smattering of fruit-crate art, and an MP3 of one of our many smash hits, "indian summer" (we've been working on a video for this, shot mostly in joshua tree national monument). anyway, we hope you'll come out on the 6th and say hi to maplewood. by the way -- the rhythm section for this show will be the stellar team of judd counsell and jude webre, two wonderful human beings (ira is in france at the moment, touring with nada surf)." August 2002: mark lays out the maplewood gospel on seattle's KEXP. May 2002: mark in los angeles and joshua tree, spreading the word, soaking up the vibes, and shooting super 8 for eventual video. . . Fall 2001 to Spring 2002: ira, craig, steve, and mark busy recording various maplewood tracks in brooklyn, starting with "indian summer" and "gemini on the way". . . July 2001: mark and steve begin plotting maplewood, trolling the web for fruit-crate art and dusting off their acoustic guitars. . .