now entering:
These United States

a musical project
of Washington, DC
and Lexington, KY
Eye, TheseUS tornadoes in Chicago and New York! fires consuming Boulder! madness descending on DC! Lexington erupting in HORSES!?! all of our usual Safe Havens spiraling into Equestrian Anarchy! time to take to the Long and Winding Road again!
But First, a Message from our Sponsors: $5 Albums! Free Streaming!

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IL! WI! MN! IA! IN! KY! TN! MO! KS! NM! NV! CA! TX! LA! GA! FL! NC! VA! ON!

TUS Map of Attack...yeah, well, OK, howabout YOU try and find a Random Online Image that accurately portrays the CRAZY route we're about to take from Chicago (TONIGHT!) to Minnesota to New Mexico to an incredible festival in Southern California, back around through most of Texas (it's a big one), down into the Southeast, then South of the South, turning northward for North Carolina and Virginia, THEN a WICKED HALLOWEEN SHOW + RALLY TO RESTORE SANITY + MARCH TO KEEP FEAR ALIVE in Our Nation's Capital 10.30.10, and then ohwhattheheck why keep it just to OUR Nation at that point, let's go do a week of shows all around Ontario?!

++ Th.Sep.23 ++ Chicago, IL ++ Schuba's* ++
++ F.Sep.24 ++ Beloit, WI ++ Beloit College* ++
++ Sa.Sep.25 ++ Madison, WI ++ High Noon Saloon* ++
++ Su.Sep.26 ++ St. Paul, MN ++ Turf Club* ++
++ Tu.Sep.28 ++ Ames, IA ++ Ames Progressive** ++
++ W.Sep.29 ++ Des Moines, IA ++ People's *** ++
++ Th.Sep.30 ++ Indianapolis, IN ++ Birdy's *** ++
++ F.Oct.1 ++ Lexington, KY ++ Cosmic Charlie's*** ++
++ Sa.Oct.2 ++ Nashville, TN ++ The Basement ++
++ Su.Oct.3 ++ St. Louis, MO ++ Old Rockhouse*** ++
++ M.Oct.4 ++ Columbia, MO ++ Mojo's*** ++
++ Tu.Oct.5 ++ Lawrence, KS ++ The Bottleneck*** ++
++ Th.Oct.7 ++ Albuquerque, NM ++ Low Spirits ++
++ F.Oct.8 ++ Las Vegas, NV ++ The Bunkhouse ++
++ Sa.Oct.9 ++ Joshua Tree, CA ++ J.T. Music Fest ++
++ Tu.Oct.12 ++ Lubbock, TX ++ The Blue Light^ ++
++ W.Oct.13 ++ Amarillo, TX ++ The Golden Light^ ++
++ Th.Oct.14 ++ Frisco, TX ++ Lochrann's ++
++ F.Oct.15 ++ Austin, TX ++ Hole in the Wall^ ++
++ Sa.Oct.16 ++ Houston, TX ++ Fitzgerald's^ ++
++ Su.Oct.17 ++ Denton, TX ++ Hailey's^ ++
++ Tu.Oct.19 ++ New Orleans, LA ++ Circle Bar ++
++ W.Oct.20 ++ Atlanta, GA ++ The Earl^^ ++
++ Sa.Oct.23 ++ Savannah, GA ++ The Wormhole^^ ++
++ Su.Oct.24 ++ Orlando, FL ++ Backbooth^^ ++
++ Tu.Oct.26 ++ Asheville, NC ++ L.A.B.^^ ++
++ W.Oct.27 ++ Chapel Hill, NC ++ Local 506 ++
++ Th.Oct.28 ++ Charlotte, NC ++ The Evening Muse^ ++
++ F.Oct.29 ++ Charlottesville, VA ++ The Southern ++
++ Sa.Oct.30 ++ Arlington, VA ++ IOTA^^ ++
++ M.Nov.1 ++ St. Catherines, ON ++ Mansion House^^^ ++
++ Tu.Nov.2 ++ Hamilton, ON ++ The Casbah^^^ ++
++ W.Nov.3 ++ Peterborough, ON ++ Red Dog^^^ ++
++ Th.Nov.4 ++ Guelph, ON ++ EBar^^^ ++
++ F.Nov.5 ++ London, ON ++ Fanshawe College^^^ ++
++ Sa.Nov.6 ++ Toronto, ON ++ Lee's Palace^^^ ++

44 Videos in 44 Days! We Did It! Now YOU Can Enjoy It! (+ a Bonus!)
Hold the BANANAPHONE, TUS?!?
...hold the BananaPhone?!!? they did WHHAHaaaaaa????? 44 Vidoes?!?! in 44 days?!? and NOW they're ALL collected in one (three) convenient place, for OUR, the Viewing Public's, pleasure + EDIFICATION?!?!! and we can enjoy + LEARN FROM such All-Time Classics as "Snakes on a Plane," "Lollapanutshell," "September Sings TUS," "Our First Stadium Gig," "l'Air," and even "Omar & the Human BBQ, Vol. 1"?!? wow. they've outdone themselves this time. These United States is truly my favorite band.

TUS YouTube Channel (they're ALL HERE!)
TUS Vimeo Channel (they're all HERE, TOO, fr you HD snobs!)
TUS MySpace (and in One Convenient List, right side column!)

and if THAT weren't already enough to make you Hold the Proverbial BananaPhone, we also did a fun lil somethin with the 44th video for our friends over at BestNewBands...

BestNewBands.com Story Behind the Song
If You Read All the Way to HERE, You Surely Deserve SOMEthing...

how about 2 FREE tix to a killer Nashville festival we're playing next Saturday?? just go to Next Big Nashville's Facebook page, click "like," and leave a comment on their wall that says "I'm excited to see These United States!" (or, you know, something cleverer...)

alternatively, for all you Chicagolandians out there, drop us a nice personal email about why you wanna spend yr Friday (TOMORROW!) afternoon after our (TONIGHT!) Schuba's show hanging out at a Super-Secret Suburban (VegFriendly) BBQ...oOOooo...

let's do this.
all of it.
at once.
tUs.

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These United States, a Band
Washington, D.C. + Lexington, KY
theseunitedstates@gmail.com
www.theseunitedstates.net
www.myspace.com/theseunited
www.facebook.com/theseunitedstates
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"We must believe in everything
because we know so little."
-- Fritz Scholder --
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