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THE NIGHT
As our phones and social media now capture a relentless stream of images from our lives, I couldn’t help but notice that 10 years ago, when Joel and I stopped making music and touring and settled down to have a home and kids, the photos I took of my life changed in a distinct way. …
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Down South
On June 21st, we will be releasing Old Goodies, a collection of songs we played when we toured North America in 2012-2013, but never recorded. To conjure some vibes from that time, until then, our posts will include photos and stories from our archives — Twelve years ago, late in the year, late in a…
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Old Goodies
Just when you’d given up hope. New music coming soon from The Violet Lights! Old Goodies, out June 21, 2024!
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lurk in the shadows
Three or four years ago, not long after moving to Los Angeles, Joel and I hiked to the top of Griffith Park, the mountainous island of a park that rises out of the vast urban expanse of the city. Joel pointed out to me, as we walked in the coming twilight, that the park possesses…
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hope. desire. destruction.
Early this January, sometime after 3 a.m., alone in a rest stop bathroom, I walked along the wall of electric hand driers and, one by one, pressed each of the rusty metal buttons to turn each one on. A short minute later, when they had all shuddered to a stop, I did the same thing…
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Winter 2013 Tour Dates
We are pleased to announce a 5-date tour this winter that will take us across the western U.S. back to Los Angeles! Find all details on the SHOWS page or FACEBOOK. Come in from the cold and come hang with us this winter! JAN 6 – Denver, CO – Lion’s LairJAN 7 – Salt Lake…
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Mankato, Minnesota
A little over two weeks ago, on a cold Saturday night in Rochester, Minnesota, Joel and I were loading our equipment out of the back of Kathy’s Pub, and as we walked through the patrons scattered in the alley, I suddenly saw someone I didn’t know, but who looked so hauntingly familiar that for a…
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Fall 2012 North American Tour
We are hitting the road again next month! Our fall tour begins on October 19th in Madison, Wisconsin, where we are thrilled to be opening for Army Navy at UW Madison’s Memorial Union Terrace! Find all details on the SHOWS page and follow our FACEBOOK page for all new show announcements. See you on the…
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HEATWAVE Homecoming
Now six months into 2012, Joel and I have been out on the road a full three, and so have been spending most of that time sleeping in the back of of our minivan, eating out of a cooler, showering at YMCAs and truck stops, and, of course, driving for hours on end. And the…