We Are Harry and the Potters

Hello Internet!

It’s been quite a while since you’ve heard from your pals over here in Wizardland, but rest assured, all is well.

I am pleased to announce that, as of Sunday May 23rd, Joseph DeGeorge, whom you may know as Harry Year 4, is now recognized by both Clark University and the world at large as a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, with high honors in Physics. What honors, rights, and privileges he is entitled to are still unknown at this time, but if you’re interested in learning more about Joe’s academic prowess, we’ll refer you to his profile courtesy of PBS/NOVA’s Secret Lives of Scientists. Congratulations to Joe and to everyone else who is graduating this spring!

Now that SCHOOL’S. OUT. FOR. EVER. we can get on with some wizard rocking. Shows abound in the near future, so pay attention, least you miss the awesomeness. We’re playing with lots of amazing bands, so read carefully! As always, all of these shows are ALL AGES.

This weekend indeed brings the long awaited Potterface reunion as well as a pair of shows with the incredible Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! If there was ever any doubt in your heart, Terror Pigeon will force you to realize that LIFE is AWESOME. Plus, if wizards R yr thaaang, we’re playing with the 2nd best live band in wizard rock, Mary and the GrandPres on Friday in CT, and a literal boatload of wizardly dudes at Incendio 2010 on Sunday in PA. Gory details:

Friday, June 4, 2010
Hamden, CT
the Space
295 Treadwell St., Building H, Hamden, CT
7pm | $10 | Tickets | Facebook | with good pals Uncle Monsterface and Mary and the GrandPres

Saturday, June 5, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
the Ox
N 2nd St. and W. Oxford St, Philadelphia, PA
7pm | $8 | Facebook | with Uncle Monsterface and the incredible Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!!

Sunday, June 6, 2010
Brooklyn, NY
the Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
3pm | $10 | Tickets | Facebook | with Uncle Monsterface and the mind-blowing Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!!

Sunday, June 6, 2010
Hellertown, PA
Incendio 2010
Dewey Fire Hall, 502 Durham St, Hellertown, PA
11am-11pm | $20 | Tickets | awesome day-long show with over 1000 wizard rock bands! we’ll play around 10pm!

Then at the end of June we play in IRELAND!

Sunday, June 27, 2010
Cork City, IRELAND
Cork Midsummer Festival
Pavilion, Carey’s Lane off Patrick St, Cork City, Ireland
1:00pm | €7.50 | Tickets | our first show ever in Ireland with Siriusly Hazza P and Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons!

And once we return, we’ll get right back on the road for some tour dates in the Midwest!

June 30 | Pittsburgh, PA | Most-Wanted Fine Arts |
July 1 | Cincinnati, OH | Cincinnati Public Library – Norwood Branch |
July 2 | Springfield, MO | Randy Bacon Gallery |
July 6 | Kansas City, MO | Salt Water Taffy House |
July 7 | Lawrence, KS | Lawrence Public Library |
July 8 | Cedar Radids, IA | Cedar Rapids Public Library – Westdale Mall |
July 9 | Minneapolis, MN | Bedlam Theatre |
July 10 | Davenport, IA | Davenport Public Library – Easter Avenue Branch (early) |
July 10 | Chicago, IL | the Moving Castle (late) |
July 11 | Bloomington, IN | Cat and Andrew’s Resplendent House of Rock |
July 12 | Ypsilanti, MI | Dreamland Theater |
July 13 | Cleveland, OH | Mac’s Backs |

Details for all these gigs are listed on our shows page. A few more shows will be announced soon.

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Scandinavia UPDATE:

We’re still hard at work on dates for our Scandinavian tour in August. And we’re still looking for help with some shows! So if you can help with shows in Iceland, Norway, Sweden or Denmark, please get in touch! We’re gonna make this happen!

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Introducing BLACK WAMPUM:

For those interested in life beyond the wizarding world – and more specifically, the bivalve world – we are excited to tell you about our latest musical endeavor: BLACK WAMPUM. We will be making our live debut at the 2nd Annual Quahog Day on June 21st in Sandwich, MA. BLACK WAMPUM features a full 100% of Harry and the Potters. We’ll be playing around 4pm at Hemisphere Restaurant and Doug the Quahog will be on hand to make his official prognostication for how many weeks of beach weather can be expected on Cape Cod this summer. If that’s not enough incentive, the whole thing is FREE! Be there before the soft-shell imitators crop up.

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There’s even more cool stuff to report, but I’ll wrap up for now and try and start posting things more frequently.

We hope to see many of you soon! Summer will RULE!

Your friends,
Paul and Joe

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