We Are Harry and the Potters

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!

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Part 3:

MIDWEST TOUR

Here’s a quick rundown of where we’ll be and when. Please see our show listings or follow the facebook links for more details! These shows are going to be FUN!

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 |

July 14 | Erie, PA | Presque Isle - Rotary Pavilion |

July 15 | Rochester, NY | Neil’s Garage |

July 31 | Palmer, MA | Diamond Junction Bowling Lanes

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

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Part 4:

SCANDINAVIAN TOUR!

Aug 2 - Reykjavik - TBA
Aug 3 - Trondheim - TBA
Aug 4 - Östersund - Tingshuset
Aug 6 - Gothenburg - TBA
Aug 7 - Oslo - Litteraturhuset
Aug 8 - Denmark/Sweden - TBA
Aug 9 - Denmark/Sweden - TBA
Aug 10 - Växjö - Musikhuset / Bergendahlska gården
Aug 11 - Sweden/Stockholm - TBA
Aug 12 - Sweden/Stockholm - TBA

I’m sorry there are still so many TBAs on the list. We’re still working hard to get those shows confirmed. Not all of them may actually happen, but we’re going to try our best to play as many shows as possible. If you live in some of the TBA locations, please get in touch and maybe you can help us get some of these shows confirmed. We are ready to play ANYWHERE!

Here are the details for our confirmed shows!

Östersund, Sweden
August 4
Gamla Tingshuset
Samuel Permans Gata 13
831 31 Östersund
19.00, ALL AGES, 70 SEK

Olso, Norway
August 7
Litteraturhuset
Wergelandsveien 29, 0167 Oslo
19.00, ALL AGES, 50 NOK

Växjö, Sweden
August 10
Musikhuset / Bergendahlska gården
Liedbergsgatan 16-18
19.00, ALL AGES, 50 SEK

We hope to see many of you soon! Be sure and tell everyone you know about these shows!

This summer will RULE!

Your friends,
Paul and Joe

Harry and the Potters

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8 years ago today was the FIRST Harry and the Potters show!

I can’t even believe it! If we were at Hogwarts we would have graduated by now!

I just want to take a quick moment to thank every single person who has been there over the last 8 years. Thank you to everyone who has supported us by buying our music and coming to our shows. Thanks to everyone who has helped us set up a show or let us sleep in their house, shared a meal with us, or played drums for us! Everyone who’s listened to a song, told a friend, or sent us an email or a letter. All of you are an immeasurable part of our band: without you, we would not exist.

Our grandmother keeps asking if we ever plan on getting jobs, but what she doesn’t realize is that we already have the best jobs ever. Thanks for making the last 8 years totally amazing.

Happy Bandiversary to all of us!
With love,
Paul and Joe DeGeorge

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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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Hey folks,

Lots of news here in Wizardland! We’ll be playing a handful of shows in both the US and abroad this summer! It’s not all confirmed yet, but we’re hoping to play our first shows ever in Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and maybe even Iceland. Maybe we’ll throw in an Amsterdam show for good measure!

But to make all this happen, we need your help! Do you live in any of these rad Scandinavian countries? Can you help us either book a show or help us contact venues? Can you help us promote the shows or let us borrow equipment? We’re looking for all kinds of help to make these awesome shows happen! You can be a hero!

Here’s a quick list of cities where we are trying to book shows:

Amsterdam
Reyjavik
Oslo
Gothenburg
Copenhagen
Stockholm

Or if you want to suggest some other places for us to visit, let me know!

We’re also doing some touring in the US in July. If you want to help us book something, get in touch! We are up for ANYTHING! Backyards! BBQs! Basements! Libraries! Bookstores! Pizza parlors! Donut shoppes! WHATEVER! I am dead serious. We are touring old school-style. Anything goes! If you wanna help with a show in early July, here’s some states it might be possible for us to visit: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Kentucky. Seriously. ANYTHING GOES! Email us! LET’S PARTY!!!!

This summer is gonna be rad, are you ready?!

Let’s get some shows booked!

See ya soon!

-paul and joe

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Hey everyone!

Joe and I will be hosting a Livestream event this Sunday, March 7th at 6pm EST to get all GRYFFINDORS pumped for the HP Alliance’s 2nd Annual Accio Books campaign.

Accio Books runs for the entire month of March and the Harry Potter Alliance is asking YOU to donate books to benefit the people of the Mississippi Delta. The books can be new or used, from any genre, and for all age groups. Last year, we raised 14,000 books! This year, let’s go above and beyond that. Our partner, The Delta Center for Culture and Learning, will disperse all of your donated books to many different communities within the Delta.

For information on how to donate books and get involved, please check out the HPA’s Accio Books page.

Accio Books is a House Cup competition and I am really proud to again be Head of Gryffindor! Please tune in to Livestream this Sunday at 6pm EST to get pumped about this awesome House Cup! All are invited, our Gryffindor brethren will receive the warmest welcome. We are reigning House Champions after our awesome victory in the Wizard Rock 4 Equality campaign last October.

Here’s what you can expect during our Livestream broadcast:

Sounds like a killer lineup to me! You gotta tune in March 7th at 6pm EST! BE THERE!

Head of Gryffindor,
Paul T. DeGeorge

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