This just in: catchy, Philly-based band, Le Fits, will be joining us at the North Star Bar on February 25, 2010, along with Jupiter One. Philly friends please show your support and come hear three great bands for $8.

North Star Bar

Mark your calendars, folks! Smiles, Everyone returns to Philly’s legendary North Star Bar on Thursday, February 25th, 2010. We’ll be opening for Brooklyn’s Jupiter One, who just released a new album and are currently touring with Regina Spektor.

We are putting the polish on some new songs, so you won’t want to miss this one!

Shake loose the holiday bustle and help Smiles, Everyone whip up some holiday cheer! Arrive 8:00PM, ready to rock.

Be a fan.

Smiles, Everyone will be appearing with Manchester, UK outfit, Bobbie Peru at Philadelphia’s North Star Bar. Doors open at 7PM. Music starts a 8PM. Don’t be late and you will be rewarded with some fine, hand-crafted rock music. We’ve got some new songs that we’d like you to hear.

We are actively seeking gigs in the Philadelphia area. If you book bands, know someone who does, tend bar, or own a club or venue, please listen to our new demo recording. Eight original songs covering an interesting musical range from Motown to marches to 80s new wave to spaghetti western to Burt Bacharach. And more.

Thanks to all who turned out for the forth Jumboree at RUBA Hall in Northern Liberties last night. In our first official appearance as Smiles, Everyone, we were honored to play alongside a cavalcade of great musicians, including the Delco Nightingale, National Bird, O Sister, the ever-changing line up of Jumboree Players, and half-dozen other acts whose names escape me at the moment. Thanks again to Chris Palmer and his team for putting the show together, and for inviting us to play!

The venue itself, RUBA Hall, at 414 Green Street in Philadelphia, is also worthy of note: Super friendly staff, great bar, and an awesome room – from the wagon-wheel chandelier to the painted murals and friezes.

We had a great turnout of enthusiastic guests for the solid six hours of music spanning all kinds of styles. If you missed this event, we strongly recommend you keep yours eyes peeled for the Jumboree posters.

The fourth Jumboree

414 Green Street – NoLibs – Philadelphia

Get there early to catch all the great bands. Thanks to Chris Palmer for the invitation to join in the musical festivities.

Stay tuned for a new date for this show. Think March.

We are thrilled to be invited to play at the ‘The Dude Hates Cancer!’ Charity Bowling Tournament, in Manayunk (Philadelphia) on November 1, 2008. Now in its third successful year, this event blends bowling and live music into a entertaining fund raiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

We will be performing along with Philly comic rock institution Electric Sex Power at Dawson Street Pub, located at 100 Dawson Street in Philly’s Manayunk neighborhood. More details to come.

Even if you aren’t on a bowling team, we hope you will join us for some rock music and to support this worthy cause.

Well, not in Biblical proportions, but at a very inopportune time. We had a few hours of mingling and then started setting up casually enough, easing with the luxury of no real start time. Half way into set up, it starts to drizzle…everything off. unplug. huddle the gear. big sheet o plastic. in the house for another drink.

Well now, you might know how the rest of the story goes… The rain subsides, and now all these people who’ve had time for another drink  head back outside to hear the band. But…now there’s nowhere dry to sit…and the band, what are they doing? trying to get the gear back to where it was pre-tarp. A slow unraveling.

But, drama aside, we managed to pull ourselves together and play a pretty nice set of songs. Nicola was pure energy. Ant and Bil played ‘em like they knew em back to front. I felt a little lost to start. Apparently I survived. First time out, kids. First time.

Our sincere thanks to Chris and Hayley Ness for the opportunity to introduce these songs we’ve been working on to such an interested and varied audience. Sorry some of you had to cut out early. Jab.

And also a special thanks to Todd Spitler, for the awesome photos of the band.