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i am in seattle washington today and i all ive been thinking about is the next circa album. cant begin to explain how lucky i feel to be able to be this musical free at this point in my life- playing my solo songs is so much fun and it allows me the comfort and freedom to do pretty much anything i can think of, but one thing ive learned playing with these songs is that you can produce that same type of comfort and exciting freedom any wear you want. nothing has ever made me felt like i feel on stage with circa, even just being in the same room with them is magical. the rough ideas the band had left the last album with coupled with the new ideas that have recently been conceived have me at a complete loss for words. now...its just a matter of time. i will do my best to check in more often and we will need you to do the same. this transition is going to be tricky , im not even sure how its all going to pan out. i just know its going to take all of us, even you reading this,to challenge yourself little bit. hahah----usually when writing i think of giving birth, i would compare the writing of the album to giving birth, but for this one im going to think about like we're building a house. this was inspired by some who posted recently on our website, so thank you caroline. this album is going to be the most important thing ill ever do. until i built a house and have a baby in it i suppose
love
anthony-

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W O R D S (share here)

since the whole siren deal there have been alot of posts about commerce on our sites so i wanted to give you something for free. this is something i wrote during the on letting go demo days... it was published in revolutions on canvas pt. 2. i hadn't read it since i wrote it.

-colin

http://thomas-lyons.livejournal.com/578.html


ps. if you have anything you want to share... won't you please?

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check it
Category: Art and Photography

here are my pieces from the art show on august 1st.
art is for sale by silent auction until august 31st. all proceeds benefit siren records.

if youre interested in a piece email your bid to buymyartdude@gmail.com
include your name, contact info and the title you want.
hope youre well!

here is the photo album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/buymyartdude/COLINTHOMASFRANGICETTOISFORSALE

-love colin

ps. go buy anthonys new album -"avalon" out now!
pps. i should have pics of anthony's art and post them soon.

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ART SHOW
Category: Art and Photography

August 1st. (first friday)
@5pm.
the artwork of Colin Frangicetto. Anthony Green. Meredith Green. Nicole Neuman.

@the moose lodge. 127 east state st. Doylestown, PA. 18901

in conjunction with the rock show that begins at 7pm the same evening.

featuring PERSON L. GOOD OLD WAR. HUNTER SMITH. CHRISKY.

entry to art show is free from 5-7pm and then will be a $10 minimum donation.
all proceeds go to benefit Siren Records.

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September 4th 2008

hello people. i just wanted to let you know ill be playing a show in nyc on sept. 4th. im very excited as i love and respect all of these people as well as the cause immensely and am honored to have been asked to perform. all info is below.


love colin




Saturday Sept 4th at 8:00pm, SPIN Magazine and Housing Works host an evening of music and literature with a reading by author Augusten Burroughs (Running With Scissors; A Wolf at the Table) and performance by musician Tegan Quin (Tegan and Sara) to highlight the mutual effects of music and literature and celebrate the SPIN Book Club, an eclectic collection of literary-minded musicians who hope to foster a love of reading amongst music fans.





The evening will also feature a performance by musician Colin Frangicetto (Circa Survive) and readings by musicians Elizabeth Seward (Spelling & Grammar) and Stephen Christian (Anberlin), who recently published his first novel The Orphaned Anythings. All proceeds from the event will support Housing Works, which serves homeless New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS.





More details and tickets at http://livefromhome. org/events

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SWEET SUCCESS!
Current mood: thankful
Category: News and Politics

Siren Records has reopened it's doors!

One of the happiest days in quite a while was this past thursday when I was able to walk through the doors that we're bolted shut for the past 3 weeks. We're not completely out of the woods yet as the store is still dealing with legal and moving expenses but the worst is over.

EVERYONE WHO HELPED, GIVE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK!

with that said we still have a few of the limited shirts John Gourley did for us and we will still be releasing Drew of Dredg's shirt hopefully this week. we will be leaving the b-side up for download until Siren moves into their new location on september 1st.
thanks again everyone, it just shows what is truly possible with love and positivity.
-colin
this is the letter Siren sent out to their mailing list.

"Hello.
This morning, Thursday, July 17, we re-opened our doors, thanks to all of the help from our good friends and loyal customers. The plan is to stay here in our current location until the beginning of September and then move to a location right around the corner (and onto ground level again).

Thanks again for all of your support, both emotionally and financially. We really couldn't have done this without all of you. It restores one's faith in mankind and makes all of us feel like we're in a Frank Capra film. Keep an eye out for more blogs, bulletins and emails containing updates on our progress and news of sales and specials.

Sincerely,
Siren Records"

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LIMITED CIRCA T-SHIRT BY JOHN OF PORTUGAL THE MAN!
Current mood: excited
Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping

HI GUYS!

yet another rad benefit item. We had John Gourley of Portugal the Man design us a special circa shirt. there are only 250 of them and they are on sale now at our merchstore. all proceeds go to Siren Records. thank you for your endless support
and we are getting very close to our goal. its all because of you. LOVE.
-colin


http://circasurvive.merchnow.com/

ps. we will have one last benefit item go on sale this week. it will be a limited shirt designed by Drew Roulette of Dredg.

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LIMITED CIRCA POSTER AVAILABLE NOW!
Category: Art and Photography

HELLO HELLO!

we are proud to announce that we've made 100 silkscreened posters with our great friends at Super Gnarly Industries. thats right there are only 100 of them and a bunch are gone already! get them while you can! all proceeds go to benefit siren records! we love you all! stay tuned for more news.
-colin

http://supergnarly.bigcartel.com/product/circa-survive-the-most-dangerous-commericals-silkscreened-poster-siren-records-benefit

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CIRCA BENEFIT BELT!
Current mood: chipper
Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping

in another effort to help save siren records we've teamed up with Miles To Go clothing and made a limited belt. its got original artwork from the amazing Esao Andrews (who's done all of our album covers and numerous other things circa) on the buckle. it goes on sale tomorrow so go and get one! there are only 250 being made and all profits go to save the store. more cool stuff like this coming very soon! for the belt go to http://milestogo.bigcartel.com/
and also check out what greg wrote on his main page -
http://www.milestogoclothing.com/news.html
-c
ps. of course keep spreading the word about the song as well! thanks again for all of your support.

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Spin.com Book Club

hi guys, big blog day. haha
so the book club i'm part of just read "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by Milan Kundera and they're now posting the entire discussion instead of just excerts. It's so cool! Please go check it out here.

love
colin

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