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2009-06-21T14:40:00.000-07:00

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Stugglin'

2009-06-21T14:19:00.000-07:00

I am strugglin' to get switched over to Tumblr. I'm just so used to this layout and can't seem to make my tumblr look like how I want it. So I'm working on it! I promise. I've even already been writing blogs to put on there haha.

Noice.

VOTE FOR US ON THE FRESHMAN 5

2009-06-11T13:18:00.000-07:00

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Stupid Head

2009-05-30T10:53:00.000-07:00

On our last tour... my camera got stolen and I lost my MacBook charger. So I've hardly been on the internet or taking pictures. I think I'm gonna go pick up a new camera today.

and after the overwhelming responses to my Blogger vs. Tumblr....

I think I might make the switch to Tumblr here pretty soon. Just seems like easier access to way more people.

PS - I AM STOKED THAT BLINK 18(3-1) is back together.

BLOGGER vs TUMBLR

2009-05-10T15:03:00.000-07:00

I've been told by some people to move my blog back to Tumblr...

What are your thoughts???

IT'S A LOVE STORY, BABY JUST SAY YES!!

2009-05-07T18:58:00.000-07:00

I feel like I start out my blogs with an apology a lot, so this time, I am not going to apologize for not blogging for a little while. We've been crazy busy. The Copeland tour is over. I miss everyone that was on that tour. They were some of the most amazing people I've met in this industry. So if any of you are reading this... I love you and can't wait until we cross paths again.

This last weekend we got to hang out and play at Bamboozle 2009. It was my first major festival with the band and it was amazing!! We hung out all day Saturday just meeting people, selling CDs, and watching bands. It ended up being a gorgeous day and I'm pretty sure the majority of the 30,000+ people that were there got a sun burn... including myself. Watching Third Eye Blind in person was amazing. What a great band!

(photo: thebamboozle.com)

On Sunday, we weren't so lucky with the weather... it poured rain all day. We spent most of the day out in the rain with everyone else, just hanging out again and meeting as many people as we could. Thanks to everyone who said hello! It was really a pleasure meeting all of you. And thanks to everyone that came to our signings and/or VIP performances. We played on the Zumiez stage a little after 7 p.m.. I was blown away by the support a lot of you guys gave us. So many of you were out there singing along to every word of every song. That is such a great encouragement for us, and we can't even begin to thanks you enough.

Also on Sunday I got to watch No Doubt. I wasn't sure what to expect, but was absolutely blown away by their performance. Gwen Stefani can still go nuts and not even miss a note, even after having 2 kids!! It was really a moving experience for me seeing them live because Tragic Kingdom was one of the first records I taught myself to play drums to. I used to sneak into my sister's room as a kid and put on Tragic Kingdom and listen to "Sunday Morning" on repeat. Ha ha!

(Photo: thebamboozle.com)

Anyways, a lot of things were put into perspective for me after being at a festival like that. I've been with This Providence for about 2 years. I personally, and the band, both went through a sort of identity crisis this last year. Hence the name of our new record, WHO ARE YOU NOW? We all were experiencing things that were shaping who we were at the time and who we were to become. It took us awhile to write our new record, partially because of that identity crisis. I think we all kind of realized that This Providence was turning to a new chapter in its life and that some things were definitely changing. It seems that this alienated some of our older fans as we have progressed and in a sense become a new band. For any of you who feel that way, we are sorry, but hopefully even you can let go of who we may have once been and grow up with us. :)

I had the opportunity to talk to TONS of fans, and friends of This Providence this last weekend at Bamboozle and let me tell you.... it was TRULY an honor. We all came to the realization that we have some of the best people in the world that follow us. We LOVE all of you, seriously. There was so many faces we recognized from countless other shows we've played all over the country, and you came out and had a blast with us. I really feel humbled by the experience. So again, from the bottom of my heart, thank-you.

There's also been a lot of talk about people wanting us to do a headlining tour. I'll tell you first hand, we can't wait and are crossing out fingers that the day comes soon. The more support we have from you, the faster that day will come. So as a shameless plug, please buy WHO ARE YOU NOW? If you downloaded it, PLEASE pick up a copy for yourself. We need your guys' help now more than ever. I'm looking forward to an awesome summer touring with Hey Monday, The Friday Night Boys, The Bigger Lights, and Stereo Skyline. Please come out and hang with us! It's going to be a blast!

Again thanks for all you support!!

Lots of love,

~Andy

Ace Enders and a million other people in the smallest room I've ever seen....

2009-04-24T14:42:00.000-07:00

We had a day off from the Copeland tour a couple days ago. A day off from the tour that is, but not a true day off. We played at the Trocadero in Philly's China Town for Ace Ender's CD release show. It was my first chance meeting the guys, and I'll tell you first hand they are great dudes, and are fantastic live. Check them out on tour now with The All-American Rejects! Thanks again Jason for letting me use your drum kit.

The show got moved from the main room to the "Balcony Bar" and it was PACKED. We had a good 'ol sweaty time ha ha. How did all these people fit in there!??

Out front of the venue they have a screen that advertises all the upcoming shows. For some reason this time is was heavily decorated with scantly clad Barbie dolls partying it up. Looks like they had a wild time in there. While we were waiting to load our gear into the venue, I watched this cute little kid that kept running up to the window. He kept leaning down and turning his head sideways... I think he was trying to look up the Barbie's skirts! Was one of the funniest things I've seen this tour... and adorable.

The night was exhausting, as this tour has been for us, so I made a little bit of time and went and got some INCREDIBLE sushi. I love sushi. It's so good and I always feel so fresh after I eat it. I rarely get to eat it, especially on tour because it's a little too expensive... and my band won't go anymore... that's right... they're freakin' lame. Haha.

I've been pretty lazy the past couple weeks and have hardly pulled out my real camera. So I apologize for my crumby iPhone pictures. I'll take some real pictures eventually. And also sorry I haven't been online much either here or my myspace. I usually am much better at responding to messages, but I lost my MacBook charger. So lame....

PEACE!

Porn Shop

2009-04-17T15:25:00.000-07:00

I love it. The blue skies. People driving by with all their windows down, their music blaring, and big smiles on their faces. I can feel summer is on it's way. I can't wait. I'm hanging out in Rochester, NY today... still out on tour with Copeland,

Paper Route, and Brooke Waggoner. This tour is amazing. So chill, so relaxed. I give a huge round of applause to all of you who have come out to shows and to who we've met at the

college gigs we've been playing. It's been a pleasure.

We spent part of our afternoon today, after playing a little acoustic gig at Nazareth College here in Rochester, at an amazing guitar shop. It was like a porn shop for musicians! If you live anywhere near here... check out House of Guitars. (LINK) There was so much to look at, and so much to play with! My particular favorites were a Slingerland Snare from the 1950's. What an incredible piece of drum ART!! The snare still had the warranty tags still on it! No wonder it was $500.

There was also an amazing 1967 gold sparkle Ludwig kit. Soo classy. Pretty baller right??

And in other news. Has anyone seen these WeeMee's yet?? haha. They're awesome. Good job to whoever made them. Pretty funny. Check this whole band out here. Sign up! It should be fun.

http://tinyurl.com/thisprovwee

Tour

2009-04-05T13:19:00.001-07:00

I am overdue for another blog. We are out on the road again! This time we are touring with Copeland, Paper Route, and Brooke Waggoner. All the bands are amazing. It's sweet to be on a tour where every night you actually want to listen to the other bands.

There will be some tour update videos and photos coming up soon... so keep in touch.

ALSO - I'm gonna say it again. Please go BUY our new record WHO ARE YOU NOW? The

support means the world to us and keeps us doing what we do.

Here's a sweet illustration by Patrick Moberg

(www.ffffound.com)

Obsessed.

2009-03-27T17:39:00.000-07:00

There's a few records that I have been overly obsessed with. I can't seem to stop listening to them... and every time they seem to get better and better! If you haven't heard these, check them out. "It's recommended listening!" (as Travis of GCH says.) haha.

Tell me your thoughts.

1. Jimmy Eat World - Clarity (I wish I could have seen that tour!)

2. Death Cab For Cutie - Photo Album

3. Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels to be Something On

4. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise!

More to come.

Oregon Coast

2009-03-25T23:51:00.001-07:00

I am hanging out on the beautiful Oregon Coast the next couple of days. But that's not the big news. The big news is...

The "Letdown" music video premieres tomorrow on AOL. Check out LETDOWNVIDEO.COM for more details and EXCLUSIVE photos and links.

Hooray.

~Andy

.FLY HOME.

2009-03-19T13:18:00.000-07:00

I am home now for a little bit. Probably way overdue for a real blog update. Lots of awesome stuff going on. Dan and Gavin are out on the Snakes and Suits Acoustic Tour with The Academy Is... They are playing Seattle tonight so it'll be good to see those boys. Please support them while they're out.

Also - Just to say it again and again. "WHO ARE YOU NOW?" is out now! Please go BUY it.

Here's some photos from the flight home.

The tiny plane from Nashville to Cincinnati.

Sometimes I wish I wasn't over 6 feet tall.

The guy in the trench-coat with the fanny-pack... looks kinda like Dwight.

Washington = MOUNTAINS. I love it.

Downtown Seattle. Can you see the Space Needle and E.M.P.?

ALBUM OUT TODAY!!!

2009-03-17T11:40:00.001-07:00

THIS PROVIDENCE - WHO ARE YOU NOW? - IS OUT NOW!!!!

AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who Are You Now?

WHO ARE YOU NOW?

2009-03-12T13:39:00.001-07:00

WHO ARE YOU NOW is now up streaming at purevolume.com

Please check it out and let me know what you think!

Pre-order it now on Fueledbyramen.com while you still can. There's less than a week before the record is out! I couldn't be more excited... or nervous... right now. But Im' stoked that we just wrote your new favorite record.

~Andy

TOUR UPDATE

2009-03-06T10:34:00.001-08:00

Here's a tour update video I made a few days ago.

Tour Update 8

One Month Anniversary.

2009-03-04T15:16:00.000-08:00

My "mustache" had its one month anniversary a few days ago. I shaved it though the next day. haha. This is pretty disgusting!

Rest in peace. It is gone now.

These little town blues, are melting away... in old New York

2009-03-02T19:24:00.000-08:00

I know it was awhile ago when we were there, but I still felt I should put a few pictures from when we were in New York City. I always feel so small when I am there. Makes me feel even smaller when I think of me compared to God... let alone New York compared to God. Yikes.

!!NEWS NEWS NEWS!!

2009-02-28T11:06:00.000-08:00

There's a lot going on in the This Providence world!! So be excited my friends.

Check out our myspace and hear our new single "letdown." We're stoked to finally get this out there for your ears to hear.
LETDOWN CLICK HERE

We also have a ton of new tour dates up. Catch the Snakes and Suits Acoustic tour this March with The Academy Is... and Evan Taubenfeld and then in the April we will be out with Copeland, Paper Route, and Brooke Waggoner. We are stoked to be out with all these awesome bands. see you there!! AND ALSO - we are playing at Bamboozle on 05.03.08

with LUDO, SING IT LOUD & THE MORNING LIGHT
02.28 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
03.01 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
03.02 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
03.03 Little Rock, AR @ The Village
03.04 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Varsity Theatre
03.06 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues (Pontiac Garage)
03.07 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
03.08 Austin, TX @ Emo's

with THE ACADEMY IS... & EVAN TAUBENFELD
03.09 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon TIX
03.10 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory TIX
03.12 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress TIX
03.13 San Diego, CA @ 5th Avenue Side Stage TIX
03.14 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's Pizza TIX
03.15 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction TIX
03.16 Modesto, CA @ Modesto Virtual TIX
03.17 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord TIX
03.19 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge TIX
03.20 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater TIX
03.21 Boise, IA @ The Venue TIX
03.23 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep TIX
03.24 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive TIX
04.01 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe TIX

with COPELAND & PAPER ROUTE
04.02 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
04.03 Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Theatre
04.04 New Orleans, LA @ The Parish
04.07 Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom
04.08 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway Nightclub
04.09 Iowa City, IA @ Picador
04.10 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
04.11 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
04.13 Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club
04.14 Poplar Grove, IL @ Chubby Rain
04.15 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
04.16 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
04.18 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
04.20 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
04.21 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
04.22 Farmingdale, NY @ The Crazy Donkey
04.24 Washington, DC @ Rock And Roll Hotel
04.25 Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
04.26 Virginia Beach, VA @ The Jewish Mother
04.28 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
04.29 Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live

THE BAMBOOZLE
05.03 East Rutherford, NJ @ Meadowlands

Party... My House... Do yourself a favor and be there

2009-02-23T15:21:00.000-08:00

Sometimes tour is just a big party. Check out these photos.

2009-02-22T18:22:00.000-08:00

Hey Friends.

Don't know if you already heard it somewhere else yet... but just in case you haven't... we are doing this sweet thing on Buzznet. com in honor of our new record coming out on March 17 called Who Are You Now?

Long story short is we wanna know in one sentence who you are now!

http://thisprovidence. buzznet. com/user/journal/3769201/providence-wants-know-now/#comtop

Go do it!! Here's a couple of my favorite response so far.

bellamuerte666: I want to live inspired and die for something.
lindsayyyyyyy: I'm lindsay and my dreams are too big for reality.
herman510: I am Samantha and I will make a difference.

Hope to see more soon!!!
Love you long time!

iPhone blog

2009-02-21T19:28:00.000-08:00

Hello world.

It's been longer than I intended since I've blogged so I will I do a quick blog with my phone. This Ludo, Sing It Loud, The Morning Light tour has been amazing. If you haven't checked those bands out yet, do it. They are awesome bands who deserve all the support they can get. A huge thanks to everyone who has been coming out to the shows. Thanks for the awesome support. We've got a lot of exciting things coming up and can't wait to share them with you.

Hooray!

I love the Pitts.

2009-02-15T18:46:00.001-08:00

Everytime I am in Pittsburgh... I just feel happy. I love the tress. I love the old buildings. I love the brick. I love the art. I love the BRIDGES. I love the awesome Thai food at Thai Me Up. You should consider visiting there sometime. I hope to fly there and hang sometime when I have some time off.

Tour continues to be amazing every night. Here's a few Pitts pics.

Road Pics

2009-02-11T18:59:00.001-08:00

Tour has been good. Here's a few photos.

DANIEL

GAVIN

PAT

P-MO

SEAN

KIEREN

Gavin is scared of heights.

2009-02-08T10:46:00.000-08:00

The further I get into this tour, the better it becomes. Tours don't usually vibe this good this early. So huge thanks to my band, all the other bands, and all/any of you that have been coming out to the shows.

We had an insanely fun night in Cleveland Heights a few nights ago. There was a lot of potentially bad things that could have happened to make the show and attitude crap... but despite all of our sets getting cut extremely short, the show was a blast. There was a late show after ours that most of us hung out and watched... it was amazing. Check out these not so mainstream, not so.. let's say "clean"... bands... the Semi-Precious Weapons from NYC and Von Iva from San Francisco. Both amazing.

Cleveland Heights has cool benches.

What if the ocean was frozen.

2009-02-06T15:21:00.000-08:00

I know this isn't actually the ocean... it's Lake Michigan just after sunrise a few days ago. It's such a big body of water... no wonder they call them the "Great Lakes." haha. I just started thinking what would it look like if the whole ocean froze over! Crazy. Sure is beautiful though.

Anyways, tour has been amazing so far. Ludo, Sing It Loud, and The Morning Light are all totally legit guys. It's already been a super fun tour and we're only 3 nights in. Check them all out.

PS - The new This Providence record WHO ARE YOU NOW? is gonna be out March 17th. Pre-order it on fueledbyramen.com It's only like $8, and I think you get a free signed poster or something. NOICE!!!

A Whole New World... of BITTER Cold.

2009-02-04T09:59:00.000-08:00

We started tour yesterday! First we drove for 300,718 hours from Seattle to Racine, Wisconsin. It might have been a little less than that... but it was almost 48 hours straight in the coldest weather I've ever been in. I don't understand how anyone could ever live in South Dakota.

Earlier in our trip... not even 6 hours out of Seattle, somehow we ran out of gas. It was a tour first for This Providence. The van completely died on an incline less than 6 miles from a gas station. So we all had to get out and push a van and trailer... it was freezing. (and hilarious)

Last night we played The Rave in Milwaukee. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH to everyone who came out and just had fun! We couldn't have asked for a better way to start out the tour. This tour is gonna be a blast. Ludo, Sing It Loud, and The Morning Light. All great bands. Check it!

~Andy

.A Long Day.

2009-01-29T22:34:00.000-08:00

Here's some photos from band practice and just hanging out. We are hitting the road with Ludo, Sing It Loud, and The Morning Light starting Feb. 3rd in Milwaukee. Come hang out and a fun time with us. It'll be good to be out again.

We also had in important meeting tonight. Summarization: CRAZY.

ABC's Nightline

2009-01-29T00:54:00.000-08:00

Shane, David, my brother and I were on Nightline last night. We briefly make a little appearance. It's pretty funny. Good interview. Finally a semi-positive article on Mark Driscol.

The Weather Outside Is Frightful...

2009-01-26T12:02:00.000-08:00

I started growing this chia pet last week. He's doing well. I think his name is Henry.

This isn't a bad thing to wake up to in the morning. The only bad part is that it's soooooo cold outside.

2009-01-24T00:31:00.000-08:00

Here's a photo I took in Columbus, Ohio on the "Unkle Fest Tour" with our good friends Relient K.

Amazing Band. Amazing Song. Amazing Video

2009-01-23T01:55:00.001-08:00

Something in the way....

2009-01-22T10:58:00.000-08:00

I guess I changed my mind. I set up a Tumblr account but found Blogger to be much easier to use. So this will be my new blog instead. Once I figure out how to organize myself in all this I'll start posting more regularly. Especially once tour starts again.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?

Keep checking myspace.com/thisprovidence everyday for more updates soon.