lollapalooza!

we are absolutely honored to be covering lollapalooza in august. after our incredible experience at langerado we can't even imagine what this event will be like. to keep with tradition, it's time for the routine: what do YOU want us to ask these musicians when we interview them?

since this festival isn't in our home state like langerado was, we aren't taking our street teamers with us to pass out stickers. if you're into our show and are attending lollapalooza, shoot us an email (themerryandrews@gmail.com) with your mailing address and we'll mail you some stickers. let us know if you just want a few to wear or if you want a bunch to pass out. we will love you forever :)

as always, if you see us, we're always up for sharing a beer with fellow music appreciators and we love hugs from strangers!

hope everyone had a nice weekend!

how we spend rainy days.

with marc the chaperon out of town, what on earth were ashley and aly to do? document their entire day, of course. in the last video message you watched, the purpose was to inform you about the upcoming 24 hour streaming music feature. today, however, the purpose is to...well...nothing, really.


the life and times of aly and ashley. from aly carr on Vimeo.

Indie Friday with Aly from The Merry Andrew's Show at Pop Rock Candy Mountain.

"Speaking of Jeff being neurotic and addictive, when I asked him if he had any weird habits or obsessions he replied, 'I don't have enough time to answer this question. Everything I do is a form of weird habit. I never wear a pair of socks more than once. I wear them then throw them away, making way for a fresh pair. I'm also obsessed with smells. I secretly smell random things. Like pieces of paper, pens, my fingers, furniture, you name it and ill secretly try to smell it when nobody is watching. I'm also obsessed with thrift shops. My friend Shayla and I frequent about 4 thrift shops a day buying random junk when I'm not on the road. I'm a pack rat...'" to continue reading click here.

counting crows invite fans to design their summer tour poster!

To celebrate the launch of Counting Crows summer tour, the band is calling all Counting Crows fans and artists to help create their summer tour poster!

One lucky winner will have their poster design printed and sold on tour.

Entrants will create and submit an original tour poster design that captures the sound and energy of Counting Crows. You must submit your entry by July 1st, 2008.

There are just three simple rules:


1) The poster must be 18"x24" portrait or landscape.

2) Your artwork must be at least 300 DPI and be transmitted through the internet (Files must be jpeg or gif and must be less than 10MB in size)

3) Any graphic elements you use cannot be copyrighted.

Please send your entries to winner@countingcrows.com along with your name and, of course, your email address.

Happy designing!

COUNTING CROWS 2008 SUMMER TOUR

7/25 - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater - Virginia Beach, VA*
7/26 - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain - Scranton, PA*
7/28 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte - Charlotte, NC*
7/29 - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek - Raleigh, NC*
7/31 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY*
8/2 - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts - Boston, MA*
8/5 - Hersheypark Stadium & Star Pavilion - Hershey, PA*
8/7 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ*
8/9 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ*
8/12 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY*
8/13 - Bethel Woods Center for The Arts - Bethel, NY*
8/15 - New England Dodge Music Center - Hartford, CT*
8/16 - Nissan Pavilion - Washington, DC*
8/18 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Buffalo, NY*
8/19 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON*
8/21 - Post-Gazette Pavilion - Pittsburgh, PA*
8/22 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL*
8/23 - Marcus Amphitheater - Milwaukee, WI*
8/28 - Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN+
8/29 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, MI+
8/30 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH+
9/5 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Houston, TX+
9/6 - Superpages.com Center - Dallas, TX+
9/9 - Journal Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM+
9/10 - Cricket Wireless Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ+
9/12 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Irvine, CA+
9/13 - Coors Amphitheatre - San Diego, CA+
9/17 - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View - Mountain View, CA+
9/18 - Sleep Train Pavilion - Concord, CA+
9/20 - Amphitheater at Clark County - Ridgefield, WA+
9/21 - White River Amphitheatre - Seattle, WA+
9/24 - Coors Amphitheatre at Fiddler's Green - Denver, CO+
9/26 - Starlight Theatre - Kansas City, MO+
9/27 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis - St. Louis, MO+
9/30 - Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham - Birmingham, AL+
10/1 - Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA+
10/3 - Ford Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL+
10/4 - Cruzan Amphitheatre - W. Palm Beach, FL+

* lineup includes Sara Bareilles
+lineup includes Augustana

an update from the merry andrews show. xxx rated.

the merry andrews show 1. from aly carr on Vimeo.