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WED 25 JAN
Outernational
Duffy's, Lincoln, NE, all ages
SAT 28 JAN
Outernational
Stagger Inn, Edwardsville, IL
SUN 29 JAN
Outernational
Reggie's Music Joint, Chicago, IL
WED 1 FEB
Outernational
Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY
THU 2 FEB
Outernational featuring Chad Smith
John Varvatos Store AKA The space formerly known as CBGB's, New York, NY
FRI 3 FEB
Outernational and En Fuego
The Fire, Philadelphia, PA
SAT 4 FEB
Outernational
The Meatlocker, Montclair, NJ
SUN 5 FEB
Outernational
Acheron, Brooklyn, NY
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Miles Solay discusses recording Bob Dylan’s “When The Ship Comes In” with Jim Keltner and the making of Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International.
We are on tour now and crossing the country for the 3rd time in 6 weeks, travelling all the way from Vancouver BC to Brooklyn NY. See below for the full tour dates, click each one for more info and stay in touch as we’ll have many more announcements to come this spring. We hope to see you out there!
Leo Mintek, Outernational, 1/19/12
THE TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES TOUR
Thurs Jan 19 - Vancouver, BC @ The Venue
Fri Jan 20 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Sat Jan 21 - Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theatre
Sun Jan 22 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Mon Jan 23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ One
Wed Jan 25 - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s
Fri Jan 27 - Iowa City TBA
Sat Jan 28 - Edwardsville, IL @ Stagger Inn
Sun Jan 29 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
Wed Feb 1 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
Fri Feb 3 - Philly, PA @ The Fire
Sat Feb 4 - Montclair, NJ - all ages TBA
Sun Feb 5 - Brooklyn FINALE SHOW! all ages TBA
NEW SHIRT!! Black and Gold - Avail at http://outernational.bigcartel.com
Features lyrics from FIGHTING SONG - avail in Men’s sizes from Small to XXL
This shirt was suggested and co-designed by Colin from GBH (plus of course Jimi Vee at Bad Wolf!)
Hello to all extended Outernational fans/friends/fam…. As many of you know, we recently released an album, ‘TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES’. We’re touring the USA to promote the record. Its has been getting buzz but we’re still at the beginning. In fact, we’re about to launch a grassroots from-the-bottom-up movement (similar to our Kickstarter campaign) to get this album out to as many people as possible. WHY? Because the revolutionary art does not belong on the fringe, it needs to get out far and wide. And we’re gonna do it! So, first, if you haven’t gotten your ears on it, DOWNLOAD THE NEW ALBUM. It takes two seconds. And its ‘NAME-YOUR-OWN-PRICE’. BO!
“The album has fantastic and distinct music with an important message for our times. In fact, important messages… Outernational doesn’t just talk they act. Last year they toured the border with Dr. Cintli and student leader Leilani Clark to get a better understanding of the issues on the border… The album just got a rave review in Huffington Post…”
Dec 29 - Falls Church, VA
Dec 30 - Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 31 - Buffalo/Niagara Falls NY
Jan 3 - St Louis MO
Jan 4 - Iowa City
Jan 5 - Lincoln, NE
Jan 6 - Boulder, CO
Jan 7 - Denver CO
Jan 11 - San Diego CA
Jan 12 - Redondo Beach, CA
Jan 13 - Agoura Hills, CA
Jan 15 - Oakland, CA
Jan 17 - Portland, OR
Jan 18 - Seattle, WA
Jan 20 - Spokane, WA
Jan 21 - Missoula, MT
Jan 22 - Boise, ID
TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES is coming out tomorrow night! Tuesday December 20th. Go to OUTERNATIONAL.NET to get your copy starting at 10pm EST worldwide! NYC LISTENING PARTY But first we are previewing the album in NYC at Revolution Books. It’s a listening party for the new record and it is free. We want to invite all our friends and fans in New York to come out and celebrate with us. Revolution Books NYC - 8pm
‘Todos Somos Ilegales’ Listening and Release Party
146 West 26th Street, NY, NY
TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES: WE ARE ALL ILLEGALS
The 18-track mixtape album is over 50+ minutes of music and will be available exclusively at outernational.net
We’ve got big news! The new record Todos Somos Ilegales will drop any day now. A new US tour begins Monday Dec 26th, starting with an NYC HEADLINING HOMECOMING show at BOWERY ELECTRIC. Kickstarter gifts are boxing and shipping now and there’s a big holiday merch sale - including out first ever Hoodies, Vinyls and $7 Shirts. This merch sale is so important to keep the band afloat and moving forward, please take a look and pick something up for yourself or as holiday gifts: http://outernational.bigcartel.com 9 MONTHS AGO… 9 months ago we jumped in the van and drove from Brooklyn to the California coast, we packed what we had and let everything else go. 3 months before that, in December 2010 Chad Smith joined us on stage for the first time in a very special NYC holiday show. The chemistry and passion that night led Chad to suggest we cut a record together. So there we were 3 months later, putting it all on the line and driving 72 hours and 3000 miles to begin writing and recording ‘Welcome To The Revolution’. As we left we had a few of the songs for what we conceived as a 6-song EP: ‘Todos Somos Ilegales’. With no record label we decided the only way to do this was to bring the fans deep into the process - to raise the funds in small donations - not a small task when over $20,000 was needed. Upon arriving in California we launched the Kickstarter fundraising campaign in April 2011… casting our lot with the people to create revolutionary art and music for the moment. AND NOW HERE WE ARE… Its December 2011. Much has changed since last April - as we left, the Arab Spring was inspiring the world and now the defiantly new Occupy movement is at a crossroads. Once again we are poised to make a straight shot 3000 mile journey across the country to bring you ‘Todos Somos Ilegales’ - now a full length 18-track mixtape album. Everything is building to the release of ‘Welcome To The Revolution’, coming in 2012. And we did it all with the money you contributed - over $20,000 on Kickstarter. Gifts are being packaged and mailed as I type. As always is true for the artistic process, a little more is needed - about $5000 - to cover the cost of extending ‘Todos’ into a full length record with special guest artists. We’ll be raising more funds through a ‘Pay What You Will’ feature on the release. Of course all of you who gave (and anyone else in fact) can download the album for free. But this is an important way to cover the expenses. It’s also a way to involve all the new people who discover Outernational, encouraging them to come get involved - even financially - and really join our team and extended family who want to see so much more for the future… a whole other way… So here we are 9 months later, returning from a wild west journey, back to New York with these 2 new albums and a sharper mission and artistic vision. If you are in NYC come out and celebrate with us DECEMBER 26 at Bowery Electric - our last headlining show of 2011, our now annual holiday show and our last show before we go back on the road (wait till you hear about this one!) 2012 will bring hundreds of Outernational tour dates, in, around and through the borders of the world. We want to thank you all for your support, for your investments, for your love and friendship. Thank you for sharing with us your hopes and dreams. Thank you for listening to something that may have challenged the way you think. Thank you for your financial support of the band, we continue to rely on you to sustain Outernational as we get out into the world in 2012. You can continue to support and fund the band by picking up a new merch item in the store - hoodies, vinyls, CDs, shirts… Every single purchase helps us keep gas in the tank and move ahead! http://outernational.bigcartel.com So, future rockers, we write to you with love in our hearts and the horizon in our eyes. We look forward to next year - to new changes and breakthroughs in the world and all the new artistic opportunities ahead. We look forward to coming through your town, whether it’s in Nebraska, Mexico, or maybe even Sweden and beyond… Enjoy the new music as it arrives. Share it and spread the world about Outernational and help contribute to a new culture in 2012. Continue to financially support Outernational as you can. Continue to bring your energy and your fire to the shows. And keep dreaming… I’ve got these dreams / When I sleep / And I’ve got these dreams / That really could be! (Fighting Song) TO THE FUTURE!!! Leo Mintek, The California/Arizona Border, 12/15/11
In support of Global Human Rights Day, please visit Amnesty International to listen to our cover of “When The Ship Comes In” featuring Jim Keltner and pre-order “Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International” featuring 70+ songs.
We were really excited to work on Chimes of Freedom with the Amnesty team, and especially with a musician – more like an institution – like Jim Keltner. Jim is best known for his work on The Beatles solo projects, and for session work with many very talented folks like Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Plastic Ono Band.
It was a pleasure working with our friends at Amnesty International and we hope you will also support them by ordering this collection of 74 songs covered by artists ranging from Johnny Cash and Patti Smith to Tom Morello and Ziggy Marley. Here’s some more about the record and why its mission is so important from our friends at Amnesty.
Helen Garrett, director of special projects for Amnesty International, said: “Chimes of Freedom is an abundance of riches. It’s fair to say that the collection shows how deeply musicians feel about the beauty of Dylan’s music — across generations — and how passionate they are about supporting human rights. We hope all of their fans will be inspired, too, and engage with millions of activists around the globe to protect the rights of people everywhere.”
Chimes of Freedom is dedicated to the thousands of people worldwide who are imprisoned or threatened for the peaceful expression of their beliefs. Amnesty International encourages people who are inspired by Dylan’s music to join with their 3 million activists worldwide who are taking action to protect human rights.
Individuals who are threatened or imprisoned are highlighted on the album webpage: http://www.amnestyusa.org/chimes, along with actions people can take to bring about change.
This can be as simple as writing a letter of support to a “prisoner of conscience”– someone jailed for the non-violent expression of their beliefs – or tweeting or emailing governments to persuade them to change repressive laws or practices.
The highlighted individuals include Jabbar Savalan, an unjustly imprisoned internet activist from Azerbaijan; women fighting for justice in Zimbabwe; the victims of massive oil pollution in Nigeria; the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo in China and Reggie Clemons, a death row inmate in Missouri, who, like Troy Davis before him, was convicted despite a flawed case including no physical evidence tying him to the murders.
NYC and TOUR DATES
Upon the completion of the Todos Somos Ilegales mixtape, Outernational is travelling cross-country back from California to the rotten apple. It’s been an inspiring year - from working with Chad Smith and recording 2 new albums, to the Arab spring and the Occupy movement. We are preparing for a big year in 2012 - putting revolution back on the map, touring relentlessly and reaching thousands in this generation, all while releasing powerful music at a whole new pace.
Come welcome the band back to the Bowery this December 26 for a night of Revolution Rock! Special guests will be announced soon along with the afterparty lineup of DJs minimum tek, Miles Solay and more!
MONDAY DEC 26
OUTERNATIONAL annual NYC holiday show
@ Bowery Electric facebook invite
327 Bowery at 2nd st, NYC
with special guests and DJs
18+, 8pm, $10
NATIONAL TOUR DATES
To be announced next week
The New OUTERNATIONAL WEB STORE is here. We’ve got new custom-screened shirts, hoodies, vinyls and special deals for the holidays.
HOODIES
New Hoodies are here! The classic Bandito in Gold on Black. Limited amounts available, get one now and support the band!
$7 SHIRT SALE!
All “No Borders” shirts are just $7 for the holidays. Get one of these in limited custom colors before they’re gone!
“Same Old Sound” shirts are also just $7. These are out of print and only a few remain!
VINYL PACKAGE DEAL
Order an Eyes On Fire 12” LP and a Que Queremos 7” and we’ll throw in a CD copy of Eyes On Fire at no charge. Comes with 2-side poster and lyric sheet!
The New OUTERNATIONAL WEB STORE is here. We’ve got new custom-screened shirts, vinyls and special deals for the holidays.
$7 SHIRT SALE!
All “No Borders” shirts are just $7 for the holidays. Get one of these in limited custom colors before they’re gone!
“Same Old Sound” shirts are also just $7. These are out of print and only a few remain!
VINYL PACKAGE DEAL
Order an Eyes On Fire 12” LP and a Que Queremos 7” and we’ll throw in a CD copy of Eyes On Fire at no charge. Comes with 2-side poster and lyric sheet! 

We had an amazing night yesterday in Fresno. We visited and performed for the @Occupy Fresno encampment, who have been facing arrests every single night for the past week. After the inspiring acoustic set, we moved to the local Latino club ‘Mezcal Lounge’ for an electric show with Argentinian rockers Timmy O’Tool and local Mexican rockers Intrusos. Tonight we are back in LA county at Santa Monica’s The Central, and Monday we’ll be playing a free midnight set at the Satellite in Silverlake!
SATURDAY 11/12
Santa Monica, CA @ The Central
1348 14th St, Santa Monica, CA
9pm, 21+
http://www.centralsapc.com/
facebook invite
MONDAY 11/14
Silverlake, Los Angeles
@ The Satellite (Club Spaceland)
1717 Silverlake Blvd, 21+, 11pm, Free!
http://www.thesatellitela.com/
facebook invite
Back in California this week - Fresno on Friday 11/11 with Timmy O’Tool (Ataque 77) fro Argentina, then down to Santa Monica Saturday 11/12 and then the Satellite in Silverlake Monday 11/14
"Channelling the radical stance and the disregard for stylistic parameters that were a hallmark of the Clash, New York City’s Outernational is hellbent on restoring righteous indignation to rock and roll." -The New Yorker
"Outernational uncompromisingly tells the truth, and they paint a picture of the world the way they see it and a way that we don't hear on the radio and television as much as people need to." -Tom Morello
"Coupled with dynamic rhythms that somehow flow together like streams of water, their ripped-from-the-headlines lyrics of liberation struggle had the audience literally—at least in the case of one wild fan in a Mexican wrestling mask—hanging from the rafters." -The Village Voice
"These boys are the next big thing... They are an incredible mix of hard-rock, hip-hop, and world music. They mix politics and dance music in the best way, much like The Clash did." -BBC Radio
"This week the Brooklyn-based band Outernational wrapped up its successful Kickstarter campaign to fund its first full-length album, and today we’re going to take this moment to celebrate the power of community to support progressive art.
Outernational was formed in the wake of anti-war and immigrant rights rallies, and for its next project, has turned its attention to Arizona."-Julianne Hing
May 13, 2011: OC WEEKLY Music News Sound Strike Supporters Outernational Reach Kickstarter Goal, Promise New Music It has been more than one year since Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed controversial anti-immigrant legislation SB1070 into law provoking a swift activist response that stretched all the way to the music community in the form of theSound Strikeboycott. Since that time, and in the wake of certain provisions being struck down by a preliminary injunction, a number of bands previously committed officially and unofficially to the Sound Strike's call for canceling commercial shows in the state, including most recently Los Lobos, have reversed course and taken to the stage. New York political rockers Outernational, touted by Tom Morelloback in 2006 as potentially the next Rage Against the Machine, remain steadfastly committed until SB1070 is fully repealed as they ready for two new releases. The band recently reached a Kickstarter fundraising goal of $20,000 last night to help finance the recording of their Morello co-produced debut full length album. Accompanying their accomplishment is the promised release of the band's second EP Todos Somos Ilegales for free. Outernational was in Arizona last week with the Sound Strike and Tuscon youth coalition U.N.I.D.O.S. support efforts to fight against the elimination of Ethnic Studies/Mexican-American Studies programs in the city's school district. While there, they also visited the U.S.-Mexico border wall and uploaded a preview video of their trip. Outernational says of their forthcoming free release, "This EP was conceived last May when we traveled to Arizona to challenge the racist immigration law SB1070. Todos Somos Ilegales is dedicated to the US/Mexico border and the humanity and rights of all immigrants worldwide." The first single of the EP is "Que Queremos/The Disappeared" and collaborations include those with Uproot Andy as well as Ceci Bastida. Fellow Sound Strike artist Tom Morello also joined Outernational for a rendition of Woody Guthrie's classic "Deportee" that is one of a number of covers to be included in Todos Somos Ilegales as well. Check out the Cuéntame produced video! -Gabriel San Roman June 15, 2010: Huffington Post 'Deportees': In Response to Arizona Law, Cuéntame, Outernational and Tom Morello Release Music Video In response to Arizona SB 1070, Outernational with Tom Morello released a cover version of Woody Guthrie's "Deportees." The song has spread online as an anthem to immigrants' struggles and the effect that draconian laws such as SB 1070 are having on Latino communities. Cuéntame -the largest Latino organization on Facebook-has now joined this collaboration with a moving music video that accentuates the need to fight for social justice and against the continuous prejudice prevalent today: DEPORTEES VIDEO Cuéntame is an interactive online platform for social media, news, original video content, and activism, created to engage the rapidly growing online Latino community. Using new media and internet video campaigns, Cuéntame has created a quick-strike capability that informs the public, challenges legislation, and motivates people to take action on social issues throughout the country. Launched on Facebook in January of 2010, Cuéntame has grown to a community over 34,000 in just half a year. Cuéntame has become the leading voice against SB 1070 and for a prolonged boycott against Arizona with its "Do I Look Illegal?" campaign. With a catalogue of over a dozen Arizona videos and enlisting a wide array of celebrities and personalities, Cuéntame has targeted the social networks to make sure the issue is not quickly forgotten. Outernational has been touring non-stop for many months, revitalizing the impact of Woody Guthrie´s migrant ode. The band, known for its revolutionary message and electrified genre bending rock sound, has been at the forefront of the opposition and protest of AZ SB 1070. Together with Tom Morello and Cuéntame, as well as the music, video, and the engaged and active fans, they are ready to continue the fight until the law is stricken down once and for all. -Axel W. Cabellero Nov 3, 2010: BrooklynTheBorough.com The Acoustics of Outernational’s Future Rock BrooklynTheBorough.com caught up with local rockers Outernational a few times this year, most notably for an acoustic performance at Bar 4 in August. That acoustic performance and our interview with singer Miles Solay (pictured) turned into the premiere episode of our new video series profiling local musicians featured below. “So check it out, as some of you guys may know we’ve been on tour for six months,” Solay, 29, told the Bar 4 crowd back in August, “we played 102 shows and we clocked 37,000 miles on the odometer, but we wrote all these songs down the block by coincidence.” What we did not know at the time was that the guys would be previewing their acoustic set before heading to nearby Southpaw to share a stage with Shilpa Ray and Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye on November 11 for our evening to benefit FortnightJournal.com. Outernational – which also features bassist Jesse Williams, guitarist Leo Mintek, with keyboards, harmonium and trumpet by Dr. Blum – are clearly influenced by a variety of genres, but in spirit – and fashion – the Clash is an obvious parallel. Solay specifically cites Joe Strummer and The Clash's ability to inject “psychic soul and heart and meaning” into their songs. In the vein of Fortnight Journal’s mentorship mission, the guys in Outernational were swooped up under the wing of one Tom Morello, of Rage Against The Machine fame after he and Solay crossed paths in New York City. Morello appears on “Fighting Song” on the band's latest EP Eyes on Fire, which he produced along with their forthcoming full-length record. The band are currently seeking a label after severing ties with Warner last year. “Tom Morello has been a big influence, we learned a lot about crafting songs from him, “ Solay says in the video below. “Whereas people think, ‘Oh, just like the politics,’ or ‘Oh, you guys are going to sound like Rage Against The Machine.’ You know, both of those things intertwine – I almost feel like our sound and our politics if people listen are different – but [on] song crafting we learned a lot.” Watch the video below to meet Miles Solay and Outernational, and get a sneak peek at their acoustic performance ahead of their big gig at Southpaw on November 11, 2011. -Nicole Brydson |