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TOUR ON SALE NOW Tickets & VIP Upgrades are on sale now for all upcoming shows! We can't wait to see you all out there this Fall.
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Today is the 10-Year anniversary of the release of our debut record. 1,500 shows later, we are so grateful that you let us be a part of your lives. What a journey. Thank you.
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Today is the 12 year anniversary of the release of our first record. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that this collection of songs — which we recorded at a friend’s house and put out on a tiny label would go on to such heights. Thank you all so so much.
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Well, this is it everyone. The one we've been waiting for. Announcing, our first tour in over four years. The HOLLYWOOD PARK North American Tour. Pre-Sale begins Wednesday, here: We'll see you out there.
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Spotted on Sunset Blvd
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Our new record is called HOLLYWOOD PARK. It's the soundtrack to @Mikel_Jollett 's book by the same name, a 60 minute concept record about addiction, prison, Vietnam, the oddly dangerous world of children, and the search for family amidst chaos. It's out May 8 on @RounderRecords .
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We have new songs and we want to play them for you before we make a new record. Like the old days. That's rock and roll.
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For 4 years now, ever been saying we’re coming back. This is where it begins. Spring, 2020. Two shows. One in LA, one in New York. We’ll see you there.
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Well here we are. This is the first new music we've put out in five years. We are so proud for you to hear “Come On Out,” our first single from our new album Hollywood Park. This is the lyric video to the song.
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Throwback the summer Mikel and Daren started the band.
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Hello friends, About three years ago, after my son’s baby shower, sitting on the porch with my friend Anna, she told me with tears in her eyes that she didn’t think she could continue in the band anymore. It’s not that she wasn’t grateful for the experience, the fans,
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Often been asked what my favorites song on that record was and never answered because reasons. It’s Innocence.
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I liked the long version of The Secret better. Its a full story There was tons of label pressure. I will never make that mistake again. M
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Hollywood Park is out NOW
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I miss festivals.
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you guys are the fucking best
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17 million streams on Spotify this year. 2.1 million listeners. 92 countries. We just want to thank you for listening to our music. Can’t wait to tour next year.
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Our new album, Glory, is completed and will be released the last week of August, followed immediately by a full US tour, beginning September 7th. Presale tickets and VIP upgrades go on sale tomorrow exclusively on Medici.
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This very cool trailer for this very cool show incorporates our song “All at Once.”
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Get ready for the second coming Sex Education returns January 17
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Major announcement coming up
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Wow. Tickets for our New York show at the Bowery Ballroom sold out in 30 seconds. We are overwhelmed.
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Tomorrow @ 9AM PT we will be premiering the Hollywood Park trailer on YouTube here: . It contains our first new music in 5 years. It's an animated re-telling of the scenes from Hollywood Park the book which inspired the songs from Hollywood Park, the record
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We have always spoken out about things we believe in. We always will. There are things that are much more important than record sales.
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Everything changed when I wrote the song “Wishing Well.” I’d been writing songs at night and interviewing rock stars by day and I’d spent two fateful days with David Bowie and Robert Smith who told me to just ignore all the silly rules of songwriting...
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To celebrate the release of our new record Hollywood Park, we will be playing a FREE concert tonight at 7 pm PST streaming LIVE from the historic Studio One at EastWest Studios. YouTube:  Facebook:
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So something came in the mail today.
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Me and my dad, circa 2012 (judging by my hairstyle!), not long after the band received gold certification for Sometime Around Midnight. My dad was very proud of this moment. He might actually be our biggest fan! Happy Father's Day! - Daren
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My first book is out today. I don't know how to describe it except to say I wanted to give a forgotten child a voice. You spend your life repeating other people's ideas until one day you realize you have your own story. It's called Hollywood Park.
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From EastWest Studios where we made Hollywood Park.
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We just want to say thank you.
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There’s just something about the Greek Theatre... We return on Friday, April 2nd, 2021
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Speechless.
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So this is exciting and unexpected. @GMA has included @Mikel_Jollett ’s book, Hollywood Park, in its list of books to watch for 2020
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Our new single, entitled Faithless is out TODAY. LISTEN HERE: It's about getting lost in a world of hopeless outcomes, trying to find connection or hope or a new place to lose yourself.
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OK we liked this one: “An hour of sheer roar-along brilliance. Imagine the National throwing themselves into the Grand Canyon. Stupendous.”
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The El Rey residency is not the start of a record cycle. It's not a showcase. It's rock and roll in a sweaty room.
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Good morning, We will be adding two additional shows, one in LA on Thursday, April 2 at the El Rey and one in New York on Thursday, April 9 at the Bowery Ballroom. We'll see you there. This is only the beginning.
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We are honored and humbled to announce that @Mikel_Jollett 's memoir Hollywood Park has debuted #8 on the The New York Times Best Sellers List. Our companion album and soundtrack to the book has debuted #4 on the Billboard Alternative Chart and #6 on the Rock Chart.
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Good morning everyone, We are exactly 1 week away from the release Hollywood Park. With heavy hearts, we're announcing that we've rescheduled our summer tour. However, we are playing a free show on Friday. Details on our facebook.
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thank you. this was a project 5 years in the making. we are overwhelmed by the response.
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Hollywood Park:
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This picture was taken last year in Tokyo. One of his favorite things in the world is the two of us and two ice-cold beers. Mine too. Cheers, Dad and Happy Father’s Day. - Steven
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My dad joined the Air Force when he was 17 to get out of East LA. He worked hard to give me the privilege to dream about making music. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to take the leap so many times. Happy Father’s Day! - Adrian
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We are excited to announce the release of our first live record in over a decade: The Airborne Toxic Event Live at the Greek Theatre. The limited edition vinyl will be released on August 2nd, 2023. The album will also be available on all streaming platforms.
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We are thrilled to announce our official new rescheduled Hollywood Park Tour. Due to the Covid-19, we were forced to move the tour scheduled for Spring of 2021. We will be performing at the same venues & same cities. All current tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates.
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The trailer for Hollywood Park is now live:
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1 drunken night, 3 albums ago, at a burrito place in LA, Mikel asked Anna if she wanted to play on a couple songs... http://t.co/kDwBW1s8Zj
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My book tour has gone virtual and I’d like you to join me because that way we can stay connected and I can see you and you can see me and we can talk about things like this. I’m also going to sing some songs and answer questions.
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This moment from the Greek on Saturday night. Chills. @finneas
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To celebrate our release date of Hollywood Park, we will be streaming a full live concert Friday, May 22 at 7pm Pacific Time from the legendary EastWest Studio One in Los Angeles where we recorded Hollywood Park. The concert will be streaming on our YouTube and Facebook pages.
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We will be releasing our first new music since 2020's Hollywood Park on Tue. Our new single, entitled Faithless is about getting lost in a world of hopeless outcomes, trying to find connection or hope or a new place to lose yourself. LISTEN & PRE-SAVE:
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That was always our plan.
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I really do love the music of @Airborne_Toxic but I think sometimes it gets extra play by being the first thing listed in my iTunes.
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Well, here we are. It's been nearly five years and the day has finally arrived. We'll be packing up and heading out on the road next year. Tickets for the HOLLYWOOD PARK Tour go on sale to the public TODAY, at 10 am local venue time. Links & info here:
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Looking forward to the El Rey Residency starting this week. Want to remind everyone we're working on new material so no videos/phones please
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The @sundancefest & @ASCAP have asked @Mikel_Jollett to perform at their annual “Music Cafe.” Normally held in Park City, this year the ASCAP Music Cafe will take place in the virtual Sundance Festival Village. Debuting today 2:00pm PT here:
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Meh. That guy's overrated.
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Well isn't that just gd adorable?
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The smoke machines are warming up, the bird is being hung, t-shirts unpacked, guitars tuned, vocals warmed up, and Chen is about to get on a plane. It's been nearly seven years since we last toured...and we start TOMORROW in Phoenix. Join MEDICI now:
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We played our first show at a place called The Echo in Echo Park because it was the only bar in town that would book us. We begged the promoter for weeks and when she agreed we told all our friends to come...
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And though I am sad she is turning this new chapter in her life, I am so proud of my friend Anna and excited to see what she does next with that hard-working, fiercely intelligent, wonderful mind and heart of hers. Mikel
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Aug is the 15th anniversary of our debut album. To celebrate, we are playing a series of special shows in our favorite small venues: Aug 02 - NYC - @boweryballroom Aug 09 - Chicago - Lincoln Hall Aug 16 - L.A. - @elreytheatre Presale Wed on Medici Public on sale Friday
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It’s official. The extremely talented Grammy-winning artist @RAC did a remix of “Come On Out” and it is 🔥🔥🔥. It comes out tomorrow everywhere. Stay tuned.
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Why should a musician write a book? Maybe better to ask: why should a writer make an album in the first place? Anyway, my publisher is having a contest in which you can win a signed copy of my book (or an audiobook):
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Well this is rather unexpected: @oprahmagazine ’s annual list of most anticipated books of the year includes Hollywood Park by our very own @Mikel_Jollett . For more info and tickets to Mikel's book tour, click here:
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Thank you everyone, our song ‘Come On Out’ has already passed 1 million streams.  Link:
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The video for our new song “Come on Out” premiered yesterday. We have been overwhelmed by the response. Thank you. You can watch it here:
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“Come On Out is a sturdy, unimpeachable song about suburban ennui, a runaway kid and domestic violence that feels designed for arena-sized singalongs. Like Bob Seger, Jollett is drawn to beautiful losers..." - LATimes
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“Part confessional, part revival, part circus — that’s rock and roll.” (From Hollywood Park)
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"Come on Out" is about the night I ran away from home when I was 11 years old. It's also about child abuse and anger and the oddly dangerous world of children. We love this song. We hope you do too.
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Good morning, We will be adding two additional shows, one at The El Rey in LA on Wednesday, April 1 and one at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on Wednesday, April 8. ON SALE THIS WEEK Wed – artist pre-sale Thu – password pre-sale Fri – general on sale This is only the beginning.
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🌈❤️💍!
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standby for whimsy
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Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers, sons, mothers and daughters out there, working, hoping and lifting the people they love with all their might. Mikel
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Just announced.
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Our new live record, The Airborne Toxic Event Live at the Greek, is out today! The album captures the massive homecoming show for the Hollywood Park tour, taped last year. The limited edition 180 gram Buttercream 2xLP vinyl is available for purchase through the band's merch store
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pps - we'd like it if you shared your favorite Anna pictures/stories below.
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Hello everyone, our website was overwhelmed by the traffic for pre-sale tickets and it crashed as a result. We will address this moving forward. The pre-sale for both NY & LA sold out in less than a minute. The rest of the General tix go on sale at NOON EST this Friday Oct 4.
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I can’t express to you what an amazing partner Anna has been all these years. She’s an avid professional musician with a wonderful ear for melody and precise tone. As all of you know, she’s a captivating performer and for that reason, a great person to take the stage with.
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We're thrilled to announce we have reissued and re-printed three Airborne Toxic Event records on vinyl: our Self-Titled Debut album, All At Once and (for the first time ever), Songs of God and Whiskey. All are printed on 180 gram colored vinyl.
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In the meantime, the guys and I have been working on a massive project (which we will tell you all about next month). But today is about Anna. In short, she’s leaving the band.
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We'd like to thank the very cool cop who helped us prank our tour manager Bill.. PS Mikel is not in jail.
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Happy Birthday to our favorite violinist @annabulbrook !
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Celadon Books has put two signed copies of Hollywood Park in a local little free library next to Bellevue Park in a Silver Lake. First one there, gets them.   #LittleFreeLibrary #HollywoodParkMemoir
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2 months ago, “Hollywood Park” the memoir and our companion soundtrack album came out. To celebrate it, we performed a live show from EastWest studios. Here is our live version of “Come On Out” from that livestream on May 22.
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Looking forward to night 2 of El Rey Residency tomorrow. Want to remind everyone we're working on new material so no videos/phones please.
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We’re happy to announce that tomorrow we will be releasing not one, but two records. http://t.co/6QhGL2ED37
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Even so “if you die before I die I’ll carve your name out of the sky” might be my favorite line I’ve ever written...
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What a year. 3 times around the US, 1 time around the world, 2 records, 1 purpose. We ❤️ u. ty #lastnightonearth
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GLORY IS OUT NOW - LISTEN HERE:
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JUST ANNOUNCED: We will be performing on Sunday, June 7 at the new @wonderstruckcle Festival in Cleveland, OH. Go to for more information.
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To say she will be missed, understates the point. Ever since I asked her one drunken night 13 years ago to, “Come on stage and play a few songs,” she has been reliable, warm, professional, kind, generous with her talent, the kind of collaborator every musician hopes for.
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A very Happy Birthday to this gentleman. What should we get him? http://t.co/LHgpxesNLt
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Everyone is feeling fine. In accordance with CDC guidelines and the safety of everyone we are being as cautious as possible. We are The Airborne Toxic Event, but we don't want to be a literal airborne toxic event. We hope you understand.
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There will be another show at the El Rey Theatre in March (30th). It will also primarily feature new material. Details to follow...
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