A long overdue mini update

Greetings all. It's been a while since the last Coliseum update...

First, we're very happy to welcome Coliseum's new drummer Carter Wilson to the fold. Carter hails from Birmingham and we tracked him down on the suggestion of Young Widows, who we thank very much for the tip. He joined the band in August and has seamlessly learned our old songs while diving headlong into new material. Many movies, burritos and good times have been shared in the last few months and we look forward to many more down the road. We'll be hitting the road this month for the first time since June, debuting some new songs and playing our first batch of shows with Carter.

We'll be playing a last minute surprise show at Skull Alley in Louisville on Wed Oct 14th, then headed a bit southeast for a secret free show on Fri Oct 16th at the hometown of the Biltmore Estate with our good friends and labelmates who are celebrating a new album release next week... A "blue" album, if you will...

Starting Oct 28th, we'll be joining Russian Circles and Young Widows for a brief run through the South, stopping off at The Fest in Gainesville and Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, where we'll all share the stage with not only the almighty Jesus Lizard, but Flipper, 7 Seconds, Melt Banana, The Night Marchers and more! Wow.

Other than these dates, we'll continue to lay low and work hard on our as yet untitled third album... We're deep into the writing process, taking broad steps to cross some new ground and challenge ourselves with different approaches to songwriting. Recording will commence in January 2009 with J Robbins producing, all other details will follow.

In Auxiliary Records news, the new reissue of YOUNG WIDOWS Settle Down City LP will be available this month. Featuring all new artwork, we're really happy to finally have this great debut record back in print after being gone for a couple of years now. Keep an eye out for that.

As always, all merch from Coliseum, Auxiliary, Young Widows and many, many other great bands is available from www.ShirtKiller.com!

Thanks!
Ryan / Coliseum

COLISEUM Tour Dates:
10/1/4/09 - Louisville, KY @ Skull Alley w/ Alcohawk
10/16/09 - ???????, ?? @ w/ ???????? (Announced next week!)
10/28/09 - Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows
10/29/09 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows
10/30/09 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds / The Fest w/ Coalesce, Torche, Russian Circles, Young Widows and more
10/31/09 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows
11/02/09 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Café w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows
11/03/09 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows
11/04/09 - Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows
11/05/09 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows
11/06/09 - Houston, TX @ Rudyard's Pub w/ Russian Circles, Young Widows
11/07/09 - Austin, TX @ Waterloo Park / Fun Fun Fun Fest w/ Jesus Lizard, Melt Banana, Flipper, Russian Circles, Young Widows and more!

YOUNG WIDOWS Tour Dates:
Oct 28 @ The Mad Hatter, Covington, KY w/ Russian Circles, Coliseum
Oct 29 @ The Earl, Atlanta, GA w/ Russian Circles, Coliseum
Oct 30 @ The Fest 8, Gainesville, FL w/ Russian Circles, Coliseum
Oct 31 @ The Backbooth, Orlando, FL w/ Russian Circles, Coliseum
Nov 2 @ The Bottletree, Birmingham, AL w/ Russian Circles, Coliseum
Nov 3 @ Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA w/ Russian Circles, Coliseum
Nov 4 @ Juanita's, Little Rock, AK w/ Russian Circles, Coliseum
Nov 5 @ Rubbergloves, Denton, TX w/ Russian Circles, Red Sparrows, Coliseum
Nov 6 @ Rudyard's, Houston, TX w/ Russian Circles, Red Sparrows, Coliseum
Nov 7 @ Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin, TX w/ Russian Circles, Coliseum
Nov 8 @ The Conservatory, Oklahoma City, OK w/ Russian Circles, Red Sparrows
Nov 10 @ Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM w/ Russian Circles, Red Sparrows
Nov 11 @ The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ w/ Russian Circles, Red Sparrows
Nov 12 @ The Casbah, San Diego, CA w/ Russian Circles, Red Sparrows, Helms Alee
Nov 13 @ Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA w/ Russian Circles, Helms Alee
Nov 14 @ The Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA w/ Russian Circles, Helms Alee
Nov 15 @ Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA w/ Russian Circles, Helms Alee
Nov 17 @ Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR w/ Russian Circles, Helms Alee
Nov 18 @ Neumos, Seattle, WA w/ Russian Circles, Helms Alee
Nov 19 @ Neurolux, Boise, ID w/ Russian Circles, Git Some
Nov 20 @ Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT w/ Russian Circles, Git Some
Nov 21 @ Marquis Theater, Denver, CO w/ Russian Circles, Git Some
Nov 23 @ The Riot Room, Kansas City, MO w/ Russian Circles, Git Some
Nov 24 @ Nutty's, Sioux Falls, SD w/ Russian Circles, Git Some
Nov 25 @ Triple Rock , Minneapolis, MN w/ Russian Circles, Git Some
Nov 27 @ Magic Stick, Detroit, MI w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Nov 28 @ Soundlab, Buffalo, NY w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Nov 30 @ Daniel Street, Milford, CT w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 1 @ Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 2 @ The Middle East, Cambridge, MA w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 3 @ DC9, Washington, DC w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 4 @ First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 6 @ Il Motore, Montreal, QC w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 7 @ Lee's Place, Toronto, ON w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 9 @ The Strut, Kalamazoo, MI w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 10 @ The Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 11 @ Skull Alley, Louisville, KY w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo
Dec 12 @ TBA, Chicago, IL w/ Russian Circles, Phantom Family Halo