This just in! The Fervor will play at the shiny, new Ear X-tacy location on Thursday, August 19 at 7pm. Our beloved independent record store has re-opened its doors at 2226 Bardstown Road, an addy I know all to well from my days at Kinko’s. While I may have flashbacks of coming off a ten-hour day only to discover the third shift person is a no-show and I’ll have work through the night, we’ll get through them together with some songs and record shopping. The show is free, but purchasing music is not, so bring the bills you stuffed under your mattress and treat yourself to aural pleasure today!

~nf

We are pleased to announce we will perform at this year’s Forecastle Festival. The Fervor plays Sunday, July 11 at 6pm. Go here for more details: http://forecastlefest.com/lineup/schedule/.

You can catch Natalie Felker performing with The Ravenna Colt on the same stage at 8pm.

We’re hitting the road for a 4-day stint with our ol’ pals Wussy this April. Here-is-a-what’s-a-happening:

Wednesday, April 14 – The Smiling Moose, Pittsburgh, PA

Wussy, The Fervor, The Red Western, Joel Walter
$5 • 9pm

Thursday, April 15 – The Fire, Philadelphia, PA

The Fervor/ Wussy / Making Tents / Meddlesome, Meddlesome, Meddlesome Bells /Boutros
$7 • 9p

Friday, April 16 – Cake Shop, Manhattan, NY

The Fervor / Wussy / Mystery of Two / Little Big
$8 • 8pm

Saturday, April 17 – Spike Hill, Brooklyn, NY

*The Fervor has CANCELED. Finances won out.

Golden Bloom @ 8pm
The Main Drag @ 9pm
The Tryptics @ 10pm
Wussy @ 11pm
The Nightmare River Band @ midnight
$7 • 7p

Two shows with Wussy next weekend:

Friday, Feb. 26 – Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland, OH w/ Wussy

Saturday Feb. 27 – Treehouse, Columbus, OH w/ Wussy

Please tell all your Buckeye friends to come get their faces rocked!!

Purchase a copy of the final Louisville Is For Lovers Vol. 10: Goodbye, including our track “Yellowood” here.

““GOODBYE” our 10th installment of the LOUISVILLE IS FOR LOVERS Valentine’s compilation rings in among the best. with all original tracks from louisville favorites like MY MORNING JACKET, THE FERVOR, SAREDREN WELLS, TROPHY WIVES, and many more, vol.X will be the perfect Valentine’s gift for your someone special. due Feb.2nd 2010 in a limited edition of 500. and we are not stopping there, no sir! every copy of vol.X comes with a code to download a second set of original songs by Louisville artists free! that’s 30 new songs on LOUISVILLE IS FOR LOVERS 10 FOR a mere $10!”

Sorry, Whitesburg! We hope to reschedule with you soon.

Our contribution to the 2009 Louisville Is For Lovers compilation is now available for digital download here.

The Fervor will brave winter temps to bring you rock in Lexington & Whitesburg, KY, Cleveland and Columbus, OH and Chicago, IL over the next couple months. See our TOUR page for dates and locations.

We finished tracking our record and we’re polishing up the mixes. We hope to have this album in your hands by early spring. Until then, you can satiate your need for new tunes by purchasing a copy of the Green Belt, featuring our song “No Apology” and Wussy’s “Fly, Fly, Fly.” Copies are available at our live shows or you can order online at karatebodyrecords.com. This is a limited edition release, so get one before they’re gone!

The Fervor opens for Louisville’s Arnett Hollow at Headliners on New Year’s Eve. Arnett Hollow is a wonderful group of some of our city’s most talented players. From their bio: “Steeped in bluegrass, old time, and other world music, the band has always pushed the boundaries of their influences to unique places.”

Afterwards, Kim Sorise will spin records for you to properly shake off 2009. Put on your dancin’ shoes & gather your pals. It’s gonna be a fun night!

It’s called, “Yellowood,” and it happens to be a song that I wrote nearly a decade ago, though it has really taken shape with this band. I’m pretty excited about it, however we release it into the wild. Here are a few photos from our session: