Wine Me, Dine Me, Over the Rhine Me

[OTRhine at aol_com]

Hey y'all,

Hello from OHIO.

Well, it's just about time. Our suitcases are lying open in the bedroom. 
There's a hint of crisp Fall weather in the air. The squirrels in the backyard 
have been stuffing black walnuts in unlikely places. The clouds have had a deep 
blue backdrop of late and breezes to skid them across the sky...

We're going on the road.

Karin and I drove to Bloomington, Indiana, this past Sunday to have dinner 
with Paul Mahern, the silver-haired, radiant young man who helped us record the 
songs on OHIO. Paul lifted a glass and said, Hooray for us! And we laughed and 
talked our way through a meal outdoors, a cool late summer evening. We agreed 
that we had all been given good lives. There is such a thing as grace.

Our new double disc set, OHIO, was released several weeks ago. Reviews have 
been coming in and a lot of critics have taken time to really wrestle with the 
songs and themes of this accidental double album. Even writers who were 
unfamiliar with Over the Rhine seem to want to spend a lot of time with the music. 
One reviewer said he secretly hated the record because he couldn't stop playing 
it! Anyway, we think of our fans as deep listeners, and we try to make 
records accordingly. Thanks for all the little notes of encouragement you've sent 
our way. We look forward to seeing you all soon.

If you'd like to read a couple reviews of OHIO, copy and paste these links 
into your browser:

http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/o/overtherhine-ohio.shtml

http://www.nynewsday.com/entertainment/local/newyork/ny-p2top23417932aug19,0,7
279223.column?coll=ny-nyc-entertainment-headlines

http://promontoryartists.org/lookingcloser/music/ohio.htm

We'll start posting more at overtherhine.com when we get around to it, which 
might take awhile actually.

We received an advance issue of Paste Magazine #6 and were a bit stunned to 
see that the editors had devoted 6 and a half pages to OHIO, and given it a 
five star review. It's especially gratifying, because it's one of the few 
magazines that Karin and I read pretty much cover to cover. The editors of Paste 
Magazine are doing a beautiful job of spreading the word regarding music (and 
culture) they feel is deserving that may or may not receive coverage in the 
mainstream media. If you haven't subscribed yet, go to PasteMagazine.com. If you're 
a music lover that enjoys looking a bit deeper, you won't regret it. Each 
magazine comes with a 22-song sampler cd of new music.

It was through Paste Magazine that we discovered the music of Irish singer, 
Susan Enan, and we asked Susan to join us, along with Stephen Delopoulos, as 
the opening acts for the first two legs of our upcoming tour. (Stephen has a 
song on the forthcoming Paste sampler as well.) We certainly hope you can join us 
for a wonderful evening of music and camaraderie.

Once again, we're asking for two volunteers to look after our merch on these 
upcoming dates. Volunteers receive free admission to the concert and a free cd 
and get to meet many of the fine folks that attend our shows! If you're 
interested, please e-mail Michele at micbunch at yahoo_com and put "Merch volunteers" 
w/venue, city and date in the subject.

Here are the tour dates:

(Shows with asterisks are already covered...)            

THU 9/18        CLEVELAND, OH   Beachland Ballroom  w/special guests Susan 
Enan and Stephen Delopoulos          
*FRI 9/19        GRAND RAPIDS, MI        Calvin College  w/special guests 
Susan Enan and Sufjan Stevens (Sufjan has a new cd called Michigan. Nebraska and 
Ohio were taken.)      
SAT 9/20        CHICAGO, IL             Schuba's   w/special guest Susan Enan 
           
SUN 9/21        CHICAGO, IL             Schuba's   w/special guests Susan 
Enan and Stephen Delopoulos              

TUE 9/23        MINNEAPOLIS, MN     Fine Line w/special guests Susan Enan and 
Stephen Delopoulos        
WED 9/24        MADISON, WI             Luther's Blues w/special guests Susan 
Enan and Stephen Delopoulos

FRI 9/26        DUBUQUE, IA             Busted Lift  w/special guests Susan 
Enan and Stephen Delopoulos          
SAT 9/27        ST. LOUIS, MO           Duck Room w/special guests Susan Enan 
and Stephen Delopoulos          
SUN 9/28        MEMPHIS, TN             Hi-Tone w/special guests Susan Enan 
and Stephen Delopoulos         

TUE 9/30        KNOXVILLE, TN           Pilot Light (Note new venue)  
w/special guests Susan Enan and Stephen Delopoulos         
WED 10/1        LOUISVILLE, KY  Uncle Pleasant w/special guests Susan Enan 
and Stephen Delopoulos
THU 10/2        INDIANAPOLIS, IN        Birdy's  w/special guests Susan Enan 
and Stephen Delopoulos              
FRI 10/3        BLOOMINGTON, IN Vertigo w/special guests Susan Enan and 
Stephen Delopoulos

SUN 10/5        CRITTENDEN, KY  GRANT COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS (Near Cincinnati, 
afternoon show) w/special guests Susan Enan and Stephen Delopoulos 

THU 10/9        PITTSBURGH, PA          Moondog's (Note new venue)  w/special 
guests Susan Enan and Stephen Delopoulos   
FRI 10/10       PHILADELPHIA, PA                North Star Bar  w/special 
guests Susan Enan and Stephen Delopoulos        
                 
SUN 10/12       NEW YORK, NY         Bottom Line  w/special guests Susan Enan 
and Stephen Delopoulos
MON 10/13       NORTHAMPTON, MA         Iron Horse   w/special guests Susan 
Enan and Stephen Delopoulos       
TUE 10/14       BOSTON, MA     TT the Bears   w/special guests Susan Enan and 
Stephen Delopoulos    
THU 10/16       ARLINGTON, VA           Iota    w/special guests Susan Enan 
and Stephen Delopoulos   
FRI 10/17       ASHEVILLE, NC           Stella Blue    w/special guests Susan 
Enan and Stephen Delopoulos       
SAT 10/18       ATLANTA, GA                     Echo Lounge      w/special 
guests Susan Enan and Stephen Delopoulos 
SUN 10/19       NASHVILLE, TN           12th and Porter  w/special guests 
Griffin House and Stephen Delopoulos

FRI 10/24       DAYTON, OH                      Canal Street Tavern  
SAT 10/25       DAYTON, OH                      Canal Street Tavern 
SUN 10/26       BERWYN, IL                      Fitzgerald's

We'll start with the above, and work on the West Coast dates a little later. 
We're still finalizing a few things... Stay tuned for more at 
overtherhine.com... 

If you'd like to be among the first to join our new "Over the Rhine Street 
Teams",  and help spread the word about our music and the above, please e-mail 
OTRteams at yahoo_com for more info.

We think you'll love this five-piece band. We've been blessed through the 
years with the privilege of collaborating with a lot of good people and players 
who have taught us much. But wow, fasten your seatbelts. We are so looking 
forward to this.

We'll be sending out information soon regarding the forthcoming special 
edition of OHIO on vinyl! My head's spinning like a broken record player...

Have a wonderful Fall and come say Hello.

Godspeed,

Linford Detweiler

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