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The Drift plays Magma Festival in Seattle March 3rd!!!

the drift — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:06:18 +0000

We are super happy announce a show up in Seattle organized by the good folks at Hollow Earth Radio and the annual Cumulus Festival. Please join us for an evening of instrumental music…

Magma Festival – Saturday March 3rd @ Radar Hair and Records

The Drift
Fungal Abyss
Gems
Lowmen Markos

8pm / $10

ALL AGES!

Next up in SF: OKAY, THE DRIFT, readings by Martha Grover of Somnambulist

the drift — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:08:49 +0000

We are very happy to be sharing the bill with our long-time friend Marty Anderson’s project OKAY. It’s been some time since his last live show so this should be a very welcome return. Martha Grover of Somnambulist will be opening the evening with readings in celebration of her newly published One More For The People. Hope you can join us!

Tuesday, February 21st @ Cafe Du Nord, SF

Okay (headlining)
The Drift
Martha Grover (readings)

Doors 7p
Show 8p
$10 Advance / $12 at the door
21+

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Much Love,

The Drift

First show of the new year!!!

the drift — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:09:05 +0000

We are psyched to be playing the first show of the new year with some amazing local bands. This should be a great mix of music and it just so happens to be on our bassist Trevor Montgomery’s Birthday so come on out, hear some tunes, and celebrate with us!!!

‘Blue Hour’ Record Release SF show, Sunday Dec. 4th !!!

the drift — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:00:53 +0000

We are very excited to invite those of you living in and around the SF/Bay Area to our official (albeit belated!) record release show for our new album ‘Blue Hour’ on Temporary Residence Limited.

The evening will be presented by (((folkYEAH!))) with additional live sets by Brookhaven (Oakland/Expel Recs) and our friends North America traveling through on tour from Albuquerque, New Mexico. There will also be a very special DJ set by Colm O’Ciosoig (My Bloody Valentine / The Warm Inventions). Hope to see you there!

Much Love,

The Drift

Event page on Facebook

H O M E

the drift — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:21:17 +0000

Dear friends,

Just landed back home after three wonderful weeks playing shows throughout Europe! We are truly grateful for the opportunity to have played for the amazing audiences in so many beautiful cities. Endless thanks to our good friends Explosions In The Sky for letting us tag along and to the many kind folks who helped us with accommodations, home-cooked food, and making us feel welcome. It was a total dream. We hope to see you all again very soon!

Much LOVE,

The Drift

Please visit the below links for a bunch of tour pics :

En Route
Cities/Venues
Live @ Vera in Groningen, NL
Live @ De Kreun in Kortrijkt, BE

A heartfelt review by Sound Colour Vibration.

the drift — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:40:13 +0000

The always wonderful music/art/film site Sound Colour Vibration has run a very touching review of Blue Hour. Many thanks to Erik Otis for digging deep and reminding us why we do what we do…

Much LOVE,

The Drift

Current listening:

Sandro Perri – Impossible Spaces
Tim Hecker – Dropped Pianos
Lloyd Miller – A Lifetime In Oriental Jazz

Rolling Stone (.com) features “Luminous Friend” >>>

the drift — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:12:10 +0000

Dear Friends,

It feels strange to say that we are featured on Rolling Stone, but.. it’s true! Our song “Luminous Friend” is a featured track which you can download for FREE. They also asked us to give a little backstory to the song, which gave the feature some extra dimension we were happy to share. Hope you enjoy the words and music. This ones for you Jeff! We love you and miss you!

The Drift

Our guide to San Francisco…… CITY / REFUGE

the drift — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:21:23 +0000

We were recently asked by the folks at the Indy Rock Reviews website to create a guide to our fair city from any perspective of our choosing. We decided that what immediately stands out was not simply the urban local, but also the varied and rich surroundings that can be found within earshot. Hope you enjoy the read… especially those of you unfamiliar with this lovely place we call home! Come and visit!

SF: City / Refuge

Warmest,

The Drift

Mixtape Muse shares some warm words…

the drift — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:06:52 +0000

Many thank’s to the folks at Mixtape Muse for the kind words and sharing the track Horizon from the new one!

Dark Passage VIDEO premiere > > >

the drift — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:39:08 +0000

We are honored to have talented film maker and dear friend Paul Clipson make a film for the track Dark Passage off the new record. This marks the first video for the band and we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out!!! Hope you enjoy…

The Drift