Jared Mees & The Grown Children on tour

New Tour T-Shirts

2009-08-24T12:57:00.000-07:00

Santiago Uceda has made us a brand new T-Shirt. Tender Loving Empire printed them on super soft American Apparel shirts with a cool fade from Silver to Black. They're available from us in unisex sizes X-Small to X-Large. If you missed us on our summer tour, these are the very same shirts we had out there! Get one while they last!

Unisex Sizes

Summer Tour Dates!

2009-06-22T13:16:00.000-07:00

This being the first day of the summer season of 2009 I felt it appropriate enough to send you all an e mail detailing the 21 day tour of California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho that we - The Grown Children- will embark upon next week.

It all starts with two really fun shows in Portland. The first being this Friday at the new Mississippi Studios on June 26th with the samba/african beats of Chicago's Occidental Brothers Dance Band International and ex Neutral Milk Hotel popsters Ross & The Hellpets. We'd love to see you there. We'll be debuting a new song that night that I am very very excited about!

Also if you have any friends/enemies/acquaintances/family/exes in any of the below cities, please let them know that their night or at least their mood will be radically altered for the better after having witnessed one of our live performances.

6.26.09 Portland - OR - Mississippi Studios w/ OBDBI + Ross & The Hellpets

6.27.09 Portland, OR - KPSU 15th Anniversary Festival @ Pioneer Square
6.28.09 Ashland, OR - Alexs Restaurant w/ Y La Bamba

6.29.09 Sacramento, CA - Luigi’s Fun Garden

6.30.09 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern w/ Geographer, The Photons

7.01.09 Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge w/ Go West Young Man. (Jared's Birthday!)

7.02.09 San Diego, CA - Ruby Room

7.03.09 Long Beach, CA - El Dorado w/ The Red River + Hot Strange

7.04.09 Atwater, CA - Fireworks Celebration!

7.05.09 Santa Cruz, CA - Caffe Pergolesi

7.08.09 Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo w/ Origami Ghosts

7.09.09 Olympia, WA - Tortoise Butler Hotel (house)

7.10.09 Moscow, ID - Mikey’s Gyros w/ Yarnowl

7.11.09 Sandpoint, ID - Three Glasses

7.12.09 Spokane, WA - The Empyrean
7.14.09 McCall, ID - Forresters

7.15.09 Pocatello, ID - The Powerhouse w/ Warbonnet

7.16.09 Boise, ID - Neurolux w/ Finn Riggins

7.17.09 Hailey, ID - Sun Valley Brewery w/ Finn Riggins

7.19.09 Boise, ID - Ward Compound (house)

For all the dirty details you can go to

www.myspace.com/jaredmees

Get our newest album "Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money" from

http://www.tenderlovingempire.com/

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2009-06-22T09:44:00.001-07:00

Jared Mees & The Grown Children Summer Tour!

2009-06-19T12:13:00.000-07:00

James Brown is taking us out again! Come catch us in your town!

Tallest Building in Hell chosen for PDX POP NOW! 2009

2009-05-04T08:58:00.000-07:00

We submitted "Tallest Building in Hell" for this years PDX POP NOW! compilation and we just found out it made it on! We submitted last year too but it was before the mastering or really any of the mixing was done on "Caffenie, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money"

Anyway, if you haven't recently, check out www.pdxpopnow.com for all the info on who else made this year's compilation. Also you can vote for us to play this years PDX POP NOW! Festival. The comp looks like it'll be released on June 4th @ Holocene in PDX and then the Fest is July 24-26th

The Grown Children LIVE ON KDVS!!

2008-11-12T11:37:00.000-08:00

Featured on Cool As Folk with Michael Leahy » (Show Link)
MP3 Stream » Music Link

(we start at minute 29:20)

1. Strong Black Coffee
2. Tallest Building in Hell
3. Bees
4. In The Fall

PDX @ CMJ

2008-11-01T14:16:00.001-07:00

Jared Mees & The Grown Children - "Bees" Live from Erik Stanfill on Vimeo.

Jared Mees & The Grown Children - "Tallest Building In Hell" Live from Erik Stanfill on Vimeo.

Here is the last part of Super XX Man’s CMJ photo diary, with Scott’s shots from the massive “PDX @ CMJ” show last Friday at the Knitting Factory.

Here is Willamette Week's PDX @ CMJ wrapup editorial and photographs. Enjoy!

Shake Your Money Maker

2008-10-21T12:37:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Hershman Manor! Treasure troves of solitude and warm isolation inside the cozy home of Cliff and Marie Hershman. They welcomed us with open arms and wonderful cuisine. Laid back beer drinking of the ale, and energy recharging sessions by the fire. Waking up early to the sites of Lake Eerie and downtown Cleveland was inspiring. A crazy, unexpected dance-a-thon happened inside the dilapidated exterior of Pat's in the Flats. See Urchins brought the tribal dance fun(k)... and made the crowd in attendance smile from ear to ear. Jared Mees and Finn Riggins followed up the energy with their own brand of dance vibes and momentous occasions of getting one's groove on. And so as it goes.. every stop needs a go. Unfortunately we can't live forever at the Hershman's, or else we would. For now it's on to Ithica, New York and a ton more good times.

Everyone, on the stage!

2008-10-18T23:32:00.000-07:00

What do you do when life gives you an empty room to play in? You tell the folks to get the heck up on stage and have a great time.... And ya know what? It freakin worked! Here is the view of what Rhino's in Bloomington, IN looked like.

After-Party at the Comedy Club

2008-10-18T13:20:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Dan Hirons and Paul Walter for being our awesome hosts in Bloomington, IN

Denny & Joan's French Toast Extravaganza

2008-10-17T12:54:00.000-07:00

WAKE UP!! GOOD MORNING!! Phase 2 of this space odyssey. Deny & Joan Fitzpatrick have welcome the crew into their homes, and we've eaten more than an army's worth. Slumber party on the floor and late night conversations on the deck. Radio Radio proved to be a severely needed morale boost, and the crowd received Finn and the Children really well. Many many many many thanks to the friends and family who made it out to make the night truly special. Indianapolis is amazingly beautiful at the moment, the weather is treating us to sunshine. The crew has really gotten to share some quality time with ma and pa Fitzpatrick. Next up, Bloomington and a crazy Friday night in the university setting. The Hoosier state is treating us well... next up the great state of Ohio and the home of J. Hershman. Here's to full moons, America Owns the Moon, rocking out and dancing the night away.

Christmas Tree Farm, Missing..

2008-10-16T02:05:00.000-07:00

Stop the presses.. we have an urgent warning. There has been a looting on the christmas tree farm in Morrison, Illinois. Earlier today, the perpetrators got away with several acres of fresh douglas fir. A suspicious brown van was sighted barreling down the interstate at 65mph!! If you have any details on the Christmas Trees Farm Banditos, please let us know immediately.. as they are armed with musical gear and dangerous, fancy, magic tricks. Be avised, they will play music for money. Ding Dong!

Liquifaction

2008-10-12T01:49:00.000-07:00

Sustaining thunderous wail blows to the ear drums, aftermath of a bizarre show at best, bit o' a bummer at worst. Finn wins the Nobel Peace Prize and coincidences seem to be picking up speed. A salute to Mr. Sam for driving the james brown through some Montana snow fields. In Bozeman currently.. don't know exactly how long the stay will be. Snow day tomorrow? Tune in for morning school closures. Get your dancing shoes on, we're going to church.

Boise, Idaho - The Ward Compound - July 28th

2008-07-28T19:45:00.000-07:00

Such a tremendously awesome backyard!

A story about Him, Her, You & Me

Massive Mugs of Beer

Hillfolk Noir

Stanley, ID - Redfish Lake Lodge - July 27th

2008-07-27T16:48:00.000-07:00

The Lucky Ones..

This is what we got to see while playing..

Pocatello, ID - First National - July 26th

2008-07-26T02:09:00.000-07:00

Jared Mees and the Floating Children

Mr. Mees

Rhythm Makers

Dash on the big kit.. KMF rockin the mini

The One, The Only.. Finn Riggins

Finn Riggins puts the ants in the pants, and beckons the boogie down..

YEAH!..........

Ketchum, ID - Whiskey Jaques - July 25th

2008-07-25T01:49:00.000-07:00

The Grown Children at work

Rockin the booty-dancin crowd

Drum off

Maestro J Dizzle

Finn Riggins, everyone...

Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court - July 24th

2008-07-24T00:49:00.000-07:00

Party of five

Salt Lake City friends groovin..

Dash! with a bit of Salt (Lake City)

Jared Mees

MC Cormick

KMF

Jordan on Viola

Working & Drinking - Los Angeles

2008-07-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

L.A. with a Birdy's eye view

Kickin it...

KMF visits Venice Beach

IN-N-OUT, Azusa

Phone interview in the van

Long Beach, CA - Que Sera - July 20th

2008-07-20T17:50:00.000-07:00

Approaching the city of angels

The most electrically wired set.. EVER!

Sorry Megan, everyone's gotta try the headcam

Dash! Helmet Cam

Merced, CA - The Partisan - July 19th

2008-07-19T11:00:00.000-07:00

Holy crap, this tour is so much freaking fun... ! It is now 4:20 am on Sunday the 20th. We are in Merced, California. So far we've played Portland, Seattle, La Grande, Salem, Eugene, Ashland, Reno, Fresno and we are now falling asleep from the crazy night that was Megan's hometown show. We had such a great time watching a couple opening acts that were out of this world (Brian Kenney Fresno). Today we wake up and head to Long Beach, California and then on to L.A. From there we head to Las Vegas and then into our extended stint in Idaho.

Brian Kenney Fresno, everyone...

Gasmalog and a Tractor Blog

2008-07-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

Full Moon... Pure sillyness... Hangin out on tractors...

Kerman, CA - Birthday Party - July 18th

2008-07-18T19:20:00.000-07:00

Dancing in the summer time..

Backyard Farm Party = Farty

Hanging out at George & Nancy's House

2008-07-18T17:35:00.000-07:00

Jared Mees and the Hot Children

Friends, and Friends of Friends..

Sean McCormick - Slam Dunk

Drawing the set from Ashland,

Holy Hallelujah, We've Lost Control

2008-07-18T17:00:00.000-07:00

July 2008 Tour Footage passing through Yosemite. Characters in a play, reading lines.

Oh No Oh My! Sing-Along

2008-07-18T16:48:00.000-07:00

Reno, NV - Satellite Lounge - July 17th

2008-07-17T14:28:00.000-07:00

Like a satellite out in space, alone.. cold..

Dash! CD Release performance

Jordan Dykstra - Ambient Composer Extraordinaire

Ashland, OR - Alex's Restaurant - July 16th

2008-07-16T15:59:00.000-07:00

Portland, OR - Doug Fir - July 15th

2008-07-15T04:43:00.000-07:00

Sound-byte evidence of the show

Jared Mees and the Grown Children

The Wherewithals

The Morals

Seattle, WA - The Comet - July 13th

2008-07-13T19:02:00.000-07:00

First song outside to rouse the crowd..

More jams to be had inside..

Salem, OR - The Space - July 12th

2008-07-12T17:22:00.000-07:00

HERE WE GO!!!

2008-07-12T16:20:00.000-07:00