Caspian

Caspian is a post-rock band from Beverly, MA. This site has a blog, tour dates, videos, audio, label contact info and web store links.

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Bittersweet: when one of your favorite bands of all time calls it a day but you get to take part in their final trek. The fine gentlemen of Minus the Bear had one hell of a run and this October it will be the privilege of a lifetime to hit the road with them throughout North America and say thanks one last time by trying to prime the nightly tanks with an ear-splitting racket for you. These shows will be legendary and are not to be missed. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am local. We are on 10/9 - 10/28 hitting some outstanding spots on this, with Tera Melos bringing up the tail. Go wherever you may be and get way into it. Minus The Bear: The Farewell Tour 10/9 Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley * 10/10 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle * 10/11 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade * 10/12 St. Louis, MO @ Ready Room * 10/13 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman * 10/14 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room * 10/15 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre * 10/17 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues * 10/18 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall * 10/19 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre * 10/20 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall * 10/21 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre * 10/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls * 10/24 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore * 10/25 Boston, MA @ Paradise * 10/26 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony * 10/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory * 10/28 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza * * - w/ Caspian

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Thanks for your patience over the last year as we took some time away from the machine to recalibrate our bearings and step outside the bubble for a minute. Plowing through this for as many years as we have non-stop will do all kinds of things to a person, as I'm sure you can well imagine.

We decided it would be a good idea to wade back into the water and slowly get things back online by heading to Europe this May for a string of headline shows and some festival appearances. We've missed playing shows a lot and we want to get back up there. Joining us will be the truly amazing Cloakroom and we are thrilled they’ve decided to come along. Hit the TOUR section for tickets and information.

We don't have an official announcement regarding a new album incoming, have just slowly began writing it, and may or may not debut new material on this tour. We'll see how the next few months treat us up here in the cold white North, but what we do play will be inspired by a lot of what has happened in the last year and we plan on bringing the heat the best we can per usual, maybe even a little extra fire. There aren't any current plans to do any shows beyond this at the moment, but you know those will happen when the time feels right and we'll be sure to let you know. The story is not over and there are chapters not yet written.

On a side note, the positive feedback we've received from you guys over the last year, even during a period of near total dormancy, has really helped keep the ship afloat. It seems the last few records are still communicating to people with repeat encounters and that's enough to keep us charting a course forward. Thanks and see you this May.

All the best, CASPIAN

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Everyone, we are alive. We'll have a lot more news for you in due time but for now, sink your teeth into our 3rd headline appearance at Dunk Festival, happening this May in Belgium. Stay tuned for more... We miss you. ~xoxo~ C A S P I A N

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“Sad Heart of Mine” Film Festival Premiere

When our friend and gifted filmmaker/photographer Marc Lemoine set out to assemble a video for "Sad Heart of Mine" many months ago, neither of us had any idea that the process would lead him down a road of discovery as rich, rewarding and powerful as the final product reflects. Pulling from over 400 hours of actual film stock collected from eBay of an unknown families home and holiday adventures in the 1960's, then painstakingly puzzle pieced together by Mark to move with "Sad Heart of Mine", Mr. Lemoine's film is something that needs to be experienced in person to be believed. With this in mind, we've mutually decided that the best way to present this to people is at select Film Festivals worldwide. First is up will be the film's world premiere at the Independent Days|Filmfest in Karlsruhe, Germany on Friday. We will be sure to keep you apprised on all future appearances.

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“Castles High, Marble Bright” Live in Chicago

We were in Chicago last month and Audiotree filmed the entire set. Here's "Castles High, Marble Bright" live from Lincoln Hall.

Be sure to watch the short film that Ryan Mackfall created for "Castles High, Marble Bright."

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Spring 2017 Tour With Katatonia

We're happy to announce that we'll be supporting Katatonia next Spring throughout North America. Most concerts are all ages and tickets on sale now.

March 16 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club - Info | Tickets March 17 Cleveland, OH @ Agora - Info | Tickets March 18 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls - Info | Tickets March 19 Charlotte, NC @ The Underground - Info | Tickets March 21 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre - Info | Tickets March 23 New Orleans, LA @ Republic - Info | Tickets March 24 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar - Info | Tickets March 25 Austin, TX @ Grizzly Hall - Info | Tickets March 26 Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill - Info | Tickets March 28 Mesa, AZ @ Club Red - Info | Tickets March 29 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre - Info | Tickets March 31 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House - Info | Tickets April 01 San Francisco CA @ Slim's - Info | Tickets April 03 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre - Info | Tickets April 04 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven - Info | Tickets April 05 Vancouver, BC @ Venue - Info | Tickets April 07 Calgary, AB @ The Gateway - Info | Tickets April 08 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room - Info | Tickets April 10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex - Info | Tickets April 11 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall - Info | Tickets April 12 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre - Info | Tickets April 14 Minneapolis @ Fine Line - Info | Tickets April 15 Chicago, IL @ Metro - Info | Tickets April 16 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theater - Info | Tickets April 17 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House - Info | Tickets April 19 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda - Info | Tickets April 20 Philadelphia, PA @ The TLA - Info | Tickets April 21 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza - Info | Tickets April 22 Worcester, MA @ New England Metal & Hardcore Fest - Info | Tickets

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“Sad Heart of Mine” on Last Call

Here's our performance from NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly.

Play loud, enjoy.

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“Castles High, Marble Bright” Digital / 8″ Single Out Today

Very excited today! The time has finally come to introduce you to some new CASPIAN music. "Castles High, Marble Bright” was conceived, written and recorded alongside the collection of songs that would become Dust and Disquiet, an album that we hoped spoke to the dialogue between a newly found, furrow browed melancholy and the fractured but unbroken sense of stubbornly epic, dramatically determined optimism that we've been trying to emulate with our music for 12 years. Hopefully we captured a bit of both. Looking back it feels like we captured the former, but "Castles..." speaks exclusively and entirely to the latter. With the end of this album cycle vaguely coming into sight, "Castles High, Marble Bright” is now our North Star, our way home, and our celebration of the decision to fully embrace the above dialogue head on together and see what comes. To the 6 of us, it’s an ode to adventure and all we hope is that it compliments or inspires one inside of you. Speaking of adventure, we brought our friend Ryan Mackfall (Live at the Larcom) along with us on our recent European tour last August to capture the experience visually. Ryan has produced an absolutely gorgeous, powerful, truly epic portrait of what the tour felt like. We are thrilled to premiere “Castles High, Marble Bright” alongside this short film. You all know the drill by now, if you can’t HD full screen and crank it up to 11, best wait until you can. We threw everything we had at this tune and the film.

On a bit of a different note, "127 North" is the sound of 6 guys playing in a room together on a Friday afternoon. In some ways the least ambitious thing we've ever committed to tape. Free from the grip of over arrangement, overdubs, click tracks, excessive chin stroking and the like, "127 North" is what a Caspian song sometimes sounds like in its infancy. It's a vulnerable moment for us to introduce people to a song that exists in this kind of limbo, somewhere between improvisation and a fully composed piece of music. It's an honest moment and all a part of the process, of course. Maybe it's time to invite you behind the curtain a little... there's some old couches, a few beers and maybe a few high fives back here waiting for you. Some days are less serious than others, and that's quite alright with us.

Both songs are available on an 8” vinyl (limited to 1,000 copies) via our webstore and digitally through the usual suspects at iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, etc. We’ll also have copies on our upcoming tour with The Appleseed Cast (most likely in Houston and beyond). It's our biggest headline tour to date across North America and it begins on Saturday in Washington, DC. Tickets are selling fast for all of these and there’s a chance you might get shut out if you don’t jump on tickets immediately. Alongside the new 8” we’ll have a brand new coffee blend, camping mugs, 3 new shirt designs, new hoodies, tote bags, custom earplugs, all of our records on vinyl, silkscreen tour posters... We are coming more correct to this run than anything we’ve done to date. Of course, the most important part of any tour to us is the time on stage, and we’ve got a 90 minute set ready to go that covers almost all of our releases and a few surprises. Hope to see you there. 10/22 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel - Tickets | RSVP 10/23 - Raleigh, NC @ King's - Tickets | RSVP 10/24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell) - Tickets | RSVP 10/25 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt - Tickets | RSVP 10/27 - Houston, TX @ The Studio at Warehouse Live - Tickets | RSVP 10/28 - Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder - Tickets 10/30 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge - Tickets | RSVP 11/01 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom - Tickets | RSVP 11/02 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall - Tickets | RSVP 11/04 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios - Tickets | RSVP 11/05 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos - Tickets | RSVP 11/08 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge - Tickets | RSVP 11/09 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre - Tickets | RSVP 11/11 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room - Tickets | RSVP 11/12 - St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird - Tickets | RSVP 11/13 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall - Tickets | RSVP 11/14 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme - Tickets | RSVP 11/15 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace - Tickets | RSVP 11/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer - Tickets | RSVP 11/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Tickets | RSVP 11/18 - Boston, MA @ Royale - Tickets | RSVP 11/19 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz - Tickets | RSVP

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Reflections on Dust and Disquiet

Dust and Disquiet was released one year ago today. This record will always represent a unique moment in time for the 6 of us that we can't explain so well in words, thankfully the 60 minutes of music on it explain it all for us just fine. It's an increasingly cynical, sneering world out there, this record was both a product of and a response to that, amongst many other things. Check out this short studio documentary with some reflections from Phil.

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“Arcs of Command” Music Video

We're proud to present the "Arcs of Command" music video, which also happens to be the first music video that we've ever released. We received a lot of great treatments, but connected with this one because it reminded us of how "epic" a childhood game of make believe could feel. A big thank you to the kids who spent a few cold weekends running around the woods of rural Indiana.

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Fall North American Tour With The Appleseed Cast

We’ve got some huge news to share with you that we can finally announce at last. Before we do though, let’s catch up for just a brief minute on a human level. If it seems we’ve been a little quieter lately, that’s because in many ways we have. Beyond the normal digging out / readjustment period that follows a seven month tour, we recently powered down to celebrate Erin’s wedding last weekend. As you may know, Erin teaches guitar lessons full time here in Beverly and some of his students got together and performed “Concrescence” as a surprise to him and his wife, Adrienne, on the big day at their reception. There wasn’t a single dry eye in the room and it was one of those moments that had to power to solidify a sense of purpose that the overall power of music is capable of bestowing. Pretty cool right? Join us is wishing Erin and Adrienne much happiness and warmth as they begin their beautiful journey together. For that brief moment, it felt like all of you were there with us and it was beautiful.

Ok so right down to it: we are hitting North America this October / November for one final US headline tour in support of Dust and Disquiet, with support from the one, the only... The Appleseed Cast. Here is a cool story: in 2004 we actually started our band after Cal gave Phil a copy of their landmark record, Low Level Owl. That record changed the way we listen to and experience music and the rest for us was history. To circle back all these years later and have the opportunity to share the road with them for the first time is more than a dream come true, it feels like some kind of strange destiny. Hard to explain... Let’s just say that we have never been more excited about a single pairing in the eleven year history of Caspian, and if you make it out to one of these shows, you are going to have one of the best nights of your entire life. No hype, just real talk. Here are the dates: 10/22 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel - Tickets | RSVP 10/23 - Raleigh, NC @ King's - Tickets | RSVP 10/24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell) - Tickets | RSVP 10/25 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt - Tickets | RSVP 10/27 - Houston, TX @ The Studio at Warehouse Live - Tickets | RSVP 10/28 - Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder - Tickets | RSVP 10/30 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge - Tickets | RSVP 11/01 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom - Tickets | RSVP 11/02 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall - Tickets | RSVP 11/04 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios - Tickets | RSVP 11/05 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos - Tickets | RSVP 11/08 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge - Tickets | RSVP 11/09 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre - Tickets | RSVP 11/11 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room - Tickets | RSVP 11/12 - St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird - Tickets | RSVP 11/13 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall - Tickets | RSVP 11/14 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme - Tickets | RSVP 11/15 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace - Tickets | RSVP 11/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer - Tickets | RSVP 11/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Tickets | RSVP 11/18 - Boston, MA @ Royale - Tickets | RSVP 11/19 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz - Tickets | RSVP Tickets are on sale now.

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Returning To Europe In August

Dear Friends -

Philip here, coming to you from a perfectly warm, clear blue mid-May day here in Beverly on Massachusetts’ North Shore. It is a wonder outside right now. While the trees slowly turn green and the winter coats head to the back of the closet, we are slowly picking up the pieces of what has truly been the busiest 6 months of our entire career as a band. From North America to Europe to China to Japan then back to America, it’s been nothing short of full speed ahead since we released Dust and Disquiet last September. To try and give words to the experience thus far would undermine the ultimate “event” of it all in a way, so we will just say thank you for coming out to the shows, sharing a smile, buying a record, saying hello, or what have you. We met so many radiant, new faces out there and also had a chance to re-connect with friends and fans we’ve made going back to 2006 when we decided to hit the road and never look back. We made it out from this chapter in one piece and have earned some quality downtime for a couple months this summer, for certain. It’s been a wild season.

And of course, the ride is far from over. This August we’ll be heading back to Europe for 5 festival appearances and some select headline dates. Our main priority was to hit spots we didn’t make it to last November, such as Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. As you can see below, we are making good on our promise to make it back out to you. Expect a well rested, fully energized live experience from us this August and September out there.

August 19 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop - Tickets & Info August 20 - Bristol, United Kingdom @ ArcTanGent Festival - Tickets & Info August 21 - Porto, Portugal @ Amplifest - Tickets & Info August 22 - Madrid, Spain @ Chango - Tickets & Info August 23 - Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Apolo w/ Toe - Tickets & Info August 24 - Toulouse, France @ Le Saint des Seins - Tickets & Info August 26 - Gigors, France @ Freakshow Festival - Tickets & Info August 27 - Gränichen, Switzerland @ Open Air Gränichen - Tickets & Info August 28 - München, DE @ Backstage w/ Jo Quail - Tickets & Info August 29 - Oberhausen, DE @ Kulttempel Oberhausen w/ Jo Quail - Tickets & Info August 30 - Hannover, Germany @ Kulturzentrum Faust w/ Jo Quail - Tickets & Info August 31 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Beta w/ Jo Quail - Tickets & Info September 1 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser (Moved From Hangaren UNF) w/ Jo Quail - Tickets & Info September 2 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Fängelset w/ Jo Quail - Tickets & Info September 3 - Oslo, Norway @ SubScene Oslo w/ Jo Quail - Tickets & Info

To our fans in North America - before the trees lose the leaves they’re pushing out now, it’s safe to say that you’ll probably be seeing us again this year, this time with a much longer set. Perhaps even some new music to show you… But time will tell, we are still hatching more plans. We wish you the happiest possible summer (or winter, if you’re down below) and much warmth.

All the best,

Philip and CASPIAN

PS - We have to give a special shoutout to the fine gentlemen in Underoath and their fans for taking us out last March / April on what was the single biggest tour we have EVER been a part of to date. We will never, ever forget that run of shows and we learned so much about everything there is to learn from a tour of that magnitude. Much respect ~

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Audiotree Round #2

We visited the Audiotree studio in Chicago earlier this month to do some songs from the new record that we hadn't yet put down in this kind of environment. Many thanks to them for having us back and letting us give it a go. Special thanks to Tanner from o'brother for lending vocals on "Run Dry."

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North American Tour With Underoath

We will be doing direct support for Underoath's Spring 2016 reunion tour across North America this April + May. Huge thanks to those guys for this massive opportunity - we are looking forward to these shows like you can't believe. Many dates are already sold out so we encourage to get tickets immediately. 3/21 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 3/22 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom 3/23 - San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theater 3/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee 3/26 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl 3/28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom 3/30 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO SOLD OUT 3/31 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom 4/1 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory 4/2 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex 4/3 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre SOLD OUT 4/4 - Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre 4/6 - Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre 4/7 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre SOLD OUT 4/8 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre 4/9 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room 4/10 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant 4/11 - Nashville, TN @ Rocketown SOLD OUT 4/13 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre SOLD OUT 4/14 - New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater SOLD OUT 4/15 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom SOLD OUT 4/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory SOLD OUT 4/17 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues SOLD OUT 4/19 - Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix SOLD OUT 4/20 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore 4/21 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVA 4/22 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend SOLD OUT 4/23 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle SOLD OUT 4/24 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

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Returning Asia In February

Very pleased to be heading back to Asia this February for some shows in China, Japan and Taiwan. We've been waiting patiently to get back and now the time has finally come! This also marks our first trip to Japan. Our Asian tour in 2014 was truly one of the wildest trips we've ever embarked on and it'll be awesome to bring the Dust and Disquiet experience to folks in the region. Look forward to seeing you out there everyone. Feb 24 Taipei, Taiwan @ The Wall - Tickets & More Info Feb 25 - Hong Kong @ Hidden Agenda - Tickets & More Info Feb 26 - Shenzhen @ B10 Live - Tickets & More Info Feb 27 - Guangzhou Fei @ Livehouse - Tickets & More Info Feb 28 - Wuhan @ Vox w/ Chinese Football - Tickets & More Info Mar 1 - Chongqing @ Nuts Livehouse w/ Cat’s Jest - Tickets & More Info Mar 2 - Chengdu @ Little Bar Space - Tickets & More Info Mar 3 - Hangzhou @ 9 Live - Tickets & More Info Mar 4 - Shanghai @ Mao Livehouse w/ 21 Grams - Tickets & More Info Mar 5 - Beijing @ Yugong Yishan w/ Glow Curve - Tickets & More Info Mar 6 - Tokyo, Japan @ Shimokitizawa Era - Tickets & More Info Mar 8 - Tokyo, Japan @ Shibuya Tsutaya O-Nest - Tickets & More Info

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Last.FM Lightship95 Session

Last.FM invited us to visit Lightship95 studio in London last month to record two songs and both are on the web now.

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Quick Trip To LA in January

We're headed back to LA this January for a very special all ages show at The Troubadour with our dear friends in Beware of Safety. This is going to RULE. Get your tickets here.