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first off, tomorrow is the official release of the Subcultural Awakening compilation, which features a bunch of excellent Seattle bands in a wide variety of genres (including ubik. Happy to be a part). The releasing of the comp has been riddled with obstacles and fraught with danger... but it's finally swinging over the last lava pit, jumping the last crocodile, and arriving tomorrow.

so we've got that going for us.

ubik. is also playing Subcultural Awakening's No Guitar Fest, spanning february 6th and 7th at the Josephine. We're playing on saturday, the 6th... and there'll most likely be an official show post very soon, but for now, it dovetails nicely with the comp release.

Good news, party people-- even though The Monkey Pub doesn't do live music any more, they're making an exeption for us. ubik. has always loved the Monkey, our home away from home, and those shows are always tons of fun. We're going on with Slave Traitor and Evangelist, and the whole event is going to be a riot: our Monkey Pub track record is pretty fantastic (any public vomiting incidents are easily overshadowed by panda and bunny suits).

ubik. at The Monkey Pub
w/ Slave Traitor
& Evangelist
9:00 - $3 - 21+

Not only is this one of the cheapest shows you can see, it's also a rare breed-- Monkey shows are hard to come by, and they've always been some of our favorites.

ubik.s playing a house party for Michelle's birthday in Northgate tomorrow. We've always loved playing house parties, and this one's sort of for us (we've been waiting for Michelle to turn 13 for a while now. It's very exciting)

December 19
ubik. @ The 526 Trashcan House
w/ 7 Year Old Blind Girl
& Shadow of the Torturer
& Churchburner
8:00 - Free!

RESCHEDULED... (we're back on)

this has officially been ubik.s longest break-- we haven't played a Seattle show since our tour kickoff. We know you all missed us, but we're about to set the world to rights: we've got a new home base, we're working on new material, and we're playing a new show.

Damn skippy: this is a show post.

Sunday, December 13
ubik. at The Comet
w/ He Whose Ox Is Gored
Dirty Sidewalks
Into The Storm
8:00 - $5 - 21+

Ha! Made it!

ubik.s taken our first run down the west coast, and the band members, Joe (who did merch for us the entire time), and Bruno (the 1977 Dodge van, pulling a trailer full of gear) all made it there and back again in one piece. We'll go farther and longer next time (the first run made sure that we could do this without the van bursting into flames), but so far, so good.

Back in Seattle, ubik.s taking a little break: something we've never done before. We've put off playing shows to write and record, but the band has never actually had time off: it's been twice a week (plus shows) for a few years now. We'll be back out in the world in November.

Thanks to everyone who came out to all of our shows on the road: we had some excellent shows while we were out, played some fun places, and saw some great bands. Though things can turn out less than stellar, and a band can find itself playing a sports bar in Redding, CA, the grand whole of the tour was a great success, and we'll keep everyone posted about when we're heading out again.

We've got to throw some extra thanks to all of the kind, generous, and selfless people that really helped us along-- people who gave us space crash or couchsurf, fed us, bought us beer, and even made us breakfast, and all of the bands who waived their cut of the night's money to ubik. to keep gas in the van... these are people that really improve our view of the world. They make everything better.

Thanks again to everyone who helped us out, everyone who came to the shows, and finally to Joe: Joe came along with us, lived in a van for two weeks, and manned our merch table for no reward other than to just go out on tour with us (Joe was also a balancing presence in the mix, and probably contributed to us all surviving).

You'll be hearing from us soon, but right now, ubik.s on break.