[OTR Announce] Over the Rhine NEWS: THE LONG SURRENDER, Upcoming Concerts, Train ride, More

[Announcement list for the band Over The Rhine]

Greetings friends,

It’s a blustery fall day out here on Nowhere Farm.

I made the coffee dark and strong, and Karin and I sat on the porch 
swing for awhile. Five deer crossed the road at the edge of our 
property. A redtail hawk was flying low over the fields.

The leaves of the towering maples are mostly rosy or wine dark or 
fiercely yellow. Karin has been saying we need to pull out the leaf 
rakes. I tend to want to wait until every last leaf comes down before I 
roll up my sleeves.

The last flowers of summer to bloom are the wild asters, and I brought 
in a huge white bouquet a few days ago, which Karin arranged on the 
dining room table. That’s the last wild bouquet of the year. Now we 
turn our attention to arranging our songs and setting out to find you, 
with hopefully a little of the same wild beauty still fresh in our 
minds.

Living out here on our own is an ongoing experiment. We do love the 
deep solitude, but we weigh the isolation. Maybe someday we’ll have a 
dog friendly apartment on the edge of a park in a vibrant city, where 
we can surround ourselves more often with the flinty sparks of 
creativity of other writers, musicians, painters. But hopefully we can 
always keep our little Ohio farm. I was reminded of all the memories 
we’ve made out here when a chipping sparrow nest blew out of one of the 
maples this morning. The nest had been lined earlier this summer with 
Elroy’s hair.

As for all the Over the Rhine news… this is the time of year when we 
squint our eyes and see all the way to New Year’s Day.

THE LONG SURRENDER

The brand new Over the Rhine record, THE LONG SURRENDER, produced by 
Joe Henry, which many of you helped us make is getting closer everyday 
to being let loose in the world.  There’s a lot that goes in to getting 
this music wrapped up and ready, but we are just about there. We had a 
clandestine online listening party for all those who contributed and 
will be letting all of you (blood) donors download THE LONG SURRENDER 
very soon. Then we’ll be starting the presale for the rest of the 
world. The official release date is 1/11/11, but those who preorder can 
experience our latest labor of love much earlier. Stay tuned at 
OvertheRhine.com for all the details. Feels like it’s gonna be a good 
chapter in this ongoing story.

THIS COMING WEEKEND

Join Over the Rhine in the land of the Amish, apple orchards and frosty 
pumpkin fields for two very special fall concerts. We will be 
previewing many of the songs from THE LONG SURRENDER and much more as a 
sultry trio. (You’re going to feel it in the hips.) (Karin says I’m the 
only writer she knows who can get away with invoking sultry hips and 
the Amish in the same paragraph.)

Friday, October 29, 2010, Goshen, INDIANA, Goshen Theater (with Julie 
Lee!)
Saturday, October 30, 2010, Grand Rapids, MICHIGAN, Calvin College (the 
inaugural performance at the newly renovated Fine Arts Center, anxious 
to see their brand new venue, hope you can come find us)

CONVERSATIONS ON A MUSICAL TRAIN

November 5-10 There are just a few spots (2?) still available if you 
want to hop on board. We haven’t left the station just yet.

Check out OvertheRhine.com for all the details – some of our favorite 
people join us for a musical train ride through the great American 
Southwest.

SANTA FE

Please note that the following Santa Fe concert is open to the public. 
(We’ll all be hopping off the train for an evening. Hope you can join 
us!)

Saturday, November 6, 2010, Santa Fe, NEW MEXICO, Santa Fe Brewing 
Company (with special guests Swan Dive and Lucy Wainwright Roche)

WEST COAST – THE LONG SURRENDER PREVIEW

Karin and Linford will be bringing the aforementioned sultry trio West, 
rolling the grand piano out on stage and previewing songs from THE LONG 
SURRENDER in some of our favorite West Coast venues. Look for some 
special guests along the way in addition to our lovely supporting star, 
Lucy Wainwright Roche. We envision an extended, intimate evening of 
music and conversation. Hope to see you and yours!

Friday, November 12, 2010, Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA, The Troubadour 
(former haunt of Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and many others)

Saturday, November 13, 2010, San Francisco, CALIFORNIA, Great American 
Music Hall (former haunt of burlesque dancers and bootleggers, still 
beautiful and wild around the edges, a perfect venue for our infamous 
love songs)

Monday, November 15, 2010, Eugene, OREGON, WOW Hall (a lovely old 
community theater in an amazing town)

Wednesday, November 17, 2010, Portland, OREGON, Aladdin Theater (a 
beautiful neighborhood theater in one of our favorite progressive 
cities, a city full of great coffee and books, see you at Powell’s etc)

Friday, Saturday, Sunday,  November 19, 20, 21, THREE SHOWS!,
Seattle, WASHINGTON, The Triple Door (great sounding room, amazing 
hospitality, roomy stage, the wine dark sparkle of polished glasses in 
dim light)

Over the Rhine DECEMBER TOUR

Come in out of the cold and join Over the Rhine for some warm evenings 
of music as we not only preview songs from THE LONG SURRENDER, but dip 
into The Darkest Night of the Year, Snow Angels and beyond. We are 
putting together a world-class band this year to bring our touring year 
to a close, and it won’t be the same without you.

Friday, December 3, Marion, OHIO, Palace Theater (a first for us)
Saturday, December 4, Kent, OHIO, Kent Stage (red velvet seats, piano 
with a broken heart)
Sunday, December 5, Ann Arbor, MICHIGAN, The Ark (coziest listening 
room in America)

Tuesday, December 7, Columbus, OHIO, Lincoln Theater (a first for us, 
and a long overdue return to Columbus – hope to get more than a little 
reacquainted)

Friday, December 10, Louisville, KENTUCKY, Bomhard Theater (gorgeous 
theater in a very musical city)
Saturday, December 11, Chicago, ILLINOIS, Old Town School of Folk 
Music,
TWO SHOWS: 7pm and 10pm (our favorite venue in Chicago, beautiful 400 
seat theater, fabulous holiday neighborhood)

THREE DAY CINCINNATI HOLIDAY WEEKEND:

Friday, December 17, Jarson-Kaplan Theatre (In the beautiful Aronoff 
Center),
Cincinnati, OHIO: Special world premiere performance of THE LONG 
SURRENDER (featuring some of the musicians who played on the record as 
well as our producer Joe Henry). We are going to perform the new record 
from beginning to end.

Yes, we are keeping alive one aspect of our Great Speckled Dog 
fundraising campaign: LIVE IT. This special performance on Friday is 
being offered only as part of an exclusive three-day package that 
INCLUDES admission to The Taft the next evening, as well as our Sunday 
afternoon Soiree at St. Elizabeth’s in Norwood. Check out 
OvertheRhine.com for all the details. Proceeds will assist us in 
operating our own Great Speckled Dog record label, as we prepare to 
officially release THE LONG SURRENDER. Thank you.

Saturday, December 18, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OHIO: Our annual 
homecoming concert will feature very special guest, Joe Henry, the 
producer of our latest record, and an extended cast of musicians. 
(Tickets available separately or as part of a three-day pkg.) Available 
at OvertheRhine.com…

Sunday, December 19, St. Elizabeths: Join Karin and Linford for an 
acoustic performance, some conversation, and festive food and drink in 
a ragged but lovely cathedral in Cincinnati. Tix available separately 
or as part of three-day pkg.)

Details on all the above at OvertheRhine.com...

And that will bring our 2010 touring year to a close. Thank you for 
being a part of it.
Without you, we’d be homeless.

Peace like a river,

Linford and Karin