This was posted on the front page earlier today. For those who don't regularly read it:

The full-length release from The Features, Exhibit A, is scheduled for release on Universal Records on September 14th. Here's the tracklisting:

1. Exhibit A
2. The Way It's Meant To Be
3. Me & The Skirts
4. Blow It Out
5. There's A Million Ways to Sing the Blues
6. Leave It All Behind
7. Exorcising Demons
8. The Idea of Growing Old
9. Someway, Somehow
10. Situation Gone Bad
11. Harder To Ignore
12. Circus

what a great one day early b-day present for me... I sure hope it lives up to all my expectations!!!

Yay! Sweetness.
Exorcising Demons is one of my favorite songs. Now I won't have to buy a record player and go on a vinyl safari to find it.

(Edited by Chiren at 1:22 pm on Jun. 23, 2004)

You know what this means-- T minus 3 months until the return of BrianEno2!

Aw...so exciting.

Released on my birthday...a very good present indeed!

Thank you, Brian. Between this and the news about Girlie Action and the bio, it's been an exciting day for Features news.

Thank you! This is great!

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 10:56 pm on Jun. 23, 2004)

Yeah- I like to think this is in honor of all the Virgo fans. Next request for info: when & where will the requisite release show be, so I can buy my ticket?

When will the 2nd album be released? Does anyone have a tracklisting?

Tickets?!?!?!?! Shouldn't all of us bitchin' Virgos just be automatically added to the guestlist? I believe the Daigle Himself is of our splendid ilk...

Amen.

That thought has crossed my mind over the past few days . . . as crazy as that sounds. I'm sure Mosis Ptosis will be on there, as well as Look Out Below. Maybe a few revamped older songs? Chemical Head? Who knows... why won't the management keep us updated!


The idea of a release party sounds like a good idea, although I'm sure 90% of the people on here will have heard the album before it is "officially" released. However, the formality of it all would be nice.

(Edited by joeywade at 2:06 pm on Jun. 24, 2004)

Indeed, and let me mention again that I SHARE Daiglemas. What I actually meant was a plane ticket, as I doubt the show would be in Jacksonville.

If there IS indeed a release party you can count on me comin' home (maybe via chicago). That is assuming that the party would be held in nashtown or the closer extremeties ( I might even travel as far as Sparta). I guess I have a strange facsination with brianeno2 and all things nostalgic on this messageboard. So Im wondering what the stipulation of his return was (guessing that it had somthing to do with our Features releasing a record) and ultimately, what caused him to leave? Did he think that the Features would only elevate their status of relevence with the releasing of a record?
Whatever, I guess its Irrelevent. Cheers to Exhibit A, and Cheers to Roger and Rollum and Parrsh and Matt! The hits just keep on comin! Cant wait for album #2.

I think a release party in Sparta is an excellent idea if the band wants to limit it to its more loyal/diehard fans. If they were going for numbers (which I'm assuming they would) Nashville would make the most sense.

I'm all for a road trip to Sparta.

There's no place to play in Sparta.

all the better! they probably have barns in sparta, though...i say find a nice barn and turn the mutha out. that may be even a bit too indie for the indiest of indie kids...ok, so it's a sentimental idea, but where else are you going to have it? i'm sick to death of 12th and porter...mercy lounge, anyone? maybe the exit/in? hell, i think i would prefer a barn or a dried-up creek bed to another trip to 12th and porter, honestly.

I really like the Exit/In... I like barns in Sparta better, and a dried up creek bed even better than that.

It is also good to know I'm not the only one who hates 12th and Porter.

sept 14th will not get here quick enough......i can't wait.....

I have no beef with 12th & P. I would guess Exit/In since it is the release of a major label album. Or Inferno if they wanted to peep it real in Murfreesboro.

(Edited by YaDaDaDa at 3:20 pm on Jun. 27, 2004)

12th & Porter is my favorite place to see the Features.

All I can say is that Eno will return.

Why did he leave? Man, that's been so long ago. Well, he had reached the status of "Advanced Member" with his 250th post, so I guess he felt that there was nothing left to achieve. Plus, I think he just wanted to be free from the chains of addiction that bind all of us to this place.

it's less about 12th and porter being crap and more about variety...it's the features @ 12th and porter every fucking time. there's nothing wrong with the place itself, it's just so very boring that every time i go and see a band it's there...maybe nashville doesn't have enough good mid-size venues, but they do have more than one. of this i'm fairly certain. just once, wouldn't it be nice to go see a band in a place with something resembling atmosphere...i always feel like i'm in some fucking warehouse, as if we, as indie rock fans, have been pushed into some dingy corner of the city to do our thing. in this respect, seeing the features play in a dry creek bed would be a welcome alternative to seeing them play 12th and porter yet again.

How about Bluesboro? I've yet to walk inside so I'm not sure if it would hold more or less than Inferno, but I've heard the atmosphere is really cool.

sounds like you would like blue sky court. it sucks.



my favorite place to see the features is the basement....

Blue Sky Court has some sort of curse on it (I think from the ravers that used to O.D. on the owners bed up stairs when it was still the 8th Day, I'm told that he took "advantage" of a good many of them in their helpless state.) Anyhow, the idea of BSC is a good one, its nice to choose for yourslef whether you hear a band inside or outside. But truly, for some reason (cursed or not) it sucks from every angle.

I'd like to see a quality soundstage erected (stop giggling) on the east side of the parthenon, and while the sun is setting on that 0% humidy afternoon in nashville, have the Features rock after having an open-bar listen to Exhibit A somewhere inside the parthenon (I've never been inside but for some reason I imagine it having great acoustics). This is my Features wet dream. Also I'd hope that by september somebody would invent a sound system that doesn't sound like shit outside. Come to think of it maybe its just riverfront that sounds horrible, I seem to remember seeing a show or two outside, somewhere, sometime, that didnt sound bad. I could be mistaken though.

How many acres,how many barns,and how many creeks do you want?
This would not be a problem at all!!!
Yet I dont think the band would go for it.
And yes outside shows usually do sound like crap,but I don't think any
of the venues mentioned on this post have won any awards for good sound either!!haha
Who cares about the sound?You'll have the album to take care of that.
I pic good atmosphere for this event!!Out side in the country would rock!!

Rooftop show. Or in a cave! An empty drive-in theatre where images of the band as children are projected onto the screen? The possibilites are endless.

They have manservants in the bathrooms.

Bluesboro's alright, but there's not much room to dance. People don't really go there to listen to music. They go there to sit at tables, get drunk, and shark on Sorostitutes.

I hate it a lot. In a week I'll actually be able to get in, but I don't plan to go unless it's a show I cannot miss, like The Features.

(Edited by Sexy Sadie at 10:44 am on Jul. 1, 2004)

I was always pretty happy with 12th and Porter. Very good sound. Funny shape for a venue.. longer rather than deeper if you know what I mean. But good.

Me too. Some of my most memorable Features shows occurred there. I know a lot of under 21s have been burned there, though, so I can see how that would conjure up bad feelings for the place.

Yea, you can read all about my love for 12th and Porter Here.

And while I still can't stand that place, one of the coolest shows ever took place there, and they did let me in for that one (Thanks to everyone in The Features camp).

Oh yeah, that show that I just left about five minutes before everyone got in...I remember that show. Muck wouldn't come down and pretend to be my uncle. I was pissed.

for future reference, jamiecarroll makes a fantastic uncle.

He was the one that gave me the idea. We could be sisters, right? Right?

of course!
does this mean we can share clothes now?

Naturally. Oh, and Uncle Jamie can take us shopping! This is great!

So, on Rhythm and Brews website (here), The Features are having a CD Release party on September 16th. Sorry if someone else has already mentioned this. I've been way busy and haven't had time to surf through all the threads I've missed yet.

Don't worry Nashville people...

CARL HAS INSIDE INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Edited by Keith at 4:47 pm on Aug. 4, 2004)

doesn't most everyone on here?

I, for once, am out of the loop.... who are "The Features"?

If all goes as planned, you'll be thanking me.

Is it 18+? Am I invited? What's the cover?

are setlists for cd release parties usually the tracks on the album or how does that work?

Are you trying to seduce me?

Carl, can you please go ahead and just give me the date of the Nashville Release Party? I'm trying to make plans for September, and I need to know. Just the date.

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 1:21 am on Aug. 5, 2004)

I don't think that's the norm, but that's what IBL did and it was amazing.

I think there needs to be confirmation before dates can be given. I've been promised by management that they will have all that finalized when they get back from NY tomorrow (Friday). We shall see...

Here's my gay-wad idea for the inevitable CD release party: make it into a Features Prom with fancy clothes & dates & maybe even Hummer Limos if we're lucky. Anyone in?

what if my date is busy that night?

Hummers? There.

Ha- I was thinking about that, actually. Guess you'll have to find one that's less slack-ass. I just found out what "hummer" meant about a year or two ago- I'm out of touch with the hip slang.

First of all, I never expected you to describe any idea as "gay-wad."

Secondly, rock on! It's a great idea! Maybe Token will finally let me wear that white tux I've been eyeing for so long.

I am a BIG FAN of white formalwear.

I prefer the white dinner jacket with black pants look... just like the biggest pimp of all time, Rick Blaine.

I think Ya... Matt is just thinking of my strong feelings about WEDDING formalwear. I would be happy for him to sport a white tux or suit to this shindig...but I still wouldn't call myself a FAN of the look.

I still have my prom dress. It's plaid.

I'll wear something formal for sure. I love dressing up.

Maybe I can find my gold tux...

Well, if everyone's on the bandwagon, that means my hot older sister & I will be in the market for some studly dates. Interested parties feel free to PM me with your proposition. Disregard that we both wear rings on our left hands- our boys don't mind, esp. since mine was the only prom date I ever had!

(Edited by Lauren at 2:59 pm on Aug. 7, 2004)

I was going to comment on the CD release party being in Chattanooga, but then I saw the indefinite article "an." And I realized that it's what this thread has been talking about for a while.

(Edited by YaDaDaDa at 6:38 pm on Aug. 8, 2004)

There is every intention of having a CD Release show here in Nashville, but the venue is still being finalized. So there's no announcement as of yet.

Why don't Matt, Roger, Parrish, and Rollum love us enough to tell us when their show is?

Actually they don't love YOU enough tell us... sorry, but it had to be said sometime. Today was the day.

Don't bring poor Roger into this...he is always the LAST to know.

Here it is:

September 14 - Rocketown - Nashville, TN

The Features CD Release Party - $10 at the door gets you in AND a copy of the debut album, "Exhibit A." This will be an all-ages show.

I'm there...and I STILL need a date...

I'm there as well. Never been to Rocketown. But if it is a big place than I'm happy. I just want everyone who wants to attend to be able to and to be moderately comfortable.

It's quite a bit bigger than Exit/In. I think it's the largest "club-like" venue in Nashville. Seems like I heard it can hold close to 1,000 people.

Good: I can get in.
Bad: I can't smoke.

I'm still very happy with this decision. I'm glad they were looking out for me and Rachel.

Not to mention smoke-free, comfortable temperature, excellent acoustics, sweet lighting, massive stage (not altogether a plus), and cheap soda. It's a geek's dream come true.

Complain all you want about not being able to get drunk off your ass with the over 21ers in a small, smoky club, but I'm as excited as hell about this one. I'm sure all the other true fans are, too.

I just need to know to whom I'll be giving my CD, considering I will be buying it at midnight on monday.

Monday? I missed that.

I've never been there, but I'm fine with it not being in the smoky club as well.

Umm, yeah this show falls under the "can't miss even if I happen to be suffering from a severe head wound" category. I'm getting to be one excited troll.

Another day to pull teeth to get off of work for...but definitely worth it.

Midnight Madness, Monday, September 13 (probably at Tower records on West End). I've never been more excited about a release in my life.

I've waited many years to plan this event, and I suppose the time has finally come.

How many of you would be interested in getting together that night at midnight at Tower (or Media Play, which does the same thing) to buy our beloved band's first full-length album? We might even be able to include some sort of eating or drinking activity with the event, but I don't want to press my luck until I find out if any of you are interested.

I'm sure I speak for Keith and RichardDawson when I say all are welcome to meet and hang out at our place (a mile or two down west end), but I have a feeling HoleyPeacoat might have something else in mind...

Oh. I just thought you meant this Monday.

And TF, you know I'm always interested in that sort of thing.

He only posts here to announce parties, I think.

I might make the trek to Nashville for the event. I was planning on going to the one in Chattanooga, but the show at Rocketown looks to be a lot "more funner." Plus it's only an hour more to drive. This is sure to be an exciting, adrenaline-filled night for the features AND the fans. I can't wait.

I think you're right. I can't say that I blame him. It's just safer that way.

The more I think about it, the more I hope Keith, Rob and I can host some sort of pre-party.

Does that "other guy" not get a vote? You should get him to join the board just so he'll know what's going on in his own house.

Seriously, though, it would be very kind of you guys to host a party.

So is there any way we can see a better picture of the cover from the "news" page?

TF, your signature is heinous. H to the Anus, if you will.

I would like that very much. I always enjoy your parties.

I was wondering the same thing. I couldn't find any info at all on the album outside of the site.

He's too cool for this messageboard, but not for The Features (albeit a casual fan). I will respectfully inform him of the festivities to ensue.

By the way, his name is John and he rules.

I've been told that the image you see on the main page is only a tip of the iceberg for the album art. Keep your eyes on the messageboard in the coming days...

¡i excitado am. el arte del álbum es un mapa que dobla de mi patria - El Salvador! nuestro dios protege nuestro país encantador y sella El Salvador lejos de theives y los sinvergüenzas la música son un hankerchief maravilloso para limpiar mis rasgones de mother's. ¡De septiembre el 14 será un día del glee y del béisbol maravillosos! ¡VOTA POR KERRY!

you are such the insider, Carl...

No, I just speak for the Everyman.

I'm glad you are out there fighting the good fight for us...

It is good to know he's out there. Carl. Taking it easy for all us sinners.

The Carl abides.

The good news: I saw this morning on CNN that acclaimed rapper Nelly will be releasing double albums cleverly titled "Sweat" and "Suit".

The bad news: The albums drop on September 14th. I can see the sales of "Exhibit A" plummeting right now...

i doubt that people intrested in buying a features cd are going to get distracted by the new nelly album.

Think again.

Anyone that wandered over to the merch table at the show saw the album art (not sure if it's the cover). I think it's pretty.

who is nelly?

its getting hot in hurr
so take off all your clothes

I am getting so hot
I'm gonna take my clothes off

Also:
Hey! Must be the mon-ayyy!

down, down, baby
your street in a range rover


andrew, come on!

Shimy shimy cocoa WHAT!?!?!
Listen to it NOW!!!

Band-aid on the cheek, proud to be from the Midwest, sampled the fucking theme song to "The Jeffersons!"

You know, Nelly!

if youre serious, youre claiming my least favorite member ever award.
i really hate people that hate rap and tv.

I like the idea. Just remember that rockettown will not let you in if they can tell that you've been drinking at all.

(Edited by richarddawson at 9:08 pm on Aug. 12, 2004)

That's why we'll be shooting heroin....

I personally can't wait for this album now that I know it'll be coming out soon. The show tonight really has me wishing I had been following this band closer as of late. Nonetheless it'll be sweet to have some good music to listen to. There are great things ahead for the band and I can see them getting a huge following rather quickly if they keep this up.


As for the Nelly comments? Who gives a shit if he's putting out a double album at the same time, that only doubles the chance there's song with intelligent lyrics somewhere in the mix. I don't see his trash keeping anyone from checking out The Features cd. He sucks and needs speech therapy in a very bad way. I guess I can be Stop's least favorite new message board member now that I've obviously dissed his favorite rap artist.

(Edited by Scarecrow at 2:01 am on Aug. 13, 2004)

For the record, I was being 100% sarcastic. I always do that. I'm a jerk like that.

As for being Stopforme's least favorite member, it's going to take a lot more than that to top me.

I got a friend with a pole in the basement.
"What?!"
I'm just kidding like Jason...
"Oh..."
Unless you gon' do it!!!

i hope features message board prom works out. token & i were talking a lot about it last night and im very very excited.

Yes, truly. I will start shopping for my gown soon.

between this and your fetish for the full house themesong, you might have just become my new favorite.

i'm getting antsy. i want to know if this is going to happen or not so i can stop getting excited about it and start getting excited about real prom in may.

Yeah, I do, too. Do you think the principal will kick me out if I bring my pregnant date?

(Edited by Peace Frog at 11:30 pm on Aug. 15, 2004)

I am definitely down with formal attire for all at the show. Any excuse to wear my 3 piece suit...

was it you that suggested prom pictures?

this is sad . . .

no, this is fun.
you are making fun of happy people simply because they are exhibiting happiness and excitement.
you are sad.

i really don't like rap and i don't enjoy very much tv. i'm also not into hate, especially over such frivolous things. if i am your least favorite member, it sounds as if it is in every way a good thing.

Yup. Needs to happen.

Just for the record, I wasn't "making fun" of anyone. Just because I think it might be a stupid idea, doesn't mean I'm going to stoop low enough to make fun of the people participating. I'm glad you're excited and happy - I just don't see the point in reliving high school to celebrate the Features new cd.

Actually, in Rachel's case, this is a dry run for high school prom

I'd love to relive my high school prom. Just not on that night.

i would've been cooler if the features had opted to play the cd release show at the skate center.

No kidding Carligula. I didn't realize that about rachel... I guess in her case its a bit more understandable. It's perfectly understandable for high schoolers (or whatever she is) to act a little crazy, but god people, grow up!

get the straw out of your ass and stop giving the message board kids shit.


besides, there's a few of us that can do a better job.

my apologies . . . I guess I just assumed most of the people participating were older, college-aged people. I keep forgetting Rocket Town doesn't have an age requirement.

You're also forgetting that this board is full of dorks like myself who also happen to love the Features. Didn't you hear that nerds are in vouge?

they are.

(Edited by rachel at 5:53 pm on Aug. 16, 2004)

even sadder

and who the fuck are you?

The scarecrow can't dance. It's okay, guys.

Hey dude- lay off rachel & direct your scorn at me- it was my geeky idea in the first place. And I think I labeled it as gay-wad from the beginning. That doesn't mean it's not fun. If anything deserves to be treated like a red-carpet event, it's the night that I've been waiting for for 4 years (enough fo/urs?), that others have probably been waiting for for twice as long as I have. Ah, but now I remember that you don't have a brain. Carl could snag you a top-quality pre-sliced mouse one if you want.

NOW I know why you still haven't asked me to be your Features prom date, despite sending you notes saying DO YOU LIKE ME YES/NO every day through my emissary, richarddawson. Or maybe it's because we're relations?

I've been waiting forever for this to happen (cd release, not the "prom"). And while dressing up in formal attire in a hot, sweaty environment isn't really my idea of fun, who cares if other people want to? I guess it may seem a bit immature to someone who is new here, but hang around a while before judging everyone and you'll see that 85% of the people who post here are really cool/nice people.


Anyway, the reason I was posting is to see if anyone has seen the album art. I was looking for the merch. table at the boro and couldn't find it. I remember carl saying that some of the artwork was at the previous show's table. I still haven't been able to find any info about the release anywhere but here.

I grabbed the postcard, but the scanner isn't working now. Sorry.

AACCKK!!! I have tried sooooooooo hard to keep the cover art a secret because I want something to be a surprise when the new cd comes out...and now I am constantly averting my eyes. I was so pissed at the Uptown Mix show when I accidentally saw it (after having people cover the pic in magazines so I could read reviews) I didn't focus on the art, but I saw enough to spoil it for me. I went up to the merch table and looked down then almost threw the table over when I realized what I had just looked at. arrrgghhh!!!! so anyways, I haven't seen it on the board yet and if you decide to put it up please warn me!!!!!! thanks

Which magazines?

Umm...Just to let whoever is in charge know, i just found some user on a certain p2p service sharing the album. I'm pretty sure this is a bad thing.

The band's made it to the big time now!

All that LimeWire had to offer me:

"Science Fiction Double Feature." Yes please.

well, just Q for the moment. but if it was in others i would have them covered, too.

pretty sneaky

The funny thing is that by the end of the day I posted that, there was 4 users sharing Exhibit A. At first, I assumed they were getting it from each other, but upon closer inspection I realized that one user had mp3s encoded at 160kbps, two had files at 192kbps and one had files that weren't even mp3 but in RealAudio format. This means that the album leaked from at least three different sources. I guess someone really liked their advance copies.

Just wanted people to know that it looks like the Nashville CD Release show has been moved to Sept. 13 (Monday) at Rocketown. The CD will still be available and will be included with admission to the show.

I think I might plan for a >cough, cough< sick day for the following day.

so, i'm looking on limewire, and i can't find a thing. just a few songs from the beginning.

i'm against downloading, but seeing as i plan on purchasing the cd anyway (or at least going to the cd release show), it's alright, i guess?

Umm yeah, I'd go ahead and ditch limewire and just skip kazaa completely. Follow the blue bird....



(Edited by FeaturesTroll at 9:21 pm on Aug. 21, 2004)

i'm on it right now....

looking.....

looking.....

nothin yet. who knows.

An official pre-party is in the works. Leave your early evening open!

So I'm hearing Feable Weiner is opening.

Should be a huge draw for the Rocketown crowd. That = good for The Fetaures.

I will try my damnedest to be there. I'm really excited about every aspect of this show.

For those of you unable to come to one of the record release shows and incapable of driving to a record store in the middle of September, you can pre-order the album here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=glance&s=music

$9.98!?!

It isn't uncommon for the cds of "new" artists to be sold at reduced prices. I guess the record companies assume the lower price will assuage the average consumer's fear of purchasing an album that they've only heard one or two tracks from.

(Edited by Ceeze at 4:20 pm on Aug. 24, 2004)

Wasn't Universal trying to lower their CD prices anyways? Maybe they're pushing it more on new artists or something. Get the little bands out for less.

(Edited by JustAnotherDrive at 8:48 pm on Aug. 24, 2004)

brianw, could you make features banners for the record release?

you know, like

I heard all their CDs would retail for $12.98. I'm used to seeing 8.99 and 9.99 new artists at Tower, but always assumed the list price was still $13-$15.

my precious... my precious... MY PRECIOUS!!!!! Muahahahahahhahahahaha

I just paid $17 for the new Mike Watt yesterday. I've waited for it for 6 years now, so I thought it was a fair price. Ditto for the Features.

I work at the electronics department at a Wal-Mart, so I spend a pretty good amount of time going trough CD's for the heck of it. A lot of times I'll see a CD for $13.88 and it looks like a good CD, but not worth $13.88, so I hardly ever get CD's. Unless I really want the CD or if there's two, I'll hardly pay over $12 for a CD.

and DND. Two words: awesome!

How about $7.98?

http://store.modernrock.com/modernrock/features.html

And De Novo Dahl? Damn, they sure do love us.

So, uh, will The Features be touring to support this album? I would think that might help promote it, but I obviously didn't learn much getting my music business degree seeing as how I'm back in school now. Anyway, I've not seen nor heard anything about a tour. BrianW? You? Carl?

(Edited by Keith at 4:25 am on Sep. 11, 2004)

Anyone know if the CD will include printed lyrics?

No it doesn't.

so we can still sing "hand job, bleh!" in circus! yay!

The mystery continues

Do you by any chance know why? I really hate to complain, but is it really that big of a deal to inlcude some lyrics.

Don't know, never asked why. But they aren't in there. There is a nice shot of Parrish and Roger leading a dromedaries to water though...

Some songwriters don't like the idea of their lyrics being printed out, and want people to interpret them on an individual basis. Like Ed Vedder for example. And some songwriters aren't really singing any lyrics at all. Like Mike Stipe on Murmur, for example.

That thought crossed my mind. I know its been discussed to death, but I really don't think there are lyrics to the mysterious line in Circus. In all honesty, that was the only reason I wanted there to be lyrics on the album. Perhaps they'll release a sing-a-long some day and all will be solved.

woops. wrong topic.

(Edited by iwantelvis at 11:39 am on Sep. 13, 2004)