Mark your calendar! Lancaster Roots & Blues Fest 2016

Although there has been no official announcement from the band, The Innocence Mission are scheduled to play live publically for the first time since 2004 at the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival next year. There is no word yet if there will be any touring to follow. This may end up being a one shot performance.

Here are the details:

Friday, February 26th at Steinman Hall at the Ware Center

Lancaster Roots & Blues
891 Parkside Lane
Lancaster, PA 17601
Telephone: 717-875-2772
E-mail: info@lancasterrootsandblues.com

Source: Richard Ruoff, Facebook

Full length "Washington Field Trip" music video

The band has uploaded another full-length music video for the song "Washington Field Trip". Check it out below.

Full length "Hello I Feel The Same" music video

The full-length animated music video premiere for "Hello I Feel The Same" is now available exclusively through Culturecollide.com.

New album "Hello I Feel The Same" available for pre-order!

The Innocence Mission's new 11-track album, Hello I Feel The Same is now available for pre-order through Bandcamp.com. The album is being released digitally, as well as on CD and a limited pressing 12" vinyl in the US. No details have yet been released regarding an international release.

Pre-orders begins on September 23th for iTunes and October 16th at retail outlets nationwide.

Tracks include:

1. Hello I Feel the Same
2. Tom on the Boulevard
3. Washington Field Trip
4. When the One Flowered Suitcase
5. Barcelona
6. State Park
7. Fred Rogers
8. Blue and Yellow
9. Daily
10. Spring Is Written on Your Door
11. The Color Green

You can listen to two full length tracks on the band's Bandcamp linked above. Those two tracks are "Tom on the Boulevard" and "Washington Field Trip".

Korda Records announces signing of The Innocence Mission

Minneapolis start-up label, Korda Records, has officially announced the signing of The Innocence Mission for the band's next album due to release in October. Korda Records is a co-op label created by friend David Schelzel (of the Ocean Blue) and such artists as Allison LaBonne, Brian Tighe and Jim Ruiz.

The band will begin taking pre-orders for the new album later this month. No album details have been released at this time.

Sources: Pascal Rodriguez, theinnocencemission.com

The upcoming album

Here's a sneak peek at the new album in progress.

Source: Mike Bitts, Facebook.

Super Genius Reunion Show

Update 9/1/2016: Tim Kwiat has pasted some photos from the rehearsal as well as details about the show.

Update 5/15/2015: The show has been rescheduled to May 31st.

Original post: Tim Kwiat, Mike Bitts and Steve Brown will be reuniting on Sunday, April 26th at Ephrata Main for a reunion show. The entire album will be performed along with a few new songs and covers. Doors open at 2pm and admission is free.

Source: Tim Kwiat, Facebook

"Creator of the Stars of Night" video

Update 9/13/2015: The upload has been deleted from YouTube, but is available in our downloads section.

It's been quite awhile since our last update, but just in time for Christmas...Don and Karen have recorded a new video for YouTube. This time they perform the hymn, "Creator of the Stars of Night".

"Song For Tom" appears in the indie film "Cafe"

Newly added to the discography is the 2010 indie film Cafe starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Violet Bonus Tracks Available

Karen Peris has released two bonus tracks from her debut album digitally. The two tracks, "Getting Here" and "William Maxwell Walks Home In The Blackout" were previously released in Japan by P-Vine Records. You can download and stream both from Bandcamp.com.