Chicago show added to 2016 calendar

Update 3/3/2016: The Innocence Mission have cancelled and will not be playing with the Ocean Blue The Innocence Mission will be playing in Chicago with the Ocean Blue on March 19th at the Lincoln Hall. The show starts at 9pm and tickets can be purchased here.


Source: Chad Henson, Facebook.

Community site has been moved to a new Facebook group

I've moved the internal Community group to Facebook. It seems from an administration side and from convenience's sake it just makes sense.

Hit the "Community" button above or visit this link to join.

Coachellavalleyweekly.com album review

Coachella Valley Weekly has reviewed Hello I Feel The Same on their website. Still haven't bought the new album? Visit the link here to read the review.

Exclusive bonus track on Japanese release

Exclusively found on the Japanese release of Hello I Feel The Same (PCD-24455) is the bonus track "At Sea" which has been released through P-Vine Records.

As this time, the album is strictly available in Japan. If a US Importer is discovered, a link will be posted. Currently, the album can be purchased in Japan through the Japanese iTunes store, HMV and Tower Records with a 45 second song sample available on each of the 3 sites.

Annual 2016 Fundraiser

You may have noticed here on the main news page that there's a Paypal link. Anyway, it's not free running a website like this and because this is not a commercial site. Also, I am not paid for the Innocence Mission related ads you may see. Later this fall, our WebHosting deal will need to be renewed. This renewal is for 3 years at a total cost of $144. We've had two donation already which will cover most of our costs (both the domain name registration and much of the hosting).

So with that in mind, we only need $30.00 to reach our goal.

Click the donate icon below to read the disclaimer and find out how you can donate to Imdiscog.com. You can also see the annual operating costs and donations.

Korda 3 Showcase

Update 3/3/2016: The Innocence Mission have cancelled and will not be playing in the showcase.

The Innocence Mission have been added to the Korda 3 Showcase in Minneapolis, MN set for 7PM on March 18th, 2016 at First Avenue & 7th Street Entry.

For more information and for their upcoming performance schedule, visit our live page.

Source: Don Gordeto, Facebook

WXPN "Key Studio Sessions" performance

The Innocence Mission traveled to WXPN recently to record a handful of songs live for The Key Studio Sessions all of which are available for download and streaming at SoundCloud.

Check out the story at WXPN here. (There's also a link to the recordings on their page)
or check out the 4 recordings directly at SoundCloud here or listen below.

Songs recorded include, "Tom On The Boulevard," "Blue And Yellow," "Brotherhood Of Man" and "When The One - Flowered Suitcase."

Surprise performance sighting

On November 22nd, Karen and Don Peris performed during the encore of the Ocean Blue's show at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, PA. The song performed was a cover of "I'll Be Your Mirror" by The Velvet Underground. You can see the clip below.

Here are several Instagram photos from the performance.

#TheOceanBlue AND #TheInnocenceMission -- this is what Heaven will be like

A photo posted by Ned Bustard (@nedbustard) on Nov 22, 2015 at 7:44pm PST

#theoceanblue #chameleonclub #bestbandsever #theinnocencemission #love #sublime #hersheypa #thisreallyhappened #livemusicisbetter

A photo posted by @glamourandgrace15 on Nov 23, 2015 at 5:51pm PST

Amazing end to the #sirerecords vinyl shows last eve in Lancaster! Thanks Don and Karen of @theinnocencemission !

A photo posted by THE OCEAN BLUE (@theeoceanblue) on Nov 23, 2015 at 5:08pm PST

Source : Marlon Hart, Facebook

Japanese anthology album "For Quiet Corner"

On November 25th, P-Vine will be releasing the first Innocence Mission anthology album (import only from Japan), For Quiet Corner. The 24-track album combines a combination of recently released songs from the band, as well a handful of tracks found on Don and Karen's solo projects.

On December 2nd, P-Vine will also be releasing Hello I Feel The Same in Japan. There appears to be one bonus track, "At Sea".

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