Here is our contribution to the economic stimulus plan - a FREE show at The Darkroom this Thursday with our friends The Winter Sounds, The Yearbooks, and The Eli Story!

Thursday, April 9th
9:00 p.m.
Darkroom (2210 W Chicago Ave)
Free admission
Ages 21+ 

It's official; we've succombed to commercial advertising. "Like Nothing Ever Happened" is appearing in several Shoe Carnival TV and radio commercials, which started airing last week. Let us know if you see it air on TV.

We have a 3-song single up on iTunes, and our EP release is slated for mid-May. We'll be following it up with a music video and Midwest/East Coast tour. Keep your eyes on the website for more information.

What does Love in October have in common with pole dancing and Pedro?

A lot apparently. Check out this clip from MTV's Real World Brooklyn: http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-brooklyn-ep-10-pole-dancing-and-pedro/1606384/playlist.jhtml Don't get it? Pay extra close attention at the 13:10 mark.

We are giving away 2 free tickets to our Double Door show. Shoot an email with your name, email address, and zip code to management@loveinoctober.com by March 18th to qualify.

We're on Twitter now. Come follow us! http://twitter.com/loveinoctober

On the day of President Obama's inauguration I would like to reflect on some of the changes that have occurred in the United States of America in the past year. As many of you know I am a very politically active musician. Despite this I have kept relatively quiet in the past year during the campaign, election, and transition of administrations.

In the past several years when people have approached me about my nationality I would always answer that I am Swedish, although I have dual citizenship. Part of this answer stemmed from an embarrassment of being American given the foreign policies of the Bush administration. I was not proud of what America was doing abroad or of the divisive politics of our two party system of government. Their values clearly didn't reflect my beliefs nor represented what I wanted to be. Today I see major change in the country. It is apparent on all the faces of the people gathered in Washington, D.C. I feel that there is hope for this country and that people desperately want change and are willing to make sacrifices to make it happen. Not only is today a celebration for Barack Obama, but also the departure of George Bush and eight years of flawed ideas, abuse of power, and the inhumane treatment of people. I hope today is the dawn of a new era in American policy and politics.

It was evident during the campaign that America was desperate for a change. Obama's campaign events drew tens of thousands more people than John McCain's events. On the night of Obama's election people of many nationalities, religions, and races joined in the streets of Minneapolis in celebration. Hundreds of people crowded the streets and police officers stood by and watched in awe. Since the election people have rallied around Obama even more and now 3 out of 4 Americans welcome him into the White House. Perhaps it's the continuing collapse of the national economy that is forcing people to see that change is needed in our politics, economic models, and our way of life. We must transform from consumers to helpers and be willing to help our neighbors, regardless of our differences. Some people call this socialism, I believe it is our civic duty and a necessity if we want to continue to strive to be a great nation.

Please join me in celebration today and let's not wait for Obama to change America, but let us unite to make a change for the better.

Erik

Christmas came early! Free mp3 "Istället för musik: förvirring" (bob hund cover) from Love in October Claus. Right click on link to download! And accompanying music video

Kent and I moved to Minneapolis on a whim and started this project two and a half years ago. Ever since we've been traveling the country playing shows, making music, and living our dream. At the end of the month we'll be moving to Chicago to continue our musical endeavors from there. We are making this move for practical and personal reasons. We will miss the city of Minneapolis and all the good people we've met here, but we also look towards the future with great optimism. This is not the end of the band by any means as we have plenty of music left inside of us. We'd like to thank Troy and Ryan for playing with us and being great guys. We'll miss them. We'd also like to thank all the fans who have come out to see us here in MPLS. It's been so much fun playing for you. This isn't the end of LiO in Minneapolis; we'll be back on tour. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

We have one final “hometown” show planned for you. Come bid us farewell on Friday, December 19th at the Uptown Bar. For everyone else, we’ll see you on tour.

Erik & Kent

Our kick-ass live music video from the UM show with Hot Hot Heat is up. Check it out!
Love in October "Dance Johannes Kepler" Live from Erik Widman on Vimeo.

Our music video for "An Average Idea" kicks off Museek Music Video Festival in St. Petersburg, Russa today!