NewsJuly 31, 2010Announcing the Rockin' Around The Planet 2010 southeast tour. For tour dates and locations, visit the Upcoming Shows page!
July 3, 2010We've contributed a track to an upcoming Tullycraft tribute album, "Wish I'd Kept a Scrapbook." Lots of great tracks from bands like Math and Physics Club, Fishboy, Bunnygrunt, Darren Hanlen and Rose Melberg, and lots more. Out in September, but you can preview it here...
Stay tuned for news on our upcoming tour with ELEKIBASS and KEITH JOHN ADAMS. May 29, 2010Well, the west coast tour was great. Aquaserge was great. Thanks to friends old and new! Next up! A show in Athens at the Caledonia on June 9, with Morningbell from Gainesville, FL. Then, Cookies are playing the MAIN STAGE at Athfest on Saturday, June 26 at 3 PM!. We've also been nominated for BEST ALBUM by the Flagpole Music Awards. You can vote here. Only a couple days left, though. We have also added a couple items to our Merch Store! Both feature Matt Blanks' Tape Ninja design - one's a black t-shirt with green ninjas, the other is a tote bag (we're really excited about these!!).
Speaking of Matt Blanks, he has a show of new paintings up at the Grit through June 13. Check 'em out! Finally, the Cookies will be taking a little time off in July. Jason and Kay will be opening a few dates for the B-52s with Supercluster, but then we'll be preparing our selves for ATHENS POPFEST 2010, immediately followed by a short tour with ELEKIBASS and KEITH JOHN ADAMS. Yes. More to come on that... Have a happy and safe Memorial Day! April 6, 2010
We're very excited to announce out first west coast tour dates for Modern Silence. And to sweeten the deal, all the dates are with the fantastic French band Aquaserge. Visit our upcoming shows page for the latest dates! March 25, 2010We've just returned home from a quick tour out to SXSW and back. We had a blast! Many thanks to all our new and old friends we saw on the road! Now that we're home, we're getting prepped for the R.E.M 30th Birthday Bash on April 2 at the Melting Point. Lots of great musicians will be paying tribute to one of our town's most influential acts. 
February 23, 2010Casper & the Cookies are thrilled to have contributed a remix of "Who Threw That Ham at Me" on the Superions' new EP! The Superions is Fred Scneider (of the B-52s) newest group, and you should check it out!!
We're going on tour!! Check out our tour dates here. This tour brings us out to SXSW and back, but never fear, more traveling is in the works!!
Febryart 9, 2010Well, it's cold out, but we're just getting warmed up. We played our first show with Gregory and are gearing up for a couple of US tours this spring! We can't wait to get out and do it like it should be done--with a drummer!! First off, in March we'll be hitting the southeast on our way out to SXSW and back. Plans are still in the works for us to range a little farther in April and May. Stay tuned!!! Be on the lookout for the latest Athens Food & Culture magazine. We did an interview on what we like to eat! January 2, 2010It's a brand new year, and already, things are looking up! The biggest news is that we have a new drummer!! Gregory Sanders has joined the ranks of the Cookies, and we will be playing our first show with him on February 6, here in Athens. There will be rock. I know the holidays are over, but I just have to post this wonderful comic done by Bill Roundy. It's based on our Christmas song, Kiss Me Beneath the Christmas Tree, and he did a fantastic job!
Happy New Year all!! May 2010 be the best year yet!!
December 3, 2009Happy Holidays! We have a couple special treats for you! First of all, we've extended the sale in our online shop! Check it out for some great deals! Secondly, we've posted our Christmas song, "Kiss Me Beneath the Christmas Tree." You can listen here! Here's hoping you all have a happy, warm, and safe holiday!!
December 3, 2009Happy Holidays! We have a couple special treats for you! First of all, we've extended the sale in our online shop! Check it out for some great deals! Secondly, we've posted our Christmas song, "Kiss Me Beneath the Christmas Tree." You can listen here! Here's hoping you all have a happy, warm, and safe holiday!!
October 28, 2009
We're winding down after a busy summer of touring, but that doesn't mean we're done for the year! We have another great show coming up, playing with our pals, LAKE, Karl Blau, and ODeath at the Secret Squirrel, here in Athens on 11/7. But for those of you who aren't in Athens, we have a couple of sweet treats for your Halloween! First of all, we'd like to present our new video for Little King. Hand drawn by our wonderful friend Fredrick Arnold, you've just got to see it to believe it. As a matter of fact, we're so excited about this video, that in it's honor, we're going to run a SPECIAL for the month of November! Vinyl copies of Modern Silence will be marked down to $15 (+shipping)!! There will be some other markdowns in our store, as well. September 2, 2009New podcast...All you folks faithfully following the Post Modern Silence podcast series should head over to the mix tape page for the final installment. It's a doozy. Also, some new video for you guys today. Our first gig on the most recent tour wasn't in a club. It was at Relay Studio in front of multiple cameras. The fruits have dropped, so get a bite. Click below for "Sharp," "You Love Me," & "Pete Erchick" "Casper and The Cookies "Sharp" from Palestra Music on Vimeo. "The art pop band from Athens, GA stopped by the Relay Recording Studios to perform for our cameras. After putting on some fine vintage apparel and applying some glittery eye lashes, the trio kicked things off with "Sharp"."
"Hippies, they are not. Casper and The Cookies end their session with 'You Love Me'." "Casper and The Cookies share the psychological experiences of touring with 'Pete Erchick Bicentennial Service Area'." July 18, 2009Modern Silence double LP now available!!!
June 21 , 2009Casper & the Cookies will be heading back out west this September! Just wanted to get that out there. More details on WHO we're touring with and the exact dates and locations to follow soon!! Suffice to say...>WE CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! Casper and the Cookies - Modern Silence GATEFOLD 2xLP + 5" lathe cut!: $21 The first 50 preorders will receive a special clear 5" lathe cut with two exclusive songs on it, as well as the mp3s early. Order through People in a Position to Know Recs! June 4 , 2009Well, the CD release for Modern Silence has come and gone, and it was a blast. We did it up--with cake and tape ninja masks! We're now getting ready to hit the road for a month in July in August. This tour will cover much of the east coast and Midwest, but never fear, a west coast tour is in the works for fall!! We've put up our first podcast on the mixtape page. Many thanks to Casper for pulling it together! We hope you enjoy it. In addition. we now officially have Facebook and Twitter pages! Cyber-stalk us all you want! PLUS...tape ninja t-shirts are now available in the store! Girls and boys styles...woo hoo!! May 8, 2009
Modern Silence will be released on MAY 12!! And you can get it here! NYC Popfest is next week, and we're booking a month-long tour this summer. New T-shirts are being made, a video for "Little King" is on the way. Vinyl is being pressed. All for the good of mankind. As always, we'll keep you posted... April 25, 2009NYC Popfest is coming up! It's going to be a long weekend of great pop music from all over the world. Casper & the Cookies will be playing Sunday night (May 17) at the Cake Shop (lineup below). While we're in NYC, we will be doing a special filming with our friend Melissa Anne from Modern Mystery. More info on this soon! NYC Popfest Sunday All-Dayer April 8 , 2009The Release Party for Modern Silence is officially set for May 30, at the Caledonia Lounge. We will be joined by our buds, The Lolligags and Marshmallow Coast. We’ve been waiting a long time for this to happen, so it will be a party!!! We are heading up north earlier in the month to play the NYC Popfest (May 17). A lot of really great bands will be playing over the course of the weekend, and we can’t wait to get back to the Cake Shop! In April, we are playing our last in-town show (until the CD release) on the 10th with Allison Weiss and Spring Tigers, and will be playing a live Have You Heard? Session in Atlanta at the Star Bar on April 23rd. We’re working on new t-shirts, using Matt Blanks’ amazing artwork, so keep an eye out for those! In the meantime, we’re glad to be back in Athens, but now we’ve recovered and are ready to do it again! Stay tuned for more tour dates. Cookies in the news! FIRST MODERN SILENCE REVIEW! (Retro Low-Fi) Viva Indie Rock! Optical Atlas March 9, 2009Annnd we're off...well, almost. We played a really fun show in Augusta, GA on Saturday, and now the official tour is starting tomorrow in Savannah. It's been a little rocky around here, and the 7" of snow we got last week didn't help (don't laugh, you northerners---EVERYTHING shuts down when it snows down here--including the power). But the lights and internet are back, the oil is being changed, and the lashes are ...whatever lashes are (ask Jim). February 27 , 2009
January 5, 2009Happy New Year, y'all! We're already gearing up for a busy, busy 2009. We're starting off with a couple shows this month, including one at POPAsheville, which we're very excited to play. The SE/Midwest tour is coming together for the month of March--and we're already thinking ahead to the east and west coasts. We'll post dates soon!
December 18, 2008Happy Holidays!! We've been super busy here in the Cookie Compound. We've wrapped up our shows for the year, but are making preparations for the manufacture and production of Modern Silence, which will be released in Spring 2009 (date TBA) on both HHBTM Records (CDs) and PIAPTK Records (vinyl). A hefty tour out to SXSW in March is coming together, with some Florida stops on the way there and some Midwest shows after the festival. We'll be doing several of these shows with our good buddies, Everthus the Deadbeats (Indianapolis) Check our Upcoming Shows page in early 2009 for listings. November 29, 2008Thanksgiving has come and gone, and that means that we've posted "Kiss Me Beneath the Christmas Tree" to help get you in the mood for the season. Modern Silence will be out in SPRING 2009. We're very excited. Details are still being worked out, but we will keep you posted. A tour is already in the works, and there will be much, much more of that if we have our ways. Kay has updated her website OKTOAD! with new paintings and other stuff that you can look at and even buy if you want. Keep warm!! October 31, 2008Happy Halloween, y'all. The final free Cookies release is now available from Cable & Tweed. It's called "You Love Me." We've had a lot of fun with these songs, and hope you've enjoyed them. We'll be seeing you in our travels. Look for us next spring. It's a-gonna be a good one. And don't forget to VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! October 24, 2008Installment 3 from Modern Silence is up! It's the first official Cookies release of our one and only Jim Hix! "Song Across the Sea" can ONLY be heard on
In other exciting news, "Sunshine Girl" is currently being used as an advertisement for "Just Off the Radar," a local music show brought to us by our wonderful public radio station! One more song will be released next week on Cable & Tweed as a special Halloween treat! More to come!! October 17, 2008Song #2 from Modern Silence is up! You can only find it at Optical Atlas! It's a rainy day, so you might want a little Sunshine. October 10, 2008The first song from Modern Silence is now available exclusively on Three Imaginary Girls! You can download it here! Enjoy!!
October 3, 2008CASPER & THE COOKIES RELEASE EXCLUSIVE TRACKS OFF UPCOMING ALBUM! Hey everyone! We know it's been a long wait, and it'll be a little longer for the entire record, but we just want to say THANK YOU! by giving you a little free appetizer of the meal to come. See the press release below! In anticipation of their third album, Modern Silence, Casper & the Cookies are releasing three exclusive digital tracks to the blogosphere. These songs, a sampling of what's to come from the follow-up release to 2006's The Optimist's Club are the culmination of nine hard months of recording for the Cookies with a little help from their friend, Bill Doss (Olivia Tremor Control, Apples in Stereo, The Sunshine Fix). During the month of October, one previously unreleased song will be released each week. 10/10: Three Imaginary Girls 10/17: Optical Atlas 10/24: You Ain't No Picasso September 19, 2008Welcome to the new Casper & the Cookies website! It still has a few kinks that we're working out, but we'll just keep making it better. A lot has been going on while Kay has been sweating over designing this thing. First of all, we FINALLY got all of the episodes of Watashi Wa Vegetarian (footage from our Japanese tour earlier this year) uploaded! Go to the Videos Page for links. We are also gearing up to play a micro-tour with Dressy Bessy. Just a couple of dates in the Southeast, but I PROMISE we'll cover the rest of the states soon, soon, soon! In other news, we have a new logo. It was inspired by John Cage. You can get a t-shirt featuring it in the Store.
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es! They come in a beautiful, gatefold cover. There are only 500 copies made, and only 200 copies are on AUDIOPHILE RED vinyl, in honor of Jason's obsession with the Japanese red-vinyl version of Sgt. Peppers and their reputation of being the best sounding version of that album. PIAPTK.com will be the only place that you can get the red version of this awesome record! 
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