05/04/08

The Fir has contributed a song to the upcoming Kim Deal Tribute album
due out soon on American Laundromat Records. Click here for details.

The band is due to release a split digital single this summer with Dylan In The Movies.
More updates on this soon. The Fir has to finish up their track while DITM wait patiently.

The Fir will be opening for Air Traffic (from the UK) at T.T. the Bear's in Boston on May 22. See the shows pages
for details.

11/26/07

The Fir will be playing live in Boston on Friday Dec 28 along with The Gravel Pit, Francine and others... The show is a benefit for
T.T. the Bear's bartender Jeanne. See the show page for more info.

 

03/06/07

On Saturday March 10, The Fir will be playing a lo-fi set at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Ma. The evening is
sponsored by Seattle station KEXP and Signal2noise. See the shows page for details on the evening.

 

08/10/06

On August 12, the band will be playing acoustic opening for Grant Lee Phillips in Boston.
See the "shows" page for more details.

The Douglas Fir "Vinyl Singles Archive" EP is now available at Apple iTUNES.
You can click here for more info.

 

08/16/06

The Douglas Fir are mentioned in USA TODAY's "POP CANDY" column along with Rhett MIller and The Talking Heads.
Check it out at blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy

After a month in Australia, Jay has returned to Boston and the band is back in the studio working on the new album.

Check out The Douglas Fir at MTV.COM. The Fir's songs were recently used in several MTV shows.

Also, The Douglas Fir are currently featured at www.downloadweed.com.

Looks like the Fir's "Vinyl Singles Archive" CD will be up on Apple iTunes this spring. Stay tuned for
info on that in the coming months. There might also be a repressing of the "Archive" six song CD since the
first batch has nearly sold out. For those of you who have recently written in, there are still a few copies of
the disc available. Get em' while ya can!

Drummer Pete Caldes is doing assorted dates with Juliana Hatfield. Keep yer eyes open for those gigs around the USA.

 

5//02/06

Thanks to everyone in the USA and in Europe who has recently purchased the latest Douglas Fir album on ITUNES.
The band is very appreciative and the album has been selling incredibly well. "When This Wears Off" is now also
available for digital download by the folks at Napster.

 

1/1/06

Apple iTUNES is now carrying The Douglas Fir's most recent album "When This Wears Off".
All 14 songs from the album are available for only .99 cents per track.

If you already have iTunes Click here for a link to the Apple iTUNES store.

**The latest Douglas Fir album has also been picked up by the following stores and is now
available nationally online at Napster, Amazon.com, MP3 Tunes, CD Baby, Rhapsody.com,
Tower Records, and Dark Years Records.

For those of you who have been emailing recently regarding the Fir's "Vinyl Singles Archive CD",
we still have a few copies left in stock, and you can purchase them by going to the storefront.
Thanks to all the folks around the world who who have been buying the records lately. The band is really appreciaitve!

 

04/28/05

The Douglas Fir song "An Invitation" was recently used repeatedly in several episodes of MTV's Real World (San Diego).
Keep your ears wide open for the Fir if you happen to be watching any repeats of the Real World series...

Currently the guys are in the studio recording songs for the new album. Stay tuned for more updates
and previews of new tracks here on the site etc...

 

03/12/05

Thanks to everyone who attended the sold out show in Boston with Calla and French Kicks.

The Fir's 2004 full length, When This Wears Off, has made several "best of" lists around the
country, including in New York City's Village Voice. Here are a few links for ya to check out:

• New York City's Village Voice - Top Ten

•The Nothing I Know

Also, feel free to visit The Douglas Fir's page at MY SPACE.

02/18/05

The Fir will be playing live with The French Kicks, Calla, and Passsenger in Boston on February 18.
Check out the "shows" page for all the specifics and for info on how to purchase tic's ahead of time.
This show will sell out so we recommend that you pick up a ticket in advance.

In a few weeks time, the Fir's latest album "When This Wears Off" will be up and running on ITUNES.
We'll let you know when those folks make it available.

The band's acoustic live set and interview on Seattle radio station KEXP can heard by clicking HERE.

 

10/30//04

Jay Walsh will be playing a solo acoustic Douglas Fir show at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on Wednesday November 17.
Set time is at 11:00 p.m. Go to the Hotel Cafe site for more info...

The Fir's debut full length 'When This Wears Off" has been made available for purchase at CDBABY.COM.
There are also sounds samples of every track on the album at the CD BABY site.

Some new photos from the Fir's live performance on Seattle station KEXP have been added to the photos page.
The shots were taken by photographer William Anthony when Jay played live on KEXP in June of 2004.

 

09/28//04

Thanks to everyone who turned up at Piano's and made the New York City show such a stellar evening.
The band is currently working on songs for the next album and will start recording tracks in the coming
months. In the meantime, the Fir will attempt to figure out a way to pay off the $300 speeding ticket they
received while on the road passing through the (not so) lovely state of Connecticut. Send your spare change
contributions to c/o P.O. Box 390274 Cambridge, MA 02139 USA.

 

09/18//04

The Fir are playing live in New York City on Saturday September 25 at Pianos. The band is on at 8:30 p.m.
and the show includes Passenger, The Black Spoons and Morning Theft. See the shows page for more info.

07/29//04

Check out the "shows" page for new live August dates in Boston. One of the evenings, August 19, is with our
friends The Everyones from Melbourne, Australia. They are a great band and you should check them out.
The Everyones are currently on tour with Jet and Sloan, and they'll be doing an handfull of headlining dates
on their own around the U.S.A. in August, including the Boston evening with the Fir. We encourage you to come out for this one.

CLICK HERE to listen to The Douglas Fir playing live on Seattle Station KEXP. The in studio interview and acoustic
performance originally aired in June on 2004 when KEXP DJ John in the Morning broadcasted all week from the
Museum of TV and Radio in New York City.

A tremendous thanks to everyone who has been purchasing albums and spreading the songs around to their friends.
We are all very appreciative...

 

07/21//04


The Fir will be playing live in Boston with Pernice Brothers and The Bigger Lovers on July 28th. The entire evening is
a benefit for the Kerry campaign. See the shows page for more specific info on the evening.

 

06/11//04


For those of you who live in New York City, or who have friends who reside in NYC, please feel free to foward along
the following info. The week of June 13–21, The Douglas Fir will be playing two really great shows in Manhattan.

In other news, Jay Walsh and Patrick Cooley were recently interviewed by Charles McEnerney, the host and founder of
Well Rounded Radio. Check out the Well Rounded site for the in depth audio interview regarding the band,
the new album and what the future holds for the Fir.

Also, The Big Takeover gave the Fir's new album a stellar review. Check out the "press" page for the clip.

Thanks to everyone who has been requesting the Fir at college radio around the country!

05/02//04


The Douglas Fir's song "Overcast" was recently featured on MTV 's Road Rules/Real World Challenge Show.

WFNX DJ Paul Driscoll has been spinning The Douglas Fir song "Wherever You Go" on his show Alter Ego with Paul Driscoll.
You can call up and request The Fir weeknights on WFNX from 7 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Paul spins lots of amazing bands and great
music, both new and old. Check it out and tune in....

The new album, "When This Wears Off," is out now at college radio nationally. KEXP in Seattle,
one of the nation's most amazing stations has added the Fir to their playlist. You can listen on line
at KEXP.ORG and you can also e-mail the dj's and request the Fir directly from the KEXP site.

A new article on the band has been added to the press page.

 

04/05//04

The Fir will be playing with The Wrens in Boston at T.T. the Bear's on Friday April 9th.
Tickets at Ticketmaster have already sold out for this gig, however there are a few limited
remaining seats available for purchase at the club this week.

In Boston, WMBR and WZBC and WFNX have all been spinning the Fir during the day. Call them up to request a song.

To all the folks everywhere who have purchased the new record, the band is very appreciative. Feel free to spread the word.
The album is only $12 including shipping. Click here for the storefront.

Several new reviews and articles have been added to the press page. More national reviews to come soon.

02/26/04

The new Fir album was just picked up for national distibution by Carrot Top.
In Boston, you can purchase the record at all Newbury Comics Locations.

Also, the album is out now at college radio nationally. We will post a list of stations soon.
KEXP in Seattle, one of the nation's most amazing stations has added the Fir to their playlist.
You can listen on line at KEXP.ORG. E-mail and request the Fir.

The band will be playing live in NYC on Saturday February 28. See the shows page for specific info.
More upcoming shows, photos and new press to be posted soon. Stay tuned.

The Boston Globe recently just did feature on the Fir in the Sunday Arts section. You can check out
the article by clicking here.

WFNX in Boston has been spinning the new Fir album. You can request "At the Hotel" or "Wherever You Go (Hugo)"
by calling toll free 1-877-369-7234.

02/03/04

For those of you living in the Boston area you can now purchase the new Fir album "When This Wears Off"
at all Newbury Comics locations and also at Mars Records located at 299 Newbury Street.

Sunday February 8, theFir will be doing a live on air interview on 92.5 The River WXRV. Tune in aftter 8 p.m.
You can listen on line here http://www.92.5theriver.com

Sunday February 15 at T.T. the Bear's in Cambridge, Ma, the Fir will be performing an acoustic set opening
for the South (from the U.K.) and Metric. It's an early show and the band performs promtly at 9:00 p.m.
Tickets for this show are available at ticketmaster.

 

01/13/04

The new album, When This Wears Off, is out now on Dark Years Records.

January is gearing up to be a busy month for the band. Here's the scoop:

• January 19 - 23, 2004 -Throughout the whole week, songs from The Douglas Fir's
"When This Wears Off" CD will be played on WFNX's New England Product Spotlight twice
daily at 2:40 p.m. and 6:40 p.m. Tune in on 101.7 FM and 101.3 in Boston, MA; 92.1 FM
in Western Mass. and Manchester, NH; and 92.1 in Portsmouth, NH and southern Maine.
Listen online at www.wfnx.com.

• January 24, 2004 - The Douglas Fir 's record release showThe Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Ma.

• January 25, 2004 - Jay and Patrick will discuss their latest CD with Chris Rucker,
host of WFNX's New England Product on January 25, 2004 from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Tune in on 101.7 FM.

12/10/03

Have a good look around the new website. There are lots of new odds and ends including photos, mp3s,
and other nonsense.

07/15/03

Jay Walsh recently engineered and mixed a song for Mark Robinson (ex-unrest / flin flon).
The song is cover of the Patty Duke track "Come Live with Me" and was released as a 7 inch vinyl single.
It's available through the Teenbeat Records Online store.

Additionally, Jay also recently mixed two tracks on the new Paula Kelley album that is out now on Kimchee Records.