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[19 Jun 2008|10:27am] Sam Means (ex-The Format) and his new merch company will be present (via a booth) at a few select Warped Tour dates. He'll be selling "Hello Merch" shirts made by him. Everyone should go say hi and rub his beard - they'll be giving away free stuff. http://www.hellomerch.com add hello as your friend on myspace! http://www.myspace.com/hellomerch Warped Dates 6/20 Pomona 6/22 Ventura 6/25 Phoenix http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=351971 2 comments

[05 Jun 2008|07:53pm] wanna know what sams been up to lately???? MAKING TSHIRTS!! New Hello T-Shirts @ hellomerch.com 12 comments

NEW MERCH! [28 Apr 2008|12:09pm] 14 comments

important [04 Feb 2008|02:06pm] We have just put out word that we will not be making a new Format album. Please understand this was a tough decision and we're both upset about it. While we accept there will be false speculation as to why, understand that Sam and I remain extremely close and in fact are still passing the twin peaks box set back and forth in an attempt to figure out who REALLY killed laura palmer. We also want to thank everyone with and within the Format, particularly Mike, Don, and Marko, whom without, none of this would have ever even been fully realized. We both suggest you support their musical talents and whatever they decide to do. And lastly we want to thank the fans who made this the best 5 years of our lives. - nate 98 comments

THEFORMATMERCH.COM [12 Dec 2007|08:32pm] New zip hoodie, sweatshirt, wallet & CD online now @ THEFORMATMERCH.COM <3 2 comments

[30 Nov 2007|11:03am] There are currently only a few copies of the B-Sides album left. From here on out orders over $30 will not be guaranteed a copy. We'll include it if we have it, but we're going to run out very soon. If you didn't get your hands on the actual hard copy, you can still purchase it on iTunes, Amazon, SnoCap, etc. Also, if you're looking to stock up on your holiday gifts the merch store has tons of new merch and next week we will have a brand new wallet (not the same one as before) as well as a brand new hoody design! http://www.theformatmerch.com Also, just as a reminder all contest entries for The Living Room are due no later than 5pm EST today! comments

Starts 11/19, 12am, AZ Time. [18 Nov 2007|09:45pm] 2 comments

Live at the Mayan Theatre DVD Screening. [08 Nov 2007|05:24pm] Tickets for the Monday night (12th) screening of "Live at the Mayan Theatre" showing at Harkins Camelview Theatre are no longer available at theformatmerch.com. A limited amount of tickets have been released at ticketweb.com. There should also be a few left at Stinkweeds (Phoenix) and Zia Records locations. hope to see everyone out there, it's gonna be a good time! statesidepresents.com comments

[29 Oct 2007|06:39pm] Below you will find the track listing for the Rarities and B-Sides CD. It will be available digitally on 11/20 for only $7.99! Beginning on 11/19, a one-time 1000 piece run of the CDs with very special packaging will be available for free on orders over $30 on theformatmerch.com Also, don't forget, "The Format, Live At The Mayan Theater" is now up for pre-order on theformatmerch.com, and in stores 11/13! 1. You're Not A Whore (By The Real Partners) 2. For You 3. Faith In Fast Cars 4. Seven Digit Pin Code (Demo) 5. A Good Time At Your Your Expense (Demo) 6. Threes (Demo) 7. Do You Believe In Magic? 8. Dear Boy (Demo) 9. Dead End (Demo) 10. Time Bomb (Demo) 11. If Work Permits (Demo) 12. Matches (Acoustic) 13. I'm Actual (Demo) 14. The Lottery Song 15. Glutton Of Sympathy 16. 1,000 Umbrellas 17. Apeman 18. Does Your Cat Have A Mustache? 6 comments

Come Watch The Format With The Format! [12 Oct 2007|11:36am] *note this is not a show, this is a screening of the DVD 10 comments

"The Format, Live At The Mayan Theatre" - DVD Trailer! [19 Sep 2007|03:54pm] We've just posted a trailer for the live DVD you can see it on youtube, myspace or you can download a better quality of the trailer here: http://theformat.com/dvdtrailer.mov For those of you who like to get a jump on things, you can pre-order your very own copy at theformatmerch.com where you'll receive a free autographed poster from the show. The Format, Live At The Mayan Theatre will be released on November 13th. 4 comments

[09 Aug 2007|02:05pm] Hello, Just wanted to send a message to everyone who has attended the shows thus far and say thanks so much for making this tour the best tour we have ever done and more specifically I want to apologize to the people who were planning on attending the Vancouver show, its not really in my nature to cancel a show because I have been sick, in fact its only happened once before, and everyone who knows me knows that I am always sick, but I guess 12 straight shows with only one day off in between really did a number on me. I'm really sorry that we weren't able to play in Vancouver because playing every show in Canada was something I was really looking forward to, especially as a huge raptors fan and as a huge fan of Canada in general, I'm feeling a little better so I'm gonna test my voice out tonite in Calgary and promise those who didn't get to see us in bc that we will be back soon, doing something extra special. Also, special thanks to all of the other bands and people in the format for putting on a free show that night regardless, that gesture alone proves how lucky I am to be on such a wonderful tour with such special people. Sorry again and I hope to see everyone really soon. <3 Nate 13 comments

Dog Problems VINYL, DVD pre-order & TOUR [26 Jul 2007|02:55pm] Hey Everyone!  Some News from Camp Format: 1) Tickets are going fast for the remaining shows...some have sold out already.   Click here for tickets!  We don’t want anyone to get hosed. 2) Dog Problems vinyl is now available on the merch store (theformatmerch.com)! 3) You can pre-order the live DVD at shows or on the merch store (theformatmerch.com).  Loads more information is coming soon about the release, which is set for October 30th. We hope your summer is going well! 5 comments

DOG PROBLEMS FOR FREE and more news [26 Jun 2007|11:47am] wasssssssup, haven't talked in awhile...in fact, it’s been so long since i've typed that i actually forgot where the comma key was...i kept hitting shift and all these other buttons...thus my first minutes of typing went like this... wassssssup "no that's not right" wasssssup' "noooo" wassssssup; "ok maybe i should look at the keyboard" and now i’ve wasted 30 seconds of your life...you still owe me thirty...ah forget it...i won’t hold you to it...i’m just happy to have a few days at home to do nothing (that’s not true...i’ve gotta go to LA tomorrow nite and finish up a kids song)...life was pretty nonstop after the guster tour...we went to spain...rehearsed a lot for the dvd...played the dvd show...and then sam and i had to go straight to hawaii for my sisters wedding...now it’s all over and i have a few weeks off to brush up my tennis skills (my basketball obsession is a thing of the past) before we head out for the most exciting tour of our (what is starting to feel like a very long) careers. ZzZzZz ok lemme fill you in on the important parts of that last paragraph (aside from sisters wedding...when sam threw our car rental keys in the ocean) 1. THE DVD IS FINALLY DONE!!!!!!!! we stressed out a whole lot...and for nothing...everything turned out fantastic...thanks to everyone at the mayan theatre in LA, thanks to the wonderful director Sam Erickson and his wonderful crew, thanks to mooka kinney (www.mookakinney.com) for personally designing our amazing suits, thanks to all of the guests (whom i will not name right now in hopes that it might surprise someone when they buy the dvd), thanks to all of our friends and family for supporting us on such a special night, and most importantly thanks to the people who paid to see us freaking out and being more nervous than we have ever been before...it really was my favorite show that we have ever played and it couldn’t have been possible without such a fun and patient crowd....now we just have to let the director put it all together and it will be out in no time. 2. BUY DOG PROBLEMS RIGHT HERE psyche!!!! tricked you...we aren’t going to make you pay for dog problems...in honor of the 1 year anniversary we are going to be giving away dog problems for free for the next couple of weeks...i know you’re wondering why we would do such a thing...and it’s actually pretty simple...we aren’t owned by a giant corporation so we can do whatever the fuck we want....sure we are standing to lose a little bit of money...but i get to make music for a living...if you haven’t had the opportunity to get the record yet because you’ve been too busy trying to pay rent and working a REAL job....than click there and go download it for free...we want you to have it...and at least you’re not stealing it...it’s free...give it a try...then put off rent to go see us playing at a city near you...which is exactly what we are doing this summer... 3. COME SEE US ON TOUR this is it america, the last chance to check us out before we all grow beards and go into "new album mode"...we're pretty much going everywhere (don't get pissy just because we aren’t coming to your certain town in iowa...thank god or whoever that we are even coming to iowa) and it’s going to be with a whole bunch of bands that we love and hope you love too (we don’t have to bring any bands out as favors or support any bands we've never heard)...the only way i could possibly go on tour for almost 3 months is if it was worth it..and this tour is going to be so great that i wish it could go all year....so get tickets now while you still have the chance (or get them next week or the week after while you still have the chance...but hopefully there will be no chances to get tickets after that...being that we are giving our record away for free, i have to find new ways to get money and pay for tennis lessons) 4. I THINK THAT’S IT! for now see you this summer...thanks for everything. <3 nate & the format 16 comments

Tour Dates [04 Jun 2007|04:18pm] w/Mike Birbiglia, Limbeck, Steel Train, Reubens Accomplice 07/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre 07/14 Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre w/Mike Birbiglia, Limbeck, Steel Train, Ollie Jason 07/16 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues 07/17 Austin, TX @ Antones w/Honorary Title, Limbeck, Steel Train, Ollie Jason 07/18 Houston, TX @ Meridian 07/20 Orlando, FL @ The Club at Firestone 07/21 Jacksonville, FL @ Fuel Coffeehouse 07/22 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing 07/24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room 07/25 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 07/26 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 07/27 Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre 07/28 Tulsa, OK @ D-Fest (Blue Dome District) 07/29 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre 07/31 San Diego, CA @ Soma w/Honorary Title, Limbeck, Steel Train, Reubens Accomplice 08/01 Hollywood, CA @ Avalon 08/02 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues 08/03 San Francisco, CA @ Geat American Music Hall 08/04 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre 08/05 Seattle, WA @ Neumos 08/07 Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Center 08/09 Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse 08/10 Edmonton, AB @ Dinwoodie Lounge at Univ. of Alberta 08/11 Saskatoon, SK @ Louis Pub at Univ. of Saskatchewan 08/12 Winnipeg, MB @ Ramada Theatre 08/15 London, ON @ TBA 08/16 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House 08/17 Montreal @ TBA w/Piebald, Steel Train, Limbeck, Reubens Accomplice 08/18 So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground 08/19 Boston, MA @ Avalon Ballroom 08/21 New York, NY @ Webster Hall 08/22 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom 08/23 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Theatre 08/24 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva 08/25 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 08/26 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle 08/28 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts 08/29 Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Theatre 08/30 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection 08/31 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew Hall 09/01 Chicago, IL @ The Vic 09/02 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4 09/04 Iowa City, IA @ The Picador 09/05 Sauget, IL @ Pops 09/06 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada 09/07 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre 09/08 Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA 09/10 Las Vegas, NV @ TBA 23 comments

THEFORMATMERCH.COM [30 May 2007|07:29pm] 8 comments

SUMMER USA/CANADA TOUR PLAN COMING TOGETHER [25 Apr 2007|11:27am] Camp Format will be announcing dates for the summer tour soon, as well as support. The tour will run two months (starting around July 13th) and will likely be the last in support of Dog Problems. We're also including at least 7 Canadian dates, for those of you in Saskatoon who've been yelling at us for years. 31 comments

"She Doesn't Get It" VIDEO!! [05 Mar 2007|12:55pm] The new video for "She Doesn't Get It" can now be seen on MySpace!! Also, if you haven't noticed already, we've added 3 additional versions of the song to our MySpace player: "She Doesn't Get It (Jim Scott Radio Remix)", "She Doesn't Get It (Live)", and "She Doesn't Get It (Acoustic)" 19 comments

[02 Feb 2007|03:45pm] Hi Everyone, Right now I'm on an airplane on my way back from a little mini vacation in New York city...obviously there is a child screaming in my ear next to me...so I've put my headphones on...cranked the "Wicked" soundtrack...and I've decided to write you all a letter of appreciation...kinda. Thanks so much to everyone for the constant support as we keep trying to make this music thing work...its been so much fun so far...and lately (the last year) it keeps getting more and more exciting...and without all of your help I don't think cynical fucks like us would be having as great a time...a good example of that (aside from the countless concerts) would be the Carson Daly show...the staff was as nice as anyone we've ever worked with in a situation like that...and they helped make our first tv appearance much easier...but we still would have been a deer in headlights if it wasn't for 90% of the crowd being filled with people who knew the words and danced along...you guys are the best....so with that being said...we have a busy year ahead of us...I'll fill you in with as much as I know right now... Tonite we are going to be on the Carson Daly show...I don't know how the times work out...but you can look it up...we had a blast doing the show...we ended up playing and taping 4 songs (She Doesn't Get It will be on tonite) and apparently its the most songs they've ever had anyone record...so hopefully they'll show more of our performance on later episodes...we also got a gift bag...that was pretty exciting...I stole the card for a free tattoo (I don't know what I could possibly get) and it just so happens Carmen Electra makes weight loss pills...i stole a bottle from our gift bag in hopes that it will one day make me a better basketball player...or at least 6'6...nonetheless it was exciting for a bunch of hicks from Arizona (and a useless guitar player from Boston)....after the taping we stuck around in LA a few extra days and filmed the video for "She Doesn't Get It"...Sam and i wrote the concept one nite while we were on that one tour we were on a few months ago....so I cant tell you whether or not the treatment for the video is any good...but I can tell you that we think its going to look great...we had a great director...and we had such a fun time on the set with all the kids (I cant say any more)...it should be done in the coming weeks..and hopefully be debuting in the next month...which is when "She Doesn't Get It" will take its behind the back bank shot at radio as our next single release...should be...interesting...meanwhile we will be writing music at home and getting ready to go to Japan for a week at the end of February...we are so excited to be going to Japan...and at the same time we are sad we aren't going to make the trip to Australia...I'm really sorry to everyone that was hoping to see us down under...we just didn't feel it was the right time and we have a bit of a busy schedule around that time...we are going to be recording a few new or semi new songs...one which will be for a new kids comp (as the kid next to me is reading this and eating doritos (thanks jetblue for subduing children with television and snacks)) I'll let you know more as I know more...but we're all really excited about writing and recording...I hope to be doing a lot of that while we're on the Guster tour this spring...i also hope to be playing a lot of frisbee and just enjoying the weather this spring (I'm probably just saying this because it was so cold in New York this week)...so after we regain our mojo on the Guster tour, we are going to take a few weeks off and then record a................... I think that's enough for now...in the meantime enjoy yourselves...we will see you soon. <3 nate p.s. sorry Australian supporters...we are really sorry..we are going to come back during our summer...I swear. 26 comments

something to look forward to [29 Jan 2007|10:26am] Live on Last Call with Carson Daly - airing this Friday, Feb. 2 http://www.nbc.com/Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly/ 22 comments

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