theformat

NEW MERCH!

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:10:12 GMT

important

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:07:22 GMT

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

THEFORMATMERCH.COM

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:34:13 GMT

New zip hoodie, sweatshirt, wallet & CD online now @ THEFORMATMERCH.COM

<3

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:10:30 GMT

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!

Starts 11/19, 12am, AZ Time.

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:47:53 GMT

Live at the Mayan Theatre DVD Screening.

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:24:21 GMT

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

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:40:03 GMT

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?

Come Watch The Format With The Format!

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:38:47 GMT

*note this is not a show, this is a screening of the DVD

"The Format, Live At The Mayan Theatre" - DVD Trailer!

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:54:43 GMT

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.

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:06:08 GMT

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

Dog Problems VINYL, DVD pre-order & TOUR

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:55:59 GMT

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!

DOG PROBLEMS FOR FREE and more news

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:52:00 GMT

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

Tour Dates

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:18:50 GMT

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

THEFORMATMERCH.COM

Thu, 31 May 2007 02:29:18 GMT

SUMMER USA/CANADA TOUR PLAN COMING TOGETHER

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:27:19 GMT

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.

"She Doesn't Get It" VIDEO!!

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:55:41 GMT

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)"

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:47:33 GMT

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.

something to look forward to

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:29:39 GMT

Live on Last Call with Carson Daly - airing this Friday, Feb. 2

http://www.nbc.com/Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly/

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:48:57 GMT

Last Call

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:20:12 GMT

On January 25th The Format will perform "She Doesn't Get It" on Last Call with Carson Daly! *Please note that this show will air Friday, February 2nd so set your Tivo, VCR's, etc. accordingly.

Apeman

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:17:30 GMT

Our cover of "Apeman" by The Kinks is now up on our MySpace player, check it out!
If it's not working, just be patient (it will work eventually).

HI FROM NATE (LIVE EP AVAILABLE TODAY!)

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:54:46 GMT

bwana,

so here we are...back on tour...schey is sleeping above me....marko is
wandering around somewhere on here wearing gray sweatpants...and new
mexico looks a lot like arizona...we are officially out on the road till
xmas and we're all anxiously awaiting the moment we get each other
sick...a lot has been going on lately so i figured id do my best to fill
you in...

first off...thanks to everyone that came to the harry mitchell benefit at
the clubhouse to see us with jimmy eat world, stiletto formal, and monique
reagan...it was a wonderful time and it was for a cause we felt compelled
to be a part of...if you were there and listening you might have noticed
we played a cover of the kinks song "apeman"...be on the lookout for the
song on this next tour with the all american rejects...and keep checkin
back here to see how you might be able to get a recorded version of that.

speaking of playing live...and recordings...THE iTUNES EXCLUSIVE LIVE EP
"AND NOW I HOPE YOURE ALRIGHT" is released today (october 24th)...i think you should tell all of your friends...and we should
collectively try with all of our power to get that thing in the top
100....whatcha think? pass it on....oh and if youre still interested in
hearing even more live songs from the same concerts....look out...cause
we're gonna release a second ep in december through our site.

shall i keep going...alright...well...the record is being released in
japan this week...i couldnt be more excited...its only a matter of time
before we head over there...and australia...where its being released in
november....and spain....where its being released in december...and
hopefully the uk...where we are still figuring out label stuff but hope to
have it ready there by january so we can head over by february...

i need a cigarette just thinking about all the flights we're going to have
to take.

but in the meantime we're here in wonderful new mexico (where i had to
cancel our first show ever last spring due to the joys of traveling with a
bunch of sick dudes)...ihop is about the only thing bumpin right now...so
i think i might head over there and have my 7th cup of coffee today...in
the meantime please come say hello to us on tour....thanks a lot guys.

OH WAIT! theres still more stuff going on...

right now nylon motion (the wonderful people who directed the compromise
video) are getting their hands (hint!) on the new format video...thats
right...we are doing yet another video...this time we dont have to be in
it either!....we will have more info on the "dog problems" video later...we're hearing that it will be done as early as next week.

as for next year...after the 2 live eps...after the apeman cover...after
the dog problems video...after the worldwide releases...after the all
american rejects tour...look for us to do another lonnnnng headlining
jaunt across the US and CANADA in support of what will be the next
single... "she doesnt get it".

ok...im tired of being a giant commercial...im gonna go listen to "tusk"

<3
nate

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:58:26 GMT

New Headlining Show:

w/ This Day And Age

11/30/06 Flagstaff, AZ
Prochnow Auditorium - NAU - 7PM

U.K. Time Bomb 7" Surplus!

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:33:23 GMT

It appears as though 200 of the U.K. Time Bomb 7"'s managed to sneak their way into the guys' suitcases upon returning home to the U.S. Lucky for you, they will be up for sale starting tomorrow on theformatmerch.com

Also, if you've been living under a rock, The Format merch store was recently re-stocked with all of your favorite Format merch. Check it out, here!

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:46:44 GMT

We will be headlining a few shows in between some of the Reject dates.
Tickets will go on sale soon!

10/6 Main Gate - Univ of AZ - Tucson, AZ
THIS SHOW IS FREE!! http://web.asua.arizona.edu/~asua/index.htm

10/25 Schine Underground Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY
w/ This Day And Age

11/5 Emerson Suites Ithaca College - Ithaca, NY
w/ Straylight Run and Matt Pond PA

12/7 Ball Room Idaho State University - Pocatello, ID
w/ This Day And Age