Official CD Release and BIG NEWS!

TONIGHT we'll be interviewed on Q101 with Local 101's Chris Payne!
Tune in at 9:00PM to 101.1FM in Chicago or listen live online at Q101.com.

A quick shout-out:
Our listening party was a phenomenal success thanks to Dave, Kristine & Melissa of Late Bar, Katrine & her rollergirl waitresses, DJ Kenny Kicks & DJ Gary for sharing their glam night with us, August & Frankie at NoVo Arts, and ALL of our wonderful fans and friends who came out, drank bamboo shots and danced the night away with us. Being a Maybenaut kicks ASS these days!

But we're not even close to finished... THIS WEEK we have two big, big events where we'll play LIVE and rock your socks clean off and onto a fox:

In-store performance at Laurie's Planet of Sound!!
This Thursday, May 20th at 7:00PM
We'll be playing the record and a few of our favourite new songs, signing CDs, and making a general mess of ourselves at Chicago's COOLEST record store. This ain't Best Buy. This is a REAL record store. If you haven't been there yet, now is the time to check it out: 4639 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, IL. The show's all ages, so bring the (respectful & well-behaved) kids! RSVP and see who's already coming on Facebook!

SHAZAM!! Maybenauts OFFICIAL CD RELEASE SHOW (and the Space Panda's birthday!)
This is gonna be KILLER. I mean, freaking awesome extravaganza space explosion holy crap I didn't know life could be this rewarding KILLER.
This Friday, May 21st at 8:00PM
7 (yes, 7) bands play their best-of set! In order of appearance: Tenniscourts, TAFKAVince, The Maybenauts, Gidgets Ga Ga, Penthouse Sweets, The Safes, The Sonnets.
This event is FREE (!!) before 10:00. Get there early and don't pay cover! 21+
Darkroom - 2210 W Chicago Avenue in Chicago, IL. RSVP on Facebook here!

And... the big announcement:

THE MAYBENAUTS ARE PLAYING SUMMERFEST!
On Saturday, July 3rd, The Maybenauts will panda-ize Milwaukee's ginormous music festival. We are all secretly very excited to be playing on the same day as Rush. Okay, not so secret. We're freaking ecstatic. And our show will be good, too! More details to follow. :)

Upcoming Nautness!

Our schedule's getting packed...

We rocked the Cubby Bear last Thursday - thanks to everyone involved! Gidgets Ga Ga, Fritzpatrick, the staff at Cubby Bear (special bonuses to Jamie Duffy the rockin' soundguy, and their badass supernice all-around awesome security team), and all of our friends and fans who came out!

Now it's time to plan for our CD RELEASE!!!

Two confirmed dates:

Wednesday, May 12 @ Late Bar will be the official pre-release listening party for Big Bang featuring Emilynaut and Veenaut as DJs and the first public spin of the new EP! We will be serving hors d'oerves, there will be drink specials, and lots of other nifty surprises! The party starts at 8:00PM and Mixtape Meltdown DJs take over at 10:00PM for a dance party!

Friday, May 21 @ Darkroom is our OFFICIAL CD RELEASE SHOW!!!!!. The event is called SHAZAM! and features 7 phenomenal bands showcasing their best material. We'll get rolling at 9:00PM, doors are at 8:00. NO COVER before 10:00PM!!!!

Rumour has it we'll also be doing an in-store performance and we may even appear on WGN news! Neeeeat. Details TBA!

We may ALSO have a special surprise coming up next week... but you'll have to wait to find out about that one!

We're planning some tour dates for our Wisconsin fans, too! We'll be hitting Milwaukee's Cactus Club on Friday, June 4 and Madison on June 5 (venue TBA).

The following weekend we'll be performing at Steel Bridge Song Fest, a veritable mini-SXSW that focuses on songwriting. Three of our lovely members will be participating in the preceding week's songwriting workshop, Construction Zone. SO. FUCKING. EXCITED. Steel Bridge Song Fest is 3 days of amazing shows in beautiful Sturgeon Bay, WI from June 11-13 and a weekend pass is only $25. Get your tickets and hotel/camping reservations now - some hotels are already full!

Shameless plugs:
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That's all for now!

The Maybenauts Invade Berwyn / New Video

This Friday, the Maybenauts take over Berwyn. BERRRRRRRWYN!

They may have gotten rid of the tire spire, but we'll still be bringing the rock.

Friday evening (March 26) we play the grand opening party for Horse-Drawn Productions, where we recorded Big Bang!

After that, we're gonna run a couple miles up Ogden and bring our ginormous show to the tiniest stage in Chicagoland!
Come check it out, enjoy some craft brews, and dance with us! We'll be rocking alongside our good friends the Demerits.
The bar is called Cigars & Stripes and is located at 6715 West Ogden Avenue in Berwyn, IL. There's no cover, but it is 21 and up! Show starts around 9:30.

Also, check out this sweet new teaser for Big Bang!!

Holy awesome weekend!

Friday
Rocked out on WLUW for the Razor & Die Show!! You can hear the podcast of the whole interview/performance here. While you're listening, become a fan of the Razor & Die Show on Facebook!!

Saturday
Played one of our bestest, funnest, awesomest (and other words that don't existest) shows yet at Quenchers with my old band, Haywood Yards. It was SO much fun! We even worked in a cover of Shut Up Woman Get On My Horse.

Monday
Played a noon-time set at University of Chicago - we even got some really cool fan art that I will post here as soon as I can scan it!
THEN, we did an interview with John Rose at UIC Radio. We love John Rose!!
THEN, we had a meeting at NoVo to discuss marketing and plotting our fabulous CD release! More details to come... :)

A week of Maybenauts!!

So many updates!!!

This Friday we will be playing live on the Razor & Die Show!!
You can tune in at 88.7FM if you're in Chicago, or online at www.wluw.org. The show airs from 2:00-6:00PM.

This Saturday we'll be playing at Quenchers!
With Ellie's old band, Haywood Yards.

This Monday we'll be playing a special noontime concert at UIC!
To kick off the celebration UIC Radio's 10th anniversary week!
After the set, we'll be chatting with John Rose and listening to some cuts from our new record on his UIC Radio show. You can listen in at www.uicradio.org.

We've now added a Maybenauts merch store to our website! From here, you can order the Maybfits tees and pre-order our new EP, Big Bang! Pre-orders of the CD come with a digital download - you can listen to the songs NOW, before the record comes out! How cool is that?!

We've also got some great stuff brewing for summer already, so stay tuned!!

February 11th @ the Abbey!

Missed us at Lincoln Hall? That's a shame, because it ROCKED!

But you've got another chance this week:



It's our anniversary show! The Maybenauts are one year old.

First anniversary gifts are traditionally paper in the US. Draw us a picture and get a special surprise at the show!

In the UK, first anniversary gifts are cotton. Because of this photo, we will also accept cotton balls and Q-tips as anniversary gifts!

According to Wikipedia, the "modern American" first anniversary gift is clocks. We will also be accepting clocks and photographs of Flava Flav as well.

Really, you'll get your surprise just for showing up, but we like to encourage our fans to be creative!

Maybefits tees are ready, too! They'll be for sale at the Abbey show, so if you didn't get yours presale (or if you did, and want to pick it up) come on out!

We rocked Lincoln Hall - AGAIN!

Here are some photos for those of you who couldn't be there, by Audrey Leon! Thanks Audrey!







Also, today is our one year anniversary! Our February 11th show at The Abbey will be our official anniversary celebration. Stay tuned for details!