The Old Ceremony

5.13.10

The maiden voyage of Tom Maxwell's new radio program, The Universal, is now online with interviews and live performances with TOC!

4.08.10

April 23rd at Cat's Cradle - tix on sale now. Benji Hughes is opening up!

3.19.10

RIP Alex Chilton. Listen to Django's cover of Big Star's "Big Black Car":

3.06.10

TOC's Chicago show is SOLD OUT! Nashville, Asheville, and Cincy/KY dates are up now. See you soon.

2.15.10

Posted new tourdates including NYC, Bklyn, Carrboro, and Knoxville. More coming soon, including Chicago and Nashville. Check in soon.

1.19.10

The "Voice" Ed Asner video won its category (Music/Fashion)! You can view (and share/repost) it at http://vimeo.com/6038192.

1.03.10

Happy New Year! TOC announces new NC tourdates...

The new video for "Til My Voice is Gone," starring Ed Asner and Eileen Ryan (directed by Sam Griffith, produced by Andrew Carlberg), is a finalist in the LG Film Festival - if you're in Canada, please vote for it here.

9.11.09

You can hear "Poison Pen" and "Radio Religion" in the new indie film, "The New Twenty," out now.

Also, check out the new video for "Same Difference" created by Brian Murray, Scott McVeigh, Leslie Riley, and Josh Eggleston, with a lot of help from our friends.

8.11.09

Tracking for the new TOC record is winding down, and we can't wait to share it with you. We'll post a preview track soon, but in the meantime, keep an eye out for a ton of new tourdates as TOC tours the heartland with Jessica Lea Mayfield and the southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, Canada, and Chicago with the Modern Skirts!

6.20.09

TOC is back from tour and back in the studio working on their next record. Check out the studio and tour blogging here, updated frequently.

5.4.09

Check out Django's literary reading in the Daytrotter Bookery.

4.27.09

Performing Songwriter picks "Walk on Thin Air" as one of the best recent indie releases!

4.4.09

TOC is featured in the premiere print issue of BLURT magazine on newsstands nationwide!

3.27.09

Check out the brand new Pitchfork review of WOTA.

3.13.09

Got a ton of new press for Walk on Thin Air - check it out. Also, we're running a SPRING SALE on t-shirts and totebags, so get em while they're hot.

3.11.09

Thanks to all our new and old friends who came out to see us on our Frozen North tour! See our tour blog for some highlights. Looking forward to seeing you all again in the summer.

2.25.09

Check out the brand-new video for "Walk on Thin Air," by Brett Ingram!

2.21.09

Well, the Raleigh CD release at the Pour House last night also SOLD OUT! Thanks Raleigh!

2.15.09

Thank You, Friends! Our Chapel Hill cd release party at the Cat's Cradle last night was SOLD OUT! Thanks to everyone who came out and who helped make it a perfect night. We have one more local show, at the Pour House in Raleigh on Friday, Feb 20th. We hope to see you there! (photo by Kent Corley)

2.12.09

TOC is featured in the cover story of the current Independent Weekly, along with Dex Romweber. Check out the article here.

2.12.09

Check out TOC on NBC 17's Sessions in Studio B performance, taped live today in Raleigh!

2.11.09

TOC will be on WUNC (NPR) for State of Things this Friday at noon. Tune in, or check out the archive at their site shortly therafter.

2.10.09

Hey, look at us! New year, new digs and yes...new album! Have a listen and then buy, or just buy and listen.

2.07.09

"Bao Qian" from TOC's second album is now featured in the major motion picture PUSH, starring, Dakota Fanning.

2.06.09

Cradle Poster Contest winner: Kirsten Southwell! Thanks to everyone who entered the TOC/Cats Cradle Poster contest. There were some amazing entries and we will post them here soon. Here is the winning entry which we chose because, basically, every time we looked at it, it made us laugh and simultaneously feel a little uncomfortable. Congrats Kirsten, and thanks everyone, it was amazing seeing your artwork.

1.21.09

We've added a bunch of upcoming tourdates, including a return to Canada and Chicago. Also, tickets are now on sale for our Cat's Cradle (Chapel Hill) and Mercury Lounge (NYC) cd release shows, so get yours now!

1.19.09

Announcing the Return of The Old Ceremony Poster Contest! Wanna help to promote The Old Ceremony CD Release Party at Cat's Cradle on Feb 14th? Would you like see your own creative poster art design all over town? If so, enter our The Old Ceremony Poster Art contest. If your design is chosen, we will not only post your original The Old Ceremony Poster all over the area, but you will also receive a pair of free tickets to the show

1.12.09

Lots of news coming up, including a brand new TOC.com website, new tourdates, and cd release parties for Walk On Thin Air. Stay tuned!

9.09.08

TOC is coming back to Knoxville, DC, Bklyn, and Nashville soon. Check out the new tourdates.

9.08.08

We've just added a NEW TRACK to our myspace from our upcoming album. It's called "Walk on Thin Air." Check it out!

7.01.08

THANK YOU, FRIENDS! TOC wins Independent Weekly's 2008 Readers Poll for BEST BAND in Orange & Chatham Counties!