Papas Fritas just filmed an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba for the upcoming Season 4!  They kicked it with DJ Lance Rock!  Stay tuned to Papas Fritas on Facebook for the air date!

New Shows Announced:

May 19, 2011
@ The Rhumb Line in Gloucester, MA at 9:30pm (21+)

May 20, 2011
@ Harpoon Fest in Boston, MA at the Harpoon Brewery (306 Northern Avenue)
Festival runs 5:30pm -11:00pm | PF @ 7:45pm | 21+ | $20

May 22, 2011 @ Les Nuits Botanique Festival in Brussels, Belgium on May 22nd, 2011 with Yoav and Fiction.

May 25, 2011
@ La Maroquinerie in Paris, France

May 26, 2011
@ Le Poste A Galene in Marseilles, France

May 27-28, 2011
@ The Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain. 

May 29, 2011
@ Primavera als Parcs in Barcelona, Spain

"POP HAS FREED US", a new compilation of 9 tracks unavailable on any album, 8 of our greatest hits, and a DVD with all three of our music videos was released today.

Papas Fritas is back for our first show since November 2000. On Saturday, July 20th, 2002, we'll play an outdoor festival in Chicago called the Sheffield Garden Walk. Also, we will play at Schuba's that night with 'I am the World Trade Center'.

General update:

Tony is back from Paris and working on new songs. He's been playing a number of solo shows up and down the east coast, so keep an eye on the local listings. He's also been spotted at a number of NRBQ concerts in the New England area.

Shiv is busy at grad school studying public health.

Keith has been living in Los Angeles since July 2001. He is playing keyboards in The Solar Saturday with Chris, and bass with the Kiara Geller Experience (Kiara from The Sugarplastic). He'll be going back to school to study architecture in the fall.

Matt O'Keefe, our roadie from the Blur and Cardigan tours of 1997, has just published a novel, You Think You Hear, LOOSELY based on our experiences on the road.

If you decide to read it, remember that in reality, Papas Fritas are mentally stable and considerate individuals.

Members of Papas Fritas are currently wandering aimlessly in various parts of the world. Tony is producing Flexa Lyndo in Belgium, Keith is returning to his roots in Texas, Donna is making art in Croatia, Shiv is in grad school in Boston, and Chris is on his way to France.

Starbucks is now selling and playing a compilation CD that features our song, "Way You Walk".

"What am I Supposed to Do" from Buildings and Grounds was featured in an episode of Roswell titled "Meet The Dupes".

For the month of September, the song "People Say" from our third LP, Buildings and Grounds will be featured on "Acoustic Sunrise", an in-flight channel on United Airlines.

There are three new video clips on the images page.

We will be returning to France and Belgium in late October for a week of touring. Click on tour for more details.

There are new photographs from our travels in America and Europe in the images section.

There will be a video release party for "Way You Walk" at VOID (on Mercer St. in SOHO, NYC). Please come at 8:00 pm and be merry with us.

Check out the new Reviews section -- it contains a sampling of press for our last three records.

NPR featured us yesterday on "All Things Considered". The next day, we reached #19 at amazon.com! Click here (14.4 | 28.8) to hear the review in real audio format.

In a surprise, un-rock'n'roll turn of events, Donna, our keyboard player, has caught the CHICKEN POX. We have cancelled our shows in Columbus, Bloomington, and Cleveland, in order to get her home to heal. We are sorry to those in the Midwest who were looking forward to the shows.