Ok, it's been about 2 years since an update to this fansite, so thought I'd officially post a farewell message. The band is still wonderful and out there getting it done. As of right now, Todd is in the live band of Jenny & Johnny. And Morgan is opening for several stops on their tour. I'm not sure, but I'd expect a new W2K album in a year or two. They've got a good online presence, what with MySpace, Facebook, Whispertown.com. So follow them there and support them in their quest to bring good music to people who want to hear it. Morgan and the rest of the band have always been nice to us at LIAD. Good people! Thanks to Gracie and the other girl who started this site. It'll be kept online till at least March 2012, then will likely fade away into the digital darkness, yet live on in the hearts of our dozens of visitors. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy! - Gav

Oh my! Lots of W2K stuff going on lately! First of all, the much-anticipated second album is here/near! It's called Swim and is due for release October 21, 2008 and can be purchased at places such as Amazon [buy link]. It includes a bunch of great songs, some new and some that the band's been playing live for the past couple years.
Tracklisting!

1. 103
2. Done With Love
3. Pushing Oars
4. No Dope
5. Old Times
6. Erase The Lines
7. Atlantis
8. Lock And Key
9. From The Start / Jamboree
10. Ebb And Flow
11. Mountain
 

The CD is being released on Acony Records, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings' own little label.. and in fact they're the first band (besides Gillian) to be signed. Very cool.

Also, it should be noted that for this release, the band has changed their name slightly. Instead of Whispertown2000, the new official name is The Whispertown 2000 (note the "the" and the space before the number).

They've just been out on the road, doing a few shows on Jenny Lewis' tour for Acid Tongue (where a few advance copies of Swim were available at the merch table), but are now back in LA with a couple local gigs lined up. Maybe some more touring when the album comes out? Let's hope so! Keep an eye on myspace.com/whispertown2000

The band has a new official webpage, too: www.thewhispertown2000.com. There's not much there yet, but maybe it'll get some more content soon.

Our beloved home at livininadream.com (known to friends as LIAD) has been sucked into the internet abyss, it sadly seems. But the site has found a new home, for now at least, here at sorrylion.com/liad
The big forum and photo gallery sections have been lost, but there are new surrogates for them. And everything else should be good to go. Yay!

Whispertown will open for Rilo Kiley on their West Coast tour in April. And then they've got a show with She & Him coming up in May in SF. Fun times! Hopefully the album is ready soon, too.
Apr 17 2008 San Francisco, The Concourse at SF Design Center w/ Rilo Kiley and Michael Runion
Apr 19 2008 Portland, Roseland Theatre w/Rilo Kiley and Micheal Runion
Apr 20 2008 Seattle, Showbox Sodo w/ Rilo Kiley and Michael Runion
Apr 23 2008 Santa Cruz, Rio Theatre w/Rilo Kiley and Michael Runion
Apr 24 2008 Pomona, The Glass House w/ Rilo Kiley and Michael Runion
May 18 2008 San Francisco, Oysterfest w/ She and Him

Good news! Morgan says, "The record's pretty much finished, aside from some mixing adjustments!!!"
She also said they're thinking about making an ep soon of new versions of old unreleased songs!
And she confirmed that Colt is sadly no longer in the band.
For 21+ fans, they have a couple shows coming up to kick off 2008..starting with Maria Taylor on January 2nd at The Fold @ Tangier in Los Angeles.

The Whispertown2000 crew has recently begun recording their next album! Details are sparse right now, but expect it sometime around Spring '08, I'm guessing. It'll probably include most of the new unreleased songs they've played live over the past couple years, I'm also guessing. Yay! Keep an eye out for more info.

Back-to-back jacks for lucky w2k fans in the LA area.

Thu 07/19/07 Los Angeles, CA, Spaceland (w/ Patrick Park, War Paint, Michael Runion)
Fri 07/20/07 Los Angeles, CA, The Echo (w/ Johnathan Rice, Everest)

Also, the discography (a.k.a. music desuka?) of this site has been expanded. So go check it out and make sure you have everything there is to have from them! -Gv

The band now has an official non-myspace website: whispertown2000.net
There you can listen to selections from Livin' In A Dream, plus there are links to buy the album from either iTunes or CD Baby.

Also, their myspace recently got a new look: myspace.com/whispertown2000

So show your w2k love by visiting those fine web addresses. -Gav

New section to the site! It's a page with a brief history of the band, plus a somewhat extensive list of past shows. So enjoy that...if you're into that sorta thing.

Don't forget to check the sweet session by Whispertown up now at Daytrotter (article here, songs here).
Sincerely, Mr. Gavin