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Announcing Coffee Break Concerts With Hot Breakfast!

We just sent out our Spring 2020 Snoozeletter… and here it is!

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Introducing: 15-minute Coffeebreak Concerts with Hot Breakfast!

Every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
3:00 – 3:15 EDT

until May 15th or whenever the lockdown is lifted

This all happens on Facebook Live!
Click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/841662509642903/

Whether you’re working from home, working from work, homeschooling your kids, or anxiety-scrolling in bed for 19 hours a day, everyone needs a coffee break. It’s practically the law!

So join us for a quick 15 minute coffee break concert, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:00 – 3:15pm EDT from April 1st through May 15th (or until they lift Delaware’s Shelter in Place order, whichever comes first).

15 minutes! That’s it! No guilt, no obligation, no payment, no pants.

No, we don’t expect you to come to all of them. Jeez.  But there might be a day you want to feel a little less isolated, and a little more dorky. Let us help!  

We’ll say a quick hello, play two or three songs, and get you on your way.
https://www.facebook.com/events/841662509642903/

So come hang out if you need an afternoon break. We’ll be here. <3

Much love to everyone,

Jill and Matt 

HOLY CRAP IT IS A MIRACLE: THEY DIDN’T TYPE FOR 17 HOURS
IT IS BECAUSE THEIR HANDS ARE CHAPPED



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The Diner Placemat of our Fall 2018 Gigs

We’ve got a bunch of gigs happening this fall! Whee!

This Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 8:00pm: A Night of Silliness with Better than Bacon Improv at The Kennett Flash (Kennett Square, PA)!  Family friendly (PG)!  If you like the show Whose Line Is It Anyway, then you’re familiar with improvisational comedy. Better Than Bacon was voted Chester County’s best improvisational comedy troupe, and we are sharing a bill with them this Thursday night! They make up every single word and perform every single action completely on-the-spot…and it’s all driven by YOUR suggestions. And don’t worry, we’ll get you home in time to catch the end of the Eagles game, and we’ll be giving game updates throughout the night. (We have everyone’s best interests at heart.) Doors open at 7pm, Music at 8pm. BYOB. Click here for tickets and info from the venue.  Click here for the Facebook Event.  Click here for info from our website.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19th 11:00PM: Monsters & Malts Film Festival, Penn Cinema on the Riverfront, Wilmington, DE. We play right before the screening of Flash Gordon.  There’s a three-night film festival at Penn Cinema on the Riverfront (the 18th, 19th, and 20th), where beers are paired with screenings of classic fun spooky movies like Nightmare on Elm Street, E.T., the original Ghostbusters, and more!  We’ll be playing right before the screening of Flash Gordon on the 19th. All ticket proceeds for the Flash Gordon screening goes to the Food Bank of Delaware. The doors open at 10:45, beers and music start at 11pm, and the movie itself starts at 11:30pm…. and yes, we’ll be playing that song.  Click here for tickets and info from the venue.  Click here for the Facebook Event.  Click here for info from our website.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20th, 4PM: The Milton Zombie Fest in Milton, DE! There’s music and fun activities all day; we play at 4pm. Family friendly!   Spooky, silly, fun, boozy, and undead family-friendly fun times are afoot in Milton, Delaware on Saturday the 20th, for an all-day Milton Zombie Fest, complete with food trucks, vendors, makeup stations for all the hottest undead makeup looks, a beer tent, zombie pirates, a Zombify Your Vehicle Contest, a screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show, and a zombie walk/trudge at 8:00pm! Tons of really great live music, plus one totally mediocre band (heh).  Bring your own chair/blanket! The event runs from 12Noon to 10:00pm; We play at 4pm.  Click here for the Facebook Event.  Click here for info from our website.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 7PM: Hot Breakfast and Sweet Leda at Kelly’s Logan House in Wilmington, DE — Live Music for Early Birds.  We’ve been asked to join the bill for a very special birthday edition Live Music for Early Birds at the Logan House. Come celebrate Brian’s birthday, or just come hang out even if you don’t know who Brian is. This show is part of Gable Music Venture’s “Live Music for Early Birds” music series, which books bands in the 7-10pm slot, so the young’uns can still go out and get their drinky-dancey on, and we old farts can be home in time for Matlock and Metamucil. Everyone wins!  Music starts at 7pm sharp!  Click here for the Facebook Event.  Click here for info from our website.  

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 8PM: The Rock Orchestra presents the music of The Who, at The Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE.  Fresh off of their hit success of BeatleFest, The Rock Orchestra begins their year-long residency at The Grand Opera House with an evening of the music of The Who, for one night only. While not an official Hot Breakfast! show, we have been recruited to be part of this awesome tribute to The Who, with Matt and Jill providing tons of backing vocals and horns and percussion.  Come see Jill actually play the trumpet for real!  Doors open at 7:30; Music at 8pm. Click here for tickets and info from the venue.  Click here for the Facebook Event.  Click here for info from our website.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, 7:30PM: Hot Breakfast teams up with Better than Bacon Improv for BACON GIVES BACK: A Fundraiser at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester, PA.  Family friendly! Hot Breakfast! teams up with Better Than Bacon Improv to raise money for ACT in Faith of Greater West Chester. They are a non-and-multi-denominational charity that pools their resources to provide much-needed services for the community.  No matter your religious (or non-religious) leanings, you can feel good about spending your time and ticket fee on this event.  Doors open at 7pm; Show starts at 7:30. Click here for tickets and info from the venue.  Click here for info from our website.

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Hot Breakfast! at DRAGON CON 2016

This. Is. Happening.

Watch out, nerds – these dorks are comin’ to town.

Hot Breakfast! has been selected to be a House Band at Dragon Con 2016 in Atlanta, GA over Labor Day Weekend. And we could not be more psyched to bring our brand of dork-rock to Dragon Con! We’ve got sets on September 2, 3, and 4 – keep readin’ for the when & where!

You probably know all about Dragon Con – it’s one of the hippest Conventions around, a celebration of pop culture, sci-fi & fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music – pretty much all the things that make life fun. For the 30 years they’ve been around they’ve pulled an amazing selection of guests and entertainers. They have incredible panels, fantastic sessions & programs, and, of course, hundreds of people in incredible costumes. You really should check out the Dragon Con link above to get the full experience, but here’s a very small sampling of some of the Special Guests who will be in attendance in 2016:

  • Sam J. Jones and Melody Anderson – Flash! and Dale! from the 1980 movie Flash Gordon – one of our absolute favorites!
  • Kari Byron – from Mythbusters!
  • Gillian Anderson – from the freakin’ X Files!
  • Lloyd Kaufman and the Troma Team – from TROMA! We love Troma. Matt’s Troma movie and memorabilia collection is a little concerning.
  • Joey Fatone – Matt’s favorite N’SYNC guy! (Second favorite for Jill. Because Justin. She’s not made of wood, guys.)
  • Derek Yaniger (one of our f’real favorite artists)
  • William Shatner (some show from the 60s about stars or something)
  • Alan Tudyk from Rogue One and Firefly / Serenity!  Gaaaah!!! (BROWNCOATS 4 LYFE!)

And holy crap, just so much more. Some incredible authors, artists, actors, performers, and all-around great people will be there.

 

Star Trunk? Start Rex? We’ll come up with it.

We’ve got three sets scheduled:

  • Friday, September 2 at 2:30pm at AmericasMart Concourse Stage II
  • Saturday, September 3 at 5:30pm at Hyatt Concourse Stage I
  • Sunday, September 4 at 1:00pm at Hyatt Concourse Stage I

You can bet we’ll be hanging around the Con the rest of the time, checking out the crazy scene, taking pics, photobombing, and hopefully meeting some of our pop-culture heroes. (If not, no big whoop. We don’t wanna be pushy. We just wanna ROCK. And, y’know, meet Flash & Dale. How amazing would it be to do our version of “Flash!” FOR FRIGGIN’ FLASH AND DALE?!? EeeeeeeEEEEeeee!!!)

Now, this isn’t one of those gigs where you can just pay to see us. You buy a ticket for the entire Con. We’re only one facet of the entertainment here – besides concerts, there are parades, screenings, lectures, panel discussions, autograph sessions, Q&A sessions, and tons of great activities. It’s like a carnival, down to the thousands of Con-goers in cosplay.

So if you’re one of the thousands of people who go to Dragon Con, please look us up – we’d LOVE to see you there! We are gonna be dork-rockin’ with all the dork – and all the rock – we possess inside. As we do.

We have to give a shout-out to the mighty Megan Jean and the Klay Family Band for steering us toward Dragon Con in the first place. We had the good fortune to open for Megan Jean & KFB a couple of years ago, and they strongly recommended we send Dragon Con an application. We applied this year, and – holy crap! We’re in! (A wacky misunderstanding almost scuttled us, but that’s a story for another time.) So thank you, Megan Jean & the KFB! We cannot wait to hear your new album.

DEETS:

WHO: Hot Breakfast! at Dragon Con 2016!

WHEN: Friday, September 2 at 1:30pm (AmericasMart Concourse, Stage II); Saturday, September 3 at 5:30pm (Hyatt Concourse, Stage I); Sunday, September 4 at 1:00PM (Hyatt Concourse, Stage I)

WHERE: Dragon Con is held in a series of participating hotels in Downtown Atlanta. It’s best to check their website for more detailed information.

TICKETS: As of this writing, memberships – your way in to the Con – are still available! Here’s the application page.

PARKING: The lots get filled up REAL quick. If you’re going, shuttles are recommended.

FOOD: Oh, there’s food. Vendors are everywhere.

FACEBOOK EVENT: Here’s the Dragon Con Facebook Page, if you wanna Follow ’em.

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Hot Breakfast! at Dragon Con. This…this is gonna be fun.

All the love,
Matt (The Suburban Legend) & Ji11 (Jilleven)

 

 

 

Oh, of course. Third Star from the Trek.

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CD RELEASE SHOW for our new album: THE BIG REVEAL! Saturday Nov 14, 8PM (doors at 7)

LADIES AND GERMS, THE TIME HAS COME. You’ve been oh so patient… and now we can REVEAL… this album that was in the works for 18 months, and that we are absolutely head-over-heels in love with: The Big Reveal. It’s time to CELEBRATE as we unleash this new album with a blowout show at The Blue Ball Barn at Alapocas Run State Park in Wilmington, DE.

Artwork by Nathan Hardoin and Joe del Tufo. You're seeing it here first, kids.
Artwork by Nathan Hardoin and Joe del Tufo. You’re seeing the album artwork here first, kids!

We will be joined by Glim Dropper in this special concert event. After the awesome Glim Dropper opens the show, they’ll back us on several tunes, including brand-new songs from our new full-length album The Big Reveal! Other guests include Joe Trainor and Kevin Niemi (from The Joe Trainor Trio), Joe Testa Noelle Picara (from Noelle Picara’s band), the fabulous Penny Carmack, Rachel Schain, Rodney Anonymous (!!!), Todd Chappelle, and more. (Don’t worry – we’ll be playing lots as an acoustic duo as well. It’s what we do.)

The doors open at 7pm so you can grab a beverage and some great post-dinner finger food from Bachetti Bros., and then the music starts at 8pm sharp! You’ll also be first in line to purchase The Big Reveal, the new album produced by Ritchie Rubini. The Big Reveal is loaded with original and highly eclectic rock n’ roll, a mix of styles from 70s “Mellow Gold,” analog synths of the 80s, blistering punk rock, and even rockabilly– all infused with that unmistakable Hot Breakfast! dorkiness you know and love. Guests on the album include Jake and the Stiffs, Angela Sheik, Cooke Harvey from The Splashing Pearls, and many more.

Don’t miss this unique and incredibly fun night of music at one of Wilmington’s true treasures – The Blue Ball Barn, a historic museum at the new Alapocas Run State Park in Wilmington, Delaware. It’s a really cool space; you’ll dig it.

DEETS:

    • WHAT: Our long-awaited CD release party for our new album The Big Reveal

 

    • WHEN: Saturday November 14th. Doors open at 7pm, music starts promptly at 8pm

 

    • WHO: Hot Breakfast! Glim Dropper, and pals!

 

    • WHERE: The Blue Ball Barn at Alapocas State Park: 1914 W Park Dr, Wilmington, Delaware 19803. (You’ve seen this place from Concord Pike about 1000 times and always wondered what it was. Now you’ll know!)

 

CLICK THIS! It will help you find the place.
CLICK THIS! It will help you find the place.
    • PARKING: Free parking in their lot.

 

    • FOOD/DRINKS: Please eat dinner BEFORE you show up. We won’t have dinner for you, merely snacks, because what’s a party without snacks? These are catered finger-food simple snacks (cheese & crackers, fancy fruit, little delicious desserty things) but this is a gig in a museum, not a wedding in a restaurant. 🙂 There will NOT be any substantial food for sale. Snackages are included in the price of your ticket and will be mostly available pre-show — from 7-8pm or until we run out. 🙂  Simple, non-boozy beverages (Water, iced tea, lemonade) are also included in the cost of your ticket. Beer and wine (only), soda, and bottles of foo-foo water will be available for (cash-only) donation.

 

    • KID FRIENDLY?  This event is not geared for kids, and we won’t be watching our language… but with that said, we don’t really drop many F-bombs anyway. Maybe 4th grade and up? You know your kid best, not us. As long as they won’t be distracting, go for it. 🙂

 

    • TICKETS: http://hotbreakfast.brownpapertickets.com  They are $20 each online, and will be $25 at the door if it’s not sold out. If you’re buying at the door, we will have the ability to take plastic. (The bar will be cash only, however.)

 

    • CDs: All of our recordings will be available at this show. 39 Summers and The Big Reveal are $10 each; our 2012 “HOT BREAKFAST!” EP (which includes “An Idiot for Christmas” will be available for $5. We can take plastic.

 

That’s all the news!

We are SO EXCITED to share this music with you. We worked on it for 18 months, and we think it’s worth the wait. We hope you’ll agree. 🙂

See you soon!

Your pals,

Jill & Matt

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BLOG: Super-secret thing…

Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve used this as a blog. But hey! Carpe diem and stuff!

So, I have a confession.
It always made me crazy when artists would coyly say “Oooh, we’re involved in this super-secret project, but we toootally can’t talk about it.”

I always rolled my eyes a little at those updates. “Oh REALLY? You really can’t talk about it? Riiiiight. Way to build false buzz and intrigue just to get some clicks and Likes.”

Welp, guess what? We are now THAT BAND. We are *actually involved* in a super-secret project that, seriously, no lie, no false anything, we’re genuinely not allowed to talk about. There are lawyers and stuff involved (in a good way)! All I can tell you is that it involves my musical heroes The Dead Milkmen, and I’m so excited that I just can’t hide it and I’m about to lose control and I think it’s pretty darn spiffy. 16-year-old me is DYING and running around the house screaming, and 43 year old me is also DYING and running around the house screaming. 🙂 Seriously, I am beyond honored and unspeakably excited about this project, and I cannot wait until I’m allowed to share it with you all.

These are the gentlemen from The Dead Milkmen. They're not talking about it either.
They’re not talking about it either.

So, to all those artists I rolled my eyes at, I owe you an apology. I’m sorry that I doubted you. I now get it. There are some things you’re really not allowed to talk about. And yeah, they really are exciting. 🙂

xoxo,

Ji11