Deb Talan is featured on a track called "You Are" on Andrew Bayer’s new album “If It Were You, We’d Never Leave.” Andrew sampled some of Deb’s vocals from many moons ago, mixed up some studio magic, and the result is mesmerizing.
The video for "Can't Go Back Now" just hit over one million views on Youtube! A million thanks to Brad Aldous, the video's creator and director, and to his amazing puppeteers. Our favorite comment: "If you look closely, they're puppets."
"My best discovery has been 'Say I Am You' by US Folk band The Weepies. Their songs are intoxicating." - Gotye, to The Telegraph, London, Nov 12, 2012
Nov 4, 2012 The Weepies dropped by to sing a song at the Indigo Girls show tonight at the Englert Theater in Iowa City, IA - PICTURE!
October 17, 2012 - VOTE! The Weepies appeared at a Get Out the Vote rally today with President Barack Obama at Cornell College, Mt. Vernon Iowa. Backstage PIC!!
Encore Performance of The Weepies on NPR's Mountain Stage Airing September 23 - The Weepies NPR Mountain Stage performance from last November will be rebroadcast on September 23. The Weepies 2010 and 2011 US tours were their most successful ever. They're now back home now, writing and recording. Mountain Stage is broadcast on over 170 NPR stations and has been an exceptional supporter of Rosebud artists.
The Weepies recently worked with PBS Kids to create several one-minute educational videos - sort of "School House Rock" for very young kids. Check out the first two here, "Navigation" and "Gravity!"
July 2012 The Weepies have joined forces with PBS KIDS and other artists - including Ozomatli and They Might Be Giants - on a compilation album called PBS KIDS ROCKS! The album supports the on-going educational programming provided by PBS KIDS. The Weepies’ "Navigation" and “Gravity” are the first new song released by the duo since their 2010 Billboard Top 40 charting album Be My Thrill. PBS Kids Rocks seeks to help kids learn about a variety of topics to bolster their reading and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills.
THANK YOU to all who came out for our 2011 Acoustic Tour – thanks to you it was our most successful tour ever, with 20,000 people coming out in just over three weeks. We’re home now, and getting geared up to write and record again.
The Weepies have announced a 2011 Acoustic Summer Tour of the United States! They are following up their sold-out 2010 "Be My Thrill" tour with a series of intimate performances across the country, joined by Jonny Flower on bass. Get your tickets!
"Same Changes" is a new original Weepies track from the movie Morning Glory, featuring Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton and Rachel Mcadams. You can preview and download the new song now on iTunes!
