Thehighcourt's Journals

THC is done. over. finished.

To anyone who has enjoyed our music or our company in the last two + years, I regret to inform you that The High Court will no longer continue as a band. An enormous thanks to Rob Hitt, Alex, Mara, Gaby, Jordan, Brooks, and everyone at I Surrender, Maggie, Eva, and everyone at Fata, Olivier, and Monika for believing in us and making it possible for us to see the country and meet some of the most caring and hospitable people we've ever met. Thank you to everyone who bought our record, came to see us play, let us party and crash at their place, or anyone who was just cool to us. Also, big ups to 2*Sweet, Asteria, Bedlight, Socratic, LD, A Cursive Memory, Royden, Liam and Me, Action Action, Fireworks, GirlsGirlsGirls, InnerPartySystem, Lannen Fall, Therefore I Am, Brad Kelsey, Joey Mahoney, Ludo, Four Year Strong, Valencia, The Casting Out, Hence reverie, basically anyone we toured or played with. This is getting long. Haha.

You can see Ben playing in the band Perkasie (www.myspace.com/perkasieband). As for the rest of us, I am sure you will see us pop up somewhere in the near future. Thank you.

THC

BE IN OUR MUSIC VIDEO!!!!

The High Court is making a music video, and we want you to be in it.
We want you to send us a video of you singing "She'll Never Know", along to our cd. You can play air guitar or air drums or anything creative like that. It can be 30 seconds long, or the entire song, but we are only going to use clips! It has to be in time with the cd, otherwise it won't work. We need the video ASAP. Within the next two weeks would be ideal.

If you are COOL enough to want to be in our AWESOME video with lots of other AWESOME people, please upload your video to Sendspace.com(.mov or .avi format only) and send us a link to:

Please make the Subject Line: "THC VIDEO LINK (your name)"

cwalrusvideo@gmail.com

FUN TIMES!!!

<3 THC

p.s. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FACE IS WELL LIT AND VISIBLE! NO DARK VIDEOS!!!

its been a while

So where to start....

so far this tour has been the best we have done in many many ways. there have been tons of amazing kids at the shows and we've made lots of new friends and fans along the way. Asteria and Bedlight For Blue Eyes have become very very close friends of ours now. Amazing people they are.

now.... onwards with the stories.

Day 3 Philadelphia, PA: We're standing outside the Trocadero a few minutes before doors open, theres a nice long line of kids outfront waiting to get in. Out of nowhere a car come flying up onto the sidewalk barreling over street signs, newspaper dispensers and nearly killing me, denny, ben, and danny from bedlight. Danny managed to see it and hop out of the way. I was facing the opposite direction and had no idea what was coming. I don't believe I got hit, but if you talk to everyone who saw it they said I did, but in that kind of situation your head is in a completely different world and you cant really recall what happened... anyway i somehow dodged death and ended up on the ground on my back. I escaped with nothing more than a scratch on my middle finger. One of the newspaper dispensers flew through the air nearly missing Bens head and hit Denny right in the arm. LUCKILY no one was hurt.

Day 8 Toledo, OH: We're haning out outside the venue before doors open just trying to kill some time. Out of nowhere Terrance, the singer of Asteria, comes up to our van shaking and holding his face. Apparently he got jumped by 2 dudes. The story goes like this... Terrance was walking across the street to the store and these 2 guys come out of a bar and nearly hit him with their car... so naturally he responded by yelling to watch where theyre going. They slam on the brakes and open the door and ask what he said. He says "are you trying to hit someone?" they respond with "no, but now we are" they get out and punch him several times in the back, head, and face. Police end up coming and a report was filed. Again luckily he wasnt hurt, just shaken up. Things couldve gotten a lot worse.

Day 12 Indiana: We get back to the house of the Asteria boys for a nice comfortable sleep for the night. We get there and as soon as we open the door a bird flies into the house. So it's in this one room flying around and we're trying to get it back out the door. Ben opens the door to the rest of the house and immediately the bird flies into the rest of the house. We opened every single door and window to try to get this bird out of the house. Meanwhile.... its like 3 am and theres quite a few people sleeping in the house, include parents. So we're trying to keep quiet and refrain from yelling and laughing while trying to catch a bird. Eventually 45 minutes later it finally flies out the door.

oh here's something i forgot. that night in philly Terrance and Brandon from Asteria started a war. They broke into our van and filled it with as much garbage as they could find. So naturally, we retaliate by pooping in the the toilet of their RV. The toilet does not flush. hahahhaa they get us back again by throwing handfulls of flour on Denny while he was sleeping. soooooo Ben and I decided to steal their GPS system. hahaaa try getting around without knowing where youre going. we'll see what happens next....

those are only a few of the stories from this tour so far. all the shows have been so amazing and we've been having the most fun of our lives. thank you for everyone who has come out... and those of you that haven't maybe someday you will. we'd love to you meet you all.

we're getting bummed out that this tour is almost over but we're trying to keep that out of our minds for right now.

more updates soon!!!!!!

-Shell

News. TOUR DATES. and n00dz

So we're heading out for tour in 3 days with bedlight for blue eyes and asteria. along with 2*Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet on select dates. fuckin A.
you stoked? hell yeah we are too. It's going to be great to see you guys again and make new friends along the way. It's been like 3 months since we've toured for more than a week. keep on the lookout for more dates soon. april is currently being worked... more info on that in a few days.

also big news coming soon so keep an eye out. all of you!
video??? hmmm?? mayyyyyybe. HOPEFULLY.
and some more news that you will find out about shortly, but you cannot know now. i dont even know if i know what it is yet... but hopefully i'm getting you guys excited haaaaaaa

Allentown, PA....
we're playing March 10th on this tour... and then again March 30th with A Skylit Drive and Four Letter Lie. sick right? we have tickets available for March 30th. So if any of you are planning on going, pleeeeeease hit us up and we'll deliver tickets to you or meet up somewhere.

lets see what else....
today i'll be seeing our boys in lorene drive, farewell, powerspace, and national product. should be sweet havnt seen any of those dudes in forever. i dont know why i'm bothering to tell you about it, but hey... if nothing else you should check those bands out.

WE WANT YOUR HELP!
along this tour we want to be posting up videos. here's where you come in. we do not really have much access to a video camera or the internet while out on the road. we want you to help us film small skits and random acts of stupidity with us. then you upload to your computer and send us a link. and we'll post it up online. if any of you are interested in helping us out with this... hit us up at the show and we'll work things out. it could be fun.

i think thats about it for now. in case any of you have missed any of the dates we posted here's a full listing :)

Tour with Bedlight For Blue Eyes and Asteria

Mar 7 @ the Vibe Lounge 5pm - Rockeville Centre, NY
Mar 8 @ the School of Rock 6pm - South Hackensack, NJ
Mar 9 @ the Polish Club 430pm - Poughkeepsie, NY
Mar 10 @ Croc Rock 530pm - Allentown, PA
Mar 11 @ the Trocadero Balcony 6pm - Philadelphia, PA
Mar 12 @ Fletchers 6pm - Baltimore, MD
Mar 13 @ Club Octane 6pm - Charleroi, PA
Mar 14 @ Club Bijou 6pm - Toledo, OH
Mar 15 @ the Green Room 6pm - Kent, OH
Mar 16 @ Mac's Bar 6pm - Lansing, MI
Mar 17 @ Days INN 6pm - Hazel Park, MI
Mar 18 @ the Launching Pad 530 pm - Muncie, IN w/2*SWEET!!!
Mar 19 @ Picador 6pm - Iowa City, IA
Mar 20 @ the Warehouse 6pm - Lacrosse, WI
Mar 21 @ Mojoes 8pm - Orland Park, IL w/ 2*SWEET!!!
Mar 22 @ BCC Illinois State Univ 6pm - Normal, IL w/ 2*SWEET!!!
Mar 24 @ Pirates Cove at Peabody's 6pm - Cleveland, OH
Mar 25 @ Forward Hall 6pm - Erie, PA
Mar 26 @ Club Infinity 6pm - Buffalo, NY
Mar 27 @ the Penny Arcade 6pm - Rochester, NY
Mar 28 @ Civic League Aud 6pm - Framingham, MA

Mar 29 @ Siren Records 8pm - Doylestown, PA w/ Anthony Green of Circa Survive !!!!!

Apr 5 @ The Middle East - Cambridge, MA w WESTON!!!!

hope to see all of you soon

<3

DEAD BURRITOS

i feel like i'm dead. i suppose i should goto the doctor and get checked out. i think i have the flu. saturday night after we played.. i ran straight to the bathroom and released all contents of taco bell straight out of my guts onto the floor (i didnt calculate the projectile of my vomit quite right and overshot). however, i am known for yacking quite often after we play. taco bell is the shit though, it really is. maybe i'll have some for dinner. it'd be nice to have a chipolte around though too. you know what.. tomorrow is my birthday, i think i'll take a road trip to chipolte for my birthday dinner. just for me!

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peace for now

-shell

Congratulations to our buddies FOUR YEAR STRONG

I know i'm like a week late on the congrats, but damn i've been busy. We're all super stoked for those guys. GO GET THE CD. Goddammit its free!

anyways...

tour tour tour check out the myspace for a final, complete listing of dates

www.myspace.com/thehighcourt

on our time home we've written 7 songs with 8 and 9 in progress. 3 of them have been demoed and we're heading in next week to do numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 :)

if you happen to come out to one of those dates maybe we'll play some for you ;)

-shell

she hit the flo, next thing you kno, shorty got low low low low low low low

Well hello there, so we've been home for quite a bit now. As bored as I was I found some things to do to keep me occupied.

But anyways... what's been up with us. Well how about I tell you...

writing writing writing. Tons of new songs. mmmmm 7 to be exact. We've demoed 3 so far and plan on demoing the other 4 in another week or so before we head back out on tour. Speaking of tour... check out these dates. If you're around, come out to the show and hang out with us. We love new friends.....

w/ New Atlantic
Friday, February 8th @ LaSalle University
Philadelphia, PA
Free to students-$10 to public

W/ Jealousy Curve & The Underwater
Friday, February 15th @ World CafÃ© Live
3025 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA
$10-6:30

w/ locals tba
Friday, February 22nd @ the Belvidere Theater
Belvidere, NJ

w/ Liam and Me & Girls!Girls!Girls!
Saturday, February 23rd @ Franklinville Skating Rink
2608 North Delsea Drive. Franklinville, NJ
$9-5:00

Tour w/ Asteria & Bedlight For Blue Eyes

Friday, March 7th @ The Vibe Lounge
60 Front St. Rockville Centre, NY
5:00

Saturday, March 8th @ School of Rock
31 Schrieffer St. South Hackensack, NJ
6:00

Sunday, March 9th @ The Polish Club
19 N. Bridge St. Poughkeepsie, NY
6:00

Monday, March 10th @ Masquerade (downstairs @ Crocodile Rock)
Hamilton Blvd. Allentown, PA
6:00

Tuesday, March 11th @ The Trocadero (Balcony)
10th and Arch St. Philadelphia, PA
$10-6:00

Wednesday, March 12th @ Fletchers
701 S. Bond St. Baltimore, MD
$10-6:00

Thursday, March 13th @ Club Octane
Mckean Ave. Charleroi, PA
$10-6:00

Friday, March 14th @ Club Bijou
3922 Secor Rd. Toledo, OH
6:00

Saturday, March 15th @ The Green Room
200 S. Depeyster St. Kent, OH
6:00

Thursday, March 20th @ The Warehouse
328 Pearl St. Lacrosse, WI
6:00

Friday, March 21st @ Mojoes
15447 S. 94th St. Orland Park, IL
8:00
2*SWEET is on this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, March 22nd @ BCC-Illinois State University
100 N. University Ave. Normal, IL
$8-6:00
2*Sweet again, fuckers!

Wednesday, March 26th @ Club Infinity
8166 Main St. Buffalo, NY
6:00

Thursday, March 27th @ The Penny Arcade
4785 Lake Ave. Rochester, NY
6:00

w/ Anthony Green (of Circa Survive) & The Appreciation Post
Saturday, March 29th @ Siren Records
22 South Main St. Doylestown, PA
$10-7:00

more dates to come shortly

I suppose thats about it for now. I'm off to shower and eat some lunch.

-Shell

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home

oh shit..... i forgot to throw my laundry in the dryer. BRB. ok back. well i guess that took longer than i expected. i finally got dressed at 4pm. anyway it looks like we have some big things in store for 2008. we'll see what happens.

currently, i am BORED out of my mind. i've been home for way too long. i mean we're still doing like small tours here and there but fuck! i want to get out on a long tour again. at least in march we'll be out for 3 weeks with bedlight for blue eyes and asteria. and our boys 2*sweet from chicago will be joining up with us in a few days. those dudes keep shit up for grabs let me tell you.
for those of you that dont know yet.... meet BEN! he is our new guitar player. i like to call him Claudio.

the smalls tours that we have been doing though lately have been amazing. tons of you guys coming out and supporting. we love it!

oh shit i forgot! fucking cloverfield. fucking sick movie. so good i went to see it twice opening weekend. jj abrams is the man. this week is going to be so fucking slow. the premier of LOST is in a week. we're having a party for it. baggies of weed. pizza. 40z. LOST. great fucking night.

i'm done rambling.

i should direct porn

-shell

so this is the new year

So the Festivas tour is over. But god damn it was amazing. It was awesome getting to see our boys in Valencia and Four Year Strong everyday. Also making some new buddies in Armor For Sleep. I wish that tour wouldve been longer. Fuck being home right now. I'm so bored. At least being home means new songs.

All I really have to say is that I probably had the worst new years I can remember. Here's a little hint i have to remember... dont show up late. Now it wouldve been ok if i showed up late if i were already drunk. I showed up around 11 and everyone was already hammered drunk. I was dead sober. Really being sober is not the problem. The problem was I didnt know MOST of the people there. So what. Right? I like meeting new people. I mean, hell I meet new people every fucking day on the road. BUT these people were so fucking trashy and obnoxious. Seriously the one girl I swore was a prostitute. I actually asked my brother if he had picked up on the way over to the party. I felt like I was at a frat party. ha. I've been to plenty of those in my past at college. I was not in the mood for it last night. Whatever the night sucked. That is.... UNTIL I GOT HOME!

haha... this is the part where you find out how cool i am!!!!!!!!! (note: sarcasm)

I managed to find a bottle of vodka in my house. So I sat in my basemet until 5 am getting wasted on vodka tonics alone and playing Resident Evil on wii. It pretty much made a great ending to a shitty night.

merry belated christmas!

So Christmas has come and gone already. Fuck man, I was just eating thanksgiving yesterday. I guess time flies as you get older. Also being on tour.. you don't realize how quickly time passes by. I hope everyone got what they wanted for Christmas. I got some pretty badass stuff.

Anyways... it's been awhile since I've posted a journal here. A lot has gone on the past few weeks. We had an amazing tour with 2*Sweet and Fireworks. (check these bands out if you haven't heard them yet) You will be floored with 2*Sweet's full length when it gets released. One of the best CD's I've heard all year. For fans of As Tall As Lions there's a special little guest vocal on one of the tracks. Then we had a few dates with Action Action and Liam and me. Let me tell you.... we had a little tackle karoeke party at the bar one night. If you sucked, you got fucking tackled! Everyone got tackled! It was quite a bad idea to give all the bands open bar all night. But at the same time... it was the best idea ever. We got to enjoy the worst rendition of "Ring of Fire" ever by our very own Mike Matranga. I don't even know how to describe how hilarious that night was.

Let's move on....

So tomorrow... FUCK YEAH! If anyone happens to be going to the Trocadero in Philly, you better be ready for one of the best shows of the year! How can you go wrong with us(thehighcourt) Valencia, Four Year Strong, and Armor For Sleep. Nothing like playing a sold out show in your hometown. I'm fucking stoked. Get there early. We play first! (wink wink** we have a little suprise intro for our set tomorrow )

Also...... word is starting to spread so fuck it, here ya go.... We have found our new guitar player. His name is Ben. He is an amazing dude. One of the nicest dudes I've ever met. If you come to a show... say hi to Ben. Give him a fucking hug. Scratch his beard. He's a sweetheart... not to sound gay or anything... everyone thinks I am anyway, oh well.

So, I have to get going. It's time to practice. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and a good new year. Drink some beer. then some whiskey. and top it off with vodka. And smoke a blunt before you pass out! Seriously though... be safe!!!

-Shell