Houston Calls have broken up.

After about 6 years, hundreds of shows, a bunch of great tours in 3 continents outside of our own, Houston Calls is calling it a day. Suffice it to say, we didn’t come to this decision lightly, and it’s one that pains us, even though it’s what we’ve decided is best for us. The continued instability surrounding our band’s various situations (finances, finding new members, touring, etc.) has overshadowed what our band has always prioritized: making some alright music and having a great time with our friends – the ones in our van and the ones we meet on the road. To elaborate a little, it’s tough packing up your entire life and leaving friends and family for months at a time. It’s unstable, it’s uncertain, and it’s pretty darn unhealthy. It’s also, as we’re all looking a little to our own futures, unsustainable at this level. The economic realities of living hand to mouth at our ages gets to be a little daunting. And seeing very few open doors for us as a band, we decided that it’s best for us to move on.

That being said, it was also a blast. We’ve met people that we can be proud to call friends, and some people that can only be described as classic characters. We’ve gotten to release two full length CDs that we are still infinitely proud of; We’ve met thousands of warm, gracious, and very kind fans – to many of whom we’ve been ungracious house guests. Words fail here – we can’t thank you all strongly or sincerely enough.

Houston Calls has two more shows left. First, we’re incredibly excited to be able to play Farewell’s CD Release Show at Greene Street, in Greensboro, NC on August 22nd. They’re some of our best friends, and we couldn’t think of a better band to open for. Secondly, we will be having a final hometown show at School of Rock on August 29th. As all this news is still pretty fresh, more details to be decided and will follow. Thanks for all your continued support over the years.

Love,
Houston Calls
Tom – chittytalk@yahoo.com
Josh
Okie – HCallsOkie@gmail.com

P.S. – One request: don’t turn this into a hatefest on Drive-Thru. There’s enough negativity burning against a label that took a chance on us way back when and gave us the opportunity to get to where we got.

Houston Calls are currently in the studio working on their new record. Check out pictures of them in the studio here.

Houston Calls have a new demo titled “Bush League Baller” available for streaming on their MySpace page.

Houston Calls have posted a brand new demo entitled “Modest Manifesto” on their Myspace.