Works Progress Administration

Join us on Cayamo – Feb 21-26, leaving from Miami and sailing to Belize and Mexico.

Also on the cruise: Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, John Hyatt, Brandi Carlile, Steve Earle, Shawn Mullins, Vienna Teng and more!

Hi! The album is out. We’re touring extensively. Hurrah!

We are an independent band. We have no label, no corporate pockets to pick, no millions to splatter our name across the mediascape. This means we need your help in spreading the word. Please embed this player wherever you think people might like to see it. Blog about us, talk about us. We can’t do this without your help. Thank you, thank you, thank you in advance.

WPA is an expandable collective, with Luke Bulla (Lyle Lovett), Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) and Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) at its core. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s more where this came from…Many thanks to Ehud for filming the show!

Matthew Ward and Scott Butner both took beautiful pictures of the recent shows with the 8 piece band. Visit here:
Mr. Butner’s photo set of WPA at the Crocodile in Seattle
Mr. Ward’s set of WPA photos from the Independent in San Francisco

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WPA recently stopped by the studios at WNCW to talk about the new album, how WPA came to be, and more.. You can check out some of the interview and performance footage at the links below!

Listen to Excerpts from the Interview

“Always Have My Love” Performed Live

Greetings,

It’s finally here – CD Release Day! WPA’s debut album is now available nationwide, in stores as of September 15th, 2009. Orders can be placed from WPA’s Official Store , and full album can be heard and downloaded via BandCamp .

WPA recently made their premiere NYC appearance at Joe’s Pub – you can get a first glimpse of live performance of the songs off the new album here .

You can also check out WPA’s session on World Café TONIGHT here , and see why host David Dye says WPA “is a low key supergroup”.

Currently, WPA HQ is hard at work sending out CDs to the top radio stations across the country. WPA is a completely independent operation, without the aid or financial backing of labels, and we could use your help! Come to a show… (see ‘Tour’ for schedule) and give your local radio station a call and request WPA’s radio single, “Always Have My Love”.

With the CD officially out, WPA is hitting the road! Starting this week, Glen, Luke and Sean will be touring around the country, with guest appearances from various WPA band members along the way. Check out the tour schedule to find a show near you.

Hope to see you out there!
-WPA

Pre-Order the upcoming September 15th release, WPA by Works Progress Administration, NOW from Newbury Comics:

Click here to order now!

For a limited time, you will receive an autographed CD Booklet with purchase!

36 shows have been booked between now and the end of the year. Check the tour page for details on when we’ll be in your area. If we’ve missed you on this leg, we’ll try to make it your way next year.

We finally have the album artwork finished! The cover was designed by Alphabet Arm in Boston, MA (and we love it). The presses are finally printing up the final product, ready for the street on Sept. 15.

WPA is gearing up for the album release and a tour through the fall (33 dates so far!).

Let us know how the new site is working for you – we want to make it easy for you to find and share information about WPA, and simple to get ahold of us as well.

See you soon….