hey guys! i know its off topic... but i heard you on my favorite shows (friday night lights) soundtrack!! just wanted to say, thanks for making such rad music!! i am now a huge fan

I saw you guys play at FSU and before that I was a huge fan, but to see you guys play just as well live as you do in studio was really amazing. I think you guys are one of the most talented bands out there. Very unique sound. I love all the songs on this album and Boston is what first stood out to me, but I looove the guitars on Dust. Keep being awesome and inspiring!

voice...beautiful face. I could listen to you for hours...

You know Milwaukee, Wisconsin? It's pretty neat around June 24- July 4...
COME TO SUMMERFEST, please!
It might be past the deadline but I bet they'd let you in, eh.

I haven't been in a RECORD store in years I wish I knew of 1 to go 2!

hi dan!
i live in turkey.. i am very happy because i meet augustana .... i love dan...
your songs are great goodnight everyone....

hey guys... i also knew a record store here in switzerland. it was called RockOn. i loved it. but it cloded its doors last month forever after 30 years
now i have to find another one... because i hate to download music. i wanna hold the cd in my hands and read the booklet...
i know, it's really old-fashioned, but that's me. even if i'm only 21 years old and all of my friends can't understand it^^

i LOVE your music. please visit switzerland!! i know, it's a tiny little country, but i'm absolutly shure that i'm not the only fan here.

i LOVEEE YOOU guys! ..
pleaseee come to VENEZUELA!!!!,

Hey guys!! nice to meet all of you at the airport in Cedar Rapids Iowa!!! thanks for the autographs John and Jared!!! Just listened to Sweet And Low!! Thanks for introducing me to your music!!!!

Heeey,
i'm just wondering... i live in the UK, and i would like to know whether Augustana ever come to concert in England?, for i love their music, as do most of my friends
x

COULD I ASK OF THE BOSTON'S PIANO SHEET ???
I HAVE TO PREPARE A PERFORMANCE ON MUSIC CLASS
I WANNA SHARE THIS SONG WITH MY CLASSMATES
I AM JUST A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
COULD YOU DO ME THIS FAVOR???

THANKS FOR READING MY POST

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What a great show at the Count Basie theatre in RED BANK. I came to see the Counting Crows but was much more impressed with your set. Bought your CD "CAN'T LOVE" which is terrific. Only wish the theatre also sold your other CD as well. Hoping to see you back in NJ soon. You guys are very talented. Keep working hard. You are headed for much success.

Dan - Found your site from the Counting Crow's tour site; I wish I bought tix to your tour - sounds amazing. I grew up with Lou's Records myself -- it is by far my fav record store; I haven't found another like it. Makes me miss all the great things in Leucadia (Lou's, VGs, the Pannikin, Grandview etc).

Guys, you were unbelievable last night! I am sorry to say I had never heard your music before last night at Nokia in Dallas, but will be looking for your music from now on! We were so excited to see the Crows last night (who I've loved for years) and VERY pleasantly surprised to hear you play as well. Thank you for the pleasure of listening to your amazing tunes! Good luck to you!

I love you guys, but when are we gonna see you here in the midwest?? Chicago is a great city, why don't you come and see? When is next new cd coming out? Maybe if you performed here you could get a little more air time on the local stations!!

I absolutley loved your performance at the Greek Theatre last night, and I can't stop thinking about you guys and how successful you will become very soon. I can't believe you just jumped in there with Adam Duritz and Counting Crows and pretty much up-staged them. I've been a huge Counting Crows fan ever since August and Everything After. I had never even heard of your band, but came to see Michael Franti and the Counting Crows. I recognized your songs from the radio, which are great, but your live performance was amazing. I was so moved by your music and your melodies. Even at such a huge venue I felt like you guys were singing right to me, and no one ever missed a beat. I thought you were all completely talented and gracious, and your enthusiasm was infectious. All of you have great stage presence, led of course by Dan Layus, whose name I never even knew before last night. Thanks for giving us your art and creativity -- I can't wait to see what you guys will do next. Come back to the Bay Area as soon as you can.

Hey i Love you guys soooo much me and my friend want to see you guys so badly. You guys r AMAZING please come to Manassas Virginia or DC

I don't even know if you will get this message... hopefully you do because it took me a million hoops to jump through just to sign on to this site and contact you. Anyway, I wanted to let you know how proud of you I am. I just saw you on Regis and Kelly this morning and couldn't believe how successful you have become.
http://www.club-penguin.org/

I just wanted to apologize profusely for my horribly, embarrassingly pathetic school... I'm a Georgia Tech alum and went back for your concert there last night. You guys were amazing (as always - I also saw you a couple years back when you came to the Tabernacle) and I can't believe you went so far as to play different music in efforts to appease the awfully lame crowd. The concerts organized by the school are pretty much set up to be negative fun (the seating, no alcohol, etc.), and it doesn't help that 75% of the GT student body is just uncool, period (hopefully you were warned of that before you came). When you thanked us for "being tolerant," I was absolutely mortified, as were all my friends, who were also there to see you (and not O.A.R.). So I just wanted to say that I'm sorry but I'm so happy to have gotten to see y'all again! Please come back to Atlanta!!!

P.S. All of you are hot.

Hey Dan,

We went to Earl Warren and TP and played hockey together. Glad to hear you're doing great things. Love Augustana's music and definitely have Dust and Boston in my regular work music rotation. You can expect me at your next show in DC.

Couldn't agree with you more about the magic of local record stores, especially Lou's. I remember seeing Jack Johnson play CD release concerts there, sandwiched in the tiny parking between the new and used record stores with hundreds of adoring fans. You just feel like a bigger music fan when you shop at a place like that.

I'm having a tough time switching over to buying music on i-tunes. While I know purchasing the mp3s is the environmentally friendly option, you lose so much of the novelty of battling to get off the saran wrap, holding the CD in your hand, and reading the inserts. But I guess each generation of music lovers has a similar struggle.

much love,

Viraf

I've seen you guys in Omaha a couple years ago with the Goo Goo Dolls...and I have to say it was the best night of my life. Your music gets me by everyday. Any chance of a return to Omaha? :]

Hi! I love your music and I would like to see you in Spain ^___^

I hope you come soon =)

i just want to say that i totally agree, and that this is another example of why i, and so many other fans, love you.
you aren't fake at all, which is just really cool.

ok, it's probably a lot to ask (coz very few people in holland know yous) but anyway, you should come to holland. more people around the whole world should be able to enjoy your amazing music. all the americans going to your shows are just so bloody lucky! so come to holland soon (especially tilburg)

I think your CDS are Awesome! My fave band!, Once you have toured the USA, you should deffo come to the UK and rock out especially LEEDS.

Timothy

Any info on the show in Portland on Nov 13? Club says it's canceled?

Your song is still echoing in my head, even in my sleep.

Good luck!

You guyz totally rocked my world The show wuz ahhmazing but the reason i really and absolutely loved it wuz because the grand opera house iznt made for concerts and it caused a lot of technical difficulties...during the problems, yall were able to smile and laugh about it and it made me look at yall as people rather than a really great band. i laughed a lot but it wuz the best performance by far ♥

btw:i caught justin's drum stick and his sexiness blows my mind ♥ !!

come back to MAC-TOWN as soon as yall can!!!

Great voice! Awsome Lyrics! ☺

--
♪♫I think I'll start a new life♫♪

Dan-

I just wanted to let you know that you are being impersonated on MySpace. I'm sure this isn't the first time, but this guy is really giving you guys a bad rep. He is just a jerk that is using your cute face and beautiful voice to get attention. I find that to be particularly revolting. If you are interested in finding him on MySpace (and hopefully getting him removed) he currently goes by the name of The Real Boondock Saint. I am going to try and contact the MySpace people to get rid of him... but we will see how that goes.

Anyway, I just thought you ought to know...

Hope you are doing well and having fun

Jen

Granted this is a few months after you posted~ but next time y'all are in nyc, head downtown to Bleecker Street. There's a bunch of independent record stores on the row (Bleecker Street Records for one) that not only have great selections in cds, but the walls are shrines to albums of the past that are all up for grabs. Spending hours in the basements of these places, it's amazing the s*** you can find that you weren't looking for in the first place.

thanks for creating tunes worth searching for...

Hi guys! Just wanna let you know how much your music inspires me to finish this really big dream I'm working on. Your music - the lyrics of your songs - echoes something deep from my story, and keeps my heart wanting to finish what I have started (even in the roughest of times). I just returned to America after 8 long years in the Philippines, full of dreams and hesitations, but there was this certain uplifting song that I heard in the plane's play list (Sweet and Low) that kept my hopes up and woes at bay. So, more strength to you guys! You hold the power to inspire millions out there, like me. One day I'm hoping to have my first book finished - it would be cool if you could sign it for me (-grin!-).
Best regards, autumngold

I need to talk to you about some things and hope to talk to you soon can you email me and give me some stuff about you and i would love to go down state to see you in person when you come but i dont think i can afford coming down there to see you in person. and miss you on tagged too. heres my email address so you can write to me and let me ask you some questions because i really would like to talk to you dan.

my email address is shadowdanlion@yahoo.com

hey i have met you when yo were in maricopa and you were right across my house my name is nathan you should give me a call 769 8098 and we need to talk and your music is sick you aid it was god and you were right

Hi Dan!!
I've been listening to your music since the begining of this year and just got addicted to it.
I'm from Brazil... is there any chance of you guys comming here? I don't think so...
However, I have some contacts, so if you ever wanna do something here (if ever want to shake some brazilian folks), like shows or sell some cds, please contact me.
Be sure I'll be going to your show when I get back to USA.

Enjoy your victory!
Keep in touch!
Kisses for you!

Julia

I am a girl from Norway who have some questions I would like to ask:
1. Do you have a post address you can send letters to?
2. Are you ever going to have a concert in Norway?
3. Have you realesed 12 CD, or is it just me who has got it all wrong?

Love Ida

You just basically summarized why/ how i feel about music and record stores.
I completely agree with you!
....You're my hero!

--Tara Nazari (a.k.a. girl who screamed her head off at showbox in Seattle, Washington when you guys came on)

Dan, you crazy boy! It's Kayla from TP! I don't even know if you will get this message... hopefully you do because it took me a million hoops to jump through just to sign on to this site and contact you. Anyway, I wanted to let you know how proud of you I am. I just saw you on Regis and Kelly this morning and couldn't believe how successful you have become. I am so thrilled when I see good friends of mine do what they love doing. I want to contact the teachers who judged battle of the bands 2002 and tell them "see, they should have won!" Well, it is all I can do just to tell you again how proud of you I am and how happy I am that you are living your dream. Way to go, Dan!

If you have the time while in Richmond, VA; check out Plan 9 Music in Carytown (3012 W Cary St; Richmond, VA 23221.) It's the best record store in town.