Mates of State also provided support (alongside Au Revoir Simone) for We Are Scientists on their tour of the UK in November 2006. During February and March 2007, Mates of State toured as the house band for WBEZ Chicago's This American Life, hosted by Ira Glass. Tour locations included New York, Boston, Seattle, Chicago, and Minneapolis. Recordings of some of the band's performances during this tour were included in a 2008 episode titled "What I Learned from Television." On Earth Day in 2007, Mates of State headlined the Concert for a Green Earth in Westport, Connecticut. In 2008, the team appeared again at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, in addition to performing at Lollapalooza in Chicago, the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in Jersey City, and the Pemberton Music Festival in Pemberton, BC. In 2009, they played at Diversafest in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the Voodoo Fest in New Orleans on Halloween weekend. In 2010, they appeared on the children's television show Yo Gabba Gabba in Rochester, New York. Beginning in 2010, the band toured with backing musicians Kenji Shinagawa on guitar and John Panos on trumpet, both graduates of the University of Miami. On February 16, 2012, the band began a 9-day tour of the East Coast at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On June 11, 2013, they joined The Postal Service's "Give Up" ten-year reunion tour at the Air Canada Theater in Toronto. The tour had stops in Boston, at the sold out Barclay's Center in Brooklyn and shows in Minnesota and Kansas City. Mates of State opened The Postal Service's last show ever on August 4, 2013 at the Metro in Chicago. It was also the official Lollapalooza closing party. They performed two songs in conjunction with BYUtv's Studio C: "Dealbreaker" in October 2013 and "Kill the Whales" in May 2014. Films The Rumperbutts (2015). Lead actors, producers, and composers. Starring alongside Josh Brener, Arian Moayed, and Vanessa Ray. Distributed by Mance Media. Two of Us (2004). Produced, directed, shot, and edited by Thadd Day. Released by Hooked on Sonics! The song "My Only Offer" features prominently in the last half of the trailer for the 2009 documentary "Best Worst Movie." Discography Albums EPs European Tour 2003 EP (Fickle Fame, 2003) All Day EP (Polyvinyl, 2004) Re-Arranged: Remixes Volume 1 (Barsuk, 2009) You’re Going To Make It (Barsuk, 2015) Singles Mates of State/Fighter D Split