The past week or so has been pretty awesome, got together with some friends, played a lot of music, went out to Rochester, and visited a goat farm. I'm a fan, always have been of those little buggers. As a matter of fact, driving out to Rochester I had to find myself a detour due to a train apparently stuck to the tracks that landed me driving alongside the CUTEST field of little goats, all hop-running. And that mixed with the ting tings blaring out of my minivan stereo, a half-eaten box of sugar babies, and no one behind me so I could slow down and watch was just a fantastic combination.
Sooooo anyways, yesterday we were on live on Central New York's Channel 9 morning show "Bridge Street." We had a really great time, got to play outside on a beautiful day, and everyone at the show was really great. We had a little interview regarding the upcoming tours, played a song, and then played out into every commercial break (so we got to basically watch the entire show from our own private gazebo. rock and roll). There is a link to the main interview and song right here.
We will be keeping in touch with the show, sending pictures and whatnot and may come back on after we return from Germany; I'll keep everybody posted via this and/or our myspace page.
Also, we will be playing our last and final show before we become an INTERNATIONAL touring band (yayyyyy!) at The Lost Horizon in Syracuse tomorrow (Friday the 27th) with Vapor Aevum, Endive, and The Andrea Doria. The show starts around 9:30 and we are slated to go on around 11:30. It's all ages, and $5 at the door. We will also have you know that we got some new stickers in this afternoon (well, like 10 minutes ago) that will be tagging along with us to that show. So yeah, do it up.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
12 days and counting...
I can't believe we're leaving for Greenland in less than 2 weeks, it's so exciting/scary/nerve wracking/etc. Basically we're just practicing our tails off just about every day of the week, and we find that when we're not practicing we're talking online about how weird it is we're not practicing...
I guess that means I'm adapting well to my new "lifestyle."
Over the past few weeks I have also been contacted by Bambi Weavil, the CEO and Publisher of Out Impact Magazine out of North Carolina. Bambi heard our song "The Way We Used To Be" on 'The Hills' and got in touch with us asking to review the album. Completely flattered by the request, I quickly sent it out and today we got an email from her with the link to the review.
You can view it right here.
From the other albums that site has chosen to review (Duffy, Rihanna, and Rufus Wainwright just to name a few)... I am completely beside myself. I am so honored and amazed at the support we have gotten from so many people, and I am so incredibly grateful.
Soon, pictures.
I guess that means I'm adapting well to my new "lifestyle."
Over the past few weeks I have also been contacted by Bambi Weavil, the CEO and Publisher of Out Impact Magazine out of North Carolina. Bambi heard our song "The Way We Used To Be" on 'The Hills' and got in touch with us asking to review the album. Completely flattered by the request, I quickly sent it out and today we got an email from her with the link to the review.
You can view it right here.
From the other albums that site has chosen to review (Duffy, Rihanna, and Rufus Wainwright just to name a few)... I am completely beside myself. I am so honored and amazed at the support we have gotten from so many people, and I am so incredibly grateful.
Soon, pictures.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Iceland is green, and Greenland is...
As of this morning we have an email confirming that in addition to the Germany AFE tour we will also be doing a 9 day tour of Greenland. We will be heading out on July 3 and returning 11 days later, only a week before we depart for Germany. Now, there are many questions that I along with our other bandmates are wondering, and so I thought I would enlighten you all as to what I have discovered, as I have become a Greenland scholar over the last 24 hours or so.
Q: What language do they speak in Greenland?
A: Lots of different ones. I think it will be hopeless for me to learn Danish, Greenlandic, and Innuit by the time the beginning of July comes around.
Q: What's the weather like?
A: Cold.
Q: What is the Greenland time zone?
A: No such thing. It's too cold.
*EDIT: I just checked, and I think it's 2 hours ahead of us.
Q: What can you do in Greenland?
A: snowshoe and dog sled. And wrangle sharks (...this is true.)
Q: Where will we be playing?
A: Thule Air Base in Greenland... I think it's the only US military base in that country. It is however pretty cool, as it was at one point and time invaluable to the US during the Cold War to intercept messages involving the possibility of nuclear attack.
Q: Where is it located?
A: Not quite sure yet. On the Thule Air Base website it states the base is "695 miles North of the Arctic Circle, and 947 miles south of the North Pole on the Northwest side of the island of Greenland. The base is approximately 550 miles east of the North Magnetic Pole." It also says that "The closest Inuit (native Eskimo) village, Qaanaaq, is 65 miles away." Oh, and that "There is no "off-base" except for the bay, the ice cap, and miles and miles of rock." And "Thule is locked in by ice 9 months out of the year."
All joking aside though, I'm super pumped about this trip. Never having truly been out of the country, the opportunity to go ANYWHERE is incredible for me, but being able to visit somewhere I never ever thought I would seems unbelievable. And maybe I'll see a polar bear. Either way, I still have a lot of research to do on this place.
On one other note, Bently has been doing much better and is back to normal. We opted not to go with the surgery unless we find that this 'problem' he has acts up again, as it very well could have been a freak accident. And he's a very happy dog without having a procedure to alter his life.
Other than that... not much going on. Just practicing, German-ing, and hanging out. Working the Greek Fest tonight with my friend Megan and Kaleena, hoping to check out the Taste of Syracuse this weekend, and spending time with Michael, and Brian (who is coming to all our AFE tours with us as our manager). Tons more other stuff going on that I will fill you in with at a later date.
Q: What language do they speak in Greenland?
A: Lots of different ones. I think it will be hopeless for me to learn Danish, Greenlandic, and Innuit by the time the beginning of July comes around.
Q: What's the weather like?
A: Cold.
Q: What is the Greenland time zone?
A: No such thing. It's too cold.
*EDIT: I just checked, and I think it's 2 hours ahead of us.
Q: What can you do in Greenland?
A: snowshoe and dog sled. And wrangle sharks (...this is true.)
Q: Where will we be playing?
A: Thule Air Base in Greenland... I think it's the only US military base in that country. It is however pretty cool, as it was at one point and time invaluable to the US during the Cold War to intercept messages involving the possibility of nuclear attack.
Q: Where is it located?
A: Not quite sure yet. On the Thule Air Base website it states the base is "695 miles North of the Arctic Circle, and 947 miles south of the North Pole on the Northwest side of the island of Greenland. The base is approximately 550 miles east of the North Magnetic Pole." It also says that "The closest Inuit (native Eskimo) village, Qaanaaq, is 65 miles away." Oh, and that "There is no "off-base" except for the bay, the ice cap, and miles and miles of rock." And "Thule is locked in by ice 9 months out of the year."
All joking aside though, I'm super pumped about this trip. Never having truly been out of the country, the opportunity to go ANYWHERE is incredible for me, but being able to visit somewhere I never ever thought I would seems unbelievable. And maybe I'll see a polar bear. Either way, I still have a lot of research to do on this place.
On one other note, Bently has been doing much better and is back to normal. We opted not to go with the surgery unless we find that this 'problem' he has acts up again, as it very well could have been a freak accident. And he's a very happy dog without having a procedure to alter his life.
Other than that... not much going on. Just practicing, German-ing, and hanging out. Working the Greek Fest tonight with my friend Megan and Kaleena, hoping to check out the Taste of Syracuse this weekend, and spending time with Michael, and Brian (who is coming to all our AFE tours with us as our manager). Tons more other stuff going on that I will fill you in with at a later date.
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