Archive for February, 2005

Lots of band news! We played a big headlining show at the Oriental Theatre last Saturdya, and we played ten times better than our first show. We rocked the place, and everyone loved it… especially me. We’ve rewritten all of the guitar parts for every song, and changed a lot of vocals too. Everything is waaaay better than how it started, and I couldn’t be happier! So that’s that, but I have two much more important pieces of To The Rescue information. We’re playing a Battle of the Bands at the Aztlan Theater on March 12. I actually had to move my flight home(for spring break) from the 12th to the 13th so I could play the show, and the ticket switch is costing me $140 – so donations to the g27 fund would be greatly appreciated right now. Anyway, we can’t wait to play that, because we could win 10 hours of free recording tme and that means a new EP should soon be ready! It would be insanely cool to record for free, as usually recording is very expensive.
Speaking of recording EPs, if we don’t win the free studio time, we’re going to be recording in a studio with a friend of our friend Paul’s who is named Bill Douglass and has coproduced and recorded with Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus, Lit, R. Kelly, Static X, NSYNC, the list goes on. He had a big studio in LA but moved away because he hated the scene, and built a nice studio in Colorado Springs. He said we could record with him for $30/hour, which is an insanely low price for his services. Either way, we’re going to have a kick ass EP soon. I think I might title it “Play Grounded”. I’d appreciate your comments on what comes to mind when you hear that in context of a punk album.

Listening to: Graham Colton Band – Morning Light

Found hound!

Molly and I went to Cherry Creek Mall to walk around a bit, and on our way home we saw a little dog running around under a bus stop bench and in the busy street right next to our dorm. Molly dropped me off at the dorm and I ran back to go see if the puppy was ok. There was no owner around, and the dog was freezing cold, shaking, and covered with mud. I got her to come near me and I called the owner’s number on her collar – no answer… I left a message. I took her inside and kept her warm at the Towers front desk until the owner finally called back and told me she was on her way to get her. Riley the Beagle and I played at the desk for about half an hour until her owner came. Whenever I moved away a little to answer my phone she’d climb up on me! The owner was very thankful and happy to have her pup back. I on the other hand, am covered with dog hair and mud.
Oh yeah, that picture up there is awful because it was taken on my phone, so .

Listening to: My homemade “5 State Drive” by Less Than Jake ringtone from the owner calling me

Last week I went to see my friend MacKenzie’s band play at this sick club downtown. She plays viola in a rap group – they’re pretty cool. First on the stage was this awesome funk/rock/hip hop band called Bop Skizzum. They rocked! I was waaaay impressed and they got the dance floor movin’ like crazy. I was right up front groovin’ with MacKenzie and Marcella, and between songs the lead singer would tell everyone that I was his new favorite dancer because I was breakin’ it down. I mean, what can I say… I had a good time. They were really good and I wanted the CD but had no cash. I’ll get it from Kenz soon. Her group was really good too, and the rappers were very clever and funny. They did a song about Super Mario to the melodies in the games. An excellent time was had by all. Yay for Bop Skizzum and yay for The Flobots!
On Friday we had an amazing band practice. Jinji our bassist was there and we reworked almost all of our songs and changed up the guitars, wrote new parts, and changed the vocals a little bit in the new one. We’re working on a song I wrote called “I Don’t Miss You (And I Mean That In A Good Way)” – it’s the first song I’ve written that’s angry. I scream on it, and it sounds pretty badass. I can’t wait to record it, and all the other new songs we’re working on. We’re so much better than we were when we recorded the demo!
Speaking of band news, I have plenty. We’re playing a headlining show at the Oriental Theatre on the 19th of this month, and we have just been invited and confirmed to play in the Battle of the Bands on March 12th at the Aztlan Theatre!! The band with the most fan votes gets $500 and gets to play in the final battle this summer for a chance at $3000. Also, there will be judges on the 12th who pick the overall most talented band, and they win free studio time. I don’t know how many people we’ll be able to get there, because that’s the first day of our spring break. My flight home was originally home, but I had to switch it to the 13th so I can play the Battle, and moving the ticket cost me $140. I’m not happy about that, but I guess it’s worth it to get our name out there.
More good news! My internet radio show, Peety’s Playhouse, will most likely be coming back very soon. The KVDU station was down for a while but it’s currently being rebuilt and a new server is being put in place. Stay tuned!

Listening to: Cut Chemist and Chali 2na – Comin Thru