You know, if you ‘liked’ the Fan Page and/or followed me on Twitter, you’d know about me being too swamped to meet my blog obligations last
week… :-)
Since I did wuss out last Monday, I’ll do a quick blast of
the last two weeks to get you up to speed.
First, Happy *belated* Memorial Day! Those of you who had
the day off, I hope you enjoyed it! To my service industry pals that busted
holiday tail, keep fighting the good fight!! To my military pals, thanks for
your service!!!
So, you’ve seen Robocop, right?
I’m just going to take aim at random days and break it down.
Nee nee nee nee…
Drew joined me for a jam at Lafayette Live on 5/23 to plug the
5/26 rock show at the Knickerbocker. After throwing down unplugged and writing some
doctors notes, we got out of there and refocused on that weekend’s gig.
Most of Saturday seemed like a mine field and, for the most
part, all were detonated; producing ample amounts of attitude for the show.
Here’s the set:
“Guilt that Keeps on Giving”
“My Rx”
“Feed Me a Lie”
“Pocket and Soul”
“Heartkiller” – H.I.M. cover
“Before it Gets to Me”
“A Veil Lifted”
“The Shadow I Will Leave”
“Boys of Summer” Don Henley / The Ataris cover
“Something Else is Something More” – Adrenaline cover
“Dear Reason”
“Out of Our Hands”
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“Face to the Floor” – Chevelle cover
“Stuck” – Adrenaline cover
“Amputee” – Oceansize cover
“No Second Chance” – Adrenaline cover
“Point #1” – Chevelle cover
Kudos to Mike (Amuse)
and Nick (Drop Out Kid)
for stepping up to fill a time vacancy for the night. I really enjoy pretty
songs about gnarly topics! :-)
The show was also Arch Drive Goodbye’s official CD Release
night. If you’ve been following the updates this year, you’ll know that I
recently finished up work on This Is a Story… PRESS REVIEW
Just before we started packing up (Actually, I think I had
to turn some gear back on), Francois and Bongo from The House Catz
jumped on stage. With Drew on drums, they gave the crowd an encore with a cover
of Ram Jam’s “Black Betty.” :-)
You really never know what’s going to go down at show…
Nee nee nee
NEE
Last night I hosted open mic at Aces Pub.
Here’s the set:
“Out of Our Hands”
“Settling”
“Nothing Else Matters” – Metallica cover
“Black Balloon” – Goo Goo Dolls cover
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“Pocket and Soul”
“Before it Gets to Me”
“Amputee” – Oceansize cover
Drew joined me on the last few songs. After finishing up,
Mr. Kevin Peters delivered an outstanding set; including a cover GNR’s “Rocket
Queen.” It was sick!
Stellar tune-age was dealt from Ben Hagood (The Enders), Jason Wells, James Saqui, Lindsey Sickler (Little Boxes),
and my bros from Desert Island 5 too!!
Like most Sunday night shows at Aces, an energetic crowd shut
the place down around 3am this morning.
As a participant, I’m paying for it
today, but it's totally worth it for a great night with great friends!
Alright, let me fill in the gaps with some quickies:
- As projected, we surpassed 2500 views during the blog
vacation. WOOT!
- My old tune “Something Else is Something More” was featured
on Bridal Bootcamp recently. The song was written with my wing-man Clayton
Smith about ten years ago and we used it to demolish crowds during the last run
of Adrenaline shows. Unless you skipped to this paragraph, you’ll notice that I
occasionally still bust it out when the set needs some bouncy nastiness.
- If I can tie up some loose ends, our friends at Audiokult Radio will be showcasing IND tunes for a 30 minute segment next Thursday (6/14)
- Rurban and Chris June IND are partnering up to give away a
Rurbanized IND logo shirt. Contest specifics are still being finalized, but I
can say that you’ll be a step ahead if you ‘like’ the Chris June IND, Minsky Kinks, and Rurban pages on Facebook… and leave a wall comment on each saying “Roxie
sent me.”
Check out the lovely Roxie Vette of Minsky Kinks modeling
the shirt:
In addition to the shirt, the winner will also receive some
Minsky Kinks swag (button, magnet, & Roxie Vette patch).
We’ll draw the lucky lady’s name from a hat on Friday, July
20th at 7:06pm and pass the goods off to her at our Aces Pub show on
Saturday, July 21st.
It’s worth mentioning that Aces Pub is a 21+ establishment
and the winner must be present to claim the prize(s).
Also, the shirt size is SMALL.
Guys may enter to double the
chance of their ladies winning the prize(s) and ladies may enter to double the
chance of their ladies (Hubba hubba) winning the prize(s).
Disclaimer: Roxie Vette not included
There, did we make it complicated enough? :-)
That does it for this week’s update.
We’ll be loud and throwing
down and Camp 'n Jam this Friday night (6/8), unplugged at Java Roaster next Friday (6/15), and electrified all over again next Saturday (6/16) at the Taste of Tippecanoe.
You can make all three shows, right?
And... don't forget to get your free copy of "Before it Gets to Me" when you purchase Whistle When We Break Down from the Bandcamp Page! That's 4 songs for $3!!!
Also, "Dear Reason" will disappear from the iTunes and Amazon.com stores on July 2nd...
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!!
Over and out