This is the source for the inside scoop on Chris June IND; including writing, recording, performing, etc. You'll get more dirt here than tweets & status updates. Typically, new blog entries get posted every Monday and whenever something too interesting to not write about happens. I’ll try to keep my entries short-winded and light-hearted. Maybe I can make them funny. We’ll see.
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
08/08/11
Hey, I made it back! Apparently you did too. :-)
I think the wife did her best to run the juice out of me in Florida, but when I got home & saw the new Chris June IND logo shirts sitting at the front door, I whipped back into biz mode. If you need a new black t-shirt and/or want to support local biz, these are going for $15. The sizes range from Small to XL; with my logo on the front & my Sponsors on the back. Since these have been flying out of my hands, I can't guarantee availability in your size. Hit me up through Facebook or ChrisJuneIND.com to arrange a transaction.
I spent Saturday night hanging out with some buddies & sponsors at the birthday shindig of Artisan Electric owner Chris Voglund. It was a blast! I drank a lot of Peoples Brewing Co. beer & had some tasty grub from D&R Market. I took the Martin with me because I was told that some late night jamming may occur & ended up playing a short set between Mike Reeb & Snorb! I'm happy to be sandwiched in that lineup anytime. Those dudes flat-out rule! Check them out!!
Chris, Drew, & I had another loud, rockin' practice last night. Those dudes are as excited as I am to get this ball rolling. I may add an extra guitarist/instrumentalist to the crew if the schedules can flow. If not, no biggie. We're set to stomp as a 3-piece and I'll be booking from October-Armageddon starting soon!
Thanks for stopping by again! I'll be spending the rest of the week giving guitar lessons and polishing some tunes to play for my slot at the Rockerbox show at Traditions in Watseka, IL on Saturday. If you're up around that way, we'd love to see you out! Details are on the Shows Page and the Facebook Event.
Over and Out.
I think the wife did her best to run the juice out of me in Florida, but when I got home & saw the new Chris June IND logo shirts sitting at the front door, I whipped back into biz mode. If you need a new black t-shirt and/or want to support local biz, these are going for $15. The sizes range from Small to XL; with my logo on the front & my Sponsors on the back. Since these have been flying out of my hands, I can't guarantee availability in your size. Hit me up through Facebook or ChrisJuneIND.com to arrange a transaction.
I spent Saturday night hanging out with some buddies & sponsors at the birthday shindig of Artisan Electric owner Chris Voglund. It was a blast! I drank a lot of Peoples Brewing Co. beer & had some tasty grub from D&R Market. I took the Martin with me because I was told that some late night jamming may occur & ended up playing a short set between Mike Reeb & Snorb! I'm happy to be sandwiched in that lineup anytime. Those dudes flat-out rule! Check them out!!
Chris, Drew, & I had another loud, rockin' practice last night. Those dudes are as excited as I am to get this ball rolling. I may add an extra guitarist/instrumentalist to the crew if the schedules can flow. If not, no biggie. We're set to stomp as a 3-piece and I'll be booking from October-Armageddon starting soon!
Thanks for stopping by again! I'll be spending the rest of the week giving guitar lessons and polishing some tunes to play for my slot at the Rockerbox show at Traditions in Watseka, IL on Saturday. If you're up around that way, we'd love to see you out! Details are on the Shows Page and the Facebook Event.
Over and Out.
Monday, August 1, 2011
08/01/11
This week’s blog is coming to you from Orlando. I’m on vacation, but I can’t ‘not work.’ So, if you’re a regular Monday reader, this one’s for you! :-)
Thanks to all that made it out to the show at the Knickerbocker on Friday night! Tim Brouk at the Journal & Courier did a nice write-up: http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011107290306
The print version of the article had the headline of ‘June in July.’ Too funny!
It was great to show off some new material and whip out a couple of covers.
Here’s the set:
Out of our Hands
Dear Reason
Before it gets to me
Pocket & Soul
Settling
Faithfully ( Journey Cover)
Bed Intruder (Autotune the News cover)
I still have to sift through some footage of the set. If there are some gems, I’ll have them on my YouTube channel in a week or so.
I’m glad I had the opportunity to share the night with Colorphase and Sleeping in Stereo. Both are great bands populated with great people. Don’t be strangers!
Good news: Bassist Drew Luigs is joining Chris Parker and me for the live line-up of Chris June IND. Drew previously played with local rockers Painkiller Down and is known to pace around IND HQ playing Victor Wooten licks. The 3 of us are going to do some cool things to my tunes & make them loud. I’m pretty lucky to be teaming up with these dudes!
Update: The Chris June IND logo shirts have been ordered! As mentioned last week, the shirts will have my logo on the front and my sponsors’ on the back. I anticipate having the shirts back before the next show (August 13th in Watseka, IL with Rockerbox). More details on this event are located on the Shows Page and/or the Facebook Event.
Also, the Sponsors Page is now live on the site!
This concludes the IND weekly update. Thanks for stopping by!
Over and out.
Monday, July 25, 2011
07/25/11
I'm going to start off this week by saying some sweet things about a couple of great local music groups. First, the members of Arch Drive Goodbye have been awesome for helping plug my musical efforts. Thanks dudes! Second, I caught a show at the Black Sparrow on Saturday night featuring The Pinstripes from Cincinnati (btw, awesome show!). From what I gather, Lafayette's Green Room Rockers helped promote & get a lot of their fans to the party without being on the bill. A+!
If you get a free second, click on the links above to check out some great independent music & some all-around great dudes!
Moving on...
If you're a friend with me on my Personal Page or 'like' my Fan Page on Facebook, you probably noticed some snazzy new pics. Michael Dick at Image Source Photographic snapped some photos for me last week. Click their link to get more info. If you need photography, they know what they're doing.
...and I'm not just saying that because they're one of my sponsors. :-)
Speaking of sponsors, I'm about to place an order for the new Chris June IND logo shirts. The back is decorated with logos of local businesses that are in my corner. If you're in the market for a new black t-shirt or want to show that you support independent music and/or small business, the price will be very reasonable. Send me a message with your shirt size & I'll reserve one for you.
Sidenote: a new Sponsors Page will be live on www.ChrisJuneIND.com shortly.
Guess what? There's a bass rig in addition to a drum kit sitting in my rehearsal space. I think it's safe to say that Chris June IND will be rolling loud and nasty starting around October. Keep your fingers crossed!
Until then, I keep adding regional dates to my calendar for my solo/unplugged sets. The first one is this Friday (7/29) at the Knickerbocker Saloon in Lafayette. You can find more info on my Shows Page and/or RSVP on the Facebook Event page.
Also, if you come to the show, I will play you a Journey song...
Thanks for stopping by again!
Next week I'll be posting from Florida.
Over and out
If you get a free second, click on the links above to check out some great independent music & some all-around great dudes!
Moving on...
If you're a friend with me on my Personal Page or 'like' my Fan Page on Facebook, you probably noticed some snazzy new pics. Michael Dick at Image Source Photographic snapped some photos for me last week. Click their link to get more info. If you need photography, they know what they're doing.
...and I'm not just saying that because they're one of my sponsors. :-)
Speaking of sponsors, I'm about to place an order for the new Chris June IND logo shirts. The back is decorated with logos of local businesses that are in my corner. If you're in the market for a new black t-shirt or want to show that you support independent music and/or small business, the price will be very reasonable. Send me a message with your shirt size & I'll reserve one for you.
Sidenote: a new Sponsors Page will be live on www.ChrisJuneIND.com shortly.
Guess what? There's a bass rig in addition to a drum kit sitting in my rehearsal space. I think it's safe to say that Chris June IND will be rolling loud and nasty starting around October. Keep your fingers crossed!
Until then, I keep adding regional dates to my calendar for my solo/unplugged sets. The first one is this Friday (7/29) at the Knickerbocker Saloon in Lafayette. You can find more info on my Shows Page and/or RSVP on the Facebook Event page.
Also, if you come to the show, I will play you a Journey song...
Thanks for stopping by again!
Next week I'll be posting from Florida.
Over and out
Monday, July 18, 2011
07/18/11
Hey, you made it!
The Andy Wood session at Sound Logic last week was a blast! If that guy ever gets tired of getting compliments, it's his own fault for being awesome. If you have a sec, check out his band: Down from Up. Also, his Rhodes amp sounds really mean... but, don't they all?
Guess what? Rhodes Amplification is on board with DropYa Fightwear, Image Source Photographic, People's Brewing Company, Lafayette Speaker Repair, and Sacred Apple to sponsor Chris June IND! I have some details to finalize with a few others and will have more info on that soon. Promise.
The Knickerbocker show on July 29th with Madison, WI bands Colorphase & Sleeping in Stereo is shaping up nicely. Info is on my Shows Page and even more info is on the Facebook Event listing. If you click on the Facebook Event link, you can let us know if you're attending. While you're on Facebook, maybe you'll throw me a 'like' on the Chris June IND Fan Page too!
Speaking of shows, I'll be playing select dates opening for Rockerbox over the next few months too. Those dates will be posted soon.
Chris Parker and I made it official last week. We're not getting married, but he is my new drummer. Mr. Parker recently played with my friends in Duilliath. If you have any tips on how I can distract him enough while he's playing so that he doesn't figure out how easy the songs are, let me know. This kid has rock muscles, for sure.
I had a great weekend hanging out with friends & family, but it's time to get back to work!
This week's agenda consists of finishing more live tracks, lots of rehearsals, recording vocals for the new CD, shaking down sponsors, meeting with a bassist prospect, photo shoot and lots more.
Come back next Monday for some more dirt!
Over and out.
The Andy Wood session at Sound Logic last week was a blast! If that guy ever gets tired of getting compliments, it's his own fault for being awesome. If you have a sec, check out his band: Down from Up. Also, his Rhodes amp sounds really mean... but, don't they all?
Guess what? Rhodes Amplification is on board with DropYa Fightwear, Image Source Photographic, People's Brewing Company, Lafayette Speaker Repair, and Sacred Apple to sponsor Chris June IND! I have some details to finalize with a few others and will have more info on that soon. Promise.
The Knickerbocker show on July 29th with Madison, WI bands Colorphase & Sleeping in Stereo is shaping up nicely. Info is on my Shows Page and even more info is on the Facebook Event listing. If you click on the Facebook Event link, you can let us know if you're attending. While you're on Facebook, maybe you'll throw me a 'like' on the Chris June IND Fan Page too!
Speaking of shows, I'll be playing select dates opening for Rockerbox over the next few months too. Those dates will be posted soon.
Chris Parker and I made it official last week. We're not getting married, but he is my new drummer. Mr. Parker recently played with my friends in Duilliath. If you have any tips on how I can distract him enough while he's playing so that he doesn't figure out how easy the songs are, let me know. This kid has rock muscles, for sure.
I had a great weekend hanging out with friends & family, but it's time to get back to work!
This week's agenda consists of finishing more live tracks, lots of rehearsals, recording vocals for the new CD, shaking down sponsors, meeting with a bassist prospect, photo shoot and lots more.
Come back next Monday for some more dirt!
Over and out.
Monday, July 11, 2011
07/11/11
Thanks to everyone that made it out to the last Chemcoma show. It was awesome for Ken & Nate to have us close down the Mosey!
Here's what you missed, set-wise:
"Runaway"
"In Time"
"SEISM"
"Stitch"
"Lift Me Up:
"Runaway" - Bon Jovi cover
"Run Like Hell"
"Come to Hand"
"Shakin'" - Eddie Money cover
"Helter Skelter" - Beatles, etc. cover
"Something to Die for"
"Boys of Summer" - Don Henley, etc. cover
*Encore*
"Whiskey in the Jar" - Metallica, etc. cover
I'm sure Cody & Em are up to dirty musical dealings. I'll show them some love around here as they start to talk. I'm glad we did what we did over the last 7+ years. We couldn't have put a better exclamation point on Chemcoma than the Mosey performance.
I edited-up & posted a live/unplugged performance of "Settling"
Let me know what you think. The footage was from June 29th and Lafayette Live and captured by my good buddy Justin Reagin on his iPhone. If you hang out & get some good video, I will post it!
In case you were wondering, I've been playing solo with the help of programmed piano lines & a click track until I gather up enough dudes to jam.
*Quickies*
One of the newer heavy hitters on the Rhodes Amplification roster, Andy Wood, will be in town today cranking on a Colossus at Sound Logic. I'll be headed over later to hang out during the session.
I'll be jamming with the drummers again this week. My goal is to only have one of them by the weekend! Also, I'm still hunting and trapping bassists. I hope they're in 'season'.
It's looking like I'll be the local support for Madison, WI bands Colorphase & Sleeping in Stereo when they come to throw down in Lafayette at the Knickerbocker on Friday, July 29th. Mark that one down in your calendar, it's going to be fun one!
Thanks for stopping by!
Over and out.
Here's what you missed, set-wise:
"Runaway"
"In Time"
"SEISM"
"Stitch"
"Lift Me Up:
"Runaway" - Bon Jovi cover
"Run Like Hell"
"Come to Hand"
"Shakin'" - Eddie Money cover
"Helter Skelter" - Beatles, etc. cover
"Something to Die for"
"Boys of Summer" - Don Henley, etc. cover
*Encore*
"Whiskey in the Jar" - Metallica, etc. cover
I'm sure Cody & Em are up to dirty musical dealings. I'll show them some love around here as they start to talk. I'm glad we did what we did over the last 7+ years. We couldn't have put a better exclamation point on Chemcoma than the Mosey performance.
I edited-up & posted a live/unplugged performance of "Settling"
Let me know what you think. The footage was from June 29th and Lafayette Live and captured by my good buddy Justin Reagin on his iPhone. If you hang out & get some good video, I will post it!
In case you were wondering, I've been playing solo with the help of programmed piano lines & a click track until I gather up enough dudes to jam.
*Quickies*
One of the newer heavy hitters on the Rhodes Amplification roster, Andy Wood, will be in town today cranking on a Colossus at Sound Logic. I'll be headed over later to hang out during the session.
I'll be jamming with the drummers again this week. My goal is to only have one of them by the weekend! Also, I'm still hunting and trapping bassists. I hope they're in 'season'.
It's looking like I'll be the local support for Madison, WI bands Colorphase & Sleeping in Stereo when they come to throw down in Lafayette at the Knickerbocker on Friday, July 29th. Mark that one down in your calendar, it's going to be fun one!
Thanks for stopping by!
Over and out.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
05/12/11
Hey all! Once again I've let my blog schedule slide, but I've been scheming a lot...
I've still been slaving away trying to get a good mix of "Dear Reason." At this point, I'm more likely to upload the track to my site for you guys to listen to and bypass iTunes until I can afford to get into a better studio to record with my signature Rhodes amp & have someone mix my songs for me. I think the treatment idea for the "Dear Reason" video is going to turn out really well.
I had a blast playing at Rancho Real's Cinco de Mayo show last weekend. Several of my guitar students made it out. From what I hear, the show has really motivated them to practice harder. I'm super proud of my munchkin guitar army! If you haven't made it out to a show recently, I'm playing in Logansport at the Corner Pub on the 5/14 and in Lafayette at Aces Pub on the 21st.
The Taste of Tippecanoe is just around the corner and all us 'behind-the-scenes' guys are working hard to ensure that it's even more awesome than it usually is. I'm not playing this year, but I'm psyched to be able to chill out & hang with all of my buddies' awesome bands that will be throwing it down. Don't forget: June 18th, downtown Lafayette, awesome music, great food, great cause! More info is available at www.tasteoftippecanoe.org
This is a bit uncharacteristic of my blog, but I'd really like to give a thumbs up to Clint Lowery and Sevendust. I have admired Clint's playing, singing, and writing for a long time and his band, Sevendust, is one of my favorites. Clint has been releasing some really cool music under the moniker 'Hello Demons Meet Skeletons' and I really admire how Sevendust has been helping promote it. That's family.
That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to studio...
Over and out.
I've still been slaving away trying to get a good mix of "Dear Reason." At this point, I'm more likely to upload the track to my site for you guys to listen to and bypass iTunes until I can afford to get into a better studio to record with my signature Rhodes amp & have someone mix my songs for me. I think the treatment idea for the "Dear Reason" video is going to turn out really well.
I had a blast playing at Rancho Real's Cinco de Mayo show last weekend. Several of my guitar students made it out. From what I hear, the show has really motivated them to practice harder. I'm super proud of my munchkin guitar army! If you haven't made it out to a show recently, I'm playing in Logansport at the Corner Pub on the 5/14 and in Lafayette at Aces Pub on the 21st.
The Taste of Tippecanoe is just around the corner and all us 'behind-the-scenes' guys are working hard to ensure that it's even more awesome than it usually is. I'm not playing this year, but I'm psyched to be able to chill out & hang with all of my buddies' awesome bands that will be throwing it down. Don't forget: June 18th, downtown Lafayette, awesome music, great food, great cause! More info is available at www.tasteoftippecanoe.org
This is a bit uncharacteristic of my blog, but I'd really like to give a thumbs up to Clint Lowery and Sevendust. I have admired Clint's playing, singing, and writing for a long time and his band, Sevendust, is one of my favorites. Clint has been releasing some really cool music under the moniker 'Hello Demons Meet Skeletons' and I really admire how Sevendust has been helping promote it. That's family.
That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to studio...
Over and out.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
07/05/11
I took the day off yesterday. :-)
So, I'll stop referring to my weeks as 'busy' or 'crazy,' because I'm sure it has become normal.
I posted an ad on CraigsList last week looking for a drummer & a bass player. Well, I'm halfway done. I'm thinking it won't be long til this thing gets loud & mean. If you know any decent bassists, send them my direction.
The last Chemcoma show is this Saturday (7/9) in Lafayette. If you want to see us one more time, the details are on my Shows Page. There should be a nice write-up in the Lafayette Journal & Courier either Thursday or Friday with details too.
I have a fan page on Facebook now! If you like it, then maybe you'll 'like' it. :-)
Alrighty, that's my short weekly update. I'll be spending the rest of the week jamming with new guys, hanging out at the Theater on Wednesday night for Lafayette Live, recording, getting the details for the new Chris June IND shirts worked out, and playing at the Mosey Down Main Street.
Thanks for stopping by!
Over and out
So, I'll stop referring to my weeks as 'busy' or 'crazy,' because I'm sure it has become normal.
I posted an ad on CraigsList last week looking for a drummer & a bass player. Well, I'm halfway done. I'm thinking it won't be long til this thing gets loud & mean. If you know any decent bassists, send them my direction.
The last Chemcoma show is this Saturday (7/9) in Lafayette. If you want to see us one more time, the details are on my Shows Page. There should be a nice write-up in the Lafayette Journal & Courier either Thursday or Friday with details too.
I have a fan page on Facebook now! If you like it, then maybe you'll 'like' it. :-)
Alrighty, that's my short weekly update. I'll be spending the rest of the week jamming with new guys, hanging out at the Theater on Wednesday night for Lafayette Live, recording, getting the details for the new Chris June IND shirts worked out, and playing at the Mosey Down Main Street.
Thanks for stopping by!
Over and out
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
06/28/11
Get ready for a novel, it was Monday the 27th when I started typing this...
Wow, I thought last week was crazy, but today has been nuts!
Last Wednesday I made my open mic debut playing IND material. The short set consisted of "Before it gets to me," "Pocket & Soul," & "Settling." It was a good start for me & a lot of fun. Thanks to Brady for squeezing me in & for running Lafayette Live Open Mic at the Theater. It's an awesome way for musicians to test out new material & get some exposure. If you're free this Wednesday night (6/29) at 9pm, I'll be playing again. I'm planning on busting out a new track: "Out of our Hands." Extra details are on my Shows page.
Yesterday I wrapped guitars for the new EP I'm working on. I haven't decided on a title yet, but today I've been jokingly referring to it as '5'7 & Hell on Wheels.' Yeah, that's probably not going to happen. Maybe one of you has a better or maybe funnier suggestion. Anyway, I have 2 more songs to get bass done on before moving onto vocals & drum stuff.
I finally got around to doing a formal Facebook fan page. As always, if you're digging what I'm doing and/or are down with the cause, please 'like it.' All of the content on there is the same as www.chrisjuneind.com, but it'll give me a little more web presence. Plus, I signed up for a Sound Cloud account to get things moving. That should allow me to post more demos, live stuff, and other goodies.
Before I forget, thanks to everyone that made my Saturday awesome. My main man Scott Freeman had me over for a cookout that had a lot of Fiddlers' Gathering performers around. I rubbed elbows with some of them before having to bail early to go catch my little brother's first show singing with Thor. Joey does the cookie monster bit better than most guys I've seen in town. Don't let him know yet, I don't want him to get a big head. After all, Tim Brouk did give him a shout out in the Journal & Courier. Here's a link to the article. Great job at the show guys & thanks Tim! After the Thor show, I headed down to see my buddies in Born Under Burden catch fire at LafayetteMetal.com's HardnHeavy Showcase. This was B.U.B.'s cd release show. Please go check out their music, buy it, & watch them live. Trust me, they are worth your time. :-)
That's all for now. I'll be spending the rest of the week recording, giving guitar lessons, getting more ink & meeting up with some dudes that have hit me up to play my music loud.
Thanks for stopping in again. Have a safe & awesome 4th. Try not to blow any limbs off. If you think about it, light a few bombs off for my little brother Jordan. He's over in Afghanistan until December. I'm sure he and his USMC crew will appreciate it.
Over and out.
Wow, I thought last week was crazy, but today has been nuts!
Last Wednesday I made my open mic debut playing IND material. The short set consisted of "Before it gets to me," "Pocket & Soul," & "Settling." It was a good start for me & a lot of fun. Thanks to Brady for squeezing me in & for running Lafayette Live Open Mic at the Theater. It's an awesome way for musicians to test out new material & get some exposure. If you're free this Wednesday night (6/29) at 9pm, I'll be playing again. I'm planning on busting out a new track: "Out of our Hands." Extra details are on my Shows page.
Yesterday I wrapped guitars for the new EP I'm working on. I haven't decided on a title yet, but today I've been jokingly referring to it as '5'7 & Hell on Wheels.' Yeah, that's probably not going to happen. Maybe one of you has a better or maybe funnier suggestion. Anyway, I have 2 more songs to get bass done on before moving onto vocals & drum stuff.
I finally got around to doing a formal Facebook fan page. As always, if you're digging what I'm doing and/or are down with the cause, please 'like it.' All of the content on there is the same as www.chrisjuneind.com, but it'll give me a little more web presence. Plus, I signed up for a Sound Cloud account to get things moving. That should allow me to post more demos, live stuff, and other goodies.
Before I forget, thanks to everyone that made my Saturday awesome. My main man Scott Freeman had me over for a cookout that had a lot of Fiddlers' Gathering performers around. I rubbed elbows with some of them before having to bail early to go catch my little brother's first show singing with Thor. Joey does the cookie monster bit better than most guys I've seen in town. Don't let him know yet, I don't want him to get a big head. After all, Tim Brouk did give him a shout out in the Journal & Courier. Here's a link to the article. Great job at the show guys & thanks Tim! After the Thor show, I headed down to see my buddies in Born Under Burden catch fire at LafayetteMetal.com's HardnHeavy Showcase. This was B.U.B.'s cd release show. Please go check out their music, buy it, & watch them live. Trust me, they are worth your time. :-)
That's all for now. I'll be spending the rest of the week recording, giving guitar lessons, getting more ink & meeting up with some dudes that have hit me up to play my music loud.
Thanks for stopping in again. Have a safe & awesome 4th. Try not to blow any limbs off. If you think about it, light a few bombs off for my little brother Jordan. He's over in Afghanistan until December. I'm sure he and his USMC crew will appreciate it.
Over and out.
Monday, June 20, 2011
06/20/11
Hey all, I've received a few messages about the blog lapse...
I've been short on time. Apologies.
As you may have heard/seen Chemcoma is coming to an end. If you'd like to have one more good time with us, you can catch 'what will likely be' our last show at the Mosey Down Main Street on July 9th at 11pm. The Mosey's are very cool. Basically, Main Street in Downtown Lafayette is blocked off from 6th to 14th Streets & a party happens. There are some vendors, multiple bands on several stages, and as far as I know, you can BYOB & have fun in the middle of town. We'll be playing the stage at 6th & Main Street (in front of the Lafayette Theater). The event is FREE & lasts from 6pm to midnight. Hopefully we'll see you out!
Did you make it to the Taste last weekend? Holy cow, I had a blast. I was down there close to 5am to make sure setup went according schedule, hung out during the event, & stayed until about 3am to make sure everything was cleaned up. It was an endurance test & my sleep schedule is really messed up. :-)
We had a stacked roster this year & I don't think any bands disappointed. I personally saw Johnny Bhive, The Green Room Rockers, & Michael Kelsey tear a hole in the sky. I missed sets by Root Hog, Uncle Buck's Mojo Box, & No Apparent Reason for various reasons, but I'm sure they all threw down hard too! Lafayette locals always represent the town well. Please check these guys out when you get a chance.
Before I forget, thanks to the bands & volunteers for making the Taste virtually painless. I can't wait til next year!
Since the band is going kaput, I've been spending all of my time putting legs on the IND. I've been splitting my time between recording new songs & getting the material in a position to be out on a stage. Actually, my buddy Travis was over earlier to jam around & help me work out some bugs on the new tune-age. Thanks dude!
Speaking of that, I may be playing at the open mic at the Lafayette Theater (6th & Main) on Wednesday night (6/22). I think the lineup is full, but I'm a reserve in case someone cancels or catches on fire. So, I have no idea what the time will be if I do get to play. Anyway, come down on Wednesday. The show lasts from 7-11pm &, if nothing else, I'd love to hang out & talk shop.
If you haven't had the chance yet, check out my indie video for "Dear Reason":
The dogs & I had a great time putting this together. Also, the song is on iTunes, Amazon, & other digital music stores if you'd like to own it and/or support the cause.
Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time...
I've been short on time. Apologies.
As you may have heard/seen Chemcoma is coming to an end. If you'd like to have one more good time with us, you can catch 'what will likely be' our last show at the Mosey Down Main Street on July 9th at 11pm. The Mosey's are very cool. Basically, Main Street in Downtown Lafayette is blocked off from 6th to 14th Streets & a party happens. There are some vendors, multiple bands on several stages, and as far as I know, you can BYOB & have fun in the middle of town. We'll be playing the stage at 6th & Main Street (in front of the Lafayette Theater). The event is FREE & lasts from 6pm to midnight. Hopefully we'll see you out!
Did you make it to the Taste last weekend? Holy cow, I had a blast. I was down there close to 5am to make sure setup went according schedule, hung out during the event, & stayed until about 3am to make sure everything was cleaned up. It was an endurance test & my sleep schedule is really messed up. :-)
We had a stacked roster this year & I don't think any bands disappointed. I personally saw Johnny Bhive, The Green Room Rockers, & Michael Kelsey tear a hole in the sky. I missed sets by Root Hog, Uncle Buck's Mojo Box, & No Apparent Reason for various reasons, but I'm sure they all threw down hard too! Lafayette locals always represent the town well. Please check these guys out when you get a chance.
Before I forget, thanks to the bands & volunteers for making the Taste virtually painless. I can't wait til next year!
Since the band is going kaput, I've been spending all of my time putting legs on the IND. I've been splitting my time between recording new songs & getting the material in a position to be out on a stage. Actually, my buddy Travis was over earlier to jam around & help me work out some bugs on the new tune-age. Thanks dude!
Speaking of that, I may be playing at the open mic at the Lafayette Theater (6th & Main) on Wednesday night (6/22). I think the lineup is full, but I'm a reserve in case someone cancels or catches on fire. So, I have no idea what the time will be if I do get to play. Anyway, come down on Wednesday. The show lasts from 7-11pm &, if nothing else, I'd love to hang out & talk shop.
If you haven't had the chance yet, check out my indie video for "Dear Reason":
The dogs & I had a great time putting this together. Also, the song is on iTunes, Amazon, & other digital music stores if you'd like to own it and/or support the cause.
Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time...
Friday, May 27, 2011
05/27/11
It's a little late, but I kept my promise.
My new track "Dear Reason" has been let loose on the internet. It can be heard at www.chrisjuneind.com, purchased on iTunes or Amazon, and the new video is up on YouTube.
Again, I wrote the music for "Dear Reason" a few years ago, but I penned the words in tribute for my Granny (most certainly the awesomest person to have ever lived). Topic-wise, the song deals with the realization that people don't live physically forever, but their influence on you can be like immortatlity.
I was going to a video tribute to Granny, but I decided to do something with my dogs. I think she would approve. I love & spoil my dogs as much as my Granny loved & spoiled me. :-)
If the video seems a little jumpy, it's because I shot it with my cellphone & the tripod didn't want to keep it in the same place for each pass. Additionally, iMovie doesn't have any feature to help me correct it. I shot everything in my living room this last Wednesday (you know, the day we had a crapload of bad storms). I was constantly stopping/starting. Luckily, it only took 5.5 takes to get the footage: 1 of me singing, 1 of me singing & playing guitar, 1 of just the guitar solo, and 1 for each of my 3 dogs. I'm really surprised that the dogs did as well as they did with hardly any coaching. I chopped everything together last night.
In other news, Chemcoma released a joint statement last night that our time together is coming to a close. We have at least one more show together (next weekend in Indy) and potentially 2 shows in Lafayette in the coming month-ish. Details for these shows are or will be available at www.chrisjuneind.com. I've had a blast playing/writing/arguing/hanging out with those guys for the last 4.5 years (that's 62 in band years). Apologies if anyone had their heart broken because of the break. We're going to try out some different things.
Finally, thanks to everyone that was in attendance and going berzerk at the Aces Pub show last Saturday. I had a blast!
Until next week...
Over and out.
My new track "Dear Reason" has been let loose on the internet. It can be heard at www.chrisjuneind.com, purchased on iTunes or Amazon, and the new video is up on YouTube.
Again, I wrote the music for "Dear Reason" a few years ago, but I penned the words in tribute for my Granny (most certainly the awesomest person to have ever lived). Topic-wise, the song deals with the realization that people don't live physically forever, but their influence on you can be like immortatlity.
I was going to a video tribute to Granny, but I decided to do something with my dogs. I think she would approve. I love & spoil my dogs as much as my Granny loved & spoiled me. :-)
If the video seems a little jumpy, it's because I shot it with my cellphone & the tripod didn't want to keep it in the same place for each pass. Additionally, iMovie doesn't have any feature to help me correct it. I shot everything in my living room this last Wednesday (you know, the day we had a crapload of bad storms). I was constantly stopping/starting. Luckily, it only took 5.5 takes to get the footage: 1 of me singing, 1 of me singing & playing guitar, 1 of just the guitar solo, and 1 for each of my 3 dogs. I'm really surprised that the dogs did as well as they did with hardly any coaching. I chopped everything together last night.
In other news, Chemcoma released a joint statement last night that our time together is coming to a close. We have at least one more show together (next weekend in Indy) and potentially 2 shows in Lafayette in the coming month-ish. Details for these shows are or will be available at www.chrisjuneind.com. I've had a blast playing/writing/arguing/hanging out with those guys for the last 4.5 years (that's 62 in band years). Apologies if anyone had their heart broken because of the break. We're going to try out some different things.
Finally, thanks to everyone that was in attendance and going berzerk at the Aces Pub show last Saturday. I had a blast!
Until next week...
Over and out.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
05/17/11
Greetings!
I had a blast this weekend playing at the Corner Pub in Logansport. Born Under Burden opened the show. Those guys are as killer as ever. It was great to get to hang out with them again & get to crank up the Rhodes amp too! Cheers to all of the new Logansport friends.
Speaking of cranking up the Rhodes amp, it'll be sweating and screaming at Aces Pub in Lafayette on Saturday night (5/21) too. If you haven't made it to a show recently, you should make out for this one. The Aces shows are always extra dirty! Good dirty...
My work with the Taste of Tippecanoe has been getting more frantic as the date approaches (June 18th), but I've still managed to get some IND work done. I think I've cleared my head enough to resume work on the "Dear Reason" mix. Be looking for it on www.ChrisJuneIND.com sometime next week. I'll give the heads up on Facebook & Twitter when it goes live, so friend & follow if you haven't yet. :-)
I'm getting close on having my live tracks done to start playing some new tunes live with the grandpa's guitar. The goal is to start hitting up open mics & booking shows in the next couple of weeks.
Thanks for stopping by again this week! I'll see you at Aces on Saturday.
Over and out
I had a blast this weekend playing at the Corner Pub in Logansport. Born Under Burden opened the show. Those guys are as killer as ever. It was great to get to hang out with them again & get to crank up the Rhodes amp too! Cheers to all of the new Logansport friends.
Speaking of cranking up the Rhodes amp, it'll be sweating and screaming at Aces Pub in Lafayette on Saturday night (5/21) too. If you haven't made it to a show recently, you should make out for this one. The Aces shows are always extra dirty! Good dirty...
My work with the Taste of Tippecanoe has been getting more frantic as the date approaches (June 18th), but I've still managed to get some IND work done. I think I've cleared my head enough to resume work on the "Dear Reason" mix. Be looking for it on www.ChrisJuneIND.com sometime next week. I'll give the heads up on Facebook & Twitter when it goes live, so friend & follow if you haven't yet. :-)
I'm getting close on having my live tracks done to start playing some new tunes live with the grandpa's guitar. The goal is to start hitting up open mics & booking shows in the next couple of weeks.
Thanks for stopping by again this week! I'll see you at Aces on Saturday.
Over and out
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
4/27/11
It's been a hectic couple of weeks...
My wife took a week long vacation to the hospital for surgery & recovery. Also, my little brother is getting deployed to Afghanistan and I'm heading to North Carolina to visit with him before he leaves.
As a result, the mix for "Dear Reason" still isn't done & I haven't made any progress on a video treatment for it or a live track to allow me to play songs live by myself.
Some stuff is moving along, though. Chemcoma played in Elkhart on Saturday night (4/23) and we showed off a few new songs that we've been working into the set. So far the new stuff consists of meaner versions of 80s tunes. Seriously, who covers Eddie Money? We do.
I've been transcribing songs this week to beef up our acoustic set. They are some meaner, hard rock songs that we've toned down.
You should probably come to a show & see this. :-)
The shows calendar at www.chrisjuneind.com will have all of the details on upcoming dates.
In other news, Chemcoma got a draft back of the "Something to Die for" video over the weekend. We made some suggestions, Adam did some more tweaking, & we have *what we believe to be* the final version of the video back now. Adam has to add some titles, we have to pay him, & then this thing will go live for everyone to check out. I might be partial, but I think it looks pretty cool. Hopefully next week's blog will have a link for you.
That's all for now. I'm off to North Carolina.
See you next week!
My wife took a week long vacation to the hospital for surgery & recovery. Also, my little brother is getting deployed to Afghanistan and I'm heading to North Carolina to visit with him before he leaves.
As a result, the mix for "Dear Reason" still isn't done & I haven't made any progress on a video treatment for it or a live track to allow me to play songs live by myself.
Some stuff is moving along, though. Chemcoma played in Elkhart on Saturday night (4/23) and we showed off a few new songs that we've been working into the set. So far the new stuff consists of meaner versions of 80s tunes. Seriously, who covers Eddie Money? We do.
I've been transcribing songs this week to beef up our acoustic set. They are some meaner, hard rock songs that we've toned down.
You should probably come to a show & see this. :-)
The shows calendar at www.chrisjuneind.com will have all of the details on upcoming dates.
In other news, Chemcoma got a draft back of the "Something to Die for" video over the weekend. We made some suggestions, Adam did some more tweaking, & we have *what we believe to be* the final version of the video back now. Adam has to add some titles, we have to pay him, & then this thing will go live for everyone to check out. I might be partial, but I think it looks pretty cool. Hopefully next week's blog will have a link for you.
That's all for now. I'm off to North Carolina.
See you next week!
Monday, April 11, 2011
04/11/11
Hey all!
After a week of more hard work, I'm a bit closer to having the mix of "Dear Reason" done. As of now I'm having an issue with some clipping during the guitar solo. It's not the tracks or overall volume. Maybe it's an EQ thing. As soon as I can get that resolved, I should be ready to let it fly on the internet & focus on the video for it.
This weekend Chemcoma will be firing up for, what I hope to be, another relentless string of shows. We've been prepping to add a significant amount of new songs to the set. A good portion of my week will be spent transcribing more guitar & bass lines, building live tracks, making sure Cody & I are on the same page with what we're playing, and practicing singing and playing my parts. In other Chemcoma news, Adam Shewmaker appears to have about half of the "Something to Die for" video edited together. He sent us a rough cut over the weekend. I'm digging it.
I usually don't say much, if anything, about my side biz of teaching guitar lessons, but I'd like to mention my gratitude to Logan and his parents for giving me the opportunity to be his guitar/music teacher. Last week Logan joined Ashleigh, Tyler, Kaitlin, Valeska, and Dakota in our combined investment in the future of the Lafayette music community and, hopefully, guitar awesomeness.
In addition to what I mentioned above, I'll be spending the rest of the week working on promo with Guillermo (owner of Rancho Real) for Chemcoma's Cinco de Mayo show and scheduling more video shoots with sponsors of the Taste of Tippecanoe (btw, this year's Taste is going to be insane! www.tasteoftippecanoe.org). Also, I'll be padding my music account by helping run sound at the Knickerbocker on Friday night.
There's my weekly update, on time. I'm glad that you're still stopping by. Look out Crawfordsville, me & the Dishastercaster will be more than ready to blow off some steam on Saturday night at the Lew.
PS: Thanks to the Cocaine Wolves, American Speedway, and The Mound Builders for putting on an epic rock show over the weekend. Please check these cats out if you're not familiar.
Over and out.
After a week of more hard work, I'm a bit closer to having the mix of "Dear Reason" done. As of now I'm having an issue with some clipping during the guitar solo. It's not the tracks or overall volume. Maybe it's an EQ thing. As soon as I can get that resolved, I should be ready to let it fly on the internet & focus on the video for it.
This weekend Chemcoma will be firing up for, what I hope to be, another relentless string of shows. We've been prepping to add a significant amount of new songs to the set. A good portion of my week will be spent transcribing more guitar & bass lines, building live tracks, making sure Cody & I are on the same page with what we're playing, and practicing singing and playing my parts. In other Chemcoma news, Adam Shewmaker appears to have about half of the "Something to Die for" video edited together. He sent us a rough cut over the weekend. I'm digging it.
I usually don't say much, if anything, about my side biz of teaching guitar lessons, but I'd like to mention my gratitude to Logan and his parents for giving me the opportunity to be his guitar/music teacher. Last week Logan joined Ashleigh, Tyler, Kaitlin, Valeska, and Dakota in our combined investment in the future of the Lafayette music community and, hopefully, guitar awesomeness.
In addition to what I mentioned above, I'll be spending the rest of the week working on promo with Guillermo (owner of Rancho Real) for Chemcoma's Cinco de Mayo show and scheduling more video shoots with sponsors of the Taste of Tippecanoe (btw, this year's Taste is going to be insane! www.tasteoftippecanoe.org). Also, I'll be padding my music account by helping run sound at the Knickerbocker on Friday night.
There's my weekly update, on time. I'm glad that you're still stopping by. Look out Crawfordsville, me & the Dishastercaster will be more than ready to blow off some steam on Saturday night at the Lew.
PS: Thanks to the Cocaine Wolves, American Speedway, and The Mound Builders for putting on an epic rock show over the weekend. Please check these cats out if you're not familiar.
Over and out.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
04/06/11
Well, I've been spending some late nights in the studio & I finally feel like I'm really close to having the mix & master of "Dear Reason" done. I've been working on artwork & brainstorming on a video treatment on breaks while getting some ear rest. I think the release is only going to be a couple or few weeks out.
As much fun as I had playing funny songs at my last solo show, I'm going to start building a track after the "Dear Reason" release so I can start playing my serious songs live. It'll just be me, an acoustic guitar, and probably some piano parts playing counter lines in the background. It would be a lot easier if I didn't have to incorporate the electronic element, but some of these songs just don't sound right without the extra parts. Plus, I want to play my guitar solos. :-)
The Frankfort Times ran an article on the 6th about my music endeavors. They gave me space on the bottom 3rd of the front page with the article continuing on another page! The story ran in response to the press release I sent them for the "Settling" release. Unfortunately, they didn't mention the song, Chris June IND, or ChrisJuneIND.com at all and misspelled Chemcoma. Regardless, I'm happy for the attention and maybe next time readers will be given more direction to what I'm doing.
Chemcoma has been hard at work learning some new songs to start mixing into the set over the next month. The songs reflect what we've been known to do cover-wise: Modern Rock songs that we dig and Classic Rock songs that we've updated. We're also anxiously awaiting getting back the "Something to Die for" video.
Thanks for stopping by again this week. Please direct any comments or suggestions through the contact form on ChrisJuneIND.com.
Over and out
As much fun as I had playing funny songs at my last solo show, I'm going to start building a track after the "Dear Reason" release so I can start playing my serious songs live. It'll just be me, an acoustic guitar, and probably some piano parts playing counter lines in the background. It would be a lot easier if I didn't have to incorporate the electronic element, but some of these songs just don't sound right without the extra parts. Plus, I want to play my guitar solos. :-)
The Frankfort Times ran an article on the 6th about my music endeavors. They gave me space on the bottom 3rd of the front page with the article continuing on another page! The story ran in response to the press release I sent them for the "Settling" release. Unfortunately, they didn't mention the song, Chris June IND, or ChrisJuneIND.com at all and misspelled Chemcoma. Regardless, I'm happy for the attention and maybe next time readers will be given more direction to what I'm doing.
Chemcoma has been hard at work learning some new songs to start mixing into the set over the next month. The songs reflect what we've been known to do cover-wise: Modern Rock songs that we dig and Classic Rock songs that we've updated. We're also anxiously awaiting getting back the "Something to Die for" video.
Thanks for stopping by again this week. Please direct any comments or suggestions through the contact form on ChrisJuneIND.com.
Over and out
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
03/29/11
I have really let my blog schedule go. Apologies. The good news is it's because I've been hard at work in the studio getting the follow-up to "Settling" done.
Over the next couple of days I'll make some vocal tweaks & bounce down drum tracks. Then it's mix time.
The song, "Dear Reason," is a song that I wrote a few years ago. Chemcoma plays a version of it. Topically, it's kind of dark, but happy. My Granny, my favorite person in the world, passed away in 2009 and I penned the words in the time leading up to the loss in an effort to prepare myself for that day. Side note: she actually loved the song and the handwritten words are with her in her resting place.
Anyway, I gave the tune a facelift; switching it to more of a 6/8, swingy feel that would reflect something old Granny could boogie to...
I'm digging the way it's turning out & can't wait to share! The plan is to release this song & video simultaneously.
Hopefully Rhodes Amplification will be happy that I'm using my signature amp on the recording.
Until next time...
Over the next couple of days I'll make some vocal tweaks & bounce down drum tracks. Then it's mix time.
The song, "Dear Reason," is a song that I wrote a few years ago. Chemcoma plays a version of it. Topically, it's kind of dark, but happy. My Granny, my favorite person in the world, passed away in 2009 and I penned the words in the time leading up to the loss in an effort to prepare myself for that day. Side note: she actually loved the song and the handwritten words are with her in her resting place.
Anyway, I gave the tune a facelift; switching it to more of a 6/8, swingy feel that would reflect something old Granny could boogie to...
I'm digging the way it's turning out & can't wait to share! The plan is to release this song & video simultaneously.
Hopefully Rhodes Amplification will be happy that I'm using my signature amp on the recording.
Until next time...
Monday, March 14, 2011
03/14/11
Whew, I almost forgot about this.
I spent most of last week promoting "Settling" (researching and bugging people of influence about getting it onto playlists of several radio and video outlets and printing and distributing flyers). Thanks again to everyone that's passed out flyers & helped spread the word online!
Chemcoma finally shot the video for "Something to Die for." It was a super fun experience, minus the skin I rubbed off & bruising on my arm. Hopefully this video portrays how hard I brought it for the shoot. Thanks to Adam Shewmaker for making the trip up to do the work. Early estimates are that we'll have it back in a few weeks. Cody has a pretty cool teaser video from the process. If you muscle him a little, maybe he'll make it live on YouTube.
I'm going to spend the rest of the week getting prepped to start recording the next Chris June IND song and putting a track together so I can play the songs live without them sounding too bare.
Now I'm off to the monthly Taste of Tippecanoe meeting.
Thanks for stopping by, catch you next week!
I spent most of last week promoting "Settling" (researching and bugging people of influence about getting it onto playlists of several radio and video outlets and printing and distributing flyers). Thanks again to everyone that's passed out flyers & helped spread the word online!
Chemcoma finally shot the video for "Something to Die for." It was a super fun experience, minus the skin I rubbed off & bruising on my arm. Hopefully this video portrays how hard I brought it for the shoot. Thanks to Adam Shewmaker for making the trip up to do the work. Early estimates are that we'll have it back in a few weeks. Cody has a pretty cool teaser video from the process. If you muscle him a little, maybe he'll make it live on YouTube.
I'm going to spend the rest of the week getting prepped to start recording the next Chris June IND song and putting a track together so I can play the songs live without them sounding too bare.
Now I'm off to the monthly Taste of Tippecanoe meeting.
Thanks for stopping by, catch you next week!
Monday, March 7, 2011
03/07/11
Yay, it's blog day!
First, apologies to the North Central Indiana Chemcoma peeps for having to cancel Saturday's show in Elkhart. There was a scheduling conflict with the venue. The good news is, we'll be up there on April 23rd. Perhaps that will work better with your schedule. :-)
It's been a great weekend for the IND biz with the "Settling" video going live on YouTube & ChrisJuneIND.com. Thanks to a lot of help from friends and family, we got it past 300 views. In my opinion, it's a victory for small-time efforts. I sincerely appreciate the help you've done spreading the word.
I have a flyer printed to help promote the song and video now & I'll be starting the Lafayette Pound the Ground Campaign to spread the word. If you feel inclined to help, send me a message through the 'contact' form at ChrisJuneIND.com & I can pass on more info. *Sorry, I won't post my email address online because I'm spam-a-phobic*
If you're free Wednesday night, I'll be hanging out at the Lafayette Theater for Open Mic Night. It runs from 7-11pm. I'll be down there a bit late because of a scheduling conflict with a guitar lesson; so maybe I'll be there 8:30-ish. I went last week & was blown away by the performers; and I had no idea who they were! I guess that, although Lafayette isn't huge & I have been a music scene contributor here for 13-something years, I still get surprised. I still stand by my claims that Lafayette, IN has more talent per capita than anywhere. Apologies for any beef I might start, but the 4790 owns.
Next week I'll have an update for how this weekend's video shoot for Chemcoma's "Something to Die for" goes. Plus, I'll give more info on internet radio and video distribution details for "Settling." Hopefully I'll make a 100% decision on what the follow-up song is going to be (I have it narrowed down to 3 songs)!
Once again, thanks for the help!
Until next week...
First, apologies to the North Central Indiana Chemcoma peeps for having to cancel Saturday's show in Elkhart. There was a scheduling conflict with the venue. The good news is, we'll be up there on April 23rd. Perhaps that will work better with your schedule. :-)
It's been a great weekend for the IND biz with the "Settling" video going live on YouTube & ChrisJuneIND.com. Thanks to a lot of help from friends and family, we got it past 300 views. In my opinion, it's a victory for small-time efforts. I sincerely appreciate the help you've done spreading the word.
I have a flyer printed to help promote the song and video now & I'll be starting the Lafayette Pound the Ground Campaign to spread the word. If you feel inclined to help, send me a message through the 'contact' form at ChrisJuneIND.com & I can pass on more info. *Sorry, I won't post my email address online because I'm spam-a-phobic*
If you're free Wednesday night, I'll be hanging out at the Lafayette Theater for Open Mic Night. It runs from 7-11pm. I'll be down there a bit late because of a scheduling conflict with a guitar lesson; so maybe I'll be there 8:30-ish. I went last week & was blown away by the performers; and I had no idea who they were! I guess that, although Lafayette isn't huge & I have been a music scene contributor here for 13-something years, I still get surprised. I still stand by my claims that Lafayette, IN has more talent per capita than anywhere. Apologies for any beef I might start, but the 4790 owns.
Next week I'll have an update for how this weekend's video shoot for Chemcoma's "Something to Die for" goes. Plus, I'll give more info on internet radio and video distribution details for "Settling." Hopefully I'll make a 100% decision on what the follow-up song is going to be (I have it narrowed down to 3 songs)!
Once again, thanks for the help!
Until next week...
Monday, February 28, 2011
02/28/11
Wow, this last week has really tested my endurance. I'm pretty sure that I've been suffering from the simultaneous attack of stomach flu, bronchitis, & a sinus infection. I still managed to play 2 shows!
Friday night I did my first solo show opening up for my friends in Valentine Jack and the Disillusioned. I was really surprised by the large number of people in attendance. I heard a lot of laughs during the set and got some positive feed back. Here's the setlist:
"Hand of the Almighty" - John R. Butler
"Titties & Beer" - Rodney Carrington
"Dick in a Box" - The Lonely Island w/ Justin Timberlake
"Bed Intruder" - Autotune the News
"Prostitute Song" - Chef
"Piss on You" - Dave Chapelle
"At a Medium Pace" - Adam Sandler
"3.14" - Bloodhound Gang
"Boys in the Hood" - Dynamite Hack
"Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green
I had a blast at LafayetteMetal.com's Hard & Heavy Show on Saturday night with Chemcoma. We closed out the night after great sets from our buddies in Duilliath and new friends Coffinsville. Here's the setlist:
"Runaway"
"In Time
"Stitch"
"Lift Me Up"
"Runaway" - Bon Jovi
"Tittyballs^2"
"Something to Die for"
"Pathetic"
"Run Like Hell
"Painting" - Blindside
"Whiskey in the Jar" - Metallica
On Sunday I was happy to find that the Lafayette Journal & Courier used some of my input for an article. You can find that here: http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011102270339
I'll be spending the week editing the video for "Settling" and trying to figure out more efficient ways to promote it (By the way, if you dig the tune and are down with the cause, please tell a friend). Also, Chemcoma will be checking in at Halftimes in Elkhart on Saturday night (3/5).
Have a good week!
Friday night I did my first solo show opening up for my friends in Valentine Jack and the Disillusioned. I was really surprised by the large number of people in attendance. I heard a lot of laughs during the set and got some positive feed back. Here's the setlist:
"Hand of the Almighty" - John R. Butler
"Titties & Beer" - Rodney Carrington
"Dick in a Box" - The Lonely Island w/ Justin Timberlake
"Bed Intruder" - Autotune the News
"Prostitute Song" - Chef
"Piss on You" - Dave Chapelle
"At a Medium Pace" - Adam Sandler
"3.14" - Bloodhound Gang
"Boys in the Hood" - Dynamite Hack
"Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green
I had a blast at LafayetteMetal.com's Hard & Heavy Show on Saturday night with Chemcoma. We closed out the night after great sets from our buddies in Duilliath and new friends Coffinsville. Here's the setlist:
"Runaway"
"In Time
"Stitch"
"Lift Me Up"
"Runaway" - Bon Jovi
"Tittyballs^2"
"Something to Die for"
"Pathetic"
"Run Like Hell
"Painting" - Blindside
"Whiskey in the Jar" - Metallica
On Sunday I was happy to find that the Lafayette Journal & Courier used some of my input for an article. You can find that here: http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011102270339
I'll be spending the week editing the video for "Settling" and trying to figure out more efficient ways to promote it (By the way, if you dig the tune and are down with the cause, please tell a friend). Also, Chemcoma will be checking in at Halftimes in Elkhart on Saturday night (3/5).
Have a good week!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
02/23/11
Yay, a missed blog day 2 weeks in a row. Luckily, no one had their day ruined because of it.
I worked most of last week (through the weekend) on getting a video together for "Settling." The plan is to get it done by the beginning of next week to upload to YouTube to promote the song. I have all of the filming done & now have a long editing process to look forward to.
*As noted in last week's blog*
This weekend is going to be busy, music-wise. Friday night I'm doing my 1st solo show at Jerilee's in Lafayette at 9pm. Also, Chemcoma is playing at Jerilee's on Saturday night for LafayetteMetal.com's Hard & Heavy show.
Sorry for the short update this week! I have more work to do than time to type. ...and I'm fighting a cold.
See you at the shows!
I worked most of last week (through the weekend) on getting a video together for "Settling." The plan is to get it done by the beginning of next week to upload to YouTube to promote the song. I have all of the filming done & now have a long editing process to look forward to.
*As noted in last week's blog*
This weekend is going to be busy, music-wise. Friday night I'm doing my 1st solo show at Jerilee's in Lafayette at 9pm. Also, Chemcoma is playing at Jerilee's on Saturday night for LafayetteMetal.com's Hard & Heavy show.
Sorry for the short update this week! I have more work to do than time to type. ...and I'm fighting a cold.
See you at the shows!
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