Showing posts with label Rockerbox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rockerbox. Show all posts

Monday, August 15, 2011

08/15/11

It has been another productive week! Ready for the lowdown? Here we go!!

Thanks to Bitsy Matatall and Shea Hack at the WBAA Local Music Show for having me in the studio last week. We chatted about the past, present, & future of Chris June IND and had a lot of laughs. Also, I performed acoustic versions of "Out of Our Hands" and "Before it Gets to Me." These will be played on their Podcast along with "Settling," "Dear Reason," and the interview. If you 'like' the Chris June IND Fan Page on Facebook, you'll get the update when it goes live on their page.

Speaking of the Fan Page,  I've been getting some 'likes' from fans of Arch Drive Goodbye recently. I appreciate the referrals, dudes! I have been digging on their song "Autumn Reigns" quite a bit. Luckily, they had a few drinks one night & agreed to let me cover it. I'm sneaky like that. :-)

Moving on...

Rockerbox gave me the opportunity to open for them at their show at Traditions in Watseka, IL over the weekend. I played a mixed set of my new original tunes and some of my favorite songs by others. Here's the set:

"Pocket and Soul"

"Epiphany" (Staind)

"Before it Gets to Me"

"Long Day" (Matchbox 20)

"Settling"

"Out of Our Hands"

"Gone Away" (Cold)

"Faithfully" (Journey)

"Zzyzx Rd" (Stone Sour)

"Dear Reason"

I had a blast jamming, meeting the locals, and hanging out with Guy, Jon, & Devin from Rockerbox and Mary, the owner of Traditions. I'm anxious to do more shows with those dudes and I'm super super excited about taking my band to Watseka in the future!  

I should also mention how psyched I was to get to rock one of my cool new DropYa Fightwear shirts at the show. Thanks Shawn!

In other 'shows' news, I'm on board to play the Family Day to Support the Home with Hope at the Tippecanoe Co. Amphitheater on September 25th. Home with Hope is an organization that provides a pathway to recovery for alcoholics and drug addicts. It's going to be awesome joining forces with The Clutter, Snorb!, DJ Powder, and others to support a great cause! I'll update the Shows Page as more info comes in...

This concludes the weekly update. Next Monday I'll have more scoop on the new IND CD and what the band is up to.

I'm off to Sacred Apple to get some more ink done by *my main man* Eddie.

Over and out

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.

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.