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.

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!

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!

02/15/11

Apologies for missing blog day yesterday. I've been pretty busy.

Yesterday I officially announced "Settling" being available on iTunes and Amazon.com in addition to the launch of www.chrisjuneind.com

Since then I've been sending out press releases & scheming on how to build more awareness about my efforts. A few friends and family have been helping spread the gospel and I greatly appreciate it! My ad budget is pretty much nonexistent, so I'm really relying on word-of-mouth and free press to get this moving. My long term plan is to be a little less DIY as I get the revenue rolling. Specifically, hire help in the production process.

In other news, there are some shows coming up soon. I'm doing a solo/unplugged opening set for my friends on Friday 2/25 at Jerilee's in Lafayette. I'm planning on having a lot of fun. I'll be doing a set of funny cover tunes by (Bloodhound Gang, Chef, Rodney Carrington, etc). Here's a Facebook link to the show if you'd like more info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182417291795660

On the following night (Saturday 2/26), Chemcoma will be playing at the same location as a part of LafayetteMetal.com's Hard & Heavy Showcase. I'm planning on having a lot of fun that night too. I think we're going to be loud. Here's a Facebook link to the show if you'd like more info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185644584800968

Catch you next week!