Sorry, it's only been a week and already i'm slipping. here are a few updates from the band camps:
Sleepless Nights
After our snow-bound trek to le Nouveau Brunswick last week, we played a riotous show at the Grawood (the Dalhousie University campus bar) with New Brunswickians Grand Theft Bus. The show was packed, we drank a lot and we had an awesome time. I saw so many people out at the show that I didn't know went to shows and/or that I bet didn't know I played in a band (or several). All around, awesome show.
Tonite we had our weekly practice, started practicing a couple new tunes, and prepared ourselves for the upcoming weekend voyage to Fredericton. God I love Fredericton. Always a ridiculous amount of fun there. I can't wait. No weather bombs this time!
The Establishment
We have reverted back to our comittment of weekly practices, starting this week, and we ended up writing a brand new song which is really great. We only have one lyric for it so far, but it's something like "Set your legs on fire, run away." Pinky wrote it (sorta). This marks the first time he wrote lyrics for the Estab.
We're also getting ready to mix and master our recordings for the 7". That will happen (hopefully) within the next two weeks.
Trevor Murphy
I have decided that due to a lack of monetary funding, and a lack of playing solo shows these days, I would put up the demos I recorded in Quinan this summer - which I planned on releasing as a mini-EP kinda thing - on the MySpace. You can also download the planned cover art if you're feeling swanky and burn the tracks on to a CD so it's like you really did buy it - except it's free.
Quiet Parade
I decided I should make a MySpace site for us this week, and at our next practice I'm going to attempt to record some live tracks for that purpose. Also, to show everyone how awesome it will be.
Jan 28, 2007
Jan 22, 2007
Sleepless Nights + NB - day 2
Saturday the weather cooperated with us better than it did Friday. Though it was beastly cold, it didn't snow and the sun was shining.
We went to this place called The Snooty Fox for breakfast, and I had an omelette that was seriously bigger than my head (i definately couldn't eat the whole thing!). Then we wondered downtown, went to the music store and the record store - you know, the typical things that bands do, picked up some GIANT cookies from this place called Read's (I get one every time I'm in fredericton), and then went back to Kyle's to hang out for the whole day.
We had some superior improv drum etc. jams in his basement, watched this weird show called Wonder Showzen and watched Anchor Man while Kyle, Cheval and Mary made some supper.
Then it was on to St. Andrews...
It took us a little longer to get there than we anticipated, but we still got there with plenty of time to spare.
St. Andrews is a little town on the coast of NB, and it's (apparently) really close to the border of the US. It's basically a one-street-town with gorgeous houses and lots of businesses. A real tourist hot-spot. It reminded me a lot of Lunenburg.
The place we played at was called The Fulcrum Gallery, and it was a tiny coffee shop/bar/art gallery - it was pretty cool. I'm pretty sure we were super loud, but we rocked the house. People were dancing, it's always a good sign when they're dancing.
After the show, we stayed at an old Inn that was out of season, so it wasn't open. I think it was called Salty's or something. Anyways, the guy who runs the place knew the bar people/the fussy part guys so he put us up for the night.
It was an old victorian-style inn with about 200 bedrooms. It was something straight out of The Shining or something, something very horror-movie-eqsue, so it scared the hell out of me and I didn't sleep.
We spent most of the night continuing our drinking adventures, playing poker and talking in our famous french accents.
We left St. Andrews around 8am because Pinky had to be home for work in the afternoon, and I'm pretty sure I slept the whole way home. I also slept for 14 hours last night.
Love road trips!
We went to this place called The Snooty Fox for breakfast, and I had an omelette that was seriously bigger than my head (i definately couldn't eat the whole thing!). Then we wondered downtown, went to the music store and the record store - you know, the typical things that bands do, picked up some GIANT cookies from this place called Read's (I get one every time I'm in fredericton), and then went back to Kyle's to hang out for the whole day.
We had some superior improv drum etc. jams in his basement, watched this weird show called Wonder Showzen and watched Anchor Man while Kyle, Cheval and Mary made some supper.
Then it was on to St. Andrews...
It took us a little longer to get there than we anticipated, but we still got there with plenty of time to spare.
St. Andrews is a little town on the coast of NB, and it's (apparently) really close to the border of the US. It's basically a one-street-town with gorgeous houses and lots of businesses. A real tourist hot-spot. It reminded me a lot of Lunenburg.
The place we played at was called The Fulcrum Gallery, and it was a tiny coffee shop/bar/art gallery - it was pretty cool. I'm pretty sure we were super loud, but we rocked the house. People were dancing, it's always a good sign when they're dancing.
After the show, we stayed at an old Inn that was out of season, so it wasn't open. I think it was called Salty's or something. Anyways, the guy who runs the place knew the bar people/the fussy part guys so he put us up for the night.
It was an old victorian-style inn with about 200 bedrooms. It was something straight out of The Shining or something, something very horror-movie-eqsue, so it scared the hell out of me and I didn't sleep.
We spent most of the night continuing our drinking adventures, playing poker and talking in our famous french accents.
We left St. Andrews around 8am because Pinky had to be home for work in the afternoon, and I'm pretty sure I slept the whole way home. I also slept for 14 hours last night.
Love road trips!
Jan 20, 2007
Sleepless Nights + NB and weather bombs.
It rained the whole way up to New Brunswick. not just rain, but like brutal, severe, downpours. The temperature remained on the plus side until we reached sussex (about 45 minutes out of our destination of St. John) the rained turn to snow and we got to experience first hand the meteorological phenomena known as a "weather bomb."
despite the crap weather, we did get to St. John safe and sound, and the show went over well. we played an excellent set - probably ranking right up there with one of our best - and the crowd was pretty good considering the weather.
we ended up driving to fredericton to sleep @ kyle's place (kyle from the fussy part) - and because of the shit weather it took us about two hours to get home, landing us in fredericton around 5am.
tonite's show is at an art gallery in a small town called st. andrews. im told the population of that town enjoys drinking a whole lot. sounds like fun. cant wait!
despite the crap weather, we did get to St. John safe and sound, and the show went over well. we played an excellent set - probably ranking right up there with one of our best - and the crowd was pretty good considering the weather.
we ended up driving to fredericton to sleep @ kyle's place (kyle from the fussy part) - and because of the shit weather it took us about two hours to get home, landing us in fredericton around 5am.
tonite's show is at an art gallery in a small town called st. andrews. im told the population of that town enjoys drinking a whole lot. sounds like fun. cant wait!
Jan 19, 2007
Sweet Press
Both No Scene Records and Sleepless Nights had articles in two wide-spread papers this week.
You can check out The Coast's piece about No Scene Records here.
AND
You can check out The Daily News' HFX piece about Sleepless nights here!
You can check out The Coast's piece about No Scene Records here.
AND
You can check out The Daily News' HFX piece about Sleepless nights here!
Jan 17, 2007
Quiet Parade
Tonite was the first ever full band Quiet Parade practice...and it was awesome.
Everybody coming together like that, playing songs that I never thought I'd get to play, and not only playing them well, but making them interesting...I almost had seven orgasms.
Carolann's trumpet work is amazing, trumpet adds so much to these songs.
This is all so exciting.
I am super happy that this seems like it will work for various reasons:
a) because whenever I come up with an idea, I rarely follow through with it
b) because I have found people to play with who are motivated, fun, and interested
c) because all my "solo" projects, to me, always come off as mediocre - and this doesn't feel like that at all.
I am really proud of myself for putting this together, and really proud of the girls for wanting to not only be part of this with me, but for being so great and so fun.
Woo!!!
Everybody coming together like that, playing songs that I never thought I'd get to play, and not only playing them well, but making them interesting...I almost had seven orgasms.
Carolann's trumpet work is amazing, trumpet adds so much to these songs.
This is all so exciting.
I am super happy that this seems like it will work for various reasons:
a) because whenever I come up with an idea, I rarely follow through with it
b) because I have found people to play with who are motivated, fun, and interested
c) because all my "solo" projects, to me, always come off as mediocre - and this doesn't feel like that at all.
I am really proud of myself for putting this together, and really proud of the girls for wanting to not only be part of this with me, but for being so great and so fun.
Woo!!!
Jan 16, 2007
Quiet Parade
Tomorrow is the first official Quiet Parade full band practice.
For those of you who don't know - Quiet Parade is a new project I'm working on with Mary Cobham (Sleepless Nights), Carolann DeYoung (Gamme Gamma Rays), and my friend Megan Hennigar.
I've met with each of them individually, and taught them each five songs, and tomorrow we get together for the first time as a unit to practice.
I am beyond excited.
For those of you who don't know - Quiet Parade is a new project I'm working on with Mary Cobham (Sleepless Nights), Carolann DeYoung (Gamme Gamma Rays), and my friend Megan Hennigar.
I've met with each of them individually, and taught them each five songs, and tomorrow we get together for the first time as a unit to practice.
I am beyond excited.
Jan 15, 2007
Sleepless Nights
after a rusty show in Sackville, NB on Friday, we headed home at 10 in the morning Saturday, tim hortons breakfast sandwiches in hand, so I could get back in time for work.
Sunday evening, we practiced for our upcoming New Brunswick shows (which are this weekend - Friday @ Elwood's in St. John, Saturday @ somewhere in St. Andrew's - both shows with The Fussy Part). Since Matt will be out of commision (he's working on the Superfantastics record in the studio with Charles Austin) - we had to recruit a new member to fill in. We got our good friend Tim d'Eon (Wintersleep).
I must admit, I'm pretty excited to play some shows with ol' Timmy a) cuz he's really good b) cuz he's super fun and c) cuz he's a good friend of ours.
We learned a set of 7-8 songs with Tim, and we're even busting out a new version of a really really old Sleepless Nights song. Can you imagine.
Also really excited to play some shows with The Fussy Part, who are always fun dudes and are good for a laugh. They are also an amazing band, who just put out their new EP, so you should pick it up - (it's called The Ben E.P - funny if you get it).
Sunday evening, we practiced for our upcoming New Brunswick shows (which are this weekend - Friday @ Elwood's in St. John, Saturday @ somewhere in St. Andrew's - both shows with The Fussy Part). Since Matt will be out of commision (he's working on the Superfantastics record in the studio with Charles Austin) - we had to recruit a new member to fill in. We got our good friend Tim d'Eon (Wintersleep).
I must admit, I'm pretty excited to play some shows with ol' Timmy a) cuz he's really good b) cuz he's super fun and c) cuz he's a good friend of ours.
We learned a set of 7-8 songs with Tim, and we're even busting out a new version of a really really old Sleepless Nights song. Can you imagine.
Also really excited to play some shows with The Fussy Part, who are always fun dudes and are good for a laugh. They are also an amazing band, who just put out their new EP, so you should pick it up - (it's called The Ben E.P - funny if you get it).
First Post
Hello blog readers/friends of mine/people who care about me.
Welcome to my new "blog" which will be all about my bands (I have 3, sometimes 4) and my musical excursions.
I think this will be fun.
Welcome to my new "blog" which will be all about my bands (I have 3, sometimes 4) and my musical excursions.
I think this will be fun.
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