Vlog #1 & Other News

Posted in News by justin on January 15th, 2008

Well, Ara is away on his much-needed ten-day vacation, so I figured I’d pass the time with a little post to keep y’all informed on what’s been going on. It’s been a long time since our last news story. With the holidays and all, we have been in different parts of the country spending time with our families. One great thing about the way our band does business is that we allow ourselves time off and away from it all, knowing that we’ll get back together and back to work when the time is right. It’s a far cry from the way things used to be in bands past.

Before the break, we had been writing new material for our upcoming second album. We’ve made some good progress but have a long way to go before we’ll be happy with all the material. We’ve invested in Pro Tools so our recordings will sound better than ever. It’ll be a happy day when we get far enough into the process to begin recording. In the meantime, we aim to keep you informed of the latest news via video logs (or vlogs for those of you who are up on your net-speak). To view the latest clips, click our youtube link to the left <-----

Next time we'll use microphones so you'll be able to hear us better. The stories in the clip are all true. I did somehow get vertigo over X-mas break and am just now starting to feel normal again. It's certainly an odd ailment to try and live with. Some lady did also drive her car into my living room. I'm telling you, you can't make this stuff up!

Just a few notes in other news... KALX @ Berkeley has been playing our album, we've been gaining momentum on last.fm radio (mostly in Europe), and have sold a few more records via the internet. It's a wonderful age we live in - bands can (theoretically) make a living off their music without ever having to sign their lives away to a label. We haven't quite gotten to the point of quitting our day jobs, but it's a lofty goal we're setting for ourselves.

And in the meantime, we have booked a small, intimate show at Prince O' Whales in Playa del Rey for Friday, February 1st. The fun begins at 9:30. It's free, and if you have the means, we'd love to see you there!

As I mentioned before, we will do our best to keep you updated with progress of the second album. We’ll be posting video clips and maybe some audio samples to keep you entertained until the CD release show. Cross your fingers for late spring / early summer!