May 10th is the 1st annual Portland Zombie Prom and we're playing it. There will be bands, DJ's, costumes, zombies and hopefully enough brains and blood to go around. Tickets are available in advance through TicketsWest. Dig out your Sunday worst, add a splash of dirt and decay and head on out. (It's a 21+ show ... sorry!)
Studio session 1 is officially a wrap. Drums, bass, both rhythm guitars and even a few vocals are in the bag. So far we've got 20 songs and we can tell already it's going to be hard to select which ones won't make the album. We got back for a few days next weekend and then finish up the first weekend of May. Hopefully a late summer release?
In less than a week we're off to Seattle to start recording our 5th CD. We'll try to post some pictures but mostly it's a lot of sitting around and waiting which isn't much to write about or see. Something worth seeing is this video which we stumbled upon. Nicely done!
So we lied. We actually do have one show between now and the studio and it's in Seattle on March 8th with Agent Orange and MDC! We're stoked! Recording is still on for April and May. We've been practicing, fine tuning songs and otherwise just trying to remember how this whole preparing to record thing works. Hard to believe it will have been 4 years since 'Rise Again'. It's been so long it feels like the first time. On another note, huge props to Broadway Calls on their continued success! It's always nice when a local band does well, and it's even better when it's a band you know and love. They could quite possibly be the next big thing so go see them before they are huge!
Finally after 3 years of drummer changes, great shows, awful shows, a canceled tour and even childbirth we're getting serious about making our 5th full length album. Studio time has been booked for April and May of 2008 at Egg Studios in Seattle. Why are we going to Egg again? Becuase we loved the last two albums and something seemed really appealing about making it a trilogy. With mastering and production we're looking at a late summer release. Anyway, happy holidays to everyone!
Tonight a show in Richland and tomorrow the Ash Street. Two of our favorite places to play all in one weekend. Ray's should be rad because it's Ray's and Ray's is always good. The Ash Street will be cool because it's a reunion show for The Secludes which is one of our favorite Portland bands ever. We play first at that one so please show up early. In the meantime this has been amusing us, as well as this.
For those who don't over eat this week or just want to escape family activities we'll be playing a post-Thanksgiving show in Longview this Friday. It's to support the Scene Not Herd 'zine, but it can also be considered your excuse to drink your holiday blues away in a seedy bar filled with loud music.
We saw this story on the news yesterday and it fills our hearts with pride. Read it here.
with: The Stims, The Primitive Idols
21+ / 10 / $5
