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Out of Town gigs
I'm super excited about out of town gigs right now. This past weekend Farewell Typewriter took an overnight trip to Yosemite, to play at one of our favorite places, Evergreen Lodge. (www.evergreenlodge.com/) We play up there once or twice a year and every time it is a blast.
We got up there early, set up in the afternoon, played ping pong, had a few drinks and hung out as a band. Then we played a great 3 hour set, from 10 to 1 AM. There is magic in playing of out of town show's. The band gets tighter, you have an experiences to write about, talk about and share with your friends and fans. Maybe you even get a new song out of it. For us, it's mostly about having a great time with each other, bonding over food, travel, music, fans... Pretty much anything that happens. Next out of town shows for me are with Aloha Screwdriver in June. We will be gone for 4 days, so a bit longer than last weekend. The band will drive up to Portland on Wed. June27th, then play a show on the 28th at Duff's Garage (www.duffsgarage.com/). The next day we drive up to Seattle to play at Slims Last Chance Saloon (slimslastchance.com/), then back to Portland right after our Seattle gig. We drive back home on Sat. the 30th. It's going to be a crazy trip, lots of time in the car, but super exciting. I'm sure that this trip will help the band bond together over something more than a weekly rehearsal and monthly in-town gigs. We will rock harder and play like we may never be coming back. (Even though I'm sure we will). So, if you are in a band and you get a chance to travel out of town, share your music with people that would not otherwise have ever seen you... Then I say go for it! It will be hard to find something you regret about that. STEVe Working on the site...
Ok, so I admit... I got my brand new web site running, then took a long break from actually finishing it. My bad!!! I'm in the process of adding video, pics and more. But the first new thing is my mailing list. Please sign up for it, so I can keep you updated on anything that is happening musically in my world.
Ok, more to come... Peace! Park St. Trio
Hey, it's been to long. I have been so busy with music, I just keep forgetting to update my blog. Anyhow, here's the latest. Park St. Trio has released an album!!! It's called "Goodnight, Daylight" and includes 5 tracks by Jason Countryman and 6 tracks by me, yay. This marks the first album I have written songs for, which is super exciting for me.
We recorded the album at Little Red Wagon Studio's in Fremont. The record was recorded onto 2" tape, which means no editing, no protools magic and we did no overdubs. Simply put, we played 3 takes on each track then picked the best take. Simple, fast (11 tracks in 1 day), and live. The album has a great "live" feel because we were all in the same room, playing off of each other. Whatever happened, happened. Please take a listen to the tracks. If you would like to show your support and purchase the album, you can do that here: Park St. Trio, "Goodnight, Daylight" If you prefer the physical CD, you can pick one up at a show or feel free to email mail me and we can work it out via Paypal or check in the mail. Thanks so much, hopefully we'll see you at a show soon, enjoy the music!  Aloha Screwdriver "No Way Out"
Finally, album #2 for the year has been released. Aloha Screwdriver played just one show and had an offer to make an album, so we took it. The songs were recorded directly to 2" tape, then mixed in a traditional stereo spread. The sounds is completely different than anything I have recorded before. With no overdubs, no editing, and very few takes on each song. I hope you enjoy this new... well, actually old sound.
You can download the album right now on iTunes or Amazon: Amazon - Aloha Screwdriver "No Way Out" You can also sign up for our email list, from there you will get a link to the actual disc in our new Aloha Screwdriver store, which will be up early next week. Aloha Screwdriver email list Enjoy and make sure you let us know what you think.  Trip Device "Nowhere On Earth"
IT'S OUT!!!!!!
We are super excited about our latest release, "Nowhere On Earth". Bryan and I worked really hard on the new sound of Trip Device, balancing electronic and acoustic instruments, creating catchy strong melodies, and rhythms that are heavy and groove oriented. Please download the album and leave us a review, find us on Facebook and Twitter to follow the development and promotion of the record. Thanks so much for all the support, I can't wait to hear what you think. Trip Device "Nowhere On Earth" You can also help out by posting this link all over your Facebook, Myspace and Twitter accounts: http://bit.ly/TDnowhereonearth  
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