News Report, 2/21

Hey there, loyal fans!

We have some good news, some bad news, and some effing amazing news, soooooo here goes.

Good News: The show at the Red and the Black on Thursday was a lot of fun.  The energy was in the room (might it have been due to the mugginess and high temperatures?), Nary the Flounder was awesome, Born Empty got shit GOING -- if you haven't seen them yet, go check them out, and we closed the night.

Thank you everybody for coming out and supporting us, we love to play for you, we hope you love to hear us play!

Special thanks to Born Empty for lending Ian a guitar when his string broke and wrecked his tuning, as well as sharing a speaker cab with him.

Bad News: We've had some shows cancelled.  Our gig at Heaven and Hell in DC's famous Adams Morgan neighborhood has been dropped.  Not a big deal, but just FYI.  And our all-ages show at Comet Ping Pong in Tenleytown has been indefinitely postponed -- don't worry, they do want us to play, but some sort of booking SNAFU means we won't be there on Friday, March 13th. We're currently working on re-booking the show.

Super-Awesome News: We've been invited to play at Asylum in Adams Morgan May 1st with the Blue Line. It's going to be a rad show, and it's a great bar, so come check us out.

The REALLY Big News is that we'll be playing the Rock'n'Roll Hotel March 20!  We like to think we're big DC rock stars as a result, but we're still newbies... Anyway, come out and see us, it's an all-ages show, so you can bring your little brother or sister and all of their friends, too!  It's a $10 cover, and there are four bands playing - yours truly, Dangerosa, Finver Four and Sweet Interference.

As always, you can keep abreast of our shows at our MySpace and Facebook pages.

Photos from the Igloo

Here are some of the pictures our wonderful roommate/photographer, Eleena Fikhman, took of our performance at Penguins last weekend.  Soon we'll post photos from our last Red and the Black gig, which was AWESOME. Read more about our Penguins gig here.

I especially like the one of Gigi and her ghost.  It reminds me of the cover to Paranoid, by Black Sabbath.

New Music

Also, just a little FYI to toss at you, Ian officially started work today on our new sampler CD. This will be a precursor to bigger and better things, but it also means in a few weeks you'll be able to illegally download and share some of our songs using the internets.
Well, OK, maybe not illegally, since we're fine with you sharing our music with your friends. If we wanted it all to ourselves, well that would just be stupid.

WOW, what a weekend

Dear Everyone Who Came Out to the Red and the Black For Our Show Last Night,

You guys kick ass. We had an awesome time, and we enjoyed your company oh, so greatly. We'd love to do it again with you ... that came out wrong.
Oh wait, we can have a ripping time at the Red and the Black soon! We'll be playing there February 19th with Nary the Flounder and Born Empty. I think it'll be pretty tits; if you can make it, we'd all be stoked.
We'll also be playing at Comet Ping Pong in NWDC in March, on Friday the 13th (ooooooo spooky) with Verse the Tempest and The Blue Line. The Blue Line are sick, Verse the Tempest puts on one heck of a show, and you love us, so, duh. This one's an all-ages show, so you can bring ANYONE you like! It'll be sweet, and they have bitchin' pizzas there.
So, thank you guys again for coming out to see us last night. You're the reason we're successful -- yeah, maybe we work hard to write fun songs for you to hear, but it's you guys who hear us and bring your friends into the flock of fans that make our shows fun and exciting. Our hats are off to you.
So spread the word, let people know how much fun it is to hang out with DeVille for a night and listen to music like they've never heard. The more the merrier, right?

Love,
DeVille (the band)
http://www.myspace.com/devilletheband

P.S. Remember, no matter where you're going to a show, tell them DeVille sent you!