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.

Poster, TAPS

Here's a poster for our upcoming shows, based on Shepard Fairey's famous Obama posters.  Spread it around, get viral with it!  Support local soul rock!

Also, we're proud to announce that we'll be playing at the TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) 15th Annual National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp at the Gaylord National Hotel just outside of Washington, D.C.

TAPS does a lot to help the widows/widowers and children of fallen service members, and we are proud to be a part of what they do for military families.

New Show Dates

Since we've been gone, we recruited ex-professional wrestler Patches Mitchell to play bass for us.  We've also wrangled up some shows!  Exciting, yes?  Yes!

January 31, 8 p.m., $7

Penguins in the Igloo

1065 Maiden Choice Lane

Arbutus, MD (just outside Baltimore)

with Verse the Tempest, Gist and Vasudeva

February 7, 8 p.m., $8

The Red and the Black

1212 H St. NE

Washington, DC

with Verse the Tempest, Gist and Eat it Raw

February 19, 8 p.m., $6

The Red and the Black

1212 H St. NE

Washington, DC

with Cactus's, Born Empty and Nary the Flounder