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July 2nd, 2009 § Leave a Comment
It’s been awhile, so I thought I should tell what’s going on lately. We are about to get into a somewhat heavy rehearsal schedule for our studio sessions, recording “Counterfeit Sunshine” and “Open Your Eyes” in a couple weeks with Steve Churchyard and Alan Sanderson. We’re going to do a live take of these songs, which we’ve only done for a couple of songs previously in the studio. Anyone who has seen the live show lately knows that things are changing. With the addition of Alex Zander on keys and Sandra D on backing vocals, we’ve been thrilled at the evolution. Charles did decide to quit the band though, and we will miss his talent.
Auditions for bass brought out some very talented players, but for now we have decided to use sequenced parts to fill the void… and it’s working out very well. Without giving too much away, the live show is beginning to finally reach the sound we know it could. We found out this week that we will be performing at the coveted North Park Music Thing in August, and I expect that will be a full display of the music.
I was back home in Missouri a few weeks back, and had a great time. I almost made an appearance at the Bliss Out festival (associated with Burning Man) in Lynn, MO, but decided to remain a spectator instead. It was an interesting experience, out in the woods near the Gasconade river with all those music lovers.
What we hope to decide on tonight is tour dates for the end of ’09. As I’ve previously stated, it was my goal to make it to Seattle this year, and there is no reason to think that it won’t happen. So that is very exciting. We are looking at also expanding into San Luis Obispo, Portland, and possibly Eugene, OR as well. Wish us luck.
