LET’S GET these things straight: This Winter has us Everywhere, brimming with ideas and climactic differences, so we decided to Sum everything up Here & Now:
WINTER SHOWS
MORE ARE being added all the time, but so far, here’s what we’ve got: On December 5th, we are in Boston for the first time, playing at the All Asia Cafe, so if you’re in Boston, help make us feel Welcomed by bringing your friends into our fold. December 11th finds us at Cousin Larry’s Cafe in Danbury, CT. December 14th, though, is very important and different-than-usual, because we will be on the Sub Rosa Party Radio Show on 91.7FM/WXCI. We’ll be playing tracks from our EP w/Johnny Montagnese and talking from 5:30 to 7PM, so tune in. What could we possibly talk about for 90-odd minutes? This: We will be performing our Stage Show, affectionately titled “THINGS WE HAVE FOUND” at Cousin Larry’s on December 17th. It will be a set full of Music, Costumes, Contextual Speeches, & a Running Slideshow of our Photographs and Hand-Painted Findings & Observations. On January 6th, we will be playing Crash Mansion in New York City–which means we have the chance to be on Actual Television. And, at the other end of the month, we will be in upstate Connecticut, on January 29th, at the Windham Arts Collaborative–where music is held in a Community Art Gallery–in Willimantic. And who’s to say? It could be another Conceptual Performance.
HERE ARE shows we are working on, but are in no way promising: JARED is trying to book us a 3-day weekend that would take us from here to exotics like UPSTATE MASSACHUSETTS, from there to MID-RANGE NEW HAMPSHIRE, and then up further still to SOUTHERN VERMONT!! So, we’ll let you know as Details Trickle Down.
MERCHANDISE
THIS IDEA is so half-formed that the friend we’re going to ask for help has absolutely no clue. But we say, Whatever. Our idea is to break into the T-SHIRT GAME. They will feature the bleakest of the PAINTED SLIDES, along with our name, laid out in a way that is visually appealing, on hand-screened, hard-won, & worn-soft shirts. That’s all we can say while knowing so little of what is Possible.
NEW SONGS
WE’RE TAKING our Slow November to write new songs, with new Equipment, which includes a 47 year-old guitar, 2 Synthesizers, and even 2-or-3-part-Harmonies. We’re even going to try posting Demos when we can or when we’re able, so please ENJOY IN ADVANCE.
THE OLD design was from an un-altered picture of a Word Painting by DANIEL that read “THE ROMANS THOUGHT THEY WERE CIVILIZED, TOO.” It looked un-altered in its clunky sincerity. Now, that image has been altered. Whites are Whiter. Blacks Blacker. If you have one of these, both Thank You & Sorry. Because you could have had this:
DOES THIS count as New? Not necessarily. This one, however, certainly does:
IF YOU get one of these–turn it over. There, you will find simple DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS to receive our STATESCAPES single for free. Or, if you’re reading this and even paper has become too much of a “throw-back”, you can just go here, to BandCamp.
OUR SINGLE has been reviewed by Dave Zukauskas on his CT Music Blog, ONE BASE ON AN OVERTHROW. The write-up includes a heap of High Marks, as well as scans of the packaging of the Last Copy of our CD. He even gives you a link to a free mp3 of “Statescapes.” Here is the link to the Review:
THERE HAVE been some inconsistencies, admittedly. All that is over Now. We ARE playing at COUSIN LARRY’S CAFE TONIGHT. Doors are at 10PM–and the Cost To You is only $5. We are playing with Kuan from Ohio & 1 MYSTERY BAND. 3 Bands for $5. And–as always–YOU CAN GET OUR 3-song Single–in the form of an attractive Download Card–FREE!
BRAVE THE WEATHER
IN A couple days, I will post all the contact information for all of the CT-area Newspapers & Radio Shows. It would help us a lot if you would write some of these places to tell them the details of our Halloween Performance Art Stage Show and help underline our Point–that someone should come to the show and then Tell Of Their Experience.
THIS WILL be our second show at a major NYC venue in less than 3 weeks, and we’re really excited to be given a chance to play where several bands of personal import have played.
WELL: NOW that we have ONE physical copy left of our 3-song Single, we have put it up on BandCamp.com (our URL there is http://thefieldrecorders.bandcamp.com*) for FREE DOWNLOAD. You get the album artwork, lyrics, and whatever notes about the recording, FREE. And, just like at our shows, all you need give us in return is your email address, which will not be abused or treated lightly.
NOW. WE do have the ability to set up a Pay-What-You-Will option, but the Asking Price is so low that it wouldn’t outweigh our PayPal costs. So, in lieu of that, you could choose to support us monetarily by coming to see us live.
WE ARE still kicking around the idea of putting up our First EP for the same deal… We’re sleeping on it, because we’re not sure if we want to affect your opinion of us this early in the going.
