GIGS

Arighty, since recording the new Farewell Typewriter album there have been two very cool gigs that have happened.

The first was with Farewell Typewriter at The Red Devil Lounge. We played with our old friends Moneybrother, they are from Sweden. So, needless to say the place was packed full Swedes. Farewell Typewriter played very well on that tiny stage. It was a great time, people were dancing and singing... Also, we sold more CD's than usual. Probably in part due to our new $5 or best offer deal.

The second show was with Park St. Trio at S.N.O.B. Wine Bar in San Francisco. This was an interesting show. We were playing for free which kind of sucks, but is still better than sitting around watching TV. People walked in throughout the night, listened to the music, drank wine and cheese, having a grand old time. We just rolled through jazz standards out of the real book. We played for about 4 hours, with breaks. It was really fun and the wine was bomb. We will be playing there again soon.

Alright, it's off to practice. Next show... Oct. 22nd at Speizakammer in Alameda. Park St. Trio with guests. Come hang out.

STEVe

Recording!!!

Yo, just finished up a weekend of recording with Farewell Typewriter. We headed up to Sacramento for this record. We spent 3 full days at The Hangar, with Bryce Gonzales as our engineer. Read more about him here:Self Imposed Boundries It was an incredible time.

First day, we get up there and set up all our stuff. Drums get mic'd up, sounds get dialed in really fast and we start with basic tracks. We rip through our material super fast. We expected to do 6 songs, but we got through 8. It was great. The drum tones are amazing and super solid. The guitar is crunchy and rad, the bass is clean.

The second day we got to add all the extra stuff in. Other guitar parts, bass parts, keyboards, vibraphone, bells... I got to play Rhodes, vibraphone and drums. All the added instruments make the album sound super huge.

Third day was percussion and vocals. We were in the B room at the Hangar, much smaller room, better for vocals. I got to sing on this record, first time ever for me. We added tambourine, shaker and other stuff. Then the lead vocals were recorded, along with other harmonies.

Album is close to being done, but still needs another day of vocals. It's going to sound great. The songs are fun and the sounds quality is amazing.

There is plenty of video to compile from the recording session, so look for that. And look for this album to be out around December!

STEVe