I'm gonna release a solo album soon. Free for download, and I'm gonna make some hand-made physical copies too. Cheers.

Good Morning

It's Sunday, 8:00 am, my breath smells horrid, its freezing, and Attic Abasement is sleeping in my living room. Cheers to everyone who helped out last night. Couldn't have asked for a better turn out. We were able to get a great crowd to come out and most chipped in donations or bought merch. In fact, we made them a good chunk of money AND we had a good chunk to be added towards ROTA for February rent. As I watched the last heads leave the gallery last night it made me think... In the past, I've usually been on the other side of these things. I mean, we've set up shows for touring bands in Albany, and had some punk shows in the basement of 536 Morris st. But, it feels good to help out a touring band and be quite successful with it. For the past 3 summers we've toured and that has given us a great idea as to how this works. Attic Abasement came to our house for dinner, they sat in the kitchen and used the internet to check e-mails and what not, make pone calls that involve "Hey man, it's ___ from Rochester I met you a while back in Ohio, I got your number from my friend who..... is there anyway you could get us on the bill for the..." (or things like that). The thing is, tour is never completely set up until the last show is over. Things happen last minute very very often, such as last nights show, and that adds a whole new interesting dimension to your lifestyle while traveling. It's a lot of ups and downs constantly. It feels like one minute you're eating a delicious meal and you're on top of the world, and the next minute your eating food from the dumpster under a bridge. But this in turn makes those high moments all the better. I hope that last night was one of those high moments for Attic Abasement, and I think it was. And for us, it just feels so god damn good to help out these guys, because we've been there. Thanks again to everyone. (thanks to Garth for getting this thing going and thanks to Tavish for being down to house this event at ROTA last minute) Stay in touch about events at ROTA. As for as I'm concerned that was a hell-of-a good first event there. More to come, especially next weekend. Check out where to catch Attic Abasement on the rest of their tour here: (copy paste > http://www.myspace.com/atticabasement )

TONIGHT!?#$%(&*^!!

Yes, tonight. It's a good night for music here tonight. First, there's a new venue opening up below Olive Ridley's, the debut show is a good one. Point Blank (albany), Anal Warhead (albany), and All The Rage (plattsburgh) tonight, Saturday 29th, 8:00, $5, at Olive Ridley's, 30 Marion st. I'll be there to support some Albany bands and to check out the new venue space there.
ALSO, I've posted a bunch of things about our good friend Mike (Attic Abasement) from Rochester in the past. Well, he (they) are touring and we got them on an after party show at the ROTA gallery which I have also been ranting about a lot lately. So, after the show at Olive's, everybody's gonna move a block over to ROTA and see the fuckin awesome Attic Abasement show. 11:30, 19 Clinton st. Throw these dudes a dollar or two, they're on tour. See you tonight. Cheers.

SHOW FRIDAY FEB 4TH AT ROTA

News, AND Fun?!

FIrst, check out this video put out by NOWNESS (an awesome independent film and photography site). It's a candid shot taken of Kate Moss doing her thing in between sets on a couch. Oh yeah, she's also being wrapped up and eaten by some black goo, and she doesn't even know it. I can't make this shit up.... The idea and candid shot came from Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, with the creepy goo animation done by Joe Ratcliffe. Also, its paired up with the dreary last song off of Antony and the Johnsons 2009 album "The Crying Light". Which you should also check out. The short gets it's name, "everglade" from the Antony and the Johnsons song. Watch it, it's fun. Afterwards check out NOWNESS in general... cool site. (copy paste > http://www.nowness.com/day/2011/1/6/kate-moss-by-inez-vinoodh ). Also, in other, maybe more apparent news, earlier in a post I spoke of the ROTA gallery in the works. Well we've still been going down there and sweeping and mopping up asbestos in the basement, but it's really getting there. The opening of the gallery is set for Friday the 4th and we are playing with TBA others. Also, there will be new art on the walls. Be there. Friend the facebook page and learn more about it on the link to the right > of the page, (ROTA). Picture by Dan during our recording session last week. CHEERS!

END OF A WEEK

When any task is done it becomes pretty apparent that you never accomplish as much as you thought you would. The thought is always in the back of your mind, but it never really solidifies until you run out of time, or the project actually reaches its end. We had some big goals for recording this week and of course, we didn't get done all that we wanted but, so it goes, huh? Today is the last day of recording for a little while. Got about 6 drum tracks done, and some of the guitar and bass as well. There's a lot more to do but thats a swell start if you ask me. There are usually unexpected things that halt your process (which we encountered) but you can't really complain when we're blowing the building and neighbors out with take after take after take. What I'm saying is, thanks to neighbors for putting up with ringing ears. We're already trying to decide when and where to put aside some more time to finish up. The idea is still to do vinyl. We're now working out ideas for hand made packaging and album art. Hopefully we can get recording and mastering done and try to release it by the end of the summer. IN OTHER EXCITING NEWS: This week we sat and talked with some friends about a gallery/studio space in the works. The ROTA Gallery seems to have endless possibilities and hopefully it all works out. Not just a space to show work, but a space for some studio equipment (dark room, wood shop, printing facilities, etc.) , and a spot for music, movies, workshops, classes, potlucks, and basically any other idea you have. Its located on 19 CLinton Street, Plattsburgh, NY. Thanks to Tavish Costello who rents the place and is trying to get this all started. We went down yesterday and started cleaning the basement out. There's a lot of great things that could happen here, get excited, because... its exciting. Give some help too, whatever you can do, it will be worth it. Check out the page for it at the link to the right under ROTA. It's really cold, stay warm. CHEERS!

DAY UNO

So, here it is. The week that we all put aside to record a new album. Day 1, got up early spilled hot coffee on my leg... hot enough to actually burn me and give me blisters. We made a couch fort in the living room to block sound and to make space for the 16 track and our equipment. We're working on getting levels for drums and getting some kinks figured out in newer songs as of now. The plan is to get this album figured out this week, stay in touch for more details. Cheers.