Thanks to James’ new camera and a stack of napkins serving as a tripod, we now have videos on the Tubes of You. These videos of “Baker’s Dozen” and “My Dear” are from our last show at Rudyard’s on July 16th. This was a test run; we hope to have better videos in the future (and videos where you can actually see Jenny back there).

The best part of this story, though, involves the camera itself. James purchased it used on ebay, and it came with a tape still in the camera. He wanted to record over it without checking, but I’m too big of a Found fan to let potential finds go to waste. We turned it on to find footage of a tornado tearing through some Midwestern field, which was pretty amazing. I figured that some guy in Illinois was just hanging out in his backyard and got a lucky shot…but after the second or third tornado clip, it became apparent that this camera previously belonged to a tornado chaser.  I kept waiting for Helen Hunt to appear, or Tori Amos to start playing in the background.

Anyway, here are our videos – not nearly as exciting as tornado footage, but I hope you enjoy them nonetheless.

love,

erin

Hey friends,

We just found out that we’re playing this coming Thursday, July 29, at Dean’s (the downtown location). Show starts at 9:45pm and cover is $5. Here is the lineup:

Sheila Swift (9:45pm)

Sydney Harkreader (10:30pm)

Kennedy Bakery (11:15pm)

Adam & Lena (12:00am)

Sydney will also be playing keyboard for us to fill in for Justine, who is in Wisconsin.

See you Thursday!

love,

erin

Voting is now open for the Houston Press Music Awards. You can vote for us here, in the folk category. You can only vote once, but make sure you spread the word. I’m still thrilled just to have made it on the ballot.

We have several other exciting bits of news, but I don’t want to dilute any of them by combining them with others – each is worthy of its own blog post, so you’ll have to wait.

We’ll see you Friday at Rudyard’s!

love,

erin

Don’t forget that we’re playing this Friday, July 16 at Rudyard’s with Melissa Savčić and Stephen Rawlings. The show starts at 10:00. I’ll be there early to make sure I have plenty of time to eat fried zucchini, so feel free to join me. Is it sad that I’m already looking forward to food that I’m not going to get to eat until four days from now? Oh well, it’s the little things, right?

When I was in Austin a couple weeks ago, I tried to take a photo of the lovely full moon. It didn’t work, but I ended up with the photo in this flyer instead. I love lucky photography accidents.

See you Friday!

love,

erin

So, I have good news and bad news. Let’s start with the bad news: unfortunately, we’ll be unable to participate in the Houston Press Music Awards Showcase. We’re disappointed, but it falls right smack in the middle of my long-planned trip to Ohio for my family reunion. I tried to find a way to make both work, but it’s just not going to happen. But, you can still vote for us! We’ll post more information on how to vote once the time comes.

The good news is that the music for the EP is finished! After a really, really long day in the studio this past Sunday, all of the mixing and mastering is done. Thanks again to Mark Younger-Smith for making sure everything sounds fabulous.

And now, I leave you with the reason I am slightly less disappointed about missing the showcase than I was initially – because I will be visiting the world’s largest basket. We’re driving to and from Ohio, and I made my dad promise we could stop – although I think he’s just as excited about it as I am. This basket is actually a seven story office building, which houses the headquarters of the Longaberger Basket Company.

photo credit to errrrrrrrrika

Try not to be TOO jealous.

love,

erin

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who nominated us for the Houston Press Music Awards! We made it on the ballot in the folk category, and we couldn’t have done it without your help. We’re very flattered to be on the list with some really talented artists. Voting starts on July 15, so make sure you vote online or pick up an issue of Houston Press in July. We’ll keep you posted on any updates on voting or the annual showcase.

love,
erin

The band has been busy and have plenty coming up. We’ve got a show Friday July 16 at Rudyard’s with our friends Melissa Savcic and Stephen Rawlings. Also, recording for our upcoming EP is finally complete! The final touches were done by Paul Cox at 226 Recordings. Working with Paul was a great experience, and we highly recommend him. We’ll hopefully finish the mixing and mastering at the end of June and be on time for our planned release date and show on August 28. We’ve teamed up with a couple of people to help us along the way: Molly Rodriguez, graphic designer extraordinaire, and your name [HERE] media.

Being a relatively new group we didn’t expect it, but we’ve been nominated for Best Folk in the Houston Press 2010 Music Awards. Last year there was voting and a showcase (around the end of July), so follow Houston Press for updates on the show and voting.

I’ll leave you with two cool musical things I’ve come across recently: modular synths and our friend and fantastic singer, Sydney Harkreader, performing her song “Midnight”:

- James

Come to Avant Garden Thursday June 10 at 9:00PM sharp! for the Invincible Czars Trio and Kennedy Bakery. We’ll be downstairs and tickets are $3. On June 11, the Invincible Czars (full group) will be playing at Discovery Green as well. They will be playing an original score to a silent film and I promise you’ll be in for a treat!

- James

The show will be streaming live here on Sunday evening:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/maryanna-sokol-hometown-record-release-party

Maryanna Sokol will be having her CD release at Dean’s Credit Clothing downtown joined by a full band for the first time in Texas!! Since she now lives in New York, this may be your only chance to see her live. Kennedy Bakery will start things off at 7:30PM followed by Marry Me, and finally Maryanna Sokol.

Maryanna’s new album “Landfill” is out now and can be purchased here. The album was produced by Andrew Futral (The Age of Rockets) and is sure to be a success once the word gets out.

We know you have the next day off for Memorial Day, so come out and stay late!! $5 cover

Sorry, I couldn’t resist…but things really are rolling. We have three shows coming up. On May 30th we’ll be opening for Maryanna Sokol, who will be gracing Houston with her presence in order to celebrate the release of her new album. Then, on June 10, we’ll be playing with the Invincible Czars Trio at Avant Garden. On July 16, we’ll be back at Rudyards (other acts t/b/a).

Also, we’ve been hard at work on our EP. Justine and I worked with our good friend Josh Applebee at SugarHill last week to lay down piano tracks. I think Justine enjoyed the badass grand piano, and I know I enjoyed passing out on the world’s most amazing couch while waiting.

As always, check the calendar for more info. See you soon!

love,

erin