VELOUR LIVE MUSIC GALLERY

So Stoked!!!!! The other weekend I was hanging out with Natalie and we decided to go check out Mathematics Et Cetera at Velour. I am really glad I went because after the show I was able to talk with Corey Fox and he asked if we wanted to play the Velour battle of the bands. We had been trying for about a month to get a show at Velour but nothing was panning out, so we were elated to be asked by Corey to play the battle of the bands. We are playing Mon Dec. 3 in the third time slot and if we do well hopefully we will be in the finals on Sat. the 8th. Thanks for everyone who came out to our last shows at the Muse battle of the bands and supported us, please come out and support us at Velour. The cost is only $5 and you are sure to have a great time. Plus its an easy F.H.E. idea for all you mormons out there, ha.

Gobble Gobble

It's been a while since I have posted something on here but I am giving myself a little slack and chalking it up to the Holidays.

Speaking of Holidays--Thanksgiving was absolutely wonderful. I woke my butt up at 5am to go to work that morning and was planning on running down to Best Buy after work to get in line for Black Friday. I checked out of work at 11am and drove down to the Orem Best Buy only to find about 30 people already in line. I was blown away. Black Friday has become a spectacle. I decided to call Levi (my roommate) and let him know the situation. I then decided that freezing my ass off in the cold to only make a few hundred bucks off of the sale just wasn't worth it. So I cruised back home and helped get the house ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Well I didn't really help cook that much, in fact I mostly took a nap. But I did clean up the kitchen and put all the food away so its not like I didn't do anything to help out.

It was a great day spent with some great people and I was stoked not to be freezing my nuts off on a sleeping pad inside a sleeping bag at Best Buy but rather snuggling up into my nice bed and warm sheets.

Battle Of The Bands Pics

LET MYSELF FIND ME

This past weekend my band Maple Grove competed in the Muse Music Battle of the Bands here in Provo for our first couple of shows in over 2 and a half years. We were able to win our heat out of 4 bands on Friday night which got us to the finals on Saturday night where we competed against 4 other bands (5 total); The Elizabethan Report, Flashburnt Shapes, The Skinny Mice, After Midnight, and Maple Grove (us.)

We decided to change up our set on Saturday night so that we didn't play the same songs in the same order as we did on Friday, you know to provide a little differentiation in our set. I don't know what it was but our set on Saturday night was so tight and went so well. I was a little sketched out at playing last because I was afraid that many of the people at the show would leave due to the fact that they had already been at the show for like three hours. But a ton of people stuck around and made the night so so rad.

We ended up taking 2nd place overall which was way rad considering our competition and our lack of awareness over the last 2 years. I'm not going to lie I was a little disappointed that we didn't take first place because although The Elizabethan Report is a rad band and I have the utmost respect for them, I felt our show went just a little better but MAD PROPS to them for stepping it up and taking the gold. Regardless we got hooked up for 2nd place with $100 and 5 hours of recording time. So we are going to go into the studio soon and lay down this new track we have been working on which is oh so good. I think we are going to spend the $100 on t-shirts so we can start generating some revenue so that we can buy a van for our tour coming up this spring/summer.

I just want to say thanks to all of the bands we played with and all of the fans who came out and lent their support. Be on the lookout for upcoming Maple Grove shows, you don't want to miss the next party!

PS - pics coming soon

Introducing......

So I don't know what it is but I have really been getting into the graffiti artist Neckface lately. I think it's mainly because his stuff is not super elaborate and crazy, it's just hilarious. Whenever he tags his name it always looks like really crappy handwriting and I really
like that. Here are some photos of his stuff:

MAPLE GROVE

So I am getting really stoked on playing this Friday at the Muse Music Battle of the Bands. This is our first show in over two and a half years and my mind and body are getting hella A.D.D. about the whole thing. We have been hitting the practice room really hard lately and have a couple surprises for our fans both old and new. We have retooled our old stuff and written some new stuff that I feel is simply amazing. I hope everyone can come out on Friday and support us. The winners from each night are selected by audience vote and then given a chance to play on sat night in the finals for some cash and recording time.

BEST EVER

In my humble opinion I would have to say that I think Sell My Clothes, I'm Off To Heaven by Saves The Day is one of the best songs ever written. I just thought I would post that little tidbit. Seriously, Saves The Day is probably my favorite band of all time. Chris Conley's vocal lines and lyrics are simply amazing.

Summer of Shenanigans Continued.....

Thought I would add some more pics from my time with LeadAmerica this past summer. These ones are from DC. While I was there we were able to visit all of the tourist spots as well as a few other places not usually hit by the tourists. DC was so rad, I mean I'm not a huge history buff but it was amazing to be encompassed by the history of our country. I was able to do a lot of reflecting on the sacrifices made so that we would/could have abundant opportunities available. I am truly grateful for and have a lot more respect for the history of this country. Oh and mad props to Danny and Amanda for putting up with me while I was there, you guys made me feel like family.

Crank Dat Soulja Boy

Haha, so I found this hilarious video of me and my cohorts this summer rockin the soulja boy dance at our final LeadAmerica conference at Stanford University. Check it: