Hey everybody, thanks for reading this…I’ll get to the subject line in a second, but first:
OneStarCity is playing THIS FRIDAY night at the Bourbon in Vancouver with our friends Fighting for Ithaca and Love for Money. This show is going to be sick! We’re on right at 8:30, so don’t be late!
Also, we just booked another sweet show at the Roxy for July 21st. For those of you who were at the last one, you’ll know you won’t want to miss this!
And now here’s the other news: I’m in the drum showdown to be in Faber Drive, and you can vote for my video (we all had to videotape us playing part of a FD song) here:http://www.myspace.com/faberdrive . Your support would really mean a lot to me, and it only takes a second to do! Also, the video is on youtube, and it is already #42 on the top rated videos in Canada today! After you vote on the FD site, if you could take a second to register an account on youtube (it’s really easy) and give me a five star rating here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D8vibtLGfM&feature=channel_page that would be awesome!
If you could do whatever it takes to get the word out there too, that would be great! Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Facepunches, whatever!
And just to be clear, this doesn’t mean that I’m leaving OSC! I love the band and the guys more than ever, and if I’m in Faber Drive, I WILL have to take time to tour and stuff, but when I’m around I’ll be playing with OneStarCity and pushing it like crazy.
Thanks for all your support everyone, I really appreciate it! And if you feel chatting, be sure to add me here or on twitter (oscphil).
You guys all rule harder than a puppy made out of gingerbread. Thank you so much!
It’s Left Coast Live time.
The festivities start at 5pm and go till the break of dawn. Serenity Now! will be on at 8:30pm at South First Billiards (420 S. First St., San Jose), and we’ll be the meat in the rock sandwich. We’re on the same bill as a lot of great bands like Johnny Manak, Jade of Days, Usurper Vong, Point 3 and Rivals. And then there are about 90 other bands all over downtown that should pique your interest as well.
LCL will be off the hook, so please come out. A lot of great people have brainstormed over the last several years to put this event together, and they’ve stuck their necks out and put themselves on the line with city officials to create what I certainly hope becomes an annual party. San Jose needs support for events like this. Not just for our own band, and not just for the 100 bands that are playing, but we need to set the stage for other up and coming bands for the next 5 or 10 years. The more noise we make, and the more alcohol that’s purchased and consumed, the more club owners will realize that there is money in live original music, the more venues will be accepting of local bands, and the more opportunities younger artists will get. This benefits all of us as a friggin’ society. No city on the planet has ever suffered from too much music (except Sunset Blvd. in the late ’90s). So if you don’t do it for me, and you don’t do it for the organizers, then do it for the kids. And for me.
At the show, we will have new shirts to purchase, the albums will be available for sale and the band is hosting an afterparty at the Marriott in downtown San Jose. Email me (erikisgood@me.com) for details. Swing on by after the music stops and if you’re lucky, you can use our drummer as a body pillow.
Love,
Erik
I’m working my way up to Josh Freese’s level of salesmanship and marketing, but here’s an offer that I think is pretty cool.
We’re all set to play Left Coast Live, so for those of you who already plan on joining us, it’s just a little incentive to get your ticket now. And it may seem like kind of a weird offer, but things like this have a lot of sentimental value to me. Laying down the “Folks Like Me” solo was a cool moment that we worked out and recorded in my living room pretty darn quickly, and I think the strings deserve a more honorable home than the landfill.
More to come,
Erik
We’ll be in our childhood stomping grounds of the East Bay with our Contra Costa County brothers in metal, 3rdrail, at Blake’s in Berkeley on Saturday night. New album and new shirts will be available for purchase, so if you want some, come get some.
Looking forward to seeing a lot of old friends at the show tomorrow. We’re playing second, so I’ll actually be able to have a drink with you after our set instead of rushing to get onstage 30 minutes behind schedule because the earlier bands took their sweet ass time.
Love,
Erik
