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January 20, 2009
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- Blue Sunshine
- Lonely Girl
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- Gone For Good
(feat Corin Tucker) - Hell Or High Water
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January 10, 2010 – 7:09 pm
Hello from somewhere.
March 8, 2010 – 3:00 pm
So we’re knee deep in this thing. We’re already speaking our own language. At any point the phrases “cornbread stay put”, “hell strange” or “the devito clamp” are uttered, the whole place comes unglued.
The Fruit Bats are total sweethearts and crushers to boot. Making us bring our A game nightly. So far we all have our highlights and we’re not a week into the tour. Heading to Alabama tomorrow, then to Florida where we fully plan on sitting on the beach (with Corona’s & boiled peanuts) and letting the sun completely wreck our pasty Oregon faces! Can’t wait.
Thanks to everyone who’s come up, shook hands, made awkward conversation and bought our tunes thus far. It’s been great. Keep it comin’!
We’re also finalizing the album artwork, sequencing, mastering, etc… so I’ll have an update pretty soon with more record details!
Take care – kevin
Here’s A Big One!
February 26, 2010 – 11:01 am
Well, this one is pretty big news for us. So, let’s break it down shall we?
Q1: What does Blue Giant have in common with Merle Haggard & The Watson Twins?
A1: They’re all artists on Vanguard Records! That’s right folks we’re elated to announce we’ve joined the ranks of the venerable Vanguard Record label. They will be releasing our eponymous debut album on July 13th. If 2010 keeps on like this, I’ll float up to heaven come Autumn! Obviously this is huge news around these parts & it’s an honor to be added to their roster of artists!
There will be more album updates in the weeks to come, but we wanted to make the official big announcement today! Hot damn, right?!?!
Q2: Who are those adorable new faces on stage with Blue Giant?
A2: Those two mugs you see in the pic above are the new recruits. Everyone say hello to Dave Depper (on right) and Jesse Bates (on left) – our new bass and pedal steel players respectively. To wit:
Seth recorded with us and toured til now, but has this beautiful thing called, a child, that encumbers the desire to pick up at the drop of a hat and play a show for pennies in BFE. Something we’re foolish enough to love doing. He’s taken up some local duties & is just happier at home these days – understandably so. So what do we do? We go and nab Portlands finest (with perfect pitch no doubt) Dave Depper. He’s a dear friend and total crusher. We’re honored to have him aboard!
Funk is now a casualty of war. A war of axe slingin’. The guy is really off the charts. We recorded a metal band together in December (ahem,…Red Fang!), and since then has found a new home for his bluegrass project – Black Prarie, toured Australia, mixed said metal band in Nashville, started a monthly kids variety show, plays in this tiny little band called The Decemberists, and has a 2010 google calendar that looks like a rorschach test. I know busy. I know insanely busy,..but this guy is like lesbian busy. You know what I mean, right? Every gay woman I know has 20 jobs and makes me feel like one lazy sunnovabitch. Funk is lesbian busy. Point being – we needed a pinch hitter.
We got a knock out of the park! Jesse was in Portland for 3 days. We played together on the 4th day and he was in the band on the 5th. Bing, bang, boom! No lie! It was magic from the start. Add to the fact that we have a shared love of MST3K, and you’ve got a match made in heaven! Jesse is a great new addition – an absolute crusher – and we’re happy to have him aboard!
So that’s the big news around these parts. Totally nuts, huh?! And we’re not even through with February yet! Can’t wait to see what’s comin’ round the bend!
Take care ya’ll – Kevin
Getting Set To Roll!
February 19, 2010 – 2:19 am
We’re getting strings, sticks and clothes all packed up and ready to load into ye ole van. Tons of dvd’s, lot’s of iPods, loading up on horror stories of shows gone wrong to keep each other awake and amused for hours to come.
Oh, the joys of touring.
We fire it up tomorrow with a home town show, then hit the trail to meet up with The Fruit Bats in Michigan. Head over to the tour page and check out when / where we come through yer town. We’d love to see ya.
Also – just an FYI – for some towns we’ll be giving away some guest list spots, so please sign up for tour twitter shiz so you can keep up to date & you can get the scoop. I know twitter is lame, but it’s the only way we can keep ya’ll up to date mobily without wasting this valuable bloggin’ real estate!
Hope yr well and warm. Spring is on the way & so are we!
Cheers – Kevin
Good On Ya.
February 16, 2010 – 12:51 pm
…for coming out to the show last week. The good vibes were palpable & we raised some decent scratch for a worthy cause. Right on.
I’ve been out of commission for the last 4 days, as I’ve been recording Ages & Ages. A damn fine band and I must say that this record is gonna blow some minds. I start mixing it later this week. Very exciting. At the same time, we’re gearing up for tour inna few weeks. It’s getting hard to sleep at night I’m so excited!
East US – look out! – k
About the Show This Thursday – Feb.11th!
February 9, 2010 – 2:19 pm
Just an update about the upcoming show this Thursday, Feb.11th at Mississippi Studios. All proceeds from the evening will go to Mercy Corps Haiti Medical Relief Fund. It’s a worthy cause and we’re happy to be a part. If you can’t come to the show, but would like to do a good deed, donations can be taken HERE.
As for the show itself – it’s going to be a full on rocker of an evening. Here’s the line up. Doors at 7 – show begins at 8pm with…
1) Ages and Ages: Tim from Pseudosix’s new band. Pretty much the best thing since sliced bread.
2) Hosanas: Formerly Church, but name change ensued after getting tapped by,..y’know, The Church. These guys are fantastic. I mean like Gold Afternoon Fix fantastic!
3) Lewi Longmire Band: This guy is like blood with us now. The coolest cat on earth & tightest band on the planet. We toured California together last month & can’t say enough bout em.
4) Minus 5: Scott McCaughey’s force majeure. One of Portland’s greatest musical gifts to the world.
5) Blue Giant: ..ahem…
6) ?!?: with all this talent on one stage, it would be a shame not to do some collaborative playing. So who knows what to expect.
Hope to see you there! and if you’d like to contribute, see the link above.
Cheers – Kevin
Welcome To The New Blue Giant Land!
February 9, 2010 – 1:19 am
Well, here she is folks. Pretty fancy new digs huh? It has everything a man could dream about in a website, and then some. Rather than me just go on and on about it, take’r out for a spin, try it out- click on stuff. It totally works!
We have a lot of things going on right now, but instead of clogging up my first post with newbie blog blathering, I’ll hit the 2 broad strokes:
1) Tour:
Yep, we’re doing it. We’re touring with The Fruit Bats in March. Check out the full dates link over yon and come see us when we’re through yr town. We just added a few here in Feb as well!
2) Record:
Yep. Inches,…mere inches away from making a very exciting announcement about our debut album. Not to be coy, but I’m being completely coy.
So…as you can see, there’s lots to be excited about around here. At least enough to keep ourselves excited. Hope to see you soon. Thanks for dropping by our new house.
Really, I mean it.
- Kevin
