So, we’ve played at some stuff and we have more stuff up and coming. Coming up next: A gig at Lighthouse Lounge on Sept. 6. And, you should know that you have to bring your i.d. and $5. (We hope the fans don’t desert us when they realize they have to start paying a cover to see us.) And another couple of things outside are planned while the weather is still good; and we get to share the stage with our 2nd favorite Ogden band later in the fall. Details to come, so stay tuned.
It’s fun to get the message that the recording you did in the cold and dark on a Friday night in February is now out, and you go back to that and listen to that fun time in and out of a van, next to a fire pit, just playing music and getting interviewed at the up and coming Monarch. It makes us feel like a real Ogden band.
Maybe our natural habitat is an elevated stage at a bar on a Thursday night, Caryn breaking hearts while the boys work the groove in the background. We had a great time at Lighthouse and we’re already following up on an invitation to come back. Thanks to all who came out and cheered us on.
As we all have multiple lives and pursuits, teaching gigs and family gigs in addition to our music gigs, it’s fun when some of these overlap. The College of Science at Weber State gave us this space to describe what we do, acknowledging Tim and Adam’s not-so-secret personas in chemistry and physics. (Our interview during the recent Van Session brought this up, too.) So Adam wrote up this piece on their webpage to describe the weaving of our multiple identities.
While you’re listening, here’s a few snapshots from The Proper Way studios on a Saturday afternoon. When we look back on this, we were clearly having a good time playing through the live takes to get each track just like we wanted it. It was also intimidating and stressful. But you’d never know now. We’re proud of these, and grateful that we got to do this. We hope you enjoy it, too.
For gigs, Caryn’s usually in heels. This should be our album cover.
Ian with 4 microphones and a room all to himself
Tim and his fretless bass.
Tim and Caryn getting situated.
Adam warms up and figures out headphones.
Caryn listening to one of our takes.
Hanging up the headphones and listening to tracks in the studio.
Caryn, Caryn’s microphone, and Caryn’s headset all getting a break.
Caryn with Scott Rogers, our recording guru who puts all the sounds through the cables and into the boxes.
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