The Metal Grill Rocks!

It almost took a team of sled dogs but we trekked to our gig at The Metal Grill and successfully rocked the house for a surprisingly large audience on a night better suited for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.  As the picture shows, The Metal Grill is one of the Milwaukee area's best venues for live rock with a large stage & hall, good acoustics and a nice sound/light/video system so the bands can be seen & heard throughout the bar.  The engineer was great to work with and we hope to make a return visit sometime when the climate is a bit milder.....like North Dakota's!  Thanks go to the management for their hospitality and kudos to the two up & coming bands that also braved the cold, brought their fans and nailed their sets with us, The Unknown and The Family.

New CD Update:  The master of our second CD of original rock, Collision Course, has been sent to Disc Makers and our first supply should be delivered by mid-February.  We're also designing special t-shirts to commemorate the release, ordering a third batch of our first CD, HWY 13, and bringing back the ever-popular HWY 13 beer koozies.  So if you can't get enough of us, we've got you covered and we'll let you know when we nail down the date & venue for our CD release party.

Last on the docket is the 22nd annual Thoughts for Food fundraiser for the Racine County Food Bank on Saturday, March 1 in downtown Racine.  The full lineup hasn't been announced yet, but we'll be playing our favorite venue & time slot, 9:15 to 10:45 pm downstairs at the Eagles Club.  This is always a great time for an important cause so we'll be applying some "gentle pressure" on our fans to attend this gig and remember......we know where most of you live!

Thanks again for tuning in to the blog and keep rockin'!          

Cudahy or Bust!

Next gig on the schedule will be Friday, January 24 at The Metal Grill, 5036 S. Packard Ave. in Cudahy.  The Metal Grill is one of the best live music venues in the Milwaukee area with a large hall, elevated stage and fully-equipped sound & light system.  This will be our first gig there so we'll be looking forward to rockin' the house and adding some new fans (and CD sales) in the process.

In the meantime, progress continues on our second CD, Collision Course.  It's currently in rough mix form so we can give it several listens before deciding on the final edits. Danno did a masterful job of writing & arranging nine original songs that will be a white-knuckle ride of a listen from start to finish, and it's great to finally hear the music fully assembled after recording the various parts one at a time.  Artwork for the disc cover is ready so once the final edits and mastering is done, we'll be ready to order the first supply of discs.

The trick now is to deliver a live act that lives up to what you've accomplished in the studio.  Judging by the crowd response at our Blue Rock gig in downtown Racine last Saturday night, it seems they liked what they heard.  Thanks go to the Blood Skulls for inviting us to open for them and also for bringing their fans, all of whom obviously have great taste in live rock!  

Hope you can help us bring a good turnout for The Metal Grill gig on Friday the 24th, thanks again for tuning in to the blog and keep rockin'!