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This just in: Bass-man Martin Hansen's been busy in his mad-editing laboratory. Here's a video of "Christmas Sale" from our album: (click here) (Yeah, I know I'm posting this on New Year's Eve, but in some traditions, Christmas lasts for 12 days--and this song makes sense year-round.) Best wishes to everyone in the new year! Coming up: **Fri., Jan.27th--Full Circle Brewery: our yearly fund-raising party for Food Not Bombs. This year, it includes a set from David Hull & friends (David's the mind behind Fresno's monthly 'Jazzhop'). Good fun + a vegetarian dinner included. --more details soon. **Stay tuned for a new & different Rogue Festival show coming in early March.
Have you checked out our new youtube page ? Our bass man, Martin Hansen has collected several videos of the band! Click here. Our past two out-of-town excursions were a blast: the house house concert for soulsandsounds.com up in the Sacramento (as well as our guest appearance that afternoon on twirlradio.com and it's rebroadcast on rechargedradio out of London, UK [thanks Mike Lidskin!]), and our appearance with East-Bay band The Clarences in Oakland. (Read about this last one, known as "The Great Laundromat Gig", on our blog.)
And...what have we done *since* the tour? Check out our blog to find out the latest. Click here to hear about new possible music releases, swollen vocal chords and gigs around California. The UK Tour You can read all the stories and see the pics at our blog: www.blakejonesmusic.com/more The basic outline went like this: 9 days on the ground, 7 public performances: Sunday, May 22(Liverpool) --The Cavern--two shows(front/rear stages) Monday, May 23 (Liverpool)--The Cavern Pub Wednesday, May 25 (Manchester) Access to Music College & TheTigerLounge Sunday, May 28 (London) The Bull & Gate: 2 sets Thanks to all of you for your support and well-wishes! Special thanks to the International Pop Overthrow Festival who's shows provided the backbone of the tour. Thanks to singer/songwriter Olly Neasham and his family for putting us up and helping us out through the Bolton/Manchester leg of our trip. Check out Neasham's music here: www.myspace.com/ollyneasham ------------------------------------------------ This is Vintage Now---check out this project from our friend David Gasten in Denver: Blake Jones and the Trike Shop's instrumental
track "If Hawthorne Were Foggy" appears on This is Vintage Now, a collection
of ten artists who bring the sounds of the 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's to
today. Blake Jones and the Trike Shop appear on this compilation alongside
artists such as living saxophone legend Big Jay McNeely and Dutch
chart-topper Caro Emerald. Caro Emerald has in the last year gone
multi-platinum in many countries throughout Europe, and her album Deleted
Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor (2010) is currently in the top ten in the
BBC pop charts. Here are a few nice reviews of the most recent Blake Jones & the Trike Shop cd, The Underground Garden: (click here) ------------------------------------------------------ CLICK HERE TO GET THE CD OR TO DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM: click. click.
The new album is available online NOW. --both in CD and mp3 form: What?
you still haven't caught up your collection and purchased the *last* couple o' Trike Shop records??? Quickly now. Try here……and here.)
Haven't got "Theremins of Mystery? Places to buy locally in the Fresno area: Yoshi Now! Spinners Records Odds n’ Ends you might have missed: Here’s a link to some performance videos that we did up in Sacramento --thanks James & Raina for making it possible! www.livefromsoulstavern.com Included are four songs and some interviews. For a short one song teaser of the above go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6fI3B0lf78
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