Twenty-Eleven is Under Way

Another rather enjoyable show at PK's this past Friday night. If you missed it, definitely a sore loss. Owls and Crows opened up the evening with a great set of heavy trance riffs from drums, bass, and two guitars, supported with keys. Cool male/fem vocals melted over it all, and believe me, these peeps were LOUD. I would suggest you catch them soon as I'm sure they're going to be playing all over the place in the near future.

As for our set, we're all in agreement that it was one of our best. I can't explain it --it just...happened. The set was a rearrangement of a previous set with the only cover being "Under Pressure." We didn't cut any songs, as we usually end up doing, and played for a comfortable hour and a half. The transitions between songs seemed so meaningful, even standing out and holding their own against the songs themselves. When that happens, you just feel "on." It's a weird thing that's hard to describe. I also noticed the guys changing up their usual parts, so I kept getting excited hearing those slight twists in the arrangements. That prompted me to stray from some of my typical melodies and phrasings. In other words, impromptu experimentation = fun. Also, I'd like to extend special thanks to Antonio Salazar for driving five hours to make the show. Definitely a surprise! Much love to our other friends who made it out on a such a cold evening. You didn't have to come out, but you did, and we want you to know that you're the best!

The work on the album is drawing to a close. I estimate it will take another 40 hrs to complete it. If all goes well the project will be wrapped up by the end of March, which will mark a year since we started it. We're all excited, as none of us have really heard any completed mix of any of the songs yet. In fact, Joe commented the other day that he hasn't heard any of the tracking yet outside of his own drum parts and whatever he witnessed while working behind the deck during some of my recording sessions.

We may be playing a show with Ravenhill in February at a youth event in West Frankfort, IL. This will be all ages, so if the 21+ thing has thwarted your attempts to see us in the past several years, keep an eye out for additional info on this show. We'll be back at PK's in Carbondale on Friday, March 18th, and then again at the end of April, which may be a CD release party. Trying to get a show at Hangar 9 as well. Let them know that you want to see us play there.

Do you have a Heavy Wishing t-shirt? Well, what are you waiting for? Contact Joe and he'll get ya set up. We'll throw in some stickers with every order, because you need some of those too. Oh, while you're at it, post your favorite HW vid from YouTube on your fb page. There are a ton of them, old and new. Let's get this thing going viral! AND don't forget to "like" us on our facebook page!

Laters,
DGC