Last night we played BFD 2013.

I had a really goofy post about video games lined up for this Mondays blog post, but I decided to post-pone that for next week.

Our time at BFD was amazing. These dudes are great band members, and amazing people who are really passionate about music in their own unique ways. I feel I couldn’t get any luckier when it comes to band-mates, and I personally feel like God has really blessed me to be able to play music with such talented guys.

Big ups and hugs to our friends in Finish Ticket. These guys have really blessed us a lot, and in more ways than I think they realized, they helped make these last two days of shows with us really fun and fulfilling. I only hope more bands have their heart, sincerity, and humbleness when it comes to playing in a band. God bless you guys, every one. I look forward to many more shows with you guys, and your amazing music!

I’m also gonna thank our main brehs Rin Tin Tiger. Sean and Kevin Sullivan have been struggling in the mean streets of SJ with us since day  one. Literally. Sean has always cheered us on from the sidelines, and Kev has always inspired us, and melted Ryan and I’s heart with his lyrics and songs. Mr. Andrew lights up the room for us and keeps it real. Gotta love it. They taught us the meaning of what it is to truly Murk, and they will remain our dear friends until we pass on. We love you guys immensely.

To every new band we met today, a huge hi-five and kudos. All of the bands did a great job and did their own thing, which in the end is really a blessing in disguise. Everyone stayed true to their North Star, and it warms my heart.

I’m also going to say a huge thank you to Paul Thomas for doing sound on the local band stage this year. He gave a full day and evening, free of charge, to mix the live sound, and even donated some of his gear to the stage to make sure everyone sounded great.

A massive thank you to Sal Ordonez for doing merch for us all day and basically being the coolest guy to hang out with ever.

Thank you to our brother Jared Milos of Dogcatcher for helping out with gear, being a good friend, and doing a kick ass documentary on the local stage this year (soon to be out I’m sure).

Thank you to our very closest friend, partner in crime, brother, and tour warrior Mikey Montoya for being there with us since the very beginning of our touring history. When haters  get us down, Mikey pumps us up. When our heads gets too big, Mikey cuts us back down to reality. When the going gets tuff, Mikey gets loco. When cee-lo needs to be played, Mikey brings the dice. He is our number one mijo!

And also a huge thank you to our manager Zen Zenith. He is our amazing friend, peer, elder, compass, and overall morale support. Zen has devoted so much time to us this past seven months, and I only see good, positive, and most importantly, genuine things coming out of the work he does for us. Our love for Zen is endless, and he truly is our IRL Dungeon Master. 

We love you all, including all you folks out there who’s names we just haven’t learned yet. Last night was amazing because of all of you. If it wasn’t for all you crazy dancing, singing people, it would have simply been a bunch of silly guys in suits playing to air. 

I’ve gushed enough. Quit Yoloing. Invest in Quality Music.

-Nik

Plain and simple. Thank you to Live 105 for having us on this year’s local stage for BFD 2013. Even more excited that our friends in Finish Ticket ,and Rin Tin Tiger are playing with us!

Secondly, since we are making trumpet calls, we will be in LA this Thursday, March 28th, playing a muy importante show at The Viper Room. We’d love to see you there, and could most certainly use your support!

Thanks for all your support everyone! Summer is going to be unforgettable.

-Nik

Well hello everyone,

I haven’t written a genuine update in a while now. I thought I’d let the thoughts spill onto the page.

As always, we have been mighty busy. Between playing shows, writing new music, and making a Zine, I’d say we are pretty jam packed. It’s funny how on paper that looks so easy to manage. Touche life. We have some good shows coming up, and we’ve played some amazing shows thus far. Really excited to re-visit a lot of the place we haven’t been to in a while.

Lately I’ve been battling a horrible beast of a sleep schedule, which I’m sad to say I inflicted upon myself. One thing leads to another, and before you know it, you’re watching footage from the 60’s of Mods fighting Rockers in Brighton, and it’s suddently 8:30am. Ouch. Well, I can assure you I’m getting my sleep schedule in line. It will be hard, but it must be done.

Brian is diligently creating the worlds greatest Minecraft server, complete with an Economy and jail for the criminal element on the server. From what I can gather he is also revolutionizing the world of Data Call Centers by writing programs to make them %10 more efficient. If you think I’m joking, I am serious.

Ryan has been playing a ballers life of Business classes, Podcasts, Google Parties, fine clothes, fine women, and finer cigars. What can I say, he is truly the Alex James of our generation. That would make me Dave Rowntree I think. Speaking of the Podcast, Ryan and some friends created a hilarious podcast called “The GS Podcast” which you can find on all the respective social media sites. Really funny stuff. I can only see it getting better and better.

And lastly, before I leave, I have to plug at least a couple show. March 25th we are playing SNOB THEATER up in SF w/ Debbie Neigher. Its a great showcase for local talent. Lots of well known comedians have come through, and some great local musicians have played in the past. And then, for our lovely SJ, we are coming back April 8th to play a killer show at The Art Boutiki with Finish Ticket, Bell Thieves, Beta State, and last but not least, the amazing From Indian Lakes. As always you can get the info from www.pictureatlantic.com/shows

Be well everyone, and stay warm until it gets warm,

-Nik