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I'm writing from a hotel room in Birmingham, AL. Not just any hotel room- the nicest hotel room I have been able to rent in many, many years. Priceline dot com is a real thing.
We're on our way home from SXSW- whan an experience! I don't know what to say yet, but we can definitely call it a success, and a blast because we got to hang with the awesome people who believe in us- our support system, if you will: Todd Berry from Greyday Records, Dave, Amy, and Andy from Deep South Artist Management, everyone at Team Clermont PR, and Mike Locke from Rhino/Warner Licensing. Thanks to all of you for helping make this trip possible and so incredibly enjoyable. And thanks to all the new friends we made at the festival- and everyone who watched our set! Oh, and go listen to our new friends/favorite band- Street Chant from New Zealand.
Here are a couple of pieces about our SXSW journey that were shown on News 14 Carolina in NC and YNN in Austin, if you missed them:
Pre-SXSW
Post-SXSW
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
We are nervous and excited about playing South By Southwest for the first time! We're not big festival people, erring on the side of claustrophobia and wanting to avoid hubbub in most of it's forms, but this is a great opportunity for us to get our name out there and hopefully come away with some people of potential influence humming one of our songs.
It's difficult to talk about writing and performing music as a business. Just bringing up the idea that making music can be more than just a fun thing can make one into an anathema among his peers, but the fact that this is an INDUSTRY festival can not be ignored. If we just wanted to make music about town, play for beer and beer money, and simply have fun, we wouldn't have all quit our jobs and bought a trailer! We DO have fun when we rock out, even when we travel together, but we're here in Austin because for us, the 44 hours of total drive time for one 40 minute set and the $1500 expense are worth it if one person of influence takes a liking to the music.
We are very fortunate to have a label and a manager who have put as much work into promoting this festival with us as they have. Dave Rose at Deep South Entertainment and Todd Berry at Greyday Records have put tremendous effort into letting the right people know where and when we play. Well, the right people, business-wise, not THE right people. The right people are our friends and fans, so let us update you on our situation:
We play at the Easy Tiger, 709 E. Sixth St. at 10:00 PM. We originally said Habana Calle 6, but apparently they moved across the street from where we're actually playing. So it's Easy Tiger, out on the patio. You go in, find the stairs to the right, take them down, head out the back door, and there you are! There are lots of great shows going on, and we hope that folks consider us one of them!
To all of our peeps at home, we love and miss you, and we'll see you soon! BOOSH!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
SPRING TOUR!
It's almost here. That map is looking pretty outta control. A few more dates to come....
Thursday, March 3, 2011
SXSW!
If you're going to be at SXSW, we'd love to see you at the Easy Tiger Patio on March 17th (celebrate St Patrick's Day with us!) at 10pm SHARP! You should reeeeally follow this link to learn more, and oh, hear a brand new IWTDI song that you might not have heard yet!
If you're NOT going to be at SXSW, but instead you're hear in NC- we're playing a fantastic show at King's this Saturday night (March 5) w/Wesley Wolfe & Bright Young Things. Hope to see you!!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
REGULATORS!
We're proud to present the first single from our upcoming album, Preludes! The track is called "Regulators" and you can stream it right here:
Regulators by Destroying It
Preludes is due out on 4.12.11 and as you may know, it will be the first of two full-length albums we'll be issuing this year. Because of this, and because we like to make things cost-effective and give you as much bang-for-your-buck as possible: starting today you can join the I Was Totally Destroying It 2011 Subscription Club via our label, Greyday Records. If you're a fan of the band and had planned to purchase our upcoming releases in ANY format- then this is the way to go!
Not only does the $25ppd price get you both Preludes and the follow-up album Vexations on your choice of CD or vinyl (be sure to choose the correct option in the Greyday Store!), but you also get TONS of free extras including:
-Instant download of "Control", from the upcoming album Preludes
-Pre-release download of the digital single Regulators (due out 3.15), featuring non-album track "Halloween"
-Early download of the full-length Preludes before its release on 4.12
-A download of the video for "Fight/Flight" with the download of Preludes
-Preludes, mailed to your address, along with some special free goodies, by 3.21
-Get Big 7" vinyl single (ships with Preludes)
-Download of Vexations, the second full length album due in late 2011, before street date
-Vexations mailed to your address two+ weeks before official release, along with MORE free goodies direct from the band- such as a hand-screened/dyed tote bag
-Throughout the year, various rare and exclusive IWTDI mp3's, etc sent via download code
Standard Preludes pre-orders are also available for CD or vinyl as well, but again, you can't beat the $25.00 postage paid price for both albums (plus MUCH MORE)! Act fast on this stuff- the price will go up on the subscription packages after April 12th. Visit the Greyday Store for all the info and to place your orders!
We hope you enjoy the new music and can't wait to see you all on tour this spring/summer!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
RACHEL IS 21!
Motorco, Durham. Tonight. $5. IWTDI, Free Electric State, The Sammies, Wesley Wolfe. It's Rachel's birthday! Let's do this!!!
Monday, February 7, 2011
COMING SOON...
A little tease of our upcoming music video....
(Awesome photography by Beth Ely)
...coming in just a few weeks...
(Awesome photography by Beth Ely)
...coming in just a few weeks...
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