First time logging into the El Jay in over 2 years. Probably going to be another 2 until I do again.

Memory lane is not a kind avenue to drive right now.

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The cover art for Body Flow is complete:


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So, the last date of the 2009 tour dates for the band comes to an end in the most curious of places - an in-store performance at the Digital Ferret/Isolation Tank store in Philly. I was intrigued by this night as it was something new to me, and was probably the best low-key way to finish the year's live date schedule.

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Well, after a lengthy drive down from Ithaca that included some of the weirdest fog patterns I've ever seen, we eventually landed in the nation's capital just in time to load in. That is, of course, if the venue owners were on time and the club crew wasn't waiting outside with us! For those who haven't been to Spellbound, it gets converted each ( Read more... )

I must say I was pleasantly surprised to see such a thriving scene so far upstate in a college town such as this! After luckily escaping the lousy weather that came through our area, we headed up through the mountains to Ithaca. We were hit with some nasty wind shears on I-81 that almost blew us off the road a few times - whoa! Anyone who's ever ( Read more... )

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So, after an off day in Chicago where I walked around town and made sure to get my Giordano's fix, it was time for the show in Champaign/Urbana. It's the home of the University of Illinois, so I figure it had to have a passable scene. After arriving a little late thanks to rush-hour traffic in Chicago, I got there and got settled pretty quickly. ( Read more... )

Boy, I hate waking up early without a reason, which is what happened yesterday. At least I had a lot of time to hang out before playing to build up my energy a bit. So, I had a great show last night, the crowd loved it and I met a lot of great people afterward (and even sold some stuff - what a concept!) Thanks again to Phil from PTI for filling in ( Read more... )

Well, I'm here in Chicago... Glad to have met/caught up with several friends and such! Let's see: Kristy/Andreas/Lawrence (The Azoic), Jim/Brittany (I:Scintilla), Andy/Seb/Christian (Icon of Coil), Phil/Eric (PTI), Brian/Kat (Gothsicles), Erich/Scott (V1D3), Daniel (Aesthetic Perfection), Dave (genCAB), Casey/Brian/Fernando (Cyanide Regime), ( Read more... )