Jeff Elbel + Ping: Chicago area shows, FREE album, etc.
In this newsblast:
* Chicago area Ping shows this week!
* Cornerstone 2009 recap + voting request for 2010 [http://tinyurl.com/ndsnf5]
* FREE Ping album, etc.
* Ping “working crew” embroidered patch
* Jeff’s other music (featuring Harrison St. Ukulele Players)
* Thanks!
Hi, all. I hope everyone’s enjoying what’s left of summer. Godspeed if you’re heading back to school, or sending someone out to catch the bus in the mornings. There are Ping sets happening near Chicago soon, and we’d love to play some new music for you. We’re taking the Ping music to the bars, the churches and streets (one of each, anyhow) during September!
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Chicago area Ping shows this week!
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Ping line-up: John Blum, Mike Choby, Jeff Elbel, Maron Gaffron
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Elbo Room
2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 549-5549
$8, 21 and over admitted
Map: http://tinyurl.com/mwdg3l
08:00pm - John Mahoney
09:00pm - Chris Flood
10:00pm - PING
11:00pm - Righteous Hillbillies
12:00pm - John Condon and the Benefit
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
The Warehouse - opening for The Wayside
308 E. Galena Ave., Aurora, IL 60505
(630) 859-0060
FREE admission, ALL AGES welcome
Map: http://tinyurl.com/llke3s
PING plays at 8:00pm
John and Michelle Thompson will play a special acoustic set of new Wayside material, followed by a fully-amped reunion set with Wayside veterans (including me [Jeff Elbel] on bass).
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Saturday, September 12, 2009
Art on Harrison [street fair]
Harrison Street between S. Lombard Ave. and Highland Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
FREE admission, ALL AGES welcome
Map: http://tinyurl.com/kp9hjh
Event website: http://tinyurl.com/mzxjsk
PING plays at 3:00pm
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Cornerstone 2009 recap + voting request for 2010
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This year’s Cornerstone Festival was a great time for Ping. We were on the schedule twice with the expanded line-up, played new songs, and had a blast with everyone who came to join us!
We’ve got multi-track audio from our Gallery Stage set, and a few friends filmed the show on Mini-DV. Expect a few nice YouTube clips this fall. If YOU were there, and filmed the set, please get in touch. I’d love to have another camera angle (particularly one with a view of the entire stage) to work with.
There’s a new slideshow of photos from Cornerstone at Ping’s website:
http://www.marathonrecords.com/ping/photos.html
Here’s a list of alumni, old and new, who played with Ping this year: John Bretzlaff: guitar, Kim Bretzlaff: vocal, Mike Choby: organ, Dave Dampier: percussion, Jeff Elbel: vocal/gtr, Matt Gadeken: violin, Maron Gaffron: vocal, Harry Gore: guitar, Stacey Krejci: bass, Andrew Oliver: drums.
Ping needs your VOTE! The polls are now open for Cornerstone Festival 2010. For a small-time band like ours, your input makes a huge difference. Please visit the poll online and choose these entries along with your other favorites:
“Jeff Elbel + Ping” (listed alphabetically under “J”)
“Andrew Oliver” (Ping’s drummer, who’s also one of my favorite songwriters)
Vote here (and THANKS!): http://tinyurl.com/ndsnf5
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FREE Ping album
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In 2004, Rev Hillstrom of Creation Station Media released Ping’s “Engine of Destruction” album via his Bootleg Live series. Recorded in 2003 on the Cornerstone Festival’s Gallery Stage, the CD was released as a limited run and quickly went out of print.
In June 2009, Rev graciously returned ownership of the Engine of Destruction album to Ping. We’d like to extend big thanks to Rev, and to everyone who purchased the CD back in 2004.
For a limited time, Ping is offering a high bandwidth (320 kbps) version of the Engine of Destruction live set as a free download. This show featured debut performances of three tracks from The Eleventh Hour Storybook studio album, in addition to material that has rarely been performed since. Download it here:
http://www.marathonrecords.com/ping/free_music.html
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Ping “working crew” embroidered patch
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Rather than making another t-shirt, Ping introduced an embroidered patch this year. I’ve never had a cooler band trinket. They look great, wear like iron, and automatically make you part of the crew: Lift heavy things for fun! Heck, sing lead vocal! I’ve got a patch over the pocket of my red Dickies 1574 work shirt, and another on my green shirt. You can see them in the slideshow mentioned above.
The patches are 4.25” x 1.75”. They can be stitched on, or ironed on. They’re great for shirts, caps, backpacks, etc. See a close-up of the patch here:
http://www.marathonrecords.com/ping/merch.html
If you find a good place to plant your patch, send a photo for Ping’s website!
---------------------------
Jeff’s other music (featuring Harrison St. Ukulele Players)
---------------------------
I’ve had a great time lately working with other musicians. Highlights:
* Played bass on national television via WGN with the Sharpe
World Music Ensemble. See video on Facebook:
http://tinyurl.com/krxos8
* Toured with soul-rock band Maron, playing Hammond organ,
Wurlitzer and guitars in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio
and Michigan
* Played lead guitar with North at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI,
celebrating the release of their excellent “Drowning in Sky”
album. I arranged the “vocal orchestration” for their single
“I Miss Crashing.”
* Performed with members of Mumble in Detroit, and produced
recording sessions for their upcoming “Happy Living” album
* Performed with Beki Hemingway and Jonathan Rundman,
literally steps from my own home
* Mastered Green Choby’s beautiful “Carry Me Back Home” album
* Produced a recording for the Harrison St. Ukulele Players,
which has been played many times during DJ Terri Hemmert’s
“Breakfast with the Beatles” program on Chicago’s WXRT-FM.
* Joined the Harrison St. Ukulele Players at the Fest For
Beatles Fans, playing with a big group including Earl Slick
(David Bowie band), Greg Hawkes (the Cars), the Hudson
Brothers, and Glen Burtnik (Styx)
The Harrison St. Ukulele Players are a fun, community-oriented group who gather weekly at Eastgate Café in Oak Park, IL to play Tin Pan Alley tunes, Beatles songs, Hawaiian music, etc. The group has been invited to play at many local events and never fails to lift spirits. Upcoming:
Harrison St. Ukulele Players
Blockbuster release party event for The Beatles: Rock Band
589 N. McLean Blvd., Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 468-1800
FREE admission, ALL AGES welcome
Map: http://tinyurl.com/nw4nfa
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Thanks!
---------------------------
Thanks for supporting independent music!
Jeff Elbel
jeff@marathonrecords.com
http://www.marathonrecords.com/ping
* Chicago area Ping shows this week!
* Cornerstone 2009 recap + voting request for 2010 [http://tinyurl.com/ndsnf5]
* FREE Ping album, etc.
* Ping “working crew” embroidered patch
* Jeff’s other music (featuring Harrison St. Ukulele Players)
* Thanks!
Hi, all. I hope everyone’s enjoying what’s left of summer. Godspeed if you’re heading back to school, or sending someone out to catch the bus in the mornings. There are Ping sets happening near Chicago soon, and we’d love to play some new music for you. We’re taking the Ping music to the bars, the churches and streets (one of each, anyhow) during September!
---------------------------
Chicago area Ping shows this week!
--------------------------------------------------------------
Ping line-up: John Blum, Mike Choby, Jeff Elbel, Maron Gaffron
--------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Elbo Room
2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 549-5549
$8, 21 and over admitted
Map: http://tinyurl.com/mwdg3l
08:00pm - John Mahoney
09:00pm - Chris Flood
10:00pm - PING
11:00pm - Righteous Hillbillies
12:00pm - John Condon and the Benefit
---------------------------
Saturday, September 5, 2009
The Warehouse - opening for The Wayside
308 E. Galena Ave., Aurora, IL 60505
(630) 859-0060
FREE admission, ALL AGES welcome
Map: http://tinyurl.com/llke3s
PING plays at 8:00pm
John and Michelle Thompson will play a special acoustic set of new Wayside material, followed by a fully-amped reunion set with Wayside veterans (including me [Jeff Elbel] on bass).
----------------------------
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Art on Harrison [street fair]
Harrison Street between S. Lombard Ave. and Highland Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
FREE admission, ALL AGES welcome
Map: http://tinyurl.com/kp9hjh
Event website: http://tinyurl.com/mzxjsk
PING plays at 3:00pm
---------------------------
Cornerstone 2009 recap + voting request for 2010
---------------------------
This year’s Cornerstone Festival was a great time for Ping. We were on the schedule twice with the expanded line-up, played new songs, and had a blast with everyone who came to join us!
We’ve got multi-track audio from our Gallery Stage set, and a few friends filmed the show on Mini-DV. Expect a few nice YouTube clips this fall. If YOU were there, and filmed the set, please get in touch. I’d love to have another camera angle (particularly one with a view of the entire stage) to work with.
There’s a new slideshow of photos from Cornerstone at Ping’s website:
http://www.marathonrecords.com/ping/photos.html
Here’s a list of alumni, old and new, who played with Ping this year: John Bretzlaff: guitar, Kim Bretzlaff: vocal, Mike Choby: organ, Dave Dampier: percussion, Jeff Elbel: vocal/gtr, Matt Gadeken: violin, Maron Gaffron: vocal, Harry Gore: guitar, Stacey Krejci: bass, Andrew Oliver: drums.
Ping needs your VOTE! The polls are now open for Cornerstone Festival 2010. For a small-time band like ours, your input makes a huge difference. Please visit the poll online and choose these entries along with your other favorites:
“Jeff Elbel + Ping” (listed alphabetically under “J”)
“Andrew Oliver” (Ping’s drummer, who’s also one of my favorite songwriters)
Vote here (and THANKS!): http://tinyurl.com/ndsnf5
---------------------------
FREE Ping album
---------------------------
In 2004, Rev Hillstrom of Creation Station Media released Ping’s “Engine of Destruction” album via his Bootleg Live series. Recorded in 2003 on the Cornerstone Festival’s Gallery Stage, the CD was released as a limited run and quickly went out of print.
In June 2009, Rev graciously returned ownership of the Engine of Destruction album to Ping. We’d like to extend big thanks to Rev, and to everyone who purchased the CD back in 2004.
For a limited time, Ping is offering a high bandwidth (320 kbps) version of the Engine of Destruction live set as a free download. This show featured debut performances of three tracks from The Eleventh Hour Storybook studio album, in addition to material that has rarely been performed since. Download it here:
http://www.marathonrecords.com/ping/free_music.html
---------------------------
Ping “working crew” embroidered patch
---------------------------
Rather than making another t-shirt, Ping introduced an embroidered patch this year. I’ve never had a cooler band trinket. They look great, wear like iron, and automatically make you part of the crew: Lift heavy things for fun! Heck, sing lead vocal! I’ve got a patch over the pocket of my red Dickies 1574 work shirt, and another on my green shirt. You can see them in the slideshow mentioned above.
The patches are 4.25” x 1.75”. They can be stitched on, or ironed on. They’re great for shirts, caps, backpacks, etc. See a close-up of the patch here:
http://www.marathonrecords.com/ping/merch.html
If you find a good place to plant your patch, send a photo for Ping’s website!
---------------------------
Jeff’s other music (featuring Harrison St. Ukulele Players)
---------------------------
I’ve had a great time lately working with other musicians. Highlights:
* Played bass on national television via WGN with the Sharpe
World Music Ensemble. See video on Facebook:
http://tinyurl.com/krxos8
* Toured with soul-rock band Maron, playing Hammond organ,
Wurlitzer and guitars in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio
and Michigan
* Played lead guitar with North at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI,
celebrating the release of their excellent “Drowning in Sky”
album. I arranged the “vocal orchestration” for their single
“I Miss Crashing.”
* Performed with members of Mumble in Detroit, and produced
recording sessions for their upcoming “Happy Living” album
* Performed with Beki Hemingway and Jonathan Rundman,
literally steps from my own home
* Mastered Green Choby’s beautiful “Carry Me Back Home” album
* Produced a recording for the Harrison St. Ukulele Players,
which has been played many times during DJ Terri Hemmert’s
“Breakfast with the Beatles” program on Chicago’s WXRT-FM.
* Joined the Harrison St. Ukulele Players at the Fest For
Beatles Fans, playing with a big group including Earl Slick
(David Bowie band), Greg Hawkes (the Cars), the Hudson
Brothers, and Glen Burtnik (Styx)
The Harrison St. Ukulele Players are a fun, community-oriented group who gather weekly at Eastgate Café in Oak Park, IL to play Tin Pan Alley tunes, Beatles songs, Hawaiian music, etc. The group has been invited to play at many local events and never fails to lift spirits. Upcoming:
Harrison St. Ukulele Players
Blockbuster release party event for The Beatles: Rock Band
589 N. McLean Blvd., Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 468-1800
FREE admission, ALL AGES welcome
Map: http://tinyurl.com/nw4nfa
---------------------------
Thanks!
---------------------------
Thanks for supporting independent music!
Jeff Elbel
jeff@marathonrecords.com
http://www.marathonrecords.com/ping