Daaaaaaamn, editing videos is a pain in the ass. Even if I am using stock software from a certain giant corporation who will not get a free plug here. All in all, it just means that assholes like us have new ways to record and broadcast our attempts at hooliganism to you in new and exciting ways.
Speaking of hooligans, we got to play a show with our two favorite bands of weirdos: Slick River and Harold’s Trousers. We suggest you examine them thoroughly. I’m talking a full cavity search. Don’t stop till you reach the back of their teeth!
Dempsey’s is a bar & grill which means booze with food. Grill= bar with food and Lounge=bar with couches YaDig? They have not had bands in a while but I think we gave them good enough reason to have bands back more often.
Grandma was sporting a Crooked Numbers shirt. Very fashionable. Yozay gets an “improvement in work is noted” mark on his report card from the Doc. The River was even good enough to get their work captured by me on this here video:
And this one:
And this one:
The Trousers were also great as always and I have their stuff on video but like all nice things…we can’t have them. At least not without editing.
We went on last and played to a minimal crowd which doesn’t really matter much to us. The Trou and the River were there and that’s all we really care about…showing off in front of our friends.
We had the chance to pull a stunt that we had been working on for a month. Since video evidence was not collected, I can say no more. It is well worth the surprise. Though I will say that Mikey Bell and Yozay learned their lesson.
The night ended with Docta Shocka, followed by me driving Craig home while listening to the Jerky Boys on the Southern State. So much for our Rock & Roll Lifestyle right?
I am told that we will have another gig with the same lineup on April 3rd if I’m not mistaken. Keep fucking that chicken right here for updates.
YaDig?
Matt
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Show recap - March 5th at the National Underground in NYC
You like these new toys on the right side of this blog? We do too. They are from our site at Reverbnation…and we get credit for every time you click on them so fondle away kiddies!
Anyways, we are back on proverbial track so to speak. We played two shows so far this month and if you were at either of them…we should recap because chances are you woke up with a hand somewhere you may not want to remember. We’ll start with Friday the 5th.
On the 5th, we were back in NYC at the National Underground. I was checking out their calendar in the afternoon when I realized that Chris Barron from the Spin Doctors was playing the same club…at the same time and we were not on the calendar. I freaked out until I realized that there are two floors and we are just that undistinguished I suppose. Then I was pissed that we would be playing at the same time and that we would miss his set.
Turns out, homeboy needed to take the pizzle and goes to the basement to do so. Holmes claims Barron spilled his beer but I think he’s full of shit. Craig and Blum didn’t notice. Blum was in game mode and was trying to set up.
Me on the other hand, I’m standing outside the pisscan trying to figure out what to say. My initial thought was “Hey, so I gotta know. Did you ever give it to Lois Lane or what?” I kept thinking that anything would be better than what I had used a minute earlier. “Yep, that’s the bathroom. Nope, it’s not in use but if it were we’d drag them out pissing and screaming because that is the rock star treatment you are entitled to.” Looking back, that wasn’t bad. When he emerged, I went with “Hey, so I don’t want to be the guy who corners you outside a bathroom in the basement of a venue, but I guess I am.”
I told him we were playing and what we are called. He vanished to the upstairs venue. We played and played hard. We chased whatever scarf-wearing hipsters that were lingering the hell outta there. We played about 6 songs and were told to stop. I guess when you scream about the Tony Danza and Keep fucking that chicken in between each song only to have the drunkenist people that the club has ever seen join in while humping the floors and walls, some people take offense.
We get done playing and Blum and Craig piss off to catch the train. Me and Holmes are left on the street with Colin in an inebriated state to say the least. The result…carney barking for Chris Barron. You can see some of it here:
Tired+Drunk+Obnoxious+Chris Barron= Instant concert promoters.
The bouncers left their posts after about 30 minutes of this. I guess we did a decent job. We got upwards of 25 people in the door.
After we were done with that (and discussing the best way to market nicotine tampons with a guy on the street kinda like this piss-soaked funnel), we got in the car and drove back home. We later found out that Craig Adams had an interesting time after the show. Video footage of that will be coming shortly.
YaDig?
Matt
Anyways, we are back on proverbial track so to speak. We played two shows so far this month and if you were at either of them…we should recap because chances are you woke up with a hand somewhere you may not want to remember. We’ll start with Friday the 5th.
On the 5th, we were back in NYC at the National Underground. I was checking out their calendar in the afternoon when I realized that Chris Barron from the Spin Doctors was playing the same club…at the same time and we were not on the calendar. I freaked out until I realized that there are two floors and we are just that undistinguished I suppose. Then I was pissed that we would be playing at the same time and that we would miss his set.
Turns out, homeboy needed to take the pizzle and goes to the basement to do so. Holmes claims Barron spilled his beer but I think he’s full of shit. Craig and Blum didn’t notice. Blum was in game mode and was trying to set up.
Me on the other hand, I’m standing outside the pisscan trying to figure out what to say. My initial thought was “Hey, so I gotta know. Did you ever give it to Lois Lane or what?” I kept thinking that anything would be better than what I had used a minute earlier. “Yep, that’s the bathroom. Nope, it’s not in use but if it were we’d drag them out pissing and screaming because that is the rock star treatment you are entitled to.” Looking back, that wasn’t bad. When he emerged, I went with “Hey, so I don’t want to be the guy who corners you outside a bathroom in the basement of a venue, but I guess I am.”
I told him we were playing and what we are called. He vanished to the upstairs venue. We played and played hard. We chased whatever scarf-wearing hipsters that were lingering the hell outta there. We played about 6 songs and were told to stop. I guess when you scream about the Tony Danza and Keep fucking that chicken in between each song only to have the drunkenist people that the club has ever seen join in while humping the floors and walls, some people take offense.
We get done playing and Blum and Craig piss off to catch the train. Me and Holmes are left on the street with Colin in an inebriated state to say the least. The result…carney barking for Chris Barron. You can see some of it here:
Tired+Drunk+Obnoxious+Chris Barron= Instant concert promoters.
The bouncers left their posts after about 30 minutes of this. I guess we did a decent job. We got upwards of 25 people in the door.
After we were done with that (and discussing the best way to market nicotine tampons with a guy on the street kinda like this piss-soaked funnel), we got in the car and drove back home. We later found out that Craig Adams had an interesting time after the show. Video footage of that will be coming shortly.
YaDig?
Matt
Sunday, February 7, 2010
No Rest for the Robbery...Really.
Well kiddies, I promised an update in the less than distant future so here it goes. We have been getting a few questions and would like to take the opportunity to clear up some things. First of all, you may be wondering what we have been up to and why you haven't been hounded on various social networking sites as of late by us demanding attendance at a BR show.
The short answer is that we have taken brief show hiatus for the month of February. Don't despair brothers and sisters, Blind Robbery will be back in action in the month of March. We will be in NYC on the 5th, in East Meadow on the 6th with the mighty Harold's Trousers and Slick River and back in the Boston area when we play unplugged in Somerville on the 21st. More shows are on the way including private parties, new clubs and possibly a show at SUNY Stony Brook. We have been working the phones and emails this month, talking a good game with the intention of opening up new ways to back it up across the Island. Sort of like John Locke but without the smoke moster...and with music...and well, maybe not much like John Locke after all.
So, why the break in the schedule you may ask. Don't we have an album out that we should be promoting? Ah, not dumb questions. There are a few reasons that are for the most part business related.
Mainly, we have had difficulties with our schedules. Stuff happens and we must adapt. We all have been trying to find ways to balance all of the junk we have in life. Luckily, the band is on the same page and although we aren't playing shows, it is no indication that we have stopped working. We have been working the internets like a 3rd world assembly line. Check out our new site at Reverbnation where we came out of ovblivion to reach the 69 spot on the local Rock charts as of the time of this post.
We have been updating our press kit, working on revamping the website, designing new merch, getting our legal house in order and adding to our set. Surprises are on the way. I'm saying there may or may not be some sort of Blind Robbery DVD in the works. Just saying.
Now, we do have a new album out and we recommend that you purchase it. It's called Crooked Numbers and we will never have any shame about promoting it. YaDig? We have been putting the finishing touches on the album art and scrounging up the money to send it for CD production. Our goal is to have the finished copies in our hands by the end of the month. We hope they will be in your hands shortly thereafter. Until then, you can purchase Crooked Numbers on itunes and for all of you that are not into the apple thing, we have you covered. You can now purchase Crooked Numbers at Amazon.
On another note, I have returned to drum lessons , studying once again under the tutelage of Meat Loaf drummer, John Miceli. They say that when the student is ready, the master will appear. It has been seven years since I last saw John but from the past three weeks of study, it's as if we hadn't skipped a beat. No, I did not plan that lame ass pun. Anyway, if you thought I was bad before, I'ma be downright nasty soon.
Any other questions for us, send em to the mailbag at blindrobbery@gmail.com.
Thanks to everyone who continues to make this band happen.. Halloweaster info is on the way so stay tuned.
-Matt
The short answer is that we have taken brief show hiatus for the month of February. Don't despair brothers and sisters, Blind Robbery will be back in action in the month of March. We will be in NYC on the 5th, in East Meadow on the 6th with the mighty Harold's Trousers and Slick River and back in the Boston area when we play unplugged in Somerville on the 21st. More shows are on the way including private parties, new clubs and possibly a show at SUNY Stony Brook. We have been working the phones and emails this month, talking a good game with the intention of opening up new ways to back it up across the Island. Sort of like John Locke but without the smoke moster...and with music...and well, maybe not much like John Locke after all.
So, why the break in the schedule you may ask. Don't we have an album out that we should be promoting? Ah, not dumb questions. There are a few reasons that are for the most part business related.
Mainly, we have had difficulties with our schedules. Stuff happens and we must adapt. We all have been trying to find ways to balance all of the junk we have in life. Luckily, the band is on the same page and although we aren't playing shows, it is no indication that we have stopped working. We have been working the internets like a 3rd world assembly line. Check out our new site at Reverbnation where we came out of ovblivion to reach the 69 spot on the local Rock charts as of the time of this post.
We have been updating our press kit, working on revamping the website, designing new merch, getting our legal house in order and adding to our set. Surprises are on the way. I'm saying there may or may not be some sort of Blind Robbery DVD in the works. Just saying.
Now, we do have a new album out and we recommend that you purchase it. It's called Crooked Numbers and we will never have any shame about promoting it. YaDig? We have been putting the finishing touches on the album art and scrounging up the money to send it for CD production. Our goal is to have the finished copies in our hands by the end of the month. We hope they will be in your hands shortly thereafter. Until then, you can purchase Crooked Numbers on itunes and for all of you that are not into the apple thing, we have you covered. You can now purchase Crooked Numbers at Amazon.
On another note, I have returned to drum lessons , studying once again under the tutelage of Meat Loaf drummer, John Miceli. They say that when the student is ready, the master will appear. It has been seven years since I last saw John but from the past three weeks of study, it's as if we hadn't skipped a beat. No, I did not plan that lame ass pun. Anyway, if you thought I was bad before, I'ma be downright nasty soon.
Any other questions for us, send em to the mailbag at blindrobbery@gmail.com.
Thanks to everyone who continues to make this band happen.. Halloweaster info is on the way so stay tuned.
-Matt
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Back to the Burren in Somerville MA
Apologies for the lack of posting. My only New Years Resolution is to avoid making them so it follows that I am a lazy bastard. More importantly, we are back on track and expect more updates from us in the days and weeks ahead. In fact, I have been known to update to the point of restraining order so...be forewarned.
This brings us to future plans. We are getting ready to go back up to the Boston area for our third trip. This will mark the second time that we played The Burren in Somerville. http://www.burren.com/ for those interested.
We will be playing an unplugged set on Sunday March 21, 2010. 21+, No cover but we will be passing around the old tip jar to make gas money for the trip.
There will also be candlepin bowling which is a pastime that should occur round these here parts more often. We hear it's a New England thing. Look it up if you are still confused and bask in its glory.
So...if you are going to be up in the greater Boston area around the start of Spring, come check us out. Tip the waitress and try the scrod!
Meanwhile...I found a show review from the first time we went up to The Burren by either Craig or Holmes that I am reposting. I hear Craig's voice in my head as I read it so I think it's him.
Enjoy or die.
-Matt
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
THE BURREN REVIEW....
Current mood: crunk
unfortunate to say, this band doesnt get to travel enough (hey kids! rock music dont pay shit) and the day jobs prevent any extensive touring etc... but since im fortunate enough to be in a band where there are four hearts pumping the love of music through our veins, every now and then when we get the chance we leave the normal long island hustle and dig into our pockets to take a little road trip with the soul intentions of the thrill of playing in a new town.
boston mass showed us a great time, we had alot of fun stuffing our faces with baked scrod at 99(the resturaunt next to the hotel...what are the odds" candlestick bowling, and just enjoying being friends and family, and i couldnt have asked for a better way to end our weekend then with the show we played.
thankful that it was a sit down acoustic show cause our dogs were barkin from wandering around downtown boston in circles we played a most enjoyable set opening with "splitsville" then jammin away on "3 cheers for circumstance", "nasty feathers", "hell on wheels", "foolish me", "99", "mexican standoff", and "sexy mf"..the crowd at the burren was very receptive to us and we were glad to see we were well recieved and as i said that night the folks in that room that night were the nicest people we met in boston. thanks to them, thanks to the one and only tom bianchi for setting us up with the show, thanks to jenna and mike for comin out to the show...it was awesome to see you guys.
This brings us to future plans. We are getting ready to go back up to the Boston area for our third trip. This will mark the second time that we played The Burren in Somerville. http://www.burren.com/ for those interested.
We will be playing an unplugged set on Sunday March 21, 2010. 21+, No cover but we will be passing around the old tip jar to make gas money for the trip.
There will also be candlepin bowling which is a pastime that should occur round these here parts more often. We hear it's a New England thing. Look it up if you are still confused and bask in its glory.
So...if you are going to be up in the greater Boston area around the start of Spring, come check us out. Tip the waitress and try the scrod!
Meanwhile...I found a show review from the first time we went up to The Burren by either Craig or Holmes that I am reposting. I hear Craig's voice in my head as I read it so I think it's him.
Enjoy or die.
-Matt
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
THE BURREN REVIEW....
Current mood: crunk
unfortunate to say, this band doesnt get to travel enough (hey kids! rock music dont pay shit) and the day jobs prevent any extensive touring etc... but since im fortunate enough to be in a band where there are four hearts pumping the love of music through our veins, every now and then when we get the chance we leave the normal long island hustle and dig into our pockets to take a little road trip with the soul intentions of the thrill of playing in a new town.
boston mass showed us a great time, we had alot of fun stuffing our faces with baked scrod at 99(the resturaunt next to the hotel...what are the odds" candlestick bowling, and just enjoying being friends and family, and i couldnt have asked for a better way to end our weekend then with the show we played.
thankful that it was a sit down acoustic show cause our dogs were barkin from wandering around downtown boston in circles we played a most enjoyable set opening with "splitsville" then jammin away on "3 cheers for circumstance", "nasty feathers", "hell on wheels", "foolish me", "99", "mexican standoff", and "sexy mf"..the crowd at the burren was very receptive to us and we were glad to see we were well recieved and as i said that night the folks in that room that night were the nicest people we met in boston. thanks to them, thanks to the one and only tom bianchi for setting us up with the show, thanks to jenna and mike for comin out to the show...it was awesome to see you guys.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Black Friday at the Zebra Club Recap
Daaaaamn. That's what comes to mind about last night's show. First and foremost, we have some thanking to do.
Thanks to Patty Dodge at PDT Productions for booking the show. http://www.myspace.com/pattydt is where she operates and I must say on behalf of all of us at Blind Robbery, Patty is exactly what a promoter should be. She doesn't give us any nonsense about ticket sales and we never owe her money at the end of the night, unlike a lot of the other pay-to-play promoters on this Island. Even better, Patty actually promotes the shows! Imagine that! We got some publicity on this thing too. WBAB and GoodTimes Magazine are always fine by us.
Thanks to the Zebra Club in Copiague for housing us for the evening.
Thanks to Patty Dodge at PDT Productions for booking the show. http://www.myspace.com/pattydt is where she operates and I must say on behalf of all of us at Blind Robbery, Patty is exactly what a promoter should be. She doesn't give us any nonsense about ticket sales and we never owe her money at the end of the night, unlike a lot of the other pay-to-play promoters on this Island. Even better, Patty actually promotes the shows! Imagine that! We got some publicity on this thing too. WBAB and GoodTimes Magazine are always fine by us.
Thanks to the Zebra Club in Copiague for housing us for the evening.
Most importantly, thanks to eveyone who showed up last night. Vinny, Bill, Chris Weeks, Deanna 'Queen Freakazoid', Tara, Kate, Steph, Lianne, Gavin, Lauren, Dave White Eagle and in case I forgot anyone we thank you too.
We busted out of the gate with Hollywood and ended with Docta Shocka covering 3 Little Pigs by Green Jelly. We played Darling Nikki, The Distance, Sexy MF, Your Monkey, Ciao Bella, To The Moon, Sinister Waltz, What Am I To Do among others.
Perhaps the most memorable portion of the evening was the addition of a go-go dancer to our set. Craig and I went to ask Patty if we could load in and she countered with “We have a go-go dancer who wants to dance during your set. Is that OK?” The answer was...Matt: “Does the Pope shit in the woods?” Craig: “Of course!”
PS, Long story short, Black Friday at the Zebra was some good times. We kicked out the Jams and had a great time.
Next show is about 95% set up. It looks like it is going to be around the same neck of the woods in Lindenhurst at Lefty's this coming Friday, December 5th.
Until then,
Dig our music:
Dig our merchandise:
Dig our Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blind-Robbery/42059228143?ref=ts#/pages/Blind-Robbery/42059228143
-Matt
Friday, November 20, 2009
Blind Robbery Online Merch Store, Contest & Crooked Numbers Update
November 20, 2009
Hey Kids,So, we here at Blind Robbery have come to a very important conclusion. When we say that we are “artists”, we mean it only in a very specific way. Sure, we have it in us to transform your local dive into rumpshakeapalooza but that doesn’t necessarily mean we can wield the brush if you can catch our drift.
We are coming closer and closer to the release of our second album “Crooked Numbers” but are hung up on something that shouldn’t be this much of a roadblock. If you haven’t figured this out by now, eat your Wheaties and think about it. We’ll wait. Time’s up. We have been beating our heads into the nearest dense surface for some time but can’t come up with any decent ideas for album artwork.
Here’s where you come in. We are announcing the first Blind Robbery we suck at art contest. Send us anything, an idea, a picture (photos work), a sketch, your priceless masterpiece whatever you have that you think would make a good album concept. Take what you know about us and the album into account. Send anything you got to Blindrobbery@gmail.com.
We are looking to turn this around pretty quick so the sooner the better. We set a Thanksgiving deadline on ourselves for the album but that’s looking like it has to get moved back again and all because we have no visual skills at all. It’s a damn shame. So this Thanksgiving season, if you have talent in this sort of thing, pass it down to us because we are clearly underprivileged. Who knows, we could end up using it as our album cover.
Not into album art? We will take anything band related because we have more opportunities for you. With this, we are proud to announce our ONLINE MERCH SHOP! http://www.zazzle.com/blindrobbery
Now from the looks of this, you can see that we need more ideas and art for this stuff too. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em and send it all to Blindrobbery@gmail.com.
Talented in other ways? We’ll use your services for video work too. Want to shoot live video of us or got a video concept that you think we can pull off? Pitch it at us at Blindrobbery@gmail.com.
YaDig?
Sincerely,
Your Neighborhood Blind Robbery Crew:
Matt, Craig, Blum & Holmes
Hey Kids,So, we here at Blind Robbery have come to a very important conclusion. When we say that we are “artists”, we mean it only in a very specific way. Sure, we have it in us to transform your local dive into rumpshakeapalooza but that doesn’t necessarily mean we can wield the brush if you can catch our drift.
We are coming closer and closer to the release of our second album “Crooked Numbers” but are hung up on something that shouldn’t be this much of a roadblock. If you haven’t figured this out by now, eat your Wheaties and think about it. We’ll wait. Time’s up. We have been beating our heads into the nearest dense surface for some time but can’t come up with any decent ideas for album artwork.
Here’s where you come in. We are announcing the first Blind Robbery we suck at art contest. Send us anything, an idea, a picture (photos work), a sketch, your priceless masterpiece whatever you have that you think would make a good album concept. Take what you know about us and the album into account. Send anything you got to Blindrobbery@gmail.com.
We are looking to turn this around pretty quick so the sooner the better. We set a Thanksgiving deadline on ourselves for the album but that’s looking like it has to get moved back again and all because we have no visual skills at all. It’s a damn shame. So this Thanksgiving season, if you have talent in this sort of thing, pass it down to us because we are clearly underprivileged. Who knows, we could end up using it as our album cover.
Not into album art? We will take anything band related because we have more opportunities for you. With this, we are proud to announce our ONLINE MERCH SHOP! http://www.zazzle.com/blindrobbery
Now from the looks of this, you can see that we need more ideas and art for this stuff too. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em and send it all to Blindrobbery@gmail.com.
Talented in other ways? We’ll use your services for video work too. Want to shoot live video of us or got a video concept that you think we can pull off? Pitch it at us at Blindrobbery@gmail.com.
YaDig?
Sincerely,
Your Neighborhood Blind Robbery Crew:
Matt, Craig, Blum & Holmes
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Update on the Release of our Next Album
To Our Fans,
This one is long overdue, but we are glad to say that we will be releasing our second album entitled ‘Crooked Numbers’ before the end of the year.
It’s been 4 years since we released ‘Ante Up’ and we have gone through the process of recording, writing, scrapping, re-recording, tearing apart and re-recording again for the 4 years since ‘Ante Up’ and the year before that when we were still scrubbing the money to release it between ’04 and ’05.
Since we are in the situation again where we are 95% done with a product with limited means to produce it, we have decided to go about releasing the album in a different format. With a promise to make it available by year’s end, and a goal to make it available by Thanksgiving, ‘Crooked Numbers’ will be released digitally for download via iTunes and other means to be announced. We are planning to release the album on CD but a timetable on the compact disc release remains unclear.
Please know that our intent is to release this project as soon as possible so that the people who are closest to us and who have supported us the most (that would be you) will have the opportunity to have this music without further delay. It’s been 4 years and like I said, it’s long overdue.
The track listing will be as follows:
1. Sans Mayo
2. Hell On Wheels
3. Ciao Bella
4. Sinister Waltz
5. Splitsville
6. Foolish Me
7. Searchlight
8. What Am I To Do
9. Mexican Standoff
10. To The Moon
11. Porch Jam
12. 3 Cheers For Circumstance
13. Spilled Milk
These songs are the product of a long process of experimentation. We recorded the better part of our catalogue and whittled the album down to these thirteen. We have worked hard to choose songs that we feel fit together.
‘Crooked Numbers’ will be a Blind Robbery production from start to finish. It was recorded, mixed and will be released by us. We decided to take complete creative control and work outside of the traditional studio to better capture our sound. Because of this, you can expect this album to sound different than ‘Ante Up’. This album has a more raw and honest sound. We are not hiding behind an auto-tuner nor are we interested in making computers or the sounds that come from them. We are and always be musicians and nothing more.
For those familiar with our set, you will be able to think of songs that we have recorded that are not included. These tracks are in our vault (yes, we now have one) for possible future release. The album includes the track “Sans Mayo” which we have never played live and also includes guest appearances by Killer Joe and Kaitlynn and Michele of Play Like Feeling. In addition, the album includes “Spilled Milk” which was cut from the final production of ‘Ante Up’.
We hope that you find our work on “Crooked Numbers” as worthwhile as we found the recording of it. We look forward to seeing you at the next show.
Matt Jennings
Brian Blum
Brian Holmes
Craig Adams
This one is long overdue, but we are glad to say that we will be releasing our second album entitled ‘Crooked Numbers’ before the end of the year.
It’s been 4 years since we released ‘Ante Up’ and we have gone through the process of recording, writing, scrapping, re-recording, tearing apart and re-recording again for the 4 years since ‘Ante Up’ and the year before that when we were still scrubbing the money to release it between ’04 and ’05.
Since we are in the situation again where we are 95% done with a product with limited means to produce it, we have decided to go about releasing the album in a different format. With a promise to make it available by year’s end, and a goal to make it available by Thanksgiving, ‘Crooked Numbers’ will be released digitally for download via iTunes and other means to be announced. We are planning to release the album on CD but a timetable on the compact disc release remains unclear.
Please know that our intent is to release this project as soon as possible so that the people who are closest to us and who have supported us the most (that would be you) will have the opportunity to have this music without further delay. It’s been 4 years and like I said, it’s long overdue.
The track listing will be as follows:
1. Sans Mayo
2. Hell On Wheels
3. Ciao Bella
4. Sinister Waltz
5. Splitsville
6. Foolish Me
7. Searchlight
8. What Am I To Do
9. Mexican Standoff
10. To The Moon
11. Porch Jam
12. 3 Cheers For Circumstance
13. Spilled Milk
These songs are the product of a long process of experimentation. We recorded the better part of our catalogue and whittled the album down to these thirteen. We have worked hard to choose songs that we feel fit together.
‘Crooked Numbers’ will be a Blind Robbery production from start to finish. It was recorded, mixed and will be released by us. We decided to take complete creative control and work outside of the traditional studio to better capture our sound. Because of this, you can expect this album to sound different than ‘Ante Up’. This album has a more raw and honest sound. We are not hiding behind an auto-tuner nor are we interested in making computers or the sounds that come from them. We are and always be musicians and nothing more.
For those familiar with our set, you will be able to think of songs that we have recorded that are not included. These tracks are in our vault (yes, we now have one) for possible future release. The album includes the track “Sans Mayo” which we have never played live and also includes guest appearances by Killer Joe and Kaitlynn and Michele of Play Like Feeling. In addition, the album includes “Spilled Milk” which was cut from the final production of ‘Ante Up’.
We hope that you find our work on “Crooked Numbers” as worthwhile as we found the recording of it. We look forward to seeing you at the next show.
Matt Jennings
Brian Blum
Brian Holmes
Craig Adams
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