Tuesday, March 15, 2011

3-15-11 : Anywheresville Artists Profile

Here is the spiel I sent out with the comp. for reviews....................

Anywheresville : A Profile Of The Artists

IK BEN - Nashville, TN. Originally from San Diego, California. Their eclectic blend of Neil Young folk,
Big Star pop, and Glimmer Twins rocking swagger is evident on the new album Ocean Wayfare.
The best kept secret in rock and roll.

KATIE KETCHUM - Santa Rosa, CA. Katie has been playing, writing, recording and teaching music
for over the past 25 years. "Let's Party" is pure Katie Ketchum. In the spirit of Jerry Lee Lewis, this song
illuminates her early rock and roll influences.

DYLAN'S DHARMA - Chico, CA. Dylan Seid has been a fixture in the indie rock scene of Chico for
many years now. Formerly a solo artist, Dylan has combined efforts with the best talent in town to
form Dylan's Dharma. The band utilizes a rock/pop backdrop but are also proficient in writing reggae
tunes like "Eyes of Love" as well.

TIM ELLISON - San Diego, CA. Tim fronted the legendary San Diego garage band The Nephews for
nearly two decades. Tim has gifted us with a pop song for the new season titled "Every Green Knoll".

RIC - Windsor, CA. He is known as the keyboard man in a rocking-style band(not just one). Ric has
been writing his keyboard-based rock/pop songs for over 20 years, with over 15 solo albums to date.
He has played with a number of bands including Resin, Freeloaders, The Nephews and Hot L Willy.

TONY ACQUARELLI - Pacifica, CA. Tony is the co-leader and guitarist of Barefoot Hockey Goalie,
the San Diego-based rock opera band. Tony penned "I Don't Want To Grow Up" especially for the
compilation. He plays all the instuments himself on the punky anthem.

ANTHONY DAVIS - Colorado Springs, CO. Born and raised in Colorado, Anthony Davis has been
writing, playing and performing his rock/pop/blues mix for many years. Recently, he found a niche
in the local experimental music scene; playing guitar in noise/punk groups Acetone,
Conflict Of Interest and Exacta Box. "Beautiful Love" indicates a more introspective side of the artist.

RED SHIRT FRESHMAN - San Francisco, CA. This was one of the many projects crafted by Kevin
Chanel(Sugartwin Reverb, Fern Trio,The Front, Lemon-Limes). "Hooks Are Required" is one
of the two instrumental works on the compilation and features a Pell Mell-esque explorational jam.

PAPA LEGBO - Cookeville, TN. Originally from Poway, California. They were a fixture in the
blues/jam community of North County in San Diego. "Sugar Coated Mango" was recorded by the
band years ago, yet still sounds alive. Looking forward to new works in the future.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST - Colorado Springs, CO. Formed in late 2010, this punk/noise/groove trio
is currently working on their debut recording for Anonymous Collective. Features former members of
Acetone, Davy Jones Locker and Emergency Pull-Out. "Pyramid Scheme" just happened one day.

BE KIND REWIND - Colorado Springs, CO. The youth spokesman for this compilation is Tim Deemie.
Tim has written a unique psychedelic-tinged tune in "Robotoman". He also plays bass in COI.

EL ARCHER - Los Angeles, CA. Joel Arquillos also plays under the name Jorrell and has released 5 solo
albums to date on various labels. After fronting the punk spaz group Patch, he got bummed out
at a cafe and started writing acoustic-based songs influenced by his Jersey roots, Nick Drake,
and booze. "Closer" does not disappoint in this realm.

GRENO - Colorado Springs, CO. This multi-instrumentalist is the catalyst behind the entire project.
He owns and operates his own studio where he produces acts like Lemon-Limes, Longshot Willy,
8 Songs : 30 Minutes, Anthony Davis, Junebug and others. "Mr Black And White" is a tribute
to 2 of his heros, Jack and Jack.

SKINNY MULLIGAN EXPERIENCE - Orlando, OK; Seattle, WA; San Diego, CA; .
This regionally challenged super-group recorded their first session in  November 2010.
It produced "Stairstep To Abandon", which is a cover of Poway's own Outrage.
The band continues to rock basement style and thrives on playing interesting cover songs.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

3-8-11 : Lemon-Limes Second Album Log

It was one busy music weekend. I worked on the compilation and got some copies ready to ship. Then, i picked up Kevin Chanel at DIA so we could record the new Lemon-Limes album. The sessions went very well. We nailed 17 songs altogether. After laying down the bass and drums(it only took 2 hours), we started the monumental task of overdubbing walls of guitars and vocals. The sessions lasted well into the next morning. Fueled by an overabundance of tequila and thc, we rocked the basement on a winter night.

At around 8pm, my buddy and musical brother Anthony Davis showed up and graced the session with some kick ass guitar playing. Mr. Davis nailed 12 songs in less than 3 hours Saturday night. It was a productive session with good vibes. The goal was to finish the whole thing in one weekend. We started vocals around 1 am and got through a few songs before Kevin got tired. Bass player extraordinaire Tim Deemie showed up to hang out and put guitar down on 2 tracks. 

The next morning, Kev and I tackled the rest of the guitars and the vocal takes. Kevin did a great job considering the terrible headache he was enduring from the high altitude and lack of water. Nonetheless, we powered out and even got some rough mixes for Kevin to take with him. We both felt the weekend was a total success and lots of fun. Great guy, that Kevin Chanel.

The album will be out in the next few months. We are not going to let this one die like the first one did. Kevin and I have agreed to put this out as a split release with Anonymous Collective and Scheming Intelligentsia. Good as gold.

Today, Anthony Davis and I finished up his new EP. We only needed to track two vocals. It went fast and painless. Anthony is a true joy to work with in the studio. No nonsense and plays from the heart. Plus, the guy usually nails stuff in one take. The songs sound great as do the vocals.

The EP will contain four songs penned by Anthony and was recorded over the past few months here at I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement. It should probably be available in a few weeks. So stay tuned!!!!