A Moment of Genuine Optimism

First news first:

We are playing tomorrow (Friday 12/4) at Starbucks.  It will be a half hour acoustic set that will go back to the roots of LatW.  Well, by roots I of course mean to last April of 2009 when Chris and I would write songs in my living room.  To each his own I say.

We will probably go on somewhere between 8-9 pm.  Get yourself a coffee, non-decaf drink, or apple juice (as in my case), and check it out.  More info on our Facebook.

We also now have a YouTube channel! Only two clips now but we will get a few more up.  Rumor has it that Armando is working on a "promo" type of video for us.  So keep an eye out for that.



And now for an editorial.  I figure why not?  It is related to music...


I has the fortunate opportunity to work at the Grammy Nominations Concert last night. The job definitely has some awesome opportunities to see artists and events.  I have been there for less than half a year and last night I already had a life changing experience.

As a huge Beatles fan I never thought I would be in the same room with any of the surviving members.  But that changed while I was working the press/TV/Media room.  So up comes the man, the myth, the legend...RINGO STARR. 

All I can do in the moment is give him the "half nod."  Thats it.  He nodded back.  He was very personable and friendly...as humble as one could be being a Beatle.  During that time, I either met or was in the same company with other artists as well.  Some legends, some newbies to the business.  But what I took from the experience was that they all were happy to be there and that they, like any other musicians out there, all started from some fashion of a bottom level.

They HAD to have had fun doing what they were doing or no way in hell they would have bid their time and persisted creating music.  Right?

Right.

It was just striking that they did something right, and were genuine in their actions, music, and lyrics.  You read articles and interviews that say all this but maybe just seeing it with my own eyes is what finally made it stick.  It is a nice feeling, and one that is not easy to come by in this day and age.

Call it a call to action.  Call it a reminder of the past.  Take from it what you will.

_Mike

P.S. While at the event I blew my chance to convince the Black Eyed Peas and LL Cool J to collaborate on a "save the earth" song with LatW.  Don't rule it out though.

2 Shows Down; 1,879 More To Go

We had a great time playing on Friday night.  We are very grateful to Paulie Pesh and his AMAZING band for asking us to play.  Thank you to everyone that made it out!!

A few pictures from last Friday's Bluebird show:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Erika Beltran for the pictures!

REMINDER: SHOW TOMORROW!!!!!!!

Short and Sweet.

• Show is from 8pm to 11 pm
• $5 cover...unless you say "I love Whittier"...then it is only $3 (think of the savings!)
• Cool spot to hangout
• Chris is giving away free hugs.  All you have to do is go up to him with open arms and he will know what to do.

See you there!


*See flyer below for more info or hit up the Facebook page

Lion and the Wolf FACEBOOK!!

NEW SHOW (and other info that might put a smile on your face)

New Show:

Lion and the Wolf

w/ Paulie Pesh and special guest

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:00pm

 

Blue Bird Art House

6747 Bright Ave. Whittier, CA. 90601

 

All Ages, $5.00 Cover

 

 

 

LINKS TO LIVE BY:

 

Myspace

www.myspace.com/lionandthewolfband

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lion-and-the-Wolf/159888207981?ref=mf

Pure Volume

www.purevolume.com/lionandthewolf

Reverb Nation

http://www.reverbnation.com/lionandthewolf

Blogspot

www.lionandthewolfband.blogspot.com

Pictures From First Show

Great night.

 

 

Thanks to Erika for these pictures.

First Show, Tom's Shoes, and the Official LatW Launch

Saturday was a big day.  Our first show.  The first time you guys heard the full band, live.  All the anxiety and excitement leading up to this show was running through the four of us.  It worked out great that we were able to play for such a relevant cause, Tom's Shoes.  BIG thank you to all who showed up and for those that put the event together.

So what next?

Write songs.  Play more shows.  Write songs.  Play more shows.

 We have too many ideas BUT it is a problem that we are more than happy to have.  Now that the first show is under our belt we can get back to the writing process.  There is one great the thing that I noticed about our writing process.  There is a good amount of competitiveness in the band.  It is the kind of competition that keeps us on our toes.  A song idea I had 3 months ago, I would not even dare to bring to the table now.  It is as healthy a song-writing process as I have ever been involved with.

Keep an eye out for Chris and I in Uptown Whittier as we might take our guitars out there and find a spot to play for you guys.  

Also, take note that we have a Facebook page now. 

Pictures from the Tom's Shoes event will be up tomorrow.

I Usually Don't Procrastinate...Usually

So we had to push back that photoshoot that I told you about last week.  And, because I was too focused on getting Armando's Prince (or the artist formerly known as Prince) themed birthday card ready, I forgot to even think about taking a camera to his bday at Universal Studios.

I have a few on my phone but nothing that really depicts how much of a good time it was. BUT good news is that we have a birthday party that we will all be at this weekend so there should be some great candids from that.

Also, we have some great group pictures from our first photoshoot which was in Uptown Whittier in September. Thanks to Rene Galindo for those.  Let us know if the pictures make you weep, laugh, or punch through a glass window (all will make us happy).

REMINDER: First Lion and the Wolf show next Saturday in Whittier!

 

 

Photoshoot Tomorrow

Update:

We will be having a photo shoot tomorrow (Friday) with a young gentleman of a Photographer named Rene Galindo. Check out his work.

Should be fun and I hear he is known for making guys like us look like the most handsome of men (a la Burt Reynolds). You be the judge (but don't be TOO harsh).

Should look something like this:

or

 

or perhaps...

Classy eh?

Not Classy.

On another note, we will be celebrating Armando's birthday on Saturday October 3rd. He will be turning 67 and there should be some fun pictures from that as well.

So to recap:

• New professional pictures on Friday
• Armando has a birthday
• Bye!

Practice #2 - Who Says You Can't Get Much Done in Two Hours?

Good Day Madams and Sirs,

Some pictures for you to browse through and eventually make as your wallpaper.  Professional photographs soon (as in by the end of the week or next).

Also, here is a list of song names (5 out of the 7 we currently have). 

Smiling Darling

Whispers to the Devil

The Man Before Paul

Sunday Evenings (Tentative)

It's Tempting (Tentative)