Give us the Monkeys!

As a musician its hard to take a stand against other forms of music or any one artist in particular, but one thing is for certain as we expand our own musical horizons and bring new cover material to mix in with our originals, we are drawn to the sounds of the past. Little Feat, Steely Dan, the Grateful Dead, Al Green, Otis Redding and the list goes on. Yes, sometimes we find current artists to cover like Ray Lamontagne or even Sheryl Crow, but on the whole it seems as though our favorite songs are from days gone by. Looking at the musical landscape today it is not hard to wonder why. With the record companies in shambles and holding on to anything that makes them money for dear life, its seems that all that is left is the Justin Biebers of the world. Although, the 60's and 70's had their version of teen rock, (Donnie Osmond, etc,)it somehow doesn't seem as forced as it does today. S0 give me the Monkees anyday over what is being shown to us today and called music.

Kase of Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme... Why are they so good? Why are they better hot? Why are they so addictive? What do they do to musicians in the middle of a shoot for a music video? These are all questions that begged to be answered yesterday morning. Sugar Lime Blue was, in fact working in studio with Veronica Beavers on the upcoming, super exciting music video for our song "Go Home". Veronica (nickname: "Ro-Ro") is such a beautiful lady with a soft spot for sharing sweet stuff. She brought two boxes of fresh, hot Krispy Kreme donuts for everyone to share. Little did she know, we are already a fairly zany bunch of folks, add a little Krispy Kreme action and we are full on ridiculous. We all had a great time! Veronica was wonderful, the band was great, and the Krispy Kreme donuts added an excellent, well timed sugar rush to the S.L.B. set. All in all a successful day. We are so pumped to be able to share our music with you via our forthcoming video. Thank you Veronica, S.L.B. members, all of our friends and family, and yes, thank you Krispy Kreme.

So Apparently WE are not the best at keeping a current blog

So its been over a year since our last blog, and I sit hear reading the blogs of our past experiences as I watch the winter olympics. First, all my respect goes to these athletes, they work and train so hard to accomplish what they have set for goals, and in one defining moment it either comes together or it does not.

Being in a band certainly has its parallels, but it is also much different. Three years ago we certainly had our challenges. Now as we progress and grow I can't imagine preparing for some make or break moment every 4th year. You never know when the mountain tops and valleys will come, when the wave of acceptance will wash your way, or you will be left standing seemingly irrelevant.

That being said, this is a good week. Not only do I love the winter olympics, but I love opportunity to progress as a band, try new things and meet new people. Late last week many of you had a chance to read the sparkling review we received over at the Dream Row Entertainment blog and if you haven't read it yet I encourage you to head over and not only check out our review, but some of the music industry related blogs that have been posted as well. Already, we have had the opportunity to correspond with new people from that experience.

Also, this week we are excited to have met with Veronica Beavers, an art student in her final semesters that will be producing a music video for our song "Go Home". We are excited by her vision and talent for the song, as well as enthusiasm.

So as I watch the medal ceremony on the olympics for skiing, I can't ever picture winning a medal for a defining moment, in my career....but instead relish the many small moments that bring new opportunities and wonderful personalities into our lives.

Hopefully we will blog more in the coming year......but for now,

GO TEAM U.S.A.!!!