100 Year Picnic

A couple a shows to close out the year...

You are all invited to the two very cool events this month.

First, we are playing for the cometogetherspace art show on Dec 10, 8:00 pm, in Downtown Bloomington. Then on Dec 23 we play at the Castle Theatre for the annual Monster Pawn Christmas Bash. Both shows are open to the public so come on out. Checkout facebook.com/100yearpicnic for more details (plus free music downloads and other fun stuff). 

Pictures At An Exhibition

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us on this super fun night playing on a big hometown stage...

Family photo backstage before we go on.

 

A warm Bloomington-Normal welcome.

 

15-year-old Steven Greeneberg on the drums. 

 

And on the guitar, 14-year-old Everson Blade Pierce.

 

Ganser on keys and later on drums.

 

Rick on bass and vocals.

 

Edwin.

 

Me.

 

Edwin sings.

 

The sun sets over the BCPA summer stage.

 

A great time had by all.

 

This one probably says it all. 

Thanks again to Matt Edwards from Redcorn Studios for the awesome photos.

 

100 Year Picnic Live at the BCPA: Sept 17, 2011

Mark this one on your calendars folks.

It's gonna be a great night of fun on September 17 when we open up for American English on the CEFCU Summer Stage in downtown Bloomington, Illinois, starting at 6:30 p.m. 

We are part of the Bloomington Center for Performing Arts (BCPA) Summer Concert Series, and can't wait to play. In fact it's gonna be a Dads 'n' Lads show of sorts with Edwin on lead guitar, me, my 15-year-old son Steven on drums, Ed's 14-year-old son Everson on rhythm guitar, and Rick Bennett slappin' the bass and singing too. John Ganser will also be joining us on drums, keys, and vocals.

American English recreates the look and sound of the Beatles, and they were voted #1 three times running at Beatlefest. 

It's truly a picnic. You bring your lawn chairs and blankets and sit out on the lawn with great friends, music, food, and drinks. Tickets are only $15. The show goes on rain or shine, so if it rains, the show moves inside to the big stage (darn!)  

Really hope to see you there. Visit the BCPA on the web for more details about this show and the BCPA's upcoming 2011-2012 Season.

Booby Trap Brown Hits The Streets

So...  We've been talking about this album for quite some time.  It's our alter-ego project, Booby Trap Brown, and the record's finally done. It's called Suicide Disease Bodyguard. Figure that one out. It's wild, wacky, and a good bit of fun. A touch of Rolling Stones mixed with some Curtis Mayfield, Pink Floyd, Bowie, and maybe some Leonard Cohen.  Is that possible???  We think you'll like it.  You want one?  Let me know.

Cheers!

Mastering Tomorrow...

Ed and I are wrapping up the debut album from our other music project, Booby Trap Brown. After months of writing, recording, and mixing this new record, we are finally mastering in Chicago tomorrow with indie mastering engineer, Carl Saff. We're real happy with these mixes, and Carl will give us a fresh set of ears to make the final masters even better. Gonna be fun, more later...

We're #6, We're #6!

Our song Take This Town took 6th place (Honorable Mention) in the 2009 Indie International Songwriting Contest, in the Rock category. 

You can check it out on the winners page for their spring/summer 2009 songwriting contest. Better yet, just download the song for free or send it to a friend.

Several years back, The Spelunkers cut this track for our little music project. I think this was take 2 of 2. John tuned the drums to match the key of the song and played with tympani mallets. Tommy added the guitar solo bit before packing up and later overdubbed the strummy baritone guitar. The song also features strings from Shannon Sullivan and backing vocals from Clay and Diann. Take This Town was always one of my favorites from 'As Tall As The Sky' so we entered it into the contest for fun.  

About Indie International

"The Indie International Songwriting Contest is a semiannual song competition to give recognition to some of the best emerging songwriters in the world, help develop their talent, and provide useful tools for developing the success of the artist."  www.indieinternational.com  

Thanks again Indie International.

Podcastic 2009, Part 1

Right now I should be mixing the last of the Booby Trap Brown songs, but I need to take a moment here to say thank you to our podcasting friends around the globe that somehow, someway, somewhere find 100 Year Picnic music and choose to play it on their shows during the first half of 2009. We've now been featured on over 100 shows. Kinda cool. 

Podshow Radio, Florida, played I Don't Know What To Tell You on January 17, Looks Are For Free on Feb 2, and Another Phase on May 7.  Brent's show also features great interviews including this one with Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, who played drums on so many great hits, especially from the 60s and 70s.

Making Noise, Massachusetts, featured Marilyn County on January 22. 

Godbox Cafe, Canada, played Catch This Crazy on January 23.

Sundown Lounge Podcast, California, played Mary Faye Tucker on February 6

Sounds From The Yellow Room, Florida, played Hot Balloon on February 6.

Homecast, California, featured Catch This Crazy on March 13 and Looks Are For Free on April 3.

YA Literature Review, Texas, on March 30 featured I Don't Know What To Tell You played at almost half-speed, which is pretty interesting. Like the snare sound at that speed...

Jared Weseman: Unfiltered, Michigan, played We Were Not The Same on May 1, Come On May 17, I Don't Know What To Tell You on June 15, Another Phase on July 2, and Everything's Perfect on July 2. 

The Schwagcast, New York, played Mary Faye Tucker on May 5.

Estilingue, Brazil, played Hot Balloon on April 29.

Michael Angel's Cosmic Grab Bag, Texas, played Everything on June 11.

The Artist Review, Minnesota, played Mary Faye Tucker on July 28

For more podcasts featuring 100 Year Picnic checkout this, this, this, and this as well.

The Days Are Weak, The Nights Are Stronger...Indeed

The Loopy Trio Live

Photo by Breann Neal, May 23, 2009.  Thanks Bre!!! 

Reminder: T-Scool Party Not To Miss

Hey, just a reminder, Kurt, Edwin, and myself are doing a little shindig at Theatrescool (403 N Main, Bloomington, IL) this coming Saturday, May 23, 8 - 10 pm.  About half the songs are from 'Splash' and the other half from 'Sky', some oldies we haven't played in awhile.  With cello, bass, guitar, loops, vocals, and special effects, this will be a very different show than the last one at T-Scool.  

We are sharing the evening with our friends Tommy & Breann Neal. Again, we are allowed to bring our own bevies. It's a party with original music. Seating is very limited, so please send me an email, leave a comment here, or accept our facebook invite if you plan to come to the party, and we'll make a reservation for you.