It is finally time for us to get shirts made. However, we want you to come up with the design! We figured it would be much more fun if our friends and fans designed it than if we did. So here are the details:
Submission Deadline: Friday, Feb. 11th
Submission Entry: Email the PDF version of your file to Lamppost Revival. On Feb. 11th we will post an album on Facebook where everyone will "like" the design they like the most. The winner will be announced Friday the following week (the 18th).
Guidelines: Do whatever you want. Somewhere on the shirt our name should be included, Lamppost Revival (with two P's, not one). The design must be one color only and you can specify what color of shirt you want it printed on. You can put the design anywhere you want (front, back, side, sleeve, etc.). Just be creative! We're excited to see what you come up with. It doesn't matter if you've been designing things from the womb, like to mess around on Photoshop sometimes, or don't even know what Photoshop is - just have fun and make something! Who knows, maybe your's will be the winner!
PRIZE (the important part): The winner will receive a t-shirt (that they designed), a CD, stickers, and pins. Plus, we'll probably pull you up on stage sometime or another and maybe take you out to dinner. Seriously.
Anyways, we look forward to your submissions and happy designing!
Until next time...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Updates, updates, updates!
Hello friends,
We've been neglecting our blog for a little while now. There is much to catch up on.
First off, happy new year! Last time we updated our blog it was 2010, and even though it's horrendously late, we wanted to wish you a happy year nonetheless.
Time to get down to business:
Item Number One: SHOWS
We have a few new shows lined up. First off, we're playing tomorrow night (1/29/11) at the What's Up Pre-Awards Show. Here's the down low: Friday, January 29th @ 8:30 PM. It will be held at WWU's Viking Union Multi-Purpose room. We're playing with a wide assortment of bands, so there will be something for everyone. Assuming most of you (like us) run your lives through Facebook, you can RSVP to this event here: What's Up Pre-Awards Show.
After that we have quite a few shows in the following month:
Feb 4th: We're playing down in Tacoma that weekend. At noon we'll be playing at the UPS (University of Puget Sound, not the shipping company) Student Union Building. Later that night (around 10:00) we'll play a show at the new Cobra Lounge down in the area.
Feb 5th: The second day of our dash to Tacoma. We're doing an in-studio performance early in the day and then playing at UPS's Casino Night that evening. Then, doggedly, we'll head back up north that night.
Feb 24th: This show is at Boundary Bay. Beer, good food, and music? You wouldn't want to pass that up.
Lastly, we are going to be playing at HigFom this year. We're really excited for it, as it will be our biggest and most prestigious show we'll have played up to that point.
Sorry for the vagueness in detail of the last two shows on there. We'll have more information for you as the time gets closer.
Item Number Two: Talia Suckow
We want to honor our good friend and our most favorite violinist, Talia Suckow, who decided a little over a month ago that she wouldn't be able to play with us anymore. We were entirely blessed (as I'm sure all of you were) during the time she was playing with us. From all of us, we just wanted to give her a big
THANK YOU!
We truly appreciated all that you added to our music and for being such a wonderful person.
Item Number Three: SONG MEANINGS
Finally, we have been playing a few new songs recently and want to share with you what they're about:
Ring the Bells
This is a song written for all of us who've been hurt by people we trusted. It's for those of us who've gone through times where we feel empty after someone we love walks out of our life. This song is intended to remind you that there is hope and love beyond what we can receive from those in our lives.
Shift Colors
First off, we want to thank whoever helped us name this song at our CD release show back in November. The term "Shift Colors" is a sailing term used to signify a ship leaving port. We all go through times where the only thing we want is to get away and escape, but usually we end up realizing that the one place we love is what we thought we wanted to escape, home. It's about understanding that sometimes exploring isn't as good as being true to yourself.
Untitled
This is our newest song. We'll be playing it for the first time tomorrow at the What's Up Pre-Awards Show. This is a song about something we all don't want to do: take time to heal. A lot of us cover up our pain by piling more and more on top of it, trying to suffocate it until it dies. The reality is that it never dies if that's your method of taking care of it. You have to face your pain and know that, though it's the hard route, the only way you can truly get over it is to take the time to heal and to look for help in getting through it.
Item Number Four: MERCH
We now have a new batch of CDs on the way as well as buttons. So if you want a button for your bag, shirt, boy scout sash, hipsterish hat, etc., you can soon have one...or two...or all of them. Also, we will soon have stickers (bumper stickers and regular ones), posters, and shirts. (Our next blog will explain the fun part about our shirts)
Well, I believe that novel doesn't just sum things up, but explains everything in full detail. Sparknotes will probably have an easier way for you to get through this entire blog. But for those of you who made it all the way to the end, we love you.
Until next time...
We've been neglecting our blog for a little while now. There is much to catch up on.
First off, happy new year! Last time we updated our blog it was 2010, and even though it's horrendously late, we wanted to wish you a happy year nonetheless.
Time to get down to business:
Item Number One: SHOWS
We have a few new shows lined up. First off, we're playing tomorrow night (1/29/11) at the What's Up Pre-Awards Show. Here's the down low: Friday, January 29th @ 8:30 PM. It will be held at WWU's Viking Union Multi-Purpose room. We're playing with a wide assortment of bands, so there will be something for everyone. Assuming most of you (like us) run your lives through Facebook, you can RSVP to this event here: What's Up Pre-Awards Show.
After that we have quite a few shows in the following month:
Feb 4th: We're playing down in Tacoma that weekend. At noon we'll be playing at the UPS (University of Puget Sound, not the shipping company) Student Union Building. Later that night (around 10:00) we'll play a show at the new Cobra Lounge down in the area.
Feb 5th: The second day of our dash to Tacoma. We're doing an in-studio performance early in the day and then playing at UPS's Casino Night that evening. Then, doggedly, we'll head back up north that night.
Feb 24th: This show is at Boundary Bay. Beer, good food, and music? You wouldn't want to pass that up.
Lastly, we are going to be playing at HigFom this year. We're really excited for it, as it will be our biggest and most prestigious show we'll have played up to that point.
Sorry for the vagueness in detail of the last two shows on there. We'll have more information for you as the time gets closer.
Item Number Two: Talia Suckow
We want to honor our good friend and our most favorite violinist, Talia Suckow, who decided a little over a month ago that she wouldn't be able to play with us anymore. We were entirely blessed (as I'm sure all of you were) during the time she was playing with us. From all of us, we just wanted to give her a big
THANK YOU!
We truly appreciated all that you added to our music and for being such a wonderful person.
Item Number Three: SONG MEANINGS
Finally, we have been playing a few new songs recently and want to share with you what they're about:
Ring the Bells
This is a song written for all of us who've been hurt by people we trusted. It's for those of us who've gone through times where we feel empty after someone we love walks out of our life. This song is intended to remind you that there is hope and love beyond what we can receive from those in our lives.
Shift Colors
First off, we want to thank whoever helped us name this song at our CD release show back in November. The term "Shift Colors" is a sailing term used to signify a ship leaving port. We all go through times where the only thing we want is to get away and escape, but usually we end up realizing that the one place we love is what we thought we wanted to escape, home. It's about understanding that sometimes exploring isn't as good as being true to yourself.
Untitled
This is our newest song. We'll be playing it for the first time tomorrow at the What's Up Pre-Awards Show. This is a song about something we all don't want to do: take time to heal. A lot of us cover up our pain by piling more and more on top of it, trying to suffocate it until it dies. The reality is that it never dies if that's your method of taking care of it. You have to face your pain and know that, though it's the hard route, the only way you can truly get over it is to take the time to heal and to look for help in getting through it.
Item Number Four: MERCH
We now have a new batch of CDs on the way as well as buttons. So if you want a button for your bag, shirt, boy scout sash, hipsterish hat, etc., you can soon have one...or two...or all of them. Also, we will soon have stickers (bumper stickers and regular ones), posters, and shirts. (Our next blog will explain the fun part about our shirts)
Well, I believe that novel doesn't just sum things up, but explains everything in full detail. Sparknotes will probably have an easier way for you to get through this entire blog. But for those of you who made it all the way to the end, we love you.
Until next time...
Monday, November 22, 2010
Waiting for the Dust to Settle
What a week we've had!
Last Friday was the release of our first album, So Rises the Moon. It was a wonderful experience for us. We played some songs off our album, some new songs to be on future albums (hopefully), and one of our favorite covers, Sleepyhead by Passion Pit. Gregory Paul and Shannon Stephens each played an incredible set. It was an honor sharing the stage with them. We really want to thank everyone who came out! We were shocked at the support we received. We also want to thank everyone who purchased our album. We thought we printed plenty to last us a long time, but it looks like we're going to be printing more in the near future.
We also got our first radio play last night! KAOS 89.3, the college station from Evergreen, played May 17th on their show last night. This video essentially sums up how we felt: That Thing You Do.
Earlier in the week our first music video was released. We had a few people help out that we'd like to thank: Fred Sprinkle from Hands on Films and Brian Russell from Willowcraft Media for doing all of the filming, and of course, Carlton Eide ( http://www.linkedin.com/in/carltoneide ) for doing not only the editing, but also the recording of the actual song itself. Go have a look at it here: Mr. Tinman
Shows in the future?
Well, we do have a few more shows scheduled. First up is a Holiday Party put on by Bellingham's semi-pro football team, the Blitz. It is on Thursday, December 2nd. For more information, look on our Facebook page. Our next show will be at The Fort's Christmas Party. That should be a fun show with all of our friends. We are currently being booked for shows in January, but nothing's finalized yet.
Again, thank you all for your support! You are incredible.
Until next time...
Last Friday was the release of our first album, So Rises the Moon. It was a wonderful experience for us. We played some songs off our album, some new songs to be on future albums (hopefully), and one of our favorite covers, Sleepyhead by Passion Pit. Gregory Paul and Shannon Stephens each played an incredible set. It was an honor sharing the stage with them. We really want to thank everyone who came out! We were shocked at the support we received. We also want to thank everyone who purchased our album. We thought we printed plenty to last us a long time, but it looks like we're going to be printing more in the near future.
We also got our first radio play last night! KAOS 89.3, the college station from Evergreen, played May 17th on their show last night. This video essentially sums up how we felt: That Thing You Do.
Earlier in the week our first music video was released. We had a few people help out that we'd like to thank: Fred Sprinkle from Hands on Films and Brian Russell from Willowcraft Media for doing all of the filming, and of course, Carlton Eide ( http://www.linkedin.com/in/carltoneide ) for doing not only the editing, but also the recording of the actual song itself. Go have a look at it here: Mr. Tinman
Shows in the future?
Well, we do have a few more shows scheduled. First up is a Holiday Party put on by Bellingham's semi-pro football team, the Blitz. It is on Thursday, December 2nd. For more information, look on our Facebook page. Our next show will be at The Fort's Christmas Party. That should be a fun show with all of our friends. We are currently being booked for shows in January, but nothing's finalized yet.
Again, thank you all for your support! You are incredible.
Until next time...
Monday, November 8, 2010
Song Meanings
A lot of the time our songs are straightforward, but there are times when their meanings don't come across as openly as we'd like. Seeing as mid-concert isn't the best time to go into the depths of a lot of pain and growth, a blog is the perfect place for this. So here are our songs and what they mean:
Mr. Tinman - There are times in our lives where we just need anyone to help us; times where we feel the lowest of low. That's what this song's about. Having less of an ability to love than a tinman, to be less courageous than the cowardly lion, and more foolish than the scarecrow - we've all felt that way sometime or another. This song's also supposed to carry the hope of getting out of that situation and taking an honest look at your life to figure out where to start rebuilding.
Siren's Lullaby is about struggling with doing wrong and being mastered by it. However, the focus is on the redemption from that place of struggle and finding freedom and life outside of your mistakes.
Quite Like This is about feeling something new. Not just that, but it's about how it feels to be loved despite making some serious mistakes. It's this sort of feeling of not understanding how you are still loved, but being desperately thankful that you are.
Hope is a song of lost love and dealing with that. We've all had times where we've been left in the dust by someone we care about, and this song deals with the feelings we're left with - hopelessness, desperation, fear.
What's Left (the really long song) - After looking at where humanity is in terms of how we treat each other, this song is just a longing for something better. It's a song of disappointment in how humanity treats each other on both a grand scale and the intimate, interpersonal scale.
May 17th is a song written for Tyler's nephew, Zachary, who was stillborn a week past his due date as a result of circumstances entirely unforeseeable and out of anyone's hands. It is a song about the hope we have that those we love will be seen again. It's about the understanding that there's a place better than this world, and though we feel loss in the deepest pieces of our being and that pain resonates for the rest of our lives, we know that they truly are happy and in a wonderful place where they're experiencing a love we can only look forward to one day.
So there they are. Those are just the songs that will be coming out on our EP, So Rises the Moon. As more songs are written we'll do our best to always tell you what we're singing about.
Until next time...
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Update!
This is the first entry on our blog, so we thought we'd update you on all that's going on.
First and foremost, our album is on its way. We are titling it "So Rises the Moon." It expresses our understanding that even in the darkest times of our life there will always be a light somewhere. Sometimes it comes out in its fullness and pierces the night sky and other times there's just a sliver that you have to squint to see, but nonetheless, its always there. This album is the culmination of a lot of experience being thrown into a dark night and having to find the light in it. It will have six of our favorite tracks on it (in no specific order):
- Mr. Tinman
- Siren's Lullaby
- Quite Like This
- Hope
- May 17th
- What's Left
We're really excited for it. It's the result of a lot of hours (most of them late into the night) in the studio, a bunch more time spent mixing it (usually bright and early in the morning), and currently more time spent in mastering. It will be released on November 19th at our CD release show in Seattle at the Q Cafe (directions). We are really excited for this show. We get to play with Shannon Stephens and Gregory Paul, two incredibly talented artists. Doors open at 7:30, show starts at 8:00. It's a Friday night, so we'd love to see you all there. Tickets are $8 advance, $10 at the door. You can buy them online here: Tickets.
That's pretty much it for now.
Until next time...
First and foremost, our album is on its way. We are titling it "So Rises the Moon." It expresses our understanding that even in the darkest times of our life there will always be a light somewhere. Sometimes it comes out in its fullness and pierces the night sky and other times there's just a sliver that you have to squint to see, but nonetheless, its always there. This album is the culmination of a lot of experience being thrown into a dark night and having to find the light in it. It will have six of our favorite tracks on it (in no specific order):
- Mr. Tinman
- Siren's Lullaby
- Quite Like This
- Hope
- May 17th
- What's Left
We're really excited for it. It's the result of a lot of hours (most of them late into the night) in the studio, a bunch more time spent mixing it (usually bright and early in the morning), and currently more time spent in mastering. It will be released on November 19th at our CD release show in Seattle at the Q Cafe (directions). We are really excited for this show. We get to play with Shannon Stephens and Gregory Paul, two incredibly talented artists. Doors open at 7:30, show starts at 8:00. It's a Friday night, so we'd love to see you all there. Tickets are $8 advance, $10 at the door. You can buy them online here: Tickets.
That's pretty much it for now.
Until next time...
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