Hey everyone,
Our last few posts have mentioned some of our last shows. This has, no doubt, raised a lot of questions about the future of Lamppost. So here is the answer:
We don't know either.
We haven't been trying to be secretive. The truth is that the future of Lamppost is up in the air. Many of us will be graduating in the spring and heading to separate cities. We have grown into a family through our ups and downs, the good times and the bad, and it seems almost too weird for Lamppost to be anything but the five of us. We love making music together, and are proud of the progress we have made as a band.
However, we also don't want our work to simply go away. We've worked hard to get Lamppost to where it is, and releasing an album just before breaking up and never playing music again also seems too ludicrous to imagine as well. We understand that bands routinely do have changes to their lineup, and this is not something we have ruled out.
As it stands, the future of Lamppost will go one of two ways: (1) We will end entirely and simply release the album as memories of what we've done, or (2) Lamppost will relocate to Portland and undergo a serious member change.
Regardless of what happens, we want to thank everyone for supporting us throughout our growth and especially in the funding of the album that is currently underway.
(Sidenote: the album is coming along beautifully! We spent almost 60 hours tracking and recording, and now it is getting mixed in the studio. We are hoping to release it in late May/early June.)
If you would like to see us perform as the Lamppost you have all grown to love, we have two shows left. The first is HigFom Music Festival on April 28th. This event will be at the MPR on Western's campus and is an all-day music festival. The other will be our CD release show. While that has yet to be locked down, we are shooting for early June before everyone graduates.
Again, we can't express how thankful we are for you all and how much we have loved the way Bellingham's community has come around us and enjoyed our music. Lamppost's beginnings will always be very special to us, and you guys are the reason we can say that. Thank you!
Sincerely,
LPR
Friday, April 6, 2012
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Rested and Ready for Action!
Hello friends!
We are pleased to announce the release of our live album, Live at the Old Foundry, this Tuesday, August 23rd!
To accompany the album release we will be playing in Portland, Tacoma, Bellingham, and ending with a Battle of the Bands in Ferndale.
Were doing things a little different with this album. First off, it's free. Yes, you read that right. It will be available by donation and if you don't want to donate, just take one! Each CD will be hand-drawn by one of the band members. We will have it available for free download on both Bandcamp and Noisetrade. We will make sure to get you those links once they're up and ready.
Also, the album release also begins a campaign we are launching to get us in the studio at the beginning of 2012. If you haven't heard of Kickstarter yet, go check them out: Kickstarter. What we are doing with this is asking you to help us create our album and get studio time by donating. For each level of donation ($10, $20, $50, your life savings, etc.) there are different rewards like the album for free a week before it's released. It is also possible to donate enough to get a private Lamppost show anywhere you want in the United States. This campaign will be launched coinciding with the release of Live at the Old Foundry. We now have our old EP and a live album, so it's time for a professionally done full-length album.
Lastly, we cannot explain how excited we are to be together once again! It's been a long summer away from each other. We will have new music for you if you can make it out to one of our shows. Seriously, we are out-of-our-minds-pumped to be playing shows again. We've saved up all our energy, so I'm sure our shows will be unlike any we've played yet.
Hope to see you this week!
Until next time,
LPR
PS, check out our ride: Magic Van. And check out the rad organization that is letting us use it. They do some great stuff for the Bellingham music scene. Go here: Make.Shift
We are pleased to announce the release of our live album, Live at the Old Foundry, this Tuesday, August 23rd!
To accompany the album release we will be playing in Portland, Tacoma, Bellingham, and ending with a Battle of the Bands in Ferndale.
Were doing things a little different with this album. First off, it's free. Yes, you read that right. It will be available by donation and if you don't want to donate, just take one! Each CD will be hand-drawn by one of the band members. We will have it available for free download on both Bandcamp and Noisetrade. We will make sure to get you those links once they're up and ready.
Also, the album release also begins a campaign we are launching to get us in the studio at the beginning of 2012. If you haven't heard of Kickstarter yet, go check them out: Kickstarter. What we are doing with this is asking you to help us create our album and get studio time by donating. For each level of donation ($10, $20, $50, your life savings, etc.) there are different rewards like the album for free a week before it's released. It is also possible to donate enough to get a private Lamppost show anywhere you want in the United States. This campaign will be launched coinciding with the release of Live at the Old Foundry. We now have our old EP and a live album, so it's time for a professionally done full-length album.
Lastly, we cannot explain how excited we are to be together once again! It's been a long summer away from each other. We will have new music for you if you can make it out to one of our shows. Seriously, we are out-of-our-minds-pumped to be playing shows again. We've saved up all our energy, so I'm sure our shows will be unlike any we've played yet.
Hope to see you this week!
Until next time,
LPR
PS, check out our ride: Magic Van. And check out the rad organization that is letting us use it. They do some great stuff for the Bellingham music scene. Go here: Make.Shift
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Taking it Easy
Hey friends and fans,
We thought we'd update you on what's going on in the collective life of Lamppost Revival.
First off, yes, it's true. We are taking almost the entire summer and fall quarter off. This has nothing to do with us not wanting to play together. Trust us, we already miss each other dearly. It has to do with our lives taking us to amazing places that make us hold off on music for a bit. This summer the beautiful Stephanie Olson is interning with a missions organization out in Chicago, and come September Adam will be leaving to study in France for a quarter.
Now time for some Q & A.
Q: So you aren't playing any shows between now and January?
A: False, we will be taking the last bit of August to play shows in Bellingham, Seattle, and Portland. We'll announce those dates on our Facebook page and Twitter account when everything is finalized.
Q: Is it true that there will be a live album coming out this summer?
A: Yes, that's true. The goal is to have it mixed and mastered by our shows at the end of August.
Q: Can we expect new music for the shows in August?
A: We make no promises, but Tyler has been spending time up in Bellingham working on new material. Hopefully we will have something new to show you at the end of the summer.
Q: I missed the opportunity to buy your shirt at one of your shows. Can I buy it online?
A: As of today, yes. Go here: Lamppost Revival on Bandcamp
So there's our short little update. We just wanted to let you know what's going on and to reassure you that Lamppost is absolutely still together and going to be coming back in full force.
Thanks. We love you guys.
Until next time,
LPR
We thought we'd update you on what's going on in the collective life of Lamppost Revival.
First off, yes, it's true. We are taking almost the entire summer and fall quarter off. This has nothing to do with us not wanting to play together. Trust us, we already miss each other dearly. It has to do with our lives taking us to amazing places that make us hold off on music for a bit. This summer the beautiful Stephanie Olson is interning with a missions organization out in Chicago, and come September Adam will be leaving to study in France for a quarter.
Now time for some Q & A.
Q: So you aren't playing any shows between now and January?
A: False, we will be taking the last bit of August to play shows in Bellingham, Seattle, and Portland. We'll announce those dates on our Facebook page and Twitter account when everything is finalized.
Q: Is it true that there will be a live album coming out this summer?
A: Yes, that's true. The goal is to have it mixed and mastered by our shows at the end of August.
Q: Can we expect new music for the shows in August?
A: We make no promises, but Tyler has been spending time up in Bellingham working on new material. Hopefully we will have something new to show you at the end of the summer.
Q: I missed the opportunity to buy your shirt at one of your shows. Can I buy it online?
A: As of today, yes. Go here: Lamppost Revival on Bandcamp
So there's our short little update. We just wanted to let you know what's going on and to reassure you that Lamppost is absolutely still together and going to be coming back in full force.
Thanks. We love you guys.
Until next time,
LPR
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
No, We Didn't Fall Off the Face of the Earth
A little Q&A.
Q: When are you guys playing shows?
A: We have a ton of shows lined up. Unfortunately, we can't really announce all of them yet. We just wanted to make sure you knew we had some more for you. The ones we can announce are:
- April 8th - Portland - Mississippi Pizza Pub @ 6:00 - Free!
- May 7th - Bellingham - The Old Foundry w/ Polecat
- And then there are more we can't announce (hint: possibly south of Bellingham)
Q: What happened to those shirts?
A: They'll be ready soon. We had some miscommunications with the printers, so we had to redo the image a tiny bit, but we'll get them to you ASAP!
Q: Do you have any new songs? If so, what do they mean?
A: Why, yes we do! We have two for you.
- Warmer Days Await - this is a song about healing from brokenness. It's a song about understanding that there's joy at the end of pain.
- Keep Calm and Carry On - this is our newest song. We haven't actually played it yet, but we will be playing it soon. The theme is taken from a 1940s British campaign to calm their citizens of the impending invasion during WWII. Granted, none of us are necessarily needing to be calmed of impending invasion, so the focus of this song is more on how to deal with the chaos of life.
Q: Since you haven't been playing shows, where can we buy your CD?
A: Right Here!
We will keep you updated as we are allowed to share more details!
Until next time,
LPR
Q: When are you guys playing shows?
A: We have a ton of shows lined up. Unfortunately, we can't really announce all of them yet. We just wanted to make sure you knew we had some more for you. The ones we can announce are:
- April 8th - Portland - Mississippi Pizza Pub @ 6:00 - Free!
- May 7th - Bellingham - The Old Foundry w/ Polecat
- And then there are more we can't announce (hint: possibly south of Bellingham)
Q: What happened to those shirts?
A: They'll be ready soon. We had some miscommunications with the printers, so we had to redo the image a tiny bit, but we'll get them to you ASAP!
Q: Do you have any new songs? If so, what do they mean?
A: Why, yes we do! We have two for you.
- Warmer Days Await - this is a song about healing from brokenness. It's a song about understanding that there's joy at the end of pain.
- Keep Calm and Carry On - this is our newest song. We haven't actually played it yet, but we will be playing it soon. The theme is taken from a 1940s British campaign to calm their citizens of the impending invasion during WWII. Granted, none of us are necessarily needing to be calmed of impending invasion, so the focus of this song is more on how to deal with the chaos of life.
Q: Since you haven't been playing shows, where can we buy your CD?
A: Right Here!
We will keep you updated as we are allowed to share more details!
Until next time,
LPR
Thursday, January 27, 2011
SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST!
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...
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...
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...
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