Today is day eight of the Everyone Everywhere MP3 Blog Tour, which means that the 8th song, “Fld Ovr,” from their upcoming, self-titled release is now available for download via Familiarize Yourself! The more I listen to this album,  the more I love it, and if you are at all interested in anything reminiscent of ’90s emo or indie rock/punk…i’m sure you’ll love it too. So, without further ado, here is “Fld Ovr” by Philadelphia, PA’s Everyone Everywhere:

“Fld Ovr” by Everyone Everywhere

Make sure you check out all the other “tour dates” and pick up all the tracks from this awesome album!

Side A:
Monday, April 19th: The Ripple Effect “ Tiny Planet”
Tuesday, April 20th: Can You See The Sunset From The Southside “ Raw Bar OBX 2002″
Wednesday, April 21st: Built On A Weak Spot “œFrom The Beginning To The Tail”
Thursday, April 22nd: Dryvetyme Onlyne “(That’s me!) “ Tiny Town”
Friday, April 23rd: Battle Of The Midwestern Housewives “Tiny Boat”

Side B:
Monday, April 26th:Deckfight “Music Work Paper Work”
Tuesday, April 27th: The Album Project” “Blown Up Grown Up”
Wednesday, April 28th: Familiarize Yourself “Fld Ovr”
Thursday, April 29th: Reviewsic “I Feel Fine”
Friday, April 30th: Clicky Clicky Music “Obama House, Fukui Prefecture”

Next week, Familiarize Yourself will be doing something we’ve never done before. We’re give away an exclusive track from Everyone Everywhere‘s upcoming self-titled LP. If you’re a fan of ’90s emo stuff like The Promise Ring and Braid or comtemporary stuff like Algernon Cadwallader, you’ll LOVE this band and record. We were enlisted by the fine gentlemen who run Tiny Engines to be a part of a tour of independent blogs in an attempt to provide people with a song-by-song introduction to Everyone Everywhere. Ten different blogs will each post a different song from the record, including the opportunity to download that song. This way, by the time of the album’s physical release date, people will have heard each track and will be so impressed by the music than they’ll scurry over to the band and/or label website and order the album. So, make sure to comeback here on Wednesday April 28th and download the 10th track off the album, “Fld Ovr.” We really stoked about being able to give stuff away on here, so please help us, Everyone Everywhere, and all the other blogs by checking out sites and downloading all the tracks.

Make sure you check out all the other “tour dates” and pick up all the tracks from this awesome album!

Side A:
Monday, April 19th: The Ripple Effect “ Tiny Planet”
Tuesday, April 20th:Â Can You See The Sunset From The Southside “ Raw Bar OBX 2002″
Wednesday, April 21st:Â Built On A Weak Spot “œFrom The Beginning To The Tail”
Thursday, April 22nd:Â Dryvetyme Onlyne “(That’s me!) “ Tiny Town”
Friday, April 23rd: Battle Of The Midwestern Housewives “Tiny Boat”

Side B:
Monday, April 26th:Deckfight “Music Work Paper Work”
Tuesday, April 27th: The Album Project” “Blown Up Grown Up”
Wednesday, April 28th: Familiarize Yourself “Fld Ovr”
Thursday, April 29th: Reviewsic “I Feel Fine”
Friday, April 30th: Clicky Clicky Music “Obama House, Fukui Prefecture”

We are putting a lot of blood, sweat, and tears (well maybe not so much blood), into this project. Check back for video updates, concert updates, and love. We need you now, help us spread the word!

FamiliarizeYourself.com has big things ahead.

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Need legal advice?  Check out this webinar.  Yeah, I said Webinar.  It’s short for “web-based seminar.”  I didn’t know such thing existed until I found this thing.  Basically, it’s an online seminar, but not to be confused with a webcast.  Webcasts are one way – the people talk at you and you watch.  But webinars are interactive.  You have the ability to give, receive and discuss information in a webinar.

The ARTS & BUSINESS COUNCIL of Great Boston is putting this webinar shenanigans together.  Unfortunately, there is a fee of $20, but hey, cheat the system.  Just have five friends come over, and then you only pay $4 each.  Not bad, eh? Read more…

March 15^th 2010: Musicians at Work Forum: When to Get a Manager

I’ve got a an event coming up here for you guys and gals to check out.

I couldn’t make it out to the last AT WORK: Touring Tips forum through the Cultural Center, but I heard it was pretty good from my colleagues who made it there.  So I’m going to tell you about the next one coming up since this stuff is legit.

This FREE event is great for musicians and bands in limbo.  But it’s not only for those guys and gals; if you’re a music business major or getting some sort of an arts management degree, you should go, too.  It’ll help you see what it is that artists and musicians are looking for, and help you get the upper hand when looking to manage them.

This forum is a panel discussion [only an hour and a half – you can handle it]. Read more…

FREE MUSIC INDUSTRY EVENT – The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs has some rad stuff coming up with co-sponsor Chicago Music Commission.  [They’re the fellers that put together Chicago Music City.]   It’s nice to know that the city is still keeping the arts alive with events like this.

This February they have their “At Work Forums” which is a series of well …forums that “brings artists and experts to discuss the best practices for Chicago’s creatives in music, dance, theater, visual art, and more.” [Thanks, Explore Chicago].

This shits good.  And best part – it’s FREE.

Yeah, panel discussions can get kind of dry at times.  But it’s free education and insight about what’s going on in your industry. Here’s one that you all should know about:

Musicians at Work Forum: Touring Tips for Finding and Booking Gigs

Date/Time:
February 22, 2010
Networking: 5:30pm-6:00pm
Panel: 6:00pm-7:30pm

Location: Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St., 5th Floor Washington Room
Chicago, IL 60605

Moderator:
Joanna Quargnali-Linsley – Misery Loves Co.

Check out the Panelists: Read more…

Scared about getting a job after school?

Ch-ch-check this out.

For all you arts business kids – whether it’s music, performance art, visual art, literary art, or media art, this is a must-be-at event.

 

The SEA Conference [Self-Employment in the Arts], is held all over the U.S. hitting up Washington, Cali, Florida, Missouri, Minnesota, and Illinois.

They hold a conference every year around February in Lisle, IL.  The conference is over two days with panels, performances, speakers, workshops, etc.  It’s designed to cater to multiple arts and businesspersons and put together by the Coleman Foundation, Columbia College, North Central College, and a few other sponsors.  It’s designed for college kids studying to enter the arts industries.

My faculty advisor does a lot of work for the conference, and has been quite animate about getting me to go this year.  My marketing teacher also raved about it, too.  I looked in to the conference a bit more and asked some other people about and I did get some mixed reviews.  I guess it can be dry at times, but has overall been found beneficial.  Hey, it’s worth a shot. Read more…

The other night I found myself bored and turned on the tube.  The only thing one was “Gossip Girl” and my coworkers raved about it, so I thought I’d check it out.

Gossip Girl is the second worst [only second to Jersey Shore] show in the history of television.

Besides losing massive amounts of brain cells from watching, I did gain something.  I really liked one of the songs playing in the background and looked up who it was.

PASSION PIT is a band from the east coast composed of members with intense last names.   Get this, the band group consists of Michael Angelakos (lead vocals/keyboards), Ian Hultquist (keyboards/guitar), Ayad Al Adhamy (synth/samples), Jeff Apruzzese (bass/synth bass) and Nate Donmoyer (drums). Maybe it’s an east coast thing.

The band’s name, “Passion Pit” is actually a slang term for a drive-in theatre; “The pic is playing at two passion pits in Miami,” [Thanks, www.variety.com].  Think about it – teenagers go to movies, have raging hormones, away from the parental units …you get the picture.  Hah. Read more…

If you’re a Chicagoan and geeked out when it comes Christmas time, I’ve got something for you to check out.

It snowed pretty hardcore this morning here in Chicago, and nothing gets me more in the Christmas mood more than snow, unless it’s Bing Crosby on the stereo.  Well if you’re one of those kids whose eyes gleam at the sight of gaudy Christmas trees and tacky Christmas light displays, and geek out over anything that reminds one of Christmas, make sure you leave this and next Friday evening open.

Millennium Park hosts Christmas has caroling at ‘The Bean’ from 6:00pm-6:50pm on Fridays.

[Random Fact: “The Bean” is actually called “The Cloud.”  The artist’s intention was for it to imitate a cloud.  ..which maybe he should have rethought that before making it in the shape of a lima bean.  But if you ever see anything published by the city calling it “The Cloud” – that’s why.]

Last weekend I joined a friend and checked out the Chicago Children’s Choir for their caroling performance at the bean.  I always knew Chicago held Christmas oriented events, but never actually went to one or knew when they were.
It was pretty rad.  Caribou gave out free hot cocoa, hot cider, and coffee, as well as free coupons [which I totally took advantage of last night working on crapola amounts of homework – boo finals and papers].  They had programs and gave out candles as well.

I froze my ass off, but it really got me in the Christmas mood.  And hey, it’s free. Nothing beats that.

There only two caroling concerts left – this Friday and next.

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I’m not much a fan, and never really was a fan of Thrice when they were still kickin’ it, but Dustin Kensrue has some solo work out there and I have to say it’s not too shabby.

I got introduced to him from a friend of mine, who I was even hesitant to take a listen because I never got on the Thrice bandwagon, but I don’t regret it.  For you folk/bluesy kids, you should check his music out.  It’s nottthhiinnnggg like you would think it would be like, considering Dustin’s past musical work.

I got a listen to his two albums, Please Come Home, and This Good Night is Still Everywhere.  One of my favorite is his song “Please Come Home.”

If you Google “Dustin Kensrue,” check out the first thing that comes up – you can click on it and listen to some of his mp3s for free.  Google is pretty much boss.

Oh, he’s also got a crap ton of Christmas music on his myspace.  Not sure how I feel about it.  I like to stick to the classic Christmas songs when it comes to holiday music and getting in the Christmas mood.  But check them out, if you’d like to add some music to your Christmas playlist.

devanmarie