Friday, February 27, 2009

Railroad Earth - Prowl of the Day for February 27, 2009

GJK Promotions proudly presents: Railroad Earth from Stillwater, New Jersey, as Prowl of the Day.

Railroad Earth plays bluegrass, jam band and folk rock music. Railroad Earth has 4 albums out; "The Black Bear Sessions", "Bird In A House", "The Good Life", "Elko" (double live album) and "Amen Corner". Railroad Earth is; Todd Sheaffer - vocals and acoustic guitars, Tim Carbone - violin and vocals, John Skehan - mandolin, bouzouki and vocals, Andy Goessling - acoustic guitars, banjo, dobro, mandolin, flute, pennywhistle, saxaphone and vocals, Carey Harmon - drums, percussion and vocals and Johnny Grubb on bass.

Railroad Earth's website http://railroadearth.com is really unique as it is set up, easy to navagate and has all the links you may be looking for including a bio, photos, merchandise, tour schedule and so much more. Railroad Earth has a pretty full schedule in the upcoming months, so check out where you can see them, including festivals running into August. Tonight they are playing at the Cat's Cradle in Carboro, NC and tomorrow at the Visulite Theater in Charlotte, NC. You can also get exculsive presale tickets for events on their myspace.

To find out more about Railroad Earth and listen to the some amazing bluegrass and folk rock music, check out their myspace at

www.myspace.com/railroadearth

Cheers and Inspire :)

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Peace Leeches - Prowl of the Day for February 26, 2009

GJK Promotions proudly presents: The Peace Leeches from Blenheim, Ontario, as Prowl of the Day.

The Peace Leeches play experimental, electronia, psychedelic, alternative music. The Peace Leeches are; Corey Schatz - vocals, guitar, bass and drum machine and Ray Stern - lyrics, keys, vocals and guitars. The Peace Leeches have "Donate" an Ep and are currently working on a full length album.

I had the pleasure of catching The Peace Leeches at the annual Fam Fest that is held the second weekend in September www.myspace.com/harvestingthefamfestival or http://www.famfest.ca/ I am looking forward to seeing them again this year. The Peace Leeches played in a battle of the bands last year and took first place, which included cash prizes and opening up for GOB.

To find out more about The Peace Leeches, catch a tour, read their blog, view some pictures and listen to the pyschodeleic sounds of The Peace Leeches, check out their myspace at

www.myspace.com/thepeaceleeches

Cheers and Inspire :)

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Aggressive Betty - Prowl of the Day for February 25, 2009

GJK Promotions proudly presents: Aggressive Betty from Rochester, New York, as Prowl of the Day.

Aggressive Betty plays metal and alternative music. Aggressive Betty is; Rob Buttach - vox and guitars, Steve Roethel - drums, Dave Austin - guitars and Mark McHale on bass. Aggressive Betty has one self produced cd and is working on their long awaited "Long Road"

What brought my attention to this metal mania, was their true sound of metal, no screamo, no crap, just metal classics at their best. To find out more about Agressive Betty, find them on Beta Records, Garageband Records, read their blog, find out who "Serena" is and listen to these awesome metal sounds, check out Aggressive Betty on myspace at

www.myspace.com/aggressivebettymetal

Cheers and Inspire :)

**Don't forget to keep up to date on what's happening on the Prowl of the Day Blogger at http://www.gjkpromotions.com and http://www.myspace.com/gjkpromotions

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Credible Witness - Prowl of the Day for February 24, 2009

GJK Promotions proudly presents: Credible Witness from Windsor, Ontario, as Prowl of the Day.

Credible Witness plays alternative, indie and powerpop music. Credible Witness is Walter Senko - vocals and piano, Michael DiDomenico - guitar and vocals, Ryan Bro - drums and Matt Babechuk on bass. Credible Witness has an Ep out and is currently working on 3 additional songs that will be available for independant sale through the internet.

Credible Witness will be featured on Much Music's - "Disband" in early March (possibly the 10th or 17th) so check out Much Music on Tuesdays to see this incredible band perform. The boy and I took the trip to Toronto for the taping and had a very interesting experience. You can read my blog for all the excitement and check out the "Prowl of the Day" picture section to see the fun that we had.

To find out more about Credible Witness, watch their video blogs, read updates on their blog, check out their tour schedule and listen to the amazing sounds or Credible Witness, check out their myspace at

www.myspace.com/crediblewitness

Cheers and Inspire :)

**Don't forget to keep up to date on what's happening on the Prowl of the Day Blogger at http://www.gjkpromotions.com and http://www.myspace.com/gjkpromotions

Credible Witness and the trip to Toronto for the Much Music "Disband" taping

"Disband" is a show where Greig Nori and his crew work with bands to prepare them for judges who decide whether a band should continue and go on to "Stardom" or if they should "Disband" http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/disband/ and is presented by Much Music. They choose 3 of 5 judges to make their decision; Ralph James - President of The Agency Group, Jennifer Hirst - A& R for EMI Music Canada, Colin Lewis - A senior agent at a global talent firm called The Agency Group, JDiggz - Guest judge and Matt Wells - Much VJ

We started the day at 5am on a Sunday morning and got on the bus at 6:00am. The Boy, his friend Nic and I were off with all the other Credible Witness www.myspace.com/crediblewitness supporters to cheer on one of Windsor's favorite bands in a taping at the Much Music studios in Toronto for the show "Disband" . The bus driver was great as he knew where all the "Tim Hortons" coffee shops were along the way and made stops for bathroom breaks (for those of you that don't know "Tim Hortons" is Canada's favorite coffee shop ;) We had a little sputter trouble coming into Toronto but we made it to the studio.

Once at the studio we were treated amazingly, as you can imagine what fourty five 25 and under kids can be like after a 5 hour bus trip. All the staff was extremely friendly and very helpful. I have always been a behind the scenes person, encouraging, helping and always learning so it was no surprise that I took the spot behind the camera's and watched what happened behind the scenes. The beautiful Sarah Taylor was the vj host and introduced the band as they sang their magic. We were then asked to leave as the judges made their decision and then were welcomed back in the studio for the outcome. As the judges made their decision everyone listened patiently. Credible Witness played one more song and off we went to enjoy the rest of the day in Toronto. (You really didn't think I would tell you the outcome, did you? You have to watch the show and sit on the edge of your seats like the rest of us ;)


We spent the rest of the day shopping (yeap dropped a couple hundred bucks) and ended the shopping spree with a trip to "Hooters" (which of course was the 15 year old boys choice ;) The servers were awesome and even signed the boys calendar which made them feel extra special. There "hot wings" are something that everyone should try, I know I will be returning on a Monday to enjoy the all you can eat wings :)

5:00 came and back on the bus we all went. There was lot's of singing (as a few found the bar, lol) and new found friends were made. As we sputtered out of Toronto we wondered why the driver had not got the bus checked while he was waiting for us. Now as the bus sputtered, the girls needed the bathroom, the guys were (well you know) and the bus driver refused to stop. Then it happened! The bus died, right on the 401 highway :( Now we have 55 people on this bus and the girls and guys were jumping off to go to the bathroom while we waited for the tow truck. Two tow trucks came, the OPP and we waited on the bus (with no heat) for a replacement bus from a nearby town. By the time the bus finally came it was after 10 and boy did the singing turn to misery. The bus driver stopped at the first Tim Horton's to let everyone off for a bathroom break (whew we needed that) and then we were off to the bus depot for another driver. We ended up back in the city about 1:15am and although I was suppose to work at midnight, I called in for an emergency day.

When we got home, the Boy said "I am so glad we are home". My word of advice for him was "get used to it, that's life on the road, just wait and see ;)

Cheers and Always Inspire ;)
Geri


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