Hello friends,

First of all, Happy New Year to everyone! Hoping you are all well…

It’s been a while since we’ve posted an official update on the “state of the band”. Which is that we’re working hard on new music, and to be on the road playing. As some of you may know, we recently relocated to the west coast, and have been living in Los Angeles for the past few weeks. We plan on riding it out here for a while; writing, touring, and working on a new record. It’s been great being around all the people we have met out here, and has been an awesome couple weeks getting back into the swing of being a full time band. As some of you may also know, we have a new addition to the band. Our new friend Ben Lozano has been working with the band for a little while now, joined us on the tour out west, and will be riding it out with us as work on new tunes. It’s been awesome being back in action playing shows and writing all the time. Ben is awesome guy, and an amazing guitarist. We’re looking forward to you all meeting him and hearing him rip.

Speaking of opportunities for this to happen…we have a few upcoming shows in Southern California, etc. We’re excited to play some of these new songs on the road. Here are some upcoming tour dates (I included a few Facebook even links):

February 10 – Queen Bees – San Diego – 7pm – ALL AGES (with Asper Kourt)
February 12 – Amplyfi – Los Angeles – 7pm – ALL AGES (with Asper Kourt) FB:
March 8 – Hotel Cafe – Los Angeles – 11pm set time – 21+ FB:
March 13 – More Info Coming Soon – San Antonio, TX
March 14-17 – SXSW – Austin, TX (exact dates and set times TBA)
March 20 – The Blue Light Live – Lubbock, TX
March 22 – TBA – Albuquerque, NM (with Asper Kourt)

For the next few months, between road dates, we will be living in Hollywood while we write and rehearse at Swinghouse Studios just down the road. This is the studio where we recorded our most recent release, so we’re excited to be in that environment again.

We wil be in touch a lot from here on out. If you’d like to keep up with what we’re up to, we’d love that. Every message, tweet, you name it, is appreciated and encourages us to keep writing.

We love you all, thanks!

Ryan, Brendan, Dave, and Ben

Hello,

How’s everyone doing? Summer has come to an end, and our (I will speak for the band here…) favorite season in New England, Fall, has begun. We’ve been residing here in the northeast for the last few months, working on songs and preparing ourselves for the road, the studio, and possibly a relocation in this country of ours. So, I figured I’d organize some thoughts and do a little update.

First of all, a quick and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has taken the time to send over their thoughts about the music as of late. Whether its been through Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, an email, whatever it may be…we appreciate it more than we can relay through a blog. Your positivity and encouragement about the music goes a long way. We are working to get more songs to you, and to get back on the road very soon. So again, thank you!

Speaking of Youtube, a special thanks to everyone who has checked out and/or subscribed to our channel. You’ve been very kind. If you haven’t had a chance, head over to our Youtube page for our videos. “Ballroom of Broken Hearts” is featured right now, and there are also a lot of live videos, and updates from the band.

Let’s see…Next, we’re playing this Friday, October 21st, at Maximum Capacity in Chicopee, MA for our friends’ CD release show.
We’re also playing November 17th at The Iron Horse in Northampton, MA, opening for Sam Roberts Band. Sam Roberts is a canadian artist who has Gold and Platinum records in Canada, including a #1 album, and has won six Juno awards (Canada’s equivalent to the Grammy’s). He’s on tour with Canadian indie-rock band, Zeus, who will also be playing. We’re looking forward to the show, and hope to see you there! You can check out the Faceook event for more details.

I think that’s pretty sufficient for an update right now. Thanks a lot for keeping up with us. When we’re not on the road we really miss hanging out with everyone. We have been demoing and working on a good batch of new songs, and are excited to get you updates on the music. More music and tour soon. Hope all is well!

Love,

Ryan and the guys

Hey everyone,

This is written with mixed feelings of disappointment and optimism. First of all, thank you to everyone who listens to the band. We love writing music, and will continue to for a long time. Anyone who has ever told one person about the band, come to a show, bought a song on iTunes, given a word of encouragement; you’re the reason we love to be a band.

So…recently, we learned that our good friend and guitarist, Shea, would not be joining us on the road any longer. It was disappointing to hear. However, we are wishing him the best in anything he pursues down the road. Speaking of the road, living there is by no means the easiest lifestyle. Tour can be tough…being away from friends, girlfriends, family, pets, beds, good food, showers, etc. Shea decided, after a few national tours and hundreds of shows with the band, that the recent Iron Horse in our home area, would be his last. It was a fitting last gig with a good friend, and it was a pleasure playing with him for the last few years.

Unfortunately, losing Shea so close to the tour left Brendan, Dave, and myself, with little time to train a new player. We wish we were able to play these shows on the east coast, and really look forward to coming back soon. As we mentioned, if you were planning on coming to any of these shows, send us an email at thegallerymusic@gmail.com and let us know and we will send you our new EP . Let us know the city the show was in and we will make a serious effort to come back soon.

Moving forward. We are, as always, excited about writing music and sharing it with everyone who loves music too. We have been working on new songs, and don’t have any intent to stop doing that because of a few waves. Change happens, and sometimes we can’t control it. But we can do our best to turn it into something good.

We’re excited about the future, and are looking forward to getting back on the road, and back in the studio. Until then, keep in touch…we love you guys.

Thanks for all of the support,

Ryan, Brendan, and Dave