Naughty Pajama Party with A-Town Mob
Apr 19, 2010 News
We played another show with A-Town Mob, this time at TBC Venue on April 16th. A-Town Mob has invited us to play quite a few show with them now, and we have almost become the token rock band. But somehow we seem to fit in really well with the crowd and the shows go over really well.
We were really excited about this show for a few different reasons. First, TBC Venue was a new club for us. It’s always exciting for us to play a new place. Not only was it a new venue, it was also off the beaten path for us. Located in Pevely, MO, TBC Venue at first seemed like it was pretty far away, almost an out of town show. Especially with the response from our friends, “Oh man, I’m sorry, I don’t think I’ll make it to that show, it’s so far away.” But after taking the 20-minute trek to the ‘Far Away Club’ we arrived early and still with a near full tank of gas.
Another exciting thing about this show was TBC Venue has a great stage. From the bands standpoint it’s really nice because it big and has a padded floor. Big means we have a lot of room to move around, that also means a more interesting show for the audience. There is also a movie projector pointing at the stage, for the viewing pleasure of the audience. We asked them to turn it on for our show, which allowed us to play to some vampire love. I hope there are pictures. If you find some let us know, I’d like to see them.
This was also our first show after recording Norman and Broken. Not that it really means much, but it was sort of odd playing the songs live rather than piece-by-piece in a studio. The power was there as well as the excitement of the songs. They also blended in well with the other songs we were playing, which is also something we missed in the studio.
So, to get to the point, the show was a success. It reminded me of a high school party, with people just hanging out everywhere, inside and out. The music was loud and good, and more than entertaining. My only advise to you if you missed it, go see Achalachia at their next show. Another piece of advise, check out A-Town Mob. You are guaranteed to have a good time.
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Two Tracks at Jupiter Studios
Apr 12, 2010 News
This past weekend we recorded Broken and Norman at Jupiter Studios with engineer Doug Storm in Studio A and it was by far the best studio experience we’ve ever had. It has been a long time since we’d been in the studio, and it was also our first time with Nick and we were slightly worried that it wouldn’t run very smoothly, but needless to say, since we are writing a post about it, the session went great.
On day one we recorded the drums and guitars. It took a little longer than planned with extra guitar parts and fine-tuning the drums, but when the day was done we had a good foundation to work with to fill in the rest of the holes.
As a primarily live band we normally don’t play to a click-track but Adam was able to easily find the timing and play his intricate beats to the annoying tick sound. The truly impressive part was how he easily incorporated some of his odd time signature fills into the click.
Playing live as a three-piece rock band, some of the songs true potential is never given a chance to truly shine. Not to say that the songs are incomplete live, the power and aggression is there, but when it comes to studio magic we thought it would be best to show everything. A good example of this is in the guitar tracks. There are multiple tracks for each song, but for the most part you would never know. On the other hand, in Norman we had the chance to show off our second guitar. Yes, this is a teaser, you are just going to have to wait until the tracks have been mixed, mastered and released, hopefully by early May.
With day one complete, day two we were able to finish up the guitars and also completed the bass and vocals. The base went surprisingly quick and vocals went better than expected.
After listening to the playback of the first day, Nick decided that some new bass lines needed to be created. Not taking much time at all, Nick was able to knock out some great new bass lines. If you just cant wait for the release of the tracks, you’ll get to hear them at our next show.(link)
The vocals took a bit of time, but eventually turned out well. With the lyrics finally recorded, it looks like I’m going to have to memorize them and now screw them up at live performances.
Doug Storm at Jupiter Studios worked really well with us. He put up with his fair share of fart jokes and all around immature humor and I’m sure he’s happy to have his life back. He is planning on mixing the tracks in the next week or so, then taking a little time away from the songs before mastering them. We highly recommend him to any rock band that is looking to record. Doug is professional but not stiff, he made it comfortable to work with him and he really does know what he is doing. And we deffenetly do plan on recording with him again in the future.
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Help Us Pick Our Name
Apr 5, 2010 News
The votes are in and 64% of you think we should change our name from Achalachia to something else. Here is your chance to have your voice heard by suggesting a new name for us. You don’t like the name Achalachia or at least you think it’s time for a change. So here are some of the names that were given to us. There is no guarantee that we’ll use it, but it gives us a better idea of what you like, it is our name after all. If you don’t see a name you like on the list, let us know in the comments, and please, post any another ideas you may have.
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Busy Few Weeks
Apr 1, 2010 News
We’ve got a busy few weeks ahead of us. With the completion of a great show at Brothers Bar & Grill in Wildwood, a two hour set might I add, and recording at Jupiter Studios next weekend, then finally the Naughty P.J. Party the following week, it’s getting hard to keep things straight.
Brothers Bar & Grill
Brothers Bar & Grill
First off, Brothers Bar & Grill in Wildwood is, to say the least, a really cool bar. We are usually not fans of playing Bar & Grills, but this one turned out to be a really good show. We played about two hours and then Common Era closed the show (they invited us).
If you never been to Brothers Bar & Grill, during a show or not, you really should make the trip. They have American bar food, great parking, video game, shuffle board, and in the evenings live music or open mic night. It’s a really comfortable bar and to top it off, it’s clean. Like I said, if you’ve never been, give them a try, follow the link above.
Jupiter Studios
Next week we are recording Broken and Norman at Jupiter Studios. After a great debate and a lot of compromise we decided that these two songs would be best. We know them well, enjoy them and think they show the true diversity of our music. Unfortunetly, we will not just be giving these tracks away, you’ll have to buy them, most likely .99 cents. But we will be putting up some samples, my guess is 30 seconds or so, so you can hear something before you buy it. We are also thinking of making some CDs with the two tracks and a few live ones and selling them at shows. So if anyone is interested or has any good ideas, let us know.
Naughty P.J. Party
A-Town Mob has once again invited us to play a show with them, this time in Pevely, MO at TBC Venue. We’ve never been there before, but are expecting a good time. The show has been named the Naughty P.J. Party and people are asked to wear the Pajamas, we are planning on it. Too bad I sleep naked, so watch out girls.
This is an 18+ show for only $5! The whole shindig starts at 7pm, so don’t be late. Other bands that will be playing with us are The Fat Blunt Crew, Deimos, Sexion 8, Local Kings, John Boi and The Catalyst. If you need more info shoot us an email.
Well that covers the highlights of the world of Achalachia, we still have a lot of other things going on as well, song creation, new band name, trying out new guitar players and finding a label/manager. So if you think you can help us out in any way, let us know.
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