Is That The SUN?

May 032012

So April was an amazing month. The CD release at the 2 Bit was successful to say the least. Thank you everyone who came out it was extremely humbling to see that kind of support. I know Jazz, Jesse and I are so appreciative to both Suze Sims and Sightseer for supporting the night with their music as well, and Danny for hooking up what other venues should be taking notes on. We mailed out discs and PR’s to every radio, press and blog we could think of (and afford) and have gotten some great feedback. Suckfree Radio has been spinning us regular as has So King Internet Radio to which we say thank you thank you thank you! Plus we got some great reviews from Cat and Rick you can check out on our “Press” tab. The season is early and we’ve even more on the horizon. One being a last minute gig on May 11th at Louie G’s in Fife with The Jupiter Order and Nick Deonigi who is also sharing the 47th Street UW Street Fair stage on May 20th. Thats a FREE, all ages show and we go on at 2pm that day so come check it.

Were also playing the High Dive on May 19th with touring band Love Drug and locals City Faire. For super secret reasons that I cannot yet reveal, that show has the potential to be our debut of a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Hah, sorry you’ll just have to fill in the blanks for the time being but if it all comes together it will step our show up to a new level. And were returning to Quinn’s annual Seattle Beer Week BBQ on the 12th to throw down for a couple hours. So if anyone wants a sneak peak of the songs were brewing for the next album while they sip great brew, this is the perfect opportunity. We’ll be debuting a full set of material that nobody has heard yet including us…wait yes we have. Call Quinn’s 206.325.7711 for ticket pre-sales or reservations and do it soon last year it sold out! And don’t forget the Fremont Fair on June 17th at 3pm at the Redhook Mainstage. Its the last day of the fest and were just before the headliner on that Sunday. Also we’ve also added a new “Shout Outs’ tab on the site to thank everyone that has been involved in helping make the album a success. If you don’t see your name up there let us know and we’ll make sure you get your name dropped. The summer is shaping up to be full of great gigs and a ton of surprises throughout and if were lucky we’ll get some summer sun in with all the musical goodness. Thanks for all the support everyone, you are the fuel for our fire.

CD RELEASE 2 BIT SALOON APRIL 27th

Mar 272012

So its set, one month from today our official CD release at the 2 Bit Saloon with Sightseer and Suze Sims. We’ll have CD’s in hand and taking cash or card. An extra special thanks to EVERYONE who purchased a download copy of the album, the response has been great and your support has helped us pay for the hard copies so THANK YOU! Now comes the real deal. Jazz, drumroll please…

THIS FRIDAY!!

Mar 192012

At the Jet Bar in Mill Creek our unofficial CD release with The Spinning Whips and Blackout Media. Why unofficial? Because we had our fingers crossed hoping to have our CD’s back in time to have hard copies available for sale by this Friday but looks like we won’t make that deadline. It’s all good though we’ll be celebrating our finished product, taking emails for later hard copy sales and playing the album from top to bottom. This is the part where we all you north enders get together with us, we all raise a tost and throw down some straight up Kettle Black.

The Pot Calling…

Feb 272012

THE KETTLE BLACK

Debut LP from C-Leb & the Kettle Black. Literal blood, sweat and tears creating our first 10 song album. Our shared reflection of life and all the pleasures and pains that go with it. Please purchase an download copy located directly to the right of this post (or click on the album art) and look for our CD release TBA. UPDATE: Unofficial North End CD Release March 23 at The Jet in Mill Creek and official Seattle CD Release at the 2 Bit Saloon in Ballard April 27th!

Executive Producer: Rob Wallace
Written and Produced by: C-Leb & the Kettle Black
Engineered by: Donn Devore, Mike Allen
Recorded at: Avast Studios, Eminence Records
Mastered by: Rick Fisher at RFI Studios

Sunset Tavern Brain Cancer Benefit

Feb 082012

Come out and support a great cause! The Chris Elliot Fund is super excited and so are we. Plus our album will be done on the 13th, and the download version will be available hopefully by that time so we’ll be celebrating on all fronts. Come join us and click on the flyer for ticket details. GET SOME!

Big Show Jan 27th in Fremont

Shows, Whats Up Comments Off

Jan 212012

2011, a year in review…

Dec 252011

So its been a hell of a year, we wrote songs, practiced regular, named the band, launched a website, produced a video, debuted our sound, had a good friend step up to executive produce our album, added a member, traveled the NW playing, spent 17 days in the studio and are getting ready to release an 11 song album in 2012. Now THATS what I’m talking about!

First things first though. We’d like to officially welcome and introduce Nate Johnston to the band. If you’ve been to any of our recent shows you’ll have noticed the man behind his 3 tier ivory tower of synth reigning down a calamity of audio that resonates the lowest part of your deepest intestine. That’s Nate, and his electro vibe has helped gravitate us back toward the progressive synth-blues style we started out with.

We’d also like to announce the name of our executive producer for this album, Rob Wallace. After seeing our video Rob wanted to hear more material and did what most don’t and can’t…put his money where our mouth is. Thank you Rob, without your help this wouldn’t be happening.

We’d also like to thank Don Devore for his engineering skills at Avast Studios, Brian at Spark and Shine Records, and Mike Allen’s engineering skills and equip at Eminence Studio. We’ve got a full album right around the corner and we can’t wait to show everyone!

In the meantime here’s a teaser of what you might have missed at our Tractor show.

Tractor Tavern 12-21 for some Xmas pre-funkin…

Dec 142011

We jumped on a last minute bill this upcoming Wednesday Dec, 21st at the Tractor Tavern in between tracking the album. Were on the bill with a couple other great local bands, The Good Luck Number and Sebastian and The Deep Blue. This is gonna make a helluva show, bring the relatives, get em loaded on spiced rum and eggnog’s and watch em guess whats under the xmas tree. Hint: theres no tree. You can get tickets HERE.

In The Studio

Nov 122011

C-Leb & the Kettle Black workin’ it out at Eminence Studios in north Seattle…watchin’ the leaves fall and ropin’ iguanas! The “Rawn-ya” is flowin’ like the rivers of the Capistrano, and the frequencies are swirling.

Collective debut of C-Leb & the Kettle Black beginning to arrive ..HOLD TIGHT!

Cheers