The Blackwell Gate
The Blackwell Gate, our first album, will be up for sale beginning May 1st. You'll be able to pick up the album right here. $10 for the 9-song vinyl edition, or name your own price for the 5-song digital version.
To promote the album, our friend Kevin Bell put together a (mock) documentary about the band and the album, featuring interviews with band members, as well as band manager and spiritual guru Rutherford "Rusty" Coynes. View it below.
While most of the video is fictional, it is true that Patrick Kelly moved to Boston about a week ago. Pamela Gilpatric and Nicholas Cox also dropped out for other (amicable) reasons. They didn't marry, though. But! Don't fret. Courtney Strauss remains on board, and I've invited many others to fill out the new sound which, as the video indicates, is completely danceable. Details on this change will come after the new record has settled a bit!
New Website, Album Soon
I'd like to introduce you to the new Roger, Roll website: much less a personal blog and much more a central location for all of your Roger, Roll needs. As cross-compatible with different OSs and different browsers as possible, and as Web 2.0 as you can handle. Here's a brief list of features:
1. Centralized music page with discography and free mp3s.
2. Shows list with last.fm integration.
3. Media page with your photos from Flickr and video from YouTube.
4. Plus RSS feeds for news, the blog (or both), and shows.
So, if you've snapped some photos of us at shows, upload them to your Flickr account and tag them as "Roger, Roll." They'll automatically show up right here. The same goes for YouTube videos.
Wait, Did You Say New Album Soon?
Yes! Tonight, we're announcing our debut album, The Blackwell Gate. It will be released in April, and available digitally, or with bonus material on limited edition vinyl. Details can be found on the music page.
Sleepdriving
Oh. So I guess we played that acoustic show. And... Everyone agreed that it was weird and that we should never do that again. I mean... It can work. The rehearsals we did with just the three of us at DU sounded really good. But something about that night was just off. We'll work on it.
Three-fifths of the band also participated in and successfully completed February Album Writing Month. You can check out demos for Nick's Dr. Scientist project, Pat's Osharenistas project, and a few possible Roger, Roll demos here:
Roger, Roll Demos
Osharenistas Demos
Dr. Scientist Demos
In other news, we're opening for Grand Archives on Tuesday at the Hi-Dive. I'm really excited about that one, because I've been listening to their album a lot, and it's awfully good.
We're also confirmed to headline a show at the Bluebird Theater on March 20th.
Dodge / Burn
I took a couple hours the other day to update Roger, Roll's presence across the Intarwebs. It's all up-to-date. If you're a member of any of these, please do become a fan/friend/whatever. But don't lie about it.
MySpace
iLike + FB App
Purevolume
We've also got a couple of shows coming up. December 6th, we're playing a little one at the Skylark Lounge with Instance of Gazelle and Maple Tigers. Then on December 11th, we're playing with Astrophagus and Colour Revolt at the Larimer Lounge. I'm pretty excited about that one. Colour Revolt is a pretty sweet band on Tiny Evil. They've toured with Manchester Orchestra (who I went to see play with Annuals and The New Frontiers this past Monday). It should be a lot of fun. Unfortunately both of those are 21+. Details on the shows page.
In the meantime, my guitar is in the shop. Getting itself fixed up.
