Monday, March 17, 2014

Entry 6 - It's been a long time, Friend! 3/17/14

Oh how we've missed you ladies and gentlemen!  Since my last entry, we've played "Dr. Johntown" in September & "Sunrise Rocks!" on ABC Morning News in November.  Both were great experiences although it was totally weird to play at 5am in the morning for ABC!  The crew there was exceptional and we got to experience the live TV world first hand. (No pressure right? HA!)  We then took a winter break from playing shows, etc. but still found some time to get together at what we call the "Ole Whiskey Hole" and practice.  The result of those practices were about 12-15 brand new songs that came into being. That was the end of 2013...
At the start of 2014 we are off and running, hitting the recording studio with C's brother last weekend (who btw, is a very talented musician). We are all really excited about what we accomplished and can't wait to see the final product.  We should have a 12-13 song album available for you all very soon.  I think this album will give a good snapshot of who Pimp Lightning is as a band and the journey we've been on together. It will include about 3 songs from the "BCD" era (as we call it), about 3 songs from the transformation into Pimp Lightning period, about 4 songs from the heart of the "PL" period, and then probably 3 brand new songs that we just created over our last couple of months that really no one has heard yet.  I should also mention that this particular album will not include our 3 already soft released songs, so all of these will be brand new released material.
After a few months off from doing shows, we will be looking to rock a few gigs starting in April.  As I've previously mentioned, setting up shows is a job in it's own right so it's easier said than done a lot of times.  You almost need the clouds to open up in the sky and a giant sunbeam to rain down and the stars to align at just the right time...but it's definitely worth it!
Our upcoming events are as follows:
The Worm Grunt Festival in Sopchoppy, FL on 4/12/14 from 2:30 - 3:30pm.
Later that evening we play our good friend Scott's (the ageless wonder) 50th b-day celebration at the beach.
We will make our first Bombtown appearance of the year on 4/17/14 for El Guapo himself, "Matthammed".

I'm also working on a few shows for mid and late year. I'm hoping to have those finalized very soon but we are looking for another big show in Tally somewhere and then one over in Walton County for all of our fans that direction.

Keep on the lookout for our new album news!  I'll be posting info very soon!

Until that next electrical storm!

- DMaster