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Temple 8's Blog
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Festival of Musicians Postponed until JUNE
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Follow-up: Clinton Art & Music Fest
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Well, it was a long trip, but we finally got there. I felt sorry for Dean Anshutz, who was gracious enough to take up the drum duties on this show. He had been working lots of hours and doing lots of other gigs. The guy was running on about 3 hours of sleep and by the time we got back home, I was seriously worried that he'd wind up driving himself into a ditch. Thanks, Dean. Your effort is much appreciated and I probably can't say it enough.
The gig was in a little art house that was converted from an old church. It was a relatively small and really live/loud sounding room.
As we were unloading the truck, the rain started coming down in buckets. I want to thank Pastor KR for closing up my truck and moving it during the downpour so we could concentrate on setting up the gear. That was way cool.
No time to change, so I played the set in soaking wet clothing. Yippee! The closest I came to "dry" (until much later) was the dishrag we found that I used on my hair [... and out you go, you dirty little dish rag, you ...] Yeah!
A crowd of about 50 passionate and appreciative people showed and stayed for our entire set, which under the circumstances, had its share of glitches. The backing tracks we've been using in place of a bona fide keyboard player, were out of order. What's worse is that sometimes, in the middle of a song where we were not using them, they would start up without command, casting pieces of some other song and arrangement into the one we were currently performing. Talk about some Ashlee Simpson moments. OUCH! But the real "ouch" was the combination of ground loops and damp clothing which made for an electrifying experience whenever my lips touched the microphone. Zzzzt!
The audience really didn't seem to care, though, and those problems weren't quite as bad as it may seem. Everyone really dug the set. We made some new fans, sold some t-shirts and CDs, and were even asked to autograph a few, which was an honor.
So thanks to everyone who came out. Thanks to Dean and Ivan for playing their best, as always. Thanks to Pastor KR, and of course thanks to Nick Katona and his wife Jennifer, everyone at the Clinton Art & Music Fest, and Melodic Revolution Records. It was a good time and I hope to be back that way again in the future! -
Progressive Rock Hall of Fame Soundscapes CD Volume 1
Just a quick announcement to let you know that the title track to Temple 8's "Enter the Temple" CD has been selected to appear on the Progressive Rock Hall of Fame CD Volume 1.
The Progressive Rock Hall of Fame Project is not just another new site. Its purpose is to legitimately set in motion a real and viable way to honor those involved in music's highest art form – Progressive Rock. Progressive Rock is music advanced to its highest level, lyrically, melodically and rhythmically. The site hopes to unify this great form of music by providing not just a site but a home for all involved in this field from musicians, labels, radio stations, Progressive press outlets and fans of this genre.
They are producing the Progressive Rock Hall of Fame Soundscapes Volume 1 CD, giving the best independent artists in the Progressive Rock genres a chance to be included with the 2008 award winners!
This CD will be mailed out in October to select press outlets and labels, in addition to over 1,000 terrestrial and online radio stations worldwide that play Progressive Music.
Progressive Rock Hall of Fame Official Site
Temple 8 - Enter The Temple may be purchased at the Temple 8 Official Website, CDBaby, and may also be found at digital download sites like Rhapsody, eMusic, and iTunes, among others.
Thanks again to everyone for your interest and support of Temple 8!
Sincerely,
Kurt Tischer
Temple 8
www.myspace.com/temple8
www.temple8.net
P.S. Don't miss Temple 8 at the Baltimore Music Conference on Friday, September 19 and at M.E.A.N.Y. Fest in NYC in October. -
Another Great Review for Temple 8!
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Neo-prog artist Temple 8 gets another great review. This time in Skope Magazine.
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Check the article at the link below. T8 gets the best mention near the bottom, though I had to correct the author about the England trip being canceled.
http://skopemag.com/2008/07/10/july-2008-sonicbids-artist-to-watch/
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Next stops ... The UNICITY PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL - Middletown, Delaware: August 2nd @ 5:30pm
... and ... The BALTIMORE MUSIC CONFERENCE, Baltimore, MD: September 17-20.