Which Way is Home?
Home is where the music is for this Detroit band. They are one of the most motivated and hardworking bands that I’ve met in a long time. They are truly dedicated to their music, their town, and their local music scene. They would like to see local artists support each other and revive what could become a remarkable locale. Which as all of you know, are two things that are VERY close to iMP’s heart!
They are a four piece band consisting of Eric (lead vocals), Ryan (bass, background vocals), Lucas (drums), and Mike (guitar). They like to experiment with their sound and try new things. They have come a long way and strive to improve with every move they make. Formed back in 2004 and surviving many line-up changes, Eric explains that the bands’ name is, “actually an question of where your heart is. Where do you call your home (the place where you feel most safe)? I’ve grown up in a very broken family with my mother having several failed marriages that caused me a lot of emotional trouble growing up.” Although the name was given to the band by one of the original members that has since left, the band has grown to love it and stuck with it.
The guys from WWIH are very grateful for all of their opportunities over the past couple of years. They are devoted to and appreciate their fans and everyone that helps them to ‘live the dream’. Nate Dorough from Fusion Shows has been very helpful through out this bands’ career. He has believed in them from the beginning and was pivotal in helping them get their start. They are currently unsigned, but that’s only a technicality. There is quite a bit of interest around this band.
Even though at first glance this band may be confused with all th
ose ‘been there done that’ bands- they are nothing of the sort. The music is on the pop side, but that only serves to make it more memorable with great hooks and libretto. They are a good ol’ indie band that deserves to be taken seriously. WWIH’s songs are filled with life experience and are about a variety of topics that anyone can relate to. One of their most notable songs, “Danny Wait”, is about what Eric went though during his parents divorce.
WWIH loves to share their latest with you. To hear new material from their yet to be released album you will have to check out a show. Cause well lets face it… Can you really wait until the end of the year? We are all waiting anxiously.
Fun Facts:
Cd’s that don’t leave Erics side- Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” and anything Brian Wilsonwrote.
Their favorite local band is “Javelins”.
The newest member, Mike, came from San Francisco to be a part of the band. Now that’s pure dedication!
They have songs that you can download - FOR FREE - on Myspace.
Jaime Nicolau, Eric’s dad, has been supporting his home town heroes shamelessly.
They love to play in intimate settings. Some of their favorite places include: The Pike Room in Pontiac, The Magic Bag in Ferndale.
The songs are a joint effort between Eric and Ryan.
Influences range from The Beatles, The Smith, Talking Heads, The Zombies, Radiohead, and The Beach Boys.
May, 17 2008 07:00 PM - Mac’s Bar - 2700 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, Michigan - w/ The Break-Ups and Stay Awake
June, 5 2008 08:00 PM - Frankie’s - 308 Main Street, Toledo, Ohio 43605 - $8 - w/ LoveSick Radio! (More info TBA)
June, 19 2008 06:30 PM - The DAAC - 115 S. Division, Grand Rapids, Michigan - w/ The Coast, Weaver at The Loom, and Blackberry Winter.
June, 20 2008 06:00 PM - The Matchbox - 300 Schick Rd, Bartlett, Illinois 60103 - $6 - w/ Plan Into Action, Hero In Your Sleep, Michaelane, Marcell, FiveohFirst, & All For Aspen.
June, 22 2008 07:00 PM - The Mad Hatter - Cincinatti, Ohio
June, 26 2008 07:00 PM - Grog Shop - 2785 Euclid Hts blvd, Cleveland, Ohio - w/ The Promise Hero, Barely Blind, and more…
June, 28 2008 07:30 PM - The Pike Room -1 South Saginaw, Pontiac, Michigan - $7
July, 12 2008 08:00 PM - Small’s -10339 Conant St., Hamtramck, Michigan - $6
July, 25 2008 07:00 PM - Stage 1 - 108 N Jefferson St, Hartford City, Indiana
Contact Info:
Myspace.com/whichwayishome
Management:
Romulus Music Group
(Los Angeles)
Darrell Devlin
rmgartists@yahoo.com
Booking:
whichwayishome@gmail.com
Head and Toe
This band is like no other. They consists of Jeremy on vocals, whose voice is so sweet it might just give you a cavity, Brett on violin, and Hillary on cello and vocals. The songs cover a variety of subjects, and make references to Jeremy’s home state: Michigan. I personally very much enjoy the opportunity to hear violin and cello. There are not many bands that can compare to the talent displayed by these locals. They kicked off their tour May 5th in Lansing. Check for dates and places near you. If you are from (or around) Lansing, make sure to check them out June 27th for their CD release.
For more information on this band and their tour dates or listen & buy songs click here.
- May 8 @ 8:00 PM - House Show - Chicago, IllinoisMay 9 @ 8:00 PM - House Show - Chicago, Illinois - w/ Michael Beauchamp, and Ester of Ashland.
- May 10 @ 8:00 PM - House Show - Chicago, IllinoisMay 11 @8:00 PM - Canopy Club - Urbana, Illinois - w/ Backyard Shark, Goodnight and Good morning, The Bullet Initiative, Coming Soon, and Flights
- May 12 @ 8:00 PM - Village Green Records - Muncie, Indiana - w/ Chad Serhal
- May 13 @ 8:00 PM - Farenheit 128 - Fort Wayne, IndianaMay 14 @ 8:00 PM - Mickey Finns’ Open Mic - Toledo, Ohio May 15 @ 8:00 PM - Mugsies Coffee House - New Wilmington, Ohio May 16 @ 8:00 PM - The Rock Room - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - w/ The Incline, Autumn Ayers, and The Discourse
- May 17 @ 8:00 PM - Brooklyn Tea Party - Brooklyn, New YorkMay 18 @ 8:00 PM - Pete’s Candy Store - Brooklyn, New York
- May 19 @ 8:00 PM - House Show - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 20 @ 8:00 PM - The Mill Hill Saloon - Trenton, New Jersey
- May 21 @ 8:00 PM - Looking for a place to play in New YorkMay 22 @ 9:00 PM - Labyrinth - Jamestown, New York
- May 22 @ 10:00 PM - Mojo’s - Jamestown, New York May 23 @ 8:00 PM - 455 Queen St. - Niagara Falls, New York
- May 24 @8:00 PM - Oxford Hotel - Toronto, OntarioMay 25 @ 8:00 PM - House Show - Guelph, Ontario - Sarah D. and Jordaan Mason and The Horse Museum.
- May 30 @ 8:00 PM - LemonsJellos - Holland, Mi - w/ Dan Vallencourt
- June 27 @ 7:30 PM - Uncle Sam’s Record Emporium……..CD RELEASE SHOW…….. - Lansing, Mi
- June 28 @ 8:00 PM - GTG Fest - Ionia, MiAugust 1 @ 8:00 PM - Fountain Square Park, M.A.C. and Albert - East Lansing, Mi - FREE Outdoor concert.
- August 15 @ 8:00 PM - LemonJellos - Holland, MiSeptember 13-14 @ 8:00 PM - Earthwork Harvest Festival - Lake City, Mi
by Luiza Augustyniak
Dagon releases new cd with a twist
Lansing- The metal gods Dagon is releasing their new cd. Not only is the cd a twist on some old songs but the method of release has a twist as well. The “Buried Treasure” cd is comprised of 5 cover songs. “Heartbreaker” is currently on their myspace page.
The list is as follows:
1. I Ran (A Flock of Seagulls)
2. Seek And Destroy (Metallica)
3. Sex Type Thing (Stone Temple Pilots)
4. Live Wire (Motley Crue)
5. Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar)Now for the big twist, the only way anybody will be able to get this cd is to come to the release show at the Grand Ledge Senior Center at 525 E River St in Grand Ledge. Show starts at 6:30 on May 23rd with $8 admission.
Oh, did I mention? The cd is FREE with paid admission!
I heard them perform “Heartbreaker” live when they opened for Know Lyfe’s cd release & if the cd sounds as awesome as they did that night this cd is a must have. Jump over to their myspacepage to give a listen to “Heartbreaker”.
Contribute to Relay for Life!
You can contribute to the Relay for Life, just click on the big orange contribute button below. 100% of what you contribute will be given to the Relay for Life.
I am inviting everybody in the mid Michigan area to come and walk with my family, bands and fans to walk at the Relay for Life event in Williamston, MI on June 7, 2008.
New Addition to the Deals & Steals
We just added another great resource for Indie Musicians in Michigan…KLM Audio.
KLM Audio is located in Lansing, Michigan. Constructed during the spring of 1999, the studio has been serving the central Michigan music community ever since.
Originally from Buchanan, Michigan, owner/engineer Keith Kurtiss McIntosh has been making music for 30 years now. Through that time, he has worked with such national acts as Kansas, The Joe Perry Project, Grand Funk Railroad, Rare Earth, Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), UFO, Earth Wind and Fire, and Lillian Axe. After more than a decade of road work, he relocated to Lansing in 1986. Keith’s keyboard work has been featured in such local acts as FULL HOUSE, BOY’S NITE OUT, GRINNIN’ BARRETT, and VIVA!, a Santana tribute band. He is currently a member of the variety band KNOT LIMITED and has also recently joined local blues based rockers BAKED MONKEY. Starting with his days in FULL HOUSE, Keith also spent seventeen years in music retail.
While working for the local lighting company ON STAGE VISUALS, Keith developed an interest in recording and music production. He began to study, putting himself through a college level acoustics course. He ‘hit the road’, doing mobile recording sessions at client’s homes. He has constantly refined and upgraded his gear while continuing to gather additional knowledge. Finally in 1999, after he and wife Anne purchased their first home, Keith set about the task of building a more serious recording facility.
There has been constant change, experimentation, and revision to the studio throughout it’s near eight year exsistence. Most recently, a vocal booth has been added, along with a complete ground up remodeling of the studio’s control room. A new mix console and hard disc multitrack system have been installed. Higher end microphones have been brought into the collection. Changes to the acoustic treatments in the live room, along with the construction of a ‘floating’ drum riser, have also been been completed. The installation of solid birch sound doors has finalized the remodeling project.
Check them out on the Deals & Steals page for the link.
New Page added
Deals & Steals
A new page has been added. It will contain astounding deals & steals for helping Indie Musicians with promotion, production & other aspects of their industry. The majority of these resources will be in the Mid Michigan area, some will not be. The ones who aren’t will have services that can provided through the internet.
Just another way we wish to help support our local music.
The First Installment of “So you wanna…”
The first installment of “So you wanna be in a Rock Band?” has been posted. We feel the advice she gives is so important we gave the column it’s own page. So click over to it on the right and give it a read. If you are on myspace make sure to add her as a friend, & check out her site as well. Links in the blogroll.
Syndicated Columnist joins iMP:Lansing
Rose Cora Perry
Here at iMP:Lansing we are constantly striving to help the Indie Musician. We are now very proud to announce another great resource for them, as well as the fans. The following is taken from her myspace page:
“Rose Cora Perry’s ‘So You Wanna be in a Rock Band?’ is currently syndicated by CoverZone Magazine (Bristol, CT, USA), Alternative World FanZine(Los Angeles, CA, USA), Indie IN-TUNE Magazine(Epping, NH, USA) and Indie Music Project(Lansing, MI, USA) boosting a dedicated readership of over 100,000 per issue. Additionally, Perry’s articles are available on several online blogging sites.
Rose Cora Perry is the front-woman for Canadian hard rock band ANTI-HERO known as “The 21st Century Answer to Nirvana”, as well as the sole owner and operator of HER Records, a management company in which she offers marketing, promotion, publicity, tour booking, and artist development services.
Her band ANTI-HERO has toured extensively across North America playing notable festivals such as Warped Tour, Canadian Music Week, NorthbyNorthEast, Wakefest, and MEANYFest. Voted “Best Rock Act of the Year” by numerous industry publications, their critically acclaimed debut album, Unpretty is available worldwide for purchase.
Rose Cora Perry is a dedicated promoter of D.I.Y. ethics, and an avid supporter of independent musicians.
To learn more about Rose Cora Perry, please visit her official website located HERE
Her columns will appear on Tuesdays & Fridays here on iMP:Lansing starting on April 15, 2008.
Photo credit: FBImagery
Internet Radio Station’s server crashes
The Bush Radio an internet radio station based in Rosebush, Mi had so many listener’s to last nights premiere of “The Unkle Bonehead Show Local, Loud & Proud” that the servers crashed at aproxiamately 7pm. In response to the crash The Bush will be airing the show again on Tuesday 4/8/08 at 5am, 1:45pm & 8pm so that everybody who would like to tune in can be able to hear the show.
Click below to listen to The Bush
Do you have journalistic aspirations?
Do you think you can write great articles? Then why not write for us? If you have the inspiration, great communication skills & love the local music scene in Michigan then you can do it here as a freelance author. Send us a story, include some pictures and it may just end up as a feature article. Any genre, any style of article, written, audio or video of any indie band or artist from Michigan. (Do not send songs, audio or video, unless you have complied with the proper copyrite laws)
You do not have to be a professional journalist, but it helps. You do not get paid for this except through the shear enjoyment of helping to expose the world to your favorite local music.
Send your articles to lansing@indiemusicproject.com
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