A Lull (c) & (p) 2009

From Blogger to Wordpress

2009-04-15T07:58:00.003-05:00

We've moved the blog to Wordpress, so if you had previously subscribed, you'll need to do so again.

The URL is: http://www.alull.com/icecreambones.

Thanks for keeping up. We'll see you over there.

Circles

2009-04-07T10:01:00.004-05:00

We are happy to announce that we are going to be working with Lujo Records again. We first began working with them in 2002 and seven years later, we are excited to continue that relationship.

Stay tuned for more news that will be coming very soon.

Backwards White Dudes

2009-04-01T12:20:00.001-05:00

For the last year, we've been writing songs based around drums or percussion, more generally (including walls and wood and pipes and bikes and other things as well as traditional drums). While none of the three of us are drummers, and we sometimes have difficulty trying to play, as a three piece, a beat that many drummers would be able to handle on his or her own, we have also been able to come up with some beats that are unconventional and interesting, because of the very fact that we aren't drummers.

Many times, though, we find ourselves in a bit of trouble when employing this method. We, more than one time, have found ourselves with a beat that sounds great. It may be interesting, hard hitting, catchy, awesome, etc., but it isn't something that we are able to write the rest of a song around, at least the rest of a song that would fit with the other songs on the record that we are currently trying to complete.

This is why we wish that we knew Mos Def (Yes, we are white and we like him and we are aware that it is predictable and cliché for white people to like him- #69 on Stuff White People Like (http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/17/69-mos-def/). We also love more hip-hop artists than Mos Def, but it's not necessary to list them all, so we won't.). If we did know him, we could give one or all of the beats to him. We think he would love any one of them. This may be dellusion, or it may be our true calling.

Either way, if you know Mos Def or anyone else awesome, who is looking for three producers for a hip-hop album, let us know.

Profundity Pt. 2

2009-03-25T18:57:00.004-05:00

"Sex on the beach... I know what you need... To breed... To carry my seed... The vessels bleed... I need sex on the beach..."

Source: Preexisting graffiti

Mediums: Black marker, drywall, nasty reproductive rhymes

Live.

2009-03-10T18:01:00.008-05:00

As many of you may already know, we are going to be playing a show on the 20th of this month at The Bottom Lounge. The bill is pretty cool too. We couldn't be more excited to be sharing the stage with Joel Petersen of The Faint's side project Broken Spindles. Also, for those attending, we will be having some more guests playing with us. It should be a great show.

Friday March 20th

Broken Spindles

A Lull

Sonoi

18+

8:00 p.m.

The Bottom Lounge

1375 W. Lake St.

Chicago, IL

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Post by Mike Brown

Way Up North

2009-03-09T13:54:00.008-05:00

We’re heading north for a while. With work and school and families and roommates and neighbors and rush hour traffic, it’s been a constant fight against distractions to get things done. So, we’re getting out of here.

The plan is to keep writing and recording through May, when we will then travel deep into the woods of the Upper Peninsula, near the Canadian border. We’re going to go hang out with bears and bald eagles and trout and deer and Lake Superior and the Northern Lights and whatever else we might find up there.

Whether the Northern Lights are solar winds and reflections off of the ice on the North Pole or they are spirits of dead warriors that, when they are the right colors (shades of red), signify impending war or famine or if they are spirits of dead children playing with streamers and drapes, this might be exactly what we need.

The goal is to return with a finished, ready to be mixed record. We’ll see what happens.

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Post by Todd Miller

Family Vacation.

2009-03-03T18:11:00.007-06:00

We are hitting the road this summer. So far, this is how it is unfolding...

Thursday July 9th - Bloomington, IN

Friday July 10th - Columbus, OH

Saturday July 11th - Pittsburgh, PA

Sunday July 12th - Washington D.C.

Monday July 13th - Baltimore, MD

Tuesday July 14th - Philadelphia, PA

Wednesday July 15th - New York, NY

Thursday July 16th - Hartford, CT

Friday July - 17th - Boston, MA

Saturday July 18th - Albany, NY

Sunday July 19th - Buffalo, NY

Monday July 20th - Cleveland, OH

Tuesday July 21st - Ann Arbor, MI

Wednesday July 22nd - Chicago, IL

...more details as they unfold.

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Post by Mike Brown

STORE

2009-03-01T12:27:00.001-06:00

It's here. HERE.

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Post by Nigel Dennis

Thank You Mothers & Fathers

2009-03-01T11:19:00.011-06:00

Our show with Alla at Bottom Lounge last night was another success! Thank you all for coming out and giving us such a warm welcome in the bitter cold night. We had a blast hanging out with everyone, drinking beers and have an all around great time. Thanks for helping make what it was. Also, thank you to the mothers and fathers who came out...your support is endless and we couldn't be happier.

Photos by Nick Pagels
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Post by Nigel Dennis

The Work Heat

2009-03-01T05:44:00.005-06:00

In celebration of our first release, "Skinny Fingers/Little Echoes", we have decided to have a poster created to commemorate this. The poster was designed by my friend Colin Strandberg of theworksteady.com and myself (Nigel, www.electricheat.org). Based on a variation of the cover artwork, it is a 2 color, 19" x 25" silkscreen poster in a first edition of 100. They will be available on our website this week as well as upcoming shows. Thanks.

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Post by Nigel Dennis

A Lull @ Bottom Lounge - 8p.m. Tonight!

2009-02-28T08:45:00.008-06:00

One last reminder... We're playing at Bottom Lounge tonight. We would love to see as many of you as possible.

A Lull w/ Alla, Tirra Lirra and The Singleman Affair

Bottom Lounge

1375 W. Lake Street

Chicago, IL 60607

8p.m., $8.

(We're opening the show.)

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Post by Todd M

Profundity Pt.1

2009-02-28T08:23:00.006-06:00

"The best group of friends who will never die!!! And will never forget the good times!!!"

Source: Preexisting graffiti

Mediums: Black marker, drywall, optimism

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Post by Todd M

Ghosts

2009-02-25T23:26:00.012-06:00

We were able to do a little recording tonight before we were interrupted by the band in the room next door to ours. This band is a band that each of us may hate more than most other things in the world. They are in their room everyday, or at least every day that we are in our room.

The crazy thing is that they are either the most eclectic band in the universe, or there are about 7 bands sharing that little room. Sometimes they play covers, sometimes they play originals, sometimes they play originals that sound nothing like the other originals, and sometimes they just scream into microphones. This is infuriating for a couple of reasons.

1. We're recording while they rehearse, so we have to wait until they finish a song and quickly record a track before thy start another song.

2. If there are actually 7 bands in the room, at an estimate of 4 people per band, the normally $300 per month room would cost a measly $42.85 per band per month and even more infuriatingly, $10.71 per person per month.

3. What if it isn't a band of people, but a band of ghosts instead?

But they do pay rent and I guess they have just as much of a right to be there, even though I'd like to pay them to stay away.

Anyway, here are some pictures of us recording some tracks for 53.

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Post by Todd M

A Lull @ Bottom Lounge on February 28 & Lubarski

2009-02-24T21:42:00.007-06:00

We'll be playing at Bottom Lounge on February 28 with Alla, Tirra Lirra and The Singleman Affair. This is our first show at Bottom Lounge and we are honored to be sharing the stage with these bands.

Also, for this show, David Lubarski will be helping on drums, and for that we couldn't be more excited.

Here are the details:

A Lull w/ Alla, Tirra Lirra and The Singleman Affair
Bottom Lounge
1375 W. Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60607

David's solo electronic project, Nor, will also be performing the next night, on March 1st, at Beat Kitchen.

Here are those details:

Nor w/ DG (Record Release Show), David Costa is Dead, The Delivery Boys and Mod Sun
Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618

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Post by Todd Miller

Success!

2009-02-24T21:18:00.012-06:00

Thank you to everyone who came out to the show at Subterranean. It was a great time with some old and new friends.

Here are some pictures.

Photos by David Lubarski

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Post by Todd Miller

A Lull @ Subterranean on February 2

2009-02-24T21:08:00.002-06:00

We'll be paying at Subterranean on February 2 with The Wiitala Brothers and Peachcake. We love Subterranean and are excited for the opportunity to play there. Come out and have fun with us. What else is there to do on a Monday night?

Here's the info:

A Lull w/ The Wiitala Brothers and Peachcake
Subterranean
2011 W. North Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647
$8 in advance, $10 at the door

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Post by Todd Miller

"Little Echoes" on 93.1 WXRT in Chicago

2009-01-20T18:43:00.007-06:00

We are pleased to announce that "Little Echoes" will be featured on WXRT's Sunday evening show, Local Anesthetic. WXRT DJ Richard Milne will be playing the song during the regular Sunday evening show, as well as Local Anesthetic Capsules on the following Monday evening and the next Sunday afternoon.

Here are the details:

93.1 WXRT in Chicago

Sunday, January 25th @ 7:30p.m.
Monday, January 26th @ 7:45p.m.
Sunday, February 1st @ 12:45p.m.

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Post by Todd Miller

Is "Skinny Fingers/Little Echoes" on iTunes? Yes!

2009-01-12T20:57:00.003-06:00

The single, entitled "Skinny Fingers/Little Echoes," is available on iTunes now, DRM-free for $2.97 and includes a bonus track never available for download before.

BUY IT HERE!
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Post by Todd Miller

27, 5, 8, 48, 53...

2008-12-22T19:47:00.001-06:00

Back in 2007, when Nigel and I began writing songs for A Lull, we started numbering them as we went. We began with 1, then 2, then 3 and so on. When we refer to songs as numbers, this is our way of keeping track of what's what. These days, we're up to 53, but that's not to say there are fifty three finished songs. Some are almost complete, and some may be only a drum beat or a guitar riff. But, that's the deal with the numbers.

For reference:

Skinny Fingers = 27
Little Echoes = 5
Our Age = 8

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Post by Todd Miller

Thank You!

2008-12-20T20:38:00.015-06:00

The show at Reggie's Rock House went great! So great! So very great! Even though the weather was terrible and the sky dumped a blizzard on us, the show was a huge success in our eyes. We appreciate everyone who braved the weather and came out!

Here are some pictures from the show.

Photography by Ryan McConnaughay

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Post by Todd Miller

A Lull @ Reggie's Rock House on December 19

2008-12-15T20:30:00.003-06:00

We'll be playing our first show at Reggie's Rock House on December 19 with As Tall As Lions. We're super excited about this opportunity, and we would love to see all of you there.

Here's the info:

A Lull w/ As Tall As Lions
Reggie's Rock House
2109 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60616
$10 in advance, $12 at the door

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Post by Todd Miller

ICE CREAM BONES: The (Only Official) A Lull Blog

2008-12-12T19:44:00.001-06:00

Welcome to our blog. We will be using this blog as a forum for anything that has to do with A Lull, including but definitely not limited to recording updates, song samplings, performance announcements and any kind of relevant (and irrelevant) A Lull related news.

Enjoy.