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NEWS
February 2010
Hey Everyone!
I was just sitting around having a beer in my underwear and watching a re-run of Everybody Loves Raymond when I realized that we haven't updated our News Page in some time!!!! So, I just put the T.V on mute, popped another cold one and here we go!
SMD had a nice ending of the year show at The Middle East Upstairs on Dec 7th, 2009. It was last minute show so thanks to all who came out and supported us that evening. We always enjoy playing The Middle East and are looking forward to gracing their stage again real soon!
Then came 2010!! The year of accomplishment! Well, at least for us. We started the year off by writing two new songs, including the first SMD song written by guitarist Kevin O'Shaughnessy. Both songs premiered on our January 29th show at The Down Under Pub at Copperfield's in Boston to a SOLD OUT HOUSE!!! They were both received very well. Thanks to everyone that came to that show, especially because it was DAMN COLD OUTSIDE THAT NIGHT!!! That was also Tommy's B-Day show, so for all of you who missed it you missed a hell of a good time! But, never fear. We’re still here and will be playing many more shows this year with plenty of new material, so keep checking in.
Now it is mid Febuary and we are back into the studio writing more new music. We are currently working on two more new songs to be played at our next show, T.B.A. (Probably late March or early April). Other irons in the fire include new band pictures, new CD with a pre-release this summer, new web-site, revamping our myspace page and, on the back burner, there is talk of a possible end of summer tour! OOOOH!!! But, please, one thing at a time! Or maybe two. Well, you can see that we are going to be quite busy this year and we couldn't be happier about it!
Well, that's a pretty good catch up for now. Again, keep checking in for show updates, web updates and information on our next CD release, coming soon!
O.K. Mute button off, beer in hand...now, where was I...
SMD
October 2009
Hey. We've got some exciting news.
They say a band cuts it's baby teeth feet on their first CD. Liquid, SMD's first CD, was truly that teeth cuttin' album. We've learned so much more about our sound as a band that this next CD is literally going to jump off the disk!! In the past two weeks we have finished recording and editting all the drum tracks for our upcoming CD, due out Jan 2010! Now, we really don't need to tell you this, but...THEY SOUND SICK!! We really can't wait ta finish this up and get it out to everyone. It's gonna be awesome!!
And now, we wrap up 2009. We had a great time out at FUSION 5 in Foxboro last Thursday, made a lot of news friends and found a few new fans. To all of you SMDnewbees...WELCOME!! Currently we have nothing on the books for live shows, due to all of our intense focus on recording, revamping the bands image, rebuilding the band web-site, etc., etc., all to help promote THE NEW SMD and our upcoming album. But, never fear. We will be booking and will more than likely have one or two more shows lined up before the end of the year so PLEASE Keep checking in for more details! They'll be a comin'!
Until next time... keep rockin'!
SMD
September 2009
Hey everybody!!
We had a great time playing our first show at Precinct in Union Square! Thanks to McAlister Drive for inviting us to play with them on such a fun night and with such a great line up of bands! This show was a ton of fun! For all you loyal SMD fans that came we salute you!! Ah Yeah!!
So, here's the deal. We said a few months back and now it' real. Next week SMD begins recording our second studio project and I can't express how stoked we are to do so!! There will be a few songs you've heard live in the last year and also a few no one has heard. So stay tuned for more to come.
Our next show is one of our first show to venture away from Boston. We will be at FUSION 5 in FOXBORO MA Thursday OCT 8TH!! For all you SMD fans in the Foxboro area...HEADS UP!! Here we come. We can't wait to see you there!
Lots of stuff on our plate in next 6 months, including a possible tour of the Mid West!! We'll kep ya posted!
Until then...
Brent, Tom, Bill and Kevin
July 2009
Hey Everyone!
Let's start out by saying thanks to all of you that got the chance to come out and rock with us at Felt last Thursday night!! It was awesome and we had some great feed back from ya'll. If you haven't seen the live video that one of our fans shot with her digital camera from this show, click the link at the bottom of this page!
So, now it's time for SMD to get a bit of biz done in the coming months and we want you to know about it. So, what are up to for the rest of July, August and part of Sept?
First off we have to announce that Bill Anderson, drummer for SMD is GETTIN HITCHED!!!! Congrats Bill! You picked a winner with Kelly. Bill and his finance, Kelly Murphy, will tie the knot on Saturday, August 22nd. Here's to an awesome wedding and a great start to an incredibly long life together. You both rock!
But, before Mr. Bill takes off to his wedding and honeymoon bliss, SMD is going to start recording our next EP, due out no later than Novemeber of this year. That's right! It will be a six song EP and it will be a bit more edgy of a recording than our first album. We are really looking forward to starting this project together and can't wait to let you guys hear it!! Keep posted to this page and our other sites for more updates.
But that's not all!! SMD will be taking new band photos in the next month and they should appearing on this site and our other sites as well by mid September!! So, keep checkin in on that as well!!
But wait!! WE STILL AREN'T FINISHED!! SMD will be revamping their current band webpage, www.slowmotiondriver.com, in the next few months. We will let cha know when it is all finished so you can check that out as well. Basically...keep checkin' in on us from time to time!!
New stuff is a comin'!!!!So, why all the biz stuff? Well, now that SMD FINALLY has four commited members, we really want to start making things spin for us and for everyone that digs us. We want to play out more, create more, leave Boston and come to your local establishments in your hometowns!! We want to be a hard workin' and fun lovin' rock band! But, before we can do that we need to get these few things up and rolling so that our music, image and media represent what SMD has become and where we are today. If you haven't been to one of our shows in awhile then you may not realize just how much we've changed, for the betta!! And guess what?? We are going to keep getting better and you can't stop us!!! Don't worry. We know you won't even try. Why stop awesome rock and roll??
That's enough for now. Make sure to check out the video from last weeks show on youtube. Just click on the link below.
Be seein' ya'll in September!!
Brent, Tom, Bill and Kevin
April 2009
Hey everyone!
We have an exciting announcement to make about SMD! We finally have a FULL TIME GUITARIST for the band and he is awesome! His name is KEVIN O'SHAUGHNESSY and we think, when you get the opportunity to hear him, you'll agree that he is as perfect of fit as we could have ever asked for with the band! Thanks again to BRIAN JOYCE for sitting in for us for the past 5 months. Brian rocks as well and we'll miss him and his creative influences. We will be posting Kevin's bio and picture as our new guitarist on our myspace and web-site in the next week.
So, what does this mean?? Well, now we have four dedicated musicians that are willing to put in the extra time required to finally get this project OFF THE GROUND!!! (It's about damn time!!!) We are taking the next month off for some serious intensive rehearsal time to get Kevin up to speed on all of our current and new tunes. We should be up and running for shows by mid May! (YES!!) So, STAY POSTED and keep checking in. Shows will be added soon!
Keep rockin kids!
SMDMarch 2009
Hey Everybody!!!!!
First of all, you all are the shit! Wow!!! What a great show last weekend at BILL'S BAR in Boston! Out of this World!! Hey. It pays to play on a weekend. Over 250 heads came out to that show and half of them were SMD fans!! Thanks for an incredible night of rock and roll. Hopefully we lived up to your expectations!
So, we're guessing you're wondering what's next? Well, you all may know that Brian Joyce is moving on and so we are auditioning guitarist. It's really hard to find someone these days that is truly an awesome guitar player and can live up to previous SMD guitarists Liam Bliven and Brian Joyce. We have some exceptional prospects and, to be honest, it's damn exiciting! That's all we can say. Hopefully we will have the postion filled in the next week and be up and running for shows by mid May. No, let's correct that. WE WILL BE up and running by mid May. Can't wait!Thanks again for all your continued support. We will let you know about our next show as soon as it comes available. Until then, listen to Liquid, our Debut CD and you if you don't have it...BUY IT!!! There are links on this site, or you can go to iTunes and search SLOW MOTION DRIVER. The album...LIQUID!!!
Keep rockin kiddos!!
SMD
February 2009
Hello to everyone!
So last week we had a really fun show at the music club Church here in Boston. Unfortunately the weather gods were not with us and so most of you decided to stay home. Hey, we don't blame you. It was really a horrible, cold and wet night. However, to the few of you that did attend our SNOW SHOW, I hope had as an incredible night, because we did! Needless to say, THAT SHOW KICKED ASS!!! All three band SMD, Gold Star Morning and, driving in all the way from the Cape, The Commonwealth, (you fellas rock!) well, there's no other way to say it...we absolutely ripped up the evening!! Then, after all was said and done, we all got drunk together ta boot!!! So, for the other two bands, hats off! You guys kick serious butt. And for all the few attendees, thanks you SO MUCH FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!
On to new stuff!! For everyone who hasn't, or even has been to an SMD show lately, our next show is an absolute must! On MARCH 14TH we will make our first appearance at BILL'S BAR on Lansdowne Street in Boston and it's going to be an absolutely, not even pullin' your lil' chains, an off the wall evening. We are playing with two incredible bands. We'll open the show, then we'll be followed by Val Emmich out of NYC and the night will end with one of Boston's best known pop rock bands, McAlister Drive!! (If you watch the show Ugly Betty on ABC then you may already know Val Emmich. He is currently Betty's next door neighbor and love interest! Woo hoo!) This show is scheduled to...SELL OUT...at least 2 weeks before the show date. So GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!! Where? The best place and most affordable is from an SMD band member (that being Brent, Bill, Tom or Brian). You can reach us here or at our myspace or email us at SLOWMOTOINDRIVER@COMCAST.NET. Do it now! Trust us. This show is going to be sick!
That's all for now. Can't wait to See you on March 14th at Bill's Bar!
~SMD
January 2009
Hey Everybody!!!
If you didn't make it out to our last show of 2008 at The Middle East Upstairs you missed a damn fine night of rock music! Everything went off without a hitch and a great turn out to boot! Thanks to everyone who did make it out and for those of you who didn't, don't worry. We are back in the the saddle for 2009 with a ton of awesome new additions to SMD!!! We're not going to go any further than that for now, but I will say that some of these additions will start at our first show of the year on Jan. 28th, at CHURCH!! Three great bands and an awesome night of letting your hair down is no doubt going to ensue!! Put it on your calendars now and we'll see ya there!
Here is to everyone having an amazing Holiday Season and New Year! We look forward to rockin' out with ya'll real soon!!
SMD
December 2008
Hey everyone,
If you haven't heard already we have signed on for one more show in 2008!! We are playing The Middle East Upstairs on Wednesday, December 17th! We go on at 9:30PM and it should be and awesome night. Come start the Holidays early with a good ole SMD show. We promise to tickle your little ears with some new tunes and tease you with our lollypops while on stage! That's right, I said lollypops. This is all Bill's idea. Really.
See ya then!
SMD
October 2008
Hey Everyone!
Just a quick shout out to all of ya that came out and supported us last week at our TT's show! It was a good time had by all, to say the least! The premier of not only our new guitarist, Brain Joyce (who completely ripped it up, we must say!), but also the premier of TWO NEW TUNES!! What a great response to all the new things that are happening with SMD!!
So hey, if you missed the show, don't panic! We have another right around the corner. THURSDAY, NOV 6, 2008 AT CLUB BOHEMIA (downstairs at the Cantab in Cambridge). This is really a fun venue to see us play so we hope all of you can make it out! Oh yeah, we'll premier yet another new tune at this show so make sure you don't miss it!!
See ya guys then,
Brent, Bill, Tom and Brian
September 2008
So we have lots of news to tell, so listen up!
Well, hopefully we've covered it all. New things.á Change is good!!!áá We can't wait to see you all in October. Rock on!
- If you haven't noticed, our Club Bohemia show has been rescheduled to a later date.á It is now on Thursday Novemeber 6th.á Check our main page for all the details.
- Unfortunately, we have some bad news.á Long time guitarist for SMD, Liam Bliven, has gone his seperate way and is no longer with the band.á We wish Liam and his family all the best and truly thank him for his incredible contribution to this project.á His laid down some sick tracks on our debut album, Liquid, with incredible skill and musicianship.ááWe are gonna miss ya, kiddo!
- Good news!á SMD has a new guitarist!!á We would like to introduce Mr. Brian Joyce!!á (Some of you may know Brian from the band, Anomopoly.)á Without a doubt Brian is going toácontribute a great deal to this project.á Thanks Brian for taking up the reins.
- So now what?!?á Well, we've kinda of been out of the loop so to speak for the last few months while we worked through some very important band issues. Now it's all behind us and everything has turned out for the best, for everyone!á INCLUDING YOU!!á SMDáis spending more quality time together and we've been very busy writing and creating new material!!á YES!!!á So what does this mean?...
- OUR OCTOBER 1ST SHOW AT TT THE BEAR'S IS GOING TO BE LOADED WITH NEW TUNES!!á Some of these songs are without a doubt the most creative tunes to come out of us, EVER!!!!á Trust me when we say you're not going to want to miss this one!!á Plus, it's Brian's debut with the band and you aren't going to believe your ears when you hear his contribution!
Brent, Bill, Tom and Brian
July 2008
Hey Everyone!
We really hope you can make it out to our next show!!á We are going to premier TWO NEW TUNES at TT the Bears on JULY 30TH!!!!á (For more details click on the SHOWS tab at the top of this page) Yep.á It's time for some new sounds and if you are attending you are going to hear some amazing and creative tunes!!á DON'T MISS OUT!!!
Also,á STUFF AT NIGHT!!!á If you live in Boston and haven't checked out this weeks STUFF AT NIGHT you may be surprised to find something in there about our lead singer Brent and the amazing band áSMD!!!!!!!á Check it out!! STUFF AT NIGHT (click any of the links and scroll down a little bit to see Brent).
See you guys on the 30th!!!
Brent, Bill, Tom and Mr. Lee
June 2008
Hey everybody!
First off thanks a ton for all of you who have come out and supported the band on our last two shows. They where absolutely last minute gigs, but both shows proved to be the best yet. We especially had an awesome time at The Cantab last night. Thanks to all of our old fans that came out and thanks to all of the new ones that have jumped on board the last few months. You rock!!
So on to bigger and better. Our next scheduled show is a pretty big deal and we'd love to have all of the SMD fans we can get to show up!! JULY 13TH AT 3PM!! Put is on your calendars now!!!! It's Upstairs at the Middle East and it's our first BATTLE OF THE BANDS type show. The more people that show up the more chances we have at winning!!! You can contact us here on our myspace to buy tickets (yes, it's a ticketed event and yes, buying tickets in advance will save you $$) or email at slowmotiondriver@comcast.net. We will make sure you get a ticket!!! We also promise NEW TUNES at this gig, so everyone come out and rock on a beautiful summer Sunday afternoon.
That's it for now. We'll keep you posted if any gig pop up before July.
Keep rockin,
Brent, Tom, Bill and Mr. Lee
February 2008
To everyone that came out to Monday's show at The Middle East, Upstairs, YOU TOTALLY ROCK!! áThis is our second off the hook show in a row and it all because of you guys. áAlso, hats off to THE CRINGE and FORGET THE GIRL for smokin' performances as well! áThanks again to all for your continued support and, as usual, keep checking in for future SMD gigs!! áWe are startin' ta pump now!!!
Love ya guys,
Brent, Bill, Tom and Mr. Lee
January 2008
We are still PUMPED UP!!
This is a quick shout out to everyone who came out to support us at TT's this past Tuesday.á Absolutely and awesome time had by all!á This show wasáso rockin'áthanks to all youápumpedáup andáadoring fans!á We love to play for you guys so keep itágroovin' and keep comin' to our shows!!á We are premiering some new tunes in the next few months so stay posted as to when we will be playing out!!
Thanks again for a very memorable evening,
Brent, Bill, Tom and Mr. Lee
January 2008
State Of The Band Address!!!! Hello to all! Just taking a moment to update everyone on what the heck we've been up to since the start of 2008. So, consider this our "State Of The Band Address" for 2008!! Mostly our focus has been on promotion of our new CD, Liquid. You know, reviews, press release, press kit, etc. We are also focusing on getting our butts out on stage a little more this year. (Oh, if you didn't notice, we have a show next Tuesday, 1/29/08, at TT The Bear's Place in Cambridge. Go to our Shows page for more details!) We will be looking not only to gig in Boston, but also venture out to the burbs and beyond! We will post shows on our shows page as soon as they are booked, so keep checking in. The last bit of news is we are currently writing new material!! YES!! Finally, something new! So, be expecting to hear the tracks form the album at live shows as well as some brand new shit!
That's pretty much the news. if you haven't purchased our new CD click on the album art you see around the site. This will direct you to CD Baby where you can purchase a copy online. Also, check us out on Itunes. Just search "Slow Motion Driver" and we'll pop up!!!
Short but sweet. Another goal this year is to update our blog and message board at our web-site more frequently, so check in often.
Hope to see you all at the show on Tuesday! Oh yeah, it's Tommy's birthday so everyone is allowed to spank his ass. Woo Hoo!!
Till then,
Brent, Bill, Tom and Mr. Lee
October 2007
HEY all you SMD FANS!!
Well here we are in October, leaves are changing and falling, soon winter will be upon us( sorry had to say it.) There is NO better way to stay warm this winter with the NEW CD from Slow Motion Driver. That's right it is here and ready to be spun and ROCK your WORLD!!!!.
And as if you could not already notice we have a BRAND NEW website. We hope you enjoy our new slice of the Web world.
Thanks again for all of the support and patience.
Brent, Tom, Bill and LiamApril 30th, 2007
Howdy all you SMD FANATICS!!!
O.K. Let's start out with another apology for taking so long to update this damn page!!! But, the reasons for not updating regularly are great! We are still up to our ever lovin' eyeballs in finishing up the CD and getting it out this summer!! So, bare with us and we'll try to update more frequently. So, for all you wild SMD fans that came out to our April 7th show, thanks for the tremendous support! It was a great turn out, an awesome night of music and we all gotta party it up, ta boot!!! HOO WOO!! For those of you who weren't in attendance you missed the debut of our new song "Liquid." The response to this tune was so positive that we've decided to go back into the studio next month and lay it down and add it to the upcoming CD release. It has also been decided, by the powers that be, that "Liquid" should be the title track to our debut CD!!! This really excites us because this tune is ROCKIN"!!! Yes, it will probably push back our release date to August, but all good things...
Other news! The three demo songs on this site "Alive," "Monster" and 'SMD" have been updated to their newer versions most recently recorded and due out this summer. The same goes for our Myspace tunes. Also on Myspace, we will be changing the "Teaser" tune weekly to let ya'll hear parts of the newer tracks as well. SO GO TO OUR MYSPACE PAGE, NOW!!! Tomorrow the band goes in for a photo shoot. Yes, it's gonna be sexy and I know you can't wait to see them!! Patients, please!!! Be looking for these new band pics in the near future_.
That's it for now! Be looking for more SMD shows coming up this summer! Thanks again for all of the support. We need as much as you can give!!
Brent, Tom, Bill and LiamMarch 28th, 2007
Hey Everybody!!!
Just a quick reminder that we have a show next Saturday night, April 7th, at SKY BAR in Somerville. We should be on at 10PM. It's an early show so you can start your Saturday night off with a little rock and roll!! We'll be playing a number of tunes from our upcoming CD, due out this summer, as well as premiering a brand spankin' new tune entitled..."LIQUID!!!!" With all this excitement there should be a ton o' fun had by all! Check the Shows page for directions and other details.
Hope you make it! Brent, Tom, Bill and Liam