May 17, 1994

i'm starting to feel like making this into a newsletter of sorts, so lets try that design this time..

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*IN THIS ISSUE*

the *UPCOMING GIG* hotline

summary of last gig

personal dirt about the band

available tapes/cds/etc

closing statement

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in upcoming gig news (yes, this is in fact the MEAT of this letter), we will be gracing the glorious stage of the most drink-a-plenty RedRoom in downtown santa cruz this next saturday. we'll be playing first, with the other local-favorite Sandbox closing things down later on. here's that info for those of you who like it separated apart:

who : eden retread & sandbox
when : saturday, may 21st, 10pm
cost : estimated 3-5 buckaroonies.
age : gotta show that 21+ id for this one
where: the redroom, 1003 cedar street, santa cruz ca 95060
directions:

** FROM SAN JOSE (or north of there)

1) get to HWY 17 southbound to santa cruz

2) take the HWY-1 exit once you reach santa cruz (the right one, left is the ocean street exit).

3) go straight through two stop lights (through mission street). The next stop sign will be Walnut. Take a left turn here.

4) Go down about two blocks and you will come to Cedar St. The Red Room is on the corner one block to your left.

** FROM APTOS (or south of there)

1) get to HWY 1 north

2) stay on it until it loops around and merges with 17

3) follow from (2) above

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well, the last gig was ... interesting. we performed our 3 newest songs plus one from the cd (solar, inkwell, savannah, MCDS) and finished just under the 20minute cut-off time. the crowd was very (*very*) light throughout the entire event, so at least there wasn't much pressure. we felt like we played well, and got contacted by one of the judges afterwards for a promo pack. alas, nothing has come of that (yet). out of the four semi-finalists, there was one which sort of represented the "alternative/rock" genre, and i'm happy to tell you that fellow psuedo-computer-folk-band the whistle pigs took the bill there. it was clear the judges liked them as they audibly chuckled during the break in "cecil" where the song becomes mostly smacking noises and general sound effects of a squirrel. if you're interested in hearing more of the band, you can mail fatboy@cats.ucsc.edu, check em out online in IUMA, or keep your eyes peeled for other shows of their's in town.

in other news, rumours abound about the demise of the cactus club, which was stricken by a fire the other day. i don't have any news as to how badly damaged (if at all) it was, but it'd be a shame to see it go away... esp since we should have been playing there again soon!

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ah! at last, the personal dirt about the band section. this is where i can make up outrageous gossip like.... "Rob's hair GROWS INTO THE SHAPE OF ELVIS!!" well, sometimes the truth will have to cut it...

lesse.... rob continues to search for that state of bliss with the "ultimate guitar tone" and is currently swapping out his cabinet for all varieties. at last note, he had settled on a mesa cabinet.

sean is dressing hipper and hipper at each gig, searching for that *perfect* stage outfit. hey, bring a donation to him at the next gig and maybe he'll *sweat* on it!

glenn and jon (hey, that's ME) have moved into the blissful house in the mountains along with two other fine individuals and expect to use their joint musical equipment to create the optimal recording studio.

and that brings us to ....

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... available tapes/cds/etc!

so, you sit there and say to yourself "hey, i really dig that regressive booty groove thang of eden retread... but.... WHERE CAN I GET MORE?"

well, wonder no longer, because you *can't*. well, at least not yet. (did i scare you?) we're in the tail end of our recording of 8 more songs on aforementioned recording equipment, the prime piece of which is a tascam da-88 8track digital deck. if all goes well, advance copies of the new tape will be available at the red room show, though it may contain just the newest 3 songs; inkwell, savannah, and solar. no doubt, upon reading this, you will begin eyeing that blank space in your music collection with growing annoyance.

but wait! what's that you say? you lost your copy of the cd? you have 20 friends who love it so much and want their own copy? your mom works for a record distributer and wants to distribute them?

have no fear, we still have plenty of copies of our first work, mischivious bourgeois zoo mind thieves available for the shockingly reasonable price of $5 direct from the band. they are also available at between $5 and $10 from the following local record stores:

Beat City - Santa Cruz, CA USA

Cymbaline - Santa Cruz & Capitola, CA USA

The Basement - Santa Cruz, CA USA

The Wherehouse - Capitola, CA USA

Tower Records - Campbell, CA USA

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this brings us to the end of this diversion from doing something about the growing pile of work that sits in front of me. i am sorry to say that i don't have any cohesive inspiration from above to share with you at this time, but i will tell you this:

if you know of anyone who wishes to be added to the eden retread online mailing list, please have them mail me (jonl@hal.com) and i'll take care of 'em right away. (no, i *don't* mean kill them and dispose of the body).

for those of you with WWW access, make sure to check out our home page. the url is: http://klinzhai.iuma.com/eden-retread/index.html and it contains all sorts of goodies, which i'll leave for you to discover on your own...

ta ta,
--jon, for the rest of the boyz in za band

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Eden Retread Newsletter - May 17, 1994