July 25, 2010
Well well well….it’s been awhile. who knows who’s reading this. are you there? hi.
The band is doing well. i’m doing well. we’re working in the studio on a new record.
For what it’s worth, i thought i’d explain that i’ve momentarily lost the drive to consistently update the webpage, facebook, myspace, twitter, etc etc.
I’ve discovered that maintaining oneself on the web is a job unto itself. and in certain ways, i feel like the time i give to being on the internet cuts into my musical explorations and overall life experience. i know it’s fashionable to take advantage of the internet as a source for self-promotion and band news/updates/etc. but i’m currently burned out on it. maybe it’s my loss that i’m not doing video diaries every day or doing cover songs to get people’s attention. call me old-fashioned…...i guess i am.
What could be said is: we’re off the road. we’re at home….living. i spent a few days with the band at the Terrarium in Northeast Minneapolis, tracking drums with local engineer Paul Marino and his friend Joseph Logsdon. We had a real nice time and i’m certain we got some good tracks in there. But damn it was exhausting. On my day off, I couldn’t get of the couch. And I didn’t even play the drums!
So yeah. if you’re out there and you like the Jason Shannon Band, just know that I’m thankful for that and the band is in the musical laboratory concocting the next chapter and getting ready to put it out into the world. otherwise, we’re living life just like you. duh.
enjoy the ride…...
—js
