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LATEST NEWS
CD Baby Temporarily Out of Stock!
27th May 2008
Due to a sudden demand for Twenty Stories Below - The Blind Melon Tribute Album, CD Baby (USA) are currently out of stock.
"Since the release of Blind Melon's much anticipated new album 'For My Friends', there has also been a sudden interest from Blind Melon fans wanting to get their hands on Twenty Stories Below, which is fantastic but unexpected" said Mark of YakMusic.
More copies have been sent to CDBaby to meet demands.
Those
wanting to purchase the album can reserve their copy HERE and an notification email will be sent out when they arrive.
KURT VATLAND'S NEW BAND: THE.GUN.BIRD!
20th May 2008
Kurt Vatland will be flying to Minneapolis to begin work on his new band "The.Gun.Bird."
After a few months writing in succlusion in Houston Texas via corraspondance with Ross Caliguri (Mpls), things fell into place.
Kurt said "I'm headed there to make a record and then tour back home to San Diego/Los Angeles. I will keep you updated throughout the summer on our progress with the album and all that. Im Very Excited about this, its two years in the making.. should be amazing!"
Check out their myspace page and become a friend on their friends list so you can be informed as to when the new album tracks will be available to preview:
www.myspace.com/thegunbird
More updates on the other Tribute Artists soon!
BLAST FROM THE PAST: BLIND MELON PLAY THE METRO AGAIN!
19th May 2008
In a blast from the past, Blind Melon played at the Metro once again on 15th May 2008.
Guitarist Christopher Thorn added "…last night we played The Metro in Chicago. The last time we played the Metro was with Shannon 13 years ago. I had one of those heavy moments onstage when I felt so grateful to be back in this band. You guys have been so good to us and I really want to thank you. I never in a million years thought I would get a chance to play these songs for you again."
Setlist:
Galaxie
2 x 4
Toes Across The Floor
For My Friends
Soup
Drive
Paper Scratcher
Sleepyhouse
I Wonder
Last Laugh
Wishing Well
Change
Hypnotized
Skinned
Cheetum Street
Wilt
No Rain
Mouthfull Of Cavities
The Pusher
encore:
Time
Photo by Joel Berk.
Upcoming Shows:
May 20 2008: Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio
May 22 2008: The Machine Shop, Flint, Michigan
May 23 2008: Headliners (Center Stage), Toledo, Ohio
May 24 2008: Summer Camp 2008 at 3 Sisters Park, Chillicothe, Illinois
May 25 2008: Rib America Food & Music Festival, St Louis, Missouri
May 28 2008: The Dame, lexington, Kentucky
May 29 2008: Monkey Bar, Huntington, West Virginia
May 30 2008: Bogart’s, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jun 13 2008: Jubilee! Jam, Jackson, Mississippi
Jun 26 2008: Alive At Five, Stamford, Connecticut
Aug 30 2008: Summerfest Grounds/ Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Aug 31 2008: Rib America Food and Music Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota
PRE-ORDER BLIND MELON'S NEW ALBUM NOW!
13th April 2008
Preorder the NEW Blind Melon album, "For My Friends", and receive a limited edition T-shirt, Blind Melon sticker, "For My Friends" CD and a digital download of the album. Everything will be shipped on the release date, April 22, and the digital download will be sent to the email address provided so you can begin enjoying the album the day of the release (April 22)! You better act FAST though, there's only 500 available!!
PREORDER HERE!!!
Check Out Blind Melon's New Video for Wishing Well - the first single off the new album!
DAVID AARON RELEASES ROCK HOOD VIDEO!
20th February 2008
David Aaron, who featured on Twenty Stories Below - The Blind Melon Tribute Album covering Blind Melon's Life Aint So Shitty, has just released a video to his new catchy single Rock Hood.
Check it out below:
FIRST BIRTHDAY TSHIRT WINNERS
15th February 2008
YakMusic would like to congratulate the following people:
Jase McLeod, ON, Canada
Nic Lyn, FL, USA
Stephen Jones, WA, Australia
Each of these lucky people recently purchased a Tribute Album via CDBaby and were drawn out of the hate to win a Tribute Tshirt from our Tshirt Store. It'll be in the post soon, guys!
Thanks to everyone who entered!!
YAKMUSIC SADDENED BY PASSING OF JOE RUDDY (SPIDER)
31st January 2008
YakMusic has just been informed that Spider Bass Player Joe Ruddy passed away of Cancer on Sunday 13th January 2008, at the very young age of 31.
Spider Guitarist Rob Bradley told us "Spider's cover of 'Mouthful of Cavaties' was selected to a mourning crowd of some 150 people who were in attendance at the funeral. Joe is survived by his wife, Jessica Winterstein and their unborn child. Family and friends have been coming together in strength and sympathy for one another."
A tribute to Joe's music can be found at http://www.reverbnation.com/joeruddy and features several Spider demos and live takes, alongside his other musical works - of which a vast amount is yet to be archived.
More details and memories of Joe can be found on the tribute site http://www.joeruddy.org.uk
Our deepest thoughts and sympathy go out to all of Joe's family & friends during this very difficult time.
20th January 2008
Hello everyone, I hope you had a fantastic new year!
It's 2008 and here's a quick update on what some of the Blind Melon Tribute Artists have been getting up to, so far this year...
Jena Kraus:
Jena has recently added two beautiful acoustic tracks, blending her amazing voice and raw guitar - much in the same spirit as her version of Tickled Pink on Twenty Stories Below. Check out Heaven & I'm Not Afraid on Jena's Myspace Page now! You won't be disappointed! We sure do hope she plans to release an e.p or album in the near future! Fingers crossed, aye?
The Velmas :
As always the Velmas have been keeping themselves busy and will be recording a new music video soon.
On their myspace blog they posted "so, the live-action has been filmed for the Tell Her I Love Her video. this weekend, we're aiming to finish up the "storyline" footage. we're meeting up at the bayou cafe downtown New York around 9:30 or so. if you want to be an extra of some sort, that'd be your last chance. hope to see some of you there!"
Also check out this live performance of Sun, played at Northern Lights late last year HERE!
Audience Earth (formerly known as Flames of Troy) :
Apart from the recent band name change, Audience Earth have been working away at a new E.P named "Backgrounds".
You can check out cool new music on their myspace page, that could well feature on the E.P
Yakmusic highly recommends you check out their rocking instrumental 'The Journey' - which certainly does take you on one!
David Aaron:
David has been keeping him very busy creatively, and recently added a new song on his myspace page called Rock Hood. Check it Out!
It's a very catchy gem and really shows David's broad musical talents.
About Rock Hood, he said "Im tweaking the mix and re-doing vocals so im going to keep uploading it until its finally done. I'm working on a video for the song as well. Its in process. Yall let me know what u think of the song. be good. rock hood!"
MoeDeLL:
MoeDeLL has been playing a heap of shows around Minnesota and last heard, has been finishing off his album, hopefully for release this year, we'll keep you posted! MoeDeLL also has another new project called Nelson Flavor. Check out their groove/funk collections HERE!
Jamie Shields:
YakMusic had a quick catch up with Jamie and this is what she told us:
1) What have been some of Jamie Shields highlights of 2007?
My highlights of the year vary from everything from my graduation from college (finally!) writing new music (I have a new song called "Lover's Boots"), and of course, the biggest highlight (something I've been wanting to do for about 14 or 15 years), MEETING BLIND MELON AND SEEING THEM LIVE! Of course, it's not the same without Shannon but I respect every member of that band. They have all influenced me greatly with their music and meeting them was an incredible experience that I will cherish always.
2) What are some of Jamie Shields' aspirations for 2008?
I recently played an excellent show on January 2nd in NYC The line-up was fantastic. St. Louis native prodigy, Casey Reid performed, as well as NYC's Peculiar Gentlement, who's music ranges all over the charts and gets the body and mind pumping. As for personal aspirations with my music, I plan on writing more songs and playing the occasional gig :)
Stay Tuned for Another Update Soon!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWENTY STORIES BELOW !
15th December 2007
The tribute album was released one year ago today! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this album for the past year and the fantastic reviews and comments from fans around the world! Also a big kudos' out to Vincent & the gang from the Blind Melon Forum who have supported this project in a big way! And of course, the boys of Blind Melon too! Thank you!
As mentioned in our last update, we are selling the album at a discounted price on CDBaby and all purchases from now till February 15th 2008 will go in the draw to win one of three tribute tshirts!
ALL THE INFO CAN BE SEEN HERE!!
TWENTY STORIES TURNS ONE ON DECEMBER 15th!
25th November 2007
Well...a year has flown by and the tribute album celebrates it's one year anniversary on December 15th!
And to celebrate, YakMusic is selling the album through CDbaby at a discounted price of $12 U.S dollars!
Every order made through CDBaby will go into the draw to win one of three tribute tshirts (from the Twenty Stories Below TShirt Store). Winners to be announced on February 15th 2008!
Hurry! Order your copy today! The album will make a fantastic christmas present for that special someone!
ALL THE INFO CAN BE SEEN HERE!!
NEW BLIND MELON TOUR VIDEO RELEASED !
21st November 2007
In anticipation of Blind Melon's 2nd tour leg (to begin in a few days time on the East Coast of the U.S.A), the band have released a Tour Video showing highlights of their 1st leg which began in Early October.
More Info about the tour available on Blind Melon's Myspace page!
TWENTY STORIES BELOW PRIZE PACK WINNER ANNOUNCED!
31st October 2007
To celebrate the opening of the TShirt Store recently, we held a month long Prize Pack Competition where one lucky punter could win themselves a copy of Twenty Stories Below - The Blind Melon Tribute Album, a T-Shirt and a Mouse Pad, simply by answering this very simple question:
Question: Who is the new lead vocalist for Blind Melon?
Answer: Travis T Warren (of course!)
We had over a hundred entries and only one lucky person was drawn from the hat!
Congratulations to Katherine Guy from Ontario Canada for winning the Twenty Stories Below Prize Pack!
Your prize will be in the post soon!
Thanks to everyone who entered and do make sure you pop over the the TSHIRT STORE and pick up something for yourself!
BLIND MELON ANNOUNCE FIRST OF 2ND LEG TOUR DATES
29th October 2007
Nov 27 Lancaster, PA 8:00PM @ The Chameleon
http://www.chameleonclub.net/
Nov 28 Falls Church, VA 8:00PM @ State Theatre
http://tickets.thestatetheatre.com/default.asp?SearchText=blind+melon&Go=Go
Nov 30 Charlotte, NC 8:00PM @ Tremont Music Hall
http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&performance_id=669629
Dec 3 Atlanta, GA 8:00PM @ Masquerade
http://www.masq.com/home_page.php
Dec 5 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 8:00PM @ Culture Room
Tickets on sale through Ticketmaster Fri. Nov. 2nd at 10am
Dec 6 St. Petersburg, FL 8:00PM @ The State Theatre
Dec 7 Tallahassee, FL 8:00PM @ The Beta Bar
http://www.thebetabar.com/index.htm
Click HERE to read a recent Gig review by billboard.com's Greg Prato.
Also, Kurt Vatland will be the performing CA gigs:
Oct 29 2007 San Diego, CA @ Dublin Square
Nov 5 2007 Hollywood, CA @ The Cat Club (18 plus/21 to drink)
Nov 18 2007 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick "Acoustic Alliance Show"
Nov 29 2007 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
NICO HOON JOINS BLIND MELON ON STAGE FOR 7th SHOW IN CHICAGO
16th October 2007
Blind Melon fans lucky enough to get along to the Double Door in Chicago for Blind Melon's 7th tour concert on the night of October 16th will have a concert experience they will never forget.
After the band blasted out a few old tunes such as Galaxie, Toes Across the Floor & Soup and a few new tunes such as For My Friends & Tumblin' Down, singer Travis Warren welcomed Nico Hoon on stage to the huge delight of the Chicago audience.
Nico, now 12 years old and looking much like her father, sang Change with the band, and was invited back on stage at the end of the gig to help Travis sing No Rain.
After the concert, Mario Pereira (in pics below), the owner of Shannon Hoon's old 63' Galaxie which featured on the cover of Twenty Stories Below, meet up with Blind Melon, Nico, Lisa and Nel Hoon and had everyone sign under the hood of the Galaxie. Brad added the words "Blind Melon. Shannon Lives!"
It was fantastic for all fans to see the love first hand on stage. Blind Melon continue to celebrate the Shannon Hannon legacy everytime they play on stage, and tonight was certainly no exception...
Check out the audio from both of Nico's performances on the night (right click/save as) here:
Blind Melon (featuring Nico Hoon) - Change
Blind Melon (featuring Nico Hoon) - No Rain (encore)
RENZO PLAYING IN TRIBUTE TO SHANNON HOON & THE TSHIRT STORE IS OPEN!
15th October 2007
Rami Renno from Empriente Galactique, who covered a memorable version of Drive on Twenty Stories Below, has a new band called Renzo. They will be performing for the fist time ever in Shawinigan, Québec, on October 20th.
"As you may havenoticed, we're playing on a mythical night. It marks the anniversary on one of the saddest event the music world suffered as far as I'm concerned." said Rami.
Renzo has posted a version of "All that I need"on their myspace page that was recorded last year as a tribute to the late Shannon Hoon. Renzo will be playing the song for the first time as a band on that night too. The October 20th setlist will include many of their own songs as well as covers from top bands of the modern rock era.
Check out Renzo's MySpace page at www.myspace.com/renzomusique for more info!
In other news, the Twenty Stories Below Tshirt Store is now open! Click HERE to enter.
YakMusic would like to remind people that this isn't a money making venture, only simply another means as to get the name of the tribute album out in the public eye. As well as a large variety of Men's and Women's Tee Shirts, the store also sells unique mousepads, buttons/badges & baby's bibs!
Support the album, the tribute artists and the music of Blind Melon and order your Tshirt today!
It'll be great to see people in the crowd wearing these shirts at future Blind Melon concerts ;)
Thanks again for the support!
BLIND MELON ARE BACK! PICS & INFO OF THEIR FIRST GIG!
8th October 2007
The Blind Melon Forum will soon be flooded with numerous lucky Blind Melon fans posting their first experiences of the new Blind Melon lineup playing their first gig in 12 years tonight.
Because of the time difference, I was lucky enough to be one of the first to see the pics uploaded and a huge review posted by a Blind Melon Forum member Keith who was one of many lucky concert goers who went along to see Blind Melon play in Rhode Island @ Decibel at Club Hell.
As Keith explains in his lengthy review, "They kicked right into Galaxie without a word. It was if 12 years of pent of aggression were stored up in all of them and they just let it all out. Let me say this right now - Travis is fucking legit. He nailed everything the whole night and it started right off the bat with Galaxie. I have pics and video to prove all this but you can take my word for it!"
Blind Melon played 12 old tracks and 6 new songs in their setlist - encoring with Mouthful of Cavaties, Pusher and the ripped away and original versions of No Rain.
For the entire review and all the full size pics (and a VIDEO of Galaxie just added!), check out the following threads:
THE REVIEW THREAD
THE PICS & VIDEO THREAD
Thanks again to Keith for the fantastic work - especially in the early hours of the morning!
TRIBUTE BAND UPDATES!
7th October 2007
Kurt Vatland will be hitting the recording studio on Oct 3rd for a week to lay some tracks down with Producer Micheal Strub in Chino, CA. Michael will be putting Kurt up in his house/studio so he can get as much done possible before Kurt heads back to San Diego. Michael believes strongly in Kurt's music and Kurt stated "I must say I am glad to have him at the helm in the recording process. I am living the dream so I plan to take full advantage of his knowledge/ talent with the recording, as well as from an industry point of view."
Best of luck to Kurt Vatland during his sessions. We look forward to hearing the final recordings in the near future. Check out Kurt's myspace site for a live acoustic version of She's a Devil.
In other tribute band news, Flames of Troy are currently well into the process of self-recording/producing a new EP "Backgrounds" . The Track listing and release date/availability will be posted soon, along with a few other surprises, so check back for updates!
MoeDeLL is playing the following upcoming shows in Minnesota. Check out his myspace site for dates/more info.
The Velmas have recently finished recording a new music video for Tell Her I Love Her. Keep an eye on their website for this! As soon as YakMusic has news, we will post the link! The Velmas are also still in 4th place in the Alternative Charts on Clearchannelmusic.com! They are also in 5th place in the "Hit" charts, and 6th in "Rock". Keep listening to "Tell Her I Love Her" to get them even higher in the charts and give them a chance to get picked up on "real" Clear Channel radio stations: clearchannelmusic.com/cc-common/artist_submission/all.html?gen=19
Empriente Galactique have posted a video for their song Avec Loulou on YouTube. Click here to check it out. It's a gem of a track and the music video shows the band having alot of fun with the song.
In other news, Blind Melon have posted another new song on their myspace page. The song is called Last Laugh and further displays Blind Melon's impressive rise back into the spotlight.
WEBSITE ISSUES
25th September 2007
We were experiencing issues with our website today - Some fans couldn't get onto the website or were experiencing old index pages in the past 12 or so hours. The website is back up and running again as per normal. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
WIN A TWENTY STORIES BELOW PRIZE PACK!
12th September 2007
To celebrate the opening of the TShirt Store later this month, one lucky punter can win a copy of Twenty Stories Below - The Blind Melon Tribute Album, a T-Shirt (White Mens Tee or Woman's fitted Tee) and a Mouse Pad (Black or Red Design), simply by answering this very simple question:
Who is the new lead vocalist for Blind Melon?
Email your Name, Address, Shirt Size & Red or Black Preferred Mousepad to us HERE!
Only one entry per person per email. Winner is drawn & announced on October 31st 2007.
BLIND MELON ANNOUNCE FIRST SHOWS & POST NEW SONG/VIDEO!
2nd September 2007
Blind Melon, whom are loaded with new songs from their upcoming album, have announced new shows in the U.S
According to Blind Melon's myspace page, the dates & venues are as follows:
Oct 7 8:00P Decibel at Club Hell Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 9 8:00P Canal Room New York, New York
Oct 11 8:00P The Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 13 8:00P The Basement Columbus, Ohio
Oct 14 8:00P Howard’s Club H Bowling Green, Ohio
Oct 16 8:00P Double Door Chicago, Illinois
Oct 18 8:00P The Canopy Urbana, Illinois
Oct 19 8:00P Frankie’s Inner-City Toledo, Ohio
Oct 20 8:00P Diesel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 22 8:00P Harper’s Ferry Allston, MA
Rogers Stevens has added
"We're going to do another 2-3 weeks at the end of November into December, either out west or in the southeast. There may be some shows added to this run too, we're just waiting to find out."
Blind Melon have also added a new clip of the band in the studio. The clip features the new song 'Sometimes' which has also been released on their myspace site to preview. For a direct link to the 3 minute clip on YouTube - CLICK HERE!
New Blind Melon Song, Kurt's getting his band together & The Holy Crabs have new songs on MySpace!
15th August 2007
Wow! There's been alot going on in the Blind Melon circles!
First of all, those Melon boys have been working hard towards releasing the new highly anticipated Blind Melon album late this year - their first release (of new tracks) since Blind Melon's 1996 b-sides collection Nico.
If you head over to Blind Melon's myspace page, you can hear brand new tracks including the recently added track named Wishing Well
It's gem of a track, with some clever guitar licks throughout, and Travis' vocals hitting some fantastic notes!
Blind Melon have also posted their video Harmful Belly on YouTube! Click on the image Below!
Blind Melon is certainly in good shape, and the world is their oyster! Hold tight!
In other news, Kurt Katland (who with Rochester Band Defuze) covered PULL on Twenty Stories Below, has just sent YakMusic an update on his mission to form a new band!
Kurt says "As well playing a solo acoustic show in downtown San Diego on August 27th I am hard at work. We have yet to land a name but Chris McCurdy (drums) and I have now added Pat Bagby (guitar) and Davey "Fish" Cadava (bass) and have already co written a few tunes as a whole collective band, along with the tunes Chris and I have already been working on.
There is a definite, unique, signature style being born out of our collected jams in way that has a melodic hard rock meeting the blues in a grungy kinda way-but thats putting music into a real cracker box. Musically: big show onslaught with the same style rough edges that make you love your favorite dive bar.
The idea is to have it up and running in early November.. but we will see, I hate to speculate on how much time anything takes, there is much to get done in the meantime. Stay posted on my site myspace.com/kurtvatland"
The Holy Crabs, who covered Letters From a Porcupine on the Blind Melon Tribute Album, have also been busy working on getting together a brand new album, with 3 of their new original songs posted on their Myspace Page!
The new Holy Crabs songs are: Ten Years Ago, I'm the One, and Train.
All songs are very catchy and very souful! Check them out now!
CD Baby is currently out of stock - More Copies Being Shipped Today
13th August 2007
Just a quick note to inform you that CDBaby is currently out of stock of our album. We have more copies being sent to them as I type this update :)
If you do need to order a copy immediately, please order from the Tribute Website, otherwise you can simply reserve your copy with CDBaby and they will inform you when copies have arrived.
Thanks again for the support,
Mark
YakMusic
MORE ROGER REVIEWS & UPCOMING GIGS & OTHER STUFF!
17th July 2007
Hi Guys and Gals!
It's been a long time between updates but we have some various news that you might be interested in!
First up, Blind Melon guitarist Rogers Stevens has just reviewed another 3 more tracks from Twenty Stories Below.
Rogers has been a very busy busy man since the announcement of the Blind Melon Revival. He has been in and out of the studio & dealing with other band necessities, which is fantastic for all Melon fans! We really appreciate Rogers taking the time out to do these individual reviews.
CLICK HERE to check out the Rogers Tribute Review Page.
Tshirts!
Yep! They're coming! We had to put them on hold until we had some graphics finalised. I'm hoping to have these up selling by the end of August! Watch this space!
Kurt Vatland has sent me a quick band update:
"I will be headlining the Acoustic Showcase hosted by www.listenlocalsd.com (San Diego) downtown in the Gaslamp District at Dublin Square at 11:30pm on Monday August 27th.
Chris McCurdy (drums) and I are jamming and looking/auditioning for a bassist and lead guitarist now. I am super excited about this project and should have that project up and running sometime this fall."
SuperExtra have a gig coming up on the 27th July at the Roxy in Argentina. Click on the gig poster for details.
MORE TRIBUTE UPDATES!
2nd June 2007
Blind Melon guitarist Rogers Stevens has just reviewed 3 more tracks from Twenty Stories Below.
CLICK HERE to check out the Rogers Tribute Review Page.
The Velmas have announced more shows in New York for the next coming months.
They are as follows:
Jun 2 2007 - Trash Bar - Brooklyn, New York*
Jun 8 2007 - The Bayou Cafe Downtown, Albany, New York
Jun 15 2007 - Bethlehem Community Church, Delmar, New York
Jul 6 2007 - Sport Island Pub, Northville, New York
Jul 15 2007 - Radio Appearance - CAPITAL UNDERGROUND 104.9 WZMR The Edge! Albany, New York
Jul 20 2007 - The New Jillian's, Albany, New York
Aug 3 2007 - Sport Island Pub, Northville, New York
* The Velmas will be rocking out at the Trash Bar in Brooklyn for "The Kids Rock" benefit concert to raise money for kids living with cancer. The proceeds from the show will buy them iPods, CD players and other little toys that you and I take for granted. Try and get along to support a good cause!
MoeDeLL is also keeping himself very busy, playing a bunch of shows in his hometown of Minnesota.
They are as follows:
Jun 2 2007 Fieldhouse Sportsbar (SOLO), Crystal, Minnesota
Jun 3 2007 - The New Delhi (SOLO), Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 6 2007 - Lord Fletcher's (SOLO), Spring Park, Minnesota
Jun 8 2007 - Melvin's (SOLO), Spicer, Minnesota
Jun 13 2007 - The Tav (SOLO), Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Jun 14 2007 - Legends (SOLO), Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 16 2007 - The Blueline (SOLO), Sartell, Minnesota
Jun 20 2007 - DB Searles (SOLO), Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Jun 21 2007 - Lord Fletcher's (SOLO), Spring Park, Minnesota
Jun 22 2007 - DB Searles (MoeDeLL & Shifter Car), Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Jun 23 2007 - Stoney's (SOLO), Rockville, Minnesota
Jun 29 2007 - Melvins (SOLO), Spicer, Minnesota
Jun 30 2007 - The Blueline (SOLO), Sartell, Minnesota
Jul 7 2007 - Fieldhouse Sportsbar (SOLO), Crystal, Minnesota
Jul 28 2007 - DB Searles (MoeDeLL & Shifter Car), Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Sep 1 2007 - Minnesota State Fair (SOLO), St. Paul, Minnesota
Other Tribute Band Updates:
Kurt Vatland is currently in San Diego, CA working on a new project with Chris McCurdy (Cortical) on drums (who Kurt says "is simply amazing"). Kurt will update us on the recordings! Stay Tuned!
The recently re-united Holy Crabs are currently recording/mixing new songs for an upcoming 2007 album release. We, at YakMusic, were lucky enough to hear a sneak preview of these tracks and they really blew us away! Stay tuned for more info on this VERY SOON!
Matt Theberge of 12 Daze, is currently writing his 7th album release. Keep an eye out for more info!
Argentina rock band SuperExtra have been busy playing gigs in build up to their new album release late this year.
Their next upcoming show is on June 11th @ La Castorera, Capital, Argentina
CLICK TO ENLARGE
ROGERS TRIBUTE REVIEW BEGINS.....
20th April 2007
Blind Melon guitarist Rogers Stevens has begun reviewing the tracks from Twenty Stories Below.
CLICK HERE to check out the Rogers Tribute Review.
NOTE: Add this page to your favourites as this page is updated as each track is reviewed over the next few weeks or so)
TWENTY STORIES BELOW - THE TSHIRT STORE *COMING SOON*
20th April 2007
YakMusic is proud to announce the news of a Tshirt Store dedicated to Twenty Stories Below - opening very soon.
"Selling Tshirts with the name of Twenty Stories Below on it can only be beneficial for the Tribute album - it's simply another way we want to get the news of the album out on the streets - it almost works the same as what a Street Team would really" said Mark of YakMusic, "We will have all sorts of Mens & Womens Tshirts mainly in black, white and red plus various things like Buttons, Mouse Pads & Babies Bibs!"
The Store plans to be online in a week.
TRAVIS WARREN SOLO SHOW BRINGS TEARS OF JOY
8th April 2007
New Melon Vocalist Travis T Warren played a solo acoustic show in LA a few days ago.
Rogers Stevens joined Travis on stage and played The Pusher, Sleepyhouse and some of the new songs (Hypnotize, For My Friends and To Spain I Stay).
Rogers wrote the following on the blindmelonforum.com:
"The show was fun. Travis got up and played a few songs before I went up and it was the first time I had a chance to see him perform in front of an audience...it was eye-opening and awesome because he has no fear of being up there. You get the sense that he owns the stage and everyone else is just borrowing it. Anyway, his vocals were spot on. People in the audience were crying when we played "sleepyhouse", so either it was really good or totally horrible. I didn't have a chance to ask them. Also, the crowd was singing the 'goddamms" on 'the pusher' at top volume.
Apologies for being cagey about sending out a show recording. We really want these songs to be presented in the studio versions before any live stuff gets out there. Once the album is released, we're totally cool with taping and all that stuff."
Travis will be playing 2 more acoustic shows on April 17th in San Luis Obispo and another one in LA in May.
DAVID AARON NEW TRACK - IT'S RAINING
7th April 2007
David Aaron, who features on Twenty Stories Below covering Life Aint So Shitty, released a new track called 'It's Raining'.
It's a fantastic gem of a song, with great guitar licks and hot melodies.
Download the mp3 at David Aaron's Artist Profile page or hear it streaming on his Myspace page.
TRIBUTE CONTINUES TO SELL STEADILY
2nd April 2007
Twenty Stories Below continues to sell steadily & comments from Blind Melon fans are still praising the album.
We soon hope to have first reviews from the band themselves which will very exciting for all artists involved.
Stay Tuned!!
If you haven't yet purchased your copy, you can get your copy at CDBaby or in the BUY NOW section of this website.
NEW ARTIST PROFILE - 12 DAZE
1st March 2007
12 Daze, who cover Blind Melon's Glitch which originally appeared on the 1995 release Nico, are the next Artist Profile. Check out the man behind the 12 Daze Music - Matt Theberg.
UPCOMING GIGS
1st March 2007
If any of them are playing in your town, make sure you get along and support them!
SALES, REVIEWS, PROFILES & GIVEAWAYS!
22nd February 2007
Just a quick update on things - sales for the album is still strong - a majority have been selling through CD BABY lately, and the word is really gettting out. Thanks for those who posted reviews ands sent us your thoughts via email!
We really do appreciate the support and kind words!
We are still waiting in the queue's of various websites/magazines to have the album reviewed, so as soon as this happens, we'll get the news out! If anyone has any magazines/websites that you think may be beneficial to spreading the word about this wonderful album, drop me a line at blindmelontribute@gmail.com.
I still have 6 band profiles to come for the Tribute website, and I have not backed down on my word about getting these done! We will put these profiles together as soon as we can! Bear with us! :)
PLUS! We have a great competition coming soon (thanks to the obvious success of Charles' BeeMelon tribute giveaway) - we will have a few Blind Melon Tribute packages to give away - which includes the album and Tee Shirt...stay tuned!
WE WANT CUSTOMER REVIEWS OF THE ALBUM!
13th February 2007
If you are one of many customers who purchased Twenty Stories Below - The Blind Melon Tribute Album recently, we would like to ask you a big favour!
Please visit the Tribute Album CDbaby page and leave your review (at the bottom of the page) and give us your thoughts about the album.
We hope you have alot of positive things to say and we really appreciate everyone's fantastic comments so far :)
Thanks again for your support and make sure you spread the word to all Melon Fans you might know!
Mark
YakMusic
JENA KRAUS - TWO GIGS IN NY
27th January 2007
Jena Kraus, who features on the Twenty Stories Below covering Blind Melon's unreleased track 'Tickled Pink', has a couple of Shows coming up in New York - get along and check it out:
02/09/2007 08:00 PM - Canal Room
285 West Broadway @ Canal, New York, New York - $8
Opening for Rene Lopez
02/14/2007 08:45 PM - Zebulon
258 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11211 - No Cover
Opening for Rene Lopez
MELONHEADS LOVE THE TRIBUTE
24th January 2007
YakMusic has been flooded with fantastic emails from people, who have received their copy of Twenty Stories Below and we have also spotted some good ones on the BlindMelonForums. Here is what Melon Fans have been saying about our album:
"it's such a beautiful tribute to Blind Melon - I'm really impressed.."
"Yay! I got mine today! 
It made my day! It's so cool to hear a Blind Melon tribute!!! Get it!"
"The Samples on the (blindmelontribute.com) site does not do this album justice. Seriously, ya'll need to get a copy of this album. Everyone put a lot of work into this....and it definitely shows!"
"Thank you yakmusic! ! ! THE ENTIRE ALBUM IS GREAT! ! ! What a wonderful product you have put together as a tribute. I will enjoy this for many years! Thank you to all of the artists and people who used their skills to produce this album. It's a great tribute to Blind Melon!"
"I just got my copy!!!! It IS amazing! If you haven't gotten yours yet, I hope you do! It really is a great project"
"The tribute album is a wonderful addition to any Blind Melon Fan's collection. The songs are done in the artists own unique way, it was almost like hearing them again for the first time."
"I love it...my neighbors hate it, but I love it! hahaha!"
"This album really blows me away...Shannon Hoon would be proud!"
"Thanks Fellas at YAK!!! My cd arrived today!! I've gotten through it once....sounds GREAT on 5.1~!!!! I love hearing the tunes in new light, u know?!! Just like finding a new accoustic version or a super long live version of a song...or songs that have Medleys in them...Phew!!! The music could just live forever thata way!! Thanx again guys!"
"I love it, its very unique and very awesome at the same time! The covers arent just "covers" this is a real tribute, every artist put their own spin on the song, its great!"
NEW ARTIST PROFILE ADDED
17th January 2007
Flames of Troy, who appear on the Tribute Album covering Galaxie, are our new artist profile.
Check it out now under the Artists Section.
CDBABY TRACKLISTING CORRECTED
12th January 2007
Thanks to Will from Flames of Troy, the CDbaby Tribute page has been updated with the correct tracklisting.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
KURT VATLAND - LATEST GIGS
11th January 2007
Kurt Vatland, who covers Pull on the Blind Melon Tribute album, is playing a couple of gigs in Minnesota.
They are as follows:
01/24/2007 11:00 PM - The Tav
St.Cloud, Minnesota 56301
With special guest (and co-Blind Melon tribute album artist) MoeDeLL
02/03/2007 10:00 PM - Carmody's
Duluth, Minnesota
With friends The Alrights
NEW ARTIST PROFILE: DAVID AARON
4th January 2007
Brooklyn's David Aaron, who covers Life Aint So Shitty on the Blind Melon Tribute album, is the latest artist profile to be added. The profile also includes a bonus Tribute track, with David Aaron covering the Blind Melon classic Change.
Check it out HERE.
ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE AT CD BABY
3rd January 2007
Twenty Stories Below is now available to order via CD Baby.
The total cost of the album is U.S $12.50 (not including postage & handling), and there is a currently a special 20% discount for bulk ordering.
This option is cheaper than our Website Price for U.S and Canadian buyers but slightly more expensive for the Rest of the World.
The Tribute Album is available HERE.
MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEARS
31st December 2006
YakMusic wishes everyone a Merry Xmas and Happy New Years!
Just a word of warning that some preorders, that have been sent on Dec 15th, may not have reached their destinations because of the mad holiday rush.
Please be patient and hopefully your copy will arrive sometime after the New Years sometime.
NEW ARTIST PROFILE: SUPEREXTRA
17th December 2006
Argentina Rock Band Superextra is the new Band Profile.
Check it out here!
15th December - The Album is released!!
12th December - Final Tracklisting Announced
6th December - Album Cover Released
14th November - Spider London Concert & Video
12th November - Blind Melon - 3 New Songs and a Video
18th October - Easily Amused Artist Profile
24th October - "WE ARE STICKING WITH THE SAME NAME... "
1st October - Tribute Arists Tour Dates and Gigs
26th September - Blind Melon to Reunite?
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