A long slow process

It takes forever, but I've made a little tour progress. We're most likely going to be working with xo publicity for tour press along the way. It's a very good thing. I don't expect many people to come to the shows we play in random towns in the Northwest, but we should amass a bit of regional press as we pass through. This should "establish" Sleepwalk Kid as a real band hopefully. That is, not one of many basement/bar bands in every city in every country in the world. I do believe press is that key.

It will definitely cost money though. If we were a bigger band we could schedule like three shows in three cities and raise the money. But we aren't that band. We haven't made more than $100 at Portland clubs in a night. So it may take some work. On top of that we have two studio sessions approaching. It's going to be great though. Especially at Type Foundry, which is confirmed. We have some wacky ideas that will hopefully take our sound to a new, more professional level. Take it easy!

Attention motel guests: Management has made a decision on the studio issue. It looks like the current Mark Shifflett production is going to be held at Audible Alchemy in mid-March. I'm not sure if that is finalized but it is quite tentative. The guys had a great idea though: why not lay down a couple Sleepwalk Kid tracks at Type Foundry for the hell of it? Of course I said yes--we have the tracks ready and it would be way too fun to pass up. So that's probably happening at the end of April. My tax gig will be up then and I will have plenty of time to rock. And I will be planning a tour and letting YOU know how it's going each step of the way. I've never done it before so it should be a dramatic and bumpy ride. Perfect entertainment.

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