Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
twitter_ (@projectboston)
so we've been up on this for about a month... it's kind of cool. if you miss the show, you can still walk with us through the set! check this:
first "tweet": i'm gonna post our setlist from last night... one song at a time :).
more tweets:
- Love & Music :: the bar was pretty crowded, but we came out early with the fire, and let the people know who was boss...
- Mr. Recordman :: everyone started to get settled in when we brought it down here... the last chorus was rockin, and fools started chillin
- Revolution :: then it was time to drop the banger on em. damn, this song is all grown up. the revolution's on its way, bitches...
- "American Girl" :: this modified kanye/estelle track brought it "to the house..." girls were movin and boys was gettin rowdy. yaaaa...
- Graffiti :: the is when logan took over. the tightest graffiti we've ever played... in all its junky glory. ear sex.
- Take Me Out :: we made this franz ferdinand joint STRAIGHT FUNKY. the house was kinda burnin up at this point :)
- funky bitch (colt .45) :: mayhem. insanity. "every time I see her" coupled with "colt .45 and two zig-zags, baby that's all we need" yerp
- man can't fly :: brought the funk hard. told a story about how fucked up the world is. people listened.
- the seed 2.0 :: did my best cody chestnutt and listened to mc phil logan on the mic. ryan owned the pocket on kit - @questlove lookout!
- nobska :: we finally unveiled nobska v4.0. hard to believe this song is still growing 3 years after we wrote it. but it was my highlight
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme :: frunk.
- Three Step Drop :: just tore the roof off this track. great end to a great night. shane's last solo... mmmm... goodnight!!!
- jazz + funk = junk. :: http://makeitjunky.com
we had a great time at wonderbar last night. the revolution was in full force... big, tall line, but it was movin. definitely ignant... just how we like it. that's gonna happen again, fasho...
and all for $free.99!
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in the headphones: erykah badu - bag lady
"momma's gun," the sister record to d'angelo's "voodoo" and common's "like water for chocolate," is neo-soul deliciousness. her trill vocals carry weight and tha support musicians lay down such fat grooves. this is a "sun-out-smoke-rings-flyin-drinking-a-beer" record. yup, about that kind of day out here at revolution headquarters...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
running out of time (#_20)
so it's almost all over.
the revolution will keep on rolling, but it'll lose its junky voice out in chestnut hill. i've been thinking a lot lately about what this band means to me... but more importantly what it means to everyone else around me. we've had an awesome run... we've played with some amazing musicians and rocked some awesome rooms. but i feel like our message hasn't quite gotten the traction that we'd hoped.
the community in 'tha hill has been a bit less than supportive, but it's because they have the wrong outlook. you aren't coming to the show to support your friends, you're coming because you want to party... because you want to be part of something bigger than yourself... because you want to think for yourself and decide if you smell what we're steppin' in. because you want to be taken to a different, better place where there's good music, good people, good times, and the beer flows all night long.
we talk about revolution... about change. we wax nostalgic, but we look towards the future. we've written songs about love, songs about hate, songs about the struggle. but most of all, we have tried to connect with people and bring them along our musical ride.
sure, maybe we don't repeat the same phrase 50 times in our tracks to DRILL. IT. INTO. YOUR. HEAD... but maybe that's because we WANT you to have to listen, absorb, and feel.
but don't get us wrong... we haven't forgotten that the main reason we love playing music is making people dance, sing, and party. so that's why we've been working on some dope covers and some funky, upbeat grooves that even ya motha would want to grind to.
we're playing a few house parties between now and the end of may.
then the project is going to hang up the nike boots... at least for a pretty solid chunk of time.
thanks for all the support, go get the new album, look back on some pictures you have from past shows and parties, and remember that we love you and we loved that you wanted to be a part of what we were doing.
the revolution's still on it's way... you guys are just going to have to make you don't forget what it was all about.
peace, love, & rock,
the project
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in the headphones:
d'angelo - send it on
if you like music with substance... music with soul... sexual music... music with heart and groove... then d'angelo's voodoo album should be your bible. everyone should listen to this album at least once through. it was the heart of the late 90's soul revolution.
they smelled what we were steppin in.
the revolution will keep on rolling, but it'll lose its junky voice out in chestnut hill. i've been thinking a lot lately about what this band means to me... but more importantly what it means to everyone else around me. we've had an awesome run... we've played with some amazing musicians and rocked some awesome rooms. but i feel like our message hasn't quite gotten the traction that we'd hoped.
the community in 'tha hill has been a bit less than supportive, but it's because they have the wrong outlook. you aren't coming to the show to support your friends, you're coming because you want to party... because you want to be part of something bigger than yourself... because you want to think for yourself and decide if you smell what we're steppin' in. because you want to be taken to a different, better place where there's good music, good people, good times, and the beer flows all night long.
we talk about revolution... about change. we wax nostalgic, but we look towards the future. we've written songs about love, songs about hate, songs about the struggle. but most of all, we have tried to connect with people and bring them along our musical ride.
sure, maybe we don't repeat the same phrase 50 times in our tracks to DRILL. IT. INTO. YOUR. HEAD... but maybe that's because we WANT you to have to listen, absorb, and feel.
but don't get us wrong... we haven't forgotten that the main reason we love playing music is making people dance, sing, and party. so that's why we've been working on some dope covers and some funky, upbeat grooves that even ya motha would want to grind to.
we're playing a few house parties between now and the end of may.
then the project is going to hang up the nike boots... at least for a pretty solid chunk of time.
thanks for all the support, go get the new album, look back on some pictures you have from past shows and parties, and remember that we love you and we loved that you wanted to be a part of what we were doing.
the revolution's still on it's way... you guys are just going to have to make you don't forget what it was all about.
peace, love, & rock,
the project
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in the headphones:
d'angelo - send it on
if you like music with substance... music with soul... sexual music... music with heart and groove... then d'angelo's voodoo album should be your bible. everyone should listen to this album at least once through. it was the heart of the late 90's soul revolution.
they smelled what we were steppin in.
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