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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:

1. Love & Music :: the bar was pretty crowded, but we came out early with the fire, and let the people know who was boss...
2. Mr. Recordman :: everyone started to get settled in when we brought it down here... the last chorus was rockin, and fools started chillin
3. 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...
4. "American Girl" :: this modified kanye/estelle track brought it "to the house..." girls were movin and boys was gettin rowdy. yaaaa...
5. Graffiti :: the is when logan took over. the tightest graffiti we've ever played... in all its junky glory. ear sex.
6. Take Me Out :: we made this franz ferdinand joint STRAIGHT FUNKY. the house was kinda burnin up at this point :)
7. 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
8. man can't fly :: brought the funk hard. told a story about how fucked up the world is. people listened.
9. 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!
10. 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
11. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme :: frunk.
12. Three Step Drop :: just tore the roof off this track. great end to a great night. shane's last solo... mmmm... goodnight!!!
13. 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...

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.

Man Can't Fly
The Second Studio EP From The Project.

Junk Rock. Jazz/Funk Awesomeness.
Download Your Copy Today:

17_

this guy gets it.

here's the story behind the album title, "Man Can't Fly."

we can do so much as a society. technology has made it so that we don't have to leave our houses in order to be entertained, educated, and connected. we can get in a plane and travel to Guam, we can LEAVE EARTH (!), and we can fix genetic deficiencies with stem-cells.

in the midst of all of this chaos, i think people are starting to lose track of the fallibility that makes us all human. without mortality, we would be robots... devoid of emotion, and lacking original thought and the capacity to innovate.

man can do lots of shit, but he still can't fly... he'll never be able to. once he can flap his arms and lift off the ground, he won't be a man anymore. but i've embraced this... technology will come and go, but we'll always have our humanity, and the beauty in our imperfections.

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in the headphones:

man can't fly - the project

"awake in the city.
a black cloud above me.
perfection of progress.
a woman who loved me.
i filled up my lungs with.
the air of tomorrow.
and coughing and choking.
and swimming in sorrow.

but its alright.
man ain't never gonna fly away."

sexteen

so i've been tweeting.

no, i'm not a fucking bird, i've just been using this pre-teen jibber-jabber thing: some call it twitter, some call it satan. ya, i know... i'm part of the problem.

check this out:


but you know what, its kind of cool to just shout into the empty cyber-universe. as for the band, we've gained another 15-20 followers this week alone (mailing list signups and blog followers) and i'm pretty sure i have twitter to thank.

look out for some info on the junky new album. it drops in t-minus 11 days.

peace,
the project (boston dot com)

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in the headphones:

soul dream - the greyboy allstars

you might recognize this track, as the horn line has been sampled by quite a few hip-hop artists, but this is nu-jazz and funk at its finest. if any of you like medeski, or soulive, etc., you NEED to hear fred wesley (james brown's slide player) and the greyboy allstars!

FIFTEEN!!!!

:: 3.13.09
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The Project will be releasing their second EP, entitled "Man Can't Fly" on iTunes (worldwide), Amazon.com, and our website on April 4, 2009.

You can preview a few tracks on our myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/theprojectboston).

We're throwing a CD release party at Bill's Bar on Landsdowne St. in Fenway that night to celebrate (look for ticket info at http://www.theprojectboston.com)

Track Listing:
1. Love & Music
2. Man Can't Fly
3. Neighbor's Wife
4. Graffiti
5. Mr. Recordman (Vinyl Sound)

We're so pumped to finally have some new music for you... we hope you're ready to experience some Junky-Ass Rock (Jazz/Funky-Ass Rock).

Welcome to The Project v2.0.

Prepare yoself!

Peace, Love, & Music,
The Project :: Andrew, Shane, Phil, Sham, & Jake

P.S. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! Thanks for the support - without you guys, we'd still be screwing around in someone's basement...

numero fourteen

this weekend i drove through hampton, va to try and score some miracle phish tickets for their big-daddy reuinion shows. seeing as i'm a pretty big fan, and was denied tix in the lottery, it was kind of a no-brainer to go try my luck in the lot, and see if someone wanted to make my day.

well apparently 74,999 other people had the same idea... and the venue only holds 12,500.

anyway, this was what a band with a dedicated following should look like. there were people there who had been to over 100, some over 500 phish shows over the last twenty years.

sure, some were wookie-ass hippies, cracked-out heavy drug vendors, and dudes still flashing back to when jerry was playing in san fran... but for the most part, it was just good ol' wholesome music-lovin folk.

i dug it.

i want to thank everyone who helps build a scene like this, from the bands, to the crews, to the fans. these communities are really some of the coolest, purest things on the face of the earth.

that is all.

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in the headphones:

fluffhead - phish