Post-Rumble Post

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Middle East this past Friday for night #5 of the WBCN Rumble. We were thrilled to play to such a packed house (sold out at 9:30!) and with three other diverse and entertaining bands. Gene Dante ended up winning the night and Destruct-a-thon snagged one of the wild card slots. I guess that fella' from the Luxury was right about us being too short. All in all it was a blast. A few pics from the night (thanks to the respective photographers for their shots):

Screen Printing

We (Thick As Thieves) pride ourselves on how much we handle in-house. Beyond the obvious band activities (writing music, booking shows, etc), we also do all of our own recording, engineering, mixing, album artwork, and merch designing. Add to that list screen-printing as Mr. Kleinfelter (assisted by Dr. Michael J. Cotter) managed to crank out 100 new Thick As Thieves t-shirts in one Saturday. Behold the process:

Above: the screen. Below: men at work

Above: the test print. Below: the final product

WERS Local Music Week

This past Friday we piled into the WERS studios to play three songs and discuss our band (and other bands as well). We were playing the tail end of WERS' Local Music Week and we were honored to close out such a nice event. Our massive set list included: Here's To Waking Up, I Heard A Pin Snap Loose, and Rx Goliath. A few pics for you:

April

We all attended a pre-party for the WBCN Rumble this past Monday. A mess of bands, a few drinks, and one free Miller Lite a piece. Good fun. It's always interesting to see the range of people who make up the local scene: it's like going to a rock and roll zoo. I'm excited to make the most of my all-access pass for the week. There are a lot of great bands to check out (and a convenient excuse to eat & drink at the Middle East for a few nights).

Between practicing, we've plodded onward with our writing efforts. It's hard to say what kind of sound is emerging and it may be too soon to really try and define it. Only time will tell.