Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational battle station...

Last night Jonas and I had the chance to play a few songs at Velour.  The kid before us sang about walking around and holding hands with guys in Harden.  He played the uke.  It was AMAZING! Then, some Mormon missionaries walked in to watch the show.  The whole situation was kind of odd.  Then we got up to play "Close".  There wasn't much pre-song banter other than my breathing in the mic and asking Jonas to "take us there".



After the song, Jonas decided to make a joke for the Mormon missionaries by saying, "This song is about how there is no God".

They didn't laugh.

Then we played "Attention".  It's mostly about comics.  I know right?

We were bummed that the camera died before we could get the entire performance.  There was some sick guitar work and harmonies.  Here's the intro with some sweet slide guitar...



Notice how I throw the slide after the solo. I had to switch fast. We had a lot of fun, then came home and watched Return of the Jedi.

It was a great night.

Today marked the establishment of our new email account, thelunaticmusic@gmail.com. Hopefully we can get an email list going to let me know about upcoming shows. Also there isn't much up yet, but The Lunatic can now be found at www.myspace.com/thelunaticmusic and www.youtube.com/thelunaticmusic.

Everything is linked together somehow.  So now everything is under "thelunaticmusic", except for www.luna-records.net. 


Everything is going exactly as I have foreseen...

Oh we are so in control...

So a lot has happened in the last week!


You ready?

www.luna-records.net

There you'll be able to find all kinds of information about the music and other projects we're working on.

WE HAVE A BAND NAME!

"The Lunatic"

It came to us on the night of November 6, 2009 around 7:45 PM over a plate of juicy burgers. We were thinking about the moon and the stars. The topic of prison and mental institution construction came up. Supposedly most buildings are built at an angle so that the moon can't shine through the windows. Statistically, the rate of behavior related incidences is much higher when the moon is out. One thing led to another and we came to discuss the idea of a "tortured genius". The great minds throughout history that in their time were regarded as lunatics. Then we had the band name. We all felt it to be right. Yeah.

Anyways, check the website and stay up to date. Maria has gone back to the mixing stage, but we're working hard on it. We're also recording more music as well. The short film is still on the table, but after a few more Star Wars nights it is coming together.

Jonas and I are playing live tonight. We'll post a live video of the performance.

There is no try.

There is music that sounds from the street...

Maria and the Ivory Face...

That is the name of the first album.  Over a year of work, support, suggestions, and contributions of a few others have gone into it.  I'm finally very happy with the final result.  The last few weeks have been spent mixing and adding the final touches to it.  Saturday Nov. 7, will be spent mastering it.

My good friend and band mate Joe Barney is busy creating the artwork for the album with beautiful oil paint.  He is a talented individual and the finished result is sure to inspire.

Meanwhile in the Batcave...

A young Bruce Wayne(Jonas) is piecing together footage and ideas creating what is to be a short film to link the gap from the first album to second.  He is also recording demos and hammering away at what is to be our second album.  Recording will soon begin on the new record with the young Master Bruce as the primary creative force.

We still don't know what to call ourselves.

So much is happening.  So many stories are being told.  We hope others will be around to listen.

But for now, the track list of Maria and the Ivory Face:

1. Close
2. Comprehension
3. These Machines Won't Help Me Walk Again
4. Webs
5. White Room
6. Elmo Castrado
7. Lost At Sea
8. Hannah
9. End And Start
10. Be

...for now.

Soon my friends.

Jack