Thursday, January 20, 2011

Not So Blue Thursday


3 days after Blue Monday and I have a reason to smile. For the most part it
seems the winter has granted the band that balance we had been trying to
wrestle down in the late fall. Before we knew it we woke up and were in the
thick of another long winter. The Chicago air had begun bleeding its agents
of lethargy into our enthusiastic spirits and we were left disoriented with
not a clue on what to do next. It seems that if no one had anywhere to be
our world would come to a complete halt and everything else would continue
moving. A collective drag, the hangover of the holiday season was in our
bones.  Then suddenly it all made sense.


With such a shady despositon of the last month why would I have a reason to
smile?  I am comforted that there is a mutual relief amongst the band as of
late. Last years plans for us have seemingly completed their cycles and
soon enough we can get back to doing the things we intended. “The plate”
has cleared itself and now we are left to start creating again, get back on
the road and continue selling records.

What is next? We ask ourselves… Where are we going? Who is expecting us?

We don’t know much of anything in certainty at this point but we know that
we are anxious to work on some new music and hit the road more than any
previous year. Suggestions of 100 shows hardly made us flinch and the first
few batches of new music we have been working on hardly resemble our former
efforts. This is exciting and terrifying, yet intriguing and motivating;
the seed of imagination. Who knows though we could just pop out a rock baby
overnight and hone this stuff out.  Either way when it is ready you will
get a taste.

Plans for a short spring tour are in full swing and we will begin testing
out our new material live before we head into the studio in the coming
months. From the depths of my deepest hibernations I wish anyone reading
this the brightest day.

For those of you who want to chime in: What would you like to see Model
Stranger do in 2011? Where would you like to see them play? What can Model
Stranger do for you?

Go away? Nah.. We have been gone for long enough. It’s party time.




In the meantime here are a couple shows we do have booked.