Citizen Bare

Hey Guys,

I just uploaded a new song to our myspace page. Da Da Da

http://www.myspace.com/citizenbare

What a great busy time for Citizen Bare:) In the past two months we have been super busy picking a few last minute gigs here and there. On September 11th we played the South End Art Hop @ The Rotary Club’s “Toast for Literacy”. That was a terrific time, always nice to get out to different venues and to play an event that has such a positive impact on the community. We played an hour long set and by the end of it John had lost his voice.

On September 17th we played a show @ Nectars with Adam King and Barefoot Shoes. That was a blasty Adam King is a great quirky piano player and Barefoot Shoes is another acoustic duo in the Burlington area.

We are looking forward to playing with Barefoot shoes again this coming Monday @ the Monkey House. Show starts @ 8pm

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125284134519&index=1

take care

Andy

Hey Guys,

It’s good to finally have some time to write up a few quick reflections about the last couple months for Citizen Bare as well as what’s coming up in the future for us.
First off we would like to thank everyone for their support and to everyone who came out to the shows that we opened up for OhM THANKS!!! http://www.myspace.com/ohmmusic . We had a great time with the band from Youngstown Ohio and hope to see them again in the future. We sure did appreciate them opening up the door for us at Nectars.
John and I had a really good time in Portland, ME. He did great at the guitar competition but did not win. I will let him write more about that. We ended up hanging out with my brother Dave and his band This Way. They are a great rock band in the Portland area!! http://www.myspace.com/thiswayband

We have two upcoming gigs 9/11/09 & 9/28/09

South End Art Hop “A Toast to Literacy”

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158135495785&ref=mf

This is the kind of gig that really excites John and I. We are both very focused on making a positive contribution to our communities. We see literacy as a basic need to be able excel in our society and are pleased to have the opportunity to support this cause.

Citizen Bare will playing a benefit concert for the Burlington Sunrise Rotary Club. The proceeds for the show will benefit the Imagination Library project, with the goal of sending a brand-new book every month to children in Burlington, from birth until their fifth birthdays!

Monkey House w/ Barefoot Shoes

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125284134519&ref=mf

This is just our regular once a month gig at the Monkey House. It offers good drinks, good people and a great atmosphere. The Monkey House usually offers some art from unknown local artists. We are hoping to have another Accoustic Duo open up for us and maybe even get on stage an rock out a bit together. Should be a terrific time.

Passing Thoughts

John and I have been wrestling for the past two years about what to do about recording. A couple of months ago we tried to record on our own but didn’t like the results. A friend suggested that we go to his father for help and we may do this soon if we can come up with the time. At this point time seems to be the biggest hinderance for us.

The other thing John and I have been discussing has been the possibility of adding more pieces.  This is not anything that will happen immediately and just because we add more pieces that does not mean that we will never play another duo gig. Nothing is set in stone as far as this goes for right now it is just something we are toying with.

Thanks again so much for all of your support we look forward to seeing you out @ the gigs:)

AndrewJames

Hi Naked Fans!

Citizen Bare comin’ at ya’ with some gigs and a competition…all in this coming week! Whatever will you do? Come to the Monkey House on Monday night 8pm SHARP and Club Metronome on Wednesday night @ 9pm. Then for the ambitious or local Portland, Maine fans come see John sling his electric guitar in the King of the Blues competition at Guitar Center in the Side Maine Mall.

Here are the details:

Monday August 24, 2009
8pm
Cover: $5
Playing w/ Breezeway & OhM

Monkey House
30 Main Street, Winooski, VT (at the roundabout)

Wednesday August 26, 2009
9pm
Cover: 18+/$5, 21+/Free
Playing w/ OhM

Club Metronome
Main Street, Burlington, VT (Above Nectars)

Thursday August 27, 2009

King of the Blues Competition
6pm

Guitar Center
198 Maine Mall Rd
Portland, Maine 04106

As always, we appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at the gig!

Citizen Bare

Hey Fans of Citizen Bare!

Thanks for your patience and your support with Citizen Bare trying to find some different venues to play at. We have some good news regarding summer dates; Not only do we have a gig at the Monkey House on June 15th, we also have been given a date for a gig at Higher Ground. Citizen Bare has been given the June 17th, 8:30PM to 9:10PM time slot for one of their Northern Exposure Wednesday’s. We are really excited about this opportunity and appreciate all of your support. What a great opportunity to be in the unique position to promote two shows at two very different venues within the same week. We hope that we can entice you all into coming to both events and having a good time with Citizen Bare.

Gig’s

Monday – June 15, 2009

Venue: The Monkey House
Event: Citizen Bare
Time: 9:00pm to 11:00pm
Charge: No Cover
Location: The Monkey House, 30 Main Street, Winooski, VT 05404 – (802) 655-4563

Citizen Bare has been playing at the Monkey House for almost two years now and we really like showing our appreciation for the opportunity that they have given us in their venue by bringing in lots of people. We know that 9pm on a Monday is hard for many of you to make it out to see only Citizen Bare, so we are working on getting some special guests to come and grace the stage from 8pm to 9pm. As soon as we firm up those plans, we will let you know in another update.

Wednesday – June 17, 2009

Venue: Higher Ground
Event: Northern Exposure
Event time: 8:30pm to Closing
Citizen Bare time slot: 8:30pm to 9:10pm
Charge: $5/ticket
Location: Higher Ground, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, VT 05403 – (802) 652-0777

This will be the first time that Citizen Bare gets a chance to play at Higher Ground and we really need as many of you to come out to this show as possible because the more people who can make it, the better our chances of getting future gig opportunities.

Citizen Bare understands that two nights out in one week can be a rough one. We hope to see you at both gigs but will be so honored if you can make it to even one of them. We really appreciate the support of all you; our fans, friends, and family. Our opportunities would have dwindled long ago without you.

Other News

Citizen Bare is starting to create some merchandise like t-shirts, bumper stickers, and possibly/hopefully an EP CD. In the coming days we will post a poll on our blog/website to gain your help in selecting our first t-shirt design.

Thanks
Andy and John

Hey Guys,

Quick note to let you guys know that we are doing another gig @ The Monkey House on the 15th of June.

Thanks

Andy and John

Hey Y’all,

I guess this is kind of coming at the 10th hour but I did want to write a quick blog to inform all of our friends that we are playing a gig at the Monkey House in Winooski, VT on Monday May 4th.

John and I are really looking forward to this one, feels like it has been forever since we have played out, even though it was only last month. But I guess since we played like 3 times in two weeks it seemed like we should start playing more. Ah but with John and I both being full time IT guys, part time students, full time dads and husbands that just doesn’t appear possible. So for the time being we will have to settle for doing a one month gig in the Burlington area.

We are going to try to set up some shows at some different venues and recording is always a possibility. Well like I said this was going to be quick so this is end of my blog. I look forward to seeing you out at shows and hearing from you via email, facebook and twitter.

Enjoy it while you got it:)

Andy and John

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A quick reminder to all our supporters that Citizen Bare has an upcoming show at the Monkey House in Winooski in the round a bout right next door to Sneakers.

The show is at 8pm and we will play until 10pm, we look forward to seeing you all there. Remember to bring friends.

Peace out 
Android and Giovanni

Hello Everybody

Citizen Bare has another gig at the Monkey House on Tuesday, August 5th, at 8pm. Like always, they will be playing a mix of original and cover songs. Of course you can look forward to the comedy that they (Andrew) bring(s) to the stage too.

A special treat that everybody can look forward to is that John’s cousin Jason will be sitting in on a CB song. Jason is from Connecticut and is an excellent guitar player. He is currently studying Music Business at University of New Haven.

Yet another special treat is the blues jam that will be happening after CB’s set at 10pm. John, Jason, and as far as we know…John’s dad (Allen) will all be participating. I know what you are thinking…10PM on a Tuesday night??? I can’t possibly stay up that late. The last blues jam John participated in finished around 12:15am on Wednesday morning… But it was a blast! If you are able to ward off the sandman…the blues jam is a lot of fun.

So…

Dust off your dancing shoes
Come to the Monkey House and have a couple brews
Watch your friends Citizen Bare
Then dance to the blues without a care

Be there or be…Rhombus!

Citizen Bare

The Monkey House
30 Main Street
Winooski, VT 05404

At the roundabout by Sneakers

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Citizen Bare will be playing live at The Monkey House on July 1, 2008 @ 8pm

The Monkey House
30 Main Street
Winooski, VT 05404
@ The roundabout by sneakers

See you there!

CB

Hello Naked Citizen fans… can we say that? Of course we can, it’s our blog. But seriously…Citizen Bare stands for the Transparent Citizen. Transparent, naked…pretty much the same thing. Don’t ya think?

Citizen Bare will be playing live at The Monkey House on May 20, 2008 @ 8pm

The Monkey House
30 Main Street
Winooski, VT 05404
@ The roundabout by sneakers

Be there or be triangular.

CB