Citizen Bare

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

What happens when you combine Andys absentmindedness and Johns work overload? You don’t have a blog post for a good 3 months:) So anyways we have a lot of things to catch you up on now.

First off the June 15th Monkey House gig was a ton of fun. Thanks to Darin for opening up for us. We had a ton of fun and also thanks to all those who came out to that show.

The June 17th Higher Ground gig was a ton of fun and we had a terrific showing. You guys were so great coming out in droves on a wednesday night, the guy running sound said that he would definitely be seeing us again. So that is encouraging.

We played our first wedding gig on June 27th and that was an absolute blasty. Seriously the food was terrific, the views were amazing, the people danced and the music was out of this world….ummm I mean we had fun:)

Ok and our last show was the North Street Ramble on July 25th. It was definitely a different crowd than we were used to but it was a ton fun of as well. John and I have a ton fun playing music together I am not sure if you could tell by this post:)

The last couple of months for us have been busy and it looks like we are only going to get busier. Thanks to all of you who support us for that boost in gigs:) we couldn’t do it without you.

Upcoming gigs August 24th @ the Monkey House w/ the Breezeway and OhM. On August 26th we have been invited to open for Ohm @ Metronome but that show is still in the works.

The big news is that John is going to be playing in the King of the Blues competition on August 27th in Portland, ME and if he does well in that first round there could be more rounds to follow. There will be a separate post about that later:)

Lastly and certainly not leastly wanted to let you guys know just how much we appreciate all of the support you have shown us over the past two years. Hopefully we can keep our communication fresh and the music coming. The best way to catch us is at the following links.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Citizen-Bare/68354155510?ref=s

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7113938666&ref=ts

http://twitter.com/citizenbare

http://www.twibes.com/group/CitizenBare?id=984236

http://www.myspace.com/citizenbare

Man that’s a lot links, also don’t forget the email citizenbare@gmail.com

ok that’s it, seriously

Hope to c’ya around

AndrewJames & John