Dear Subscribers and Website Readers,

Lime Colony is looking for a kick-butt bass player (upright or electric, preferably both) willing to add  a bit of low-end to our recordings and occasional live performances.  After some great live shows and numerous open mic appearances (namely at the Hotel Utah), we’re now in the middle of recording an LP’s worth of new music (approximately) to be self-released.  We usually get together about once a week (Thurs or Sat nights) in the city. If you love music, and are good at playing it on a bass, then we’d love to hear from you.

To summarize what we’re looking for:
- a talented bass player and musician
- upright or electric or both, preferably
- music-lover
- easy-going
- sense of humor doesn’t hurt
- ability to sing back-up vocals a plus

To further summarize what you should and should not expect, please see below.

What you should expect:
- a friendly environment
- fairly informal but focused rehearsals and recording sessions, when schedules line up
- jokes (usually bad/not-funny)
- open-minded and good-humored bandmates
- to play semi-folk-inspired music, that is sometimes quiet, but sometimes tries to rock pretty hard

What you should NOT expect:
- pay
- a strict or frequent practice/rehearsal/recording schedule (see first paragraph)
- many, many gigs every month
- scary monsters
- fame

Love,

Lime Colony

For everyone who visits limecolony.com, and even for those who don’t: we have posted a brand new, never before heard in public, song.  We’re calling it ”Houdini,” and you can listen to it at our Myspace page, or our Facebook page.  This song was written and performed by Earl K., engineered by Tim G., and features Siv Lie on violin, and it will appear on our upcoming full-length, which will be available later this year.

Please click on over and give it a listen.  We hope you like it.

See you soon,

Lime Colony

Here’s a nice fan-created image (from here).  Hopefully the Associated Press doesn’t get angry and sue us. :(

…with synth.  If you haven’t already, you can hear a new, futuristic version of the score we wrote for Tough Love.  You can find it over at our page on Myspace, or over at our page on Facebook!  We’re also ringing in the new year with words that are actually hyperlinks!  Please enjoy.

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in advance.

Lately, we’ve been tapping our toes to this festive music video.  Make sure you watch it in HD.

Music by Jordan Kolasinski, with original lyrics by George Rausch and one Dan Roe.

Lime Colony recently got to spend a little time in front of a much sturdier, sexier microphone than normal, and it turns out some of the material recorded may actually make its way onto the new album in some form.  My vocals from that session certainly won’t, ravaged and devoured as the old chords were by a recent hot sauce drinking competition I held with myself. 

Sometimes I just feel indestructable.  And I like to test my limits.

As I was saying, Colin was off frolicking somewhere in Anaheim, CA, soaking wet.  Our adjunct violinist was at a junction of anthropologists.  Earl and I finally made our way over to the recording-room again, this time with the talented Mr. Wickens, Neumann in tow.

I’m going to stop typing now.  The sunset I’m beholding is indescribably beautiful.  I wish you could see it.

The voice of famed Lime Colony guitarist and singer Tim Garcia can be heard in the clip above.  Though it may never air on television, you can see it ad nauseum here and at http://www.crashthesuperbowl.com/#/gallery/video/1875/.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.  There’s a rumor going around that Lime Colony will be making some sort of appearance at Wine Styles in Vacaville, CA next week.  November 7th, specifically.  After dusk.  Some have called it a kick-off to what promises to be an amazing Novemberfest 2008.  All I can say is, leave your earplugs at home and bring a designated decanter, because you’ll be in for some serious winin’ and limin’.  And rhymin’.

I made up that second to last verb, so don’t try to use it to sound smart or cultured.  Friends and strangers alike will laugh in your face, and then where will you be?

Really, though.  It ought to be a fine time.

Recently, you’ve been waking up in the middle of the night, naked, alarmed and sweaty, standing upright on the matress, with the sheets twisting from the foot of the bed all the way around your ankles… with the sweet taste of some classy bourbon wreathing from the back of your throat…  And when this has happened, you’ve also been squinting your crusty little eyes and asking, “What is Lime Colony doing these days?  Why don’t they talk to me anymore?”

Here are some answers.  Lime Colony has been recording music.  Lime Colony has also been learning on the fly, and striving for perfection.  And so sometimes the old music has been utterly scrapped, and recorded again from the start.  Fresh. 

Things are looking up, though.  One song is almost complete; we’ve acquired a cello; I finished my bag of buffalo-flavored pretzel bits Earl hated so much; Colin made great headway with Bioshock, and even greater headway with his proficiency in new latin-based rhythms on the drums; Earl got a new shirt from Woot (it’s a funny one, but it would be hard to explain right here (and while i could also just put a picture up, that would spoil the mystery and also infringe too much on Earl’s privacy)); and we’ve spent a few weeks here and there on our band yacht just lounging in the sun sharing old war stories, which has been a nice way to finish out the summer.

Here’s a private picture I found of Earl, in our private recording space working on a track:

Sorry the updates have been so slow.  If all goes well, maybe our next post will feature a cut off our new album.

This one is for all you new subscribers to the RSS feed.  Thanks for reading.

We’ve got a ‘nother show lined up.  That’s right.  7/29.  Check the Upcoming Shows page for details!  Seriously, you cannot miss this all-star line up.  Tell anyone you consider a friend, and some you don’t.  To tide you over, here’s a picture of band member Tim angrily drinking a beer.

Update: Currently Listening To… Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley (Recommended by Dan R.)