B L A M M O S

This November, instead of making a music video every day, we decided to give ourselves a different kind of challenge. Check out this video to find out what we’ve been up to. We are SO EXCITED to be able to share it with you and can’t wait to present you with the finished film!

Unfortunately, we are canceling our West Coast tour…there will still be a San Francisco show, now on Dec 11th, and the Stockton show. As you were.

Yes. That’s right. We are. But things are gonna be different this year. It’s a whole new thing. Why? Coz making a music video every day…that’s played out fool. It’s bush league! Plus, we were running out of songs to make into videos…

In 2009, we are going to make a documentary. About us. Yeah yeah, self-indulgent my ass…it’s gonna be great! And we need your help friends, fans and detractors…

Here’s what we need:

-Any BLAMMOS-related artwork
-Video and/or audio of the band
-Interviewees, whether in person, or via the web (or you could even shoot your own)
-Testimonials: share your favorite or least favorite BLAMMOS memory.
-People to perform and record covers of their favorite BLAMMOS songs to use as our soundtrack. If you can’t record yourself, we can assist you.

We will be contacting a lot of people individually, but please contact us @ blammostheband@yahoo.com if you want in on the project. We’re open to any ideas you all may have as well…

Hopefully production will be finished by November 30th and we’ll put up a trailer and some other clips. There will be semi-regular blogging re: how the project is going and maybe even a daily video or two…you never know!

Alright then! BLAMMOS DOES NOVEMBER 2009!

As promised…here’s a rough mix from our new LP.

“BASHFUL”

Arthur Adams - electric guitar, piano, vocal
Joelle Jaffe - organ, vocal
Tim Marcus - bass guitar, electric guitar
Michael Matias - electric guitar solo
David Stockhausen - drums, percussion
Joe Wilson - trumpet
Aaron Hester - baritone sax

Recorded at Studio SQ in San Francisco. Featuring the return of (original BLAMMOS drummer) Joe Wilson on trumpet and Aaron Hester on baritone sax. We still need to tweak some things but we’re pretty happy with it. So skank to this rude boys and gals!

Listen: BASHFUL.mp3

Hopefully be releasing the LP by the end of the year…so look out world!

While Arthur is on tour with Planet Earth’s bravest and most handsomest Space & Science band The Phenomenauts this summer we will be taking a brief hiatus from live performance. But fear not…we have just finished tracking our new LP at Studio SQ and we hope to mix, master and press it by the end of the year! We’ll upload a rough mix or two sometime soon…so check it out.

To find out more about The Phenomenauts U.S. / Canadian tour, go here: http://www.phenomenauts.com/pshows.htm

Yes…you read that correctly.

This Saturday we will be playing a show with Planet Earth’s most handsomest space band, =The Phenomenauts= plus special guests The Re-Volts (Spike from Me First & The Gimme Gimmes new band!).

Arthur Adams and =AR7= sharing the same stage??? Anything could happen.

Here’s the details:

Saturday July 11th
WESTERN OAKLAND, CA
THE COMMAND CENTER
2630 Union St @ 26th (MAP)
mobile command presents…

20 lbs. of Sand
Operation Jump Circuit
-pre-tour alliance…

The Phenomenauts
The Re-Volts
Blammos

18+ 9:30 $10
BYOCans No Jerks

Wednesday May 15th 2009, 8:30 pm, $6
@ ELBO ROOM
647 Valencia St [MAP]
with Tasso (ex-May Fire), ovideo & The Downer Party

We’re on first so get there by 9 if you wanna see us!

Thursday May 7th, 8 pm, FREE
Pirate Cat Radio 87.9 fm
21st st @ Florida MAP

THEY MIGHT BE BROTHERS:

Arthur Adams (BLAMMOS, The Phenomenauts) & Jordan Adams (Pirate Cat’s own J*Beau) perform selections from the Flansburgh/Linnell songbook.

Plus special guests.

“Particle Man” will not be played.

For those of you that can’t make it. Listen live on 87.9 fm in the Bay Area or online at piratecatradio.com.

photo by Jim Maguire