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08.21.08 | XM Radio
Thursday morning @ 11am The Blackjacks will be on XM Radio,
UPOP channel 29!
We taped the interview earlier today (I'm still on Wed time), and performed stripped versions of Alright, Queen, Hear 'em Talking, and others.
If you're an XM member you can stream it:
http://xmro. xmradio. com/xstream/index. jsp
Don't forget we're opening for BILLY IDOL Friday, 8/22 (without me) in Bmore, and 8/30 (with me) in VA Beach!
08.15.08 | Radio and TV
Tune in Sunday, 8/17, at 9pm to DC101's Local Lix to hear No Second Troy! Yesterday we taped an interview and acoustic performance of our new song "Masquerade." It was cool hanging out in Elliott's studio with Whitney and watching Roche through the glass broadcasting.
Also, tune your televisions (I know you have 3 in your house) to Channel 8's Entertainment Forcast this weekend to see our tv performance of "Masquerade." Visit www.news8.net for more details.
And don't forget, we're @ the 930 Club next Friday with Telograph, Exit Clov, and the Reserves! Visit nosecondtroy.com for tix.
[Ok, update, I just clicked the Channel 8 link and if you click the link to the right you can stream the entire Entertainment Forcast show, including our interview and performance.]
08.11.08 | Jimmy V Foundation
Saturday night No Second Troy played in Bristol, Connecticut, for ESPN's Jimmy V Foundation cancer benefit raising more than $3,000! All proceeds went to the charity.
07.13.08 | ESPN Tonight!
No Second Troy is going to be on Baseball Tonight on ESPN tonight @ 7pm! This is a brand new song from the band and the first featuring me on the drums. As a kid I always wanted to make it to a highlight reel but I always thought I'd be on as one of the Oakland A's!
06.30.08 | New Live Recordings
I just posted new live recordings; a No Second Troy song live in Charlotte, NC, and two songs by The Blackjacks from our 930 club show on June 22. Go to the "Listen" page to check them out!
Also there is a new No Second Troy Youtube page:
youtube.com/nosecondtroymusic
There are new videos of us at IOTA in Arlington (recorded 3/15/08), as well as clips of us at the Gibson Showroom in LA.
06.20.08 | Weekend Shows
Saturday night come see Jeff, Mike and myself from No Second Troy @ Mackey's on L st NW. This is a benefit concert for Trips for Kids Metro DC (www.tfkmetrodc.org). Sunday The Blackjacks are opening for the former lead singer of Marillion @ the 930 Club. I've been going there since I was 16 and this is my first time on stage.
04.29.08 | The Blackjacks Win DC101's Last Band Standing Competition!
We did it! We won DC101's Last Band Standing on Sunday @ Clarendon Grill in Arlington! We're going on to open the DC101 Chili Cookoff on May 10th!
04.21.08 | BJX Win DC101 Prelim
The Blackjacks won the premilinary night of DC101's Last Band Standing. We'll be playing the finals next Sunday, 4-27, with The Dance Party and Bob. The winner will be selected that night to go on to open the DC101 Chili Cookoff! Doors are at 7, bands start @ 8. Come on out!
04.07.08 | DC101 Chili Cookoff
Come out to Clarendon Grill Sunday, 4/20, to the DC101 Last Band Standing (battle of the bands) Semi-Finals to see me compete in two bands! I'm in two of the four bands that night; No Second Troy and The Blackjacks. The winner of the finals opens up for Live, Staind, Finger 11, and Chevelle @ the DC101 Chili Cookoff!
02.24.08 | No Second Troy @ the Viper Room, Hollywood
Playing LA was a whirlwind...Mike, John and I left from LAX to catch Beautiful Creatures open for Faster Pussycat @ Crash Mansion. I missed my cousin's set w/ the Creatures but we did get to hang out during FP's set. Oddly, I spotted Travis Barker hanging out literally sitting on the bar in the back of the half empty (or half full?) club.
The next day No Second Troy played the Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills, and Sunday headlined the Viper Room in Hollywood. Both shows were a lot of fun; at the showroom I played on Leberace's piano, and at the Viper Room I got to talk with Pete Stahl (who was the singer of Dave Grohl's pre-Nirvana band).
02.04.08 | An Epic Weekend!
This was a great weekend for No Second Troy; we played Charlottesville on Friday, drove after the show to Raleigh (3 hrs...if you have directions), recorded @ Low Watt Saturday, left for Charlotte to play the Evening Muse that evening, and drove BACK to Raleigh after the show Saturday night so we could finish the recording on Sunday @ Low Watt. We'll have the recording mixed in time for our LA trip in 10 days (I can't wait to have it for y'all!) but in the mean time check out the live video of "The Gardens After Lockout" on Youtube. (It's from The Evening Muse on Saturday night.)
01.29.08 | NST Studio and Notes on Website Tracks
January is an exciting time; there is a lot of music going on! No Second Troy (www.myspace.com/nosecondtroy) is recording at Low Watt Studio with producer Ted Cumerford working on a new full length cd. We were in Raleigh this weekend working on it's turning out great!
Also, take a look at my 'Notepad' page here on the website to see notes on the tracks you'll hear on the website. You can find out which track was studio played, bootlegged live, manipulated w/ sound effects, named after my nephew, and which was played when I had a broken toe. Yeah, I suffered through it because I'm so tough; grr.
12.16.07 | No Second Troy @ the Black Cat
Come out to the Black Cat on January 11 to see my new band! Let me know if you want tickets ahead of time.
11.19.07 | WELBILT Farewell Shows
2007 has been a great year playing with WELBILT but unfortunately the band is splitting up. Come see us at our final show Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve, @ TT Reynolds in Fairfax, VA. We're playing everything people want to hear from all 3 cds. We're on at 10pm. If you can't make Wed, come out Tuesday (11/20) to Cafe Martini in Centreville, VA, to hear us in an acoustic setting. Also, visit Youtube.com and search for WELBILT to see our recent State Theater performance in it's entirety.
11.08.07 | State Theater
One of Welbilt's LAST shows is going to be on Saturday Nov. 10 at the State Theater in Falls Church, Va. We're playing with our great friends The Speaks, BoB, and Everyone but Pete. All the proceeds are benefiting our friends over at TT Reynolds (www.savetts.com) so please come show your support!
08.28.07 | Team Fabulous
My friend Erica Fabulous is raising money to help her fight against cancer...if you want to help visit her website!
08.27.07 | $88,000 for Elephants
The Natl. Zoo's sold out "Brew at the Zoo" fundraiser was the Washington Post Editor's Pick. Check out picks at NBC4's DC Buzz slide show.
05.21.07 | Throwdown Festival Outside Stage Cancelled
Due to permit problems, Welbilt won't be performing at this festival but make sure to check out my friends in Shane Hines and the Trance, Crash Boom Bang, Full Minute of Mercury, and Everyone But Pete.
03.29.07 | Washington City Paper
Well, I got my name in the City Paper...in the weather section. Read the article "Tough Night for Drummers."
03.05.07 | Shamrockfest @ RFK
I am playing Saturday @ RFK stadium with rockers Welbilt (www.welbiltmusic.com or www.myspace.com/welbilt)...it should be a great time! Also featured that day is Jimmies Chicken Shack, Flogging Molly, Carbon Leaf, and Kelly Bell Band.
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