24 More Hours to go...

Yesterday at 9:00am the 24 hour relay begins. One person from each team must be running/walking around the track at all times for 24 hours straight. Each person goes 1 mile and then is replaced by another teammate. This was all in the name of fundraising and supporting the community of Chelmsford. A long list of companies sponsored the event, donating food and much needed liquids. Parents chaperoned and often took shifts, since 24 hours of chaperoning straight is quite a commitment!

The weather was perfect. A few morning clouds and then a clear blue sky. Several bands played throughout the day, including our band. Teams set up tents in the middle of the track and everyone was in good spirits. We were happy to have been able to contribute to such a great cause. We raffled off a guitar of Ben's and over a hundred people bought raffle tickets, which will help our charity Sherry's House tremendously! Thanks for the all support!

After a fuse blew and we were without power for over an hour, an electrician showed up and rewired some things to get our amps some much needed juice. Just in the nick of time, we were able to go on and we rocked an hour long set, with some songs we've just added to our set list this week. They seemed to go over really well and a good time was had by all. At 9:00am this morning the 24 hours was complete and all the tired teams could finally go home and rest. I think a lot of people are sleeping right now! Thanks to all who helped put this great event together!

ZM

Don't Mess with Granny

A Writing Frenzy

Amidst trying to finish up recording on our debut LP, I have been writing like a mad man. It felt like I had writer's block for quite some time, but now I have writer's dunk. Get it? Okay, so maybe my basketball metaphor is a little lame....RIP Celtics 2009. Hopefully some of these new songs that I am writing will compete for the next album, but they already have stiff competition. Part of me wishes the songs didn't have to go through the cycle of writing, rewriting, practicing, and gigging before ultimately recording them, but usually that's the best way to make sure they stand the test of time and are truly good songs. I always love a song the moment that I write it, even if it's crap. The true test is whether I still like playing it a month later and even several months later.

Some of the new songs that are currently in the works:

1) Assassin Factory
2) Beautiful Liar
3) A Day in the Life of a Nobody
4) Come Alive
5) Time's Not Waiting
6) Detox
7) Start a Fire
8) Apocalypse

Hopefully some of these ideas will come to fruition!

Zac Mac

Stonehenge was easy to build....

The dude in this video shows us how easy it is to lift massive rocks....Stonehenge ain't nothin' special!

http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/weblog/posts/moving_big_rocks

Album Titles: Semi Finals

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to the semi-final round of "Name that Album", where you the fans can determine the album title...unless we go with something else anyways, haha. Seriously though, we value and encourage all input and help. Anyone have any other better suggestions? This is a short list compiled by ZMB and we are hoping to narrow it down in the next few days to our favorites of this list, with 'write-ins' welcomed. Let us know what you think!


1) Despite the Rain
2) 5'22
3) Inertia
4) Black Noise
5) The Long Way Home
6) There and Back
7) Weathered Reflections
8) Orion's Belt
9) Fade to White
10)Minty StarLight
11)Lost Illusion
12)Late Night Screech
13)20 Paces


Zac Mac

Johnny D's June 19th!!

Hey everyone,

We are playing Johnny D's again on Friday evening, June 19th! Thanks to all of your excellent support we were able to sell it out last time. We hope to have an awesome turnout this time as well. We'll be playing with Michael Bernier and the Uprising, which is an awesome original rock band with an amazing draw. I've seen them live twice and they never disappoint. We will be playing several new songs, some covers, some originals. Hope you can make it!!

Zac Mac

First Trip in the Van

Well last week, we took "Daisy", the band van, for her first roadtrip to Utica, NY. It was just over 4 hours and though the brakes are quite sketchy, we made it to the show without any accidents. Basically the brakes pulsate so much it feels like you're a teenager learning to drive stick for the first time. Daisy definitely needs her brakes looked at before we tour the eastern seaboard.

Riggie Fest was an awesome time with over 2000 people in attendance. It was very cool to play on the very stage Bruce Springsteen once performed on. We also opened for touring Spanish performer, Justo Lamas, last week at the Chelmsford Performing Arts Center to packed house of 1000. We could only play a short set, but we nailed it and our performance seemed to go over really well with the crowd. Muchos Gracias to the Justo Lamas soundmen who had to work some last minute magic to get our sound equipment hooked up with Justo's. Thanks so much for your help guys!

This week, we are continuing to work on the album. Several songs are nearing completion, including "Lonely Me" and "Cougar". "Trap" is also getting closer. Can't wait for their release!

Zac Mac


PS We still need an album title....post your suggestions!