http://www.shaimus.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:36:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pictures!! More to come of course, but I had a few minutes, so here are a few: This is the Rockit Room in San Francisco. Needless to say, we rocked it. At a truck stop, we found these "HOV Companions" for $20. They're about the size of a 4 year ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/tour-photos-day-3-portland/ Cam here. It's Halloween time.  To most, it's just another holiday that became an afterthought the second you were too old for trick or treating.  A burden that comes every year and urges you to buy a costume you don't want for a party you don't care to attend.  But to ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/this-is-halloween/ I know...it's true. Y'all would be happy to know that Shaimus is back on the creative wagon.  Through all the busting chops and booking gigs, we've been able to maintain our musical sanity by writing several new songs.  Thrice a week we've been rehearsing and working new material that is slowly ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/shaimus-writes-music/ Evan has returned from his vision quest to China and it's time for Shaimus to play some darned shows! We have 2 of them in fact.  We're playing on Friday, October 16th at Cinespace and also Thursday, October 15th at The Lighthouse. This is great news for us and you, because you ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/shaimus-live-this-friday-and-thursday/ Shaimus news of the week: "Tie You Down" will be featured on ABC Family's Ruby & The Rockits tomorrow night at 8:30 PM (Tuesday 9/22). It's the season finale, so there's a slight possibility that it'll be a nail biter!! Sadly, we found out from ABC Family's page that ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/tie-you-down-on-abc-on-922/ Some time ago the non-profit website Campfreddy contacted us to ask if Phil would be available to answer a few questions. They heard and liked our song Like A Fool in Rock Band and being a site for Rock Band fans, the connection seems obvious! Jumping at the opportunity, Phil ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/interview-with-phil-on-campfreddy/ This coming Sunday, September 6th, Shaimus will be performing at the 28th annual Malibu Chili Cook-Off and Carnival, hosted by the Kiwanis Club. Our friend Arielle Verinis will be taking the stage with Cam, Phil and Evan at 4:30PM, followed by Shaimus at 5PM. These will be the last live ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/shaimus-malibu-chili-cook-off/ I am Lou, and here is my story: It was the seventh day of the eighth month of the ninth year of the second millennium, only fifteen thousand, thirty-two years and three hundred thirty-eight days since the fall of the Roman Empire.  It was a fine August evening in Los Angeles, ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/greetings-from-the-new-guy/ It's been a music-filled week in LA. Shortly following our first gig at the troubadour we had the privilege of attending two other excellent shows there: Barcelona and Elizabeth & The Catapult. Barcelona Cam's fellow Seattle-ites Barcelona played on August 10th. To me, their sound is reminiscent of Coldplay ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/live-shows-barcelona-and-elizabeth-the-catapult/ Last night we finally got to be on stage again for the first time in months, this time at one of our favorite venues, The Troubadour.  We had never played there before, and everyone kept telling us that the sound in the audience was the best it's ever been at ... http://www.shaimus.com/blog/a-night-at-the-troubadour/