Brad Lee

Finally finished up with the Hot Moon’s new record, and it sounds tits!

Preview a track here: http://thehotmoon.bandcamp.com

We’re heading out to SXSW next week:
Fri. 3/18/11 – SXSW- Aquarium – Austin, TX (2pm)
Sat. 3/19/11 – SXSW- Maggie Mae’s – Austin, TX (9pm)

… I started a record label.

Whoops.

Can I get a mulligan on that one?

I kid, I kid…

That fateful decision to buy loudandclearrecords.com, and slap a logo on Falsehood’s “Life’s Evil Twin EP” was easily the biggest decision of my life.  I definitely didn’t know it at the time, but starting L+C sent me on a trajectory that would affect everything in my life from that moment on.

It led me to San Diego, it led me to some of my best friends, fondest memories, biggest failures, greatest achievements, and everything in between.

… AND THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES.

We just got in the shipment of Goodbye Blue Monday’s latest (and most likely last) CD.  The World Won’t Listen is now available through the L+C webstore (www.merchlackey.com/loudandclear), and should be up for sale on iTunes tomorrow.  We only pressed 100 CDs, so get yours now cause they are gonna go fast.

This Friday Feb. 4 @ the Casbah, we’ll celebrate L+C’s 9th anniversary.  Goodbye Blue Monday will play their first show in over 3 years.  Joining them on the bill are Manuok and John Meeks.

That show will also be the kick-off show for John Meeks’ first tour.  It’s been a while since I booked a DIY tour… we’ll see how it goes.  Come out and say hi!

Fri. 2/4- The Casbah – San Diego, CA
Sat. 2/5 – Crepe Place – Santa Cruz, CA
Sun. 2/6- Thee Parkside (2pm) – San Francisco, CA (FREE SHOW!)
Sun. 2/6 – Mama Buzz Cafe (7pm) – Oakland, CA
Mon. 2/7 – The Alibi – Arcata, CA
Wed. 2/9 – Sunset Tavern – Seattle, WA
Thur. 2/10 – 4th Ave Tavern – Olympia, WA
Fri. 2/11 – The Woods – Portland, OR
Sat. 2/12 – Anno Domini – San Jose, CA
Sun. 2/13 – the Black Box – Merced, CA

2011 is starting off with a bang.  Going big from the get go.  I’ll be playing the following shows….

Jan 8th. -  John Meeks @ 4th and B, San Diego.

Jan 11th and 12th – Album Leaf @ the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz.

Jan 18th – Album Leaf AND Hot Moon @ the Casbah, San Diego. (double duty = double drink tickets!)

January 19th – Album Leaf @ the Barn, Riverside.

January 20th – 23rd – Album Leaf goes to Mexico! (http://www.mayanholidaze.com/).

February 4th – Loud and Clear Records 9th Anniversary @ the Casbah, San Diego.

February 4th – 13th – John Meeks west coast tour.

…and mixed in to all of the above, I am going to be putting out a few new things on Loud and Clear Records… a new EP from Goodbye Blue Monday, 7 inches from both Writer and Mrs. Magician, and a duets EP featuring John Meeks and the lovely Joanie Mendenhall.  Yeeehaw!

John Meeks’ album Old Blood won “Best Americana Album” at the 2010 San Diego Music Awards.

WOOOOO, we’re rich bitch!

Well, not really, but it’s nice to win things.  Congrats John.

Been busy bouncing back and forth the last few months between the Album Leaf, John Meeks, Mr. Tube and the Hot Moon.

John Meeks’ CD release show in May was amazing.  If you don’t have it yet, you can get his album on iTunes, or here (http://merchlackey.com/johnmeeks/).

I switched over to bass and guitar in Album Leaf.  Had to learn 18 songs in a week, it was bit hectic, but playing with Jimmy is just so goddamn fun, it was well worth the effort.  We traveled to some pretty random places this summer (ie: Albany to play with Wu-Tang?!?!), and it was a blast.

My focus for the next few months is to finish up recording the Hot Moon record.  I’d say we are about halfway done with tracking at the moment.   Our goal is to get it done by the end of September.  We’ll see how that goes.  Hot Moon features the lovely Sasha Pfau on vocals, John Paul Labno on guitar (Grand Ol Party, Mr. Tube), Jason Hooper on Drums (Black Heart Procession, Goodbye Blue Monday, Mr. Tube), Jovi Buttz on bass (Black Heart, Mr. Tube) and myself.

As you may notice, the Hot Moon pretty much = most of Mr. Tube with a different singer (a much better looking singer).

That’s it for now.  Some christian guy is trying to buy this domain off me cause he used to own it.  If you’re looking for him, you are in the wrong place.

My name is Brad, I play in a few bands, work at a recording studio, run a small record label, work a day job, and hang out with my dog.  I made this website so I could talk about all my musical adventures in one place.  It’s still a work in progress, but check back often, as 2010 is gonna be a big year.