Bone and Marrow Merch

It's refreshing to have this album mixed and mastered, but it's a damn relief to have the album covers and merch all done! Many snow days and late nights later, we have a few fun things to sell.  The albums come with a free button (that was my idea, hehehe).

Friday's coming up fast!

An Elevator Art Throwback

Every year, Elevator Art has added a new member and created a new sound with each of our talents. We can't fit any more members on stage at this point, but we love to get the audience involved so they can be a part of the band. You can tell we've gotten older! From Arnold Ave in Point Pleasant to opening for Jefferson Starship and headlining the Pony, here's the "EA" timeline:

When Elevator Art was in its infancy, Daimon, Mike and I would play in "the barn"; a safe haven in Jackson to play music as loud as we want without waking the neighbors. Daimon and Mike would write the songs, and I would add my little harmonies Our acoustic songs later became band arrangements after we picked up our drummer, Joe. The song, "The Worst Song Ever", was a tune that we ventured to record, and the only 2 venues where we played the song were the Saint, in Asbury Park, and on the green in Smithville, NJ. The song is very personal to me, was recorded by Daimon and Mike in "the barn", and the band's excited to share it with you. The song is finally available to listen to on bandcamp:  

http://elevatorart.bandcamp.com/album/the-worst-song-ever

Our ep release show is scheduled for October 20th at The Stone Pony. For more info, check out the facebook event page here.

September band of the month goes to...

I won't be featuring a band of the month like I had planned. I didn't realize how high my expectations were to create a blog post every month that would cover aspects of each band like I would want to. If I do, it's because I had the means, resources, and ambition.  For September, I would like to introduce my "rarely featured band" of the month...

Songs by Moon Motel are ever-changing, similar to that of running water. Aspects of the songs change with every performance, adding people from the audience to come up and participate. Moon Motel's songs pluck at your heart until you're humbled enough to sing along. The singer/songwriter Jay Sales formed Moon Motel after heartbreak, and it's very apparent in his style of writing. I'm captivated and entranced by Jay's vocal decisions; I love what he does and doesn't do in the songs. He keeps plenty of "holes" in the songs so you can find your own part to sing a harmony or add an instrument.

I love how Jay often books gigs with the possibility that he may be playing it solo, but it's amazing that I've never seen him play without a group on stage with him.  Popular musicians in the scene, such as Chloe from Wakah Chan, Javier from Accidental Seabirds, and Jim Mill join Jay's performances and create a whole new dynamic each time he plays. If you build it, they will come!

photo courtesy of Gregg Bautista

Moon Motel plays in Asbury Park often, particularly at the venue Trinity and the Pope.  Check out the facebook for more show details.  Maybe we'll be singing along together!

www.facebook.com/moonmotelmusic