We got on the news

We got on the news for a second last week at the Disney Streetgames at Thomas Jefferson Park. Channel 7 ABC Eyewitness News covered it. Now we just do that again, over and over and we're good. In all seriousness, thank you to all our supporters. If your reading this, you probly are one. We appreciate everything and all I can promise is we're not letting it be in vain. The ends will justify the means. - BR

great meetings, expectations, scots, etc.

BR and I had a great meeting this afternoon with our friend Paul re: the International Music Festival we're putting on in July. Paul has tons of ideas that will helps us put on a better show, and he's more than willing to help. I consider us lucky to be involved with people who see the value in what we're doing, and we've been fortunate in this way since the beginning. Paul is gonna follow up with a couple folks, and BR and our team are gonna follow up with some folks and it's on like Megatron this July 11. Look out for another great annual extravaganza from BR and Timebomb! I really like saying "extravaganza."
-Jibrail

Photos from the weekend

Thanks to our friends and family for coming out this weekend (and taking pictures) and to Parks and Recreation for putting us on this show.

whatever I like

First off, I certainly hope I won't be the only one from Timebomb to post on here. BR does, too, but he's crazy busy right now. And one of my favorite drummers, Questlove, does quite a bit of blogging. Which brings me to my point. BR and I were always concerned about blogging for a few reasons. The funniest blogs are the ones where people talk trash, like Lily Allen or Kanye West. But we are not as famous as them, and probably couldn't handle the backlash as well as them. (I think Lily Allen had to chill out for awhile due to her mouth getting her in trouble.) I was even concerned about saying in my last post that Vampire Weekend wasn't very original. Other than talking smack about people, why would anyone care about what we have to say? You might be going to youtube right now to watch babies fall off of kitchen counters or cats singing the National Anthem or something.

But Stacy (our bass player) has been an example for me of how people do care about what you have to say. He is great at giving folks "the personal touch," staying in touch with fans and responding to their questions and concerns, even when he doesn't agree.

I will change the subject for a second, to get back to the title of the post. I feel bad that I can't go out and see all of my friends who put on shows. But I do my best. Sometimes I'm busy, sometimes I'm broke and sometimes I just can't get it together. But I've been able to see some great music and comedy lately, like the Sound Frontier show. I also saw our friend Christina Lee back up a singer from the Netherlands last Saturday. A couple other guys we know were also in the band (Phil Smith, Miguel, etc.). We all like to go support other bands when we can, as long as they're not wack! (I kid, because I love.)
Peace out, Jibrail

innovation

I went to check out an old friend's band, Urban Weasel, on Tuesday since we'd canceled Timebomb rehearsal. It was good to see them, and I realized my friend, the singer and lyricist, really had a David Byrne thing going on. His lyrics were a little out there and he really made the best use of his voice. This got me talking to another person in the crowd after the show. We agreed on the David Byrne comparison, and got talking about the lack of innovative groups like the Talking Heads these days. Talking Heads took some influences from African music and combined them with their own weirdness and punk to make something new. Then you get a band like Vampire Weekend currently (who isn't bad) but doesn't seem to have that same originality. The only band, at least in rock music, these days who really seems to be original while still making their influences known is TV on the Radio. They're definitely a band I look up to when I think about how BR and Timebomb can continue in this business and not repeat ourselves.
-Jibrail