Tuesday, August 4, 2009
3SO Featured on The Portal Magazine
Click the link to read about 3SO on The Portal Magazine (August 2009). http://www.theportalmagazine.com/issues/august2009/index.html
3SO Rocks Crue Fest 2 w/ Rev Theory & Cavo
On Tuesday July 21, 2009 after much anticipation by the band and many WMMS 100.7fm listeners, 3SO took the side stage sponsored by Monster Energy Drink to open Crue Fest 2 at Blossom Music Center; along with Rev Theory, Cavo, 16 Second Stare and Shram. And it was a blast!
That early afternoon we met up with the Monster Crew for set up and we have to say by far they were the most professional and easy going stage crew we've ever seen. So, much love and top hats off to Digga, Chris and their entire crew.
It was very mutual to meet up with Rich and the rest of the guys from Rev Theory; this being the 3rd time we have played with those guys. We all jokingly said third times a charm, might as well just take us on the road. It was a nice moment to be shared. I (Justice) definetly have to say it was a pleasure to share the stage with all those bands; for the simiple reason that each one of them are busting their humps just like us to live the life of music and we applaud them all.
I think the only real issue of the day was that originally we were informed that our set would begin at 5pm; but that afternoon we were informed that it was pushed forward to 4pm. So, we scrambled to get the word out so that our fans can get to see us play. We want to apologize for those fans that did not get to see us that afternoon. We do hope that you did enjoy the rest of the concert for it was awesome.
Despite the last minute time change, all went very well. They did scare us though when they mentioned that we may only get to play one (1) song. And they weren't kidding. But, Digga (Da Man) let us rip for 20 minutes. We hope he did not get into too much fire for that call he made. But we thank you for it.
Getting to socialize with touring bands is always inspiring and lesson learning. One thing I definetly learned was that for most, not all, but most bands on tour are like ducks in the water. Everything appears great, relaxing and calm on the surface, but down below there is a whole mess of things going on (Both good and bad). So my comment to all bands on the road; Keep pushing my brothers and enjoy the journey regardless of the ending! The journey may not be the purpose, but its definetly an important factor.
The best part of being apart of Crue Fest was witnessing the love and support from our fans and followers. If not for you, we would have not played to such a great crowd, especially because of the change in performance. Many thanks and much love and respect goes out to our managers G-Management and the entire crew of the Iron Saddle (Gina, Devan, Tonya, Bree & Haley) as well as Mike, Eddie, Katie, Jenn, and Kurt (Condom Boy), for getting the people and distributing all those CD's for us. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
Of course, because of our awesome time at Crue Fest, a last minute decision to have an after party at The Iron Saddle went off without a hitch. The best part was that both Shram and 16 Second Stare showed up as well. It was killer! 16 Second Stare even took the time to jam with us at the saddle. We hope to be able to tour Florida with those boys in Spring next year! So, be on the look out! All in all, the day was spectacular, the opportunity to be seen and perform at Crue Fest was amazing and we are so looking forward to our own little tour beginning in August. So keep posted 3SO fans and we'll be in touch!
That early afternoon we met up with the Monster Crew for set up and we have to say by far they were the most professional and easy going stage crew we've ever seen. So, much love and top hats off to Digga, Chris and their entire crew.
It was very mutual to meet up with Rich and the rest of the guys from Rev Theory; this being the 3rd time we have played with those guys. We all jokingly said third times a charm, might as well just take us on the road. It was a nice moment to be shared. I (Justice) definetly have to say it was a pleasure to share the stage with all those bands; for the simiple reason that each one of them are busting their humps just like us to live the life of music and we applaud them all.
I think the only real issue of the day was that originally we were informed that our set would begin at 5pm; but that afternoon we were informed that it was pushed forward to 4pm. So, we scrambled to get the word out so that our fans can get to see us play. We want to apologize for those fans that did not get to see us that afternoon. We do hope that you did enjoy the rest of the concert for it was awesome.
Despite the last minute time change, all went very well. They did scare us though when they mentioned that we may only get to play one (1) song. And they weren't kidding. But, Digga (Da Man) let us rip for 20 minutes. We hope he did not get into too much fire for that call he made. But we thank you for it.
Getting to socialize with touring bands is always inspiring and lesson learning. One thing I definetly learned was that for most, not all, but most bands on tour are like ducks in the water. Everything appears great, relaxing and calm on the surface, but down below there is a whole mess of things going on (Both good and bad). So my comment to all bands on the road; Keep pushing my brothers and enjoy the journey regardless of the ending! The journey may not be the purpose, but its definetly an important factor.
The best part of being apart of Crue Fest was witnessing the love and support from our fans and followers. If not for you, we would have not played to such a great crowd, especially because of the change in performance. Many thanks and much love and respect goes out to our managers G-Management and the entire crew of the Iron Saddle (Gina, Devan, Tonya, Bree & Haley) as well as Mike, Eddie, Katie, Jenn, and Kurt (Condom Boy), for getting the people and distributing all those CD's for us. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
Of course, because of our awesome time at Crue Fest, a last minute decision to have an after party at The Iron Saddle went off without a hitch. The best part was that both Shram and 16 Second Stare showed up as well. It was killer! 16 Second Stare even took the time to jam with us at the saddle. We hope to be able to tour Florida with those boys in Spring next year! So, be on the look out! All in all, the day was spectacular, the opportunity to be seen and perform at Crue Fest was amazing and we are so looking forward to our own little tour beginning in August. So keep posted 3SO fans and we'll be in touch!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
3SO @ Crue Fest 2 - Blossom Music Center
Come Check out this blog about our ticket giveaway contest and our performance during Crue Fest 2 at Blossom Music Center on Tuesday July 21, 2009.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Recording "Road Map to the Soul" Part 1
Well what an accomplishing weekend. We all woke up and arrived at Ante Up Studios (Cleveland, OH) around 10am Saturday morning (June 13, 2009). Marco was all hungover from the Tequila him and Alex pounded the night before. It was great! You can just see the buzz on his face. Alex, was fine! Must be nice to have such tolerance! We met up with our Engineer Jimmy and began loading our equipment to set up and begin recording our new album "Road Map to the Soul".
It was a slow start at first because Jimmy was flying solo on Saturday. No interns to lend him a hand in the studio. It was no big deal because it only took him about 2-1/2 hours to get the gear and drums properly mic'd. Recording got underway and I (Justice) spent most of the morning posting details to our twitter site.
John our Marketing and IT guru from G-Management came along to video record all the hilarity's and craziness that would take place over the weekend. Unfortunately Kim our manager could not make it but she made sure she cooked Meatballs on Saturday for us and they were AWWWEEESOME! Just before we began recording we all had to set up in different rooms because their weren't enough isolation booths within the studio. What was funny as hell is we set up Tyler's rig inside the women's bathroom. We we're expecting him to play in their to just for laughs. Either way, the whole rig in the bathroom produced a killer tone and sound for recording. So, now if you ever need to list the uses of a bathroom; of course, why in the hell would you make a list! But, if you do, you can list the following uses (doing your business when nature calls, sex, and great location to mic an amp for recording). Ha! Go figure.
Well, 7 hours later on day one, we managed to record all the bass and drum tracks for the record. It felt like we we're in fast forward. We packed up and left around 9pm that evening. Not too bad. Marco and I decided to celebrate one hell of a productive day with a few of our fans at the Hi Fi (Lakewood, OH) that evening. By now Marco had all ready sobered up, so he was cool to party. We enjoyed ourselves listening to some good stoner rock bands. It was nice to be reminded that night that I don't have as much of an alcohol tolerance as others. My brain was in quite the frenzy! Man, gotta love Astro Bombs. Believe it or not, they went well in between all the Guinness I was drinking. Don't worry I was safe, the bartender (Our Cover girl Leah) made sure she sobered me up before I left the bar that evening. Marco however was in much better condition than I was. He did not drink as much this evening, especially after getting plastered the night before! He even got his but whooped by Yoda on Friday night. LMAO! Oh, I'm sure he'll tell you the story if you ask. He He He.
So, the next morning we arrived back at the studio, except this time I was the first too arrive. Shocking as I was the one who drank the most the night before. Well, correction, John showed up first, then me! :-). Day 2 got underway, and we started off by listening to the tracks from the day before. Inspecting them for any errors. Once that got done I went back to posting on Twitter and Marco got underway with doing his touch ups. Soon after, Alan started working on his. Well around 2pm on Sunday, we took a break to let Jimmy and his band perform at the Cleveland Police benefit show at the Hard Rock that afternoon and got back around 4:30pm.
We finished up Al's tracks and proceeded to do vocals. Well, things were going great until my schnoz touched the mic and screwed up one hell of a good take on one of our songs. I got so pissed at the moment that I decided to skip the song for the day. Thankfully the rest of my recordings did not have any flubs. However, due to our extended break we had to end at 8pm as scheduled because another band was booked for the studio. So in short, we successfully recorded all the music and we're able to get the vocals done for 5 of the songs for the album. All in a matter of 2 days or 16.5 Hours to be technical...
We shall return back to the studio on July 5th. We wish everyone a safe and fun 4th of July weekend coming soon and hope to see as many of our Ohio Fans at the Wheels of Steel Benefit on June 28th at the Nautica (Plain Dealer) Pavilion.
Keep Rockin
Justice
3SO
It was a slow start at first because Jimmy was flying solo on Saturday. No interns to lend him a hand in the studio. It was no big deal because it only took him about 2-1/2 hours to get the gear and drums properly mic'd. Recording got underway and I (Justice) spent most of the morning posting details to our twitter site.
John our Marketing and IT guru from G-Management came along to video record all the hilarity's and craziness that would take place over the weekend. Unfortunately Kim our manager could not make it but she made sure she cooked Meatballs on Saturday for us and they were AWWWEEESOME! Just before we began recording we all had to set up in different rooms because their weren't enough isolation booths within the studio. What was funny as hell is we set up Tyler's rig inside the women's bathroom. We we're expecting him to play in their to just for laughs. Either way, the whole rig in the bathroom produced a killer tone and sound for recording. So, now if you ever need to list the uses of a bathroom; of course, why in the hell would you make a list! But, if you do, you can list the following uses (doing your business when nature calls, sex, and great location to mic an amp for recording). Ha! Go figure.
Well, 7 hours later on day one, we managed to record all the bass and drum tracks for the record. It felt like we we're in fast forward. We packed up and left around 9pm that evening. Not too bad. Marco and I decided to celebrate one hell of a productive day with a few of our fans at the Hi Fi (Lakewood, OH) that evening. By now Marco had all ready sobered up, so he was cool to party. We enjoyed ourselves listening to some good stoner rock bands. It was nice to be reminded that night that I don't have as much of an alcohol tolerance as others. My brain was in quite the frenzy! Man, gotta love Astro Bombs. Believe it or not, they went well in between all the Guinness I was drinking. Don't worry I was safe, the bartender (Our Cover girl Leah) made sure she sobered me up before I left the bar that evening. Marco however was in much better condition than I was. He did not drink as much this evening, especially after getting plastered the night before! He even got his but whooped by Yoda on Friday night. LMAO! Oh, I'm sure he'll tell you the story if you ask. He He He.
So, the next morning we arrived back at the studio, except this time I was the first too arrive. Shocking as I was the one who drank the most the night before. Well, correction, John showed up first, then me! :-). Day 2 got underway, and we started off by listening to the tracks from the day before. Inspecting them for any errors. Once that got done I went back to posting on Twitter and Marco got underway with doing his touch ups. Soon after, Alan started working on his. Well around 2pm on Sunday, we took a break to let Jimmy and his band perform at the Cleveland Police benefit show at the Hard Rock that afternoon and got back around 4:30pm.
We finished up Al's tracks and proceeded to do vocals. Well, things were going great until my schnoz touched the mic and screwed up one hell of a good take on one of our songs. I got so pissed at the moment that I decided to skip the song for the day. Thankfully the rest of my recordings did not have any flubs. However, due to our extended break we had to end at 8pm as scheduled because another band was booked for the studio. So in short, we successfully recorded all the music and we're able to get the vocals done for 5 of the songs for the album. All in a matter of 2 days or 16.5 Hours to be technical...
We shall return back to the studio on July 5th. We wish everyone a safe and fun 4th of July weekend coming soon and hope to see as many of our Ohio Fans at the Wheels of Steel Benefit on June 28th at the Nautica (Plain Dealer) Pavilion.
Keep Rockin
Justice
3SO
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
3SO Performs with Candlebox at Ohio Bike Week
Well, after an amazing time performing for hundreds of people at the Broken Spoke Saloon in Sandusky as part of the BAS Broadcasting Battle of the Bands, we found out late yesterday evening that we won said contest and will be peforming with Candlebox at the Sandusky Fairgrounds during Ohio Bike Week 2009.
3SO with Bartender Kristi of Broken Spoke Saloon 2009
The show was fun despite the fact that a minute into our song "Beat You Down" all of the microphones cut out! The guys were awesome and kept on playing as if nothing happend. Once I ran across the stage testing all micrphones, I decided to play me some air guitar on stage and jump around with the music like a freak. LOL. Its a show and it was one hell of a good time. The sound tech finally got the mics working at the ending seconds of the song which was nice. So, just to add some of my own fun, I decided to climb up all PA speakers and sing the next song, just to make certain that they knew not to leave the sound booth just in case the sound should go out again! It was hilarious. I also scared the crap out of a few people.
Flashbacks of me falling off the Roc Bar stage and busting my head open on the concrete floor came to mind. HA HA HA!
All was good though, we had a blast all the way until the end. It was a real pleasure meeting up with the other bands that were competing in the contest, Lonsome Pony band, Flash House, Power Trip and The Zeppos. All these bands were great and we encourage everyone to check them out!
I do want to thank the guys from Lonsome Pony for being really cool about us playing our cover of "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf, in honor of Ohio Bike Week. Lonsome Pony was the first band to perform that day and had did their version as well. Unfortunately, a lot of people did not get to hear how good it was, so we felt the crowd should hear it just one more time that day.
Then before the evening ended, I made certain that my ass was whipped by Kristi the Bartender of the Broken Spoke. She was such a sport; she pulled my belt off with her teeth and made me assume the position and whacked my ass! I never knew Metal could feel so good. Pictures are available to see on our Myspace and Facebook profiles.
Well Kats and Kitties, another great day has ended and its time to go. And, before I forget; Cleveland, Ohio, BE SURE to come see us peform at the Wheels of Steel Benefit concert on Sunday June 28th. Tickets are available at www.wosw09.com. Get discount tickets by using Promo Code "3SO".
3SO with Bartender Kristi of Broken Spoke Saloon 2009The show was fun despite the fact that a minute into our song "Beat You Down" all of the microphones cut out! The guys were awesome and kept on playing as if nothing happend. Once I ran across the stage testing all micrphones, I decided to play me some air guitar on stage and jump around with the music like a freak. LOL. Its a show and it was one hell of a good time. The sound tech finally got the mics working at the ending seconds of the song which was nice. So, just to add some of my own fun, I decided to climb up all PA speakers and sing the next song, just to make certain that they knew not to leave the sound booth just in case the sound should go out again! It was hilarious. I also scared the crap out of a few people.
Flashbacks of me falling off the Roc Bar stage and busting my head open on the concrete floor came to mind. HA HA HA!
All was good though, we had a blast all the way until the end. It was a real pleasure meeting up with the other bands that were competing in the contest, Lonsome Pony band, Flash House, Power Trip and The Zeppos. All these bands were great and we encourage everyone to check them out!
I do want to thank the guys from Lonsome Pony for being really cool about us playing our cover of "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf, in honor of Ohio Bike Week. Lonsome Pony was the first band to perform that day and had did their version as well. Unfortunately, a lot of people did not get to hear how good it was, so we felt the crowd should hear it just one more time that day.
Then before the evening ended, I made certain that my ass was whipped by Kristi the Bartender of the Broken Spoke. She was such a sport; she pulled my belt off with her teeth and made me assume the position and whacked my ass! I never knew Metal could feel so good. Pictures are available to see on our Myspace and Facebook profiles.
Well Kats and Kitties, another great day has ended and its time to go. And, before I forget; Cleveland, Ohio, BE SURE to come see us peform at the Wheels of Steel Benefit concert on Sunday June 28th. Tickets are available at www.wosw09.com. Get discount tickets by using Promo Code "3SO".
Monday, May 18, 2009
The Bubba Bash Benefit!
Well 3SO fans, if you could not make it out to the Bubba Bash Benefit at the Iron Saddle Saloon (Akron, OH), then you missed out! And, we know you could not make it Eddie; we hope that everything is okay!
Well, due to the fact that I had to work Sunday afternoon, we could not make it to the benefit until later in the afternoon! But, when we got their, the placed was packed and had been packed since early afternoon. Now, many of you don't know, but the benefit was to raise funds for Andre "Bubba" Robinson for a Kidney transplant. You see, Bubba has been in the music scene for well over 20 years and most recently was employed at The Jigsaw (Parma, OH). Unfortunately, due to its closure, Bubba was let go and as such lost his medical coverage, which in-turn prevented him from qualifying for a Kidney transplant. So, Rich and Gina (Good friends of Bubba) went out of there way as a surprise to put a benefit bash together to raise funds for him and despite a hectic start on Sunday afternoon (May 17, 2009), the event in my opinion went very well.
Many bands from all over came in support of this event to play their hearts out to entertain the crowds all afternoon. Bands such as The Breakfast Club feat. Billy Morris (Formerly of Warrant), High Energy, The Jak Band, Octane, World Gone Mad, Nemesis 3, and of course 3SO. And, we were very pleased to be asked at last moment to be apart of this wonderful event. The event was also sponsored by The American Diabetes Association. Why do you ask? Because, Bubba, with his big heart and love for music and people is also Diabetic. But, you would never know it.
So, the night went on with the poker run in place, great food and of course great music! It was a pleasure seeing some old friends and new fans stick around all the way to the end of the night, which is when we finally played our set. However, beforew we played our set, we were blown away by the coolest 10 year old & 12 year old I've ever seen. Trust me when I say, you've never seen kick ass rock until you see High Energy perform. These kids were amazing. I highly encourage everyone to check out these boys at www.myspace.com/highenergyoh1. Even though it was late, getting colder and (we were all tired), we busted out an hour set for those who stood around and those who came to see us and support the benefit! There were some crazy spastic moments by yours truly on the stage. And, I think for the first time Tyler (Bass) and I collided! Totally my fault. He did not know I was behind him at the time he jumped backwards! We didn't miss a beat though! Oh, and by the way, Tricycle Boy aka Alex (drummer) got to play his kit. LOL! Be sure you ask him why he gets that nickname!
So, the night ended with a bang, of course. And we all were beyond tired and loved every minute of it. By the time we broke down our gear and loaded up, it was about 1 o'clock in the morning. I'm not certain how much funds the event raised but with all the people their, I'm sure it was good! So, in short, we hope that Bubba will be able to afford the transplant and we thank Rich and Gina of the Iron Saddle for the opportunity once again. We hope you all can make our next show. Be sure to check the schedule for more information at our official website www.3soband.com.
Keep Rockin All
~ Justice
Well, due to the fact that I had to work Sunday afternoon, we could not make it to the benefit until later in the afternoon! But, when we got their, the placed was packed and had been packed since early afternoon. Now, many of you don't know, but the benefit was to raise funds for Andre "Bubba" Robinson for a Kidney transplant. You see, Bubba has been in the music scene for well over 20 years and most recently was employed at The Jigsaw (Parma, OH). Unfortunately, due to its closure, Bubba was let go and as such lost his medical coverage, which in-turn prevented him from qualifying for a Kidney transplant. So, Rich and Gina (Good friends of Bubba) went out of there way as a surprise to put a benefit bash together to raise funds for him and despite a hectic start on Sunday afternoon (May 17, 2009), the event in my opinion went very well.
Many bands from all over came in support of this event to play their hearts out to entertain the crowds all afternoon. Bands such as The Breakfast Club feat. Billy Morris (Formerly of Warrant), High Energy, The Jak Band, Octane, World Gone Mad, Nemesis 3, and of course 3SO. And, we were very pleased to be asked at last moment to be apart of this wonderful event. The event was also sponsored by The American Diabetes Association. Why do you ask? Because, Bubba, with his big heart and love for music and people is also Diabetic. But, you would never know it.
So, the night went on with the poker run in place, great food and of course great music! It was a pleasure seeing some old friends and new fans stick around all the way to the end of the night, which is when we finally played our set. However, beforew we played our set, we were blown away by the coolest 10 year old & 12 year old I've ever seen. Trust me when I say, you've never seen kick ass rock until you see High Energy perform. These kids were amazing. I highly encourage everyone to check out these boys at www.myspace.com/highenergyoh1. Even though it was late, getting colder and (we were all tired), we busted out an hour set for those who stood around and those who came to see us and support the benefit! There were some crazy spastic moments by yours truly on the stage. And, I think for the first time Tyler (Bass) and I collided! Totally my fault. He did not know I was behind him at the time he jumped backwards! We didn't miss a beat though! Oh, and by the way, Tricycle Boy aka Alex (drummer) got to play his kit. LOL! Be sure you ask him why he gets that nickname!
So, the night ended with a bang, of course. And we all were beyond tired and loved every minute of it. By the time we broke down our gear and loaded up, it was about 1 o'clock in the morning. I'm not certain how much funds the event raised but with all the people their, I'm sure it was good! So, in short, we hope that Bubba will be able to afford the transplant and we thank Rich and Gina of the Iron Saddle for the opportunity once again. We hope you all can make our next show. Be sure to check the schedule for more information at our official website www.3soband.com.
Keep Rockin All
~ Justice
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