Curbside Life ::: Media

Saturday, July 28, 2006:
Curbside Life performed with the Gin Blossoms at Clearwater Theater in West Dundee, IL. Clearwater Theater was one of the stops on The Gin Blossoms tour of America which went through November.

Monday, May 29, 2006:
Curbside Life will perform with the Gin Blossoms on July 22, 2006 at Clearwater Theater in West Dundee, IL. Clearwater management approached the band about the show which CSL gladly accepted. The Gin Blossoms are currently on a tour of America which goes through the end of November.

Monday, April 10, 2006:
The movie PERILOUS TIES premiered tonight! It features music from Curbside Life's debut CD, as well as original compositions by band members. Read about it here.

Sunday, January 1, 2006 - NEW YEARS DAY:
It's been quite a year! We've labored over our demo project and finally it's going to happen... we're going to release our CD! The February release will coincide with a really cool announcement about a project we've been working on. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank several people and organizations. Thanks to Augusten Burroughs for all the encouragement you've given us (and the link!). We'd also like to thank Fat Cat Guitars for all the cool axes and gear! A very, very special "Thanks" goes out to Larry Kriz from LNL Recording, for whom without we would not have been able to accomplish our goals in the studio (Man, that Larry is SOLID!). Of course, none of this makes any sense without our family, friends, and fans: Lucy, Steph, Kelly, Cari, Jenn, Charles, all the kids & all our fans! Also, our industry friends: Eric Isabue, Mindy Novotny, Gordy Rinda, Mike Manthei, and the guys at CRC studios. And of course, the other bands we've worked with: Man The Mighty, Aether, Mitch Corso Band, Analog Theory, Big Drag, The Its, Treetop Affair, and the list goes on... A truly special THANKS to Paul Allodi for sitting in on keyboards with us!!! We hope you all have a very good 2006 and we'll see you all very soon...

Sunday, November 13, 2005:
Curbside Life was named a "Gold Artist" by Radio Indy. They screen thousands of songs by indie artists and name the best artists Radio Indy Gold Artists. They base their review on recording quality, songwriting quality, and musicianship.

Sunday, September 11, 2005:
We remember 9/11. Years ago John Adams said, and it still rings true, "Be it remembered that liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we have not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood."

In other news, we are working with producer/engineer Mark Lejeune at Chicago Recording Company. Mark has worked with many well known artists including Billy Corgan, Mellissa Ethridge, and The Mannheim Steamroller. He's helping us lift our music to the next level. Today we put in about 12 hours laying drum tracks, bass tracks, and many guitar tracks. This is the final phase of the push to release our CD "My Own Reality Show". We'll post song clips as we finish them. Thanks again for all your support! A special thanks goes out to Larry Kriz at LNL Recording for helping to lay the groundwork for our project!

Thursday, July 28, 2005:
Curbside Life will be back in the studio starting next week to record DO YOU BELIEVE IT and a new song that Free just wrote. DO YOU BELIEVE IT was written by Jimmy and the band has been playing it live for several months. In other news, CSL will be playing at Elbo Room in Chicago on Tuesday, August 16th with the Mitch Corso Band and Man the Mighty. It's going to be a FAT CAT night of music, so c'mon out!

Friday, June 24, 2005:
Curbside Life's song "Fall" was singled out by #1 Best Selling author Augusten Burroughs when he was asked about the music he has on his iPod. Mr. Burroughs' memoir, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, has been made into a movie which stars Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin, Gwyneth Paltrow & Joseph Cross as young Augusten.

Tuesday, May 24, 2005:
We really appreciate the fact that all of our friends and family voted for us to be the MOBfest showcase band for whatdidimiss.com. This truly means a lot to us and to see that we came so close means that many of you voted everyday. We were contacted yesterday by a MOBfest representative who wanted to let us know that out of 3000 bands who submitted demos only a certain amount could get on the MOBfest bill. He told us that as of yesterday they had a handful of bands that they wanted to get on the bill, but were unable to place. Curbside Life was one of them. NOT BAD for a band that is so new! Thanks to all of our "Curbies" for showing your support!

Friday, May 6, 2005:
What a week! On Sunday we rehearsed at LNL Studio with our good friend Paul Allodi, who learned all of our keyboard parts for the WIIL Rock radio show. We recorded the show on Monday at Woodland Audio in Spring Grove, IL. It will be aired on 95.1FM (Wisconsin, Illinois) on Sunday, May 15th at MIDNIGHT (c'mon, stay up to hear it!). Then we held regular weekly rehearsals with a bunch of really cool equipment we picked up. We're gearing up for our Chicago show at Hoghead McDunna's on May 13th and we look forward to seeing all of you there! Oh... did we mention that we are writing new songs?

Friday, April 29, 2005:
Thanks to everyone who came out last night to Durty Nellie's! It was good to see some of the FoiL personnel there, too. We're leading a pack of 18 bands right now who are in a competition for a showcase at MOBfest this year. Thanks to all of you who have voted! PLEASE continue to vote until May 15th when the voting ends. Our next show is in Chicago at Hoghead McDunna's and we're working on our June bookings right now. Also, check back real soon for an announcement about our special radio event.

Tuesday, March 29, 2005:
Alright, then... we have six demo tunes up on the site. They are in various states of "mix down" so, after we have three more we will do a final mix on the entire collection. We're working on some shows for this Spring and Summer to be held at larger than usual venues, so check back often for new dates. We'll be doing some traveling, so you Curbies that are not in Chicago need to let us know where you are and where you'd like to see us play! Email us at band@curbsidelife.com.

Tuesday, March 22, 2005:
Well, we have 2 new tunes posted on the site, and another on the way on Easter Sunday (yes, we're working on the holiday to get the tunes to our friends!). We really worked hard on Sunday to get a decent rough mix on FALL. In addition, we re-recorded some guitar & vocals, then added some keyboard tracks. You'll notice that there are back up vocals on that tune - that's Jimmy! You'll be seeing a microphone behind the drums from now on at our shows. You'll also probably be seeing a keyboard player...

Sunday, March 13, 2005:
Well, we've just posted the rough mix of our latest tune Where I Belong on the site. We have two more just about ready to go and we'll be in the studio on the 20th again to put a good working mix on those. We'll post them that night if all goes as planned. We'll take Easter weekend off and then be right back in the workshop the following week. We'll have those show dates firmed up real soon, so keeping checking our Tour page for info!

Sunday, February 13, 2005:
We're back in the studio and we just laid down the rhythm tracks to 3 new demo tunes. Free and Mojo will be in and out of the studio for the next week or two laying down guitar and vocal tracks. Then the band will get together for the final mix. Right after that we go back in with another round of tunes in March! Thanks for keeping the faith.

Wednesday, January 5, 2005:
We've won a couple of awards and contests in the last month or so. First, we had the Best Alternative Song of the Week (week of 12/20/04) on GarageBand.com. Most recently we were named the Fostex Portal Artist of the Month and are featured on their Web site: http://www.fostex.com. We got some cool gear out of the deal and a little exposure, so we want to give a big shout out to the folks at Fostex! In other news, we are still hard at work on our demo and will be in the studio very soon, so look for the next round of tunes soon...

Sunday, December 19, 2004:
The band jumped back into the studio and cut the tracks for BOUND, the new song for the demo. The final mix should be ready just in time for the new year. Right after the holidays there will be a marathon writing and recording session and we anticipate a full length demo CD shortly thereafter. Thanks to GarageBand.com for awarding us "Best Alternative Song" for the week of December 20, 2004!

Saturday, November 20, 2004: Curbside Life finished up with the final tracks for the 3 song demo today. Then they tweaked the final mix. The demo is available in CD form by asking one of the members of the band for a copy, or by sending $3.00 to cover shipping to: M K O Publishing, L.L.C., 2549 W. Golf Road #222, Hoffman Estates, IL 60194. Be sure to include a note saying you want a copy of the "My Own Reality Show" demo.

Curbside Life in the Studio
Another round of writing and recording is underway, so look for more MP3s as our repertoire expands. We'd like to thank Larry Kriz with LNL Recording for making this project a priority. Thanks to our friends and families for their kind words and support. It means the world to us.