The Material

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2009-03-10T00:35:00.001-07:00

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Mailing Press Kits

2009-01-24T17:12:00.000-08:00

Today we FedExed some press kits to the labels that requested one.
The FedEx guy hooked up one particular shipment and upgraded it
to over night for super cheap. We ended up spending $7! Sweet deal!

Although we love being a D.I.Y. band, we would also love to work with
a solid label on the release of our new album. We can't say what
labels we've been talking to slash hoping for, but we can say that
we're really excited about the opportunities in front of us. By our release, we may be with a label or we may opt to stay D.I.Y. and do a self-release. We shall see.

Speaking of the new album, we're taking suggestions for the title.
Send your ideas to thematerialmusic@gmail.com. If your title is
chosen, you'll get a free copy of the album and you'll be thanked in
the CD liner. Send as many suggestions as you'd like. We're open to
anything, but to give you an idea of what the new record sound like,
listen to "No One Has To Know" or "Moving to Seattle" on repeat.
That's right, the new album will be darker, moodier, edgier, and more
rockinger. Yes, more rockinger. Ha. Anyway, now that I've made myself
laugh... The last thing is that we're leaning towards a nautical theme for
the album. So set your creative sails and give us ideas!

Letting Go

2009-01-04T17:17:00.000-08:00

Recording vocals for one of our new songs. Super excited!

Pre-production

2008-12-23T19:25:00.000-08:00

We're in the studio tracking guitars during our pre-production demo
sessions. Our official studio time is booked for April. We're going to be going in with Brian Girder at SCM Recordings (the same place where we recorded our previous EP "Tomorrow"). A new album is something that we've been looking forward to for awhile now, and we hope you have been too! We're excited to work with Grider again. He's ultra-creative and very talented at what he does. I can't say much about the new songs that we've written--there have been close to 25 so far (some of which you may have heard at shows)--but I can say that we are going to focus on the ones that we like the most. We'll start posting some studio updates, some vids, maybe some acoustic versions, etc. Our MySpace page will undergo a facelift in the near future which will include new pictures from our photoshoot with 42 Frenzy. So stay tuned to get the latest on what we're up to. :) Peace.

Don't speak.

2008-12-13T15:33:00.000-08:00

Co's doing individual shots. :( 42 Frenzy is awesome. We're stoked
about these shots.

Photoshoot with 42Frenzy

2008-12-13T11:19:00.000-08:00

We're shooting at Seth's Chop Shop in OB today with 42Frenzy. Check
them out MySpace.com/42Frenzy.

No Cover Magazine

2008-12-13T11:13:00.000-08:00

Grab the latest copy of No Cover Magazine. We're on the cover... of No
Cover. Go to NoCover.com to find pick up locations near you.

Listen to FM94.9 @ 8PM on December 7

2008-12-07T20:00:00.000-08:00

Tune in to FM94.9 or go to FM949.com to listen to us chat about
Twilight, girl things, Italian food, and our show on December 13 @ The
Epicentre.

Co's Feature in 944 Magazine!

2008-12-05T06:58:00.001-08:00

Colleen's featured in the new issue of 944 Magazine. The magazine called her one of San Diego's "most creative business minds". They also give a nice plug for the band, calling us San Diego's "hottest up-and-coming band". Rad. So go to 944.com to find out where you can pick up your copy. They're pretty much everywhere. Peace.

Anarchy Eyewear Photoshoot

2008-11-23T16:45:00.000-08:00

We spent our Sunday at the Casbah here in sunny San Diego doing a photo shoot for Anarchy Eyewear. It was really fun. Of course, there's nothing to complain about when free beer, free professional photos, free advertising, and free amazing glasses come together! We love Anarchy and Angel Eyewear and we think you should love them too. Check them out at www.anarchyeyewear.com and www.angeleyewear.com. And while I'm at it, I'll just drop a quick thanks to Scott for setting it all up, and to Matt from Mad Media and the photographer, Vincent, for helping spread our name!

In other news, we were also in the studio earlier today working on some new songs. If you reside in San Diego, or if you would like to journey out here, mark your calendars for December 13th. It will be our last show for a little while since we're going to be busy writing the new record. We'll be playing a few new songs at the show so be there to be the first to here them!

That's all for now. Peace.
Jon

MySpace update, Angel Eyewear, New Songs, Show, etc.

2008-11-19T23:04:00.000-08:00

OK. Some quick updates for y'all. First, I did some minor adjustments to our MySpace. You might notice some new pictures in the member section. They were taken by our good friend Mike Bielecki at Missing Frame Photography. Check out his other work at www.MissingFramePhotography.com.

Second: today, Colleen did a photo shoot for our sponsor Angel Eyewear. The preliminary pics looked awesome, and we can't wait to see them in print. They will be used to advertise some ultra stylish eyewear. Check their products out at www.AngelEyewear.com. We'll let you know what magazines Co will be featured in and when you can expect to find them in stands.

Third: We've been writing and writing and writing a lot! We have tons of new songs, and we have just begun to break the tip of the iceberg on them. So far, all I can say about them is that we really like them, we hope you'll really like them, and that they've been tending to lean towards the darker side of our sound (like "No One Has To Know" or "Moving to Seattle"). Still, it's early in the game to say how our new record will sound, so we'll just have to wait and see/hear. We're going to be playing a few new ones at our show on December 13. Speaking of which...

Fourth: We have a show on December 13th! It's at the Epicentre here in San Diego, CA. This will be our last show for awhile. After it, we're going to be spending most of our time working on more new songs and preparing to record our debut full-length album. We planning a release date of April 2009. It sounds far off, but we'll be posting studio updates, demo versions of songs, and other stuff to keep you coming back (hopefully!) :]

We appreciate all your support. Please continue to spread our name to every you meet. Word of mouth helps us out so much! :]

Peace
Jon | The Material

P.S. If you add our December 13th show flyer as YOUR MySpace default pic, we'll add YOU to our top friends! Do it now, then send us a comment so we know. Thanks again.

944 Magazine // December issue

2008-10-27T14:42:00.000-07:00

Today, Co is doing a photoshoot for 944 Magazine. She will be featured
in an article in the December issue. Be sure to grab one when they
come out!

Check out our new purchase!

2008-10-22T14:39:00.000-07:00

Check out our new Digi 002! We purchased it so we can record new songs
that we write. Yay pre production!
Speaking of new songs, we have a few that we're proud of and we have a
ton that are waiting to be worked on. That's all for now. :)

The Material tour dates cancelled. Please read.

2008-09-27T05:38:00.000-07:00

To all of our loving fans, we have some unfortunate news...
It has been 3 long hard working months of tour for us, and we were looking forward for that last month, but unfortunately we have decided to cut our current tour short. Given the current costs of being in a touring band, cancelled shows, multiple days off, constant van issues, and personal health problems, we have had to make a decision that we know is best for the future of our band. We apologize to all of you who were looking forward to our second trip to your city this month, and we promise to make it up to you on our next national tour!

We have nothing but love and respect for And Then There Was you and Blameshift. We made life long friendships with them and learned a great deal from both bands. Please check both of these bands out if you haven't already. www.myspace.com/blameshift & www.myspace.com/attwy. Both of these bands work harder than anyone we have ever played with. They have a love and passion for what they do that is unmatched by a lot of bands that are out there right now.

What happens now? We are going to get some much needed rest after our 3 month journey and then finish writing our next record. We are all very excited about this and can't wait to share our new music with everyone. If you have seen us live in the last few months you have heard our new song "On and on and on". That is a small taste of what we have in store for everyone. We will continue to keep you updated on our lives and promise to not be away for too long. Our show in San Diego on Nov 7th at the Epicentre is still on! We will see all of our hometown friends then and give everyone one last show before we lock ourselves into our rehearsal space.

Hugs,
The Material

3 days (so far...) in Texas

2008-09-19T08:19:00.000-07:00

Tonight we will be rejoining our friends Blameshift & And Then There Was You in Tomball, TX at Gary's Spot. We are aware of the tragedy that hit the Houston area and were weary of heading there to play a show. We just hope that we can provide a service to the great people of the Houston area by showing them love and a great time for the evening.

We have been hanging in Austin the last 2 days. Noah apparently has more family than he knows of so we were blessed with an amazing place to stay here! This was particularly heartwarming given our experience with our trusty steed Rover. He is doing much better now and is ready to take on the rest of the tour.

Yesterday we hit the town in Austin for a bit and ate at one of our favorite restaurants, Veggie Heaven. To me this is heaven since almost everything on the menu is Vegan, delicious, and under $6! We checked out Stubb's BBQ since we will be playing there Monday and were quite impressed by it. After that we hit up the UT campus and did some promotion for the show. I would have to say that Austin is one of my new favorite cities, hands down. Later in the evening we surprised our friend Ian by showing up to his house and hand delivering his cd order. This is the kind of friendly service that we provide here at the Material Music Inc!

Thanks to everyone for sending us well wishes while we were down and out. See you all soon!

Roi

Hotel rooms...

2008-09-16T17:09:00.001-07:00

Hotel rooms are good for writing. We're stuck in Amarillo, TX waiting
for Rover to be fixed. We figured we would take advantage of our
lovely Taylor acoustics and write some music. Nothing comforts like a
Taylor. Our next album may be called "I've got 99 problems and a van
IS one." ;)

New Tour Journal

2008-09-06T02:48:00.001-07:00

We made a new tour journal. Go there, bookmark it, and check back
regularly. www.wearethematerial.com

Quickish blog.

2008-08-09T16:37:00.000-07:00

Hannah took this picture. She is awesome. We're almost done with our tour with The Scenic, The Goodnight Anthem, and Vega Under Fire. It's been awesome! Each band is really good and fun to watch. Be sure to check them all out and support them. We'll be touring all the way through November, so be sure to mark your calendars for when we'll be in your area! We want to see all the people we met again, and we want to meet all of you who weren't able to make it to a show yet. :] Peace.

LIVE FEED TONIGHT!

2008-08-07T15:29:00.000-07:00

Visit TheTalentFarm.com tonight, create a username and password, and watch our live set from the comfort of your living room couch! We're playing with Vega Under Fire, The Scenic, The Goodnight Anthem, and more. :)

LIVE SHOW FEED TOMORROW!

2008-08-06T23:15:00.000-07:00

We're playing at The Talent Farm in Pembroke, FL tomorrow with The Scenic, The Goodnight Anthem, and Vega Under Fire. If you don't live in Florida, no worries. You can watch the show at TheTalentFarm.com and all you need to do is set up a username and password! Be sure to tune in for the show and let us know what you think.

Be sure to check out The Scenic, The Goodnight Anthem, and Vega Under Fire. They are all awesome bands and we're really excited to tour with them! Also, check out Applicant Apparel. We're supporting them and they're clothing us with lovely threads. Awesome.

Send us some comments. Peace.

HEY YOU!

2008-07-26T11:15:00.000-07:00

Hey you! Yes, YOU! Go to PureVolume.com right now! Not only are we featured on the front page, but we've also updated our page with an exclusive PV Photo Shoot just for YOU. Check it out now!

Photo Shoot

2008-07-20T10:16:00.000-07:00

We're going to be doing a photo shoot with our buddy Mike Bielecki (MissingFramePhotography.com) here in the lovely town of Flagstaff. It will be featured excusively on PureVolume.com. We're also going to be posting an video of an acoustic song and possibly a demo of one of our new songs "On and On and On". Make sure to visit us on PureVolume.com/TheMaterial. Love you!

The Fremont Experience.

2008-07-18T18:03:00.001-07:00

Here we are. We made it to Vegas, bought $1 beers, and strolled down Freont St. Hope to see a bunch of you Vegas kids out tonight! Peace.

Phoenix.

2008-07-18T00:00:00.001-07:00

We just got to our friend Dre's house after rocking The One Place in Phoenix. It was a really fun show which is awesome since it was the first show of our tour. We can wait for the rest of the shows. BTW, we may be adding two weeks of tour dates to the end of our Everlasting Sound tour. It would mean that we would visit Canada, Montana, Massachusetts, and other states that we would not be able to get to otherwise. We'll keep you posted so check back often! See you on the road!

FINALLY!

2008-07-13T14:49:00.001-07:00

Today is the day, that I finally realized....That ROCK BAND is awesome! This is the first time we were able to play our song Moving to Seattle on the game. We're having so much fun. Wooooo! Co rocks at guitar!

The Material proudly presents...

2008-07-05T20:18:00.001-07:00

Ladies and gents, we are proud to introduce the new addition to our family Matt Holden. He will be playing bass with us from now on so make sure you give him a warm welcome at the shows. Our best wishes are with Brian as he pursues his future endeavors. This is a new stage of The Material, and we are very excited about the change. That's today's news. Peace.

Jon // The Material

Declare Yourself Part 2

2008-07-04T23:13:00.000-07:00

We just finished playing our acoustic set for Declare Yourself and 4th of July of course! It went really well. We even covered "Hero" by the Foo Fighters. If We get a video, we'll post it.

The Declare Yourself people are super cool. All you 18 and up peeps should definitely check out their website and register to vote. You voice matters.

If you think about our song "With One Voice", it's about how one voice matters and how you should stand up for what you believe in. So VOTE!

7-3 // USS Midway

2008-07-03T18:45:00.000-07:00

We're waiting for sound check here. Some dude from American Idol is singing the national anthem. We're supporting Declare Yourself. Make sure you check them out!

Alternative Press Magazine

2008-07-02T19:13:00.001-07:00

Everyone check out the August issue of Alternative Press! We're on page 47. Wooo! You can get it at Borders and any other magazine store. Awesome.

Wishlist...

2008-06-15T15:57:00.001-07:00

We hope everyone is enjoying our song "Moving to Seattle" on Rock Band. We haven't had a chance to play it yet, but we did drool over the game at our local Target.

In other news, we have other news that we will be announcing throughout the week. So be sure to come back often.

Love you all - The Material

Our music on Rock Band!

2008-06-08T16:16:00.000-07:00

Attention Gamers: our song "Moving to Seattle" is available for download on the video game Rock Band! It can be purchased in a package with songs from our friends in The Myriad and Them Terribles for only $3. Show some support and play along with us from your home!

SJC Drums!

2008-06-06T21:06:00.000-07:00

OMG! Check out Noah's new kit. (Wishful thinking.) It actually belongs to our buddies in Children of Nova. SJC! Where's ours?!

Message to our good friend Pete Wentz:

2008-06-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Dear Pete,

Hey buddy! How are things? Hope all is well. We miss you. How 'bout you come over for some BBQ later. Bring the kids along. :]

Love,

The Material

Haha. Well, we just thought we'd test our luck with that. Oooh it would be sweeeeet if he wrote back. Colleen would just die!

This Summer!

2008-06-02T01:08:00.000-07:00

This Summer, we will be touring non-stop from July through October. Make sure you mark your calendars for shows near you! And if you don't see one, check back often because we're adding more each day. Help us out by spreading our name around your town, your school, your church, your home, and your space! We need all your help and we appreciate your support. We can't wait to meet each and every one of you! Love you guys!

PureVolume

2008-05-28T00:24:00.000-07:00

Make sure you all stop by purevolume.com/thematerial to show some
support. :]

94.9FM and PV

2008-05-25T23:21:00.000-07:00

Co and Jon were on 94.9FM with Tim Pyles tonight. Anybody hear it? Anyway, check out for The Material on the front page of PureVolume THIS WEEK! Please take a moment to visit our PV page and give us some listens.

Getting Ready for X Fest!

2008-05-16T13:26:00.000-07:00

Come out and party with us all day!

Today!

2008-05-16T01:35:00.001-07:00

Look for these flyers at X-Fest today! Make sure to pass it along to a friend. We'll post a digital one that all you out-of-town street teamers can distribute in your towns to help promote our tour. Be sure to recycle them! Love you.

Foooooooood!

2008-05-15T18:34:00.001-07:00

Everyone should come to X-Fest early tomorrow to see us play. 3:30PM sharp!

best pedal everrrrrrr!!

2008-05-15T00:29:00.001-07:00

Barber LTD makes magic.

New Merch Bin

2008-05-11T21:12:00.001-07:00

So, normally a new merch bin is not something to write home about, but Co and Noah custom made this one. It's sweet!

OH EM GEE

2008-05-10T21:55:00.000-07:00

Noah shaved his head. Mmmmm! Anyway, meet Aaron, he's our best friend. Go to wearethematerial.blogspot.com to see a video of our 80s movie night!

80s movie night!

2008-05-10T21:52:00.001-07:00

we're watcing david bowie in the labyrinth. for those of you who don't know, get in the know.

band practice tonight

2008-05-06T18:28:00.001-07:00

oh how we love band practice.

Last chance!

2008-05-04T19:26:00.001-07:00

Leave NOW and get to Safari Sams. We play in 5 minutes. Ha!

Go to wearethematerial.blogspot.com

2008-05-04T18:46:00.001-07:00

sound check

L.A.

2008-05-04T14:47:00.001-07:00

Getting ready to head out. Go to wearethematerial.blogspot.com to see more pics from today. Everyone in L.A. better come out tonight. We miss you! =)

We're watching the Muse DVD!

2008-05-04T12:55:00.001-07:00

We're watching the Muse DVD to get pumped for our show in Hollywood tonight. Dang, they are awesome! Attention Los Angeles area friends and fans, come to Safari Sam's tonight!

Woo band practice!

2008-05-01T22:20:00.001-07:00

we'll post more tonight. love you guys!

MUSE.

2008-05-01T18:14:00.000-07:00

Muse is cool. I haven't seen this DVD yet, but I'm willing to bet it rocks. We're about to head into practice, but we stopped by Quizno's so Co could get a veggie sub. Come back later tonight. We'll post a video blog or something

We haven't forgotten...

2008-04-28T23:46:00.001-07:00

We haven't forgotten about our new blog. On Thursday we'll be posting pictures and a short video message from our rehearsal space. In the meantime, we've just been busy planning this tour. See you all soon!

Jon

New Blog

2008-04-24T20:04:00.001-07:00

This is our new blog, and this is our new van. Woo!