Back At It

Hello, Rodeo Republic! Well, it was nice having some time off. We were able to re-charge the batteries, so to speak, but now it's time to get going again!

We were originally scheduled to play a show on January 25th, but it was cancelled. In lieu of that, Roy and I decided to hole up in the studio, and get some work done on the upcoming album. A lot of progress was made. I finished the electric guitar tracks, on a new song called Rodeo Radio. All that's left to do on this one, is to record the vocals. After that, we will work on the levels, and then send it off to be mastered. Mastering, basically levels off the eq's, and makes it "sizzle", as Roy likes to say.

I also applied some guitar overdubs, to another song called, What Kind Of Life Is This. We have played this song, at all of our recent live shows. I've gradually added a few things live, that were not on the studio version. We wanted that same "feel" on the recording, so we went back and added them. It's nothing major, but it makes the song "sizzle" a little more. Hmm.. their is that word again. Anyway, moving along.

We have another song idea, that has taken on the name of "Track 6". The reason we call it this, is quite simple. First, we were looking at it, as the sixth song on the album's running order. Secondly, the lyrics aren't done yet. We went ahead and laid down the acoustic guitar track, as a guide for the lyrics, and the rest of the song.

The next order of business, was to get a tempo down, for another new song called Into The Night. This one actually has the lyrics complete, but not the music. As you can see, Roy and I have no rhyme or reason, in the way that we write. We have three other ideas, in various forms, that we are working on, but they will not be included on this album. At some point, you have to make a decision to close the album, so to speak. We currently have 13 songs, that will be included on this album. We feel that anymore then that, would be overkill. We also have set a release date for the album. It will be released on Tuesday, April 2nd. It will be available on itunes and Amazon. It will also be available on our reverbnation page, found here www.reverbnation.com/sanddollarrodeo Here, you will be able to order it either digitally, or via CD. We will also have it available, as a CD, at our live shows. To say we are excited, would be an understatement. We will be back in the studio, during the weekend of February 9th, and again, the weekend of February 23rd. Our goal, is to be completely done with recording, by then.

I would like to share, one last bit of album news. We received our first mastered track, back, this week. That means, it's completely done! It is the the title track of the new album, called GPS To Nowhere. We are working on getting this out, to some area radio stations, in advance of the album's release date.

This week, we will also be getting back out on the road, so to speak. We have a show on Saturday, February 2, at the Happy Armadillo. The Happy Armadillo is located at 1701 Everman Parkway, Everman, Texas. SDR will take the stage at 9pm. If your in the area, c'mon by and see us.!

I have one more, live show note. We have booked a return trip to the Keller Tavern, on Friday, April 12th, at 8pm. This is scheduled to be an outdoor event. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate with us, this time. If not, I guess we will move it indoors again.

Well, that's all I've got, for now. I'm outta here! See ya next time, and thanks for reading!