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100 Thank Yous! The Lizard King, The Monkeys & The Red Herring can DO IT!
Posted in Blog by Brooke Trout
100 of you expressed interest in our Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to complete The Red Herring debut album. We are going in to do just that at 4th Street Recording studio this Sunday! If each of you makes a pledge for just one prerelease album we will reach our goal! You can make a pledge for one here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/65430257/the-red-herring-debut-release?ref=live
The proceeds of this campaign will all be used for the entire production process, including recording, mixing, mastering, and duplication. If we don’t reach our goal all monies are refunded at no loss to you! If we reach our goal you are helping us produce our album and will have your name featured in our album liner notes as a special thank you from the band! AND we have more than just that to offer for various levels of support! From zoo memberships and guitars to harmonica lessons and tickets to a comedy club, check out these awesome options:
$1: Download of our song The Well.
$5: Digital download sticker includes code for our four song EP release.
$12: Get a signed copy of our full length album.
$15: Candy, candy, candy! A bittersweet chocolate bar, a networth bag of chocolate coins and a bag of swedish red herring fish candies along with a digital download sticker and a very special greeting card from The Red Herring just in time for the holidays!
$25: Ticket to our CD Release party and a digital download sticker of our EP.
$30: The Red Herring T-Shirt! Wear your new favorite band, and get a copy of our EP Digital Download Sticker!
$45: Brooke Trout albums Bittersweet, Networth and cartoon book Currenthoughts, plus a signed copy of our full length album.$50: Tickets for a couple’s nite at the LA Connection Comedy Club.
$60: Copy of our full album, a Red Herring T-shirt, a digital download sticker and tickets to our cd release party.
$75: One Hour Blues Harp Class taught by our harmonica player, Big Dave. In one hour you’ll learn the fundamentals of Rock and Blues harmonica the same way Big Dave did! Included in this package will be harmonica literature, your very own harmonica signed by Big Dave and an autographed copy of our full length album.
$100: Get a hand painted image of The Red Herring logo illustrated by our drummer Vincent Perea. His art work is fantastic just check out what he does here: www.vincentperea.com.
$150: Dinner Party, aka Sea Food! Get an unforgettable meal including Brooke Trout’s own Pizza Soup, red wine, chocolate souffles, and a serenade from The Red Herring!
$250: Little Tokyo Karaoke Party! Drink like a fish with The Red Herring! You have not lived until you’ve experienced Big Dave’s rendition of ACDC’s TNT, Vincent Perea’s choreography to Spinal Tap’s Sex Farm and Brooke Trout’s kazoo solo on Wham’s Careless Whisper!
$300: Get a brand new Fender California Series Sonoran Acoustic Electric Guitar with appropriate FISHMAN preamp/pickup and if you like we’ll even sign it and paint a red herring on it for you! It comes in Natural Finish, no guitar strap or gig bag, never been played.
$350: Your very own FrankenStrat! Big Dave (the musical mechanic of the group) will hand build your very own Stratocaster from genuine Fender parts. Choose your own pickups and neck, or let Dave decide! Together, you and Big Dave will design a guitar like no other, or a guitar just like your old favorite! It’s your guitar! Make it how you like!
$400: The Lizard King wants to help The Red Herring! Get The Doors by The Doors photography book autographed by keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger
$500: You’ve heard our song Albert II about the first monkey to successfully orbit the earth… Now come see a monkey LIVE at The LA Zoo with The Red Herring! You’ll not only get to see how the monkeys do it, you’ll get your very own copy of our album, t-shirt, tickets to our CD Release Party and an annual zoo membership!
Our fundraising goal is $1000 by this Friday! Hey, thanks to all of you we beat Miley Cyrus earlier this year on the Eventful.com top artist listings. We were ranked 3 out of 75 bands with over 600 votes! We can do it again! Special thanks to Women’s Radio Music Review, NetteRadio Daily Edition and Dockers for helping us spread the word and supporting all of our efforts this year!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Oct. 21st at 8 p.m. – The Stardust
Be In Our Music Video! (part 1): Girl fronted band night with The Red Herring at The Stardust, 7643 Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA 90241. Time Slot TBD… We will be debuting our new song “I Am The Night” which will be featured in our first music video!Oct. 30th at 9:50 p.m. – The Stardust
Be In Our Music Video! (part 2): Second round recording our music video! Enjoy a fun pre-Halloween party with us at The Stardust, 7643 Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA 90241. We’re playing from 9:50 to 10:30 for a 40 minute set. NO COVER! Come dressed as a supervillian!November 9th at 6 p.m. – Catch The Red Herring with a Nette Radio!
We can’t wait to (catch and) release The Red Herring’s first EP preview to Nette Radio! This weekly 2-hour internet radio show is dedicated to promoting unsigned/Indie women musicians. Hosted by Annette Conlon, the show broadcasts live each week from their studio in Culver City, CA. Tune in from 6-8 Pacific Time / 8-10 Central Time for the LIVE show – www.NETTERADIO.com – you can catch Brooke Trout during the show’s live CHAT at http://www.netteradio.com/chat.htmlNovember 11th at 7 p.m. –Nette For Vets
We’re excited to participate in this live Ustream fundraiser event hosted by Nette Radio on November 11th! The third annual Nette for Vets VA Book Drive will be held November 11th from 7 to 10 p.m. at The Talking Stick, 1411-C Lincoln (@ California St.), Venice, CA 90291. An evening of live music, an auction, opportunity drawing, great food, beverages…Featuring performances by The Conlons, The Red Herring and more TBA! All ages event! http://www.thetalkingstick.net/January 5th at 11 p.m. – The Red Herring Live in Little Tokyo
At Matsumoto’s 2nd Street Jazz aka The Cocaine, 366 East 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 http://www.2ndstjazz.com/
The Red Herring’s debut EP features the engineering mastery of Dan Hughley of Crazyville Productions. The four tracks on the EP include “Albert II” – about the first monkey to successfully orbit the Earth only to crash land. “The Well” is like a Pink Floyd sundae with ZZ topping; a blues rock duet with Big Dave and Brooke Trout. The other tracks include the raucous “Mad Tea Party” which is already being compared to songs by Hole, and “Instigate” which has been compared to Suburban Lawns. You can catch our four song release for a $3.99 download on Itunes, CDBaby and through several other digital vendors online.
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