Bong Hits For Jesus Interview!

Our today's post is dedicated to our friends, a band Bong Hits For Jesus! A local band from Philadelphia that is so hot right now!

We have been friends for a long time and are so excited for them to experience all this cool things that are going on :) Yesterday's afternoon we had a chance to chat with Steve, a band leader, about what's going on with them :) ( a little video you can find at the end of a post)

Well, they have been working with David Ivory (!!!!) on their new EP "Low Rent Hustlers" that is coming out this Saturday, August 25th. WE LOVE THE ARTWORK for the EP and can't wait to hear the tracks. Check out their website http://bonghitsforjesus.net for more info!

Also they are going to be performing at Hemp Heals Festival in Philadelphia on August 25th with such great bands as Sublime with Rome and Cypress Hill.


Sublime was a legendary American rock band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band’s line-up, unchanged until their breakup, consisted of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Eric Wilson (bass guitar) and Bud Gaugh (drums and percussion).  Lou Dog, Nowell’s dalmatian, was the mascot of the band. Nowell died of a heroin overdose in 1996 and Sublime immediately split up. In 2009, the surviving members decided to reform the band with Rome Ramirez to bring back the band with a similar vocality that they had with Bradley.

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Cuban-American/Latino hip hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide. It is one of the most well-known groups in West Coast rap and was critically acclaimed for their first two groundbreaking albums.

This is one of a kind festival. Lots of music, many different industrial hemp vendors, speakers, hemp education, foods and drinks. The mission of the festival is to increase health awareness and to help people understand the connection between diet and most disease. And to promote a separation between industrial hemp and other uses of the cannabis plant. Organic and raw plant based foods can help prevent most disease by reducing environmental toxins and maximizing nutrition. Its more than a diet. Its a lifestyle. It is the The Hemp Heals Foundation’s duty to promote natural plant healing and healthy, eco friendly living. Money raised will go to Christina Pirello's Health Education Initiative.

For more information and tickets please go to  http://hemphealsphilly.com/

And here is a little video, an interview that we did with Steve!!! Enjoy it!

All the best!

Mercies, Cowgill, and GL at the Grape Room 8/21

Hi!

We were back to The Grape Room in Philly last night!! We love this venue! In a hip and cool part of Philly, with great live music, tones of awesome beer :) and great people who work there! Back in 2010 we had our debut record release party there... It was a great night and The Grape Room now is forever in our hearts :)

Little flash back :) to our record release party at THE GRAPE in July 2010!

What a lovely night of awesome music last night at The Grape Room ! The night started with Shaun Moyer on acoustic guitar.

We got invited to play the show by the band Mercies. They are from Suffield, CT and they are touring the East Coast now.

Well, we enjoyed their set so much!  With Rhodes piano on stage, with all members singing, ambient lighting - they created a magic atmosphere of combining past, present and future. I also was digging guys' haircuts : ) Very talented musicians and a tight group - we were very glad to support this band in our hometown and "home" venue. Check out their schedule here and if they are in the area definitely a worth journey for some great live band.

Then taking the stage were Cowgill, a six-piece indie rock band from Boston, MA!!! yeah!  I really liked the band!! they had a unique blend of instruments and were so pleasant to listen to!!! And yeah, there is a girl in the band, Leeann, she is a violin player. The band as well is on their summer tour :)

We would like to thank all the bands and the venue for great time!

And tonight we are playing an acoustic set at Rebel Rock in Philly. U can sit a table with a tap at it! This place is a breeding ground for insanity and I love it. Come on down and shake a leg or break one after u kill the keg at ur table.

See ya tonight

Ania & Dan of GL

GL Rockin The Aggie Festival 2012

Hi!!

Sorry my post is delayed!

We were playing this awesomest show this Sunday. It was called Rockin The Aggie Festival in Pottsville, PA

What a lovely place. The ride there was so picturesque...

Rollin hills, just like on our cd cover picture!

Upon our arrival to a beautiful outdoor stage in a little valley Dan and Scott looked at each other and said: "oh, she didn't see it"... What are they talking about? And i stepped out of the van - and Oh WOW!!! Here they were, a dream of the seal from my dress, a match made in heaven - PINK DRUMS!!!!! And this is Karrie Collins, their owner.  She is a drummer in the band Adrenalyn.

Oh, Karrie is totally awesome! We hanged out with her and her band.

The show went great. The sound was very good. We are very grateful to the concert organizers Gary Gibson Jr of Garangatang Entertainment and the host Hank. They did such a good job on putting the whole thing together! And of course it was great to share stage with all other bands including Adrenalyn and our good friends The Sunset Villains that we always love to see!

Dan and our fresh mint Rhodes :)

SCOTT!!!!!!!

And ... what happened??!!! seal invasion!!!!! WATCH OUT!!!! :)

We are bringing the seals (and our seafoam green Fender Rhodes piano) to the Grape Room in Philly this Tuesday, August 14th! I am excited. We love Grape Room very much!!

All da best!!!!

Lil Skrillex and Glen Landing

Hello!

Lovely August day. Can you guys believe it's already August?!! and almost middle of it?

Well, well... I surely do not notice days going by while living in the land of "new tracks" and "delay designer"... The land of Loggic.

Danelectro guitar, me, and our Koteek DIY speaker :)

So here is it: my first song is finally here on our Soundcloud!

The name in English is Stars Stars, and in Russian Звездные Звезды (Zvezdnye Zvezdy as you can pronounce it)

Here are the lyrics:

звездные звезды
звездные звезды

звездные звезды
слушают волны
небо в вуали
в Сны приглашает

звездные звездыe
звездные звезды

I find the whole process quite fascinating. Coming from the world of recording only real instruments and mine are all analog :))) the electronic world is very new and FUN!

This song was written in one hour :) Dan made a beat. And then 1-2-3 Skrillex sole landed on my computer and we wrote the rest of stuff. Then i sang the melody line and was amazed how cool you can make it sound .... And i did use only some of basic stuff.... Then i recorded piano and guitar. I used my old lovely Lester piano and Danelectro guitar.


To document my journey i am going to write in a blog http://www.aniamaliakina.wordpress.com in Russian.


Also TONIGHT we are going to play a show in Pottsville PA at the festival Rockin the Aggie 2012 It is ALL AGES  and there going to be lots of music in the open air!! "FOOD, GAMES AND GIVEAWAYS!!!! AND ITS **BYOB** " (wow!!!!) We are going to play with our favorite friends The Sunset Villains!!!

OK! Gotta go may be finish a dress I am making for tonight :)) mmm, just kiddin, more likely "finish the beat"....


All the best to you, Ania

Wild Wild Weekend With GL

Hello!

Wow, it was such a great weekend!

We have played TWO shows in Wildwood at Russian-American house Wildwood parties!!!

New friends, new vibes, new songs... We loved the crowd, and we were singing our songs together!!! Nothing is better than celebrating like that and making memories.

We loved it!! Thank you everybody for sharing this moment with us!

The smoke machine was on, the black lights were on, we introduces our freshly re-wrapped seafoam green Fender Rhodes piano, and my new white dress (cause one of the parties was "white" :))

Thank you all our friends for helping to carry the equipment! And we would like to thank our awesome roadie and a soundguy Alex DeLuca of Sound Saloon studios!!

KOTEEK on the mission!

Looks like more pictures and videos are coming soon!

Now we are off to practicing and writing new songs for our big show this weekend in PA!
Stay tuned for more info on that :)))

And... i am going to work on finishing touches for my songs in Russian - soon to be posted!!!! YEAH! (can't wait..)

Please enjoy the "hump" day's evening!!!!


Thank you!
ANIA

New Songs: Ania + LogicPro

My newly styled mic & favorite Russian poems...

Hi

Ania here. And I am going to be honest with you.

I am in love !!! .... with LogicPro :/  This is a computer program that have literally changed everything for me.  It is more than love, it is pure addiction. 

I can not stop using it. I can not stop making music with it. It is amazingly simple and yet so POWERFUL!

LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Especially all the effects you can use, and especially on vocals!!!

In a progress of recording my new song 'Zvezdnie Zvezdy"

Now there is time when it seems to me all the pieces of the puzzle are coming together and i see a clear vision.

Now it's the time when there is going to be Russian Lyrics and songs in Russian with me singing. Yeah! glen landing is like a coin :) There have always been a Russian side of it, and finally it is time for it to be flipped!!!!

Well, it's tough to say that it will be glen landing songs... But what i am doing is a part of glen landing. So we decided to call it me, Ania, featuring glen landing!!! YEAH!

We had the program for 3 days and after spending these 3 days (mmm, like non-stop) with magic Logic, i have recorded two songs.

And i will call it Shelest EP 2012 (remember, it is in Russian :))))

I will upload the songs to www.soundcloud.com/glenlanding VERY SOON!!!

I just have to put the finishing "mastering" touches to it! I have never even thought i will/can ever do this. Now i feel i found a real JOY in it!!!

Recording lyrics on the fly, getting inspiration from Anna Akhmatova poems...

Thank you for your time.

And i will talk about it more in my future posts!!!
Stay tuned!
And look at the stars tonight - they are beautiful....


Ania

This Weekend's Wild Shows!

Hello....

It's been long since our last post here. Yeah, Russian party hangover. (Just kidding) We are sorry we did not let you in on what was going on here.

Until now - I am going to tell you all the news!!

First, we are happy to announce that this Saturday we are going to DOUBLE play house parties back in Wildwood, nj!! !!!!!!
Oh, yeah! We are going to play at about midnight at a Belarusian party - so excited about that!!! and then later at the legendary spot at "Andrew's hata" around 2 am! (for real... that's when the party is at it's hottnesssss)

So if you are looking for adventurous Saturday night  - come on a trip with us!!! (just like in a bubblegum song) and lets party Russian-American style!!! :)))))))))))

I have got 2 pairs of new vintage sunglasses, ready to rock 'em on da dance floor :)

Also we have picked up some lovely little presents for you our friends today at this cool place called Disc Makers!!!! The place is huge! We are lucky it is situated in NJ very close to us, so we can just drive there. It is serving bands and artist from all over America!

 SO be sure, you will be in for some surprises at our show. As well as for some NEW SONGS!!!!!

And tomorrow I am going to tell you guys all about our new songs... About new things and another fundamental turn in glen landing's musical story!!!! Check back here tomorrow at NOON!


All the best!!!

Ania and Bud the Pig