It's also the same day he chose to organize a benefit concert for Haiti.
Come see his band Quieting Syrup, Transmontane and yours truly and support a good cause all at the same time!
Here are the details
Thursday, February 25th
Quenchers Saloon
2401 North Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
9 p.m., 5 dollars, 21+
quenchers.com
773.276.9730
We hope to see you there!
Christopher+Trevor [20:32]
20 January 2010
Hello Everyone,
I hope this finds you & yours well!
Our friend Claire works with an organization called Invisible Children. She called Trevor and I yesterday and asked if we'd be willing to write on our blog about a contest they're in run by Chase Community Giving.
Out of 100 charities in the running, Chase Bank is going to award the charity with the most votes $1 Million. Voting ends this Friday and Invisible Children has pledged to give $100,000 to their relief efforts in Haiti if they're voted the winner.
For their detailed explanation and for more information on Invisible Children, go to
http://blog.invisiblechildren.com/?p=3980
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/
To vote for Invisible Children, go to
http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/598099
Remember, voting ends this Friday!
To see what Invisible Children will do with the money if they win, go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gIGRaG3zpI&feature=sub
For more information on Chase Community Giving, go to
http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/
And remember, voting ends this Friday!
Thanks!
Christopher & Trevor
[14:18]I hope this finds you & yours well!
Our friend Claire works with an organization called Invisible Children. She called Trevor and I yesterday and asked if we'd be willing to write on our blog about a contest they're in run by Chase Community Giving.
Out of 100 charities in the running, Chase Bank is going to award the charity with the most votes $1 Million. Voting ends this Friday and Invisible Children has pledged to give $100,000 to their relief efforts in Haiti if they're voted the winner.
For their detailed explanation and for more information on Invisible Children, go to
http://blog.invisiblechildren.com/?p=3980
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/
To vote for Invisible Children, go to
http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/598099
Remember, voting ends this Friday!
To see what Invisible Children will do with the money if they win, go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gIGRaG3zpI&feature=sub
For more information on Chase Community Giving, go to
http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/
And remember, voting ends this Friday!
Thanks!
Christopher & Trevor
25 December 2009 Merry Christmas everyone!
As our Christmas gift to you, please listen to and download our
version of Silent Night here
thewiitalabrothers.com/Silent%20Night.mp3
We hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season!
Sincerely,
Christopher & Trevor [10:29]
09 October 2009
Our last two shows went really well. Molly Malone's KY has a third floor room (and thankfully an elevator) that is perfect with a high ceiling, nice wood floor and large picture windows. Not to mention the promoters Jimmy and Dustin are two great fellows. We also ran into an old friend Joshua Chambers, who has seemingly forever been trying to get us to play in his neck of the woods.
After Kentucky we made the five hour drive back home to give ourselves plenty of time before our Schubas show that night. We rolled in close to 4:00 and managed to get some much needed rest.
Schubas is definitely one of our favorite places to play for the typical reasons: good room, great sound, friendly staff, etc. so it was really great to be able to have our record release show there. The band Youth Group were quite nice too. Hopefully one day we'll manage to make our way down under and we can play some more shows together.
Over the next seven weeks Trevor is going to be a button (and fader) pusher and I'll be home working on new record ideas, the next tour and so on and so forth.
Oh and before I forget, check out the interview I did with the Quinnipac Chronicle.
Thanks to everyone for your support! [12:29]
05 October 2009
Our show last night at Comet Ping Pong went well considering our set time wasn't until after 12:30 a.m. We had a great time there and can't wait to play there again. They have a wonderful restaurant in the front of the building that serves amazing pizza. So amazing in fact, we went back there for lunch today.
When we went back to Comet Ping Pong they were hosting a record fair with loads of different vendors selling all sorts of records. The place was packed and no doubt many of DC's music royalty were there - I only recognized Ian MacKaye rolling in at one point.
After the record fair we headed to the National Zoo and saw all sorts of animals (obviously) and made it a point to see the Giant Panda bears. Most of the animals were taking it easy for the afternoon and having a nap, including the pandas. Once we finally saw the lone sleeping bear (the others were in private rooms apparently) we drove over to the National Mall to see the Lincoln Memorial and afterwards we thankfully managed to connect with an old friend we hadn't seen in seven years.
And tonight we're spending the night with some good friends in West Virginia before hitting the road tomorrow to make it to our second to last show in Covington, KY.
It's hard to believe that these two weeks have flown by so quickly. The end of tour is always depressing to me, but it's good to know we can make this work. [00:52]
03 October 2009
Arlene's Grocery went quite well considering we played so early. Thankfully a few of Azuree's friends showed up and gave us a bit of a crowd.
Yesterday morning we ended our search for fall jackets at H&M. Azuree found a nice blue wool hooded coat and I found a simple black jacket for half off (which was the only reason I ended up purchasing it). Unfortunately our search for jackets came too late as I awoke yesterday morning feeling very under the weather. At least we've only got a few shows left.
On our way from New York we ran into massive traffic both out of the city and pretty much the entire time we were on 95 to Connecticut. So we missed our interview with the The Quinnipiac Chronicle, but thankfully we can still make it happen through wonders of technology.
The Space in Hamden was definitely one of the most interesting venues we've played. Not only is it a music venue, but it's also a cafe, vintage clothing shop and arcade. After the show we made our way back to Philadelphia and have been spending the day with good friends.
We're heading to DC in a few hours for our show at Comet Ping Pong which has the potential of being or favorite venue this tour due to their pizza made in a wood burning oven. We're also looking forward to hitting some museums on our day off tomorrow. [13:12]
02 October 2009
After our show in Butler, PA we drove through the night to NYC. We rolled in around 7 a.m. and drove down desolate streets over to Rockefeller Center and parked in their garage. Our reason for arriving so early was to get standby tickets for the Saturday Night Live season premiere. We managed to get tickets without any trouble due to the fact that we were the last in line - actually there wasn't really any line at all by the time we arrived. We heard people had been queuing since midnight or possibly even earlier so we knew our shot of getting into the show was definitely much longer than we had hoped.
When my brother and I went to get some things from our van, Azuree tried unsuccessfully to get filmed so her mother could see her on Good Morning America. After her disappointment we started our quest to find food but being that is was only 10:30 a.m. most of the shops were closed. After driving through the night I felt a bit like a zombie stumbling down the street. When we were driving in we noticed that the streets by the Waldorf Astoria were barricaded off by the police (apparently a dignitary from Cameroon (I believe) was staying there) and thought we should head over there to see what the fuss was about and if we could afford a bit of breakfast. After a stroll through the lobby and the feeling of being out of place we found our way in Times Square.
Walking through Times Square an up and coming rapper tried to give me a free CD, which he "signed" (the CD cover looked like he'd done this many times over). Once he handed me the CD he asked for a donation and when I told him I didn't have anything and almost instantly he grabbed the CD from my hands. I wonder if anyone's actually heard his record yet.
After Times Square we headed over to Brooklyn to our friends' 4th floor walk-up and moved our gear inside and took it easy before heading back to Rockefeller Center to stand in SNL lines for a few hours only to be turned away.
The next day we headed over to Union Square to meet up with friends and spent the afternoon looking at records, jackets and sweaters since the weather has managed to get much cooler than we expected. Our show at Pete's that night went really well and was attended by quite a few good friends. Pete's Candy Store is a small bar with an even smaller music room inside, but thankfully Trevor managed to pull back enough while playing to keep things under control.
After a late night with friends we headed back to our friends' place and got ready for the drive to Boston the next day.
At the show that night in Boston we were joined by a band from PA called The Shackletons. Thanks to an old friend's hospitality, we had the luxury of parking in a garage so we didn't have to worry about unloading our van.
The next day we tried to head to MOTU to get another power supply for our Traveler, but unfortunately they only ship their products from their warehouse. The show in Quincy that night was on a small college campus and the response from everyone there was definitely quite favorable.
After the show we drove through the night to Philadelphia and managed to get in early enough to see the friends we stayed with before they left for work. After hitting Lorenzo's we headed over to The M Room to get ready for the night. Our friends in Geology opened the show and definitely set the tone for a great night filled with many friends.
We left for New York this afternoon and on our way my brother pointed out that Kermit was on his way into the city as well. We managed to get to Arlene's Grocery with plenty of time to get things in order for our set. Things went quite smoothly from our end of the night and at this point in time it seems like working our way through our set is more natural than breathing if that makes any sense.
Tomorrow will hopefully conclude our jacket/sweater/coat shopping and perhaps a visit to Central Park and then it's off to Hamden, CT for an interview with the The Quinnipiac Chronicle.
Speaking of press and such, check out what the Illinois Entertainer has to say about our upcoming release show and be sure to call and request "Secrets In Your Heart" on 88.1 WSDP (Canton, MI) 734.416.7745, Monday-Thursday, 2:30 to 5:30 PM. [02:02]
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