Tentative "Songs 4 Sale" Track Listing (In Order)

During my trip to Calgary to visit Jason, we worked out a tentative chronology of songs that will appear on the "Songs For Sale" album which will be released in 2012.    This discussion could be referred to as "The Arby's Consultation."  

Time To Move On
Just Once
So Lucky
Locked Away
Happy
Trust
Sad To Say
She’s Hot
Back To Me
Ridin’ Next To Me
Innocence Inside
Hiding Out
Gone Astray
Simple Days

-Andy

Quickie Rehearsal & Ark 3

Tuesday night we met in Brighton to rehearse 2 songs - "Time To Move On" by The Back Alley Project and "100 in a 55" by Pop Evil.

We performed both of these last night at The Ark, which makes it a trilogy for the year 2009.

Once again we had a nice turnout of friends to come see us and we truly appreciate their support.

-Andy

Upcoming Ark Appearance - 12/9

On Wednesday, December 9, 2009 we hope to perform for the 3rd time this year at The Ark's open stage.

This time around, we are going to play 1 original and 1 cover.

Original: Time To Move On
Cover: 100 in a 55 by Pop Evil

Most likely, we'll do a single 'cram' rehearsal like we did before our last Ark performance. That's just how we roll.

The Ark - Take 2!

Last night we performed for the second time at the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI.

We learned a few things from the last show, so we came better prepared this time. In other words, we brought people. We learned last time that if you bring 5 or more non-performers with you to the show, it a.) guarantees you a slot (as opposed to gambling in the raffle) and b.) allows you to select which slot you play.

We brought a total of 19 people besides ourselves. Some attendees were a pleasant surprise for us - we didn't know beforehand that they had planned on coming. It was good to see such a turnout, and very flattering.

We selected slot 8 and performed 2 originals: "Trust" and "Happy." This was the first time we had ever performed "Trust" in front of an audience.

The show went well, some pics got posted on Facebook, and we're looking forward to the next time around.

-Andy

Pre-Ark Rehearsal & Working For Diddy.

Last night we rehearsed at Jason's place in Dexter. We grabbed Jet's on the way there, and watched "I Want To Work For Diddy 2" while we had dinner.

The primary goal of rehearsal was to rehearse the songs that we'll be playing at the Ark tonight - "Trust" and "Happy." We played through each of those songs 3 or 4 times, so hopefully we'll be in pretty good shape for open mic night tonight.

We also played through some additional original songs:

-Simple Days
-Gone Astray*
-Satisfied*
-Time To Move On
-Not On Your Life
-Innocence Inside
-Just Once

*The 2 songs with *'s were impromptu. We hadn't played either in forever, but they worked out pretty well.

Tonight, The Ark. We've invited a small entourage so it should be pretty cool.

-Andy

On the Road Again...so to speak.

Next Wednesday, November 11, 2009 TBAP will be performing for the second time at open mic night at the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI.

We will be performing the classic TBAP song "Happy" and a somewhat newer song entitled "Trust."

That said, we haven't practiced at all since October 20th. So we are going to cram in a rehearsal or 2 between today and next Wednesday.

Tuesday, after work, Nadon's place. Rehearse, eat, rehearse, Andy takes off for home while Jason attends an online songwriting course.

That's all for now!
-Andy

TBAP History.

For convenience, I'm going to use this Blog to post some random trivia about TBAP. This will likely be used later for web sites, EPK's, etc.

Performance History:
-Thursday, April 1, 2004 - The Alley, Dexter, MI
-Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - Open Stage at The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI (Simple Days & Locked Away)
-Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - Open Stage at The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI (Trust & Happy)
-Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - Open Stage at The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI (Time To Move On & 100 in a 55)

Album History:
-April, 2004 - Acoustik ep
-December, 2004 - Project Christmas ep
-February 28, 2005 - February Offer ep
-February 2005 to Present - Working on Songs 4 Sale lp

Jaegermeister Listening Crew (JLC):
-Invite to join sent November 15, 2006.
-JLC Song Selection Results Announced February 5, 2007 (announced 1st via MySpace).

This post is a W.I.P. More to come!

-Andy