Our very own Patty Blanchard came up with the idea for this benefit, to help her meet her fundraising goal of $3,000. She has been training hard for marathons and other endurance events that help raise money for the Society, and she is hoping this show will make a huge dent.

To help promote the event (as well as the label), our local public radio station WYPR, invited label founder Mike Nestor, Dave Manchester from Kadman and myself to talk about the collective, the benefit and about what our own bands have been working on. Besides kind of making an ass out of myself (sarcasm over the air, doesn’t translate as well as in person!), Mike, Dave and I were asked to perform acoustic versions of our songs. I wasn’t in town to tune into the segment, luckily you can stream it in its entirety online. I was surprised and pleased to find they aired the song I recorded at the end of the segment.
Give a listen!

Also, make sure to check out the songs Mike and Dave recorded at WYPR:
WYPR ~ Maryland Morning Interview

All proceeds go towards the Leukemia & Lymphoma society, so please come out, and help support a great cause. Doors are at 7:30pm, admission is $7 and the lineup includes Kadman, The Seldon Plan, Infinite Honey, E. Joseph and the Phantom Hearts and yours truly! The night will also feature medical artwork by Frank Corl, who has drummed for many of the artists on the Beechfields’ roster.

If you can make it out Saturday night…awesome! If not, you can still help out by making a donation and help Patty’s Goal!

We’ve been working on some new recordings, new songs, new arrangements and we’ve had a new lineup for a while. Just seemed like the right time for a new family portrait. Check everything out on our Photos page, and if you’d like some hi-res versions, they are up on our Press page.

We’re also working on a super secret holiday surprise for all of you! So stay posted, stay warm and everybody have a safe and happy holiday!

It’s been a long time since we’ve have “press shots”, and the first time we’ve had them done professionally. I’m looking forward to what i know will be a lot of fun, and some quality photos for you guys.

So, until we have them done, please check out Dani’s art. She has been a great friend for many years, and i’ve always admired her work.

Dani’s Website

Dani’s Flickr

She’s done a lot more work then what she has online. Please bug her to put it up!!!

Also, would anyone be interested in writing up a little press sheet for us. We’ve got some new songs you check out before we release them to the public. Technically they’re nowhere near finished, but still sound pretty cool.

Let me know if you feel like getting your creative writing juices flowing.