March 2010
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Countdown to Recording: 8 Days
So it’s REALLY coming down to the wire at this point, but I think we’ll pull through. We’ve revised “Castle Rock” (again, not the real title), and we’ve got a good first draft of our last song for the EP, which we’ve named “Howl”. We also have a tentative name for the EP: Heartthrob. Since Ashley named the song “Hours”, Paul named the song “Howl”, and Will named the EP “Heartthrob”, I guess...
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Beach House - Walk in the Park (Live)
I listen to this album all the time because it is amazing.
We’re all huge fans of the new Beach House record, and it had a pretty big influence on our next EP. This is awesome.
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Great Waves Seeks Additional Songwriter
We’re looking to add another songwriter full time, someone who can share the songwriting load and make it less stressful for both Will and Ashley, and who can contribute ideas for our songs as well. We are looking for an experienced electric/acoustic guitarist, someone with at least several years of playing under their belt (we’ve all been playing 5-15 years) and well-versed in theory....
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WE DID IT!!
Well, it was certainly a shock, but we won Sound Off! All the bands that performed were amazing, so it was truly an honor to be named the winner of Sound Off. I will be honest, I didn’t think we were going to win at all after our performance - we all felt like we botched it, and we felt like the other acts really killed it. On that note, I would like to applaud all of the bands/artists...
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Sound Off Finals This Saturday!
Hey everyone,
So I have no idea how it happened, but we won our Sound Off semi-final! It was by far the most fun we’ve ever had playing a show, and certainly the best performance we have put on as a band. It wasn’t looking good, as the night before we had played a terrible show and we hadn’t once gone through our set perfect, but it all came together when it mattered.
A big...
February 2010
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Interview with Apache Chief
So unfortunately I didn’t get many responses, but I’ll be posting the ones I did get up until this Saturday. This one was from the band with undoubtedly the craziest/coolest fans, Apache Chief. Although they did not make it into the finals, they definitely killed it onstage. Without further ado:
How did you all meet? 5th grade in NERD CLASS. How long have you been a band? A few months...
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Press!
A very flattering review from the Weekly Volcano:
“Reflecting the grandiose name, Great Waves give titles to their songs like “The Moon and the Gutter” and “Konza Plains.” In turn, the epic titles are reflected in the band’s, truly, quite awe-inspiring music- songs that are as impossibly huge as the images the titles conjure up.”
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Interview with Candysound!
So I thought it might be fun to interview all the Sound Off! bands this year, asking them 10 questions. I’ll usually be posting them days leading up to the semi-final they are in, but I sent the questions out a little late for the first one. I’ll be posting them as they come in, and one of the first ones I got was from our friend Teo from Candysound.
1. How did you all meet? 2. How...
January 2010
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Update #6 - Show Recap, Cancelled Show, Sound Off,...
So I’m just going to change these to “Updates” instead of “Weekly Updates” because clearly that’s not happening. So first thing’s first, The LAB show. It was really amazing from start to finish, it was definitely the best show we’ve been a part of. Big thanks to Teo Crider, Sadie Ava and Us On Roofs for making it so badass. And thanks to everyone who came to the show, some people said some...
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Show Update!
OK so we have some changes for tomorrow’s show at The LAB, but I think you guys will like them so hoooorayyyy! Anywho, unfortunately A Cozy Kitchen had to cancel the show but we lucked out and got not one but TWO replacements! We were lucky enough to know the nicest people on earth, Us On Roofs, so they’ll be playing with us and they’re awesome so we’re excited to have...
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Weekly Update #5 - Sound Off! Meeting, KTUB Show
So last Sunday we had our big Sound Off! meeting with the other bands participating, and it was definitely a good learning experience. There was a panel of EMP employees working on Sound Off who briefed us on what to expect, and then a panel of Jason Finn (drummer, Presidents of The USA), Kerri Harrop (manager of Mad Rad), and Michael Jaworski (Virgin Islands, founder of Mt. Fuji Records)...
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Show Recap: Bop Street Records 1/8/10
So yesterday we had our first show as Great Waves, and I have to say that I’m pretty pleased as to how it went. Don’t misunderstand, we were RUSTY! It definitely was less put-together than I would like our live show to be, but it wasn’t bad for our first show in 6 months, and it was a good learning experience. I guess I learned that I need to prepare for gigs better - I was...
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Weekly Update #4 - Shows, Interview, Honing our...
FIrst off, we have 4 shows this month: - January 8th at Bop Street Records 8pm FREE - January 15th at ACOUSTAX! at KTUB 8pm $6 - January 23rd at The LAB 7pm $5 - January 30th at Ground Zero 8pm $6/$5 with a can of food They should be pretty good, we’ve got some new songs and these will be the debut shows with our full live band so it should be a good time. Ashley and I also did an interview...
December 2009
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Weekly Update #3: New members & Lessons Learned
So first I want to let you guys know we’ve got all the shows until Sound Off set up, and they look like this:
- Jan. 8th - 8pm at Bop Street Records - FREE - Jan. 15th - 8pm at KTUB - $5 - Jan. 23rd - 7pm at The LAB with Teo Crider of Candysound and A Cozy Kitchen - $5 If you’re at all interested in Sound Off, be sure not to miss this one because it has a band from each semi-final...
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Weekly Update #2: SOUND OFF!!!!!!
OMG OMG SOUND OFF!!!! Yes, by a great stroke of luck the EMP decided they wanted us to play in the premier Seattle battle of the bands, so we’re extremely excited and grateful to have such an awesome opportunity. This is how it pretty much went: (Phone rings) Will: Hey dude, we’re in! Ryan: What? Will: We got into Sound Off! Ryan: WHAT??? REALLY??!? Will: Yeah they just called Ryan:...
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Weekly Update #1 + New Video
Hey guys, so it’s been about a week since we released the EP and we are getting some great responses, but also some questions so I thought I would address them here.
However, some news first - we are proud to say we were selected as a finalist in the PNW Grammy U songwriting contest! The contest is going to be this Wednesday, December 9th at the Art Institute of Seattle from 6pm-9pm....
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Blue Blood EP Out Now!
Well, the day is finally here. This record has been roughly 6 months in the making, and we’ve gone through a lot to try and pull it together. On behalf of the band I want to thank Joe LaRosee for being such a stellar producer and everyone else at Jupiter Studios for making recording as smooth of a process as it could be. Thanks to our friends and family for all the support you’ve given us. We’re...
November 2009
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Our First Photo Shoot
So yesterday we had our first photo shoot, and it was an interesting experience to be sure. I’d like to thank Ken and Pat for their help, they were great at picking cool locations and great to work with (full disclosure: to Paul they’re “Uncle Ken” and “Aunt Pat”). Anyway, it’s definitely an odd experience being photographed with the endgame being...