takeonecar

Fall

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:16:16 +0000

This has been a big year so far with us. Back in the spring, we won the Poughkeepsie round of The Break Contest and went on to play Bamboozle. This summer, we spent a month on the road. We’re no strangers to traveling or playing a lot of gigs, but this was our first tour. All in all, I think I can speak for everyone of us when I say it was the best experience of my life. We traveled down the East Coast and back up through the Mid West. While on tour, we got to meet and play with some amazing bands such as I Am Alaska, Warren Frankilin, Sleep For The Nightlife, The Flops, Big Fiction, Surviving Kenney and Victor! Fix The Sun (Check each of them out, amazing.). We also got to meet up and play with our good friends Sleep Bellum Sonno.

Now that we’re back home, we’re continuing to write new material for our second album that we hope to release by early 2011. Keep up with us on Twitter and Facebook for updates, and be on the lookout for some footage from tour!

-Pete

What I’m Listening To:

Handsome Boy Modeling School- Torch Song Trilogy

Thom Yorke- Harrowdown Hill

Reggie Watts- I Just Want To

I Am Alaska- Canvas

O’ Brother- Division Of Man

Airwalk Unsigned Hero

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:06:34 +0000

Hey guys,

We’re crashing in Champaign, IL for the evening to get some rest while on our way up to La Porte, IN. Tour has been great so far. We have a favor to ask. Airwalk has selected us as on of their Top 10 Unsigned Artists. As I am sure you can imagine, we are honored. They are using votes to select one of the 10 artists to perform on the AP Fall Tour and win $5000. Winning this would help us fund our next album and be a great opportunity for us. If you would like to vote visit: Airwalk Unsigned Hero . Remember you can vote daily, so keep the votes coming.

Here is a video that Airwalk shot when they came to visit us in NYC.

Love You All,

Tyler

Bluefield, WV

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:16:41 +0000

Hey Y’all,

Were sitting in a parking lot in Bluefield, WV right now, doing our best to avoid heat stroke. That’s pretty much been the mission since this tour started, but we can’t complain too much, we were the geniuses who booked a 30 day tour during the hottest two months of the year.

But aside from the heat, tour has been great. We played some killer shows and met some great people. Our last show was in NYC at The Yippie Museum on Bleecker St. If you haven’t been there, make a point to stop. It is a trip. A yippie was “a more radically youth-oriented and countercultural offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s,” yet today, the museum’s radical agenda seems to be legalizing marijuana. It is a hole in the wall, so when we first showed up, I wasn’t really sure how we were going to perform, but it worked out surprisingly well.

Before the show we had met up with two representatives from the Airwalk music department. It turns out Airwalk has selected us as one of their top ten unsigned bands. Yea! They flew in from PA to interview us in our stifling van and record our live show. They were some pretty chill dudes, with a sick taste in music. Airwalk is going to be selecting one of the top ten bands for the AP tour this fall. We may need your help, but we’ll give you all some more details about it as we get them.

The day before we played The Yippie we were in Newton, NJ at The Farmhouse. It was quite possibly one of the most memorable shows we have ever played. The Farmhouse was a house venue, in the middle of the woods in Northern NJ, set up by the four guys that live there. Unfortunately the show we played was the last. The owner of the property put an end to it. It went out with a bang though. We met some awesome dudes from The Reptilian, The Flop & Victor! Fix The Sun. Definitely check them out if you haven’t heard of them. We also met one of the best dogs ever, Mellow. (See pics below for a pic of Mellow)

All in all, it’s been a great tour so far. We appreciate all of the support and kind words you’ve been sending us. We’ll be playing at the Rock-It Club in Bluefield, WV tonight and heading to Raleigh, NC afterward.

Love you all,

Tyler, Pete, Britt & Branden

Mellow @ The Farmhouse

Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Brittany Made us Stop

Oxygen Bar – Virginia Beach

Rollin’ Through The Mountains of West Virginia

It’s Pete, Need We Say More?

Kroger!!!

Driving & Driving & Driving

2010 Hieroglyphics Tour

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:33:48 +0000

So, the first show of our first tour was last night. We played at The Westgate in Middletown, NY. It is Brittany’s hometown so we had a great turnout. Tonight will be the first night that we all don’t return to our houses after a show, we couldn’t be more excited!! This day has been in the works for months, and a lot of preparation has gone into it. 30 days on the road is sure to be an interesting experience, we have no idea what to expect but that’s most of the fun. We’re going to miss all of our friends and loved ones, but the support they have all shown us has been extraordinary. So now it’s back to packing and a few last minute goodbyes. Check out our ‘Tour’ page on here to see if we’re coming near you!! See you all soon!

-Pete

What I’m listening to:

*Angus and Julia Stone- Big Jet Plane

*Easy Star All Stars- Dub Side Of The Moon

*Jimmy Eat World- Salt Sweat Sugar

*Jay-Z- Money, Cash, Hoes

When The Ceiling Meets The Floor

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:52:31 +0000

So…We released our album, When The Ceiling Meets The Floor, a year ago this weekend. It is incredible to think that a year went by that fast, and at the same time it feels as though it were forever ago. A lot has changed in our lives, some people have left us, and new have entered. We’ve played some of the best shows of our entire time as a band. We’ve shared the stage and became great friends with some amazing bands. All in all, we’ve been blessed with great fortune this year, and we want to thank everyone: family, friends, fans, and bands. We are happy to have shared this past year with you all.

So what is in store for the rest of 2010?

We are currently booking a 30 day summer tour for July and August. We’ll have a full list of dates announced shortly.

We are also gearing up to enter the studio this fall to begin work on our next album. We’ve introduced some new material at our live shows and we can’t wait to record it.

The rest of 2010 is going to be pretty busy. We’ll keep you all posted.

Thanks again,

Tyler

The Hoodwink Video

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 02:25:42 +0000

Hey Everybody. Hope your week’s going good so far. Here is a video someone caught of us at The Hoodwink. Hope you enjoy.

Bamboozle Update Part II

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 03:07:38 +0000

Day 1 – Hoodwink:
The first day of The Bamboozle 2010 was kicked off with The Hoodwink. The Hoodwink is an evening full of bands playing tributes to other bands. This was quite possibly one of the best days we have ever spent at a festival. We left home in NY around 11AM and made it down to East Rutherford, NJ around 2 in the afternoon. When we climbed in the van that morning it was like 50 degrees; when we climbed out of the van at bamboozle it was around 80. That is 80 degrees on a black-top parking lot. It felt a whole lot more like 90.

So after drinking a gallon of water, to deal with the heat, and completing our check in and load in, we spent the rest of the afternoon, before gates were open, watching some other acts sound check. We caught quite a bit of VersaEmerge’s Brittany Spears tribute. It was interesting. Motion City did an awesome NIN tribute, Emmure’s Rage Against The Machine cover was pretty badass as well, but the best had to be Andrew McMahon & Jacks Mannequin doing Bar Classics.

We had the privilege of covering one of my favorite bands, At The Drive-In. I have never had so much fun playing a set in my life. There is something almost trance like about their music. It takes over you. I wish I had a video available right now, but I will throw one in the next post. For now this picture will have to do. I will have some more info and hopefully photos and videos soon.

Bamboozle Update – Part I

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:58:20 +0000

So, here is the first of several updates from The Bamboozle 2010. It’s a new song live from The Break Stage on May 1st. We hope it will hold you over, check back tomorrow for a detailed updated on our time spent in NJ.

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Bamboozle

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:59:24 +0000

Our Friends, Fans & Family, I want to thank you all for helping us reach a really huge goal. We are performing at Bamboozle this year!

Here are the dates:

April 30th, 8PM @ Bamboozle – The Pass The Mic Stage – The Hoodwink – We’ll be doing a tribute to At The Drive-In

May 1st, 3PM @ Bamboozle – The Break Stage

Need a map of the stages? Visit this link: Bamboozle Map

We should have some new live videos posted soon, so keep an eye out. We hope to see you all there.

Thank you, takeonecar

Sleep. We Need It.

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:46:27 +0000

So…Sunday was quite a day. We won the final round of Poughkeepsie NY’s Break Contest, allowing us to not only play at The Gramercy Theatre in NYC and Bamboozle, but giving us a chance to play Main Stage Bamboozle. We are very fortunate to have this opportunity, but we are even more fortunate to have such a great following. Hearing all of you shout back lyrics and dance wildly through our set was a win in itself. We cannot, cannot, cannot express our gratitude enough.

We will be performing at The Gramercy Theatre on April 24th for a spot on the Bamboozle Main Stage. We would love to see you all there!

In the meantime, my head is still spinning from all that has occurred in the past two days, and I doubt I have got 2 hours of sleep since then. We will keep you all posted in the following days. I am going to go try and rest a bit, cause it seems as if our next couple weeks are going to be pretty busy.

Again, thank you all so much. We love you,
-Tyler