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 Welcome to View the band dot com.  Hey! An Update!
Yeah... I kinda blew it on the updates. Three months inbetween posts? My bad...
On a more positive note, we are planning on a couple dates in June and August for a Liberty Plaza show in Ann Arbor. It's a great outdoor venue and we had a lot of fun playing there last year so we hope to keep the good times rolling. I know I've been saying we're close to finishing the album for a while, but we really are making a lot of headway. BJ has been a madman on the mixing board and doing a great job at the same time! We'll have a few more updates soon! We should also have a new song or two up on the site in a couple days so keep an eye out for it! More to come... BJ, Erik, and Justin It's Show Time!
Hey everyone!
We're just letting you all know that we are making good progress on the new CD. BJ is doing an awesome job mixing the songs and we hope to have some cover art completed soon as well. Also as a reminder, we have a show coming up on February 6th at Simon's Tavern in Allen Park. We're playing alongside the very talented Broken Day Machine (www.myspace.com/brokendaymachine) and it promises to be a fun evening. And if you haven't been to a show recently, you may not know that we have new shirts available as well. Erik's design for them is killer, so make sure to pick one up (this item is NOT available in stores). Happy Super Bowl Sunday to everyone! (Go Cardinals! - From Justin) ~ BJ, Erik, and Justin Let's Open Up The New Year!
Hey all!
Been a while hasn't it? Yes, the powerhouse that is View will be back in full force on February 6th at Simon's Tavern in Allen Park. It's going to be an awesome show as we're opening for the one and only Broken Day Machine. Check them out at www.brokendaymachine.com or www.myspace.com/brokendaymachine. It's going to be a great time with great music so come on out and help us celebrate our first show of the year! View will also be taking part of the Motor Live Drive hosted by WHFR 89.3FM in Dearborn / Detroit on January 15th. The on-air show begins at 5:00PM so listen in for some live music and get to know the band a bit better! There will also be a podcast available on their website (whfr.fm) following the on-air show so if you can't listen to it live, you can always access it later! We are still working on that elusive second album. We have finished a few of the songs and are very pleased with them so far. We're very excited to get it into your hands in the next couple months. That's all for now! Remember to listen in this Thursday to 89.3FM at 5pm and we will see everyone on February 6th! ~ BJ, Erik, and Justin TC's Speakeasy To Close
It's unbelievable to us, but TC's Speakeasy in Ypsilanti is closing. If you want to stop by before they do so, you'd better do it tonight. We'll miss TC's, particularly the staff (Christine, Kristy, Nina, R.C, Chops, Jeannine, Jamie, Scooter, and hopefully we didn't miss anyone!), and the great musicians we've met (too numerous to mention here)...
The Ypsilanti musical community will miss all that you do, and so will we. Hope to see you all again soon somewhere close by. MLive article The Home Stretch and T-Shirts
Another month has gone by, and where did it go? In some ways we know - the last drum tracks for the forthcoming album were finished tonight, and there's not much more instrumentation left. Three songs of bass and guitar, and then on to vocal tracking and mixing. Amazing. We're looking for a fall release.
We hope to see you on July 11th at the Crossroads Music Festival in downtown Ypsilanti. It's a great outdoor show, free, and all ages. We should also have new t-shirts by then! Come on out and see us. View ~BJ, Erik, and Justin We're still alive...
There's a couple pieces of news we wanted to share with you. First off, we have a show coming up June 1st at The Elbow Room in Ypsilanti. It's going to be an awesome time, and everyone (21+) is invited! We'll send out a reminder a bit later.
Secondly, we have a new area which will start housing some of our music. www.thesixtyone.com/viewtheband It seems to be a great little site, so we thought we'd give it a shot. Up currently for listening are two new songs and a special live recording of a song we played at TC's Speakeasy on May 9th. Enjoy! And lastly, we want to say that we haven't fallen off the face of the earth yet. We're still kicking strong and working on finishing that elusive second album. So keep an ear out for some more updates, and we'll keep you posted! View ~BJ, Erik, and Justin Ypsilanti Crossroads
Two pieces of great news - we'll be playing a lot of new music at the TC's Speakeasy show this Friday, so don't miss it! And, we've been selected for the Ypsilanti Crossroads Music Festival for the second year in a row - so we'll be opening for Jesse Passage and the Lodge on July 11th. Check out the Ypsilanti Crossroads Music Festival:
See you Friday!! View ~BJ, Erik, and Justin Support TC's Speakeasy!
First off, TC's Speakeasy (one of our favorite venues and the location of our next show), has been nominated for Best Live Venue in WDIV's VOTE 4 THE BEST. They need your help. Please follow the directions below to vote for TC's. They (and we) thank you and appreciate all of your help and support.
Go here: http://wdiv.cityvoter.com/details.aspx?business=48422 and click VOTE! Also, Berkley Music in Berkley, MI has been helping our lead guitarist (Craig) out for a while now, and they've taken REALLY good care of him (and, consequently, View), so, go on over and vote for them too! Go here: http://wdiv.cityvoter.com/details.aspx?business=44110 and click VOTE! You'll need to enter your email address and click Submit, then check your email and confirm your vote. To see the whole Vote 4 the Best site, go to http://wdiv.cityvoter.com Be sure to check out our upcoming shows the next couple of weeks, and stay tuned to 89X next Sunday at 10PM on the Home Boy Show for a new VIEW song!!!! Cheers, ~BJ, cRAiG, Erik, and Justin Welcome the Animal...
More news on the View front. We have a new bassist by the name of Justin Mastic - welcome to View, Justin. We'll happily work your tail off!
So the next show is 6 days away. The plan was for this to be a BJ solo acoustic show, but you never know who or what you might see happen. Either way, it's for a good cause - the restoration of the historic Wayne Theatre. This'll be a great show with Jesse Passage, Ryan Ladell, Urban Sparrows, and Travis Picolo. So be there. View ~BJ, cRAiG, and Erik, and Justin Lets Get Up To Speed...
Wow. It's been a while since we posted. Let us get you up to speed...
We've been busy. Worked on a demo for a few months - and then things changed. Mike needed a break from View - he's been balancing a lot between View and another project, as well as finding the time for his (very important) personal life. Joe felt the same way - and thus, after 3 1/2 years, we've (most amicably) parted ways. Mike and Joe, you will be missed!! Craig and BJ have decided to keep View moving. On that note, this is a huge welcome (back) to founding drummer Erik Weber. Erik is (re-)joining View after a 3-year hiatus. We've been practicing together for a couple of weeks now, and things are coming together quite nicely (if we do say so ourselves!) Anyhow, look for Erik at our upcoming shows and say hi! Meanwhile, we've polished up and finished the demos we've recorded, and we'll be posting them here shortly. As well, there are some shows coming up; a couple of them are BJ solo acoustic shows, which he won't tell anyone he is quite nervous about. Come out and show him your love. Or something. Any interested bass players, please feel free to contact us. Otherwise you may have to listen to BJ play bass. Trust us on this one!! Hope to see you soon!! View ~BJ, cRAiG, and Erik 
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