Recording and Shows

Last Saturday, The Shafer Street Fugitive played a surprise house show at 30 Franklin Avenue to celebrate the 21^st birthday of one of my best friends, Mike Maricevich. The show was a blast (despite dealing with some technical issues) and the crowd rocked. If you missed out on your dose of local progressive hardcore, have no fear; the show was recorded by Dominic Rossi and Steven Hedges. Video will be posted sometime this week.

Aside from playing our first house show this weekend, we have also been re-recording our EP. The EP will consist of our first four songs written as a band: Track Four, DBC, 0079, and one song that remains unnamed for the time being. This EP is a good introduction to The Shafer Street Fugitive's diverse blend of influences ranging from songs similar to metal and traditional hardcore (Track Four), to the Ska and Pop/Punk influences in DBC.

Last week, we recorded drum, bass, and guitar tracks in the recording studio on the third floor of the RTV building. So far, we are blown away with how professional they sound. As we still have to record vocal tracks, the recordings will not be released for several weeks. When the recordings are finished, they will be posted online and made available for free downloading.

On top of shows and recordings, The Shafer Street Fugitive is also the subject of a video I am producing for my Documentary Production Class. The video will include our band's history, document the recording process in the studio, and feature live footage from shows we have played this semester. Videos will be uploaded to our youtube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/shaferstreetfugitive - and reposted on this site.

Thanks for reading and I hope to see you at one of our many shows in March.