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apr 18 - BIG NEWS!! BIG NEWS!!

THURSDAY, JUNE 12
7:00 p.m.
STATE THEATER
DOWNTOWN BAY CITY, MI

maybe august presents:

HELLO DAVE from Chicago

wsg:
maybe august from Mars
&
PINKY LEE from Petoskey

Start planning now to take the morning off on Friday, June 13 because on THURSDAY, JUNE 12 maybe august is presenting a great night of original music at the beautiful STATE THEATER in DOWNTOWN BAY CITY, MI where we will be joined by two of our favorite bands: HELLO DAVE and PINKY LEE.

All of us in the maybe august family are crazy, obsessed music fans (just ask our wives, girlfriends, husbands, boyfriends, kids, parents, pets…). In the last 5 or 6 years we’ve been able to play & attend shows all over the country & collect musical experiences & musician friends that we wanted to bring back to Mid-Michigan to share with our friends & fans here. There are a lot of great local bands that play original music in this area, but we rarely get to hear the touring bands that play the A-list venues in the Midwest. These are bands who are just under the national radar and are as good as anything you’ll hear on The Next Great American Band, satellite radio, American Idol, or anywhere. Unfortunately, there are very few venues in our part of the state that bring in out of town talent.

So … We decided to make our own scene.

Fortunately, we are very lucky to have a great resource like the State Theater to work with to attract these two incredible bands.

HELLO DAVE is our choice to headline what we hope is the first of a series of shows. HD has recorded a number of CDs of original music & played sold-out shows from the Midwest to Cali. HD has twice entertained our troops with tours in Iraq & was chosen by JEEP to provide music for & appear in promotional videos. HD will put you in mind of early Eagles – they can all sing beautifully & their brand of rock has a definite country twang. Their songs typically have huge catchy choruses that work their way into your mind & stay there. We were fans before we played shows with these guys. After sharing the stage & hanging out with HD, we know their feeling for music matches ours. We love this band.

A few months ago, m.a. was playing a venue in Petoskey. Before the show we all piled into the Noggin Room at the Perry Hotel for some pre-show ‘refreshment’.
We watched as a couple of young ladies came in & set up their guitars & we wondered what we were in for.
PINKY LEE was in the house!
As they started to play, we were shocked at their talent. Holly & Jenny have vocal chops, songwriting ability, & a very sophisticated sense of harmony. Sort of Folk, sort of Country, with a little Rockin’ edge. We asked them to sit in with us later that night & it was way too much fun. We’ve played with them a few times since & they only get better. Now they have appeared on the national PBS show Prairie Home Companion & we have the feeling we won’t be able to see them in smaller venues for much longer.

maybe august is a band you may know. m.a. was founded by Mid-Michigan area music scene veterans primarily to write & perform original music. They fuse influences from raw blues through James Taylor all the way to newer artists like John Mayer & Ben Harper. m.a. songs reflect personal challenges, social consciousness, and a sense of pure fun & the joy of music. Their love of music is exceeded only by their optimism. They are hoping a few hundred Mid-Michigan folks will pay $10 on a Thursday night in June to see 3 great original bands at a gorgeously restored theater in vibrant Downtown Bay City.

We are also looking for sponsors to help with the cost of this show in the hope that we can continue the series with some of the other killer bands we know from out there in the music world. Please help if you can. Contact Sue Genau at 989/430-2916 or 989/631-7954 for more information on how you can help support this show. All sponsors will receive free tix to the show, CDs, promotion on all of the related advertising materials, a shout-out from the stage, and even a tax deduction from the government.

Thanks for supporting live music in mid-Michigan!

maybe august
dec 8 - m.a. update
Brothers & Sisters in music:

We've been busy lately learning tunes & polishing our show. We're excited about the next few months schedule, starting in Chicago at Lonie Walker's Underground Wonderbar on Dec. 15. Lonie's has been a special place for us to hang out in Chicago for years & it's cool to be playing a gig there. The next night we're at another cool Chicago club, The Elbo Room, opening for The Jason Seed Elixir - their sound samples are cool, & we're looking forward to it.

We are starting an every other Thursday gig at Winston's in Midland trading with our friends Empty Pockets. The schedule is a little wack due to the holidays, so watch the 'net for details. A few weeks ago we happened on the duo Pinky Lee up in Petoskey & invited them to come jam with us at City Park Grill. We loved it so we had them come to Traverse City to open for us at Union Street. These ladies are VERY talented, & we hope we can work with them again - look for it & don't miss it.

Opening for Hello Dave in GR was great - this is one of our favorite bands & they didn't dissapoint. There was an after gig acoustic jam that lasted until the bar kicked us out at 4:00 a.m. Many drinks were consumed, but the music was very cool, at least in our somewhat fuzzy memories.

We finally have the bug to work up a new batch of original tunes that have been percolating for a while. This is the funnest & most challenging thing we do. As some of you know, we take a lot of care to put together good songs - some come easily & some don't seem to want to be birthed. It's an 'interesting' process in a democratically run band.............................................Stay tuned...............Stay in touch,

Rosco



BTW: we are constantly putting up new tunes on our myspace page - we record just about every show now, & we have a lot of cool live stuff that features the more 'jammy' side of m.a. - let us know what you think
dec 4 - A few new pics added by Dante Photography from The Whiskey

oct 24 - Hey brothers & sisters in music.

maybe august is doing an early Thursday show at Winston's in the Midland Holiday Inn. We will play acoustic 7 to 8 and full band 8:30 to 11 or so. We want to get an early night weeknight thing going in the Tri-Cities so we can work out new material & just generally stay sharp over the winter. This is a good opportunity to get a dose without staying up all night.

We will be a little less loud (I hope) & bring a bunch of new tunes. The Holiday Inn is nicely situated near the X-way for easy & safe in & out.

We would love to make this a weekly or semi-weekly thing, but that all depends on how many folks come out - that's a blatant plea....................

sep 6 - Saturday 9/8/07 show

cool event!!!

Freeland Arts in the Park. The tickets are $25 per person in advance and $30 at the door. You get: A souvenir wine glass, 42 wines to taste (unlimited), 18 artists working and displaying their work, food from - Baynes, Pat's, Wilson Cheese and Horizons. Five bands - TBA, Bryan Rombawlski, Barborrossa, Empty Pockets and Maybe August. Noon - 7:00 pm Directions: From Bay City, take Freeland (M-46) exit from US-10. Turn right on Midland/Saginaw Road. The park is approx 1/2 mile on your right.

jul 17 - new pics from Czar's....
don't forget the added show in Petoskey this Friday 7/20!!

jul 16 - We added Friday to City Park Grill in Petoskey for this weekend. We will play both nights now.

Last weekend was great. We played a three band show in Grand Rapids and then rushed over to a cool "music" club named JUKES. They allowed the guys to play a quick acoustic set. Czars in St. Joes was great. What a great room! We will likely be back there soon. Plan a trip next time. This is one of the best music clubs in the state.

jun 21 - WE ARE PLAYING WHITE'S THIS SAT!!!!!

MORE NEWS:

well, we don't have a GB anymore, as some of you have noticed. I am assured that it will be back & will only allow the most virulent, sexist, racist, & porn filled posts to get thru. NO MORE MUSIC or BAND RELATED STUFF.


I hear that a version of EP will be opening our show at White's Sat. Way cool. Most of us in the band didn't realize we were playing this Sat. until today. Many weekend plans are being put off to bring the m.a. magic to Saginaw. (I was going to get a Brazillian from my man Alfonse, for instance; Keith was having all his ballcaps cleaned & blocked; Scott was having more cosmetic kankle surgery; Mike was going to work on cataloging his amp & guitar inventory & cross-referencing all the potential combinations; Matt was planning to play at White's since he's the only one paying attention to our Google calender.(We have a Google calender??))


Any help promoting this show will be appreciated
jun 16 - NEW PICS

Chicago & Petoskey

jun 12 - Due to the massive amount of spam, we have disabled the guestbook until we implement a filter to only allow the offensive spam thru. Hold tight.

may 19 - NEW PICS

may 4 - Recently our friend Kathy passed away unexpectedly leaving behind an 11 year old daughter and 16 year old son. The credit union where she worked is trying to raise money for the kids trust funds. There will be on May 20th at Indian Barry's from 2:30-8pm. The cost is $10 per person which includes food and drawing tickets and they have four bands lined up to play too.