Check out Magnet Magazine this week as they feature Art as their guest editor.
Be sure to check back everyday as new posts will be added daily. You can also view his Q&A here
Magnet Magazine
January 19th, 2010
Vote for the opening act contest on our January tour!
January 12th, 2010 It’s time again to vote for your favorite bands to open up for us as we make our way through Texas and the mid-west this month. New bands will be announced soon so keep checking back and show your support for your favorite act! It’s up to you so let your voices be heard and we will be sorting through the responses to pick the winning band for each city. Go here to vote!
1/19/2010 - Whiskey Dicks / El Paso, TX
The Third Edge - www.myspace.com/thethirdedge
WINNER - Bash - www.myspace.com/bashandsebastian
Jayden’s Playground - www.myspace.com/jaydensplayground
1/20/2101 - Jake’s Backroom / Lubbock, TX
Details TBA
1/21/2010 - House of Blues / Dallas, TX
Contest hosted in connection with KDGE 102.1 FM in Dallas. Details TBA
Update: bands announced, get your votes in!!!
WINNER - Oso Closo - www.myspace.com/osocloso
Hendrick - www.myspace.com/hendrickmusic
Titanmoon - www.myspace.com/titanmoon
1/22/2010 - Brewster St. Ice House / Corpus Christi, TX
Details TBA
1/23/2010 - House of Blues / Houston, TX
Details TBA
1/25/2010 - Fine Line Music Cafe / Minneapolis, MN
Maybe Saints
WINNER July Fighter
1/26/2010 - Midland Theatre / Kansas City, MO
Contest hosted in connection with MIX 93.3 FM. More details on their website. Submissions are in and voting has begun…Check this link!
1/27/2010 - House of Blues / Chicago, IL
New Everclear Street Team!!!
January 4th, 2010Hey! Everclear is gearing up for a new tour starting on January 17th in Tempe, AZ. and rolling through Texas and the mid west!!! We need street team members for all the dates(see below)…
Tempe, AZ @ Sun Devil Stadium on January 17th
El Paso, TX @ Whiskey Dicks on January 19th
Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Backroom on January 20th
Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues on January 21th
Corpus Christi, TX @ Brewster Street Icehouse on January 22nd
Houston, TX @ House Of Blues on January 23rd
Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom on January 25th
Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre on January 26th
Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues on January 27th
Minneapolis, MN @ the Fine Line on January 28th
If you want to hand out flyers, put up posters, post stuff on the internet,etc… write me (Freddy) at ecstreetteam@gmail.com and we will hook you up!
If you do help us out, you’ll get free tickets to the show, a private meet and greet with the whole band and more great Everclear stuff!!!
Thanks and see ya soon!!!
Team Everclear
More bands just announced for the contest
October 27th, 2009More bands just announced. Please check them out and continue to vote for your favorite by commenting on our myspace page www.myspace.com/everclear
11/12/2009 - West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy
Golden State - www.myspace.com/goldenstatetheband
Crash Kings - www.myspace.com/crashkings
Resident Hero - www.myspace.com/residenthero
11/13/2009 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
Stereofix - www.myspace.com/stereofixmusic
Fiasco! - www.myspace.com/fiascomusic
Bastard Winos - www.myspace.com/bastardwinos
Immune - www.myspace.com/immunerock
West Coast Tour - Vote for The Opening Act!
October 26th, 2009Exciting news on our upcoming west coast tour. As we tour city to city, we are going to let you, our fans, vote for the band that will be opening for us. The bands are posted below so check them out and leave comments on our myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/everclear) telling us your favorites. We will be sorting through the responses and listening to your feedback to pick the band that will win. Please check back often as new cities and bands will be added frequently. Good luck to everyone competing!
11/6/2009 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
Tongue Dried Sun - http://www.myspace.com/tonguedriedsun
The Sand Rubies/Sidewinders -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sidewinders
Static Session -http://www.myspace.com/thestaticsession
11/7/2009 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Cafe
The Lazy Stars - http://www.myspace.com/thelazystarspage
Theory of Flight - http://www.myspace.com/theoryofflight702
Slow to Surface - http://www.myspace.com/slowtosurface
MORE TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED!
October 20th, 2009Everclear is excited to announce the west coast leg of their In A Different Light Tour! Tickets are on sale now for all shows. Everclear will be joined on the road by Clayton Senne. The new dates are listed below - see you on the road!
NOVEMBER
FRI 6 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
SAT 7 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Cafe
MON 9 San Francisco, CA The Independent
WED 11 San Diego, CA House of Blues
THU 12 West Hollywood, CA Roxy Theatre
FRI 13 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
SAT 14 Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Waterfront
MON 16 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
TUE 17 Murray, UT Murray Theater
WED 18 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House
THU 19 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
FRI 20 Alfred, NY Alfred University
More dates will be announced later this fall, so keep checking back. And don’t forget to pick up your copy of the new album IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT now!
“In A Different Light” Available Now !
October 6th, 2009
Get yours today and thanks for supporting Everclear!!
Art Alexakis Names His Top 10 Songs AOL’s Radio Blog!
September 25th, 2009Click here to view and listen to Art’s top 10 songs of all time!!!
Can you name your top 10? Post them here!
Click to download the new track “Here Comes The Darkness” FREE!!!
September 23rd, 2009
Don’t forget to pick up your copy of the new album “In A Different Light”
Available October 6
art’s new blog 9/16/09
September 16th, 2009hey everybody!
just wanted to check in and bring everyone up to date on what’s going on with me and everclear….i know it’s been a long time….so this going to be nice long blog
first of all, i hope everyone out there is getting through this miserable year…i know sometimes it looks like you are playing twister all by yourself(lol) ….but it doesnt have to look pretty…. whenever this is over,(and it will be)…whoever is still standing,….wins!
i want everyone to win
so,….im sure most of you noticed,….davey,sam,josh and tommy are not in the band anymore….without getting into specifics,……it had run it’s course….some guys left because i wanted them to,….some guys left because they wanted to,….it is what it is….you all know that this is and has always been my band….is was time to move on….i truly wish them all the best in everything they do
the good news is that before we parted ways,…we recorded a new record!….it’s called “in a different light” and it comes out 10/6/09
it’s a collection of new versions of 9 everclear favorites, that are both more acoustic and closer to way we play these songs now,….i was trying to walk the line of putting more emphasis on the vocals and lyrics by turning the guitars down a a bit…but trying to keep the emotion and intensity up….this album is still very rock and roll
i have included 2 songs that have never been on an everclear album,….”here comes the darkness”…which we originally recorded for “welcome to the drama club”,……we re-recorded the drums(with tommy) and re-mixed the whole song
the other “new” song is “at the end of the day”…which i wrote back in 2004…and it ended up as a duet i did with marion raven…and was included on her cd…hardcore everclear fans probably have heard that version….but this is the way i always intended it to sound….hope you like it
i am so fortunate to have an amazing new group of guys in everclear now,..
we have have done a few shows before our 1st tour in october and people have been loving it….let me introduce them…..
on bass i was lucky enough to finally convince my old friend freddy herrera to join the band….i have known freddy since 2003 when we toured with his band the exies
he’s a great guy and an amazing bass player and singer…incidentally,…i’ve been trying to get freddy in the band since 2004…..he also is going to start doing a tour blog after every show,…
on drums we have jordan ploskey,…he’s originally from long island,ny but has been in la for while….he toured with perry ferrell and has played with a lot of different projects in the la scene…..he brings an old school punk/rock energy back to the band
on keyboards we have sasha smith, originally from northern california, sasha is singer/songwriter that is doing the lion’s share of harmony vocals in everclear,
he is by far the most eclectic musicians i have ever played with, not to mention one of the nicest guys i have ever met….
last but not least,….we have the fabulous johnny hawthorn on guitars and backing vocals…..johnny is originally from the philidelphia area, but has been in la for years
he is a muliti-instrumentalist that has toured for years with “toad the wet sprocket” writes,plays and sings in the johnny hawthorn band, as well as playing with various
acts in and around los angeles…..i cannot wait to get these guys into the studio early next year to record an all new original record for our new label …429/savoy
we will post more new pics of us as they become available
i have been writing a lot lately,…. and intend to make a new record that reflects all the different changes i have been through, both personally and musically…i want it to be melodic,minimal and weird,…as well as getting back to everclear’s rawer alt-rock roots
as most of you have seen,…we are finally touring again,…with the first leg focusing on the northeast in october….we are going to tour this record 2 to 3 weeks every month for the next 4 months….so if your city isnt on there yet, please be patient
….we will be putting up the dates for the november leg as soon as they are confirmed
also,….some of you might have caught a show or two on my solo tour in march/april…i hooked up with ed kowalczyk from “live” for a show,and we had so much fun,we decided take it out on the road with leigh nash from “sixpence none the richer” on the “open wings and broken strings” tour….stay tuned for more dates….
…….2009 has been a year of changes for both me and the band,….new guys in the band,….a new album,…a new label,…new management…..vanessa and i were expecting a new baby this year as well so we moved into a bigger house but sadly we lost the baby in march…..other than that, the family is great,…anna started her senior year in high school and arizona (or “az” as we call her) is almost 2 now and growing like a weed
i want to apologize for not writing more this last year,…i have been in a weird place…
but i am super excited about the new band and the new songs, and looking forward
to the shows and seeing all of you.
all the best to everyone!
art
