4 Fall Shows ADDED!

NEW SHOWS ADDED!

Just wanted to let you know we’ve added a few last minute show dates to our Fall shows lineup! Here’s the new dates/locations!

10/31: Power House / Meadowland – Sarasota, FL.
11/02: Discovery Church (STATUS) – Orlando, FL.
11/06: The Ready Room – Pensacola, FL.
11/15: Judson University – Elgin, IL.

For more info on each of these shows + our entire Fall show list, visit: http://bit.ly/SALtour

3 FREE SONGS REMINDER

If you’re interested in receiving 3 FREE live, acoustic songs in trade for telling some friends on Facebook about these new shows (or any other date on our tour).. here’s a link to find out how! http://sleepingatlast.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/341/

MUSIC VIDEO UPDATE…

Our new music video for the song “Green Screens” (Directed/Animated by Javan Ivey) is now officially scattered across the internet and can be embedded anywhere you wish! Check it out (in HD!!) via these links:

* YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh7QS4xQVIk
* Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/6731192

That’s all for now, pals. Thanks for reading! Truly hope to see you soon!!

Love, Sleeping At Last
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Here’s the current Fall show schedule:

10/23: Gordon College – Wenham, MA
10/24: The Scarlet Cord – Brookville, PA
10/29: The Channel – Greenville, SC
10/30: Murray Hill Theatre – Jacksonville, FL
10/31: Power House / Meadowland – Sarasota, FL
11/2: Discovery Church (STATUS) – Orlando, FL.
11/4: RAW TV, 2 (Free) Live Performances! – Lakeland, FL
11/6: The Ready Room – Pensacola, FL.
11/7: The Hub – Chattanooga, TN
11/8: Exit In – Nashville, TN
11/13: Knickerbocker Theatre – Holland, MI
11/15: Judson University – Elgin, IL

Tour Dates! + 3 FREE Live Recordings…

Hello, hello! A few things to tell you about today…

FALL SHOWS

We’re very pleased to announce that we’ll be heading out on a mini tour in just a couple weeks! Our good pal, Jeremy Larson will be joining us. Can’t wait! Here are the dates thus far (more will be added soon, so stay tuned!)

10/23: Gordon College – Wenham, MA *
10/24: The Scarlet Cord – Brookville, PA *
10/29: The Channel – Greenville, SC *
10/30: Murray Hill Theatre – Jacksonville, FL *
11/4: RAW TV, Live Performance – Lakeland, FL
11/7: The Hub – Chattanooga, TN *
11/8: Exit In – Nashville, TN *
11/13: Knickerbocker Theatre – Holland, MI *

(* w/ Jeremy Larson)

… More dates to be added soon! For more detailed, up-to-date info, visit: www.facebook.com/sleepingatlast

3 FREE LIVE ACOUSTIC SONGS…

In an effort to get the word out about these upcoming tour dates, we are offering 3 live acoustic recordings to anyone kind enough to tell their pals about the tour (or just about our music in general!) The recordings were recorded live for a recent radio show we did and include the songs “Porcelain,” “Unmade,” and “Umbrellas” (all acoustic live versions) – So, here’s the catch:

1. Sign into your facebook account…
2. Visit: http://bit.ly/SALtour and select a tour date that is closest to you… click on it.
3. Towards the top right of the event page you have chosen, there should be an “Invite people to come” link… click on it!
4. Invite your pals!
5. Write to: sleepingatlast@aol.com and let us know and we’ll send over the 3 FREE songs!

OR… If you don’t live near any of the upcoming show areas, no worries! Just let your pals know about our music via twitter, facebook or wherever… send ‘em over to our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/sleepingatlast
or let ‘em know our new album is now available on iTunes, etc. via this link: http://bit.ly/itunesstory
and then just let us know about it: sleepingatlast@aol.com and we’ll send you the 3 FREE songs as well.

We’re so excited to get back out on the road and to bring these new songs along with us! Hope to see you!! We’ll be in touch again REAL soon to “premiere” our new music video!

Much love,
Dan & Ryan – Sleeping At Last

P.S. Here’s some more stuff we’re into lately…

* “TiltShift Generator” for the iPhone (a camera app… and it’s quite wonderful. makes things look miniature and just super cool.. love it)
* “Firefight” in Halo ODST (it’s a game-type that has been stealing away so many hours of our lives… but it’s so good)
* Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3-D!! (can’t wait to re-watch such wonderful movies in the theater again.. and in 3-D! so rad!)

Sleeping At Last on Vinyl?

Pictures from our Album Release Show

iTunes, New Shirts, Show Tickets!!

Hooray!!

Today is a very exciting day for us here at the Sleeping At Last HQ! Here’s why:

STORYBOARDS -  NOW ON iTUNES!

It’s official – our new album, “Storyboards” is available NOW digitally just about everywhere on the web.. iTunes, LaLa, Amazon… and you name it!. Here’s some links to buy now:

iTunes (comes with digital booklet!):  http://bit.ly/itunesstory
LaLa:  http://tiny.cc/lalastory
Amazon:  http://tiny.cc/amazonstory

For you old school compact disc collectors the CD is available now at: www.sleepingatlast.com and at all upcoming shows! (the artwork, by the way – is lovely… if we do say so ourselves!) + When you order a CD from us, you will be emailed a link to immediately download the album digitally while you wait for shipping!

2 NEW SHIRTS!

Just in time for our album release show in Chicago, we’ve got 2 brand new T-Shirts for sale! They’re available now at www.sleepingatlast.com or at all upcoming shows! Check ‘em out/order them here:  http://www.sleepingatlast.com/emailExclusive

ALBUM RELEASE SHOW THIS SAT!!

One more final reminder about our upcoming Chicago Album Release show!

* This Sat., Sept. 19th

* at: PARK WEST (gorgeous, SEATED venue!)

*TIckets are $15 and available in advance at: ticketmaster.com AND at the Park West Box Office  (NOTE: if you buy tickets from the box office, there are NO surcharges! save some money.)

* feat. Live String Quartet! w/ guests: Jeremy Larson & Susan Voelz & more!! (+ Art for sale by Geoff Benzing!)

We’ve never been more excited about a show.. truly hope to see you!! Talk soooon.

Love,
Ryan & Dan – Sleeping At Last
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P.S. here’s another list of stuff we love right now…

* Halo ODST (comes out soon and we can’t wait to have even more HALO in our lives. sad!)
* Sabra “Greek Olive” Hummus (Jason, our drumming pal introduced us to it.. and it’s changing the face of hummus forever)
* Having a new album! (yay!)
* Malcom Gladwell (the author of “blink,” “outliers,” etc.. he’s super neat!)

“Storyboards” Album Art

the gorgeous artwork was painted by GEOFF BENZING (www.benzingart.com) & these lovely photographs were taken by the very talented, SCOTLAND HUBER. please visit his blog to learn more about Scotland and to view his other lovely work! : www.movementsofscotland.blogspot.com

FREE “Umbrellas” Acoustic MP3 (w/ a small catch..)

Hello! We hope you had an incredibly recharging labor day weekend and that your week’s off to a great start so far!

INVITE YOUR PALS & GET A FREE SONG…

Over the weekend we recorded our song “Umbrellas” acoustically at our home, for fun. It’s a bare-boned, live version of the song with only a couple microphones, an acoustic guitar, our fav. upright piano and some singing. We would love to give this little recording to you… What’s the catch? Well…

As you may know, the “Storyboards” album release show is coming up soon (Sept. 19th!) in Chicago, so in an effort of trying out new ways to tell folks about shows, we were wondering if you, our amazing Facebook friends, would be kind enough to invite your pals, using the “Invite People to Come” function from our event page in trade for the song download?

All you gotta do is:

*  Visit our event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132846012296 (or just visit our www.facebook.com/sleepingatlast page and click “events”)
*  On the top right corner, you will see a “Invite People to Come” link.. click it..
*  Invite all your Facebook pals!
*  And then email us and let us know at: sleepingatlast@aol.com   we’ll reply with the free MP3 download ASAP.

You guys are super awesome! (Even if you’d rather not tell your pals and get a free song.. you’re still super awesome!) And if you’re not already familiar with our Facebook page, we’d be thrilled to make your Facebook acquaintance either way. Here’s our Facebook home:  www.facebook.com/sleepingatlast

Hope to see you at the show!

Love,
Ryan & Dan – Sleeping At Last
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Here’s the show info again:

Event title: Sleeping At Last – Chicago Album Release Show!
Date: Sat., September 19th
Location: PARK WEST (gorgeous, seated venue!)
322 W Armitage, Chicago, IL
Time: 7PM
Price: Tickets $15 (avail. at www.ticketmaster.com or at the Park West box office)
Notes: Sleeping At Last “Storyboards” album release show! Featuring String Quartet & Guests! Also performing: Susan Voelz & Jeremy Larson!
(and feel free to add anything you’d like..)

Special Album Release Show Announcements!

Hear Ye, Hear Ye..

Today, we’ve got a few special announcements to make about our upcoming “Storyboards” album release show (which is only 1 month from today!)

STRING QUARTET ACTION!

As we mentioned, it’s being held on September 19th (Sat.) at the beautiful PARK WEST here in Chicago, IL. (quite literally our favorite venue in the country.)  We’ll be playing a healthy, long set of music (old and new!), featuring the incredible STRING QUARTET that is responsible for the strings on each of our albums!  It’s always such a treat for us to play alongside them live – we cannot wait!

SUSAN VOELZ & JEREMY LARSON OPENING UP!

We’re also pleased as punch to announce that opening the evening up will be beautiful sets of music from both: “Susan Voelz and the Defenders of the Monarchy Treasure”, as well as Jeremy Larson!  As you may know, both Susan Voelz and Jeremy Larson have contributed to our new album, and we’re just so excited for you to hear their solo music!  After their sets, both Jeremy and Susan will perform with us on stage as well.

GEOFF BENZING SELLING ART AT SHOW!

We’re also very excited to announce that the incredible artist, Geoff Benzing (responsible for Storyboard’s artwork!) will be present, displaying/selling original paintings at this show!  Geoff also created the cover art for Keep No Score as well as the paintings that make up www.sleepingatlast.com!  We can’t wait for you to see his beautiful work in person.. and to have the chance to purchase his incredible pieces!  You can check out his art in advance here: www.benzingart.com
All that said, we can hardly wait for Sept. 19th!  So excited to share the evening with so many wonderful folks that contributed to this album, and to celebrate the release of Storyboards with you!  And of course, we can’t wait to play these new songs live for the first time!  For those of you hoping to attend, tickets are on sale NOW at Ticketmaster.com, or via this link: http://tiny.cc/ticketmaster919

It’s been such an exciting time around here lately!  The new album has finally hatched and we’re so thrilled to hear such welcoming and warm responses!  Thank you SO very much to those of you that pre-ordered Storyboards!  We have been overjoyed with the amount of pre-orders we’ve received!  And we are truly privileged that you are allowing this new collection of songs into your world!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

We’ll be writing soon with tons more exciting news!! Hope to see you on the 19th of Sept…

Love,
Ryan & Dan – Sleeping At Last

P.S. Here’s another list of things we love right now…

* KALA Ukuleles (they were kind enough to recently endorse ryan and they just make incredible instruments! check ‘em out: www.kalaukulele.com)
* DVR (yeah, it’s not exactly news, but DVR is quite possibly the greatest invention since.. TV.)
* Where The Wild Things Are – the movie (no, we haven’t seen it, but we’re pretty sure it’ll be awesome..)
* Casio SK-1 Keyboards (from the 80’s.. you can sample any sound and it’ll play back on the keys.. we used it a bunch on the album. oh yeah and the demo song rulez)

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and here’s the release show info at a glance:

Sept. 19th, 2009
SLEEPING AT LAST (feat. STRING QUARTET & Guests)
“Storyboards” Album Release Show!
w/ Susan Voelz & the Defenders of the Monarchy Treasure & Jeremy Larson
At: Park West – Chicago
Doors: 6:30PM
ALL AGES
Tickets: $15 at: www.ticketmaster.com

Full Album Streaming from RELEVANT Mag. and more..

Hello there!

Hope your week is coming along nicely so far! Just writing to let you know a few quick little things in relation to our new record, “Storyboards.”

OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE DATE:
Firstly – we set our “official” album release date for: SEPTEMBER 15TH (Tues.) What does that actually mean, since the album is technically out early as a Pre-Order/Early Download? Well, it means that come Sept. 15th our new record will be available on iTunes, Amazon.com, Lala, (& just about every other digital music store in the world..) Very excited about that!

FULL ALBUM STREAMING NOW!
Secondly – For those of you that haven’t pre-ordered the record and are still curious to hear the new record, you can now visit RELEVANT Magazine’s website, where they have our entire Storyboards album streaming for FREE! Check it out:   www.relevantmagazine.com/media/the-drop

- Hope you enjoy it!

REVIEWS/PRESS, ETC.:
Thirdly -  we’ve started adding some reviews, features, etc. about Storyboards on our website. Visit the “News/Press” press section to read what RELEVANT Magazine had to say about the new record, or check out The Album Project’s feature on Storyboards, among others. We’ll be adding frequently.

Alright guys, thanks for reading.. we’ll send out our official newsletter with more info about the record release show and lots of other cool things going on!

Love, Ryan & Dan – Sleeping At Last

P.S.
You can follow our super-duper Twitter action here: www.twitter.com/sleepingatlast
You can Facebook with us here: www.facebook.com/sleepingatlast
You can buy tickets for the Storyboards Release Show can be purchased here: www.ticketmaster.com
Storyboards can be Pre-Ordered & Downloaded NOW here: www.sleepingatlast.com

KALA Ukuleles…

hope your week is off to a nice start so far!

although, we finally finished making “storyboards” (so thrilled to have it finally out via the early release/pre order! and can’t wait for the “official” release in sept!) we thought it would be fun to write a little bit about the gear we used to make this album, now that some of you have had the chance to live with our new album for a bit.

(for those of you unaware, our new record is available now as an immediate download when you pre-order the cd at: www.sleepingatlast.com)

you may have noticed the addition of the ukulele in many of the new songs on storyboards. i’m in love with the instrument, plain and simple. before i actually owned one, my intentions were to use it as a small production tool on the album, sort of as a way to incorporate hawaii (my favorite place) into our songs in a very subtle, background-like way… so my fiancee bought me a tenor-sized ukulele for my birthday at a flea market in hawaii. as soon as i began to play around with it, it became incredibly inspiring to me and i just couldn’t put it down. i wrote a song on it right away (which is on the record – titled “unmade”) and then throughout the following months it sort of became the only instrument i wanted to play music on! so i ended up writing about 5 songs on “storyboards” on the ukulele and i’m so looking forward to writing more and more on it for future albums.

the brand that i’ve been obsessed with playing is called KALA ukulele company. they make amazing instruments.. and are just a wonderful company. they were kind enough to endorse me not too long before we began recording this record, and they’ve just been so great to me! they have made my experiences playing this instrument even more of a treat than it naturally already is.. truly wonderful through and through – from how beautiful their instruments sound and play, to just being incredibly personable and warm folks to interact with – i’m absolutely grateful and can’t say enough about them!

so, for anyone out there in the ukulele market, i highly and wholeheartedly recommend KALA! and for any musician or even non-musician in general that hasn’t played one before, they truly are incredibly inspiring to play. here’s KALA’s website: www.kalaukulele.com

and make sure you check them out on facebook too! www.facebook.com/pages/Kala-Ukulele/34868244956

thanks for reading about my ukulele passion.. again, i can’t say enough about KALA! check ‘em out for sure.

talk soon,

love, ryan

here’s a few pictures of the models i have and love..

this one’s my first, so it’s certainly a special one to me. it’s made out of mango wood and it’s tenor sized.. it’s model is: KA-MT. i wrote all of storyboard’s ukulele songs on this one..

and this one is quite special. the incredibly kind and generous, mike upton from KALA sent me this one.. and it’s made out of solid koa and, to my knowledge, is not in production just yet.. so, it’s quite a rare beaut!. and it sounds particularly warm and bassy, which is something i love.. not to mention it’s just really gorgeous. i love it!

this is one that i play live, it’s got electronics built in and has a nice cutaway, but otherwise it’s the exact same model as above the above mango, also tenor sized. the model for this one is: KA-MTE-C