End and SunMoon demos up on Bandcamp

We put up demos of two songs, "End" and "SunMoon," that will be up for a short while on our Bandcamp page. We just wanted to share what we have been working on lately! These will be on our third album. http://spacewaves.bandcamp.com/album/space-waves-lp3-demos

These were recorded by Kelley in our home studio with Mark Loftin on drums, Kelley on guitar and vocals, and Sarah on bass guitar and vocals. Drums and guitars were played live all together. 


In other news, we are waiting on artwork for our second album, You Can Ride A Beam Of Light Like A Musical Strum. We are also planning a European tour for late summer and will announce our Portland album release show soon, and hopefully get this album out soon!

Thankssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. 

http://spacewaves.bandcamp.com/album/space-waves-lp3-demos

Info on our new album

You Can Ride A Beam Of Light Like A Musical Strum is the second full-length album from Space Waves, to be released in 2013. The core duo of Sarah and Kelley Bourland are joined by Mark Loftin (Foxtail Somersault, Morning Spy, Shawerma) on drums for this album. Drums, bass, and initial guitar tracks were all recorded live by Kelley over a weekend, with additional guitar, vocals, flute and tenor steel pan added later. In this spirit of capturing a live performance, two previously released songs, "Shadowtree" and "In the Shadows," were re-recorded for this album. The title of the album was received during a communication with Sarah's childhood cat through pet psychic Laura Stinchfield on her radio show. 

Personnel:

Kelley Bourland - guitar, vocals

Sarah Duni Bourland - bass guitar, vocals, flute, tenor steel pan

Mark Loftin - drums

Recorded by Kelley Bourland.

Mixed by Larry Crane at Jackpot! Recording Studios in Portland, Oregon.

Mastered by Garrett at Tree Lady Studios in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Tracklisting:

1. Turns

2. Snakestone

3. Bud's Theme

4. Eat the Shadows

5. Surprise

6. Stealin Time

7. Blue

8. Underworld

9. Shadowtree

10. In the Shadows

11. Vuelve

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For Adam H. of Pehr, Pehrspace, Timonium

I'm writing this for our friend Adam Hervey, who last week at the age of 36 suffered a brain stem stroke. He is in the hospital recovering right now, and thank goodness his recovery is going well! I (Sarah) met Adam back around 2003 when I was music director at UCLA's radio station. He ran a record label called Pehr and he had sent the station a sampler CD of some different releases on Pehr. I really liked it and after looking at their website saw they were looking for interns. I ended up interning there and working there after college for awhile. Adam is also in a wonderful band called Timonium, which has been around since the 90s, if I'm remembering correctly! I was lucky to go on a US tour with them as their tour manager, and see such exotic locales as Fargo, San Antonio, and Wichita. During the time I worked at Pehr, I remember Adam talking about opening up a venue. Lo and behold, he did so a couple of years later, the all ages, non-profit music and art space Pehrspace. If that's not visionary then I don't know what is. Aside from his great love of music and community, Adam is just such an amazing, wonderful person. Anyone who meets him will tell you that. I have so many good memories thanks to him. I even started playing music again after meeting another Pehr intern and starting a band with him and some friends, after not playing any instruments in college. That was when I started playing bass at my friend's prompting, which I still play. And my bandmates got involved with Pehr and Pehrspace and still are. It is just crazy the domino effect that happens. Anyway, I am very grateful for these experiences and I have Adam Hervey to thank!

Some of Adam's friends set up this page to help him with donations for anyone who would like to donate. I researched it online and it seems legitimate, but if you are interested in donating I'd research it first to make sure you feel comfortable. Don't take my word for it! http://www.giveforward.com/friendsofadam

Here are some links to Timonium songs/videos and other Pehr related artists:

My old band Seven Times on the Sea

A Pehr band called Arco. I totally remember this song "Aliens". I forgot how much I like this band! 

Other bands on Pehr were Delaney, Grimble Grumble, Picastro, Mt. Analog, Languis, Sir, Empress to name a few. Lots of great music that I still love. And, wow, most of them you can't find on YouTube, imagine that. :)
Here's wishing Adam Hervey the best recovery possible.

space waves lyrics and pictures fun time

here are some lyrics for some songs from our new batch of songs, plus some pictures i have been collecting.

sad song

why can't i stop thinking of you

why won't you get out of my head?

I guess I just like you too much

Sometimes I wish I was dead

I didn't mean to hurt anyone

I didn't want to hurt anyone

Why is life so disappointing

I don't know I guess I'll get stoned

In my head it's like a movie

No one's watching, I'm all alone

I didn't mean to hurt anyone

I didn't want to hurt anyone

Why do all of these things happen

I don't care to answer the phone

Friendly faces disappearing

Melt to nothing, that's how it goes

I didn't mean to hurt anyone

I didn't want to hurt anyone

End

I don't know where I'm going

I can't see what's in front of me

In the house of new beginnings

All I know is what is lost

In the end I will cry for you

Looking out on a sunny river

Too afraid to dive down

Is this love or condescension

Will you always be a part of me

In the end I will cry for you

Feeling sorry for existing 

Cut my teeth on a chime in the wind

Sharing vows for a new tomorrow 

Just like hell without the sin

In the end I will cry for you

Do it better, do it faster

Pay your worth and stab your friends

Smiling stomach, the blade it slices

Leave your blood for the end

December California shows and stuff

We are playing some shows in California around our holiday travels. So far we have:

December 20th at the Hemlock in San Francisco with Venus Beltran and In Letter Form
Dec. 21st downtown LA TBA

Dec. 22nd at 5 Star Bar with Old Toy Trains, Heroes and Heroines, Nicholas Chacon and DJs

Dec. 27th Audie's in Fresno with Dia Del Astronauta and Between The Cities Are Stars

Okay that's about it for that.....our album is done, we just have to do the artwork and decide on a title. And get it pressed up or distributed in some manner. I'm already moving on to our next album but guess we need to get this one all dressed up and ready for a night on the town first, or whatever...but we already have the makings of about six or so songs, some more complete than others. Actually I want this upcoming album to be more like a satisfying meal than anything else. A nice familiar meal that somehow stays exciting. I don't know. Music is weird. I've been into drawing lately. I like to use these oil pastels, the greasy kind. Well I'm trying to do 30 days of drawings based off a 3-card Tarot reading. I've done two and I am looking forward to making another one tomorrow. We'll see how long until I lose interest! The one above is the one from today. I like that shape a lot. I used the Crowley Thoth deck for this one. I had already drawn the outline of that shape, and then I spread the deck over it and selected the cards. 

I feel like making a list of things that are good.
Dreams
Sleep
Or should I say good dreams and good sleep
Tacos, crunchy
Circles/dots
Adjustment, like to the temperature
All the colors/eyes
Feeling okay
Inspiration
Time and its layers

Ok I'm done. ढ़ whaaat 

Nov. 3rd at Backspace! Nov. 6th at Ella St! CA tour! Album news, etc.

We are excited to be playing this coming Saturday, November 3rd, at Backspace in Portland, OR. It will be our first show at Backspace and I do like the vibe of the place, and also our drummer Mark from San Francisco will be here for the show!  We have been practicing a lot and we have also been practicing a brand new song called SunMoon that we might try to play. We're playing with Miss Massive Snowflake and The Blacklights!

We are also playing a few days later, on November 6th at Ella St. Social Club with Pinscape and Cober. It will also be our first time playing at Ella St., and I am looking forward to hearing the other bands. It was supposed to be with A Shoreline Dream from Colorado but they unfortunately had to cancel their tour. Bummer! But it happens.

We are also working on some dates in California in December. November will see the final mixing of our upcoming album, which will be self-titled. I am excited for my steel drumming and flute tooting to get the royal treatment. Not to mention the guitars, bass, drums, and singing!

That's it for now.. Links:
Space Waves
http://facebook.com/spacewaves
http://spacewaves.bandcamp.com

Miss Massive Snowflake
http://facebook.com/missmassivesnowflake

The Blacklights
http://facebook.com/the-blacklights

Pinscape
http://facebook.com/pinscape
http://www.pinscapemusic.com

Cober
http://facebook.com/cober92

Backspace
http://www.backspace.bz

Ella St. Social Club
http://www.ellastreetsocialclub.com

More blahdy blah

Here I AM
Rock you like a hurriCAN
I just found out Scorpions are German. Who knew? Not me, that's who.
I heard that song on the radio today, and it made me fist-pump during the chorus, like my arm had a mind of its own. It was fun. Oh and I headbanged too. Duh.

whoa. this is amazing http://pinterest.com/tracieconley/rocks-stones-and-crystals/