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New Capital Sons Drummer!!!
Capital Sons are excited to welcome Jonathon Chaffee as our new drummer. JC filled in a couple times in the past, and we are stoked that he is joining on full time.
Jonathon has played with Keefe for years in other bands and for ad hoc cover groups for work events, so he is a perfect fit with Capital Sons. In addition to locking in on the existing tunes, he is making great contributions to new material. We expect to get back into the studio this winter to get it recorded.
Jonathon's debut show as the full time drummer will be Saturday, November 5 at Wild Tymes in St. Paul. More info on the Shows page.
Come on down to Wild Tymes and help welcome Jonathon to the group.
Uptown Art Fair
Capital Sons are back at the Uptown Art Fair, and for the first time ever we have not one, not two, but count 'em three guest artists. Check out the details on the Shows page.
Video from the Crow Union Music Fest
Cy recorded some of the performances at the Crow Union Music Fest and put together a quick video of the some of the bands. You’ll notice Capital Sons doesn’t move much, well Cy was on stage! Check out the video and pass it along.
Crow Union 2010 HD from Cy Dodson on Vimeo.
Photos from the Crow Union Music Fest
Dennis Sherman from Sherman Photography was taking some pictures at last night’s festival. Here’s a few he sent us from our performance.
New Photos
Here are a few photos from our set at O’Gara’s last Saturday night. Thanks to Nick from Junebug for the photos (and the show).
Summer Shows
We have quite a few summer shows coming up including one we’re really excited about, The Uptown Art Fair!
Here’s a quick run-down:
We’re playing an acoustic show at the Acadia Cafe on July 17 organized by the Graveyard Blues Project. Plus we just found out that Mike Swenson is added to the bill! On July 24, we’re at O’Gara’s Garage playing with Junebug for their CD release show!
July 31 we’re playing with Terramarra and others at the Crow Union Festival in Mayer, MN. Then on August 7 we’re at the Minneapolis Uptown Art Fair. Whew! Details are on our shows page.
More Photos from Duluth
Posting some more photos from our performance at the Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth. Thanks again to Sarah Mayer for these shots.
Back from Duluth
We just got back from a couple great shows in Duluth, MN! We took quite a few pictures, including a few new shots in front of a semi-frozen Lake Superior. We’re going to post more photos, but to get you started, here’s a few from our show at Pizza Lucé.
Tunes for Teal
Tunes For Teal is a fundraising event at the Sacred Heart Music Center sponsored by SMDC Health System and Charlene’s Light, a non-profit organization promoting awareness and support for women with ovarian cancer. The evening will include a silent auction, drinks, appetizers and music by Capital Sons and Duluth native Andy Elwell.
All proceeds from this event will go help support patients and families dealing with ovarian cancer. For more information please visit Charlene’s Light. For advance tickets, please visit the Sacred Heart Music Center.
Date Change at the Eagles Club
Just to let everyone know, our show at the Eagles Club in St. Paul changed dates. It's moved up to January 30th! We’ll be playing a great set and Tom Hallett will be there spinning some great songs between the bands! This will also be the debut of our new guitarist Joseph. We’ll send out more details via email and Facebook, so if you’re not on the list, sign up to your left, or become a fan of Capital Sons on Facebook!
High-heeled Boots: Song of the Week
Cool! High-heeled Boots is Song of the Week in Tom Hallett’s new magazine ’Round the Dial. Check out the latest issue.
Capital Sons Head North
Well, not that far north, but we’re excited to play a couple shows in Duluth in March!
First off, we’re playing a show to benefit Charlene’s Light on Friday, March 5th. Details are still being finalized and you’ll here them here (or in you inbox if you sign up for the mailer) as soon as we get them. But we can tell you that the venue is spectacular!
The next night we’re at Pizza Lucé with Cars and Trucks and The Tisdales, two great bands from the area. Some of you may not know that Rich Mattson of The Tisdales recorded most of our first EP, and now we get to play with him again! This will be a great night of music, well worth a drive up to Duluth to kick off the spring!!
New Photos from the Fine Line
We’ve posted some new photos shot last night at the Fine Line! Check ’em out!
Capital Sons on Sample Night Live
Capital Sons is proud to participate in Sample Night Live’s Annual Audience Favorites Show at 7pm on December 2nd, 2009 at History Theatre in downtown Saint Paul. Sample Night Live presents a dozen 7-minute previews of upcoming Twin Cities performing arts events (plus a new visual arts installation!) on the first Wednesday of each month. Audiences use the playbill to opt in to the groups they love. It’s a great way to learn what is happening in the arts scene and discover new companies and great local talent! A special thanks goes out to everyone who came out to see us perform earlier this year. Because of your support, we won the Monthly Audience Favorite, and were invited to participate in the December 2 show. If you show up and vote for us on December 2, we could win the 2009 Audience Favorite of The Year! Everyone who shows up gets the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to The Guthrie and to The Ordway as well as many other prizes donated by the groups performing that evening. Use Discount Code MEMBERS and get $5 off admission online. Buy tickets, check out the line-up and see the complete list of prizes at www.SampleNightLive.com.
Free Tickets to the Fine Line
Capital Sons are back at the Fine Line on Saturday, December 5th. Cover is $6, but we have free tickets for download here.
New Video Page
We just got a great new video shot at our Pre-release party for Dirty Neon at V-State from Nick Clausen. Since the videos are starting to come in, we decided to put up a page to get all of them. Check out our new Video page!
Capital Sons Interview in 'round the dial
Tom Hallett has once again given us some (electronic) ink in his 'round the dial online magazine. Check it out on the MySpace blog, or download the printed version. (The printed version is a PDF and about 4 MB)
Dirty Neon CD On Sale Now
We have Dirty Neon available for free, just sign up on our Mailing List. But if you would like to purchase a real copy with the artwork and such, visit the music page to order a copy for only $5.00! We also have a limited supply of our first self-titled EP. Get them while they last!
Photos from the CD Release Show
Thanks to everyone who came out, and for those who didn't make it, here's a few photos of what you missed!
CD Release Show Tonight at the Fine Line
The big release of Dirty Neon is tonight!! And to celebrate, we’re giving you a copy of the album for FREE!! Just come on down to the Fine Line tonight and sign up for our mailing list and you get a free copy, it’s that easy. Already on the list, then we’ll give you one!! If we run out, or you can’t make the show (bummer!) then sign up on the mailing list (to your left) and you can download the album here!
Listening Party at V-State
Our good friend Dan owns a great clothing store called V-State in Uptown Minneapolis. When he suggested a little pre-release show party, we were in! V-State is just inside the main entrance of Calhoun Square on the corner of Lake & Hennepin. So come on down Thursday, October 22 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. for some live Capital Sons and a chance to hear Dirty Neon in it's entirety!
Video from the Triple Rock
Cy brought a camera with him to the Triple Rock last Friday and got a bit of video from the show. Check it out on YouTube!
We’re on KARE-11
Check out Capital Sons on KARE-11 Saturday morning at 8:00 am. The Boys will be playing About A Girl off the new album!
Capital Sons at the Triple Rock Social Club
Capital Sons are opening up a great show at the Triple Rock this Friday. The Boys open the show at 9:00 p.m. followed by Mars to Mercury, High on Stress and The Red Flags. Doors are at 8:00 p.m., $6 Cover for four great bands!
Triple Rock Social Club
629 Cedar Avenue
West Bank in Minneapolis, MN
$6 Cover, 18+
Dirty Neon Cover
Here’s the cover art for Dirty Neon! We went through a lot of ideas, but Cy took some cool photos downtown and everyone liked this one. There are some other cool photos in the CD itself, including a great live shot taken by none other than Brian Weber of Watson, who happen to be joining us in celebrating the release of the album at the Fine Line!
Capital Sons on FM107
In support of Charlene’s Light, Cy, Karl and Keefe will be joining Kristine Greer of Charlene’s Light to raise awareness of Ovarian Cancer on FM107.1. If you tune in you’ll get find out about a very worthwhile cause and hear a new Capital Sons song from the upcoming album Dirty Neon performed live! Tune in Sunday, September 6 from 1-2 pm to listen to the show!
We’re getting closer to the album release, so don't forget to mark your calendars for October 23rd at the Fine Line.
Just Added
We added some more photo galleries to the photos section. there are some great photos from the early Dirty Neon sessions at Pachyderm Studio and some new live shots. There is also a gallery of photos from the recording of our original EP at Flower Pot Studio and Two Fish Studio.
Plus, we wouldn't add more if we didn't have something new! Just from the other night when Jesse, Cy and Karl helped the Gap celebrate 40 years with a great acoustic jam at the Eden Prairie location.
Welcome to our new site!
Here is the new capitalsons.com. We’ll be expanding the site a bit over the coming weeks in anticipation of our new release titled Dirty Neon. Here's the tracks on the new record!
- Noose
- About A Girl
- High-heeled Boots
- Oblivious
- Southwest Chief
- Waiting for You
- Hotel Room
We are planning a release party on Friday, October 23rd at the Fine Line! More details are coming soon.