A big thanks to everyone for a great night!
When we planted the musical seed that eventually grew into Morningbell we had a dream. It was the year 2000 and we were all in Miami. We thought we were going to get famous overnight. As we started playing gigs, the sobering reality of being in an unknown band started to hit. Wait, it isn't actually that easy to get people to notice you and come out and listen. After a few years down south, we relocated to Gainesville. We figured we could all get graduate degrees during the day while pursuing the band at night. We worked in earnest from 2002 until 2004, muddling in relative obscurity in a different town that was slightly better, but still hard to get noticed in.
Then, suddenly, in August 2004, we got on a good bill where we opened for a national act. It was the first weekend of school and the place was packed early so everyone could see the headlining band. We played our set with all the lights and crazy things we've become know for and at last, the crowd responded. From 2004 on out, we toiled month after month, show after show, winning fan after fan with different gimmicks, lighting tricks, and theme nights.
We released 3 albums over the years, seing our prowess in the local press grow and begin to dominate the local scene. Our shows started hitting capacity at the Atlantic, the smaller big venue downtown, but they were almost always combined with another big local act. Then, our sideproject, The Shitty Beatles, which was started in 2005 began to turn into a monster. The crowds started increasing exponentially and as we combined the forces of Morningbell and the Shitty Beatles we started to feel unstoppable. We were able to draw near sellout crowds on our own, even during the middle of summer.
Which brings us to now. Morningbell is ready to release our 4th album, which we all think is our best. It needed to have a proper release. We hand selected the second Friday after school started, the night before the first Gator Game, kicking off a 3 day weekend. Press was lined up in the Alligator and the Gainesville sun for the day before and we made a radio appearance the week before. Finally, after years of hard work, we feel we've achieved what we dreamed of at the inception of the band. We sold out the biggest venue in town, sold over 100 copies of the new record, and had a great time doing it.
Thank you to everyone for helping us get to this moment. We love you all.
Then, suddenly, in August 2004, we got on a good bill where we opened for a national act. It was the first weekend of school and the place was packed early so everyone could see the headlining band. We played our set with all the lights and crazy things we've become know for and at last, the crowd responded. From 2004 on out, we toiled month after month, show after show, winning fan after fan with different gimmicks, lighting tricks, and theme nights.
We released 3 albums over the years, seing our prowess in the local press grow and begin to dominate the local scene. Our shows started hitting capacity at the Atlantic, the smaller big venue downtown, but they were almost always combined with another big local act. Then, our sideproject, The Shitty Beatles, which was started in 2005 began to turn into a monster. The crowds started increasing exponentially and as we combined the forces of Morningbell and the Shitty Beatles we started to feel unstoppable. We were able to draw near sellout crowds on our own, even during the middle of summer.
Which brings us to now. Morningbell is ready to release our 4th album, which we all think is our best. It needed to have a proper release. We hand selected the second Friday after school started, the night before the first Gator Game, kicking off a 3 day weekend. Press was lined up in the Alligator and the Gainesville sun for the day before and we made a radio appearance the week before. Finally, after years of hard work, we feel we've achieved what we dreamed of at the inception of the band. We sold out the biggest venue in town, sold over 100 copies of the new record, and had a great time doing it.
Thank you to everyone for helping us get to this moment. We love you all.