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Is there a place for the hopeless sinner,
who has hurt all mankind just to save his own.- Bob Marley
*****EARTHTONES REGGAE ALERT:*****
Cafe 210 is limiting us to ONE NIGHT PER MONTH now. And the dates
they have booked us are the tougher nights for us to bring in a
large crowd. We know and appreciate how you came out in strong numbers
even on slow calendar weekends to support us and reggae music.
If you want us back to our usual 2 nights per
month call them at:
814-237-3449
ask for the manager and let them know how you
feel about it.
Update... 6/21/06...
Yes, it's been almost a year since we had an update
to this page. Needless to say, all bands go through ups & downs. We
haven't really had an official web master during this time. We DO appreciate
all of our vintage fans and new as well for coming to our gigs and visiting
these pages.
A band is a lot like a marriage except you find
yourself married to 5 other people as in our case. Why anyone would want
so many spouses I don't know except that we need each other to continue
to reproduce this great music we have brought to you week after week, year
after year for over 21 years now.
As a band we may be going through a mid-life crisis
but we hope and pray to Jah that we will be able to continue the Earthtones
tradition for many more years to come.
The Earthtones give a big shout out and love to
Jill in York!!!
Jack D. Carlson,
August 10, 1953 - September
25, 2005
Jack was a good friend of the band for many years
and a local sound engineer mixing dozens of bands during the 1980's in
central PA. He loved good music, especially Frank Zappa. You knew when
you played a gig that he was mixing he'd be the one guy you could count
on to tell you the unvarnished truth about how well you played that evening
and I appreciated that. He was a real sweet guy.and if you needed something
fixed last minute he'd do his best to get it done for you. He built custom
equipment for me and others.
We'll miss you Jack,
Lock Haven Floating Stage,
8/14/05...
OK, this was not an irie gig. We got rained out.
Unfortunately, it wasn't canceled before we had set everything up and then
got caught in an incredible downpour accompanied by high winds. We had
everything covered with tarps and plastic but the wind was so strong that
we had to hold the plastic on the gear ourselves getting totally drenched
in the process. We still don't know if any gear was damaged by the water
but we are talking thousands of dollars worth of equipment that was put
into a very risky situation.
It was a 3 gig weekend for us which is unusual
for us these days. We wish we could have ended it on a better note but
at least we got to go home early and catch up on some much needed sleep.
Peace!
Proud Mary Cruise 8/13/05....
Well, Mother
Nature and Lady
Luck were with us this year and we performed out on
the top deck under a beautiful pale orange half moon. The weather was perfect!
We got a delayed start to our show because of a mix-up as to when the boat
needed to arrive for us to move and set up our gear. Typically, we as a
six piece band with our own sound system need 2 hours minimum to set up
and be ready to play. It only takes an hour to break down but when you
add up the travel time, set up time, the performance time and the break
down time we may put in any where form a 9 to 12 hour day ON TOP of our
regular day jobs!
How's that for dedication to the music? So when
we say we appreciate your support, believe it.
Respect!
Burgi's, 8/12/05....
Being that we are into the dog days of summer
things were a little slow at Burgi's. We thank those of you who have come
out many times before for your support and we hope you enjoyed the show.
We'd like to thank Marco for mixing and moving. Thanks to the Burgi's staff for taking
care of us too.
We won't be back here until October 14th so mark
your calendars.
Jah Guide!
Café 210, 8/6/05...
And the band played on...
W O W! If you missed this one you missed the band
slammin' the reggae grooves all night long. Kudos to the Tones for giving
a fantastic performance above and beyond.
We'd like to thank Arlo for doing a great job on sound. As everyone in a band knows,
the sound mixer can make or break you and we've been very lucky lately
with a spate of great mix engineers.
We had an irie irie time and thank all of the
familiar folks who keep coming back. Remember to bring your friends who've
never heard the Earthtones or reggae music for that matter. Share the irie
times! And tell them to bring their dancing shoes!
Until then...Peace!
Hiawatha Riverboat, 7/30/05...
Definitely one of our favorite gigs of the year.
How many bands get to play on a riverboat going down the Susquehanna? As
always we'd like to thank Fred of Franco's in Williamsport for taking real good care of us and Don for the live sound system.
Café 210, 7/29/05...
Back to our crib and all is well. It was a great
turn out for the summer months when many people are away for various reasons.
For those of you who stay in the area we thank you profusely.
One can't top Arts Fest but you all made it a
fun night regardless.
Peace!
Central PA Festival Of
The Arts., 7/17/05...
Wow! Our biggest and most fondly anticipated gig
of the year did not disappoint. Who knows how many thousands of you came
out to celebrate the arts, summer
and life with
us. We surely felt and heard your presence even if the night falling made
it hard to see all of you. Thank you so much for being there and being
an integral part of what we do. We could not do it without your support
and we thank you, our families and friends from the deepest part of our
hearts.
Special thanks to Natalia Pilato and Jordan Thompson for adding some sweet sounds
to the show again this year.
Our friend Tom
"T-Bone" Edmonds, mixer extraordinaire,
was going to mix the show but became very ill shortly before hand. We want
to send out a special prayer to him for a speedy recovery at the Harrisburg
hospital. And thanks to Marco Guzeman for mixing us in spite of a flat tire and a long walk on the
way to the show.
Praise Jah!
Peace!
Burgi's, 7/15/05....
Burgi's is always fun. First of all, it's got
to be one of the coolest looking clubs in the area. If you haven't heard
us here yet you really owe it to yourself to get out there and check it
out. It's big, clean, and comfortable with a huge dance floor, a great
house sound system and friendly folks who are regulars and also not the
least of which is the staff and management.
Shout out to Rosemary,
Kelly & Eva!
We will be back August
12th. See you there!
Jah Guide!
Penn Stater, 7/12/05...
Thanks to the Pennsylvania
Prothonataries for having us party with them at their
conference. We played outside on a very warm sticky July night and the
food was great, the drinks were cold and the spirits were irie!
Thanks also to the staff at the Penn Stater for being extremely helpful and
nice to us. You guys ROCK!
We hope to do it again next year!
Respect!
Café 210, 6/25/05...
What can we say about the Café we haven't
already said? We love it here. The staff is great. The fans are great.
The women are beautiful. The Whipple
Brothers do a great job on the lights. Amanda Kole did a great job
mixing us through the house sound system. Unfortunately for us, we have
to say good-bye to her. She has packed up and moved to Philly. We will
miss her and wish her well. Good luck Amanda!
Thanks to all who came out to The Earthtones Reggae
Party!
We will see you all again Friday July 29th.
Jah Guide!
Banana Joe's, 7/8/05...
The weather was at least 30 degrees warmer this
time around and we had a better show as well. The turnout was better too...
imagine that! Banana Joe's is a really cool place and we like playing here.
Thanks to all who came out and danced. We will be back so help us get more
folks to come out the next time we are here on August 19th and let's have a
blow out summer reggae
party!
Thanks to long time fan Jill for driving 3 hours to come hear
us play. Let's book those 2 weeks in Jamaica Jill. Shout out to Indie... hope you liked
No Woman, No Cry
and send us your demo!
Have a great summer all!
Peace!
Burgi's, 7/3/05....
Ah, back at Burgi's! We love coming here and enjoying
the atmosphere, the people and the house sound system. Thanks to Marco for doing a great job
as audio engineer. We hear the food is great too. Not only that but we
have to say that we are amazed at all of the beautiful women who
work and play here. Wow!
Anyhow, we had a hoppin' night this evening. There
was a great Happy Hour duo, fireworks, dancing on the bar and many friends
old and new.
Thank you all for coming out to Celebrate Independence Day
with us and if you haven't done so in a while, read our Constitution
to remind yourselves of the precious freedoms our forefathers fought and
died for. Believe it or not, there are those in our government today who
think our Constitution grants us too much freedom. Can you imagine that?!
They want to take many of our freedoms away. We can't let that happen.
As Bob Marley said, "Get up.
Stand up. Stand up for your rights!"
Praise Jah!
Le Bistro, 7/1/05...
That's better...the weather that is. We've had our share of
rain or cold temps. at outdoor gigs. This our 3rd time back was beautiful
and they were calling for terrible storms the day before. Thank you Jah!
It's always a pleasure to play at Le Bistro
at Raystown Resort
near Entriken, PA, It's a beautiful setting
with the band playing on the deck outside and the lake behind us. They
have a grille going near us cooking up some amazing food all the while
we are performing. By the time we take our break we are ready to chow down.
Thanks to Gina and Janice
for having us back and taking good care of us and to the folks we've seen
return from previous years.
Have a great summer and we'll see you next year!
Jah
Guide!
Café 210, 6/25/05...
It's been a quiet June for us. We are taking advantage of the
time to kick back a little and get some new tunes out on the stage. We've
recently added some Peter Tosh, Stevie
Wonder, and a new original with more coming soon.
We are also preparing for our gig of the year at the 2005 Central PA Festival of the Arts on July 17th
at Penn State University Park
campus. It will be our 17th year in a row
closing out the 5 day event. We will have RT's son Jordon
Thompson sitting in again this year on guitar and keyboard as well
as local artist/percussionist Natalia Pilato.
We can't say it's not exhausting as well as exhilarating to
play for 2 hours and 15 minutes without a break. We think of this gig as
a way to thank thousands of our fans for over 20 years of support, through
the good times and the bad. It's what every band lives for.
Right now we feel like The Earthtones have hit their stride
again and are setting a new bar in their performances.
So come out and celebrate life with The Earthtones before the
summer is gone and hear all of the new songs we have added to our set.
We trust we will see you soon!
Peace!
Café 210, 6/17/05...
It was one of those beautiful Spring nights when hanging outside
is very hard to resist. The benefit for those inside at the Café
was more room to dance to a night of deep, tight reggae & soca grooves,
get a seat and not have to plan a trip to the restroom far in advance.
;)
Not only that; the folks outside missed the debut of a new Earthtones cover of Bob Marley's
song, "Guiltiness" done in a hip hop style that rules. In fact, we
will be debuting more covers and original songs very soon.
So thanks to all of you who chose dancing and partying with
The Earthtones indoors on a beautiful night. To those native central
PA folks who weren't there, remember: summer is the best time to come hear
us and not have to deal with crowded conditions. Although, if you're single
and you remember your more youthful days, crowded can be quite exciting
for various reasons, if you know what we mean. ;)
Oh ya know Summer is here because we can feel a mischievous
sort of glee spreading over us right now.
We can never say it too much...we love all of you and can't
tell you how much we appreciate your support.
Have An
Irie Summer 2005!
Jah
Guide!
Memorial
Day Weekend
We'd like to pause and remember those who have sacrificed for
our country and especially those who have paid the ultimate price. We do
not want to forget those who are still sacrificing for us today, in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We also send out our prayers to the innocent civilian men, women, children
and old people who have suffered and died as well. To those who have been
directly effected by war we pray that peace be with you and your family.
For the wars we are currently fighting we pray that Jah will
grant our leaders the wisdom and courage to stop the insanity and find their
humanity to see fit to bring our troops home now.
Café 210, 5/27/05...
The Café was almost totally empty except for the outdoor
seating when we arrived. We wondered, did we forget to send out our fan
email? Should we wait for more people to show up before we start? Is it
going to be one of those long nights of playing our hearts out to no response?
We waited. No one came in. Then we decided to start the show anyway. All
of a sudden everyone came in from outdoors. The room filled. People danced
from the get go. And all was right in the land of Café 210.
Thank you so much for coming out to the Earthtones
Reggae Party!
You all were simply marvelous!
A shout out to Brian, Ola,
Nicole, Jessie, Andy,
and Nancy!
Happy 21st Birthday Emily!
We'll be back June 17th so mark your calendars, tell your friends and get
ready for another...
Earthtones Reggae
Party!
Praise Jah!
Banana Joe's, 5/20/05...
Yes Mon... ;-)
you never know what to expect when you play outside especially in the Spring or Fall. Well,
we took our chances and we saw the core of the irie souls who braved the
43 degree
weather with us at the outdoor stage here at Banana Joe's this cooler than cool
evening.
We will be back July 8th and would guess that it will be much
warmer and we hope to see you then.
Thanks again to the irie revelers who graced the outdoors when
they could have been inside. Thanks to Bob
on the sound system and to Keith for sitting
in on percussion.
'Till next time...
Stay warm!
Peace!
Yes mon!
RT & The Earthtones would love to perform at your wedding, party or
event!
If you [or someone you know] is planning
a special wedding/party/event...
you can have RT & The Earthtones
give a private performance
just for you!
For over 20 years
The Earthtones have been one of
the best wedding/party bands in the region.
You and your guests are guaranteed to have a most irie [joyous] time!
We
love to play private parties because we and the guests have so much
fun!
From the Caribbean island sounds of swaying, reggae grooves to the high-energy socas [soul/calypso]...
any age from 2 to 82 will be moving their dancin'
feet.
The lyrical message is...
spiritual,
loving
&
uplifting.
Truly a celebration of life!
If you want to be certain
that all of your friends, family and co-workers from every walk of life
will dance and enjoy this special occasion you are giving them...
do yourself a favor or tell a friend, to consider booking us for your next
wedding, private or corporate party.
For booking info. email us by clicking here or call (814)-684-5011.
Café 210, 5/14/05...
CONGRATS GRADUATING SENIORS!
The Earthtones wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
May your lives be filled with
PEACE, LOVE
& HAPPINESS.
We had mega-tons-o-fun celebrating with you here at the Café.
Your college years are times you will remember for the rest of your lives
and we are honored that you chose to celebrate your Last College Party
with The Earthtones.
Graduation weekend is always a great time. We felt your energy
and gave it back to you by reaching even deeper into our playing. You danced,
you sang, you partied and you drove us to put on one of our best shows.
ENERGY was POSITIVE,
GROOVE was DEEP, SOLOS
SOARED, HARMONY was SWEET.
Special thanks to Dave Whipple,
lighting engineer, for making us look good and Amanda
Kole, audio engineer, for making us sound good. Thank you Hal & Cindy for
another great school year here at Café 210 and all the staff for
taking great care of all of us.
And last but not least thanks to the band for all of their work,
talent and just plain being good people.
Respect. Dread
Out.
Dance like no one is watching.
Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live
like it's heaven on Earth.
--Mark Twain
Burgi's, 5/7/05...
It's great to be back at Burgi's. We got to start at 10 PM which
is earlier than what we are used to at other venues. It was a slower night
than usual at Burgi's. Summer is coming and people go on vacation. None-the-less
the band thumped out a deep groove as always and the folks who were there
danced the night away.
We'd like to thank all of you who came out and hope to see you
again next time. Don't forget, you can see us at Café 210 in State
College which is only 40 minutes away. And remember to bring your friends
along to the
Earthtones Reggae
Party.
Peace!
The Phyrst, 5/6/05...
It was good to be back at the Phyrst but we did experience some
technical problems with the in house PA system and the advertising. We
are always happy not to have to load in & out our own PA system but
you must remember that an in house system gets a particular amount of abuse
and this particular night we fell prey to what appeared to be an immenent
total melt down, Also, for some reason the paper and the TV had another
band listed as playing at the Phyrst this night and that doesn't help our
cause either. All in all they caused us some grief in keeping the irie
energy going but we did manage to work around and through it thanks to
you and the band. We don't give up easily.
We apologize for the lull in energy and thank you for your irie vibes and
patience.
Thanks to Jack Wilkinson as always
for the use of his fabulous drums.
As usual you guys are the best fans we could ask for.
Praise Jah!
Café 210, 4/29/05...
It was a good night here at Café 210. The weather is
very much on the cool side for spring but great for dancing inside to a
heavy reggae beat. As usual we saw many familiar faces and new ones as
well. We thank all of you who come back to see us and bring along your
friends so they can enjoy an irie evening of reggae music too. Cassie
was there with her "Hot For Teacher"
bar tour. You could pick them out easily in their hot pink t-shirts.
As the semester comes to and end, we'd like to congratulate
all graduating seniors and wish you the best in your future. May you be
blessed with love, peace and happiness the rest of your days.
We'd like to send a shout out to Angie
& Melissa!
Jah
Guide!
Dickinson College, Earthfest, 4/23/05...
Well, this would have been out first outdoor gig of the year
except for the weather. Actually, the weather reports had called for cold
temps. rain and wind, so everything was set up inside. And wouldn't you
know it, it was a beautiful afternoon after all. That understandably made
it hard to draw people indoors even if they were giving away free hamburgers
and veggie burgers.
April is a tough month to get lucky with the weather but always
worth a shot. Thanks to LA Audio sound system
engineers, Dan and Lance
for their great work getting the sound together and Haley
and the Earthfest organizers for having us.
Let's try again next year and pray for better weather forecasting.
Praise Jah!
The Phyrst, 4/22/05...
Another hot night at the Phyrst! Mon, it was cookin'!
Energy ~ Energy ~
Energy!!!
Thanks for your kind words. What we do is a labor of love and
with your support, we get to bring it to you. Not to mention, your dancing,
singing and cheering push us to give even more back to you. It's a simple
beautiful thing actually, if you think about it. What we all do right here
in a cozy little bar is an example of how the world can get along and spread
the peace. And all it takes is a willingness to be irie.
The Earthtones thank you for that.
Shout out to Abbey!
Peace!
Burgi's, 4/8/05...
Well, it is that time of year when the weather turns nice and
everyone thinks, "do I really want to be inside?" even at night.
We understand wanting to be outside when Spring finally arrives in central
PA We will say that those of you who weren't here, you missed out on some
truly awesome dancing and reggae vibes. Ohhh yes I!
We did have many regulars who came out and we give a big thanks
to you all,
especially,
Rosemary, Serena, Joyelle, [spell?] Jamie, Andrew & Matt.
Until next time... enjoy Spring!
Praise Jah!
Café 210, 4/1/05...
Well, it's about time we had a slow night here at the Café!
It wasn't terrible but still, on the positive side, it made for less cigarette
smoke and more room to dance. We've been doing so well here for so long
that it's bound to happen sometime. But don't let it happen again! ;)
Hey, jammed packed has it positives too of course. All in all
there was lots of dancing and the band pumped out the grooves. Thanks to
all who came out to share the irie times with us.including Cedalia,
Paulvina, Lauren, Nancy and Rosie.
We're hope to see everyone here again Saturday
April 16th.
Until then...
Peace!
The Phyrst, 3/25/05...
We're not sure what's going on here at The
Phyrst that makes us play with SO MUCH ENERGY!
Maybe it's the intimate atmosphere, the crowd being so close and singing
& dancing far into the wee hours. Maybe it's because the band is so
close to each other on stage and really being able to hear each other extra
well. Maybe it's the sound of the room and the sound system or our banging
it out more acoustically than other places we play.
Whatever it is, we're hooked!
We'd like to thank our new fans for coming out on Easter
Weekend. We had a full house and a lot of
fun. We'd like to thank the staff and Scott
for having us back. We just added some new dates on our Gigs
page here at the Phyrst for April & May, so check it out. Special thanks
to Mark Ross for letting us borrow his guitar
amp. It's a Barker. It sounds amazing and
can only be gotten at Alley Cat Music.
Until next time...
Jah Guide!
Valley Inn, 3/19/05...
Well, we'd just like to say thank you to everyone for coming
out to see our last gig at the Valley Inn. It was definitely a good way
to go out. We just wish we could have seen turn outs this big here before.
Sometimes that's just the way it goes. The staff were particularly good
to us and we want to give them an extra special thanks.
Also thanks to one of our most supportive fans and friend, Jill, for bringing us a 20th
Anniversary birthday cake. That was really very sweet of you. Yes,
it really is the Earthtones
20th Anniversary this month
and we are feeling it. [just kidding]. We feel like the best times
are yet to come and certainly we are having one great time right now.
Happy
20th Anniversary Earthtones!
Praise Jah!
Café 210, 3/18/05...
The night started off a bit slow but then flew into high gear
by the second set. Did we tell you how much we love playing for you guys?
The music was thumpin' thanks to Amanda on
the sound system and the lights were awesome thanks to Bob.
What can we say except that we can't wait to come back and do
it again. You guys are the best!
Think Spring!
Respect!
Café 210, 2/26/05...
Yes I...back to back gigs in State College!
There was a time a few years ago when we wouldn't be able to pull that
off so well. Thanks to all of you and our many new friends, we are able
to fill both venues. We consider Café 210
our crib. Every time we play here it's always a great turn-out and you
are all so irie that we could not ask for a better hometown gig.
We are getting more pics on our Web site. Hopefully we got some
more of you last night. Thanks to Skerry for
taking the pics for us. Thanks to Amanda on
sound system and Dave for doing such a great
job on lights as usual.
Our new originals are starting to become crowd favorites. Last night we
had a request for "Dogs In The Street"
which is actually a classic Earthtones original from the Reagan
era that is suddenly topical again. Hmmm....imagine that! ;-)
We are off until March 18th when
we will be back here at the Café. Until then...
Jah
Guide!
The Phyrst, 2/25/05...
Our second gig at the Phyrst was
major irie fun. With these days of big sound systems and sound engineers
at live performances, everyone expects CD quality sound in a live situation.
Here at the Phyrst it is the old school that works. Meaning, things are
done the way they originally were...with just the basics. The result is
lots of energy between band members and the audience. OK, it doesn't hurt
that 2 of the Earthrones are professional audio engineers .
There was such an amazing amount of energy and synchronicity on stage and
in the audience that we are eager to do it again.
So then, let's see you all here Friday
March 25th to do it again. Don't forget to bring a friend to sing
and dance the night away. It'll be a night to remember.
Peace!
THON/Rec Hall, 2/19/05...
Raised over 4.1 million FOR THE KIDS!
Wow...This was an experience to remember! THON,
one of the biggest and most successful local benefits, did not fail to
impress. It was great to see so many people with the single-minded goal
of doing good. The energy was incredible! Kudos
to the dancers, volunteers,
organizers and all who made THON happen. We were honored to be part of
it and wish them even more success in the future.
Jah Guide!
Burgi's Roundtable, 2/12/05...
Helloooooooo Altoona!
Boy are we glad we found Burgi's! This was our second time here at Altoona's premier club
and we couldn't have asked for a better turn out or enthusiasm. You filled
the large dance floor...you cheered...you screamed...you sang along...and
you stayed all night. And by the way, we couldn't help noticing some of
the sexiest dancing we've ever seen. You
go Altoona!
The Earthtones
thank you!
Until next time [April 8th]
Jah Guide
Valley Inn, 2/11/05...
Another small turn out for us here at The
Valley Inn. We love the staff here. It's a cool place with great
food but we played our first gig here on Feb. 7th
2004 and have not been able to increase our turn out. Those of you
who have come out to see us, we thank you for your enthusiastic support.
Maybe there just aren't enough fans of reggae music in the Williamsport
area. A truism of the music business is that one has to find their audience.
We have thousands of fans in the State College.area. It has been tough
for us to build a large enough following in the Willaimsport/Lock
Haven area to be financially viable for us to keep coming back.
We do have one more gig booked here on March 19th.
It will be our last gig here unless something bordering on the miraculous
happens as far as turn out. For those of you who want to hear reggae in
the Williamsport area, this may be your last chance for a while.
Special thanks to Dave & Jessica.
Peace!
Café 210, 2/4/05...
A HUGE turn out at the Café this night and it just keeps
getting better and better! Thank you all
for spreading the word about The Earthones Reggae Party
and bringing your friends. As usual, we had a very irie time. We
had some technical problems during the evening that at one point forced
Chris to play a 5 minute guitar solo. Wait
a minute...who ever heard of a guitar player complaining about getting
a 5 minute guitar solo? Well, he said he used up all of his licks for the
evening. We thank you for your patience with the delays.
A big shout out to Rasta Nancy!
We are adding more new songs ~
more new originals. Thank you so much for
your support and positive response to our original songs.
New pictures should be coming online soon. So keep an eye out
for them. There'll be new pics of you all at the shows...new pics of the
band at the shows...new pics of the band in rehearsal...new pics of the
band shoveling snow etc.
Don't forget to check out other local places we'll be playing
in the near future including THON Saturday, Feb. 19th [no age requirement]
Until next time...
Jah Guide...Peace!
The Phyrst, 1/28/05...
Our first gig at the Phyrst [well,
in 15 years] was a blast! We did not begin at the usual time because the Jason McIntyre Band, who were really cool, played
happy hours [8 PM - 10:20 PM] and we could not take the stage as early as
we had hoped,. We apologize. We tried to squeeze in the same amount of songs
though and almost made it. Next time we will try to get you a more accurate
start time in the "When" cell on
the Gig Page.
To all of you who come to hear us on a regular basis, Cassie,
Jason, Rosie and Tendai, thank you for coming to see us at the Phyrst.
You guys are great! Thanks also to our new friends Big
Red, Dan, Luke, Abbey Dana, & Erica. We very much appreciate
your kind words of support and welcome to...
The Earthones Reggae
Party!
Thanks also to Scott for having
us and Rob, Danté and staff for taking
good care of us. We will be back so stay posted.
Peace!
Notice:
New State College Gig this Friday,
28th!
The Phyrst will be hosting
our reggae party this Friday Jan. 28th at 11:00 PM. Help us make it a great first
time here. Come out and enjoy the positive vibrations in an intimate setting.
The Phrsyt is located at 111 E. Beaver Avenue
State College, PA (814) 238-1406 [across from
the new Schlow Library construction]
Café 210, 1/21/05...
YYYYessss!!!!
What a way to start off
2 0 0 5!
A very big turnout of irie revelers
was here at the Café and you were great! You all give us back so
much energy...and our goal is to give it right back to you. And that's as
it should be. The energy was so strong and so positive and so irie...we
could not have asked for more.
You guys ROCK!
As promised, we debuted 2 new originals,
"Dogs In The Street" which is an
Earthtones classic original that we revived with updated lyrics and new
background vocals. Yes mon, the dogs are definitely in the street big time.
So we had to bring this one back.
"Out On The Floor" is a brand new
original soca dedicated to all of the fabulous ladies in the house.You all
seemed to enjoy them a lot thank you very much!
We very much appreciate your coming out to hear us, getting up
to dance, singing along, and cheering us on.
We love you!
Special thanks to Cassie, Jason, Rosie,
Ola & Brian for coming out to the reggae party.
Peace!
2005
Mark your
calendars!
The Earthtones will be back at Café 210
to play their first gig of the year on Friday,
Jan. 21st @ 10:30 PM. We've had a long vacation and
will be super psyc'd to see you all and pull out all of the stops on our
return including news songs that you won't want to miss.
Until then Peace and Jah Guide!
from the Earthtones!
Peace!
Café 210, 12/18/04...
Thanks to all of the local folks who came out to celebrate the
holidays with us. It's nice to know that when most of the student population
is out of town, you all come out to get your irie ya-ya's out with us :)
And thanks to everyone for a great year here at the Café.
We intend to make 2005 an even better year here. The band hopes to release
at least one new live CD this year as well as a studio recording of the
new originals that we have been working on. We are very pleased with how
the new originals are coming together and how the first two, Stevie
Reggae Vaughn and Babylon Prayer have
been received.
Thank you very much for your encouragement As we write, arrange
and rehearse the next two, know that you are an important part of this process.
A shout out to Nancy our friend
in dread!
Have a safe and Happy New Years and remember, we will be back
at the Café Friday, January 21st.
Praise
Jah Rastafari!
Café 210, 12/04/04...
If you've been reading this page regularly you will notice how
much we love playing at Café 210 and how our following has grown
here over the last year or so. Last Saturday night was no exception. When
we arrived to set-up our gear it was practically empty by Cafe standards
but by the end of the first set it was packed with a dancing, singing, cheering
enthusiastic crowd of many familiar faces. We could not ask for a better
group of folks to come out and celebrate life with us. And that's how we
see it. Every day is precious and we can't think of a better way to show
that than to come here and have as much fun as possible with all of you
feeling the same vibrations and irie feelings. We could not do it without
your support and we thank you very much for that. We will always try to
give you the best show we can every time we hit the stage no matter where
or when.
We want to give shout outs to Paul, Sarah,
Rachel, Liz, Bethany, Tendai, Cassie & Jason. Special thanks
to Amanda on the sound system.
We hope to do it all over again with you here on Dec. 18th. So
mark it down on your calendars and until then...
Peace!
Café 210, 11/26/04...
We hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving visit with family and friends and ate
well too. Our hearts and prayers go out to those less fortunate than ourselves
and to our troops far from home around the world.
It was a typical holiday weekend at the Café, meaning,
slower but none-the-less great, because there was a little more breathing
room for folks who normally don't come out on the crowded weekends. There's
more room to cut loose and dance and then rest your dancin' feet and sit
down.
We look forward to seeing you again soon at our next gig here in the crib
on Dec. 4th.
Until then may Jah be with you.
Peace!
New
News...
We've begun a project assembling a live recording for release.
We are recording almost every time we play live now in hopes of capturing
a magical night of the current Earthtones line-up as it has been for the
last 4 years. This line-up has not been
recorded for release yet and since this group of guys is gellin' so well,
we are anxious to make recordings of the band available to our fans. If
you have some favorite songs that we perform live, let us know so we can
take your favorites into consideration when deciding on the final 12.
Not to mention, we are still working on writing and arranging
a bunch of new originals that we hope to record in our studio for future
release as well. We are currently performing 2 of them at our shows, Stevie Reggae Vaughn and Babylon
Prayer. Some new originals you will be hearing live soon are, Out On The Floor, New Superpower
and a classic Earthtones original that we are bringing back, Dogs
In The Street.
Keep coming back to hear the new Earthtones originals and get
your screams on tape.
As always we truly apprecitiate your support.
Thank you and...
Jah Guide.
Burgi's, 11/19/04...
Wow! Burgi's
ROCKS!
We didn't know what to expect coming to Burgi's for our first
time, but we were more than pleasantly surprised. Burgi's is a new huge
bar and grille with a big dance floor, and a fantastic in house sound system.
It's very clean, the service is great, and there's plenty of parking. What
more could anyone ask for? Oh yeah...The Earthtones will
be back again soon to rock the house.
Many thanks to Paula, Dave, Shannon, Serena, Chrissy,
Cathy, Joey, Rosemary, Ashley, Ryan and the staff. We thank Dave
and Paula for having us...Ryan for help with the sound system...Rosemary
for coming to more of our gigs than anybody and Serena for shaking the tambourine.
We really can't wait to come back. Make sure to check back to
our gig page to see when we will be at Burgi's again and remember to bring
your friends because it promises to be a very IRIE time!
Peace!
Valley Inn, 11/13/04...
Well, we were beginning to worry about the Williamsport area
but you guys came out in greater numbers this time and we really appreciate
it. Thank you Jessica and Dave
for taking good are of us. We enjoyed ourselves. You all danced up a storm
and gave us a lot of energy back. That's what makes an evening enjoying
live music special. When the energy cycles back and forth between the band
and the audience. You guys were great.
Thanks again!
Jah Guide
Café 210, 11/12/04...
It was a really good night at our home, Café 210. We want
to send out a special hello to Tendai, Ola
and Brian. Thanks especially to Ola & Brian
who come to almost every Café gig. Tendai is joining that tradition.
Along with Tendai we've made other new friends too. We had a great time
as always.Thanks to everyone who came out to see us and everyone who works
at the Café.
GOOD NEWS!
The band is busy working on some new material that we hope to
bring to you soon. Some are classic reggae, some are hip hop versions of
classic reggae. Also we are relearning an old Earthtones original along
with some brand new originals. So keep coming back to check out all of the
new songs.
It's going to be a super irie
time! Let's keep the good times
rollin'
Peace!
Crowbar 210, 10/30/04...
This was an all age show benenfit for THON
here at Penn State. It was a full house! The JR &
Katie Band went on first and they were excellent. We were next and
played an unusually short set for us [only 45 minutes] but it was energy
packed. West Of The Horizon followed us and
they were great too. All in all it was a great night for a great cause.
Thanks to everyone involved with putting it together and asking us to be
a part of it.
Peace!
Café 210, 10/30/04...
Every band should be so lucky as to have a place to play like
Café 210 West. The staff, the stage lights and house sound system
ROCK! But that's not all, you, our fans, are the icing on this cake.
Many bands don't get many folks to come out and hear them. Some get good
crowds but no audience feedback to speak of. Then there's you...man you
guys make us feel like it's all worth it. Sure we love the music we play...and
we are all actually good friends...we hope this comes across while we play
this great music.
When we play to almost empty rooms and there is little or no
audience response [yes it does happen] the energy required to get through
the gig is staggering. But after playing almost 3 hours straight here at
the Café we are left feeling energized because of the positive vibrations
and love we feel coming back from you.
The Earthtones
thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Praise Jah
and don't forget to
Vote on November 2nd,
Peace!
Valley Inn, 10/29/04...
One of our fans drove 3 hours to see us this night. But unfortunately,
it was another slow night here at The Valley Inn. The people who did show
danced their proverbial buns off. We very much appreciate that. The staff
here is friendly, the food is great, the room is big with plenty of room
to dance, play pool or hang at the bar. There's plenty of parking too.
Where are you Williamsport?
OK, we will be back here Saturday November 13th.
If you want us to keep coming back we need to see a bigger turn out next
time.
We'll be looking for you.
Peace!
Valley Inn, 10/01/04...
OK...so people do read this page. I got a couple of comments
asking why there was no posting for this gig. Well, it was a test just to
see if anyone would notice. The verdict is in and you do read it.
Excellent!
All in all things need to pick up quite a bit here at the Valley
Inn. You folks that do come out and have an irie time need to bring your
friends with you the next time we are here. We very much appreciate your
attendance but we will simply not be able to keep it going if we can't build
up a little more each time we come back. Unfortunately, we are bound by
the simple but cold reality of business.
So come on Williamsport
area reggae fans...let's get it going!
Dread out.
Café 210, 10/8/04...
It was simply a marvelous night! A tremendous turnout! Penn State home football
weekends are extra special because it's great to see the alumni mixing it
up with our regular irie fans. The night was was big, loud and the vibrations
were positive. This is what we like to see and hear. There were so many
people feeling irie...together in the same space...moving to the deep reggae grooves
and breaking a sweat on the socas.
How we thank you is by pouring more of ourselves into the music...thanking
you personally after the show...as well as right here in these pages and,
by learning new songs.
Thank you so much and let's do it again soon. We will be back
here Saturday, October 30th at 10:30 PM. Mark
your calendars...tell your friends...
the irie party continues!
Peace!
Banana Joe's, 9/25/04...
Wow! This was our first time here at Banana
Joe's and what a club! It's huge...it's cool looking...it's comfortable...it's
friendly...with plenty of parking...the beer taps are clean! You name it,
Banana Joe's has it all. We knew we would love playing here from the moment
we arrived. The stage [outside] was of a good size with acoustical treatments.
The sound system was top notch. Thanks to Bob,
the sound engineer, for such a quick, great and easy sound check. When the
sound system is this good with great people running it, it not only makes
our job easier but it allows us to put forth our best performance. And that
is what we did.
Thank you all very much for everything!
We haven't traveled this far to play a show in quite a while.
The last thing a band wants is to travel 3 hours one way to find a tiny
poorly run club with lousy sound. We are anxious to come back to Banana
Joe's again soon. Stay tuned to our GIG page
for upcoming dates.
Peace!
Café 210, 9/24/04...
We only dancin' here at the Café this night. Big thanks
to Dave & Tevis
for making us look and sound so good. Thanks to the management & staff
for taking good care of us and especially thanks to you in the audience
for making us feel so irie! You are reason we do what we do. OK, we'd probably
still get together in our basements now & then to make music but with
you in the equation we get so much more. The energy you give back to us
is incredible. When we go home at the end of the night we are still psyched
and running off the energy you gave back to us. We mean it when we thank
you and we trust that you feel the same way.
One thing we've learned through the years is that it's easy to
take for granted the good things in life. But the saying "Life is short"
is so true. These times are finite.
So let's keep it going! We will be looking for you again Friday October 8th here at the Café.
Until then Jah guide.
Peace!
The Earthtones wish Chris "Kep"
Kepler a Happy Birthday!
Chris has become one fine reggae bass player since joining the band 3 years
ago. Little did we know then how lucky we were to have him come on board.
We wish you many, many more Chris!
Praise Jah!
Café 210, 9/3/04...
Big night at the Café.
Not only are all of the students back but it was the first home
football game weekend. And it did not disappoint. Big crowds of folks dancing
and singing along to the reggae groove and messages of spiritual redemption.
We want to thank Bob for filling in for his
brother Dave on lights and Tevis
our first official Earthtones sound engineer/mixer for doing such a great
job. We hope you all had an irie time and hope to see you again when we
will be back here at the Café on September
24th.
Remember to keep the irie spirit alive until then!
Peace!
Private Party, 8/28/04...
It was a surprise birthday party for Jimmy,
an old college friend of RT's. And man was he surprised. Not only because
of the party but the fact that The Earthtones
were the entertainment! It was in an old beautifully renovated building
called the Foundry. I think it's safe to guess
that it was a foundry at one time. A very cool place and man do Jimmy's
friends and family know how to dance and party!
Happy Birthday
from The Earthtones
Jimmy!
Café 210, 8/27/04...
It's that time of year again.
WELCOME BACK
STUDENTS!
It was a kickin' night at the Café with pretty much everybody
there. The summer folks, the locals, returning students not to mention a
lot of new faces. Thank you all for coming out and making it such an irie
evening. As RT said, you are beautiful and
we love ya!
A shout out to Jason, Tim
& Bethany!
Peter Herdic House, Williamsport, PA
8/14/04...
What can we say? Private parties ROCK!
We played for the Williamsport Area High School Class Reunion
at the Peter Herdic House
a beautiful mansion turned restaurant. Check out the link and have your
next private party here with the Earthtones as the live entertainment. The
food was fabulous, the staff was great and the ambience was sublime. The
fans danced the night away and had a great time. We hope to come back here
soon.
Special thanks to Marcia and Gloria Miele for everything.
Private Party, Lock Haven, PA 8/7/04...
We love to play private parties and this was no exception. Thanks
to Dave for the great food and drinks and everyone
for moving your dancin' feet! We are getting into the wonderful habit of
playing gigs either along the beautiful Susquehanna river or floating down
it and we love it. It was a comfortable cool summer night and all was irie.
We will be looking for you folks to come to State College this
Fall to continue the irie party.
Peace!
Café 210, 8/6/04...
We had a great night at the Café and to be honest we weren't
expecting it. You know how it is...with the end of summer fast approaching,
usually, everyone's on vacation. But thanks to you, our wonderful fans,
we had a great party regardless. It was great to see all of your familiar
faces and some new ones as well!
We can't thank you enough for your support.
Well, one way we can thank you is by bringing new and fresh exciting
songs to add to our set list. We do have some surprises in store for you.
So let's do it all over again Friday August 27th
here at the Café.
Jah Guide
and Peace to all!
Hiawatha Cruise, 7/24/04...
Ahhh....one of our favorite summer gigs is playing on a riverboat. We pass huge bon fires along the banks
where people are partying. Small boats keep pace with us to listen to us
and they blow their horns to applaud. It is sponsored & catered by Franco's Lounge Restaurant & Music
Club in Williamsport, PA so the food is
excellent. When you're in Williamsport and you want a great meal, you need
to go to Franco's.
This show was SOLD OUT so you will
need to reserve your ticket early for next years Earthtone performance on
the Hiawatha.
Thanks Fred & Don.
Café 210, 7/23/04...
It's mid summer and things tend to slow down here in college
land. If you're a local, it's a great time to get out and practically have
the town to yourself. You know you want to do it. Put on your dancin' shoes
go out and dance the night away before it's too late. Our last summer gig
at the Café will be Friday, August 6th.
so don't put it off any longer. Come out and lively
up yourself with RT & The Earthtones.
A sound persons' work ethic and attention to detail greatly impacts
our ability to give you our best performance. Thanks to sound engineer Chris Kepler not only for his fine sound system
here at the Café but also for his help getting everything to run
smoothly. .
Thanks also to the great staff here at Café
210. Special thanks to Hal and Cindy.
The Earthtones hope you are having a summer to remember and are
honored that you've made us a part of it.
Peace!
Café 210, 6/17/04...
Hello State College! It was a great summer showing of irie partiers
here at our home, Café 210 West. We saw many familiar faces and made
many new friends too. We want to say thank you again to Jason
Ebersole for filling in for Kep on bass
and layin' down an irie groove that sent you all to the dance floor and
kept you there all night. It was Jason's birthday this night and he played
his heart out.
Happy Birthday Jason!
In other news:
RT tried out his new "in ear monitors"
[like very expensive Walkman headphones] this night and after some initial
set up and getting used to, we'd say the verdict is that they are a great
investment for him and the band. As you can imagine it is vitally
important for musicians be able to hear themselves on stage, especially
vocalists since the only thing amplifying a voice against all of the other
instruments is the monitoring system which is limited to how loud the sound
person can turn it up before feedback occurs. In domino fashion this creates
numerous problems for the whole band not to mention ear splitting howls
from the system. Let's just say that it doesn't help us to keep our irie
vibe when dealing with these problems. All I know is that in the 4 and a
half years I've been in the band, it was the first night RT never once asked
to have his voice turned up!
Hallelujah!
We look forward to seeing you again this Friday [7/23] at the
Café for a most irie night. Please come celebrate with us and bring
your friends to join in.
Peace!
Central PA Festival Of The Arts, 7/11/04...
FAN-TAS-TIC!!!
In one word, Fantastic describes the show at this years CPFA. How many people does the Penn
State Old Main Lawn hold exactly? We don't know for sure but,
we would venture to say that there were easily a few thousand of you there
to celebrate the closing of this years Arts Festival
with The Earthtones truly appreciate your doing
so. We had some special guests this year as always. This time out we had
for her first time Natalia Pilato on percussion.
Fred "Omega Pi" danced his way across
the stage as he has for many years now. Thanks to you both. This year we
also had a very special guest sitting in with the band for his first time,
Jordan Thompson, on guitar, keyboards and saxophone.
Jordan is RT's 16 year old son who some of
you might remember playing a plastic toy guitar on stage with the Earthtones
when he was only 3 years old.
All in all we had a great time. The band felt really irie during
the show and you all had a lot to do with that feeling. Thanks to you all
for making this such a memorable evening. We hope to see you all again soon.
Respect!
Jah Guide!
Happy Fourth of July!
From RT & The Earthtones.
Peace!
Private Party, 7/3/04...
Wow....we played out in the middle of the woods on the deck of
a beautiful home to some very well fed folks under a very large tent. It
was peaceful and serene and perfect summer weather for an outdoor party.
We'd like to thank master of simplicity, Don Oliver
for doing sound. Also we want to thank bass player Jason
Ebersole for doing his usual fine job of filling in for Chris
Kepler.
Don't forget:
The Earthtones will be closing the 2004
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts www.arts-festival.com
.
The Earthtones send out a special prayer for Carol
and best wishes in the future.
Jah Guide.
Le Bistro, 7/2/04...
I was great to come back again to Le Bistro on the outdoor deck
at Raystown Marina. We want to thank everyone there for making it such an
enjoyable time for us including Gina and Barbecue Bob who made some fabulous grilled meals
right there next to us. It was an early gig for us [6 - 9 PM] but the weather
was great. Also, we love to play outside during the summer and we love playing
for appreciative establishments and audiences.
Thanks again and we hope to see you again next year!
Café 210, 6/11/04...
We had a fine time here at the Café this beautiful summer
night. Perfect for the indoor and outdoor areas of the club. As usual you
folks that came out to hear us danced the night away from the get go. And
for that we thank you so much! We love the mix of folks who come out to
see us here...people from all walks of life. While much of the rest of the
country is divided; we are united here at the Café. We are united
in our desire to party and celebrate in an irie way as well as united in
an understanding that there is...
One World
and One Love.
Something we need to tell the regime in power this November.
Peace!
Huntingdon Arts Festival, 6/12/04...
All right Huntingdon! We probably doubled our turn out here this
year [our 3rd in a row]. We got to see the awards handed out for the best
motorcycles and tatoos as we were setting up our gear. The bikes were fabulous.
The tattos were hard to see and some were completely hidden. So w'ell have
to take their word for it.
Thanks to Phil & Mike Reigh
for the sound and we hope to see you all again next year. Bring more of
your friends next time. If we can double it every year, we can work our
way up towards the thousands that come to see us at the Central Pa Festival
of the Arts in July.
Jah be
with you.
Café 210, 6/11/04...
We thank you all very much! We had a great turn out for mid June.
We apologize for our late start as there was a private party in progress
at the time we would normally set up. But that's why we played until 2 AM!
We must get our required amount of reggae with you to last us until the
next time we come back to the Café. We all had a great time [as usual]
and as always we look forward to doing it all over again with you;
Shout out to Anu!
We wanna reggae with you!
Peace!
Café 210, 5/28/04...
Summertime...and the livin' is irie.
We are into the rebuilding season at the Café
210. We know many of you have left for the summer and we do wish
you all a great summer wherever you are, Here at home we need you to bring
your friends along to the reggae party with The Earthtones here at the Café.
The more the irier! We only play a select few shows locally here at the
Café so check our schedule, sign up on our eMail List and don't miss
a chance to dance to the deep reggae grooves at the most irie club in town
with The Earthtones. .
Private Party, 5/27/04...
Our good friend Jill hired us to
play this private party sponsored by D & H
and Adobe Software. It was held at Angelina's
near Harrisburg. It is a cool setting with the lights from the Harrisburg
skyline reflecting off the river. People were listening to us out on the
deck and dancing inside to the irie Caribbean sounds of the Earthtones.
The food was great. The beer was great and the staff was great.
Thanks to all for a wonderful time!
S.H.A.R.E. Festival, 5/22/04...
Ahhh, this is one of our favorite events to be a part of. What
an irie experience! As always. We want to thank everyone there who made
it possible especially, Mike Banks. The weather
was great. The food was great. the stage was great. Special thanks to My Wife's Sound Company for doing as usual an excellent
job. We very much look forward to coming back. If you want to experience
this irie event you need to get to know someone who gets an invite. Then
they can invite you. That's how it works.
Until next time....Jah Guide!
Café 210, 5/21/04...
Because of our Web site being down for a few weeks, I can not
remember how this show went. Needless to say it was a drag having our Web
site off line for so long. Thanks to Ron Klinger
at JDWEB for getting us back online. We don't
really know how or why it happened and we apologize to anyone trying to
access this site and getting the meaningless page that was put in it's place.
We may have been hacked into by someone who disagrees with our politics,
who knows. If that's the case, it's a shame because we believe that we live
in a free country where freedom of speech is one of our most sacred rights
and we will continue to do our patriotic duty and exercise our rights.
The truth shall set you free.
Peace!
Café 210, 5/8/04...
Last night we finally had a less than full house here at the
Café. Understandably a lot of you have packed up and headed home
for the summer or a new job that awaits you. None-the-less, we saw a lot
of familiar faces and to you we thank you for your support. We met some
new friends who have been coming regularly as well. We appreciate your energy, kind words
and irie spirit. We hope to see many of you during the summer semester when
the weather is truly perfect for the island sounds of Caribbean music.
Congratulations
to all graduating seniors!
We wish you much success in your future. Remember to never give
up on your dreams.
Jah Guide!
A special shout out to Patty, Earthtones
supporter for over 12 years!
Café 210, 4/30/04...
Back at the Café...back at the Café...back at the
Café 210!!!
Every night here at our home is now a house full of irie revelers.
We can't thank you all enough. We love playing for you all and we feel the
love coming back. It is truly a highlight for us coming here to party with
you all. You have made us feel that all of our hard work behind the scenes
has been well worth it. We are constantly working on new material and sprucing
up the old favorites. We are bringing in current material and even writing
more originals. Currently, we are working on a new original written by our
keyboard player, Roger Emes, called Babylon
Prayer. It is a moving melodic reggae song that is also timely in
it's message. We hope to debut it soon.
They say every band must find it's audience and it looks like
we have found ours right here in our own back yard. We see many familiar
faces and we also see many new faces which means, you are bringing your
friends along and that is what makes it all happen thanks to you.
We can't wait to see you again.
Peace!
The Valley Inn, 3/24/04...
A last minute change at the Valley Inn had the Earthtones sharing
the night with Town Hall. Town Hall is an excellent
band and we really enjoyed their performance. After their set, we took the
stage and got y'all up and dancin'. We thank you for your enthusiasm. .
We are still trying to build up our following here in the Williamsport
area and we really need your support. We will be back here again soon so
come out and bring along your friends. With your help we can make The Valley
Inn our regular stop in the area and have irie parties throughout the year.Special
thanks to Don Oliver for his usual great job
with the sound!
Café 210, 4/3/04...
Woah Yeah! 3 Weeks in a row at the Café and 3 weeks in
a row of full house jam packed enthusiastic crowds!
Lemme hear ya scream!
Wow, what can we say except it's been a blast and we owe it all
to you. Thanks not only for being there and bringing out your friends for
a irie time with The Earthtones but thanks also for making us look good
to Hal and the staff. They appreciate your
irie vibe too and that all means that we have firmly established ourselves
here and look forward to many, many more irie nights with you all at Café
210.
Thanks to Hal, Paul, Dave, Cindy & staff for treating us
so well too!
Special shout out to Rosemary!
Peace!
Café 210, 3/19/04...
An unexpected last minute booking at the Café brought
an unexpected full house to the night. Thank you all for coming out to hear
us on such short notice. For those of you who requested songs that we didn't
have time to play, or you got there late and missed them, we will be back
at the Café THIS
Friday again for our previously scheduled performance. We will be happy
to play the songs you requested.
Technically, it is Spring but, Mother Nature decides when she's ready. If we all
think Spring maybe we can nudge her in that
direction.
Have a great week and we'll see you all again Friday.
Peace!
Café 210, 2/28/04...
Hallelu-Jah!
Without fanfare, The Earthtones debuted 3 new songs this night.
A new soca, "No, We Ain't Goin' Home"
that ended the first set, plus "Black Survivors",and
"Get Busy", which began the second
set. First performances of new songs are always a bit scary for a band.
They usually don't go as well as in rehearsal but they usually get better
with each performance. As for these 3, overall, we think they're off to
a great start. We hope you agree. If yes or if not, you can let us know
by contacting us via the email link on our website or by clicking here.
We had a great turn-out thank you very much. Thanks to you, we've
built up a great crowd of folks who regularly come out to the Café
210 to sing and dance with us We always have a great time with you all and
this night was no exception.
Happy Birthday
to our keyboard player,
Kamau!
Peace!
New Fan Pic!
Are you in the new fan pic? Click here to find out.
Valley Inn, 2/7/04...
Our first time here at the Valley Inn was off to a good start.
We will be back here again March 27th. So all of you who came out to hear
us this time please come back and bring your friends and show them what
an irie party is all about. Thanks to staff and sound people for treating
us well.
See you again soon!
Café 210, 2/6/04...
A fine night at the Café 210. A great turn out...and thanks
so much for the encore request [without any help from us too ;)]. Sometimes
we end the night and folks want to hear more but it seems that people have
forgotten how to ask for more. RT sometimes explains that traditionally,
audiences would yell, scream and clap for more music which bands are happy
to provide. These days it seems that more and more, audiences have forgotten
how to ask for an encore. Maybe it has something to do with the availability
of great electronic home systems and not really experiencing the live thing
even when watching a live performance on VHS or DVD.
Anyhow, this night when we finished you burst into screams and
clapping for more and the Earthtones were only too happy to oblige.
Thanks to all who came out to party with us and we will see you
again soon. To those who missed us last time, please come back for our Feb.
28th show here at Café 210.
Until next time...
Peace!
Café 210, 1/16/04...
Welcome back everybody!
And a welcome back party was had. It's good to see all of you
again and welcome to those of you seeing the Earthtones for the first time.
We made a lot of new friends last night and we hope to see you again too.
We'd like to shout out a big hello to Melissa, Andrea,
Kelly, Sarah and last but not least, Angie.
We'd also like to thank Hubie for mixing our
sound and Chris Kepler for setting up the PA.
As RT mentioned, our next gig at the Café' will be on Bob Marley's
birthday. So we're going to have a special Bob
Marley Tribute show that evening.
We hope to see you all come out, Friday
February 6th for an extra big helping of Marley tunes. Come sing
and dance along while we pay tribute to one of the greatest singer/songwriters
of all time.
Peace!
Café 210, 1/10/04...
"J Man" kicks
butt for The Earthtones!
The Earthtones are fortunate enough to have other musicians who
can fill in when someone can't make a gig or be added for extra big shows
on bass, drums, guitar or horns. This particular evening Jason
Ebersole filled in for our regular bass player, Chris
Kepler, and as always, did an outstanding job. Jason believe us when
we say, "we don't take you for granted". A big thanks to Jason
and all of you who came out to have an irie par-tee with The Earthtones!
Peace!
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2004!
We look forward to the new year and ask Jah for leadership that
understands that Peace On Earth does not come
about from bombs and war. Violence is the choice of those who lack the intelligence,
desire and compassion to understand their fellow man.. Let those of us who
truly understand what freedom and peace are about, take back our future
in 2004.
Tussey Mountain, 12/31/03...
The Earthtones rang in the new year with reggae, how else? The
food was excellent, the vibes were irie and the band got down with some
crucial reggae grooves. Thanks to all who came out to ring in 2004 with
us!
Best wishes in 2004 from the Earthtones!
December 17th, 2003
The band sends it's condolences out
to RT and his family on the passing of his sister Jasmine. She turned RT
onto reggae music when he was growing up. She will surely be missed.
Shine on Jasmine.
Café 210, 12/13/03...
Well, we can't have SRO
every night. But I must say, we saw a lot of familiar faces and had a great
turn out none-the-less. We understand that most of you are focused on finals,
graduating and the holidays. We congratulate all graduating seniors and
wish you all great success in your future. And to everyone we wish you all
a very happy & safe holiday season..
Come
back soon for more news!
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