This wake I myself have Steve'd

yo so most of us went to go see steve as he came to town with shai hulud the other day. he seems like he is really having a ballroom blast touring with those guys! matt fox even let him sing three songs! he did a really good job and i could tell he was enjoying himself. later he told us that it had been the best night of their tour so far. coincidentally, it was the best time i have had seeing shai hulud so far, and i think most people who were there would agree with me. it was awesome and we miss having that guy around, hopefully he even misses us sometimes! steve if you are reading this remember not to forget about us little people.

there is another thing i want to talk about for a minute now. james (jimmy) lawson. some of you might remember jimmy from such area bands as deathskin razors, all hype, and the kenny band. jimmy has been playing with us as a replacement for steve, and even though nobody could really replace steve in the delicate equation that is great reversals, jimmy has def made up for it by adding his own unique input into what we are doing. and as we are trying to write some new songs right now, i feel like his mark on us will be long lasting and delicious like stride gum. so far i have learned that jimmy is mostly diurnal, is approx five feet, ten inches in length (give or take a few) is jolly, is a mammal, likes to wear long sleeve shirts with a plaid pattern, and enjoys the hit television show lost. i suspect there are many more things to learn about jimmy and hopefully i will continue to study him in close detail. here is a file photo of jimmy:


we already played a show with jimmy but i am pretty obsessed with this guy so i wanted to write him a proper introduction. WELCOME JIMMY.

A Couple of Blurbs

So Grand Rapids the other night was good. The people there were overwhelmingly gracious and kind as usual. Below are some photos below taken by my old friend Jeremy Rush. (thanks man!) All the bands were great, especially Former Thieves in my opinion. They are something special. Our next jam is up in Mt. Pleasant at Justice Records (see flyer also below). I speak for us all when I say that we are incredibly excited to see Rorik's shop and continue to be impressed with him as a human being. Also, Steve will be in town with Shai Hulud this Friday in Lansing, and quite possibly at another location which shall remain nameless. At any rate, we are excited to see him rock with the worm, come see him and say hi to the rest of us while we mosh.
Over & Out
Scobie

Grand Rapids Here We Come (Again)

Big hugs to Britty and the boys in Damages for letting us hop on the show in G.R. at The Cage on Monday, Feb. 15th. Also contributing to hearing loss that evening will be Ends, Damages, Dire Wolf, and Former Thieves from Iowa who will be in the middle of what looks like a pretty epic three month tour. Those guys bring the jams to boot so you will not want to miss them. Last month when we played The Cage it was so fun....good vibes, lots of friends (old and new), and an awesome venue, so needless to say we're pretty pumped to get back there. This will be our first show with Jimmy filling in on guitar, so come show him some love! Also, you should definitely bring us some leftover Valentine's Day candy. I kinda have a thing for chocolate.

Hearts. Scobie

edit: flyerz

Great Farewells

So our farewell (to me, Steve) basement show was a success that definitely made up for the Flint show getting crashed by the cops. Thanks again to everyone who participated, I'm extremely grateful to have had the chance to play one last show before embarking on my endeavor with Shai Hulud. Though I may of mentioned it during our set the other night, I would like to reiterate a few points... Playing in GR8 REV over the course of this past year has been an incredible experience. Creating these songs was not easy but the progress we've made is quite rewarding, particularly with our newest song, In Hiding. I can't stress it enough; writing and performing that song was the greatest parting gift I ever could have asked for. I'm very excited about what the future has in store for the Rev, but as for what we've accomplished thus far... I'm very proud. Making music while simultaneously strengthening friendships, you really can't go wrong! Not to mention, I've even been appointed the roll of Inspector General of Polish Mosh Services by President Errak Scobama... What more could I possibly ask for?!?

Aaron, Scobie, Alex and sometimes Sam... I already miss you boys! Jimmy, do the REV proud, I'll see you all in a few weeks.

P.S. - At one point during this update iTunes shuffle shoved one of THE heaviest TAD song's down my ear canals!!! Coincidentally, I'm wearing a TAD shirt with sweat pants. Just picture me in said apparel, rocking the fuck out and wanting to punch things.

Farewell to Steve!

hi everyone. sadly tomorrow night (tonight actually) will be our last show with steve for a while, as he is going off to sing for shai hulud (if you didnt already know). i can confidently say that we will all miss him, and wish him the best on this latest adventure. in the meantime mr. jimmy lawson (of deathskin razors and apparently like 4 other bands) will be filling in for us on guitar and possibly filling steves shoes in backup vocals as well. ive just met jimmy but he seems like a nice young man and i am excited to play with him and get to know him better!

on to the real stuff. we are playing a show tomorrow night to send steve off. this event is free and takes place at laurens house in dearborn. here is a flyer i constructed for you all to view, it has most of the pertinent information on it.



please come out and help us send steve off in style!

also our friend matt from grand rapids recorded our set we played out there at the cage! you can download that by clicking on this link! prepare to be kidnapped to china town by our main man erak scobama on the drums! that is also his voice a very enthusiastic "GO"! that guy rules.

-sam

Please do not stop our shows, officer?

so tonight we were hanging around at this house, about to play our songs, when mr police officer showed up. he shut the whole hootenanny down and made us all really upset and frustrated because we didnt get to play our brand new song we have been working really hard on. not that it was all bad, we did get to watch brink! (i think there is an exclamation point in their name. confirm/deny?) rescuer, and down time. i personally thought down time was great. their sound is right up my alley. also when announcing their last song, rescuer told everyone that it was about chrono trigger, which i thought was awesome. still sucks that the out of town bands didnt get to play.

so we are in the process of trying to get a show together in ferndale on tuesday so we can properly send off our friend and guitar player steve. more news as that story develops.

-sam

A small update from the Rev.

Hello to the four people that read this. How are you? We're doing pretty great. We just finished up a couple shows in the last week, both of which were extreme amounts of fun. The Another Breath show was great, thanks to everyone who made it there. It was awesome to get to see that band two nights in a row. And on Monday we played in Grand Rapids with Positive Noise, Damages, and an absolutely killer band from PA called Burdens. That was a blast. Aaron and Scobie in particular enjoyed catching up with old GR friends, and I had fun making some new ones. All around, it was an excellent few days.

We've got one show coming up on Saturday in Flint with Karloff, Controversy, and a whole bunch of other cool bands. A total of six bands on the bill, and I think it's at a house? Should be fun, and it will be the final show that Steve plays with us before he takes off to sing for Shai Hulud for a few months. Looks like Mr. Jimmy Lawson of Deathskin Razors will be filling in for him while he is fronting the Worm. We are stoked to play with Jimmy, and stoked for Steve to go off and be a rockstar for a while! Here's the flyer:


I think that's about it. Come hang out on Saturday if you'd like. Listen to Ringworm. Bye!

- Alex