http://www.roomforgray.com RSS feed for: Room For Gray News en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:36:48 PDT Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:41:01 GMT http://www.ebandlive.com ebandLive RSS webmaster@ebandlive.com (Webmaster) webmaster@ebandlive.com (Webmaster) 5 http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=531&encrypt=44f8390265f60708e4f77acfb69ecb7a Hey RFG fans! Can you believe how slow we are to update this site? I keep telling that damn James guy to update it more often but he keeps forgetting. Stephen J. played hisfinal show with us last week and let me tell you it was interesting. This is the first show we ever played where in the 2nd song of the night Stephen put his drum stick through his snare drum head and in the next song David broke a guitar string so I was just waiting for my bass guitar to break in half but luckily I made it through the night. All in all Captains Getaway was a success but man it gets hard when the Jag shots keep coming up on stage! So the search for a new drummer has begun and we are hoping in the next few weeks we will have an official member. David and I decided to focus the majority of this summer on acoustic duo shows so join us for a little Kumbaya and a few beers. One more exciting little tid bit at the end of the summer we are opening for "The Guess Who," at the Down By The Riverside concert series in Rochester and we are very excited about it. We constantly try to make each show unique so if you have any ideas of something cool you would like to see us do...like doing back flips off the drum riser....chewing gum while we sing....think of something and the best idea we will give a whirl. See you soon. James http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=531&encrypt=44f8390265f60708e4f77acfb69ecb7a http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=438&encrypt=43d467ba3b87d366eafc61b16da726b5 Dear RFG fans, It seems they are dropping like flys over here at Room For Gray headquarters. After 2 1/2 years Stephen J. has decided he will no longer play with RFG. He is welcoming another child into to his family and between that and working full time, going to school,and already being a Father he is finding it hard to find time for the band. He has a few more shows left with us so don't forget to come out and wish him good luck! He has been a great addition to this band and we are really going to miss him. Fantastic drummer! Also, I know I have been terrible at updating the news page and I apologize. I feel like with Facebook and Myspace it is hard to keep up with updating 3 pages. Why don't people go to web pages anymore? People all of the time say hey, do you guys have any shows I didn't see any on your Facebook....to which I reply...you should go to our website...it is way cooler than Facebook and it will tell you if there is a show. In other news we have started looking for Stephens replacement and we think we might have the man but I don't want to say yet because its not in stone. We have our first full show in 2 weeks as a 3 piece so I am a little nervous about being the bass player again but we will see how I do. See you soon, James http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=438&encrypt=43d467ba3b87d366eafc61b16da726b5 http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=366&encrypt=db9a39d13cd48c99b30abc39e6763473 Hey everyone, Good news iswe areactually updating this news post right now whichwe sometimes get a little lazy with, bad news is it took almost 3 months. There is some more good news and bad news so here goes. After 2 years of seeing 9,345 faces and rocking them all, Jared Hedberg is leaving Room For Gray. We are sad to lose him as a member of RFG and the fans are going to miss him as well. He has been an important part of this band moving forward over the last 2 years and we can't thank him enough for his hard work and dedication. Some good news on that front is we have a few more shows with him, this Friday at Carbones in Rosemount and we are also working on a farewell show for him as well. We will keep you posted. Bad news, Mitch Robbins who has been filling in on lead guitar and managed the band for the last 4 yearshas up and moved to Denver. He will be writing songs on Rocky Mountain High and also recruiting for jobs in the medical field when he gets time away. I am sure you will see his face back up on stage with us again. Good luck Robbins! Good news, the fella who started this band with James 7 1/2 years ago, the guy who puts the Roo- in Room For Gray, is back playing with us. The past few shows have been fantastic with him on lead guitar and singing some lead vocals as well. Good to have you back Roo-ski. Lots of good shows coming up so keep a look out for one near you! RFG James, David, Stephen http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=366&encrypt=db9a39d13cd48c99b30abc39e6763473 http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=332&encrypt=e6edbf8fcc9788aa7f863b89843e5396 What a busy summer if you want to actually call it that. I think this is the shortest coldest summer we can remember for the past 85 years. It was a good one though. We have an awesome free show this Friday playing the warm-up for the St. Paul Saints game which should be great. You could come down, listen to a few RFG songs, check out the game and then head over to the State Fair and buy us some cheese curds. Mitch is celebrating his birthday today so give him a shout if you can. Also we are working on something big for September which we should have more details in a few days. We will keep you posted. Thanks for your support! RFG http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=332&encrypt=e6edbf8fcc9788aa7f863b89843e5396 http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=318&encrypt=f471e9bba444d5ebd481ce0426633bd8 Finally, we made it. Not to the big time yet but we did make it through 2 outdoor shows this weekend despite the weather which usually tries to take us down. We had minimal rain this time around so we are pretty excited. Just a little RFG history for you wondering why is this is such a big deal, 7 years as a band and roughly 90% of the time we have shows there is bad weather, 99% of our outdoor shows we have had over the years have been rained out or lightning-ed out. We had 2 great shows this weekend and we met some new faces and ran into a few old RFG'ers. Blarney Pub coming up this Friday if you like having a good time you should come out! http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=318&encrypt=f471e9bba444d5ebd481ce0426633bd8 http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=314&encrypt=1d4deb11acf735a5f4edc869f8e6b11d What a great show at G.B. Leightons Pickle Park. The crowd started a little slow but by the end the place was a rockin'. We decided that show would be a great time to record the show so we are working on getting that posted to our site soon. Had a couple weekends off in a row to get ready for the second half of our summer shows starting with next Friday night. We are going to be opening the night of music off at 7:00 pm at St. Croix Falls annual Wannigan Days. We are pretty excited because this is the bands first show in St. Croix Falls and our first outdoor concert in a few years. We are hoping for great weather. Come up and say hi to us and we are still waiting to hear your feedback from our latest CD "The Next Step." See you soon, James, Jared, Stephen, Mitch http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=314&encrypt=1d4deb11acf735a5f4edc869f8e6b11d http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=296&encrypt=e5f71def327d5b3e81d19e521eef91f2 We want to thank everyone for all of your support making our CD release shows successful. You keep coming to our shows and we can't thank you enough! This summer is shaping up to be pretty busy for us and we are playing some places we haven't yet played which we are very excited about so get on over to our show page to mark down the next show you are coming to see. We posted some new pictures which look fantastic from our CD release show from Pickle Park and from O'Gara's and also added a new video to our media page of us from Kare 11. Check them out! RFG http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=296&encrypt=e5f71def327d5b3e81d19e521eef91f2 http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=276&encrypt=6bf0618b8a02af0a2a4d2ba11bd2f326 Well it's that time of year where we say hell yeah to spring finally arriving because winters in Minnesota suck...well you know. Anywho, our spring calender is filling up quite nicely and we are excited about all of the great shows coming up. If you haven't seen us acoustically yet you are missing out. This Saturday at Axel's Bonfire in Plymouth we will be rockin' the acoustic songs from your favorite artists including us from 9:30 pm to 12:30. Come enjoy some drinks with us and shout out your requests and we will do our worst to play them. On another note we just entered into Music Go Rounds Band of the Month contest and we could we some gear and great exposure so if you could help us out, we would be forever greatful. Below is the link. Just scroll down the page until you find Room For Gray and click and thats it. Thanks again and we will see you soon! http://www.musicgoround.com/bom.aspx http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=276&encrypt=6bf0618b8a02af0a2a4d2ba11bd2f326 http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=264&encrypt=fa5bc4d2a7207ceb121834cea34ecd77 Room For Gray would like to thank everyone who was up early enough to catch us on KARE 11 Sat. morning, and to those who made it out to Pickle Park for our CD Release show last night. It was a very long, and exciting day, that was capped off with one of the most memorable shows the band has ever performed. What a night!If anyone took photos at the show, please feel free to share them with us on our MySpace & Facebook pages. It's great to see what you see, from your perspective.We are also pleased to announce that our new CD "The Next Step" is now available at The Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, and in all Twin Cities Cheapo locations. We of course will continue to have it available at our shows, as well as on our website. Be sure to get yourself a copy!We'll keep the ball rolling next Sat. April 11th at Bunkers in Minneapolis, where we'll be joining Summit Ave. RFG is scheduled to play 9:30 - 10:30pm. And, as if you need more enticing, Bunkers will be serving FREE BEER from 9:00 - 10:00pm, courtesy of the boys in Summit Ave.!Take care everyone, and we look forward to seeing you again real soon.Room For Gray http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=264&encrypt=fa5bc4d2a7207ceb121834cea34ecd77 http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=262&encrypt=7a118832d890a041a32f88721e04ddab What a weekend this is starting to be. We are featured in both the Star Tribune & Pioneer Press (see below) to promote the release of our latest record and if you have the strength after a hard night you will join us from 8am-9am on NBC's Kare 11 Saturday morning news. We know it's early so if you miss it we will be posting the video on our site later this weekend. Opening for one of the biggest localacts, G.B. Leighton, can only add up to one thing. This show is going to be huge! Hope to see you out there. STAR TRIBUNE: Watch out, Daughtry: Hard-working hard-rock quartet Room for Gray, led by namesake singer/guitarist James Gray, effectively channels Bon Jovi, Matchbox 20 and other lovelorn but manly hitmakers on its fourth disc, "The Next Step." The disc even ends with a classic-sounding power ballad, "Know (That I'll Stay)." The Gray team opens for G.B. Leighton at his namesake venue G.B. Leighton's Pickle Park in Fridley on Saturday to promote the disc. PIONEER PRESS: Room for Gray have never been considered a particularly cool local band, but they're also more likely than most to find success beyond the Twin Cities.they play straightforward, radio-friendly rock akin to Matchbox 20 and the Fray, and they've just put out their fourth album, "The Next Step," which is filled with riff-heavy rockers and a few slower tracks begging for the lighters-aloft treatment. They will pop up on KARE-11 during the far-too-early 8 a.m. hour on Saturday and, much later that night, will play a CD-release gig at Pickle Park in Fridley. http://www.roomforgray.com/index.php?page=comments&postid=262&encrypt=7a118832d890a041a32f88721e04ddab