Thanks to all who came out despite the dread of finals week! Big ups to Eat People and Red Collar for bringing the passion and energy all the way from Frederick and North Carolina repectively!
Here's the set list from last night's LATB show at the Calvert House Tavern:
Delivery Room
Winter Soldier
The Gloves Are Off
Affirm Life
Noise on Nightmare St
Watershed
Girasol
From Hunger
5.16.2009
5.12.2009
Lord Calvert's Exit Strategy
This just in: The Escape Artist has pulled out of the May 15th Calvert House show due to work conflicts.
As their name suggests, they are in the business of getting out of tight situations. Even Houdini would tell you that the physics of space and time don't allow you to be in two places at once albeit the will present.
All is not lost.
We hope everyone still comes out on Friday with their party socks on. A show with fewer bands means longer sets for the bands playing so we'll see what we can cook up in the cauldron for ya. We'll have some brand new shirts for y'all to check out as well as a new combat jam to rock to (fingers crossed).
Eat People!
Red Collar
Lonely are the Brave
Calvert House Tavern
6211 Baltimore Ave.
Riverdale, MD
Doors open at 9pm
$5
As their name suggests, they are in the business of getting out of tight situations. Even Houdini would tell you that the physics of space and time don't allow you to be in two places at once albeit the will present.
All is not lost.
We hope everyone still comes out on Friday with their party socks on. A show with fewer bands means longer sets for the bands playing so we'll see what we can cook up in the cauldron for ya. We'll have some brand new shirts for y'all to check out as well as a new combat jam to rock to (fingers crossed).
Eat People!
Red Collar
Lonely are the Brave
Calvert House Tavern
6211 Baltimore Ave.
Riverdale, MD
Doors open at 9pm
$5
5.11.2009
Davey's letter to Martin O'Malley about Growth and Environmentalism
So I'm kind of an outspoken environmentalist. It takes up a lot of my time. I fought as hard as I could to stop the Inter County Connector. I even testified to the state appropriations committee when it was time for them to hear the bill to defund the road. Recently I have been trying to stop my campus the University of Maryland from developing it's last upland forested ecosystem. IT truly is a special area that has been benefited from the lack of attention the University Community has given it. There are species in this 22 acre forest that I have never seen in Maryland. We even found terrestrial orchid. Honestly, have you ever seen an orchid growing out of the ground in Maryland??? I didn't think so. Please read the article about my efforts in the Baltimore Sun. I posted the link. Sometimes I feel that these extremely diverse ecosystems need a voice in our economic world. I am trying to do just that with this battle. And I know that now is the time when we will finally win.
Sometime last week when I was on fire about this hillock issue I wrote an email to Martin O'Malley about our future growth in Maryland. It provides some insight to my stance and approach to life which represent why I am in a band called Lonely are the Brave. Being an outspoken activist really can be lonely, especially when it seems like no one cares about what your heart and mind are burning with.
Dear Governor Martin O' Malley,
I am a campus leader on sustainbility at the University of Maryland from Silver Spring. Most recently I have been fighting with a group of concerted students and faculty to save one of the last remaining forests on our campus. You may have seen us in the Baltimore Sun today.
University of Maryland is the states flagship University and should be the states example for how to plan growth. While the East Campus Redevelopment is smart and sustainable growth, the decision to relocate it's operating facilities to the campuses most productive, diverse and viable ecosystem is not. Environmental preservation should always be a part of the growth model and this decision shows that the sustainable paradigm shift is not happening, but rather is being championed to continue sprawl. Your decision to support the Inter County Connector, a decision that has divided my community in half makes me cry every time I go past the construction sites. This is not sustainable growth and I find it offensive that the people fighting against this road were not given the time of day by the state senate.
We share a vision for the future. A healthy bay that is providing a bounty of food for all in Maryland, to cut harmful greenhouse gases 25% by 2020, the chance to get kids out in the environment to connect with the natural world, and most importantly to balance our energy demand so that we can become energy independent. What I see from politicians now is that broad unattainable goals are set to satisfy the populous. When the tough decisions about land use or how to regulate farms runoff come to the table they are shied away from because they will upset people. I can't imagine what it's like to balance the interests of a whole state. I commend you for that.
It's time for the paradigm shift. We can't wait a minute longer. I am dedicating my life to this. You will see me working to organize and educate people about this shift as much as I can in the future. It comes down to the way we live our everyday lives. I implore you to reach out to our state and lead them to a more sustainable future by preserving green spaces wherever they exist; by creating a better, more timely public transit system that connects cities and population centers across the state instead of building more highways. We need forests in the suburbs. We need all of our riparian borders to be protected.
I appreciate all you have done for our state and all that you have done for our environment. I hope that we can talk about the paradigm shift one day in the future. Until then I am putting my shoulder to the wheel.
Have a Beautiful Day,
Davey Rogner ;)
University of Maryland, College Park
Environmental Restoration and Management Major
Environmental Affairs Liaison for the SGA
Member of Lonely are the Brave
Sometime last week when I was on fire about this hillock issue I wrote an email to Martin O'Malley about our future growth in Maryland. It provides some insight to my stance and approach to life which represent why I am in a band called Lonely are the Brave. Being an outspoken activist really can be lonely, especially when it seems like no one cares about what your heart and mind are burning with.
Dear Governor Martin O' Malley,
I am a campus leader on sustainbility at the University of Maryland from Silver Spring. Most recently I have been fighting with a group of concerted students and faculty to save one of the last remaining forests on our campus. You may have seen us in the Baltimore Sun today.
University of Maryland is the states flagship University and should be the states example for how to plan growth. While the East Campus Redevelopment is smart and sustainable growth, the decision to relocate it's operating facilities to the campuses most productive, diverse and viable ecosystem is not. Environmental preservation should always be a part of the growth model and this decision shows that the sustainable paradigm shift is not happening, but rather is being championed to continue sprawl. Your decision to support the Inter County Connector, a decision that has divided my community in half makes me cry every time I go past the construction sites. This is not sustainable growth and I find it offensive that the people fighting against this road were not given the time of day by the state senate.
We share a vision for the future. A healthy bay that is providing a bounty of food for all in Maryland, to cut harmful greenhouse gases 25% by 2020, the chance to get kids out in the environment to connect with the natural world, and most importantly to balance our energy demand so that we can become energy independent. What I see from politicians now is that broad unattainable goals are set to satisfy the populous. When the tough decisions about land use or how to regulate farms runoff come to the table they are shied away from because they will upset people. I can't imagine what it's like to balance the interests of a whole state. I commend you for that.
It's time for the paradigm shift. We can't wait a minute longer. I am dedicating my life to this. You will see me working to organize and educate people about this shift as much as I can in the future. It comes down to the way we live our everyday lives. I implore you to reach out to our state and lead them to a more sustainable future by preserving green spaces wherever they exist; by creating a better, more timely public transit system that connects cities and population centers across the state instead of building more highways. We need forests in the suburbs. We need all of our riparian borders to be protected.
I appreciate all you have done for our state and all that you have done for our environment. I hope that we can talk about the paradigm shift one day in the future. Until then I am putting my shoulder to the wheel.
Have a Beautiful Day,
Davey Rogner ;)
University of Maryland, College Park
Environmental Restoration and Management Major
Environmental Affairs Liaison for the SGA
Member of Lonely are the Brave
5.06.2009
5.05.2009
Sailin' On
Greetings fans, friends, family, and anyone else who this concerns who may not fall into any of those categories. This is Devin McKnight reporting live from Colesville, MD updating the public about my future plans. For all of you who do not know yet, I have chosen to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston next fall to study music. It's a four year program so I guess that means I'm a Bostonian for a while. Unfortunately this will pull me away from a consistent union with my comrades Henry, Davey, Brendan, and Sam.
As the weeks carry on, it has not yet hit me how this will feel when August comes around and I have to say good bye to so many awesome friends and the beautiful music scene we've built here. I am envisioning a swift blow to my gut followed by a shuddering lower lip and about 15 minutes of tears. Hopefully I will be in the company of loved ones (**hint: going away party... at Davey and Anjali's).
Thank you An Aria, Dark City, The Scare, Escape Artist, The Lost Tourists (*tear), Age Sixteen, North America (**tear), and any one else who I've missed. Just a few years ago none of these bands were playing shows together and the collection of faces I see in the crowds at every show have developed into something that is really special to me, and I'll never forget this.
I hope that everyone knows that from our end we have put our heart and souls into what you see at our shows. Every song you hear us play, every t-shirt you wear, every cd you pop into your car stereo came from a very special place.... MY BASEMENT.... And several other basements as well. We stay up til all hours of the night, argue with one another at practice and in the studio, argue with Kinko's employees, skip school and work (the list goes on) in order to make sure we get this thing right for you all and for ourselves. I mean "what's a song without sacrifice?" And seriously nothing makes me happier than to see bammas crowd surfing in a seafood restaurant for us. It really is a wonderful sight.
Thanks everyone for the memories and for rockin out hard for us. LATB will still be in effect while I am gone in another form. We will also be setting up shows in and out the area when I'm free on breaks. All is not lost, and if it is, you fuckers better come to our shows in the next 5 months. Combat Rap (our full length) is sounding incredible. I can't wait for everyone to hear what we've been working on all year. Get ready for some unabashed hype and advertising. It's gonna be sweet.
In conclusion I leave you with these words:
"And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!" Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!"
--Bill Pullman President of the United States circa 1995... Beautiful man.
Peace y'all. I look forward to playing for and with you all in the coming months.
Sincerely,
Devin
5.01.2009
Under Construction
Welcome to Combat Rap, the blog of D.C. area rock group Lonely are the Brave. This blog will serve as the home and jumpoff for LATB's internet division while we continue to construct our webpage www.lonelyarethebrave.net.
As you may know, Lonely are the Brave is currently working on their first full-length album Combat Rap. We are done with the instrumental tracks and are waiting to complete some of the vocals. Once the initial mix is done, we'll sit down and listen for a couple weeks to see what finishing touches are needed.
We are all excited for this album and think it will be real fun for everyone to listen to.
Stay tuned for a track list and release date. The release show/party is going to be off the chain!
As you may know, Lonely are the Brave is currently working on their first full-length album Combat Rap. We are done with the instrumental tracks and are waiting to complete some of the vocals. Once the initial mix is done, we'll sit down and listen for a couple weeks to see what finishing touches are needed.
We are all excited for this album and think it will be real fun for everyone to listen to.
Stay tuned for a track list and release date. The release show/party is going to be off the chain!
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