The home-stretch

Hello everyone. So we’ve basically done all the damage we can do tearing up New York and surrounding New England areas. Tonight for Halloween we have the night off for one last shebang here in the big city, and tomorrow we make our way back to the south, starting of with a show in Harrisonburg, VA with Astronautalis. 

CMJ was a blast as well as Boston and Providence. We’d like to thank our best friends in the world for housing us for over a week, feeding us, and making sure we are having a good time in NY. My pockets are empty, but all was worth it for the good times we have had thanks to our friends. Here’s a few pictures from the last week:

Piano’s, NYC.

Inside Piano’s.

Jackson Falco.

Ron SicDon.

Hangin’.

Singin’.

Doing what we do best.

 

Stay tuned for halloween pictures, and updates on how you can download our new e.p. online!

-Adam

New York, New York.

With the madness of CMJ, we’ve had quite a bit of extra time to hang out with our best of friends. Here’s a silly video of us all trying to hail cabs at once.

and don’t forget we’ll be at Piano’s in the lower east side this Sunday. So come!
-Adam

Meet the Gazelles.

Alright guys. We’ve made it to New York for CMJ! We’re all more broke than you can imagine, but at least we’re here. So with that said here’s some pictures of the 2008 Gazelles tour team:

Here’s the Gazelles tour business desk. 95% of our shows are booked through these machines.

Behind every great touring band, theres a King. This is Lonestar Lanter. Without his tender love and care, the wheels of our urban suburban would probably not be turning.

This is Rashell Shottenheimer. She plays the keys for Gazelles, and now has bangs.

Meet Jackson Falco. He plays drums and snores a lot.

Donald. Ronald. Prince Valiant. The Bear. In his finest. Bass guitar, smallest pants, yet worst farts of the tour.

Adam Tyler Beretta. I don’t do anything in this band.

This is AK. Shes our manager/tour manager. Along with Lonestar Lanter, these too head the New York hub headquarters of Gazelles.

AK. Ronald McDonald. Ronald SicDonald.

Believe it or not, but he’s actually asleep.

At this bar bathroom, you can hold hands with your significant other while you both poop! Chicago, IL.

So thats what Gazelles looks like as of right now. Stay tuned for a huge video update with CMJ shit from New York and more pictures! Feel free to send us notes while we’re on the road.

-Adam

New dates added.

We’ve added a few last minute dates on our tour. Hopefully more will come in the future:

Oct. 29th – Fontana’s NYC, NY
Nov. 1st – Narnia w/ Astronautalis HARRISONBURG, VA
Nov. 10th – Tasty World ATHENS, GA

Come see us!

-Adam

Dallas Observer article.

Hey guys, we got a write up in the Dallas Observer this week:

Gazelles frontman Adam Bertholdi remembers The Beach Boys always being present on his family’s home stereo. He remembers running and dancing around the living room couch with his younger brother, and when his family would take to the road, The Beach Boys’ music would be on in the car too.

“They were all we listened to,” Bertholdi says.

It’s no surprise, then, that Bertholdi’s music with the Denton-based Gazelles seems pretty heavily influenced by The Beach Boys. And though Bertholdi agrees that The Beach Boys’ music made an impression on him, he disagrees when asked if he feels there are any comparisons between the two bands’ sonic stylings.

“I personally don’t think we sound like The Beach Boys,” he says. “But they were a huge influence on me, musically, and certainly for all the other members in the band as well.”

He’s right to an extent. Listening to a Gazelles song, you wouldn’t think, “Hey, this sounds just like The Beach Boys!” But you might notice that the poppy sing-along songs are just as safe and accessible as the Boys’—kinda like something you’d listen to while at the beach or bouncing around your parents’ living room.

“We’re writing fairly simplistic pop songs that people will hopefully like and connect with,” Bertholdi explains. “I remember hearing ‘God Only Knows’ as a kid and not having any idea what the song was about. But the music created a certain feeling, and I get the same feeling I felt back then when listening to it now. I was very connected with the emotion of the sound of the music.

“I think we try to create that, in a way, with our songs, though [our songs are] nowhere near as complex as the Beach Boys’.”

Last week, Gazelles self-released a new four-song EP—its third since forming in 2005. Recently, the band posted the songs on its MySpace page, and though the EP was available for purchase at the band’s show this past Sunday at Hailey’s, the official CD release party will have to wait until mid-November when the band returns from touring the East Coast and playing the CMJ Music Marathon.

The release is more of the same from the catchy, poppy group, and for good reason, the band is quite proud of the songs.

“This EP, this time,” Bertholdi says, “I feel like we are starting to really become who we are as a band. These songs sound like, well, they sound like Gazelles.”

And if Gazelles sounds a little bit like The Beach Boys—whether or not Bertholdi wants to admit it—that’s OK too.

Taken from http://www.dallasobserver.com/2008-10-16/music/gazelles-beach-boys-influence-runs-deep
We’re in Chicago at the moment. Stay tuned for a big update from the road.

-Adam

Bout to head out.

Hey guys we’re leaving on tour on Monday. Want us to play your town along the way? Let us know! Check out these dates:

Oct 12 2008 Hailey’s Denton, Texas
Oct 13 2008 The Conservatory Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oct 15 2008 The Outland Springfield, Missouri
Oct 16 2008 Ronny’s Chicago, Illinois
Oct 18 2008 The 1511 Indianapolis, Indiana
Oct 19 2008 709 Railroad Street Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Oct 20 2008 Raven Lounge Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 26 2008 Piano’s New York, New York
Oct 27 2008 Cat’s Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 28 2008 Midway Cafe Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 30 2008 Rehab New York, New York
Oct 31 2008 TBA New York, New York
Nov 2 2008 Red & Black Bar Washington DC
Nov 5 2008 Snug Harbor Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 6 2008 Trenton Music Hall Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 8 2008 Stardust Orlando, Florida
Nov 13 2008 Music City Bar Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 14 2008 TBA Little Rock, Arkansas
Nov 15 2008 Regeneration Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Nov 16 2008 TBA Denton, TX

Don’t forget! CD RELEASE SHOW THIS SUNDAY IN DENTON. BRING THE LOLCAT FLIER BELOW, GET THE EP FOR FREE!

Stay tuned.
-Adam

Want our new E.P. for free???

Easy as apple pie.
1. Come to our E.P. Release Tour Kick-off show Oct. 12th with Say Hi at Hailey’s in Denton, TX.
2. Print this out and bring it to our merch table:

(URL:http://i34.tinypic.com/28aq7sx.jpg)
3. Tell one of us how handsome/pretty we are.
4. Consider buying a shirt. or buying us a drink.

And….boom. You will get our new self-titled E.P. for FREE. Thats right, FREE. This will be limited to the 1st 50 people that bring us this coupon, so get there early. WE PLAY FIRST AS WELL. So get there before 9PM. Feel free to resize the image coupon, copy, or whatever you need to do. Just make sure you have some form of it to give to us. You can re-post the image on myspace too if you want. Bring your friends! Bring your mom! Bring your pet cats! Whoever, just be there!

-Adam

Open dates.

Hello peoples. We’re having some trouble on these dates for our tour. Want us to play in your town? Do you know anyone that can help us out? We’ll play anywhere. Check it:

OCT. 14TH – LAWRENCE, KS
OCT. 19TH – CLEVELAND, OH OR PITTSBURGH, PA
OCT. 27TH – PROVIDENCE, RI
OCT. 29TH – BOSTON, MA
OCT. 30TH – ALBANY, NY
NOV. 3RD – VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

Any help is greatly appreciated.
So. Album release show. Oct. 12th at Hailey’s in Denton. This will be the last time you see us for a month and a half because we will be touring to CMJ Music Marathon in New York to promote our new E.P. We’re playing with national touring act Say Hi. Keep checking back to see how you can get our E.P. FOR FREE at this show. Thats right we will be giving it away for FREE this night only. There will be a small catch, which we will talk about soon. Thats all for now. Keep coming to this thing!

-Adam

XCW this Saturday

We have a show this Saturday Sept. 27th in Denton. Its gonna be a fun one. XCW, ton of bands, BYOB, and its cheap. Can’t beat that. Come have fun.

Artwork is done.

Yes, yes, yes. This is the new artwork for our new self-titled e.p. Pretty baller eh? eh? Thanks to J. Faries for the sweet arrangement. Said e.p. is tentatively scheduled to come out Oct. 10th. So stay tuned for more information on that. Lately we’ve just been gearing up for this cd release and..and… our 2008 (Easy East) East Coast tour coming to you this fall. To find the latest dates and to hear the song “Idalou” from our new e.p., visit our myspace. http://myspace.com/gazelles. Chow.

-Adam