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Press
Download our press kit here."If you can drive, fly, or swim there, don’t miss Points North...I promise you won’t be disappointed!"
Jade, Broadcast Asylum
"Eric is a great player and has a killer tone!!!"
Favored Nations recording artist Doug Doppler
"Points North is a driving melody of solid rock!"
Chris, KXFX 101.7 "The Fox" Santa Rosa, CA
News
Points North on KSVY Radio
Download the August 10 KSVY radio show featuring Points North live in the studio here!J.M. Berry, who hosts a show called "Sonoma Valley Music Scene" on Sonoma Valley's own KSVY radio, has graciously let us know that he will be adding Points North material to his song selections. The show airs Thursday nights from 8-10 PM Pacific Standard Time. If you aren't in the Sonoma Valley area, you can still listen to the show. There's a link in the bottom left hand corner of the KSVY home page:
www.ksvy.com
where you can stream the site live, and Podcasts are available here (though we haven't tried them out):
http://www.ksvy.org/Podcasts/Sonoma_Valley_Music_Scene.xml
You can also call the station at (707)933-9133 if you want to make a request... ;)
- February 1, 2007
2007 is shaping up to be a big year for Points North. Starting with a successful show at The Quarter Note in Sunnyvale with Horizon of Fire, we're looking to maintain a steady gig schedule and are looking at a late Spring release for the long-awaited (by us anyway!!!) first Points North CD. Watch for updates here and on our myspace, www.myspace.com/pointsnorthband. - September 19, 2006
After a bit of a quiet September, we'll be getting back out live, starting with our favorite haunt Time Out in Concord. They've been great to us, and we'll be getting to play a slightly longer set this time too, which we're looking forward to... also, for those of you on the East Coast, Eric will be appearing with Squalor, featuring Chris Harford, at the Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ, on Sept. 29 at 9 PM. - August 10, 2006
Points North in the studio on KSVY radio...Points North will be live in the studio on August 10 with J.M. Berry on the Sonoma Valley Music show. The show runs from 8-10 PM Pacfic Standard Time. We're not sure yet if it will just be an interview, or if we'll be able to play live - it's a VERY small room - but we'll be there...and KSVY streams the show live on their Web site for those of you not in the Sonoma Valley area. - July 12, 2006
We have a myspace page! www.myspace.com/pointsnorthband - June 30, 2006. Picking up steam...
There's lot happening in Points North land...recording continues on a full length CD. Drum tracks for 11 songs are complete, and we expect them all to end up on the CD. Damien's completed bass work for five songs, and pre-production work for guitars is under way as well. (Eric's note to self: I promise not to spend an inordinate amount of time obsessing about each note and guitar tone...) We hope to be done by the end of the summer. Email list subscribers will get prelease previews, and we'll be asking for feedback to help us turn out the best music we possibly can! We also have two more shows coming up - Time Out in Concord has asked us back after a successful debut, and we'll be playing our first show in the North Bay at Spancky's in Cotati. Check the Calendar for dates and times. Lastly, with much thanks to Rita Damore and Kevin's wife, Karen (a.k.a. Mango - you'll have to ask Kevin...), there are now two image galleries available in the Media section, from our first show and from the first recording sessions at Different Fur in San Francisco.
- May 28-29, 2006. Testing, one two, three...
We're starting to record a full length CD. We'll be doing ten songs, including remakes of the ones on the first demo. Recording will be taking place in several studios, starting with drums on the 28th and 29th. We expect the recording to take a couple of months to complete., but we'll be previewing songs and rough mixes to the mailing list members and soliciting feedback to help us make the best recording we can. - May 26, 2006. Our first gig!
9:00 PM at Time Out in Concord, CA. We're so excited to finally be bringing our music out into the world, and we hope all of you who attend enjoy the show! Visit www.timeoutconcord.com for details. - May 12, 2006. pointsnorth.band.com launches...
With special thanks to Ben Ashfield at partially.org for all of his hard work and assistance, and Debbie Thrasher from BZT Productions for logo and design and conceptual assistance.
