12 July 2008 - Ventura Theater

Countless Hours officially has another show under their belt, and congratulations to Tyler for a successful first show ever!

Big ups to John and SoCal Musician for booking this one.

I had been told in the days leading up to the show that this was going to be an epic one. Let me tell you, I was not disappointed. The boys HEADLINED it.

In the absence of dear Janaye, I stood in our usual spot front-center and tried to rock out twice as hard, channeling her spirit. Hopefully I did her proud.

As for Countless Hours, they rocked harder, sounded better, and from what I saw last night, I know for a fact that they are only going to improve. Of course, there were a few rough spots here and there due to some new additions and some "environmental issues", but Ryan, Aaron, Tyler, Bob and Hunter handled it like true pros and these rough spots hardly affected the show as a whole. Overall, it was definitely their most enjoyable performance yet! They even got some compliments from the Ventura Theater sound guys *le gasp!*. Friends, Fans and Band Members alike all walked out happily that night.

OH! One more thing. It was a tasty surprise when they didn't end with Second Chances (formerly known as All In) like before, but instead closed their set with a new one! The new song is called Never Change and features a dual guitar solo. Yes indeedy, Tyler gets one and then Aaron gets one. Not gonna lie, I peed a little when that happened.

And of course, can't wait to hear the finished product of their upcoming EP. Which, I've been told, is shaping up really well.

If you missed this one, don't worry, you'll make it to the next one!

Looking forward to the future.
-RC

SETLIST:
1] Countless Hours
2] Just Coincidence
3] No More
4] Slither
5] Second Chances
6] Never Change

PHOTO:
Newbie mistake, Rosalie forgot her camera. If you took any pictures with yours, send 'em my way!

VIDEO:
No video. The video we received was pretty crappy. Oh well.

P.S. Have you heard Just Coincidence (rough cut) yet?!? If not, check it out! The boys are open to constructive criticism that you can leave for them on their myspace blog.

P.P.S. Vote on flashrock. Duh.

WELL!? If you were there, what did you think?
Let the boys know directly on the myspace.

25 April 2009- Rock City Studios

ROCK CITY STUDIOS- FRIDAY, APRIL 25

Well now, on Friday, Countless Hours played alongside The Atrocities and Cupcake. Big shout out to John from SoCal Musician for setting up the show!

Beforehand, Hunter and I were at Aaron's place, and the two of them were fooling around with some chord progressions, etc etc. Aaron is fiddling with some John Petrucci stuff currently. The two of them figured out some really cool sounding guitar stuff, so listen for a new song.

The show was great; all of the Cupcake fans were wonderful, so props to you guys for clapping along and staying for the set.
Look for a benefit concert and battle of the bands coming up, as well as some other neat things.

Hasta Luego!
-J

P.S. Don't forget to vote on Flashrock!
P.P.S. Could there be a Paramore cover on the horizon?
P.P.P.S. Ryan's beloved mic, Thor, has been kidnapped! Oh no!



SETLIST:
1) Countless Hours [Dedicated to Cody J. Murphy]
2) Just Coincidence
3) No More
4) Recurrence
5) Slither
6) All In

PHOTOS:
I'm waiting for Ryan to upload them. Give it a few days B)

12 April 2008- VENTURA THEATER

For all those who missed the show, you missed out! And for all those who made it, you witnessed the first ever Countless Hours show, and I'm pretty sure you were all damn impressed.
Last night was a birthday celebration for Ryan "Picnic" Metier. Yes, it is true. Ryan is finally 18, so the guys hired a professional photographer and a professional to take video for the show. They captured the whole set, and I'll have some of that available for you guys soon.
Anyways, CH rocked the house.... even if the crowd was a majority of skinheads/punks, the front barricade was filled with friends and fans [and yours truely got in trouble for headbanging too hard, hah hah...].

Happy Birthday, Picnic!
Great job last night, CH!

Cheers,
-J

p.s. vote on flashrock!

SETLIST:
1) Countless Hours
2) Just Coincidence
3) No More
4) Recurrence
5) Slither
6) All In

PHOTOS:

VIDEO:
Unfortunately, the computer the video was stored on crashed, and the guy who took the video didn't have a backup ]: Bummer! But the band is getting their money back, no worries!

10 Feb 2008- Listening Party

A more bomb time has not been had.
Tonight, Countless Hours performed their new songs for the first time ever. This was the first time I had even heard these, so this was a big fucking deal.
There were probably ten people there, besides the band [feel totally blessed if you were there; this is going down in history] and our job was to listen to the songs, and decide which one would make the best single.
It was a five song set, and I only know the names of four of them:
Together, Called By Force, Full Force, and Lost Again.
I actually have all of Picnic's lyric notes here, and i think the fifth one was Remember, so scratch that. I jacked the lyrics off the table at the end of the night. Unfortunately, I have to return them tomorrow, but hey, anything to make the blog more legit. I'll scan them and post them up later, once I get his permission.
Note: Picnic is the nickname of Ryan Metier. Maybe I'll post a blog about how he got that nickname. You could always ask him. Anyways, he has really messy writing. There was a rendition of "Solo" and "Slither", just for old time's sake. They actually played "Slither" in a more metal fashion... Ryan left the room, Hunter took over vocals, Mitch Feldmann came out on drums, and people didn't know wtf was going on. Brilliant.
People went to Tony's Pizza afterwards. Hunter, Aaron, and I [well, more of them than me] cleaned up and put all the gear away. I actually came home. I'll lie and tell you it was to write this.
So. They have a single in mind to record, and that's going to happen relatively soon. I'll keep everyone updated as to what's going down. After all, that's what I'm here for.

-JElizabeth [Headbanger Extraordinaire]

09 Feb 2008- Promotional Photo Shoot

The only people I would ever get out of bed for at 7:50 in the morning are my boys in Countless Hours.
Bob, Aaron, and Hunter called me, and told me to get out of bed. I was being kidnapped two hours earlier than planned. I get out the door by 8:00AM and we get ourselves energy drinks at Albertson's. Hunter gave up "caffeinated beverages" for lent. He really loves Jesus, this guy needs two Monster in the morning to get to ASB on time.
Anyways.
We dilly dally around Aaron's house, and I get to do hair and pick outfits. Aaron actually picked his own clothes, I just added the necklace, which is his sister's london coin. Thank you, Katie.
By 10:oo, we leave for the Ventura Pier.
Note: It is the most gorgeous california winter day ever. A sweet seventy degrees, and I'm with my favorite band in the world at the beach. Nothing really beats this.
We leave the pier around twelve and get ourselves some Habit. Bob Lamm gets kudos for buying me french fries. Hunter takes us to the park by his house, and it is incredibly scenic. I mean, completely gorgeous. The pictures turned out great. And we all had a totally bomb time.

Check out their favourites here.
Check out my favourites here.

Cheers,
JElizabeth. [Photographer Extraordinaire]