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!