New Myspace Launch **Coming Soon!**

This Friday our Myspace page is going to get some much needed TLC thanks to our friends at The Otter Design.  It’s been several weeks in the making.  Make sure you check it out and let us know what you think! 

Other exciting news!  We’re getting a new line of merch to be available for our upcoming festivals this summer, so make sure you get yourself to Joyful Noise, Sonshine, Higher Ground, and Lifelight to see what it is!

Hottest Show Ever!

Our show at Awake the Lakes in Alexandria  this weekend wins the prize for our hottest show ever!  Not only was it the warmest day of the year on Saturday, but also one of the longest sets we’ve had to play (an hour and a half).  I think we were all regretting wearing black pants.  On top of that, the sun was setting right in our faces, and we were all sweating so much that the guitars and keys were dirty and slippery. 

With that said, it was a show to remember!  We had a great crowd who stayed for the whole show despite the fact they were sitting out in the sun most of the time.  And the opening band was a great group of people. 

Hope to come back again soon, Alexandria!  But we just might have to wear shorts next time.

SHASTA BLVD at Joyful Noise Family Fest on 06/12/10

The Big Annoucement: We Took 3rd at the Battle!!!

We are proud to announce that SHASTA BLVD took 3rd place at the Battle of the Bands Finals at Club 3 Degrees!  In case you weren’t there to see us play, we’ll tell you a little bit about the night.  We played the first night of the tournamentwith 4 other bands; Boiling Point, Fades Away, These Hearts, and Tranz4merz.  The tournament ended with 5 bands playing on Saturday night; Blank Page Empire, Mark This Day, Bright Light Parade, Love Out Loud, and Hyland. 

The competition was good, but we put on the best show of our lives, according to our fans that were able to make it.  We sound checked to “If You’re Happy and You Know It”.  We were the second band to play of the night and we had only 20 minutes to impress the judges.  Apparently it worked because we were the first band called up on stage when they announced the finalists!  It was so nerve-racking waiting to hear if we’d made it or not, and the most awesome feeling when we found out we placed!  We were the only band who played the first night of the tourney to place, which felt really good.  We won some great prizes for getting 3rd place including 30 hours recording time, graphic design and marketing packaging, spa treatment, gift cards, and best of all spots to play at Sonshine, WOW Fest (which we are already playing), and LifeLight!  So make sure you come see us play at these this summer!  Second place went to Love Out Loud, and Hyland won the tournament.

Although we feel really blessed to get 3rd place, the highlight of the tournament was when one of the judges, Amy Wolter, a performance coach with Tom Jackson studios, came up to us and said “In my eyes, you won.”  It doesn’t get any better than that!

We can’t thank our fans enough for coming out and supporting us Friday night and for singing along.  We couldn’t have done it without you!

Shasta Blvd. at Benson Area Ministry(BAM) on 06/04/10

Club 3 FINALS Date!

Come support SHASTA BLVD at the 2010 Club 3 Battle of the Bands FINALS!  We are playing Friday, April 16th.  Come support us!  It’s going to be an unbelievable show!

FINALS are held at Club 3 in Downtown Minneapolis.  Doors open at 6:30 pm.  Music starts at 7:00.  Tickets are $10 at the door or $15 in advance for both nights (April 16th and 17th).  Buy advance tickets online.

The following bands will be playing in the finals:

FRIDAY NIGHT:
Special Guest Performer – Saint Paul Saintz (2009 MT Winner)
Trans4merZ
Fades Away
Love Out Loud
SHASTA BLVD
Boiling Point

SATURDAY NIGHT:
Hyland
Bright Light Parade
These Hearts
Mark This Day
Blank Page Empire

FINALS JUDGES:
JIM WORTHEN: CFO/Vice President – Tooth & Nail Records, BEC, Solid
State Records
SHANE BOYD: President – Pure Tracking Radio Promotion
GUY MAHMARIAN: President – Vision Van Gogh, Manager – Children 18:3 (Tooth & Nail)
AMY WOLTER: Live Performance Coach, Live Music Producer – Tom Jackson Productions
TONY SHORE: Music Journalist, Marketing & Account Manager – Litho Express / Print Craft
RICH LEONE: Owner – Fuzzy Slippers Studios
DAN WYNIA: Director of Concerts & Major Events – KTIS/Northwestern Media
JULIE KLINGER: Festival Director – LifeLight Festival / LifeLight Tours
HEATH HOLLENSBE: Director of Booking – Reach Records

Friday, April 16 & Saturday, April 17

$10 cover each night or $15 for both nights (advance purchases only)

It’s Official: Club 3 Finals, Here We Come!

We just received word that we made it into the Club 3 Degrees Finals again this year!  We are really excited to have made it to the finals again with such a great group of other bands.  We’re planning on making a few changes to some of our songs for the finals and also adding a few new things to our show, so you’re not going to want to miss it!  Also, make sure you support the Wild Card bands that are playing March 27th to try and win a spot in the finals.  Some of our favorite fellow bands will be playing in the Wild Card: ARMS (A Romance More Sacred) and Boiling Point.  We are hoping they will get a spot in the finals so we can play with them again.  Either way it’s going to be a great end to the 2010 Battle and we’re hoping to see you there!

New Song at BAM on March 13th

We’ll be playing a brand new song at our 8 pm show at BAM in Benson tomorrow night.  Rog will be the lead vocals on this one.  Hope we’ll see you there!

Club 3 Battle Update

Round 3 at Club 3’s Tournament on Tour was incredible! We were the 3rd band to play out of five, including Boiling Point and ARMS (love those guys!)   The competition was definitely better than the previous rounds, but thanks to all of our fans’ support, we were able to win the night!  We also did something a little different than usual: We did a surprise debut of our song “Johnny Appleseed”.  If you weren’t there, you missed it!  But we will most likely be heading to the finals the weekend of April 16th and 17th, so mark your calendars!  Come hang out with us and cheer us on!