Thank you

We are now fully recovered from our short trip down the east coast. It's nice to be back in Brooklyn but we certainly miss the chili fries at the waffle house. Outside of a sixteen hour trip from Nashville in a tin can with no air conditioning things could not have went smoother. We met some great new people and re-connected with some old friends all of whom were incredibly generous. The band and I would like to personally thank the following people for their support and hospitality. Without you this would not have been possible.

Here goes :

Michelle, Curt, Mary, Kristen, Bryan, Timmy, Jess, Matt, Scott, Marco, Luva, Jim, Joe, Tom, Meg, Billie, Chris, Emily, Jay, Steph, George, Dave, Mooney Suzuki, Billy Block, Zoro, Mongo and Max.
Lastly, we would like to thank our manager / comedian / photographer / muse / all around amazing human being, Danny Lanzetta. His belief in the band is the lifeline for what we do and for that we are truly grateful. If your name is absent from the list than either you tried to sabotage us or I just forgot you. Sorry.


Upcoming shows:

August 20th
Mercy Lounge
Nashville, TN
http://www.mercylounge.com/

August 25th
The Trash Bar
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.thetrashbar.com/
With special guests Steph and The Good Problems

Nearing the end

Well we only have one show left. We made the long journey through the night from Wilmington, NC to Nashville, TN. Before we left the coast we took a quick dip in the vast Atlantic and rode a few waves. It was quite refreshing, not to mention a good bonding moment for the band. On our trip to Nashville we passed the famous "South Of The Border" hoping to get fireworks for Marc but everything was closed so we just took some silly pictures. Nashville is cool town with plenty of cowboy hats and boots. Tonight we wrap up the tour at The Cadilac Ranch. It should be a gooooood one. Thanks for following and we look forward to our return to the greatest city in the world. See you soon.

Today's shout-out goes to the most competitive Ms. Pac-Man player on the east coast, "Lauren Fortgang"
If you're lucky we'll see you at Artland tomorrow night.....

Love ya,
Chris

Wilmington pics and review

Check out this review we got from a local paper here in Wilmington. Thanks so much Bootleg Magazine


There was an illustration many years ago depicting a classroom with Bob Dylan in the front row and behind him sat a young Bruce Springsteen looking over his shoulder as if copying Dylan’s test answers. Behind Springsteen sat a spry John Mellencamp doing the same thing to Bruce. The illustration did much to explain the notion that a singer songwriter can be popular and sing of substance. Dylan begat many others, such as Tom Petty and Lucinda Williams. Brooklyn’s Chris Cubeta could be drawn into that classroom illustration if it were done today. Cubeta sings about life won and lost and the hearty day to day existence of it all on his second release, Faithful. Lyrics remark on common living much as Springsteen and Mellencamp did without slipping into the jaded regions of pop or corny choruses. Writing from the gut, and the heart, is something left to the singer songwriters at the moment, a way of making music that’s been lost to the backyard of popular music. One has to search for this type of clarity, this soulfulness. Eschewing stereotypes is not an easy thing to do these days. But Cubeta delivers a genuine record with passionate vocals that ache and sooth without overselling it. Faithful is an album rich in American heart and substance, dripping with working man earnestness and heartfelt vitality. It’s at once romantic and honest while pleasantly rugged. Cubeta sings of fondness for substance such as the best way to hear a song is on the radio (‘Me and the Radio’) that is a close cousin to ‘Summer of ‘69’. Lyrically he paints pictures of waitresses and talking heads that force many to seek solitude (‘Better Alone’) and broken souls that still want to mend only to shine again. The minor details drive the lyrics, building something even more resonant. For example, the smell of coffee and that hardwood shine, on ‘Clementine,’ a beautiful and sad lament about leaving someone behind after so many years together. There’s a lot of distance on this record, between individuals and between the self. ‘Downtime Dead’ is an achingly tender number that is short but exhibits self imposed loneliness. Cubeta is a soulful and modern interpretation of the aforementioned singer songwriters. He is rugged and truthful without having to go the route of making a record that has to suffer the fate of being merely a critic’s darling. To label Cubeta’s music pop-rock is frankly a disservice given the moniker denotes something disposable and synthetic. Faithful’s tracks are anything but sugar morsels for the cheap ear. It’s rock and roll in the singer songwriter vein.
Cubeta’s vocals are strong, recalling Kyf Brewer from early nineties rock band Company of Wolves and the undertones of Springsteen. Cubeta delivers middle American rock and roll without being overly cliché or territorial. Faithful is a record that will find its way into your foot, making it stomp and the insides that make you want to dance. –Brian Tucker

North Carolina

Okay so I missed a few days. Our stay in Raleigh was one of my favorites so far. Our good friend Marco and his wonderful girlfriend Luva put us up and even made us hot dogs and sausage on the grill on Thursday night. Jeff and Danny got some ink from Marco and we all bought a few souveniers at Luva's super cool shop, Southern Swank. The show at Slims was fun and we got a free case of PBR ! Special thanks to Joe and Jim from The Bleeding Hearts for booking us.

We are now in Wilmington, NC and we had our best show so far at Bela Festa opening up for Mooney Suzuki, a great band also from NYC. The acoustic show at The Folks Cafe was super intimate, if you know what I mean, but I got to take requests from a few of our biggest fans, Tom and Meg who have been a huge help to us down here. We are staying with our old pal Billie in her wonderfully comfortable house and are having a blast with her sweet doggie, Max.

Today we head to Nashville to wrap up the tour. Although I miss my girl and my bed, I am a bit sad that we are almost through with our journey. Things have gone so well and I have confirmed my belief that the road is a place for me. We hope to get back out as soon as possible and continue this quest for whatever it is we're looking for.

Thanks to all for your love and support.


Special shout out to Cher, Jenn and my nephew to be. We love and miss you,

Chris

Blog shoutout

We got a great shoutout from our friend James at Pop Headwound. Check it out here. Thanks for your continued support.

Richmond, VA

Well, we are halfway through the tour and we are still alive. The people we have met have been amazing and we are having a wonderful time. The shows have been good and we have only offended a few people. Not too bad considering how much we have been drinking (See picture of our friend Bryan below). Bryan was with us from NYC to Baltimore and we missed him last night in Richmond. We hope to see him soon, WHISKEY PLEASE !!!!!!! Hope you all are keeping up and we look forward to the next week or so. Special thanks to our new friend Chris and his girlfriend Beth for putting us up last night. They were wonderful hosts. Tonight we meet up with our old buddy Marco in Raleigh and we are going to see The Bleeding Hearts, a great band from Raleigh, NC. It should be a night of debauchery. See you tomorrow.

P.S. Sanchez, Tim and last but not least, Jess. We miss you !

Love,
CC and The LC

8x10 Show

Baltimore was amazing. We had a great show at the 8x10, the room was great and we even had a dressing room. Here are some pics.... Tonight we rock Richmond... Thanks to Matt and Scott for taking the train all the way from NYC and getting back today in time for work....

Love,
Chris