http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rug/rug-needs-your-help-to-make-our-2nd-album
RUG has just launched our Kickstarter campaign in an effort to raise the funds necessary to record our 2nd album, and we need YOUR HELP! Please follow the link posted above to visit our Kickstarter page.
Cheers,
RUG
For the last year or so, RUG has been writing some new material that we are really excited about, and we are ready to get into the studio so that we can share this music wity YOU!
But we’ve hit one small roadblock. We’ve turned out our pockets and put some money together, but are a little short. Time in the studio, hiring engineers and printing an album isn’t cheap, so we’ve decided to start a Kickstarter fundraising campaign.
In a couple of days, we would like to post a link to our Kickstarter page that will show you exactly what Kickstarter and this campaign is all about. To make it easy, there will be a video that you can watch that will explain everything!
We really can’t thank you enough for all of the support that you have show us so far, and hope that you’ll continue to help us reach our goals in any way that you can – every little bit helps! Even if you can’t donate, you can help by forwarding this link to some other friends, sharing our video on Facebook, Tweeting to all of your followers or simply mentioning RUG and our fundraising campaign to ANYONE that you think might be interested.
Again, a HUGE thank you for all of your support!!
Cheers,
RUG
The Holiday season is upon us. Getting the band in the same room at the same time has proved a little difficult with the four of us in and out of town so often, but we are continuing to write in preparation for our upcoming trip to the studio.
We are going to need your help to make this new album happen, so keep posted for an exciting new opportunity to get involved!
Cheers,
Jon from RUG
So, our trip back to the studio is a little overdue, but we are finally making arrangements to start production on our second album. We’ve started preproduction and just have to put the finishing touches on a few songs to make sure that they are ready to bring to the studio. Exciting things are in the works, so stay tuned and keep posted for new RUG music!
Until then, head over to www.youtube.com/rugtheband to meet your RUG quota for the day…
Cheers,
Jon from RUG
This Sunday (9/25), RUG will be performing live and answering a few questions in the Club 92.7 studios! The show will air live and worldwide at 9PM – for more information, check out the CLUB 92.7 Website! To listen LIVE on Sunday night, go to the Beach 92.7 website and click the “Listen Live” tab at the top of the screen.
We will be playing some tracks from This Town Is Crowded and performing live. We hope you all can tune in to hear us chatting with host Terry Turner!
Cheers,
Jon from RUG
It’s Tuesday afternoon, and we’re still coming down from the high of Saturday night’s show at House of Blues. Boy, could we sure get used to that. We were greeted outside of the gate by HOB employees who insisted on helping us with our gear. Not necessary, but appreciated. Once we were settled backstage, we were given passes and encouraged to head upstairs to check out our digs for the night, a proper green room with free food, drinks and a case of beer. Not bad.
We hit the stage a few minutes before 9PM, and set up quickly and without trouble. The sound onstage was great, and, judging by the crowd reaction, it was just as good in the house. As we started our set, the famous HOB curtain opened up and C.L. rolled into our opening tune, “Leave It Up to Science,” as the house lights swelled from pitch black to a warm ambient glow. It was clear immediately that we had a pretty full house.
We finished our set about 35 minutes later to a healthy applause from 800 or so music lovers as the curtains closed on us. We left the stage and made our rounds, thanking everyone that had come out. We sold a few t-shirts and met a few new RUG fans. It’s going to be a little harder to play smaller clubs and bars after such a great experience, but things are moving forward. Hopefully you’ll be seeing us at more HOB locations around the country soon enough.
A HUGE thank you to our new friends in Plain Jane Automobile and SMB Project for a great night of music, and to everyone that came out on Saturday night. Your continued support means everything! Check us out at one of our other performances this month:
Sept 20th; The Mai Tai Bar – Daytona, Fl
Sept 21st; Firestone Tastes and Sounds of Downtown – Orlando, Fl
Cheers,
Jon from RUG
Still don’t have your FREE tickets to RUG’s show at the House of Blues? Fear not! There are still some available. All you need to do is email your address and how many tickets you need to rugbooking@gmail.com and we’ll drop them in the mail for ya!
Cheers,
Jon from RUG
RUG has been asked to join the Orlando Rocks! series at the HOUSE OF BLUES on September 10th. This show is a BIG step for RUG, and we hope you can all make it out.
This is an ALL AGES show, and tickets are FREE. To get your tickets, all you need to do is email us at rugbooking@gmail.com with your address and how many tickets you need, and we’ll drop them in the mail for you!
You can find all of the show details on Facebook by following this link: https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=265830530099613. See you there!
Cheers,
Jon from RUG
Last night’s show started a little earlier than most. RUG hit the stage at 9PM. This is, by the standards of most other shows, quite early. We are accustomed to a show time of 11PM or later, so it was quite nice to play a little earlier. The Social was nearly sold out, and the audience was attentive and enthusiastic – an added bonus. We played 3 or 4 new songs, and the reception was great. Our music is starting to take an interesting turn, and we are thrilled to hear that both our friends and new listeners really seem to like what we are doing.
A quick thank you to Sarah Conness and Asa from The Social for a smooth show. We are grateful to have friends that continue to support us – THANK YOU to EVERYONE that came out last night. We have some BIG news to announce later today, and are thrilled to share it with you!
Cheers,
Jon from RUG
So, after much lolly-gagging, beating around the bush, dawdling and dilly-dallying, we have received confirmation:
RUG will be performing at The Social with Say Never on August 5th.
We have $5 presale tickets, and would be happy to deliver them to anyone that wants one! Send us an email at rugtheband@gmail.com with how many tickets you need…
Cheers,
Jon from RUG
