Friday, December 30, 2011

2011 in Retrospect

2011 has been busy for those of us in the Afterlife Parade camp.  We feel like we're closing this chapter with much behind us, and we're thankful for the journey.  More than that, we're grateful to everyone (our fans, our producers, our industry help) who has been such an integral part of launching this band.

Releasing both Death and Rebirth was not an easy task, and we were anxious to see how it would all be received; we're more than stunned by your response and overwhelmed by the support we've gotten so far.  Many of you who are reading this have filled our hearts with joy and put major smiles on our faces.  From reviews and placements to live shows and social media, we've enjoyed getting to know you when and where we have, hearing your stories, and learning how our stories intersect with yours.

We'd like to give major nods to LaFamos PR and Branding (for treating us like kings and for believing in our vision), The Music Bed, Sorted Noise, Brite Revolution, Lightning 100 (for making us a local lightning artist), Moetic (for using our music in such a way as to leave a few of us in tears...literally), Strangebird Media, Lemonade Magazine (for fantastic conversation, reviews, and a really sweet nomination), Kat Acott of The Sound Alarm (for being our very first review and a stellar person at that), The Ken Barry Agency, Jim Santorra, Sniper Rifle Music, Artists on Demand, the Tinshop Art Collective (we're looking forward to hanging out with you more very soon), anyone who has listened to our music and given us an honest review (we value your thoughts for sure), and our friends and families without whom we could not have done anything without!

For those of you who have started marching with us this year, our hearts are full of hope and gratitude because of you.  It is our goal and privelege to hopefully make you feel as much a part of this parade as we are.  We believe that 2012 will prove to be a fantastic year for us, and we have so much up our sleeves and in the works for you!  We hope you'll stick around to “see” and “hear” what happens. God bless you guys!

Cheers,

Afterlife Parade

Friday, December 23, 2011

Birmingham, Bottletree, and Seth Wood

Our good friend and photographer Seth Wood came with us to Birmingham, AL a few months back to document our travels and a show at Bottletree.  Here is a look!