You Can Tunafish But You Can't Tunabus Andy 9/28/09

I'm on the emotional roller coaster of a lifetime. First, I was going to the Times Union Center to see WWE RAW and now I can't go. Then I could go and now I can't. Being a responsible adult is overrated. Thankfully I will be in a confined space with Mark for several hours tomorrow on our pilgrimage to VuDu Studios for another round of abuse. Thanks to everyone on the bus trip this weekend it was like two 12 cut pizzas.

Debbie - Monday Sept 28

So MEANYfest was this past Sat and it went GREAT. The bus down to NYC was a blast. We got down there and got to watch 3 other bands compete before we took the stage. Our fans were the loudest and the best. We had about 60 people come out to support us, and they were so loud it felt like there were 300 of them !!! We had a great show and even got to do an encore. The announcer said that in MEANYfest history, they've never "let" a band do an encore...but because people wouldn't stop chanting "TEN YEAR VAMP", they let us come back on to play an encore. It went really well. I also got to chat with a rep from Island / Def Jam, who said he was very impressed with our show, our fans AND our "Album Project". The night really couldn't have gone any better. We're DEF gonna do another bus trip to NYC real soon.

9-24-2009: Never Know on TV

Hey guys we are excited to let you know that our video for Never Know will be airing on IndiMusic TV on October 3rd at 2:00AM on WLNY 10/55 airing in NY, NJ and Ct available in 7 million homes. After airing our video will also be available for viewing on www.Indimusictv.com. Please watch and then go to www.Indimusictv.com to register and vote for our video.

9-23-2009 Mark

So Larkfest was last weekend. We had such a great time… the weather was beautiful and we finally had a chance to play for a ton of people who have never heard us. I’d like to consider our show successful because we sold over 100 CDs within 45 minutes of the end of our set. Later that night, we played at the Washington Armory during the Roller Derby games. It was fantastic playing on such a huge stage (if any band was made to play huge, stadium sized stages, it’s us!)

So Larkfest went pretty smoothly… excluding Andy and Greg almost getting towed from their “Artist Parking” spots, Billy’s wife and newborn getting shoved from in front of the stage, and Debbie’s guitar not making a sound for her solo intro of Say That You Made Love To Me. But it was nothing we couldn’t handle, and overall, it was a great day. I finally got to see the Erotics play… and to see them cover Pat Benetar and Scandal was priceless! They were awesome! It was great to see so many special people in the crowd wearing 10YV shirts - I wish we could play Larkfest every year, but it will probably be some time before we get to go back. Thanks Lark Street and thanks WEQX!

Watch our website for photos and videos from the show.

09/16/09 Andy: COME N GITYA SUM-O-THIS

Jesus this has taken me forever to write. Mark mentioned to me the idea of writing up some of my musical influences and it turned into a research paper. I felt like I needed to type up every single major musical event I could recall but realized that would be incredibly dull. But something really cool came out of this. I thought long and hard about music and what it's done for me. I have so many great memories attached to this list……..it reads like the story of my life. I could spend forever talking about all of this great music so here is the short list
Beastie Boys-Licensed To Ill
Black Flag- Damaged
Boston
Boysetsfire-After The Eulogy
Candiria-300 Percent Density
Cannibal Corpse-Vile
Cave In-Beyond Hypothermia
Charlie Parker
Converge-When Forever Comes Crashing
Corrosion Of Conformity-Blind
Crowbar-Time Heals Nothing
Death-Human
Def Leppard-Hysetria
The Dillinger Escape Plan-Calculating Infinity
Down-Nola
Dr. Dre
Earth Crisis-Destroy The Machines
Earth Wind & Fire
Eric Johnson-Ah Via Musician
Exodus-Force Of Habit
Extreme-3 Sides To Every Story
Fight-War Of Words
Fireside-Do Not Tailgate
George Duke
Godflesh-Songs Of Love And Hate
Gravediggaz-6 Feet Deep
Guns N’ Roses-Appetite For Destruction
Hatebreed-Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire
Helmet-Betty
Herbie Hancock-Man Child
In Flames-Colony
James Brown
Jeff Beck-Blow By Blow
Jimi Hendrix-Band Of Gypsy
Joe Satriani-Surfing With The Alien
John Coltrane-Blue Train
John Scofield-Pick Hits
Judas Priest
Life Of Agony-River Runs Red
Living Colour-Stain
Mahavishnu Orchestra-Birds Of Fire
The Mars Volta
Megadeth-Peace Sells But Who’s Buying
Mattias la Eklundh-Freak Guitar
Meshuggah-Destroy Erase Improve
Metallica-Master Of Puppets
Miles Davis
Mos Def-The New Danger
Motley Crue-Girls, Girls, Girls
Nailbomb-Point Blank
NeurosisThrough Silver In Blood
Obituary-World Demise
Overkill-Horrorscope
Ozzy
Ornette Coleman-The Shape Of Jazz To Come
Pantera-Vulgar Display Of Power
Poison-Look What The Cat Dragged In
The Police
Primus-Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
Prince-Purple Rain
Pro Pain-The Truth Hurts
Prong-Cleansing
Public Enemy-It Takes A Nation
Quicksand-Slip
Refused-The Shape Of Punk To Come
Rollins Band -Weight
The Roots
Run DMC-Rasing Hell
RZA
Sepultura-Arise
Sick Of It All-Scratch The Surface
Slayer-Live Undead
Sly & The Family Stone
Snapcase-Progression Through Unlearning
Suffication-Pierced From Within
Testament-The New Order
Tool-Opiate
Toto-Toto IV
The Used
Van Halen
Vison Of Disorder
Wes Montgomery-Full House
Winger
Wu-Tang Clan-36 Chambers

Greg 9-16-09: "I'm going to do this..at loud volumes..in public..until I die..no matter what"

My Name is Gregory Nash,I reside in upstate New York. Over the years I've played in a very wide variety of bands, each with different styles and influences. This experience has led to a unique approach to the drumkit and to playing music in general. Among the artists I've recorded and toured with are Jeanne French(CBS), Soul Session, and Sirsy. I am currently the full time drummer for Ten Year Vamp, a popular female fronted modern rock band that tours the East Coast and Northeast constantly. We just released our debut CD and I'm incredibly proud of it. Playing with such talented musicians has also given me the opportunity to share the stage with such acts as Cheap Trick, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Paramore, Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Junior Walker, Susan Tedesci, John Waite and many others. I am also set to release an E.P for my original band THE PAIN, featuring Leo Curley of Biohazard on guitar and Bob Horvath on bass.

It took me years of playing many different styles and "driving the bus" for bands that span the genre spectrum. I am a hard rock drummer and always have been, this was solidified on my 8th birthday when I received the spectacularly packaged 'KISS Alive 2'. From the moment I heard the roar of the crowd and the opening chords of 'Detroit Rock City' it was clear what I needed to do with my life. I have worked a plethora of odd jobs; kitchen, painting, janitorial, ect all to fuel my true passion, playing and creating music. I would play with any band, anytime, anywhere. I've played in soul, jazz, metal, funk, reggae, alternative, folk, pop, blues, thrash, country, and of course rock bands, and I believe every drummer should try to experience playing as many styles as they can. That gives you the chance to apply these aspects to your own playing and help make your drumming more unique, thus making it truly YOUR OWN style.

Eventually I landed in a spot in which I can utilize all of my experience and concentrate it to my true niche and love; hard rock.I've been playing for 17 years and I've never been playing better, I have more passion than ever before. I've passed up incredible employment opportunities and financial advancements in order to stay loyal to my dreams of being a successful musician, I'm more driven than ever before because as I age I get to apply all the things I've learned over the years, and I'm surrounded by incredible and respectful musicians. I cannot stress how important it is to play with the RIGHT people, both musically and socially. If you are in a negative or limiting situation, with stagnant, dead-weight players, run, don't walk to a more positive situation.

To fill up my empty calendar dates I put together and play with tributes, to honor and recognize how much these bands influenced my life and career. I'm the drummer for tributes to Aerosmith, Kiss,Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Led Zeppelin.

Over the summer of '08 I performed a series of dates on Van's Warped Tour with Blase Debris(Altercation records) which resulted in a full endorsement from Shine Custom drums and Stagg cymbals, (these cymbals are incredible, check em out) I also teach and can be found hosting the weekly open-mic night in my hometown of Colonie New York, when I'm not on the road with TEN YEAR VAMP or THE PAIN.

The main point I'm trying to convey is that if you love what you do and you have passion for playing music, don't let anyone or anything stand in your way, whether I'm rich or poor I will always have my music and creativity, the drumset provides an endless world of possibilities and can be an incredible source of comfort and inspiration. The only place I truly feel at home is behind the kit, and I would't give it up for anything in the world. As Nikka Costa, one of my favorite artists simply puts it "KEEP ON PUSHIN'"

"Gregory Nash's track record speaks for itself... endlessly versatile, contagiously dynamic, his unorthodox technical approach gives a mesmerizing weight to the staggering chops that have become his calling card. Watching Nash go to work on a 4-piece kit is like watching a decon foreman testing his equipment in preparation for the destruction of a sports arena. Gloriously inglorious." -Bill Ketzer, Metroland

D - Sept 16

Not sure if any of you read our "what's new page", but Ten Year Vamp entered the Australian Indie charts at #16, and we're now ranked #3. That's freaking great !!!! The CD has been selling amazingly, and everyone seems to love it. If you don't have a copy of our CD yet...go to www.dontactlikeyouknowme.com and buy it. If you don't have plans for THIS SATURDAY (Sept 19th), come see us at Larkfest. We'll be opening for MOBY. We go on around 1pm, on the Madison Ave stage. AND...if you really want to TRY and keep up with us, we have a second show the same day, 3 blocks down...at the Armory. I'm THRILLED to play the Armory. I saw 2 of my favorite bands there....Paramore and Jimmy Eat World. So it's gonna be cool to play the same venue : ) There's still a few more seats on the bus to NYC for next weekend. In case you don't know, we're a "Special Guest" at this year's MEANYfest in NYC(Musicians and Emerging Artists in NY). A few years ago the "Special Guest" was Halestorm...and now they're signed to Atlantic. So come see us kick some NYC ass !!!

Boats & Larkfest - Albany NY & Johnstown NY

This is a ‘Billy Fuccillo’ HUGE week for us.
4 show in 3 days.
Thursday night, we’re playing on the Dutch Apple Cruise boat leaving Albany at 7pm sharp. This is our first ever boat show, so we’re not sure what to expect. It will be a very different and intimate performance from us. Tickets are still available and you can get them at the boat before we depart.
http://dutchapplecruises.com for directions and info.
Friday night we’re at Patricia’s in Johnstown NY. It will be a CD release party for us out there and we’re coming armed with tons of songs we’ve never played out that way!

Saturday, we’re finally playing Larkfest. After years of trying to get on the bill, we’re finally going to hit one of their main stages. We’ll be on the stage at Lark & Madison. We start at 1pm with a pretty cool 2 person intro, so don’t miss it. Hang out with us afterwards… we’ll be handing out all sorts of cool 10YV stuff including some pretty cool “never released” 10YV posters!

Then you’ll have about 4 hours to walk down to the other side of Lark Street, catching Bell X1 and Moby along the way. Head on into the Washington Armory for the first game of the women’s roller derby 2009 season! We’re putting on a full 1 hour set inside before the game, plus some fun stuff in-between rounds, or periods, or sets… or what-cha-ma-call-it - Anyway, we hear these games are killer and tons of fun, so come on out. We may even be recording the show for a special release.

As for new CD release news, we’re getting tons of great responses from all over the world. In Austrailia, the new album is currently at #3 of an independent music chart. See here: http://www.whotune.com/#page=top20

If you’re interested in seeing what else is out there, stop by the FIND US page on our website and click a few links! http://www.tenyearvamp.com/find_us.html We’re still trying hard to catch up with updating them all!

Watch the What’s New page of our website for all the latest places to find us!
Next week, we’ve got a CD Release show in Schenectady at one of our favorite places to play, the Last Resort. And then on Saturday we’re taking another “soon to be famous” bus trip to NYC. We’ve haven’t done one of these in a long while and we can’t wait. We’ve still got about 10 seats left on the bus if you want to go, reserve your spot asap. We’ll be leaving Crossgates Commons around 4pm, and yes, the entire band will be on the bus. The show is at Crash Mansion in NYC, and the show is for MEANY FEST. This is a huge competition that includes somewhere around 400 bands. The last 2 times we entered, we ended up as finalists. They year, we’ve been invited as a special guest. We’ll be performing for the NYC music industry so please come out - we need your support! Reserve your spot on our website: http://store.tenyearvamp.com

And lastly… 2 more shows to plug this week. Our favorite drummer, Greg Nash, is hosting an Open Mic Night at the Fuller Roadhouse Grille TONIGHT (Wednesday) and on Saturday, he has a third show after we get done at the Washington Armory… He has a Black Sabbath tribute show, also at the Fuller Roadhouse Grille… show time for that one is 10pm.

9-7-2009: New Stuff

The CD has been selling well and we're getting great review from around the country! Also lots of new stuff up on the website... new photos in the Tour Scrapbook, our Show Calendar page has been updated with all of our current 2009 dates, and our Merchandise page has been updated with all our new t-shirts (except for the limited "classic rock" styles - those you can only get at shows). We also updated our Find Us page with some of the more important places around the Internet you can find us - check them out and leave them comments!

Be sure to stop by The Mothpod this week! The Mothpod is a great Indie music podcast, and the Mothman himself had a lot of great things to say about us. Go here to listen to it (we're first up!): http://www.mothpod.com Episode 152. We're also the Moth Pick Of The Week! :) "This is a fantastic album... An album you've got to check out" -Zack "The Mothman" Daggy. And be sure to leave him a comment or send him an email!

We also just started a new contest for anyone on the Street Team. Log in at ReverbNation.com for details. If you're not on the Street Team, and would like to be, go here for more info: http://www.tenyearvamp.com/join_us.html

And don't forget the big shows coming up (Just a few are listed below)::

Sept 17: Ten Year Vamp Booze Cruise (Get Tickets)

Sept 19: Larkfest 1:15pm on the Madison Ave. Stage

Sept 19: Washington Armory at 6pm - Opening Night for the Albany All-Stars Roller Derby!

Sept 26: MEANY FEST, Crash Mansion NYC 10pm

Oct 2: Hot Topic - Wilton Mall 6pm - Special Acoustic Show

Oct 17: Macy's - Colonine Center 11am - Special Acoustic Show

Oct 31: Halloween at Jillian's of Albany 10pm

Go to our Show Calendar page for all of the 2009 dates.

Albany & Plattsburgh Shows! + Bus & Boat Trip Info

Hey Everyone!
Sales of our new CD are going well, and requests are coming in from all over the world for promotional copies… and our music video just got selected for a National television program and Spike.com! We had a killer road-trip weekend last week… photos from the crazy party going on at the Black Bear in CT can be found here: http://www.blackbearsono.com/photos.php Special thanks to the Dale Miller Restaurant in Albany NY who fed us the most amazing meal after our show their last Wednesday night… we can’t wait to go back!

And if you haven’t heard about some of our big shows coming up… Thursday Sept 17 we’re playing on a big boat from the Dutch Apple Cruise lines in Albany NY. Boat leaves at 7pm. You can get tickets from the Show Calendar page on our website or at one of our shows this weekend!

September 19th is Larkfest 2009. We’re scheduled to play early… 1:15pm on the Madison Ave. stage. Come out to hear all of our new songs… and later that night, we’ll be at the other end of Lark Street in the Washington Armory for the opening day of Roller Derby season! We open up the festivities with a full 1 hour set at 6pm before the action takes place.

September 26th is MEANY FEST in NYC… We were finalists for 2 years straight in one of the country’s biggest Battle of the Bands… this year we were asked to headline… and showcase our new album for NYC’s music industry. We’re going down on a big Yankee Trails bus and there’s plenty of room to come with us. Actually, we’ve only got about 12 seats left so if you want to come along, go to our website asap to get tickets.

THIS FRIDAY, we’re home at the Bayou in Albany, and bringing 5 or 6 new songs that we’ve never played there before. SATURDAY is the last night of the season at the Naked Turtle in Plattsburgh NY and they’ve asked us back again to close things down for the Summer. This will certainly be the most crazy night of the Summer!

Don’t forget to go to our website and get yourself a few of our new albums!