Groggie.com

Here’s what I’m currently working on in order to get the new version of Groggie.com up to speed. It is going to be a long aggravating process like it always is. I’ve neglected my site for so long that I’ve lost most of the daily traffic that I used to get, so I’ll be working [...]

We will be opening for Rev Theory at The Westcott Theater on Wednesday, November 18th at 7pm presented by 95X. Tickets are $12 at www.thewestcotttheater.com and Soundgarden in Downtown Syracuse.
Lineup:
Our 11th Hour
Feeding Affliction
Stemm
Rev Theory

We had a server migration a while back which messed up a lot of features on the site. I’ve been very busy with work and Our 11th Hour, and have not had time to dive in and fix everything. I got a bunch of things working today, and I’ll slowly be fixing everything else. I’ll [...]

I’m just playing around with my new combo amp, and I ended up recording myself jamming to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”
Thriller

We have been selected to perform in the 2009 Oswego County Fair Battle of the Bands. We will be one of four competing bands. Entry is free, and to cast a vote it costs $1 and you can vote as many times as you want.
Show Info:
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Oswego County Fair
7pm–11pm
All Ages, Free

Bands playing:
Scraping [...]

We have been receiving some radio time online. The podcast “Dalecast” played “Falling For You” on Episode 555, and the podcast “White Noise” played “Epilogue” to close out Episode 3. Many thanks to those stations for playing our music as we greatly appreciate the exposure. So, if any other radio stations want some free traffic [...]

We’re hosting a benefit show for the SPCA at The Lost Horizon on Sunday, April 19th. Come bring your support. More info as it becomes available. Information:
April 19th, 2009
The Lost Horizon
1pm-8pm
All Ages
$10 Donation to the CNY SPCA
Bands playing:
3pm – Seventeen Come Sunday
4pm – Grime
5pm – Stix & Stonz
6pm – Defect
7pm – Our 11th Hour

Coheed and Cambria released their “Neverender” DVD set today which features the live footage from all four nights in New York City at Terminal 5. In the booklet, there is a listing that has my name in it. Happy early birthday to me!

We’ve booked two more shows at The Lost Horizon for this spring! Be sure to check us out on March 28th and May 2nd at The Lost Horizon in East Syracuse! Posters and more information to come!

Our 11th  Hour will be playing at ShamROCKS Rock and Roll Irish Pub on April 4th. We’ll be playing with DJ Seedz at 9pm. If you’ve been waiting for a good night to come see us, this is the one to see. Our material is completed and we’ll be playing a full set. We will [...]

Here’s another easy trick you can do with Adobe Photoshop that I learned from the Something Awful forums a handful of years ago. Basically, all you’re going to do is mask out your (or whoever else’s) head, then mask out your facial features, then vertically flip your head and clone stamp the background. Sounds easy [...]

Our initial Self-Titled EP is available now online at music retailers all over the internet. Here’s a list of places you can purchase our album:

Tracklist:
01 Bleed Me Dry
02 Falling For You
03 Untitled Two
04 11th Hour (Part II)
05 Epilogue
06 Falling For You (Acoustic)

Our 11th Hour is playing three shows in the next few weeks around Syracuse. The dates and times are as follows:
Friday, December 26th @ The Mill in Syracuse, at 8pm
Friday, January 2nd @ Station 58 in North Syracuse at 8pm

Friday, January 9th @ The Lost Horizon in Syracuse at 8pm
With Cursed From Birth and Paricia
$5 [...]

My “Untitled” self-portrait has been featured in the DeviantArt compilation Best of Random Deviant Hello: Volume 8.

Groggie.com has received enough traffic to be ranked by large web traffic websites such as Alexa! It may not be in the top 10,000, but is under the 1,000,000 mark (That’s good for something, right?)!
Check it out on a few of these stat-tracking websites:
Alexa, Technorati, Compete, Yahoo! Site Explorer

Additionally, I’ve decided to add a few [...]

I was featured in another online article on DeviantArt for my design “Integrate the Type.”
http://news.deviantart.com/article/64102/

Our 11th Hour is a post-hardcore/metal band from Syracuse, NY. Their debut EP demonstrates the ambitious writing style and technically difficult playing skill. With award-winning members and innovative music, Our 11th Hour hopes to begin turning heads before their first full-length album, “Of Halos & Hand-Grenades” is released.
The album will soon be available on iTunes, [...]

I had some issues with my domain late last week, but have finally solved them. I always seemed to have a day or two of downtime every year when it came time to renew my domain name, but now I’ve fixed it and should not have the annual problems that I have previously encountered.
(12/09/08 Update) [...]

I just picked up my brand new 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer today. It’s a 5-speed manual and is impressive to look at to say the least.

So here’s an acoustic cover that has been in the works for quite a while. I recorded it around early/mid-2007 and finally found Jon IX to sing it. We were planning on doing a bunch of select songs from Drowning Pool’s first album, but it sort of fell through. Anyway, here’s “Sinner” featuring Jon IX [...]