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lala.com - Drop Trio in the Cloud

gerald.patrick.flanagan@gmail.com (Patrick Flanagan) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:51:00 +0000

There are lots of ways to find Drop Trio music online and--frankly--lots of them stink. lala.com carries Drop Trio *and* their interface doesn't suck. Interestingly, $.10 gets you indefinite streaming rights to a track. $.89 get you a DRM-free MP3. Incredible savings! (Bring your kids. We have hot dogs. Those like those, right?)

Drop Trio on lala.com

Black Joe Varley

noreply@blogger.com (nuje) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:30:00 +0000

Monday, September 21 Ian will be on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He'll be playing with Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears. I think that we can all agree that the world will be a better place when late night tv is exposed to one of Ian's signature keytar solos. Tune in and see if world peace can finally be a reality.

Licensed through Magnatune

gerald.patrick.flanagan@gmail.com (Patrick Flanagan) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:28:00 +0000

Rumor has it that furniture sales in Houston hit record numbers over Labor Day weekend. Check out the television commercial created by Jake Repp and Judd Meyers that aired in the Houston market over the holiday:

Feels Like HRstrut

noreply@blogger.com (nuje) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:43:00 +0000

Saturday, September 5 I'll be playing at Fitzgerald's with HRstrut.

This is a CD release show for the band's third album "Feels Like Flight." The new album is already available for download on iTunes, Amazon, Target etc. and physical copies will be available at the show.

HRstrut is a modern rock band with thoughtful lyrics and catchy riffs. You can hear a complete tune on the music page of my website. It's been nearly a decade since the band played its last show, so don't miss this one.

May 1 @ AvantGarden

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:10:00 +0000

Hey kids - we've got a show coming up on May 1st at AvantGarden in Houston. Check it:

We'll be playing with Austin-based jazzers Condiment Sandwich. Woot!

Thanks Fort Worth

gerald.patrick.flanagan@gmail.com (Patrick Flanagan) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:39:00 +0000

Thanks to all our old friends that came to The Fairmount and new friends that we met there. Gravity Feed grooves and Shuttle makes some big, fat, awesome noise.

Ft. Forth Show, Friday 2/27

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:53:00 +0000

Denizens of the greater Dallas / Ft. Worth area with an interest in spaceship jazz: join us at The Fairmount on Friday, Feb. 27. Shuttle and Gravity Feed will play as well. Hope to see you there!

Pro Music Instruction

noreply@blogger.com (nuje) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:54:00 +0000

Hey everyone, recently I opened a music school in the Woodlands, Texas called Pro Music Instruction with Rusty Cooley and Larry Asher. All of us have been teaching in the Spring/Woodlands/Conroe area for over a decade.

We are in need of a couple reliable, experienced (full time or part time) instructors. Our room rent is very affordable.

Contact us at info@pmiwoodlands.com.

If you or your kids want to learn to play music, the school offers lessons for all ages and abilities:

Guitar (shred, rock, classical)
Drums (metal, rock, jazz, funk)
Piano (beginner)
Electric & upright bass (rock, jazz)

Thanks,
Nuje

Drop Trio on Facebook

gerald.patrick.flanagan@gmail.com (Patrick Flanagan) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:13:00 +0000

Although Facebook has its short comings, you can now keep up with Drop Trio and listen to our music via our Facebook group.

Houston Show in Early '09

noreply@blogger.com (nuje) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:54:00 +0000

Happy New Year!

We have an upcoming show at our favorite Houston venue:

Friday, January 30
Avant Garden (411 Westheimer)

More details to come.

Escalator Music

noreply@blogger.com (nuje) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:22:00 +0000

Recently, we spent the day at Sugarhill Studios tracking songs for a new album. We're hopeful for a 2008 release.

Streaming DT

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:04:00 +0000

Wow, 2 months with no blog posts? Sorry about that. Been a bit of a crazy spring for all three of us. More to come soon, we promise.

Anyway, to keep your ears filled with spaceships, here's a little something to tide you over. Magnatune now offers embeddable streaming audio players so you can listen to both Big Dipper and Cezanne in their entirety. Nifty, no? You can see 'em below, and you can even embed these in your own blogs / myspace / facebook / etc. pages. Magnatune FTW!

Big Dipper by Drop Trio

Cezanne by Drop Trio

Ok, that's all for now. But more will follow, we promise.

I prefer "trekker."

gerald.patrick.flanagan@gmail.com (Patrick Flanagan) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:02:00 +0000

Undoubtedly, one of the most watched actors in the Drop Trio household gave some us some Twitter love. I, for one of three, would dearly love to play some poker with young Mr. Wheaton.

That is, of course, if YOU bank roll me.

Houston Show Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:57:00 +0000

We'll be playing a show this coming Saturday evening (2/23) at The Tasting Room, a cool little wine bar in the Uptown Galleria area. We play at 9pm. Come on by!

Canceled Shows

noreply@blogger.com (nuje) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:09:00 +0000

The Elephant Room (Austin) 1-23-08
Luna (San Antonio) 1-24-08

These shows have been canceled due to a family emergency.

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Cezanne (Houston) 1-25-08
Revolution (Bryan) 1-26-08

Are still scheduled.

We apologize,
Drop Trio

Run

noreply@blogger.com (nuje) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:54:00 +0000

This weekend Patrick and I ran the Houston Marathon. This was Patrick's 4th and my 1st.

If you have the means, I highly suggest doing it. The training and the satisfaction of accomplishing such a difficult goal is fairly awesome. Also, I have to say that running a marathon is a great way to see a city at a pace that lets you appreciate where you are. You pass through all sorts of neighborhoods that normally have very little in common. But on this day people of all ages, race, class, etc. line the roads in order to encourage the runners on. Many people bring sliced fruit, drinks, power bars, Kleenex, and other items needed during a long run and pass them out as you run by. Most cheer you on by name (your bib not only has a number but also your first name) and give you a high five as you pass. This was incredible to me. Complete strangers wishing everyone well. Plus, the people working the marathon (who are mostly volunteers) are the best staff ever hired to do anything. I couldn't get over how nice everyone treated each other. This really made me proud of my city. Way to go H-town.

Ian (always being the team player) stayed behind and had a marathon of his own.

...You can't make me take off my shirt!

Dancing Robots

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Holy rad - check out this video of dancing japanese robots, set to Drop Trio music:

(Thanks to Roy in Albuquerque for the tip!)

Happy new year. Many more robots to come in 2008!

Merry Holidays

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:53:00 +0000

Hope you are all having an appropriately jolly midwinter holiday season.

Quick reminder about some shows we've got coming up in January:

Hope to see you Texas folks there!

Thummer

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:31:00 +0000

Ian was featured in an article about a new instrument called the Thummer - read more here. Neither confirming nor denying that you might see it in action during the winter Texas tour ...

Happy December

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:35:00 +0000

Hope everyone out there in Spaceship Jazz land is having a good December. We're going "below the radar" for a few weeks, but we'll be back to touring starting in mid January, with a few dates in Texas.

Peace on earth, good will to noise-making robots.

January Shows

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:31:00 +0000

We've got 4 dates planned in TX for January:

Hope to see you there!

Jeff's Photos & New Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:57:00 +0000

Just posted a new set of photos on Flickr. This one is a great bunch of B&W shots by our friend Jeff Balke from an aftershow we played after the Houston Press Music Awards in 2005. Fantastic shots.

BTW, if you're into the music blog thing, Jeff just started one called Broken Record. He's a great writer and it'll probably be a killer blog - all about the changes that are going on in the music industry these days. Give it a read, eh? Cuz Jeff Rocks.

Funkdaween

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:32:00 +0000

We're playing a show this Saturday night (10/27) at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar (1031 E. 24th St.). We'll be opening for ON THE ONE, a San Diego funk band featuring members of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe.

Show probably starts around 9:00 pm, and from what I hear, there will be another opener - Akina Adderly & The Vintage Playboys.

This is going to be a Halloween party, so come in costume if you want (they're giving out at $100 prize for the best costume). See you there!

Details Forthcoming

noreply@blogger.com (Ian Varley) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:35:00 +0000

Thanks to all the folks who came out to see us on the Fall tour in the Northeast & Midwest. We had a blast, and we'll post more details & photos soon.