Reflections: Tour Leg 1

So yeah, many of you have probably been keeping up with our show by show blogging over the past two weeks.  You are probably familiar with many of the stranger things that happened, but hindsight is always 20/20, so i figured it'd be fun to hash through all the things we learned on leg one of our 2011 Pound tour...

I didn't have a ton of time to write this since we are getting ready to leave for SXSW in two days so I may not have covered everything we learned, but here's some initial thoughts.

You can’t order a Coors in Nashville…you have to say Curs.


Dog’s love my balls….there were numerous instances most notably a dog named Caster in Bloomington, IN. He had his head in my crotch to an uncomfortable degree.


Any song about sexy panties is an instant classic.



If you rock hard enough in Nashville someone will give a you a free bag of shrooms on stage… and shout "it's shrooms!" into the mic... in front of everyone.


Driving a 15-person passenger van through NYC is hard.


If someone yells at your for looking at their dick when you walk in the bathroom ignore them...it's likely someone else will smash a bottle on their head for you eventually.


Be nice to NYC bartenders, even if they are rude, they are more likely to give you free drinks


It’s real easy to re-create the video for the Alanis Morrisete classic “Ironic” on your own, all you need is four retarded guys who grew up in the 90's.



Don't stick your finger in a rat cage, it will bite you.

Things fall apart

• Two lost coats
• One broken phone
• One lost phone
• One lost phone charger
• One broken guitar
• One dented computer
• One lost amp footswitch
• Some self respect
• One tire in the Hudson Tunnel NYC
• Rear panel scuffed against FBI vehicle NYC

Don't tell someone from Newport, KY that they live in KY.


Try drinking pickle juice after a shot of Jameson...it kills the burn..so they tell me... I wouldn't drink pickle juice if it cured cancer.


Tony can do amazing things with his ass.  I’ve never heard so many farts from one person in 9 days in my life.  He is also quite inventive.  Jump farting was all the craze on this tour, he invented the phenomenon in a Columbus parking lot where he jump farted Mike for the first time. Not only was I impressed that he could get his ass up to Mike’s face level, but that fact that he timed it so well as he ran by at full speed was equally amazing.


Paddy’s Pub doesn’t exist...saddest thing we learned


People are pretty ok.  We got offered a place to stay almost every night of the tour...coolest thing we learned.

I'm sure there is more than this...but like i said no time right now...so if I think of more I'll be sure to post...for now enjoy this photo MONTAGE!

The Perfect Valentine's Gift

That's right.  Our new record Pound just went live on I-tunes. Click HERE to check it out!

Happy V-Day bitches!

More Oscillating Wavy Goodness

Just got word that UIC Radio is going to be playing some new tracks off of Pound on their LMC Radio (Local Music Chicago) program airing from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM this Sunday afternoon.

You can stream the feed HERE!

Don't forget to tune in this Sunday!  Andres and Christina will be serving hot jams starting at 4 PM!

Behind-The-Scenes Unofficial Video for Kitchen Song

We are very excited to share with you this really cool behind-the-scenes footage of us taken by our good friend Carlos Beltran (www.carlospbeltran.com) during the pre-production phases of our new record.

While we thought Carlos was just coming in to shoot some pictures of us at rehearsal, he sneakily (and awesomely) took some video footage of our last minute run-throughs on Kitchen Song. He matched it up to the final audio months later and surprised us with the video below.

This was a VERY cool surprise; Carlos is a badass.


MUSIC MINIVID - VERONA RED from Carlos Perez Beltran on Vimeo

Next, THANK YOU to everyone who donated your hard earned $ to help us release Pound. As of yesterday our Kickstarter project closed with $2,631 in fan donations. THANK YOU for helping us meet and exceed our goal. We hope to see you all at the BIG show!

Also, thanks to everyone who already voted for us in Deli Magazine's 2010 Emerging Artist poll! We have more than 100 votes already, but we're currently ranked #8! If you haven't voted for us yet, you can do so HERE.  Thanks again!

Hear NEW Verona Red Music on MySpace!

The long journey from our bedrooms, to the studio, to your ears is finally complete!

Three never-before-heard tracks from our new 7-song EP, Pound, are now streaming for the very first time on the interweb!

Visit our MySpace page to listen now! (www.myspace.com/veronared)

If you have a MySpace account, please leave a comment on our page letting us know what you think! Of course you can let us know through a variety of other ways too (Facebook, Twitter, E-mail, shadow puppets etc…).

If you haven't had a chance to RSVP to our Record Release show, you can do so on Facebook at (http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=173245712711825). Come hear the entire new EP’s debut performance!

Also, we only have 8 days left to raise about $1,000! Please help us get this new music into your hands! You can donate $5, $10, or $20 (which will make a huge difference!) at (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veronared/verona-reds-new-7-song-ep).

RECORD RELEASE SHOW - FEB. 4, 2011!

3 months of bloody fingers, broken drum heads, and just about the hardest damn playing we've ever recorded is almost ready for your ears.

Our new 7-song EP Pound will be released on Friday, February 4, 2011 at Subterranean in Chicago. (2011 West North Ave.)

We're suggesting two pairs of underwear.

Verona Red (http://www.myspace.com/veronared)
Bully in The Hallway (www.myspace.com/bullyinthehallway)
The Rails (http://www.myspace.com/therailschicago)

Doors at 9:00 PM
17+ Show
$10

Visit (www.subt.net) for advanced tickets (Recommended!)
Pre-sale starts Jan. 8 at 10 A.M. CST


Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173245712711825&num_event_invites=0#!/event.php?eid=173245712711825


Please also take a moment to check our Kickstarter page to learn how you could help fund our new record.  We'd love your support, and have plenty of goodies for those who offer it!  Even a $5 donation helps! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veronared/verona-reds-new-7-song-ep