Day 4, Henry is 3, SXSW round 2...

4, 3, 2... Let's do the do!

Day 4 of our NW Tour Video Diaries is up!

Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu2brVRDCoE

And in case you missed it, here's Day One, Day Two, and Day Three!

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBD_DgzinXA

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p29CtSe70Ec

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAgAN0Q6LNs

Henry's 3 year band anniversary is this week!

We're celebrating 3 years of Henry Bermudez up in the Evangenitals by returning to the scene of the crime: SXSW! It was 3 years ago this very week that Henry joined Lisa & I on a gonzo ride to SXSW to play a solo show, and he ended up joining the Evangenitals by the end of the trip. It's been an AMAZING 3 years since Henry joined the band, and we hope that you all will barrage our FB page and Henry himself with some sweet, sweet loving. http://www.facebook.com/evangenitals

Here's a little video of that momentous first show with us from way back in the day. We've come a long way, baby! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKxNY32Zr84

SXSW Round 2:

We're heading down to SXSW for a crazy late night showcase on Saturday night, March 19th! We're playing the "Invasion of the GoGirls" showcase at Trophy's! Click here for the full line up and info: http://www.gogirlsmusic.com/sxsw/

The show will be streamed LIVE online, so you can tune in from ANYWHERE via the amazing INTERNET by going to Ustream, here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gogirlsmusic

 

We'll be meeting up with our drummer, Kristy McInnis down in Texas. She's playing some SXSW shows with her other band The Bluebonnets as well! Check 'em out: http://thebluebonnets.net/

GOOD TIMES, ALL OVER! 

Much love,
Juli & The Evangenitals

http://www.evangenitals.com

Evangenitals NW Tour Diaries!

Experience the laughter, the suspense, the pot roast, and the potty humor!

Day One:



Day Two:



Day Three:





Stay tuned from more magic from The Evangenitals!

Evangenitals Keyword Roundup!

It's time for another awesome Evangenitals Keyword Roundup! These are the terms and phrases that SOMEHOW led people to the super-wonderful Evangenitals website, conveniently located at http://www.evangenitals.com

This week's highlights include:

The Obvious:
Evangenitals, The Evangenitals, Evangenitals.com, Evangenital, Evangentials, Evangentals, Evangenitals from LA, evangenitals band

The Personal:
ari desano (always #1!), kristy mcinnis (#2 this week. Tee hee!), "andrea baker" violin evangenitals (and fiddle!), "juli crockett" vegan (represent!), henry bermudez guitar (oh yes!), lisa dee singer (hell yes!)

The Genre-ous:
alternative country punk, country drunk band, alternative country music movement, cowpunk country, kazoo in punk jazz rock, hillbilly love letter, freak folk

The Not Us:
- 4 blond girls in vegas playing electric violins (we have one dirty blonde playing a real fiddle? and by dirty, i mean Andrea's hair color!)
- alternative band with geeky looking guitar player (i wouldn't call Henry geeky. wait, are they talking about me??)
- eric mcfadden trio diamonds to coal blogspot (Henry is a huge Eric McFadden fan, but he's not in this band)
- kimberly edwards springfield missouri (Kristy is from Missouri! Do you know Kimberly, Kristy?)
- professional orchestra near enterprise al (I was born in Enterprise, AL!)
- kit reborn sahra de kim de windering (I have no idea how this one relates??)

And then some specific stragglers, such as they mystifying:
"evangenitals as well" "he evangenitals" and "12345 cow"

Always interesting to see what folks are searching for...


Here's to hoping you all find what your heart's desire!

Much love,
Juli & the Evangenitals
www.evangenitals.com

Evangenitals NW Tour Diary Day 1

Experience the magic of the Evangenitals on the wild roads of the NW! :-)

NW Tour Update: Day 1 - No Scat Please

Six Evangenitals and all our gear got stuffed into a Cruise America RV yesterday morning, and we set off on our Pacific Northwest Tour! Rain and high winds made the trip rather adventurous, and driving a giant RV into San Francisco (North Beach) was friggin' INSANE! Luckily Kristy and Feldman have nerves of steel and managed to not only get us safely to the venue (Grant & Green) for load in, but we even found STREET PARKING for the dang thing that cost us a grand total of $3. Woot!

Big love to our superfan Chester, who was the first person to show up and submitted a request for "Purple Rain", Jeremiah who shuttled the Evangenitals to and fro the RV, Roxie who's new original Rockabilly band "The Rumble Strippers" opened for us, and everyone that came out and made last night a special send-off for our NW Tour.

The most ridiculous, epic moment of the evening award goes to the "rap battle" that ensued when birthday boy Zach got up on stage and started beat-boxing. We then proceed to improv a "remix" of Quee-Queg over his beats. When he requested that the band lay back so he could scat, the game was on. Crockett busted out the rhymes, calling him out for hijacking the mic. "This motherfucker has hijacked the stage! The band's in a rage!"

The Evangenitals have a strict no scat policy. It's a hard limit.

Onward to Oregon! Today we have to confront rains, high winds, and SNOW in the RV. Pray for us. We're taking it slow and steady and will see you on the other side. http://evangenitals.com/Shows.html

If anyone has video of that crazy Quee Queg scene... please send it to us! :-)

A Cat's Life....

Please enjoy this genius clip of cinematic mastery and suspense from Evangenitals drummer Kristy McInnis.

Watch. Just watch. You'll never be the same!!!!

Music Quote of the Day

"Musicians should only sign with labels who (a) are legitimate, (b) have money for development, and (c) have distribution in place. Today this is the equivalent to finding a unicorn wearing a diamond saddle who’s sitting in a pot of gold while smoking fountain of youth cigarettes with a leprechaun."

(From BTTV Blog. Click here for full article.)

Much love,
Juli & the Evangenitals
Unicorn Hunters

Keyword Roundup

While poking around in the Evangenitals back end tonight (of the website, perverts!) I was reminded of how much I love to review the various "keywords" that lead folks to the Evangenitals website. I believe that all roads, eventually, lead to the Evangenitals.... but these are the roads that led there this week in cyber-space.

The leaders of the Keyword Roundup are always the usual suspects: Evangenitals, The Evangenitals, and Lisa Dee -- which, we've discovered, could be the London rocker Lisa Dee, or the Reiki healer Lisa Dee. Alas, the cross-dressing site "Lisa Dee's Closet" that we loved so much seems to have gone offline. Boo! :-(

Ari DeSano is almost always at the top of the list. Popular girl! Unless she's being investigated for something and should be really paranoid. Shut your blinds, Ari! Someone is stalking you! And Henry Bermudez. Kristy McInnis. Andrea Baker. All band member names make an appearance. WE ARE A BAND!

There's an awesome collection of band name misspellings and varieties, such as: evan gentilals, evangenetals, evangenitilia, evangentals, even genitals, and evangentles. Yes, we are gentle, it's true!

Then there's the awesome "genre" keywords that come in pretty handy when we're trying to explain our music to strangers. This week these include:

• cow punk
• americana freak folk
• cow jazz punk
• folk punk hillbilly
• freak folk punk
• hillbilly hippie
• hillbilly jazz
• punk alt country
• and "evangenitals punk"

We're our own brand of punk! Weeeeee! 

After that, it gets more interesting. For example...

• What in the hell is the "alt cow code" and why are you looking for it? And why did that search lead you to us?
• a "bermudez artichoke" Sounds tasty, but I think the mash up may have led you astray.
• "who played "june carter" in cash'd out?" Well, that might have been our Juli Crockett, who did tour with them for almost 2 years. Or, currently, Nena Anderson. She's awesome.
• "violin music in dude where's my car" I love that movie... but it wasn't our Andrea Baker. 
• "ticciati" Remember him? Under the bridge in Edinburgh? On Skype
• and "please copy and paste this to your status if you are a hillbilly" Evidently someone can't follow instructions, and searched that sentence instead... and it led them to us. 

Like I said... all roads lead to the Evangenitals eventually. See you there.

Evangenitals Holiday Bundle Sale!

Happy December from the Evangenitals!

Ahh December! The holiday spirit (and shopping urge) is upon us. Personally, in honor of Reverend Billy Talen, I'm trying to buy as little as possible this year (get ready for homemade gifts, people!!!) However, there is one gift that keeps on giving that I can stand by... and that's the gift of the Evangenitals! And heck... Evangenitals gifts ARE homemade! :-)

In an effort to spread the love loud and proud throughout the universe, I've put together a special package for Evangenitals fans: The Evangenitals XXXmas Bundle!  It's a ridiculous deal, and super cute to boot.

Here's what you get:

• 1 copy of the Evangenitals EP
  
• 1 copy of the Everlovin' album
  
• 1 T-shirt (S, M, L, XL, 2XL)
  
• 1 autographed gig poster
  
• Stickers
  

and as a special BONUS item...

• the ultra-rare, homemade, handmade Evangina album "Peas"
  

The total value of this is priceless... but we're shipping it all out GIFTWRAPPED and with a personalized HOLIDAY CARD for the low, low, ridiculously awesome price of $49.99!

And here's the part where you wet your pants... that INCLUDES the shipping charge (*in the US)!!!!

(If you want to ship in outside of the US, you'll need to throw in a few extra bucks...)

So, to review, you get TWO Evangenitals CD's, a t-shirt, poster, stickers, bonus Evangina album, GIFT WRAPPED, and a card for $49.99 INCLUDING SHIPPING.

We've gone mad! Mad I tell you!

This is a time-limited offer. Cut off date to get these out in time for Christmas (if that's what your aiming for) is Friday December 17th. If you want it for the New Year.... have at it! We'll keep sending 'em out until the 1st of the year. :-)

To purchase, you can use the following methods:

PAYPAL

Send $49.99 to info@evangenitals.com

***For all orders, please specify:

• SHIRT SIZE
• SHIPPING ADDRESS
• MESSAGE that you want on the card.

Or use the PayPal button on our "Store" page here: http://evangenitals.com/Store.html

GOOGLE CHECKOUT

Visit the full "store" on the Evangenitals blog, here: http://evangenitals.blogspot.com/

SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER

If you prefer sending a check or money order, you can send it to:

The Evangenitals

PO Box 70318

Pasadena, CA 91107

Just make sure it gets here in time for shipping out your goodies! 

And of course you can just email me with any questions, special requests, etc. We're here for you.

SENDING OUR LOVE TO KEEP YOU WARM!

Always, Eternal,

Juli & the Evangenitals

www.evangenitals.com

p.s.

On Saturday Dec 4th Juli & Lisa of the Evangenitals (and special guests) will be participating in the annual "Christmas with Bessie" tribute to Bessie Smith at HM 157 in Los Angeles. We'll be interpreting 2 songs by the incredible Bessie, along with a host of other talented folks paying tribute to this remarkable songwriter. Come 'n get the spirit!

Happy Thanksgiving - Have some free songs on us!

Oh sweet world, glorious day. Oh beautiful, awesome YOU!

Thank you thank you thank you for being a friend and fan of The Evangenitals.

In an effort to show a smidgen of our ridiculously rampant gratitude for your spiritual and sensual support of our music mayhem, I have added a couple more tracks to our profile at ReverbNation that are FREE! Free to be downloaded and enjoyed for many, many Thanksgivings to come by our loyal and wondrous mailing list members. That could be you!

Go here and get your goodies!

www.reverbnation.com/evangenitals

Truly, honestly, deeply, and passionately.... THANK YOU for helping us to do what we love. This whole thing wouldn't work without you. You give us the strength, faith, and frenzy to climb mountains, sail the seas, fly through the air, and keep on keeping on doing this crazy little thing called sonic love.

Much love,

Juli & the Evangenitals

Can't get enough of that Evangenitals stuff?

Check out our recently updated and improved website:

www.evangenitals.com

And our totally revamped Myspace page:

www.myspace.com/evangenitals

And the ever-updating Facebook action:

www.facebook.com/evangenitals

And I admittedly haven't really gotten the hang of Twitter yet, but hell, we have it:

www.twitter.com/evangenitals

Proud to be an Evangenital

Hello beautiful soul.

As parts of our dear US and World populations seemingly spiral into a crazed muck of extremism, hatred, and fear... I realize that the act of being in an all-love, all-loving, good time gang called the EVANGENITALS becomes more and more of a passionate political statement.

We the Evangenitals have, I admit, gone over the possibility of changing our name to something more "mainstream" or less "challenging" a few times in the 7+ years we've been making our special brand of music. We've been called the "Best Band Name Ever" by quite a few reviewers, and the "Worst Band Name Ever" a few times, too. Our name alone has opened many doors, and closed some. It has certainly always gotten SOME reaction out of folks when they hear it, and folks tend to remember it.   

In all these years I've yet to come up with another simple term, phrase, or slogan that covers the sentiment that is the seed and the guiding principle of our art and our action -- and that is, in short:

• An expansive, relentless love of everyone and everything, from the sublime to the profane. 
• A joyous getting down with the all of it all, with no topic being too taboo.
• A fiercely beautiful, holy, and kick ass irreverence for Being.

(If you'd like to read a really extensive telling of our feelings about the band and the origin of the band name, you can do so here: http://148.ca/fab/indie/evange.html)

At the end of the day... We are the Evangenitals. I accept this and understand it more and more at every show we play, for every fan we meet, and with every heart we touch that feels its confirmation in our mission.

I feel blessed and honored to be in this world with you, at this time, and am committed to making it a fucking joy ride.

We are excited to be going into the studio this weekend to be recording more music with which to infect the hearts and minds of the people.

We are excited to be playing a show with THE MORMONS on November 13th, which shall surely raise a few eyebrows, as we're getting a write up in the Pasadena Weekly for that gig. :-)

We encourage and welcome you to do all you can to help spread the good news of the Evangenitals far and wide. 

Let all the fearful, ignorant, poor souls not bathing in the light of love know that they can run but they can't hide. We will find them, and we will love them anyway... till their black hearts bleed sunshine. We are coming.

Much love, love, love,

Rev Juli Crockett & the Evangenitals

www.evangenitals.com

Mega-Interview and Sweet Jingle

MASSIVE interview with Juli & Lisa of the Evangenitals on Fab!Indie

Juli & Lisa recently did an enormous email interview with the folks at SRN Mediaworks in Canada (a Canadian radio broadcasting company) and the FULL interview (3 pages long!) is available online for all to see.  Dig in and learn some of the deep dark secrets of the origins and destiny of The Evangenitals!

 

Extra, extra, read all about it: http://148.ca/fab/indie/evange.html

 

(be warned: an ad will take over the screen about 3 seconds into reading... just hit "skip" in the top right corner... unless it's something that you're really interested in... then by all means, enjoy!)

 

Juli has written her first jingle, you can download it for free 

 

A dear 'ol friend from high school, the talented Jennifer Johnson Klein of "Sugar Entice and Everything Nice" custom cakes, asked for a sweet song about cake... and Juli supplied! 

 

Check out her site for some ear candy from Juli (with additional help from Michael Feldman on piano) at:  www.sugarentice.net

 

You can also download the track "Dream Cake" from the Evangenitals  ReverbNation.com profile for FREE if you're an Evangenitals mailing list member. Ahhhh... the benefits of membership!

Please Support Kulak's Woodshed

Hey folks. I wanted to share this plea from Kulak's Woodshed for support. Kulak's is an awesome, volunteer-run, grassroots venue in North Hollywood that hosts incredible original music and webcasts great shows on the internet.

You can check out videos of our appearance at Kulak's on YouTube, here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/evangenitals

They are in need of audience, donations, and support of any kind... so please spread the word, catch a show, and contribute.

Thanks,
Juli of the Evangenitals
www.evangenitals.com

**

Hi Everyone,

Time Warner turned off our Live Webcast last Friday but we got it back the next day. I'd like to thank the dozen or so people who made generous PayPal donations (in addition to what they already contribute) and helped make that happen. Now I have to hope that the Department of Water and Power doesn't turn off our electricity. Please read the following:

Woodshed audience attendance over the last few months has been very low and I've fallen nearly $9,000 behind in donations needed to pay the Woodshed bills. Yes, things are really desperate here. ATT turned off the Woodshed phone a few weeks ago (about $600 for the past 6 months) I owe Department of Water and Power (over $3,000 for the past few months). They've been working with me allowing me to make payments but I continue to fall behind. It's only a matter of time before they turn me off. The rent is four months ($4,000) behind.

Again, please let me remind you how thankful I am to those of you who have attended Woodshed shows this year, and for making those donations here and on-line. You made it possible for this wonderful community to get this far. I know it may seem unfair coming to you again after you've already given but we are all we have to turn to. If we pull together we can avoid repeated financial crashes.

I'm modeling the Woodshed after the PBS and Public Radio fundraising example of Monthly Sponsorship.

If you are able please help please join me in choosing to keep what you helped create. Please click here:
http://kulakswoodshed.com/support

Thank you for making a difference in helping to keep the Woodshed going.

Paul Kulak
        
We broadcast every show LIVE @ http://www.kulakswoodshed.com  

We're located at 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Blvd, (just north of Magnolia) North Hollywood, CA 91607

Evangenitals Top Ten

According to Napster, these are currently the Top Ten selling tracks of the Evangenitals:

1. I Just Forgot
2. F*ck 'em All
3. Hey Y'all
4. Hello
5. Hard Luck
6. Bad Town
7. The Work Song
8. Gasoline
9. Quee Queg
10. I'm Sad

I'm pretty excited to see tracks from all 3 of our albums representing in the Top Ten, and pleasantly surprised to see that "I Just Forgot" is leading the pack! (Check out all 3 albums here: http://evangenitals.com/Store.html)

Of course, I Just Forgot was featured on an awesome Americana Playlist on Napster... so that explains a few things.

Fuck 'em All is clearly rocking the #2 spot based on it's universal message.

Hey Ya'll (a cover of OutKast's Hey Ya from the very first Evangenitals album) is up there, and a bunch of songs of the new EP fill out the middle.... which is awesome, since their the newest additions to the Napster system!

Always thrilled to have a Moby Dick track on the list (Quee Queg) and no Evangenitals Top Ten would be complete without Gasoline.

All and all, I'm liking this list!

So.... what's YOUR Evangenitals Top Ten???

Link to Evangenitals on Napster: http://home.napster.com/ns/music/artist_search.html?artist_id=12444936

No More Bad Gigs

"As musicians/healers, it is our destiny to conduct an inward search, and to document it with our music so that others may benefit. As they listen to the music coming through us, they too are inspired to look within. Light is being transmitted and received from soul to soul.  Gradually, the planet moves from darkness to light.  We as musicians must surrender to the ocean of our inner selves.  We must descend deep into that ocean while the sludge of the ego floats on the surface.  We let go of our egos and permit the music to come through us and do its work.  We act as the instruments for that work.

If we can live in this realization, we will constantly have deep motivation for what is played, never getting stuck in the ungrateful consciousness of good gigs/bad gigs, out-of-tune pianos, low fees, ungracious audiences, and so on.  Instead, our minds will be consumed with what a very great privilege it is to be the one selected to deliver the message to others.  We will no longer be caught in the mundane world of good music/bad music ("am I playing well?")  Instead, our hearts and minds will be focused on the task of remaining empty and alert to receiving this God-inspired information and translating it faithfully, without any coloration from us"

(excerpt from Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within by Kenny Werner)

Evangenitals "Hard Luck" Live at Kulak's Woodshed

A Cry for Help. Your Help. :-)

This summer the Evangenitals are moving into new territory. We're on the radio, we're on the web, and we're touring to places we've never been, and where we don't know anyone. Yet!

So we're asking you, our friends and lovers: who do YOU know?  And can you help us spread the good word about the Evangenitals?

I've come up with the Top 5 Ways (that I can think of today) for you to help us in our quest to win the hearts and minds of slightly twisted joy-seekers world-wide:

1. "Like" us. Really like us! Become a fan on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, get old school and friend us on Myspace... whatever web thingies you do, we're probably on there. Seek and ye shall find the Evangenitals! And when you do, please actually post comments and stuff. We love to think that you're really out there and that the Internet truly connects and doesn't just breed alienation and the simulacra of intimacy like the scientists say.

2. Check out our upcoming tour schedule and tell your friends in those areas that they will feel like total a-holes if they miss the opportunity to see us live. Critics agree, our live shows are the place to be!

3. If you're far away from any of our tour stops and getting pissed off that we're not playing in your area, "DEMAND" that we come to YOUR town. You can do this by using the nifty "DEMAND" feature at Eventful, or email us and tell me where you want us to play and that we can sleep on your couch. :-)

4. Link to the Evangenitals or put a "widget" on your website/blog/profile/whatever and tell the world, loud and proud, that you love us as much as we love you. We've got lots of widgets! You can also call your local radio station and request the Evangenitals. Yes, I know that's 2 things in 1, but hey, 2010 is the year of the multitasker!

5. Pray for us, send us your good vibes, and tell everyone who will listen that they should buy our album. Word of mouth is still the best marketing. So flap them gums with glee! 

If you've got any other good ideas for how we can acheive world-wide joy-mongering... let me know!

In the meantime, we are loving you, and loving the journey.

Thank you so much for your support! 

Juli & the Evangenitals

Climbing the Charts & Free Local Show

Wherever you are... there is a way that you can get involved in the destiny of the Evangenitals!

Los Angeles area:
This Saturday, July 24th, the Evangenitals are playing a FREE show at the tiniest bar in town -- the Cinema Bar in Culver City!  We got wind that a reviewer from Music Connection Magazine is coming to "review" our live performance, so we need all the uber-fans and sing-a-long crew to get on out there and show 'em we got the fever. Let's do this!


We're kicking off the night at 9pm, followed by the amazing Dustbowl Revival (10:30). Trust me, it'll be worth it simply to come see both of our giant bands squeeze on that tiny stage! AND the music is great... AND it's free... so what have you got to lose?


Cinema Bar
3967 Sepulveda Blvd
Culver City, CA 90230



RSVP on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136149953079800



Internet:
If you're far away (or busy) and can't make it on this special day, here's something you can do to help spread the good news of the Evangenitals: Request our tunes on Radio Americana!


We've been climbing the charts over there and every spin counts! We debuted at #153 and after a week of our Facebook Fans requesting our tunes, we are up to #72! Let's see how high we can climb this week!!! 


You can request any tune from our new EP here: http://www.radiofreeamericana.com/playlistE.html


Eveywhere, Anywhere:
And in terms of touring... it helps us to know where YOU are, and where you'd like us to be. Please send us info about your local hot spots, clubs you'd like to see us at, and what's going down in your town. We've made it across the US and all the way to the UK before, so there's no place too far for us to make it happen someday! We've got the fever, and we've got the faith. Bring it on.

You can email us, or use the nifty tools over at Eventful.com to let us know where you'd like us to be.
(Demand us here: http://eventful.com/performers/evangenitals-/P0-001-000029565-2)

In other news...

We've been working on a bunch of new songs, plotting a couple new albums, playing with an amazing new upright bass player, starting to plan some tours reaching out into a bigger portion of the universe, and generally working hard to improve the Evangenital experience world-wide. You can look forward to some exciting updates, and know that the love is burning in our hearts always.
Thank you for everything.

5 More College Stations Spinning the Evangenitals

The Evangenitals got radio play on five MORE wise and wonderful college stations this week. How 'bout hitting them up to say THANKS FOR THE GENITALS and request a song or two?

KSAU - Nacogdoches, TX
http://ping.fm/GuEb7
Request Line: (936) 468-4000

WMVL - Purchase, NY
http://wmvlradio.com/
Request Line: (914) 323-3204

WPKN - Bridgeport, CT
http://www.wpkn.org/wp/
Request Line: (203) 336-9756

KBGA - Missoula, MT
http://www.kbga.org/
Request Line: (406) 243-6226

WCBN - Ann Arbor, MI 
http://www.wcbn.org/
Request Line: (734) 763-3535

We're asking folks to request all of their favorite tracks off of the newest Evangenitals EP (http://ping.fm/MfBJ8)

*Hello
*Hard Luck
*Work Song
*Home
*So Sweet
*Bad Town
*I'm Sad

ALL GOOD CHOICES! :-)

And don't forget you can hit up all the OTHER stations playing the Evangenitals, listed here:
http://ping.fm/kQTFG

Thanks for all your help turning the whole world on to the Evangenitals! 

Love, 
Us