The Slow Burn: News

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

TSB we will be performing in the second DC round of the Emergenza Festival at Jammin' Java on May 16th at 10:30 PM. Tickets are $18 at the door and $12 in advance. We really need all our peeps to come down and support us because groups advance based on audience vote. The final DC round will take place at the 9:30 Club in June. Three of the eight groups performing at Jammin' Java advance to the DC finals.

If you would like to get advance tickets, email me at ted@theslowburn.com.

Throw in an extra $5 and get your choice of a Slow Burn t-shirt or copy of our debut CD "Let's Do It!".

On Saturday, April 5th, me and the boys will be producing the Harmony Sweepstakes Mid-Atlantic Regional at The Birchmere. Then on Saturday, June 28th, we'll be returning to The Austin Grill in Silver Spring. Click on the Calendar link for more info on each of these events.

C ya!

-Teddy D.

Thanks to all of our friends who joined us a The Brass Monkey in Baltimore on Saturday, 2/2! Special shout outs to Tonya and John, and to Heather for bringing friends! And thanks to Hannah and her husband and friend for representing for B-More! We had a great night and hope to return there soon!

We played the Austin Grill in Old Town on Friday and it was undoubtedly the best Slow Burn show ever! We had been doing a lot of rehearsing and learning of new songs, and we were really raring to show off. We arrived at the venue at around 9 and started setting up. The logistics and the PA were a bit tricky, but we finally got started a little after 10. The crowd immediately started grooving to the music. Some of our friends were there, including Tamara, Beth and Ian, but for the most part, it was just the local crowd enjoying the tunes. As our first set wore on, people started to dance, and by about 11, just about everybody was boogeying! We took a short break and hit again at midnight. A real highlight was the singalong for "Last Kiss". Thanks to everyone who helped to make it a special night, including Adam, who sat in on harp on for few tunes, the Texas girls and the staff at the AG! We hope to be back again soon!

"Desire" was recently added for inclusion on mvyradio.com's Local MusiCafe. WMVY is a great rock station out of Martha's Vineyard. I spent three Summers working on Nantucket and playing in a band, and MVY was always on - in the kitchen where I worked, on the transistor radio in my shared house or on my car radio! Here's the link: http://www.mvyradio.com/local_musicafe/index.php?target=recent.

Tonight, DJ Billy Zero played "Drowning" on XMU (XM Radio Channel 43) on the "Radar Report", a show that features up and coming artists. He even said it was "pretty cool"!

In February, "(When We Get Bored) We Get Dangerous" was featured on the same program. Listen to the clip, including the comments of the DJs on our "Music" page.

And check out http://www.radiounsigned.com/index02.html to see our name in lights! Click on the "Archives" tab on the right and then on
the date 09.20.07.

Thanks to Taylor Simmons for promoting us at XM!

Best,
TD

I hope everyone is enjoying the Summer! We are delighted to announce
our first gig with our new bass player Joe Loftus! Please join us at
The Grog & Tankard in Washington, DC on Friday, August 24th at 8 pm
for a rollicking set of mostly original rock 'n' roll. We even have a
few new tunes in the set, so come on down!

For directions, parking and other info on the legendary Grog, head on
over to www.grogandtankard.com. We are the first band, so we will
probably hit right on the money, so you might want to get down around
7:45 and to leave enough time to get a good seat and draw an ice cold
brew.

A few other tidbits: You can now find "Let's Do It!" on iTunes!
Just click on this link
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=218218232
and your iTunes app will open up and automatically navigate you to our
tunes! Feel free to listen, sample and buy the ones you like!

If you are a traditionalist and you want to see your reflection in a
real live CD, we are extending our Late Spring sale! Just click on the "BUY"
link to the left and get "Let's Do It!" for $10.

All the best,
Ted Donat
The Slow Burn

Not ready to commit to buying a full album? Want the "layaway" plan? No problem! Just click on "LINKS" and then click on the iTunes link to download individual songs to your iPod!

Hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day! We had some family in town and we trekked out to Annapolis, MD, where we toured around and took a fantastic ride on the gorgeous schooner "Woodwind 2".

Here's a little Annapolis trivia for you: Besides being the capital of Maryland and the home of the US Naval Academy, did you know that Annapolis served as our nation's capital from 1783 to 1784?

Me neither!

But I digress... After an exhausting search process, we are delighted to announce that The Slow Burn has a new bass player! Please join us in welcoming Joe Loftus!

Here's Joe on Joe: "Joe Loftus, a Washington area native, has been playing bass guitar and other various instruments for a number of years. In the '80's Joe played way too many eighth notes with various wave bands. In the '90's Joe played with a schizo meta-physical group called Joe Loftus & Sacred Ground, playing the alternative everything circuit with just the right dash of melodrama. In the '00's Joe has returned to the DC music scene from utter obscurity to lay down some funk for The Slow Burn."

To celebrate our new lineup, and just 'cuz, we are having a late Spring sale on our debut CD "Let's Do It!" We're lowering the price from $15 to $10 (plus S&H) for the month of June, so make your move now! Just click on the "BUY" link to your left.

Look for us to announce some shows in the June/July timeframe.

All the best,
Ted Donat
The Slow Burn

Check out the killer review "Let's Do It!" received from Music-reviewer.com! We received a 9 out of a possible 10! Here's the link: http://www.music-reviewer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=513. I've also included the full text on our "Press" page in case you are feeling lazy. Just move two inches to the left and click... -TD

Well, I've been putting this post off for too long. I guess it's time to face the music, as it were. It is with a heavy heart and a moistened cheek that we must bid adieu to our brother and friend Dennis "Den Dog" Feeney.

Over the past two years, Dennis has been instrumental in shaping the unique sound that The Slow Burn has forged. His virtuosity has been in strong evidence in our live shows and on our debut album "Let's Do It!".

And of course, with Dennis go some of our best songs, from the rousing rave up "(When We Get Bored) We Get Dangerous," to "Mama's Workin' for the Man," one of our strongest tunes, to the epic "Song of Hope," a frequent closer.

Dennis is hands down the best bass player it has been my privilege to play with in the 25 years that I have been playing in bands. His grasp and mastery of a panoply of styles is unparalleled, from rock to jazz, from reggae to funk. It is no understatement to say that Dennis will be sorely missed.

So why is Dennis leaving the fold, you may well ask? Suffice it to say that Dennis' muse was calling him in a direction that The Slow Burn could not follow, and we didn't want to stand in his way. Like Sting said, "If you love someone, set them free." So we are letting Dennis go to pursue his singular vision. We fully expect great things from him.

We remain close friends and huge fans, and we will support him in all of his musical endeavors. Look for news of his goings on on these pages and at www.myspace.com/dennisfeeney and at http://cdbaby.com/cd/feeney. Dennis will always be a friend of The Slow Burn.

Meanwhile, we are actively seeking a bass player to fill Dennis' big shoes, so if you know of anyone, please let us know!

So let's raise a frosty one to our compadre, our brother, our muchacho - Big D., the Den Dog, Mr. Dennis Feeney.

Farewell, brother!

-Ted Donat on behalf of The Slow Burn

Happy New Year everyone!

We've been woodshedding on some new originals and covers, and building out our new rehearsal space in Ted's garage!

Don't forget to purchase your copy of our new CD, Let's Do It! Just click on "Country Store" above!

Stay tuned for The Slow Burn "Official Bootleg," coming soon to this site!

We hope everyone can come out and see us at one of our upcoming gigs: Brothers Encore Pub in Montclair, VA on 1/27 and the Austin Grill in Silver Spring on 2/10!

Howdy friends, I just posted another full-length live track. This is TeddyD's sexy number, "Love Is In Season." Go to our "Music" page and look in the "Live Trax!" folder. Happy New Year! -Dennis

Dear friends and family, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from The Slow Burn! Thanks for making it to our shows, and supporting us. Blessings and peace to you and yours... Love, Ted, Paul, Dale and Dennis

Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered our new album, "Let's Do It!"  Your CDs and t-shirts (if you ordered one) are on the way.  You may even get them in time to stuff them in a stocking!

Click on our "Photos" tab to see the cover art!

Now we in The Slow Burn are so full of holiday cheer (or maybe it’s the spiked eggnog) that we have decided to extend the $5-Off Sale through the end of the year!  So here’s your last chance to take advantage of the $10 per CD price!  Get your orders in now!  The price goes up to $15 plus S&H on January 1, 2007!

To hear samples of the music, read more about the band and get a copy of our new CD, click on the “Country Store” tab.  You can also purchase one of our new t-shirts!  While you are here, please sign our guestbook!  You should also check out www.myspace.com/theslowburnrocks just ‘cuz.

We will acknowledge receipt of your payment and will shoot you a copy of the CD!

Please visit our links page to learn more about three great conservation organizations: The Conservation Fund, TerraPass and EarthShare. You'll find them in the "Get Active!" group. If you can, support these organizations and their important work. And remember to reduce, reuse and recycle!

Hello there all you indie rock fans! Dennis Feeney here, bassist and vocalist for The Slow Burn ... uh, make that, TSB! Thank you for stopping by our humble abode on the information super highway! We've been adding a lot of shows to our calendar. And we've added a new feature to the site -- check out our "Music" tab for a live music folder containing full-length tracks from recent performances. The first one is "Mama's Workin' for the Man" from our show at Mayorga Coffee! Our album just went to Oasis CDs for pressing. We should have 'em for ya at the end of December so please stay tuned ... or hurry to the "Products" tab and purchase your very own TSB merch, including a copy of our upcoming, debut, rockin' album, "Let's Do It!" Via Con Dios!

Check our links page, where you can go right to iTunes to purchase Dennis' album (or any single from) "Boots, Belts, Irons"!

We'll be playing at the amazing Mayorga Coffee of Silver Spring for their Sunday Brunch on October 15th. Bring your friends, appetites and dancing shoes! It's gonna be a stone, righteous groove.

Dear friends,

Thanks to Chris Patterson for bringing us back to the Austin Grill in Silver Spring on Saturday, September 23rd. We hope you can come out for a night of fun, food, spirits and good ol' rock 'n' roll!

The Slow Burn plays one of the DC-area's premier clubs, the IOTA Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd, Arlington VA). The fun starts at 8:30 pm tonight. See you there!