The Slow Burn: News

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!

We've updated our Products page with some great TSB merch, including some collectible items from Dennis' and Ted's past band lives. Happy shopping!

We're booking shows ahead of the release of our first album, "Let's Do It!" Keep checking our calendar for a gig near you!

... the title of our upcoming CD release. It's gonna be a good one. We recorded the album at Bias Recording Studios in Virginia. Thanks to Mike "Fish" Fisher for his unbelievable engineering work. The tracks are in the capable hands of Jonathan Duckett (works with David Sanborn amongst others) for mixing and mastering. Our tentative release date is August '06. We'll keep you posted as we settle on final mixes, artwork, etc. Thanks for checking-in with us from time to time. We hope you'll catch us at an upcoming show.

Thanks for checking out our new website. Look for more news, merch and our first release, "Let's Do It!" scheduled for late summer 2006!!!