I'm at the kitchen table, rocking the laptop, calling A-list band managers while my younger brother is busy making calls to get a late-summer job. He's looking for work in chemistry, or perhaps as a pharmacy tech. Meanwhile I'm going through the metaphorical Rolodex calling music industry bad aces to get them to chat for a few minutes on the phone, or *gasp* come see us play live. And even though we're clearly on different career paths, the story is pretty much the same. What he hears: "Yeah, we're not hiring right now... uh... I don't think any of our locations are hiring. I think we're laying people off... yeah... crap." At which point I overhear my brother say, "Yeah... that's ok... good luck keeping your job," He regroups, and makes another call. "It's a learning experience," I say. "Yeah, I learned nobody is hiring." No one has money right now, I think. And...

...THAT WE SHOULD KNOW? We've noticed some things: Record labels don't rule the roost like they once did, and fewer and fewer of us are listening to mainstream radio. The old system is on it's last legs, BUT people are listening to more music than ever... So, it's time to get creative! As we plan the release of our new CD "The World Awaits" we'd like your help in inventing creative ways to get this music to as many people as possible. So many of you have been expressing such overwhelming support for our songs, our sound, and our live shows, that we feel like it's time to give you the chance to speak to us, and for us; to help us become what so many of you have told us we could become. We want to know the best way to get the word out, and we'd like you to tell...

I made sure to crop the photos so that the crowd was visible in each shot, clapping and laughing, thus proving to the jaded suits-and-ties, that we are indeed “what the kids are listening to.”

would agree with lyricist Monica Rodriguez that one of the only differences between fame and obscurity is perspective. What makes an autograph worth more when a hundred other people want it, as opposed to when only your aunt and uncle want it?

What we do with little things is a good indicator of what we will do with big things.