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So we've got a great show coming up this evening where we'll be performing "On Christmas Day" live for the first time. Plus just in time for the show and Christmas itself - a video for OCD.
Check it out and have yourself a happy holiday!
http://www.theconstantband.com/theconstant/content/onchristmasday

"Leave him cookies and beer he'll be back to your house first next year"
- Black Sabbath

A big thank you to all of our friends and fans who came out to see us rock the House of Blues again last night. It was great having so many of you there on such short notice.
We had a great time and a lot of fun playing with Super Black Market and Run, Run, Run as well as catching Steel Panther, the headliner. And I got a hug from Pauley Perrette! Besides being the star of NCIS, Pauley is a musician and a huge supporter of indie artists and a very cool chick to boot.

So the latest big news is tHe CoNStAnT will be rocking the House of Blues Hollywood again this coming Monday, 9/19. We'll be opening for Steel Panther and those guys always put on a great show. Check out the calendar for more info.

And as promised we've got more places for you to get our new album, Sometimes Things Just Happen. Here's the list and we'll get links to all of them up on our Links page soon.

iTunes
Emusic
Napster
Nokia
Tradebit
GreatIndieMusic
Amazon
Zune
Last.fm
Myspace Music
Rhapsody
MediaNet
Deezer

The CD is finally here and you can get your own copy in just 5 short days!
It will be available through our store page here, on CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon. It will also be available in select stores in Southern California.

And we're starting to get some radio play as well. Papercuts was played by Aaron Phillips, a DJ in the UK, during his Amazing Rock show on Amazing Radio.

The following stations will be putting us in limited rotation this coming week. Help get us into heavy rotation by calling and requesting Marigolds!

88.7 (89X) in Michigan and Canada
http://www.89xradio.com/

Actually, you can! While you can't purchase a copy of our new album, Sometimes Things Just Happen, just yet you can listen to it on our Media page. That's right, the whole album in its entirety. We're pretty proud of it so give a listen and let us know what you think.
The album will be available from our online store and from iTunes very soon (two weeks?). Sign up on our mailing list and you'll be sure to know the second you can get a copy.

Also check out new live footage from our show at the House of Blues.

"Life, life without music I can't stand"
- Steel Pulse

We know, you've been begging and pleading for some music.  And your cries have not fallen on deaf ears.  For your previewing pleasure we've put up some demo mixes of songs from our forthcoming album.  The album is fully recorded and is being mixed and we hope to have it ready to put into your hand (and ears) in the next month.

So until that time you'll just have to settle for these three rough mixes and our upcoming show at the Viper room (4/12, 8pm).

-b

So much going on these days.  We're in the mixing stage of our second release, Lost in the Everyday, and it's sounding amazing so far.  We've been playing out a whole bunch including at FlashRock studios where we were filmed in action.  Check out the videos in the media section!

More new and exciting things are on the way so check the website for updates.

"If the heat don't beat ya the pigs will / everyone's relaxed but no one can sit still"

- Slug (Atmosphere)

That's right.  Yours truly, tHe CoNStAnT, is up right this very second on iTunes.  If you can't wait to wrap your ears around Sometimes Things Just Happen you can get instant gratification by purchasing your copy now directly from iTunes.  Now we still suggest you purchase the actual physical CD from our store instead (or in addition to) because you get the full, lossless cd quality plus the fantastic artwork.  And you can always rip the cd to mp3 on your own.

Fixed up the last few issues so we can show the world our brand new site.

There was some kicking and screaming, I'll admit, and there's still work to be done but it's pretty bitchin' if you ask me.

Since our new site is based on Drupal CMS it's much easier to maintain and for all of us to use.  That means more and more frequent content for you all so check back often.

Also, you can create an account for access to additional content or simply sign up for our newsletter to keep up with the latest and greatest from tHe CoNStAnT.

The website is nearing launch completeion.  I'm sure we'll have more work to do once people are actually using it but it's going to be a huge improvement over the current site and so much easier to maintain and edit.

I sure will be glad to get this thing off of my plate.

"And what can we know of love - from the eyes of a child to the heavens above - when all our feelings are dead?"

-Steve Vai