Dr. Pants: News

I have to say that it's pretty overwhelming...This whole "increasing our presence on the web" thing...Not only do I have an official Dr. Pants website to deal with, but now I have smaller "mini-sites" on Purevolume, GarageBand, AND MySpace to keep up...It's a lot of work, but I keep hoping that Dr. Pants might find our biggest fans out there somewhere on the web...I hope that's true. Meanwhile, please check out these sites if you haven't already (links to all of them are on the links page), and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go to Garageband.com on Monday, July 25th and rate the song "Under The Lights"! Rate it well!! Here's the link again: http://www.GarageBand.com/go/EDURXXIV0P Seriously, no one has the power to expose Dr. Pants music to others more than you, my friends, my family, my fans...It really is in your hands more than mine. I can make a million websites, and probably only do a fraction of what you guys have the power to do. And let me say again, I REALLY appreciate your support.

And don't forget the 2 free EP's!! More info in the last entry right underneath this one...

More soon...
David

Let's get down to business: 2 FREE E.P.'s, people, of previously unreleased material. We're cleaning out our closet here at the Funk Facility, as we prepare for the eventual arrival of the new album. Here's the lowdown:

EXTRA PANTS
This is 4 acoustic songs, all of which were written roughly around the same time as a lot of the material on the new album, but that just didn't make the cut for one reason or another (the main one being the desire to keep the album to a slim 12 or 13 songs). They are all songs that I love, however, and I am excited to bring them to the public (at least in some form). Now I have an excuse to start playing them at shows again. These are very much WARTS-AND-ALL recordings, but that's an attitude that all of the Dr. Pants faithful should be comfy with by now.

THE FEEZLE & THE REMIX
This is an E.P. of 4 remixes of songs from FEEZLE DAY, done by my friend Josh Heilaman from Oida (pronounced WEE-DAH). He did these a couple of years ago, and I was pretty thrilled. He took my songs and made something new and (even more) challenging out of them, and I am proud to have been involved.

Please listen to the songs in the order in which they are presented, from top to bottom. For instance, "Fries & A Coke (Live)" should be considered Track 1 on EXTRA PANTS and "Maybe Today" should be considered Track 4.

Meanwhile, tracks from WERKS, WERKS 2, and THE FIRST FOUR YEARS are all available for listening on the music page as well. All of these records will be available on CD Baby soon, but for now, if you'd like one, e-mail us and we'll work it out. Either that, or they are available at shows. Remember, folks...The more of the old cds you buy, the sooner the new one can come out! I appreciate your support!

More soon,
David

Spent last Thursday, yesterday and today in the studio...The past two days were spent laying down bass and drum tracks for six songs (the remaining six that had not been started), and last Thursday was spent doing the one acoustic, unaccompanied song for the record (coincidentally also the likely title song, "Gardening In a Tornado"). I feel very at home in the studio, especially when I'm working with people like I'm working with now. Brian, Dustin, Quint and Josh are really helping me make it happen, and I am very grateful.

It feels phenomenal to finally get a song like "Sarsaparilla Girl" happening in the studio after all this time...I mean, I have literally waited years to record that song. The experience of making this record is like finally being able to buy a house after living in apartments for so many years...It's a relief, a joy, and, emotionally, WAY overdue. I have high hopes for this record...I will keep you all posted as to its progress. Hopefully, we'll be able to knock the rest out in August...At least, that's the plan.

My freshman year of high school when I lived in Maryland, that's what we in the drama club used to call the meeting in which we talked about a production we had just finished...post-mortem. Always seemed a bit morbid to me, but in this situation I think it's appropriate...

First of all, thank you to all who came to the show. I really, really, really appreciate your support of what I do, and I absolutely could not do it without you (although I might still try). It was great to see some familiar faces (and to meet some new ones).

Second of all, thank you to So Long Goodbyes who opened the show at such short notice...You guys kick ass and I'll try to have you back some time in the future. You're going places for sure.

Third of all, thank you to John and Chris for making the "theatrical intro" to the show what it was. I know that I am truly lucky to have friends like you who will participate in my crazy schemes...

Fourth, thanks to Kenneth, Dean, Ryan and KC for playing well. And to Jason for running sound well.

Despite bizarre sound difficulties, we played a good show. I think I will remember yesterday for a couple of reasons: 1) Zac Maloy's dad came up to me and talked to me while we were setting up for the gig (truly random), and 2) my friend Natasha from high school saw me before the gig also, and even though I did tell her to come back for the show later, I totally FORGOT to mention that I would be playing a song later that had been inspired by her, which she had never heard. Tasha, if you're reading this, you totally have to email me!

So, I guess my true evaluation of the show is that it was definitely a new beginning--at least, 24 hours later, it really feels that way. It wasn't the best show Dr. Pants is ever going to play, and it wasn't the best audience we're ever going to have. But it was a start...and you have to start somewhere.

Stay tuned here for more content within the next week or two, and for notice on where we will be playing in the next couple of months. Thanks again to those of you who made the date. Y'all be my peeps fo' life.

Word,
David

Alright, folks...here we go. Maybe some of you have been wondering what happened to Dr. Pants, or why it's taken so long for a new record, or other things like that, and I intend to address those things...NOW!

Dr. Pants never really went away. It was always there in some form. However, I did have moments over the last 4 years in which I wasn't sure if it always would be. A lot of the last 4 years I spent evaluating whether I truly felt called to make music...whether that was truly what I was meant to do (I know...pretty deep stuff from a guy who raps about his pants). I also got married during that time, to K.C. Clifford, as some of you know. Basically, life catches up with you sometimes, and you have to figure out what your priorities are, what you have to do, need to do, and want to do. Also, by the end of 2001, all the people who had been involved in the original incarnation of Dr. Pants had left the group, and I was very much at a loss for what do do next. It took me another 3 years or so to figure that out, I think. This was the past 4 years for me, and I have come out on the other end knowing that Dr. Pants is something that I want to do for the rest of my life, and even though it may not always look the same, the same spirit will always be behind it. It will be fun, it will be uncompromising, and it will hopefully rock everyone's ass off. I am ready to do this full on, and I will not sit around on my ass one more second. This is my declaration of purpose, my friends- you heard it here first.

See you on June 10th,
David