January's always a good time for San Francisco-- Here comes the snow, good ol Sierra style! That means its time to get our heads wet and our limbs loose on the mountain in preparation for our return to San Francisco on Friday Jan. 29th where we'll be headlining at the Cafe Du Nord. Tickets are just $10 in advance and you can get them here. We'll be warming up for that this friday at the Brew Ha Ha at the Nugget in Sparks and a free show in the Crown Room at the Crystal Bay Club on Thurs Jan 28th. And we can't leave out that we are excited to be headlining in the brand new expanded Humbrews in Arcata on Sat Jan 30th. Hope to see you at the shows and enjoy the weather!
2009 in review -- Thanks to everyone who helped make this a fantastic year. In addition to touring extensively throughout the west, we made two midwest tours happen bringing the total of shows to 119. Some shows highlights include Valentine's Day at the Miner's Foundry in Nevada City, CA, Old Stone Church in Bend, OR with Poor Man's Whiskey, Norman Music Festival in Norman, OK, Highland's Backyard BBQ in Denver, CO, the Blue Up Ball at the Independent in San Francisco, CA, both Tioga Gas Mart shows in Lee Vining, CA, the Oyster Ridge Music Festival in Kemmerer, WY, Mulberry Mountain Music Festival in Ozark, AR, the thunderous lightning spectacle at the Stonewall Tavern in Stillwater, OK, the Earthdance Music Festival in Laytonville, CA, Las Tortugas at the Evergreen Lodge on the west side of Yosemite NP, and here's to a great New Years show! In June we hit the 1,000th show mark, so at the beginning of 2010 we'll have performed 1,058 shows since our inception in 2001.
Turtles Helping Turtles -- Each year around this time, we try to donate our time to a worthwhile cause. Last year we helped raise $46,000 for a local Quincy CA boy, Simon Tru McQuarry to help towards his cancer medical bills. This year we are very excited to donate our time to a fundraiser benefiting the Sea Turtle Restoration Project at seaturtles.org. This organization is a leader in sea turtle conservation and protection. We are the entertainment at their 20th anniversary bash and fundraiser taking place at the state-of -the-art green building, David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA on Sat Nov 14th. For more information on the organization visit: www.seaturtles.orgwww.seaturtles.org/bigsplash. and for tickets to the event visit:
More Free Music? -- Yes, yes, and yes. A new partnership with Dropcards.com allows Blue Turtle to give away free singles at shows, and never-before-heard live tracks! Click here to find out how it works: wallet-size plastic cards with unique access codes prompt mp3 downloads on your computer! Come to a show to find out what it's all about...
Now on Pandora Internet Radio -- Blue Turtle has recently landed on Pandora -- if you haven't heard, "A New kind of Radio -- stations that play only music you like." Simply go to Pandora.com, click "Create a new Station," type "Blue Turtle Seduction," and that's it. You'll hear free streaming tracks from the new release, 13 Floors, as well as hundreds of other bands that match the "Blue Turtle" style of music. And don't be afraid to give us a thumbs up or two, or to any other band you might discover there...
13 Floors, Digital Release! -- Get the new album, 13 Floors, available at iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Rhapsody, and many other digital retailers! For those of you dedicated to good old CDs, come to a show for personal delivery! Or visit the online store and we'll send you a sustainably-packaged hardcopy.