Hello Friends,

First of all, a HUGE thank you to everyone that came out to see us in Mesa at Toby Keith's last Thursday. It was a great show and we were really happy to see so many familiar faces. It looks like we'll be doing some more shows at Toby Keith's in 2011 in Mesa and the new location in Denver, and we are very thankful for the opportunity. Tomorrow night, our friends form the John Eric Band will be at TK's, so be sure to stop by and show your support....

The weekend at Matt's was also a great adventure. It was nice to meet some new friends and also chit chat with some folks we hadn't seen in a month or two. Matt and Marco joined us on stage on Friday night to sing a few tunes with us. Also, we had some folks fly in from California to enjoy the music. Thanks again to everyone for making us feel at home back in AZ.

Some great gigs are on the horizon this month as well... On September 21st, the Stephanie Eason Band, Version Clothing, and the Gym Bar and Grill are partnering up to raise money for the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.  The music starts at 5:30 PM with Augustine, followed by Hit the Ground Running. The Stephanie Eason Band will be rounding out the night. The event will feature raffles and giveaways all night long as well. Details about the event can be found on the Version Clothing website at www.versionclothing.com. We hope you'll join us in Casa Grande to show your support for St. Jude's.

On the 24th and 25th of September, the Stephanie Eason Band invades Sin City to play at Gilley's inside the Treasure Island Casino...Yep, we're heading to Las Vegas to enjoy the glitter and the glamour of the Strip. Gilley's has moved from it's old home in the Frontier to the new location inside Treasure Island. We're all really excited to enjoy a weekend there and hope you'll head out as well. Apparently, the Barrett Jackson Auto Show will be happening the same weekend in Vegas, so it's sure to be a busy and fun weekend for all...Hopefully we can win enough cash to fund a new tourbus for the gang...Ha ha...

September 10th and 11th, we'll be returning to AZ Country USA in Mesa for a Friday and Saturday night. The dance floor is huge and the food is tasty.  You can also enjoy a game of pool and watch your favorite sporting events on the big screens...we'll have copies of the new album, "The Red Letter Days" on hand, as well as T-Shorts designed by our friends at Version Clothing.  We do hope you'll stop by for the night.

Hope to see you at a gig soon!

Thanks,

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Hello Friends,

Well, the SEB made it back in piece from our adventures in August around he Southwest. The Randy Travis gig was really exciting and we met some really nice folks from around Denver. Much to his chagrin, the Denver Broncos did not accept Eric's proposal to make the SEB logo the new official logo of the Broncos team.  However, we did get an offer from a really intoxicated fellow to tattoo the logo to his left bicep...It was tempting, but not the kind of PR we were looking for...Ha haI

The trip to Albuquerque was a good one...It was nice to reconnect with Charlie, Al, Karen, and the rest of the crew from the Caravan East...It was our first full week at the club, so we got to experience the adventure that was a two band split of the night on Saturdays...The best part was splitting the evening with a latin band...The band was called El Gringo, and they were very entertaining. It was great to watch the latin dancing mesh with the country line dancing :-)

This week, we're back in Arizona...On Thursday, we make a stop at Toby Keith's Bar and Grill in Mesa. It's a nice place to enjoy live music and they never have a cover, so it's a good deal. Best of all, it's an all ages venue until 10 PM, so you can bring the family for dinner and enjoy the music afterwards. Mike Galli will be back in the saddle with us as well (after a well deserved vacation!). Friday and Saturday night, we head up north to the cool pines of Prescott to play at Matt's Saloon. It's been awhile since we've hung out with Matt and Marco and crew, so we're looking forward to it.

In September, we're also doing a benefit for St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Casa Grande at the Gym Bar and Grill. Details about the event (to be held on Tuesday, September 21st) can be found by visiting www.versionclothing.com We hope you'll join us in supporting St. Jude's!

Hope you can swing by and see us at a show and pick up a copy of the new album, "The Red Letter Days" and a shirt...If you can't make it out to the gig, you can always visit iTunes, CD Baby, or Amazon or order one of the CD's or shirts through our website (or Version Clothing's site). 

Hope to see you at a show soon!

Thanks,

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Hello Friends,

The August leg of the Stephanie Eason Band's summer/fall tour to support "The Red Letter Days" album is underway and all is well in SEB land.  The tour kickoff last week was simply AMAZING!  We flew out to Loveland, CO on Thursday the 5th and had the opportunity to open for Randy Travis at the Thunder Mountain Amphitheatre on the 6th!

As it turned out, our friends from Earl Wear and Haywire were playing at the Grizzly Rose in Denver the same week we were in Loveland, so we stopped in to see Earl and the band and recruited John Rickard (our producer for our album and one of the best steel players in the known universe) to play with us at the Randy Travis show. Earl's band sounded fantastic, and Dana (their tour manager) made us feel at home at the Grizzly...She even put us in the "VIP" section...Ha ha. Thanks to Earl and company for making us feel welcome!

Friday was a long, but wonderful day for all of us... We arrived at the Amphitheatre at around 2 PM and got to spend some time in our own little "green room" (the furniture in the green room was nicer than anything we have in our houses...except maybe Eric's big green Goodwill sectional...ha ha).  Randy's backing band arrived around 2:30 and we got the chance to hear them soundcheck awhile before being banished to our trailer...I think it was because Brandon kept making silly faces at the drummer and John Rickard yelled something to the effect of "steel player's got a big butt"...Apparently, John thought he was at a baseball game...  Anyhow, it was truly amazing to see how the band (without Randy) dialed in their sound and sang perfect harmonies without an anchoring note from Randy... It was quite impressive. 

Randy arrived at around 3 PM for his portion of the soundcheck and the sound was amazing. We got to hear a few of the songs they were going to play...We also got a chance to peek at the set list for the band, so we knew it was going to be a great show...At around 4 PM, we hopped up on stage and plugged into our amps and gear (which was provided to us by Shaped Productions...Those guys were AWESOME to deal with). The sound throughout the amphitheatre was booming and great and we were excited to get up and play in a few hours :-)  

We also met a really wonderful young singer/songwriter named Jenn Bostic who opened the show at 6:30 PM.  Jenn is a singer/songwriter from Nashville, and her songs and voice were very impressive.  If you get a chance, check out her website at www.jennbostic.com   We're looking forward to doing more shows with her in the future!

The show was absolutely fantastic! Scott James and Molly from Big Country 97.9 FM were very accommodating and kind and we really enjoyed their hospitality. We got to meet most of the guys in Randy's band as well...Mike, Eric, and Stan spent some time chit chatting with the guys about gear and road stories...They were a wonderful bunch to hang out with!

One of the best parts of the show was visiting with people in the audience after our set. We wandered around the grounds for awhile and met some really great people (like Fran, Doug the harp player, and others...Y'all made the night fun!) After the gig, Jenn and the SEB all went out for a bite to eat as well, and the folks from Big Country 97.9 showed up...Big Rob provided plenty of entertainment and offered his couch and TIVO up for our next trip out to Colorado...We might take you up on that Rob! . It turned out to be a great event with about 3500 people in attendance. We're looking forward to more of these events in 2011...

This week, we're on the road in Albuquerque (home of the International Balloon Fiesta) at the Caravan East...Charlie, Karen, Al, and the whole gang at the Caravan have been great to work with! Tuesday was ladies night and the place was packed. Last night, we jammed out some new songs and had a great time. We have today off, but we head back to the Caravan East on Friday and Saturday for some more adventures. We're looking forward to enjoying the rest of our week in New Mexico. 

More adventures are still to come! We'll keep you posted on the adventures of the SEB as they unfold this summer/fall. If you haven't picked up a copy of the new album, "The Red Letter Days", make sure you grab one through our site, iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon, or other online retailers. Thanks again and we'll see you on the road soon!

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Hello friends...

The SEB are on vacation this week from playing as we spread ourselves to the four winds... Stan and Justin are headed to Mexico to enjoy some time on the beach and relax... Brandon is busy preparing for one of his best friend's weddings, and Steph is on her way to California for the weekend... As for Mike, he's just happy to be home for a weekend with no gigs and looking forward to actually having time to mow the lawn and hang out with his wife, Karen... :-).  Eric is actually getting more than four hours of sleep for the night, so life is good all around!

The best news so far on our vacation week came on Tuesday... We found out that we are opening for Randy Travis in August!!!!!  Yep, the wonderful folks at Big Country 97.9 FM (Scott, you are our favoritest person in the whole wide world) offered the Stephanie Eason Band the opportunity to open for Randy Travis on August 6th at the Thunder Mountain Amphitheatre in Loveland, Colorado.  The amphitheatre itself is built on the back side of the radio station studios, so it's a really cool site to see. They're expeciting about 4000 people at the show, so we're definitely looking forward to it. The best part is the price... Tickets are only $25 each, or $15 for military personnel. I don't think we've paid $25 for a show loike that in at least ten years...you know, since Steph was in the 6th grade...Ha ha... Gosh, she makes us feel old sometimes :-) Details are at www.tmaconcerts.com

 Anyhow, we are very pleased to be able to start the August leg of our summer tour to support the new album "The Red Letter Days" with this big show in Colorado. It'll be a blast to share the stage with a country music legend like Randy Travis!  After Randy, we head to New Mexico, Texas, and back to Arizona.  We won't be back to see our "Zonie" friends until August 26th, at which time we'll be at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill in Mesa... That should be a fun show too... Maybe we can convince Randy Travis to come on tour with us...Ha ha

Speaking of the album, "The Red Letter Days" is selling quite well so far. We actually got our first payment back from iTunes this month, and some folks downloaded the album there....Thank you soooo much.  I think we're going to have to frame the check and put it on the refrigerator or something. :-)  By the way, if you haven't checked out the new album, it is available on iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon, and at the Stephanie Eason website at www.stephanieeason.com . We are very proud of the new album and hope you will take the time to listen and enjoy it like we do!  

Alright, it's time to go back to lounging in the monsoons that are July in Arid-Zona...And maybe have a margarita or two this afternoon!  Hope all is well in your world and we hope to see you at a show soon. :-)

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Hello Friends,

This week has flown by! We spent most of the week hiding from the 110+ degree temperatures in the Arizona heat, but lots of fun things are happening...

First of all, we are getting press reviews about the new album, "The Red Letter Days". Jason Avery from the Music Examiner in Sacramento was kind enough to say a few words about the band and the new record. You can view his review by clicking here . Thank you Jason for taking the time to listen to the album and spread the good word about the SEB!

In the rumor mill department, it looks like we are most likely going to be headed back to Colorado in August to open for Randy Travis at the Thuner Mountain Amphitheater! We're working out the details right now and we'll be sure to let everyone know as soon as everything comes together. It should be a fun road trip and a great way to kick our August tour into high gear... Speaking of touring, this weekend with be the last chance for about a month for our AZ friends to see the band. we're headed up to Flagstaff to the world famous Museum Club Friday and Saturday to enjoy the cooler weather of Flagstaff (and prep everyone for Cardinals pre-season camp)...I hope you can make it up the hill to join us.  After this weekend, it's time for some R & R and a private wedding before heading out on round two of "The Red Letter Days" summer/fall tour 2010.

With summer in full swing, it seems like contests and festivals abound, so we've been entered into another round of voting to see who the coolest kids on the block are...Normally, we hate popularity contests (because we definitely weren't the popular kids in school...Someday we'll share some of Eric's junior high and high school photos and y'all will understand...ha ha), but this one gives us the chance to win some cash and play some showcase gigs around the country, so I guess it's worth it. If you get a moment, please visit this link and vote for the Stephanie Eason Band. We like free stuff, and would enjoy the opportunity to win something...

Looking forward to seeing y'all in Flagstaff this weekend :-)

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Hello Friends,

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July Weekend... The Stephanie Eason Band had an incredibly busy week. We finished up our third show at the Greeley Stampede on Sunday night and then hopped in the truck and headed back to Arid-Zona on Monday to get ready for the Frontier Days Rodeo in Prescott. Matt, Marco, and the gang form Matt's Saloon were scurrying about on Tuesday afternoon setting up their awesome new light show while we were doing soundcheck and the town was abuzz with rodeo fans and fun. We played Tuesday night and Wednesday night at Matt's Saloon and had a wonderful time!  Thursday and Friday, we lounged around and relaxed at Stan's place, and got into a wild karaoke showdown with Stan's family and friends :-)  The kids and grandkids were rockin' out on the "stage" we set up in the living room...Justin played DJ and coached his daughter through the words to every Taylor Swift song on the iPod...Ha ha

Saturday morning, the SEB crew got up early and headed downtown to get ready for the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo Parade through downtown. The folks from Matt's worked really hard to build a massive float for the band to ride around on, and it was absoultely beautiful :-)  The crew did an amazing job touching up the trailer and making everything look fantastic. We didn't win any prizes, but the float definitely turned some heads and we had a great time playing live on top of the float...I guess the next stop with our float will have to be the Macy's parade!  Ha ha Thanks again to Garrett and the gang for helping us to set up and tear down on the float. We know it was early and it required a lot of work!

Saturday afternoon was the patriotic set at Matt's and Stephanie and Marco did an AMAZING rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. It was definitely something to see and hear! It was a fantastic start to the 4th of July weekend! Some of the SEB Fan Club (Buckeye Chapter) stopped by to enjoy the show...And they brought along signs! It was really cool and we felt very special and loved :-)  Thanks for making our weekend! 

Stan and Justin pulled double duty that night and played in Southbound to a packed house!  On the 4th, the Stephanie Eason Band rocked out for the rodeo crowd after the fireworks and had a great show :-) Some of our friends took photos of the whole adventure and we should have them up on the site shortly. Monday, we made the trek back down to the valley to relax.  It was a great ending to the first leg of our summer tour to support the new album, "The Red Letter Days"! Can't wait to do it again in August!

This week will be very special as well...The fine folks from KMLE Country 108 FM have asked us to help celebrate the grand opening of a new country venue in Mesa called AZ Country USA. It's a 35,000 square foot sports bar and night club that will feature both local and national acts. Tim and Willy will be doing a couple of sets with the SEB acting as honorary "Earls and Earlenes" in the "All Earl Band"... That should definitely be a fun adventure!  The fun starts at 7 PM on Friday... I do hope you can come out to celebrate. AZ Country USA is located on the Southwest Corner of Country Club and Southern in Mesa. 

Stephanie will be doing a live radio interview with Tum and Willy on Thursday morning on KMLE Country to help promote the event and talk about the new album, "The Red Letter Days". Be sure to tune in at about 7 AM on Thursday to hear the interview and show your support of KMLE and Stephanie! Exciting stuff indeed!

Saturday night, we'll be heading out to Queen Creek to enjoy an evening outdoors at San Tan Flat. It'll be warm, but it's a family event, so you can bring th kids along for dinner and enjoy some great live music form the Stpehanie Eason Band. Hope you will drop in for a bit.

Again, I hope everyone had a safe and restful 4th of July and we hope to see you this weekend at AZ Country USA and San Tan Flat!

Thanks,

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Hello Friends...

The Greeley Stampede experience has been wonderful so far :-)  We pulled into Colorado Thursday night around 9 PM and spent some time relaxing with Lara and her family (who were kind enough to allow the band to crash at their place for a few days...Thank you!).

We arrived at the Stampede on Friday afternoon to organized chaos...The sound crew was busy throwing up lighting and audio gear in a whirlwind of activity... Justin and his sound crew were fantastic and really easy to deal with... We got settled in backstage and met up with Scott and the 97.9 FM Big Country Crew. They were a pleasure to deal with and actually interviewed Stephanie on the air live shortly before our set that evening. The crowd started rolling in as we worked through our set and they were very receptive to the sounds of the SEB.  The "dancing man" stole the show as he paraded across the grass in front of the stage. It was very entertaining :-)   The Stephanie Eason Band rocked the house until 8 PM, at which time David Nail, Joe Nichols, and Craig Morgan took the stage at the Stampede.  Exciting stuff! 

While we were in town, we found out our fellow "Arizonian" Nathan Dean was in Greeley performing for the weekend at Whisky River. They did the Stampede kickoff party on Thursday night and rocked the joint...It was nice to know that we had some more "hometown" folks along representing "the big AZ" in Greeley, Colroado :-)  Looking forward to swapping road stories with Nathan soon, provided his bus doesn't explode again!

We woke up Saturday morning to the smell of eggs, sausage, and fresh fruit!  Lara's parents were kind enough to make the hungry SEB'ers some breakfast at home, and it was delicious!  Thanks again!  With food in our belly and plenty of rest, we were ready to take on Day Two of the Stampede.  We arrived at the Stampede early in the afternoon and were informed that Keith Urban and NIcole Kidman were eating lunch in town and were enjoying the scenery of Northern Colorado.  I'm sure the paparazzi were everywhere, but we think they were spending their time chasing down Spongebob Squarepants...They even had to sneak him into the backstage area underneath a garbage bag...Ha ha. Yep, the Stephanie Eason Band can officially say that we opened for "International Superstar Spongebob Squarepants". Ha Ha. He stepped out on the stage and took pictures with all of the kids and made for a fun afternoon. 

As we were setting up for our set on the 97.9 FM Big Country Stage, the sky opened up and the showers started!  We barely had time to cover all of the gear before the rain poured in and all over the stage...Things were looking pretty grim for a little while, but after about 30 minutes of pouring rain, the sky cleared and they started cleaning the stage up for us. After some serious squeegee action (and using Spongebob to absorb the water...ha ha) they were able to clear the stage and we played our set.  The sun came out for about an hour and we got to jam with the slightly drenched audience. The set went very well, but by the time we got to the jam on "Country Time", the lightning was arcing across the sky and we knew another huge storm was coming... We finished up and had about 3 minutes to clear the stage before mother nature sent another downpour!  Unfortunately, that delayed Haeley Vaughn's set as well. Haeley was on American Idol this year, and she had a really beautiful voice. At 16, she was quite the talent, and she had a cool backing band too. Eric and Mike ended up "talking tech" with the guitar player for quite awhile.  The SEB felt bad about the rain delay, so they took their instruments over to the cover of the beer garden and played acoustic for about a half hour to keep the folks waiting for the weather to clear entertained. It was a great adventure and the folks trapped in the beer tent (to stay out of the storm) were really appreciative (and stuck, so they had to deal with us whether they liked us or not...ha ha).  Eventually the weather cleared and Haeley was able to play her set.

Keith Urban put on an amazing set that night!  We were all impressed by the band and Keith, and of course we spotted Nicole watching her husband play! It was a fantastic finish to an adventuresome afternoon!  Of course, one of the best parts of any festival or fair is the junk food, so we were sure to get the "fruit kabobs" (fruit on a stick slathered in chocolaty goodness!) and some pulled pork sandwiches...Tasty stuff indeed!  Saturday night, we decided to sample some of the local cuisine and had Mexican food at a place called El Charro. Tasty stuff, and the margaritas were particularly strong!

Tonight, the SEB gets to close down the Stampede with a performance from 10 PM-12 AM on the 97.9 FM Big Country Stage. We're looking forward to playing in front of all of the fine folks that are in attendance. It's been an amazing experience so far and we've been snapping photos and video along the way. We'll try to get some of those photos up soon :-)  Again, a HUGE thank you to Scott and the crew at Big Country 97.9 FM for givng us the oppotunity to pay the festival...Another massive thank you to Justin and the sound crew for making the performances a breeze on stage, and mucho mucho thank yous to Lara and her family for putting up with the SEB for an entire weekend!  We totally owe you guys!

Looking forward to more road adventures in the coming weeks!
 
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Hello Friends,

The summer/fall tour to support "The Red Letter Days" is officially underway!  It was an early morning for Brandon, as he had to roll out of bed and get on the road at 6 AM to meet up with the rest of the gang. BY 10 PM last night, he was getting pretty loopy, but I'm guessing it was less from the drive time and more from us singing B-52's songs in the truck all day! :-) 

The gang stopped off in Flagstaff for lunch at Chili's and it as kind of an eerie feeling, because you could actually see the wildfires burning on the north/west side of town. For those of you that haven't been watching the news, there is a huge wildfire burning right now outside of Flagstaff. About 750 homes have been evacuated and it's not a fun situation. We're keeping our fingers crossed that the blaze will be under control shortly and life can return to normal for our friends in Northern Arizona.

After lunch, we started the drive to Albuquerque, which was our first long car ride together...All in all, a pleasant adventure for all of us :-)  We made a very quick pit stop in Galluo and then rolled on to Albuquerque. When we got to town, there were a bunch of folks in town visting for the week and most of the hotels were packed... We were hoping it was because they wanted to see the SEB, but it turns out there was a huge regional soccer event happening at the university.  Unfortunately, Stan forgot his soccer uniform at home, so we couldn't infiltrate a team and borrow their hotel rooms for the night :-)  Instead, we crashed at the Super 8. 

Albuquerque has some REALLY cool restaurants and shops near the university, so we're definitely going to be up for a shopping trip tomorrow. They even have a Pita Pit in town and a Whole Foods, so life is good...Now all we need to do is find a Chipotle :-)

The best part of Albuquerque is all of the interesting billboards and signs about town...You almost have to be here to really appreciate it. There was a Vietnamese restaurant sign with a massive axe-wielding Paul Bunyan statue on top, and a billboard that was advertising nothing at all that had 2 identical cartoon men and read "Bring your evil twin". We've decided that none of the signs make sense, but they sure do catch the eye...It's kind of like watching most David Lynch films, only without all of the creepiness... Ha ha 
 
Soundcheck is at 2 PM today at the Caravan East. It'll be our first time there, so we're looking forward to it. We drove by the venue last night and it looks like it'll be a great adventure. We'll definitely get some photos up on the site as soon as possible from the gig. 

Looking forward to more adventures this week!

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Hello Friends,

The Stephanie Eason Band's summer tour to support "The Red Letter Days" kicks off in just one week!  Holy cow, we haven't even started packing yet!  You know, there's nothing like spending 8 hours in an enclosed space (like a van or bus) with a group of friends... We're already planning car karaoke, travel size Battleship, "I Spy", and of course, the Slug Bug game...Let's just hope everyone bathes before we go and no one opens up a bag of corn nuts... Seriously, corn nuts are the most disgusting smelling food to bring on road trips in small vehicles, just ask Steph's mom... Ha ha...

Anyhow, the pre-tour kickoff is happening this week (aka Brandon's birthday week) on Thursday at Tom Ryan's in Chandler and Friday down in Casa Grande at Peart Park. The Friday show is from 6 to 8 and it's all ages, so bring the family.  Thursday night at Tom Ryan's is ladies night, so it's sure to be a good time (and a good chance for us to finally show some love to our east side friends). Hope you can make it to one of those shows...

"The Red Letter Days" official summer tour kicks off next Tuesday in Albuquerque at the Caravan East. It'll be our first time there, so it'll be an exciting adventure and we're looking forward to it. We'll be sure to post pictures after the event!  The staff have been really great to us, and as we understand it, Tuesday is lasied night, so it should be a warm welcome for us... 

From Friday to Sunday, we'll be in Greeley, Colorado at the Greeley Stampede!  We'll be playing on the 97.9 Big Country FM Stage on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!  Friday night, we're playing right before Joe Nichols, Craig Morgan, and David Nail, so we're excited to be opening for them. Saturday, we get to play before...Keith Urban!  Holy crap, that's going to be fun. :-)  And on Sunday night, we get to "headline" and close out the entertainment for the evening from 10 to midnight.  It's going to be an exciting weekend.

We head back to Arid-Zona the following week for the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo and 4th of July week.  The Stephanie Eason Band will be playing at Matt's during rodeo week on Tuesday, Wednesday,  Saturday, and Sunday.  Stan's old band, Southbound, will be playing the weekend as well, so it's going to be a busy week for us.   

We'll be back in Arizona for a few weeks (so we can all enjoy some summer vacation time with our families) and then we hit the road again in August. We'll be playing at Six Flags over Texas and quite a few venues around Texas and New Mexico before heading back to Arizona at the end of August.  That means a lot of games of Old Maid, UNO, and Go Fish on the bus!  Ha ha...

James Parks will be joining us in August for the Texas leg of our tour as well. Y'all might remember James from our CD release party in May. He just got back from Nashville last night and he's ready to come along with us as we journey across New Mexico and Texas in August. Hopefully, he'll have his new record ready by then as well. If you get the chance, check out his website at www.jamesparksmusic.com. Awesome person, and a fantastic singer/songwriter!

Fun stuff is on the horizon, and we're looking forward to meeting all of you on the road this summer!  If you haven't picked up a copy of "The Red Letter Days" yet, see us at a show or pick one up for our website, iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, or any other online retailer!  Thanks again for all of your support and we'll see you soon!

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Hello Friends,

We were all really excited last week to do our in-studio interview at KKNT for the AZ Music Cafe!  Erich was kind enough to give us the entire first hour of the show. Thank you so much Erich...We had a blast!  We played a few songs live in-studio and also played a few cuts from the new album, "The Red Letter Days".  In case you missed the broadcast, the Podcast of the entire interview should be up fairly soon on the AZ Music Cafe website (www.azmusiccafe.com) It was an exciting adventure for the SEB and we're looking forward to more interviews and reviews of the album in the coming weeks.

We got our first international airplay of the new album last week as well!  Cor van Eijk runs a radio program called "The Nashville Express" on RTW FM and he featured several of the tracks on his show over the weekend. You can find out more about our newfound international friends by visiting their website at www.rtw.nl  Cor's radio program is broadcast every week and features all-time country favorites like Brooks & Dunn and Patsy Cline as well as new artists like the Stephanie Eason Band...Cor, thank you so much for supporting our music. I think we might have to start a Netherlands chapter of the SEB fan club...Maybe we can get the Buckeye Chapter to arrange an exchange program...Ha ha :-)

We've also recently been added to the "New! Discover and Uncover" Music Network.  The network, tied in with www.iheartradio.com and Clear Channel Entertainment, features new and unsigned artists and allows listeners from radio stations all over the country to hear new music from both up and coming signed and unsigned artists.  Here is a link to one of the sample sites (for 99.5 WGAR in Cleveland) http://www.wgar.com/new2/artists/i/291164?psid=396348 .  When you get the chance, visit this (or any of the other stations on the "New!" Network) and play the tunes back....Oh, and don't forget to request the Stephanie Eason Band too! If we get enough plays, we might get one or more of our songs into regular rotation on all of the Clear Channel radio stations... Yeah, that'd be pretty cool in our book... :-)

Only a couple of weeks before we hit the road for the summer tour! We'll be playing at the Greeley Stampede in Greeley, Colorado on the Big Country 97.9 FM Stage on opening weekend of the rodeo (June 25th-27th). We'll be playing right before Joe Nichols, Craig Morgan, and David Nail on Friday night and then before Keith Urban on Saturday! We're closing out the night on Sunday night as well. Details can be found at www.greeleystampede.org Thanks to Scott and company at Big country 97.9 FM for helping to put the weekend together for us!  I think we owe you root beers now :-)  We'll be kicking the tour off in New Mexico at the Caravan East in Albuquerque on June 22nd... It's going to be a great trip!  

This weekend, we're at Matt's Saloon in Prescott...Hope you'll join us for a relaxing weekend away form the 100+ degree heat of Phoenix!  Hope to see you at a show soon.

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