AUGUST 25, 2010__________________________________________________
HELLO MY NAME IS SPECTRIS.
TODAY IN THE NEWS: WELL, THERE IS NO NEW NEWS. JUST REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT OUR FANTASTIC PAGES AT FACEBOOK, MYSPACE AND ORDER YOUR CD TODAY!!!! THE ALBUM IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON AMAZON MP3 DOWNLOADS, AND VARIOUS OTHER SITES, STILL WAITING FOR ITUNES TO GET OFF THEIR ASSES!
AND THE USUAL, CHECK FOR THE LATEST SHOWDATES, ETC....AND SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC (UNLESS THEY'RE JERKS....)
HERE'S A GREAT ZAPPA QUOTE FOR YOUR GENERAL HAPPINESS.
"Information is Not knowledge Knowledge is Not wisdom Wisdom is not truth Truth is not beauty Beauty is not love Love is not music Music is the best..."
HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND SEE YOU AT THE EAST NEXT SATURDAY!
AUGUST 15, 2010__________________________________________________
MORE NEW TUNES ADDED! CHECK OUT THE SPECTRISSONGS PAGE TO SEE WHAT'S IN STORE FOR FUTURE SHOWS!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHRIS'S MOM!
AS ALWAYS, CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK AND MYSPACE PAGES TOO-LINKS ARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON THE HOME PAGE!
"INDUSTRY" NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON DOWNLOADS-A MEAGER $7.92 FOR THE ENTIRE ALBUM-OR IF YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE THE WHOLE PACKAGE, JUST CLICK ON THE ALBUM COVER PIC ON THE HOME PAGE FOR YOUR OWN COPY OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CD! THE AMAZON LINK IS BELOW:
THANKS AND KEEP SUPPORTING ALL LOCAL MUSIC!
MAY 17, 2010_____________________________________________________________
4 NEW SONGS ADDED! CHECK THE "SPECTRISsongs" PAGE! PLUS, WE'VE PUT A FLOYD CLASSIC BACK IN THE SETLIST-YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO BE AT THE EAST LOUNGE THIS SATURDAY THE 22ND! REMEMBER, THERE'S NEVER A COVER CHARGE! SEE YOU THERE!
BE SURE TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH OUR FACEBOOK AND MYSPACE PAGES TOO-LINKS ARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON OUR HOMEPAGE! FAN US! PLUS, IF YOU CLICK ON THE "MY BAND" TAB AND BECOME A STREET TEAMER, WE'LL GIVE YA SOME FREE STUFF! IT'S WIN-WIN!
MAY 5, 2010_______________________________________________________
HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!
WE'VE ADDED A COUPLE OF NEW THINGS TO THE "SPECTRISarchive" PAGE-AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PAST SHOWDATES, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY PAST VENUES, THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE!
IT'S STREET TEAM TIME! THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NEW PLACES IN THE UPPER VALLEY, AS WELL AS SOME PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND THAT WE
WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO PLAY! CALL THEM, STOP IN, BUG 'EM! SILVER FERN IN CLAREMONT, ONE MILE WEST IN SUNAPEE, SALT HILL, JUST TO NAME A FEW-LET THEM KNOW YOU WANT TO SEE US THERE! WE KEEP ADDING NEW SONGS, AND ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN OUT TO SEE US KNOWS WE ARE WORTH THE
TRIP! SUPPPORT LOCAL MUSIC! HELP US TO KEEP IT ALIVE!!! MAN CAN NOT
LIVE ON DJ'S AND KARAOKE ALONE!
MARCH 16, 2010__________________________________________________
JOIN SPECTRIS THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 20 AT OKEMO MOUNTAIN RESORT IN LUDLOW, VT FOR AND OUTDOOR APRES SKI EXTRAVAGANZA! SPONSORED BY LONG TRAIL, WE'LL BE PLAYING ALL OF YOUR CLASSIC AND MODERN FAVES, AND HANDING OUT MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF LONG TRAIL SWAG TO THOSE 21+! THE WEATHERMAN SAYS IT'S GONNA BE SUNNY AND 60, PERFECT SPRING SKIING WEATHER, SO GET A PASS, OR JUST STOP ON BY THE SUGARHOUSE FOR EXCELLENT FOOD AND MUSIC! SEE YOU THERE!
MARCH 5, 2010___________________________________________________
STONEWALL AND SPECTRIS BENEFIT FOR HEADSTART! DOORS OPEN AT 7PM-AND IT'S OVER WHEN IT'S OVER!
Tickets are $10 per person at the door.
Alyson's Orchard has once again graciously donated the use of their banquet facility to host this event.
There will also be a 50/50 raffle, prize raffles (buy tickets and pick your prizes), food & drink, plus plenty of room on the dance floor!
A few items up for raffle include: $50 gift certificate to Twilight Tatoo, $25 gift certificates to each Walmart, Target, Shaw's & Demoula's. Also, there are 22 passes total to Yankee Lane in Keene for one free game of bowling for up to four people! And more...
A sincere thank you to all of our local supporters!!
Disclaimers:
Limited tickets available. House capacity 250 people.
Cheshire-Sullvan Counties' Friends of Head Start is a 501 (c)3 organization, all proceeds go directly to our campaign to assist in the funding of our Counties' Head Start Centers. Head Start is also a non-profit organization.
Donations are always accepted.
This year, the event is 21 and over..sorry, no children are allowed this year.
THANKS AND SEE YOU THERE!
FEBRUARY 21, 2010________________________________________________
MORE NEW COVER SONGS ADDED! WHAT ARE THEY? YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME SEE US TO FIND OUT! PLENTY OF UPCOMING SHOWS-CHECK OUR SHOWDATES PAGE REGULARLY!
ON THE ORIGINAL SIDE, WE HAVE TWO UPCOMING SHOWS AIMED AT SHOWCASING SPECTRIS AS ORIGINAL BAND-ONE AT MILLIE'S IN MANCHESTER, NH ON MARCH 6, AND ONE AT ALLYSON'S IN WALPOLE ON MARCH 13TH WITH THE GREAT STONEWALL! THIS SHOW IS A BENEFIT FOR HEAD START-COME OUT AND SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE!
WE ARE ALSO IN THE RUNNING FOR A SPOT ON THE BILL AT THIS YEARS "PROGDAY" FESTIVAL IN CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA-WANT A CHANCE TO SEE US THERE? GO TO THE PROGDAY SITE AND REQUEST US! THIS IS THE LONGEST RUNNING PROGRESSIVE ROCK FESTIVAL IN THE U.S. AND TAKES PLACE SEPTEMBER 4TH AND 5TH-LET 'EM KNOW YOU WANT SPECTRIS!
FEBRUARY 2, 2010_________________________________________________
ROLLIN' ON THROUGH THE WINTER SEASON, SHOWS HAVE BEEN GREAT! THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE COME OUT, AND THANKS TO ALL AT THE CLUBS WHO HAVE BEEN SO GOOD TO US! AS ALWAYS, MAKE SURE TO CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR MORE SHOWDATES, AND VISIT OUR MYSPACE AND FACEBOOK PAGES!
DECEMBER 6, 2009_________________________________________________
FINALLY UPDATING THE WEBSITE! CHECK THE SONG PAGE FOR THE NEW TITLES, AND THE SHOWS PAGE FOR UP TO DATE SHOWDATES! AND DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR COPY OF THE NEW ALBUM, "INDUSTRY", RIGHT HERE, AND AT SHOWS!
SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2009_____________________________________________
THE NEW SPECTRIS CD "INDUSTRY" IS NOW ON SALE RIGHT HERE! CLICK ON THE PICTURE ON THE "HOME" PAGE TO ORDER WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD OR E-CHECK-THANKS AND CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR NEW SHOWDATES, NEWS UPDATES, AND OTHER SWEET SPECTRIS STUFF COMING SOON!
SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2009_____________________________________________
INDUSTRY IS HERE! RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TAKING ORDERS BY CHECK, JUST EMAIL US AT: INFO@SPECTRISBAND WITH YOUR INFO, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHERE TO SEND, AND YOU'LL HAVE YOUR COPY! ALSO AVAILABLE AT SHOWS, SRH SOUNDWORKS IN CLAREMONT, AND SOON AT NEWBURY COMICS IN WEST LEBANON-WE WILL ALSO BE SETTING UP PAYPAL FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS-IT'S SELLING BETTER THAN WE EXPECTED, SO GET YOURS TODAY!
AUGUST 7TH, 2009_________________________________________________
MORE DATES ROLLING IN-CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES!
JULY 4TH, 2009___________________________________________________
Party time! SPECTRIS plays a private party today-gearing up for what we hope will be an eventful rest of the year! Make sure to check back regularly for showdates-They're coming!
Also, we got the master today for INDUSTRY-so it's just a matter of days before the new album will be in your hot little hands! Pre-order now at: info@spectrisband.com
Thanks for your continuing support of SPECTRIS and all local music!
FEBRUARY 21, 2009________________________________________________
For those of you patiently waiting for the new CD....Todd has been hard at work creating and finalizing new album art-The final version of the new front cover is viewable now on the homepage of this website! Below, another example of new artwork that will be on the album. We're days away from final mastering, and then....Thanks for hanging in!
See you at Christopher's in Ludlow, VT March 7th-Flyer available soon!
Join SPECTRIS's STREET TEAM! Street teamers receive special promotions, free stuff, reduced admissions, etc.-If you're interested in helping spread the word of SPECTRIS, shoot us an email:
JANUARY 4, 2009__________________________________________________
FINALLY! SOME NEW STUFF! HEHE....SORRY FOR THE HOLDUP, LIFE SOMETIMES GETS COMPLICATED...BUT HERE'S THE LATEST NEWS!
FIRST, OUR WINTER TOUR IS UNDERWAY, WITH NEW SHOWS BEING ADDED ALL THE TIME-AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A COMBINATION OF BAR GIGS AND ALL ORIGINAL NIGHTS, NOTABLY THE STONE CHURCH SHOW ON JANUARY 24TH-WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CURST, CURSE THE MARINER, IN MEMORY OF PLUTO, AND FIGHTING POLYGON TEAM! THIS IS A VERY COOL PLACE, ONCE A CHURCH, BIG, LOTS OF SEATS, AND AWESOME SOUND! DON'T MISS THIS TOP NOTCH NIGHT OF MUSIC FEATURING SOME OF THE BEST UP AND COMING BANDS IN THE AREA, AND YOUR OLD FRIENDS CURST-AND SPECTRIS! BOTH CHRIS AND JOSH DO DOUBLE DUTY, AS OF COURSE JOSH IS THE VOCALIST FOR CURST AS WELL AS THE BASSIST AND CO-VOCALIST FOR SPECTRIS, AND CHRIS WILL PLAY BASS FOR CURST! DON'T MISS THIS RARE EVENT-A MERE $8 FOR ALL THIS, AND IT'S ALL AGES!
IN ADDITION TO THIS SHOW, SPECTRIS WILL ALSO BE PLAYING THE CHRISTOPHER'S BAR AND GRILL MARDI GRAS PARTY, AS COVER BAND-THE BEST MARDI GRAS EVENT IN VERMONT! TICKET INFO COMING SOON-DON'T MISS IT!
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008_______________________________________________
TICKETS FOR BRAND NEW SIN w/STONEWALL, SPECTRIS AND MANY MORE NOW AVAILABLE-EMAIL US AT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2008________________________________________________
Release of the new CD has been held up again-There's a little more post production to do, and then mastering-We're hoping for an October release-One thing we will say, though-It's worth the wait!
AUGUST 4, 2008___________________________________________________
As many of you already know, we've made a couple of changes to the RTDA lineup-First, Chris Garrett of 99Rock will take over hosting duties-with the blessing of original host Steve Smith-Thanks Steve! Steve will still make an appearance-We can't thank him enough for his participation and cooperation! Chris will be there all day with the 99Rock truck-It's gonna be great!
Second, we've added the band DEAR ANYONE to the lineup-Jon, their drummer, lost his dad to ALS so it's a very personal event for him-And we're glad to have them!
We hope you join us Saturday, August 30 at Noon-$10 cover-All for this very important cause!
JULY 15, 2008_____________________________________________________
Please go to our "Links" page to visit the official ROCK TO DEFEAT ALS site at MySpace-Radio ads for the event will begin July 22-Help us make this a success for everyone! The band lineup will be THE GRAVITY ROAD BAND, 84 SHEEPDOG, EDEN'S LIE, SPECTRIS & STONEWALL-There will also be great raffle items including a gift basket from Allen's Vending, with a bunch of coffee (YES COFFEE!!), a BIG package of autographed stuff from all of the bands, and AUTOGRAPHED CURT SCHILLING MEMOROBELIA!!! Great music, great stuff to win, and of course all hosted by the awesome STEVE SMITH of WCNL radio-You all know him from his 101.7 days as well-"Upper Valley Icon" and our pal! Just a few reasons over and above the obvious-HELPING WITH A VERY IMPORTANT CAUSE! Again, visit the ROCK TO DEFEAT ALS MYSPACE PAGE FOR FULL UP TO THE MINUTE DETAILS-IT'S GONNA BE GREAT!
Special thanks to CHRISTOPHER'S BAR & ALLEN'S VENDING for sponsorship-We couldn't do it without ya!
JULY 2, 2008______________________________________________________
The brand new final mix of "SHOVEL" is now up on our MySpace page-please go check it out-what you're hearing here is the "Rough Mix"-That will be updated soon-More songs will be finished this week so keep checking back for sneak peeks!
Please note that our HERITAGE date has been changed from August 2 to August 1-
And we are cancelling our September MILLIE'S date-through no fault of the venue-We hope to be there soon, just by different means.
JUNE 21, 2008_____________________________________________________
As many of you already know, SPECTRIS is finally in the studio, recording the new album. After many various complications, all is in place and the new CD should be done and available by October, maybe sooner. We are really excited to be getting this done-and you won't be disappointed! Check back for updates and music, like the rough studio mix of "Shovel" you're listening to right now! Enjoy, and be sure to visit our MySpace page for other fun stuff!
Next month, we will take pre-orders for the CD-The first 100 people to order will receive some bonus stuff, like stickers or pictures or magnets or other stuff-And, of course, and AUTOGRAPHED COPY! Isn't that exciting? Well....Anyway, once again, check back for pre-order information-Get yours first!
Thanks!
APRIL 28, 2008____________________________________________________
The RTDA lineup is complete-SPECTRIS, STONEWALL, EDEN'S LIE, 84 SHEEPDOG and THE GRAVITY ROAD BAND (Formerly IRON BOX)-Please make sure to check the official RTDA page-Link is below-Thanks!
APRIL 22, 2008____________________________________________________
STONEWALL is confirmed for the RTDA event-Thanks to them!
Also, Chris has been working hard on the official event MySpace page-go check it out!
APRIL 21, 2008____________________________________________________
The following is a repost of our MySpace blog:
This time, it's for real!
After a few letdowns concerning venues (why ANY venue would have a problem with this is beyond us...), The Claremont Moose has graciously offered to host the 1st of what we hope to be many-
ROCK TO DEFEAT ALS
While we finalize the details, if there's anything anyone is willing to do to help would be greatly appreciated-Let's make this a worthwhile event!
This event will be in memory of Dr. Steven Meersman-and dedicated to all who need our help! We feel VERY STRONGLY about this cause-Please help!
APRIL 15, 2008____________________________________________________
New show added for the IMPERIAL in Claremont on June 13th-that's Friday the 13th-Bring your hockey masks.
Tomorrow, April 16th, the MESSAGE newspaper is running a story on us-Written by friend JOE MILLIKEN, It is the feature story in the A&E section-Run out and get your copy as soon as possible!
Keep checking our SHOWDATES page for more dates-It's gonna start to fill up soon!
MARCH 7, 2008____________________________________________________
Construction of this website continues as rapidly as possible-Chris is hard at work not only adding new items to the archive, but also refining and formatting the new content-Check back daily for new stuff!
Don't forget to join SPECTRIS tommorrow, Saturday March 8th at CHRISTOPHER'S in Ludlow, Vermont for another top-notch evening of live music-and, to complicate matters, it's JAGER NIGHT at Christopher's...Chris WILL push you off the stage if you jump on it!! ;) Seriously, it's gonna be a great night-Ya gotta show up! That means YOU Phil and wife....
MARCH 11, 2008___________________________________________________
Make sure to join SPECTRIS this Saturday night at the world famous GREEN DOOR PUB at the Stratton Mountain Resort-This is one of our favorite places to play, and it's always a great time! Well worth the trip!
SPECTRIS will be on hiatus from live performances for the month of April, adding new songs and working on the album-Check the showdates page for new dates for May and beyond-it's looking to be an active summer-Hope to see you out there!
MARCH 15, 2008___________________________________________________
If you go to our show tonight at the GREEN DOOR PUB at Stratton Mountain, be sure to ask for your copy of our new experimental "Audio Flyer"-It features original songs recorded a few weeks ago at the IMPERIAL in Claremont, NH-These will no doubt become collector's items, or landfill.
SPECTRIS confirmed their appearance at the VERMONT RALLY, taking place June 6, 7 and 8 at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland. This is a huge event with a lot of great music and events-SPECTRIS will play Saturday at 4pm. For complete up to the minute details, go to the Rally's website:
JOIN SPECTRIS THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 20 AT OKEMO MOUNTAIN RESORT IN LUDLOW, VT FOR AND OUTDOOR APRES SKI EXTRAVAGANZA! SPONSORED BY LONG TRAIL, WE'LL BE PLAYING ALL OF YOUR CLASSIC AND MODERN FAVES, AND HANDING OUT MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF LONG TRAIL SWAG TO THOSE 21+! THE WEATHERMAN SAYS IT'S GONNA BE SUNNY AND 60, PERFECT SPRING SKIING WEATHER, SO GET A PASS, OR JUST STOP ON BY THE SUGARHOUSE FOR EXCELLENT FOOD AND MUSIC! SEE YOU THERE! 
STONEWALL AND SPECTRIS BENEFIT FOR HEADSTART! DOORS OPEN AT 7PM-AND IT'S OVER WHEN IT'S OVER! 
As many of you already know, we've made a couple of changes to the RTDA lineup-First, Chris Garrett of 99Rock will take over hosting duties-with the blessing of original host Steve Smith-Thanks Steve! Steve will still make an appearance-We can't thank him enough for his participation and cooperation! Chris will be there all day with the 99Rock truck-It's gonna be great!
As many of you already know, SPECTRIS is finally in the studio, recording the new album. After many various complications, all is in place and the new CD should be done and available by October, maybe sooner. We are really excited to be getting this done-and you won't be disappointed! Check back for updates and music, like the rough studio mix of "Shovel" you're listening to right now! Enjoy, and be sure to visit our MySpace page for other fun stuff!
The RTDA lineup is complete-SPECTRIS, STONEWALL, EDEN'S LIE, 84 SHEEPDOG and THE GRAVITY ROAD BAND (Formerly IRON BOX)-Please make sure to check the official RTDA page-Link is below-Thanks!