:: shelby ::

6/7/2007: Our studio is brimming with the pealing sounds of new Shelby music; some songs to be debuted tonight at The Annex.
We got hooked with Jane Magazine in a nice little blurb as a featured band: http://janepromo.com/0706/talentsct.cfm
It feels nice to be loved! See you all at the Annex

2/22/2007 - Welly Welly Well:
Where do we begin? It's been way too long since we've sat down and put fingers to computer keys to update our goings-on. Hallo 2007!
First of all, Danny bought a bunch of new gear. Second, Rezzie dropped his cool new phone into the ocean and now it doesn't work. Thirdly, we wrote a bunch of new songs. Forthly, we're gonna play a bunch of them at The Annex on March 27th.
Many people stop us on the street and ask, "hey guys, what's the new stuff like?" To which we respond, "Like Shelby, only better". (As if).
We'll be posting the new stuff here very soon-like, so keep your eyes on the prize. In the meantime, Kenny's gonna win the big race at Daytona.

9/21/2006 - TO ALL GOOD PEOPLE OF THIS MODERN WORLD: If you are an X-Box junkie, pick up the new kickass video game Saints Row and crank up The Golden Boy as you kill and maim other gang members around you! Yes, it's true, we've sold our soul to Microsoft (not really) all in the name of good ol' ultra-violence. Unfortunately, our tour bus only comes with PS2, so we're going to have to do a show just to make enough $$$ to buy an X-Box so we can listen to ourselves as we kill! kill! kill! while motoring down the lonely road. tuned - some new tunes on their way and some amazing shows this fall.

7/25/2006 - Although it may appear we've been quiet lately, in fact we've been holed up in our studio (where the NYC summertime temperature regularly rises above 100 degrees) chopping away at a bunch of new songs . Prepare yourselves for a blast of wonderful new noise from the world of Shelby in the not-too-distant.

6/30/2006 - Hats off to our new favorite friends - Audible. We had a great time at the Mercury and Khyber and will be hooking up with them again for more shows this summer. .

5/25/2006 - The Hail Social dudes were way cool. What a good band. It's nice to be playing such good shows. Further to that - coming up we have a couple of dates with Audible from Philly. First on June 25th at the Mercury Lounge (also on the bill is Travis Morrison of Dismemberment Plan), then for a massive show at Khyber in Philly on June 30th. .

5/3/2006 - Doing some great shows with Hail Social and Army of Me - Boston on May 9, Williamsburg, Bklyn on May 10, and Hoboken on May 12.

2/2/2006 - Some pretty cool stations all around the country are adding our song "The Golden Boy" to their playlists. However, it will only stay in rotation if people continue to request it.
Please go here - http://www.giganticmusic.com/sradio.htm - then click on any station's link (or all of them, for that matter) and demand your need to hear "The Golden Boy".
You'll be happy you did, and we'll be happy you did too!!

1/12/2006 - Happy 2006. In this episode we follow the band across this great land for a road trip to the accommodating studios of WOXY FM in the heartland of America....Cincinnati, Ohio. We get play our hearts out live on WOXY's Lounge Act show on Friday, January 20th, 2006 at 12 Noon. Matt Shiv - WOXY's main man - has been so supportive of the band so you can bet we'll be dedicating the Golden Boy to him. Please tune in at www.woxy.com for streaming radio play.

11/30/05 - Shelby is rocking with Rogue Wave this Friday, December 2nd, at The Bowery Ballroom in NYC. It's an 18+ show, so all you cool folks come on down and hang. And if that's not enough, click HERE to see the stellar new music video for "The Golden Boy", soon to be seen on every damned video channel across the globe; all part of our world domination plan.

11/14/05 - WOXY.com is giving you the chance to win an Apple Ipod Nano. Just listen for WOXY to play any song by Shelby between the hours of 8am and 9pm EST. When you hear it, log onto woxy.com for the registration form within 10 minutes after the song has played. For more details, go to http://www.woxy.com/contest/

11/4/2005 - Some great shows coming up. We get to bro down with Lake Trout for a few dates, starting with a great show at the Mercury Lounge on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, then a night with Rogue Wave at the Bowery Ballroom on Friday, December 2nd, 2005.
Check out the "tours" link above for details.

9/29/2005 - The band spends this weekend and most of next week shooting a video for "The Golden Boy". The treatment for the video is pretty damned cool and will have a wonderful look to it thanks to the good chaps Erik and Gates from Superalright. Click HERE to see their past work. We're in good hands.

9/9/2005 - Somehow we managed to rub elbows with the coolest of all cool, Mark E. Smith and the Fall. The new Fall record is finally out and our contribution to the legacy is in stone. The track "Trust In Me" features vocals by Kenny & Phil (and engineer Billy Pavone and producer Ding). Read about it on the fall website here: http://www.visi.com/fall/news/05sep30.html
Wow....that's all we can say. Thanks Mark and Elena!

8/26/2005 - Shelby jumps to 108 on the CMJ charts just 2 weeks after the release of The Luxury Of Time. As of last week, the record has been added to 139 college stations and bumped to Heavy rotation on 44 stations. All Virgin, Tower and Best Buy outlets have the disc, as well as Amazon.com. It's for real.

8/10/2005 - It's out! "The Luxury Of Time" hit the streets yesterday and has been spotted on all coasts with great reviews. Pick it up at any good independent or any super-giant retailer near you.

Shelby was Spin's Band of the Day today. Check it out at www.spin.com

Friends of Shelby are invited to our record release party:

Tuesday, August 16
@ Gavin Brown Enterprises' PASSERBY
436 W. 15th Street
8 – 11 pm
sponsored by Filter Magazine
DJs Melody Nelson and Aurelio (Calla)
Mike Kelley Exhibit
BY INVITATION ONLY (MUST RSVP TO sarah@giganticmusic.com)
Shelby will perform a 30 minute set in the gallery.

8/1/2005 - Finally, the big party: The street date for The Luxury of Time is August 9th. We are so chuffed with the initial response we've been getting - the reviews have been so positive, and a few have completely caught us by surprise. We're throwing a big bash at Gavin Brown's space "Passerby" (15th Street and 10th Avenue) on August 16th to celebrate this release. There will be an RSVP list at Gigantic Music. Don't miss this one.
Our favorite PR company Solid PR is having a massive Benefit for their first compilation. All proceeds go to National Multiple Sclerosis Society (www.nmss.org), and Shelby is happy to be on the bill. Go to the Tours page for more details.

5/13/05 - A New Look: With the new record comes a new site. Very soon you'll be able to buy Shelby cds, t-shirts, and other swag, as well as join our mailing list just by clicking your mouse. Updates and revisions will happen regularly.

3/31/2005 - Finished and in the can: With the massive help from world famous mastering engineer Emily Lazar, her irreplaceable second-in-command Sarah Register and the ears of producer Chris Zane, we have finally finished the remixing and remastering of The Luxury Of Time. There couldn't be a more appropriate title for this record. It sounds amazing. Off to manufacturing it goes. Gigantic has lots of exciting things in the pot ready to boil over and make the band into super-rockstars.

In the meantime....Shelby rocked Austin, TX. SxSW with label-mates Cloud Room, Some Action and Human Television. Thanks to all at Gigantic for making this happen.

1/25/2005 - It's Official: Yes, it took a while. We've been promising it for over a year, but now the cat's out of the bag. Last week the band pulled up chairs in a tony uptown law firm and signed our lives away to Gigantic Music. We are so DAMN happy to be a part of this family. Nothing makes its way through Gigantic's doors unless it is loved by all within. For that, we're honored. It's nice to finally have a home, and they've welcomed us home with open arms.
"The Luxury Of Time" now has a national release date of May 2005. The band will be doing a few shows around NYC to dust off the cobwebs, then be preparing for loads of dates throughout the US and UK this spring, summer and fall. Stay tuned.

12/13/04 - Happy Holidays: We played a great party this past weekend and actually spread holiday joy. We've just a massive photo shoot, and the early Spring of '05 will show an long-overdue surprise from the Shelby camp....but that's all we're saying at this point. In the meantime, Happy Holidays to all.

9/29/04 - Live and on the telly: Season 2 of Fearless Music has started, and Shelby will be featured on Monday, October 4, 2004. For NYC area folks, that's channel 35 on Monday nights at 8pm. For anyone outside of the NYC area, you'll have to trust us...we rock.

As if that's not enough....The band is doing two very cool shows - October 14th at 3pm at Pianos for the CMJ festival, and Halloween, October 31st at Pianos for the Pianos Anniversary/Halloween Bash. Other artists on the bill are Morningwood, The Twenty-twos, Elefant, etc, etc. It will be an NYC indie rock collision...a mess for sure, but not to be missed.

7/22/04 - Just in time for summer: Shelby T-Shirts are now available. Men's shirts are teal with silver graphic; women's shirts are silver with teal graphic. The shirts were designed by our dear friend and avid supporter Paul Marlow of kadorable.com fame, and are a very limited run.
Click here for a view of the graphic.

Shirts come in S, M, L in both Men's and Women's cut. They are Standard American brand and fit very nicely, if I do say so myself. Order by sending an email to info@shelbynyc.com.
Cheers!

6/24/04 - Rothko: Jenyk.com once again has reached out their hand and thrust Shelby in the limelight. On Tuesday, June 29, 2004, the band will grace the stage of the uber-fab new club - Rothko - located on the corner of Suffolk and Rivington Streets in the Lower East Side of this wonderful city. The band starts at 9pm.
May 12, 2004 - The Vicious Party: A quality night it will certainly be. On Tuesday, May 18th, the band plays Sin-e at Vicious, sponsored by Spin Magazine, ASCAP, and Truthflies:
8:00     Elkland
9:00     Shelby
10:00   Pas/Cal
11:00   Soundtrak
Sin-e, 150 Attorney St., NYC - T: 212-388-0077 - www.sin-e.com

5/2/04 - Old Friends, New Friends: A few noteworthy news bits:
On Wednesday, April 28th, 2004, Shelby went to the Film Center building and taped 4 songs for the upcoming 2nd season of the highly-acclaimed Fearless Music, which will air sometime this summer. Exact dates to follow.
The band has been in the studio working with Dan Paternostro (Shelby's original drummer, heard on "Songs-8"), so he can play at the Splashlight Open House Party on Friday, May 7th. It's great to be working with Dan again - and the back catalog sounds better than ever.

Click here to see some wonderful shots of the band from the last Pianos show taken by Jasper. As some of you may know, Jasper - in conjunction with Spin Magazine and ASCAP - is curating the Vicious Party at Sin-e on May 18th, and Shelby is one of the featured bands. This show is not to be missed.

And, finally, a limited-edition run of Shelby T-Shirts created by the world-famous Kadorable team will be on sale at the May 7th Splashlight party. After the party, they will be made available to the public from this site or by sending a request to info@shelbynyc.com. Watch for them. They are quite special.

4/12/04: Party Party: It's that time of year, and Shelby has been asked to play a couple of very special shows that could only happen in NYC. The first fete is the Springtime Happy Hour Party at Splashlight Studios on May 7th. Splashlight's open air veranda and massive photography studio allow plenty of space for the hipsters and ultra chic to rub shoulders and elbows and be oh, so fabulous. Then onto The Vicious Party on May 18th, this time occuring at Sin-e. The Vicious Party's reputation precedes itself as being the arbiter of what's happening in the NYC music world, and we're honored to be looked upon so viciously. This one is guaranteed to please.

3/29/04: Pianos Enjoy the cherry blossoms - celebrate spring - join us in an evening of flowery sounds at Pianos on Monday, April 5, 2004 at 8:30pm. Kenny, Phil, Paul Moschella and Claudia Chopek.

2/5/03: Shows A couple of dates added to the shows page. We're all shakin' now.
Sin-e: Feb 18th, 8:30 PM
Knitting Factory, March 9, 8:30 PM
SxSW, Austin, TX, March 17-21

1/13/04: Boston Although things seem to have been quiet lately, that could not be further from the truth. More on this at a later date.

In the meantime.... having had such a great time at the Paradise in Boston recently, we decided to return to Beantown sooner rather than later -- this time downstairs at the Middle East on Friday, January 16th. We're playing with Ambulance Ltd. who are kicking up quite a storm with their new record. Shelby goes on at 10pm.

12/11/03: Pianos A bloody great show is lined up for Wednesday, December 17th at Pianos in the lower east side of NYC. KC & PS will be there, as will Paul and Claudia. As always, details are on the shows page.

10/21/03: Home London was smashing. We did some cool shows and made some cool friends. Thanks to all the bands who loaned us support and gear, including France's Sweet Apple Pie and NYC's Mommy & Daddy. Traveling as a duo (Phil and Kenny - the glimmer twins) might have brought interesting results auditioning shite drummers from far away lands, but fortunately we were shown the way to the thumping of StingrayFirecracker tubsman Paul Warren, who did his homework and weaved his way into the songs in about 0.5 hours of South London rehearsal. Paul IS a rock and roll saviour, and comes complete with a cool accent. Touching down at JFK saddened us, however briefly, as we now focus on the Mercury Lounge show, Tuesday, October 28th at 9:30pm, with Kenny, Phil, Claudia Chopek and Paul Moschella. See you there.

10/2/03: New UK shows added The band will be doing a week of dates in London. Dates added to shows page and updated regularly.

8/6/03: The Mercury show: On August 20th at 9:00 PM we will be gracing the stage of the beautiful Mercury Lounge on Houston Street. The lineup will be Kenny C. on Guitar and Vocals, Phil S. on Bass and Bass, Claudia Chopek on Guitar and Violin, and Paul Moschella on Drums and Vocals.   Prepare yourselves.

7/29/03: On the radio: This Sunday, August 3, 2003, at 9:00 PM Shelby will be featured on New York's biggest RAWK station, Q104.3. They'll be playing "The Wait" on their "Out Of The Box" program. I can't wait. Everyone Tune in, tune out, and drop acid.

6/10/03: a show or two: Our higher-ups have roped in some of the biz who might want to have a piece of "The Luxury Of Time". Of course they wanted to see us play, so we had to put the live band back together. This was no easy task as Chad has long since decided that South Carolina is where it's at, and Phil has had his right hand in a cast for the last 6 weeks. Therefore, we enlisted the help of Hoboken luminary Paul Moschella to handle the drums, who has somehow worked his way into the set in about 10 minutes...what a pro. We also roped in Claudia Chopek to handle the sensitive bits on her weeping violin. Meanwhile, Phil has hobbled along surprisingly well, looking like a Mariachi guitarist as he plays with his inflexible picking hand. We have pieced together a good set, and will be playing for this first time in a year on June 25th at the Tribeca Club; a new downtown hipster joint that's NOT in Williamsburg. It's good to dust off the cobwebs. The new stuff is great, and the old stuff is great too. Hope to see you all there. Bring your earplugs.

3/25/03: The Luxury Of Time ...as the new record has been aptly titled, is anticipated for release in the summer, 2003. The track listing is as follows:
Shelby - The Luxury Of Time
1. The Wait
2. Modify Myself
3. Self-Exploding
4. Marigolds
5. Green Eyes
6. Salt Of The Earth
7. Downtown Beeline
8. BEARS
9. Jet Blast (Shame)
10. She's All Right
11. A Tad Too Close
12. Blue Becomes You
13. The Riviera
14. Let It Be Me

2/21/03: Master of our Universe. What started off as a humble little record has certainly wandered down great paths we never dreamed. Who knew that we'd be mastering this record with Howie Weinberg? If you don't know who he is, click here to see his lengthy resume. Above all that, Howie is a great guy; a kind of hyper-kinetic spiritual rock guru. He weaves his magic in a dark little mastering studio with great big knobs everywhere and bright lights flashing, all at 120db. He has a knack for making records sparkle, and the Shelby stuff blasting out of his speakers is proof positve. Mastering is the final stage of recording. No more BS. The record is done and ready to press. Please stand by...

1/14/03: Mixing up a storm. Too much work has gone into the new record to have it mixed just anywhere, so we phoned up our bean counters and bankers to see what they could scour up and somehow they managed to finagle us into The Looking Glass Studios; a posh, tony, civilized establishment (complete with hi-tech luxuries we're not accustomed to such as as chairs, running water and telephones) owned by Philip Glass and located smack-dab in the center of The Village. The Looking Glass is good...really good. Good enough for Bowie, who is recording his new record down the hall from us. We feel quite blessed to be there. We've been working long days/nights with tireless engineer extraordinaire Christian Rutledge, who we quickly determined has some of the best ears around. Christian also has a knack for keeping us in line and making sure we don't over-produce ourselves into the stratosphere. Also, a very, very grateful nod goes to studio manager Kara Bilof who made it possible for Shelby to work at The Looking Glass in the first place and always makes us feel welcome and comfortable. Many Thanks!
The music is good...
Things are good...

12/2/02: Bring out the big guns. Throughout the band's history we have been blessed with the musical talents of a several luminaries; most recently Simone Pace of Blonde Redhead fame. Simone has spent many late night hours adding various percussion bits to our songs and has given artful insights towards many of the arrangements. In exchange for his time and talent, I was bestowed the honor of recording keyboards on some new Blonde Redhead stuff yet unheard by the general masses. We're pretty happy to be in their company. Besides...Simone rides beautiful motorcycles, which is most important.

11/8/02: More roughs. Click here to download a rough mix of "The Wait". Not too shabby, if I may say so myself. We're looking at some pretty decent studios to mix these songs for real, like real people do. More music soon, for sure.
October 25, 2002: I just couldn't contain myself. By clicking here you get a rough mix of our future mega-hit "Salt Of The Earth". This MP3 showcases just about all that we can toss into a song, including but not limited to: spooky guitars, lumbering bass, plaintive violins, Manzarek-esque Wurlitzer piano, flat vocals, etc. (Artist Disclaimer: The real vocals are yet to come). It's an epic (5mb), so be patient while it loads. Please, enjoy.

9/24/02: Big Violins. A few of the new songs were initially written, at least in part, on synthesizers. As the recording focused, our feeling was that real, living strings could take the songs to heights the keyboards could only dream of going. Enter violinist Claudia Chopek, who has worked out beautiful string arrangements for several of the new songs. Claudia will be recording with us in October. Immediately following the strings, the arduous mixing process will begin in a yet undisclosed studio. This is definitely our "big second record".

8/19/02: 15 new songs. Basic tracks to 15 spanking-new Shelby songs were completed in mid-August. The songs have come out quite well and are taking on a more pointed direction over the Songs | 8 record. There will certainly be more multi-instrumentation experimentation on this record, including percussion, keyboards, strings and orchestration. Some immediate standout tracks are "Blue Becomes You" and "Green Eyes", as well as a few songs that have never been played live. Overdubs and mixing lie ahead. There goes my tan
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6/14/02: Shelby goes into dark, dank, un-airconditioned recording studio to begin work on a new record. It is a band habit to write songs, record them quickly for reference, then file them away in a dusty corner. One day in the spring of 2002 we sat in our studio and played back everything we had "notepadded" in the past year and realized the band needed to put down some of these songs in a more serious fashion. After long, protracted negotiations with the notorious Merc Records, we finally had the business side of things in order. On June 16th, in the infamous 706 Studios, the drums went to tape and Chad was free to be. Next up, Bass and Guitars. As the recordings progress, I will update this page as often as I can.
Love,
Kenny
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