SILAS: News

The eagle landed yesterday and the CD will be available at the Wetlands gig tonight. We should also have them for sale on CD Baby very soon so stay tuned.

On June 3rd, SILAS will release their self-titled debut with an obligatory yet steely and adventurous CD release party at the Wetlands. Y'all are invited to come and check out SILAS, with Saltlick, and Scotland Barr and the Slow Drags, three bands who reportedly utilize pedal steel guitar to take roots rock americana to miraculous heights. The show starts at 10 PM. The Wetlands is at 922 Garfield in Eugene.

SILAS will play Jo Fed's this Saturday with Jon Itkin opening. The show starts at 9PM and who knows what will go down, but we'll all have a good time doing it, like always. See ya Saturday.

This Friday is Cinco De Mayo and SILAS will provide some raucous entertainment at Luna playing two sets. The show begins at 9PM. When we last performed there, in late January, the room filled quickly. Sooooo get there early and become SILASized!!!
Luna is at 30 East Broadway in Eugene.

Saturday's show at the EWEB Plaza was really enjoyable for the band and we wish to thank everyone who caught the set. Beautiful weather, a great crowd and the Willamette River behind us running toward the sea.

A brief history http://earthday.wilderness.org/history/

We are playing at EWEB plaza on April 22nd at 2:00 PM. Come join the celebration.

We've added all the songs from the upcoming album on the music page. We're sorry for problems reported since the beginning of the Silasband website regarding copying tunes. At least you can listen on your PC. Hope you enjoy them and feel free to respond with opinions. We also are negtiating logistics for a couple more festival gigs here in Oregon and in Washington. Stay tuned.

Mixing was completed earlier this week and mastering completed yesterday at Freq. Mastering in Portland. Stay tuned for the release date sometime in early May.

We continued mixdown sessions at Gung Ho Studio the past three days. There are new mixes up on the free music page including a new song "Revolution In My Heart". More songs will be added as they are mixed. SILAS' debut album, tentatively titled "Battered and Fried" will be released sometime in early May. Stay tuned for more news.

SILAS was back in the studio at Gung Ho last Wednesday (2-15), specifically Stephen doing pedal steel tracks. We begin mixdown Thursday, March 2 and hope to have the CD ready for sale in early May.

Thanks to our friends and everyone who came out to support us on Saturday. We were all a bit apprehensive about the gig because it was the first time we have tried to play with acoustic instruments in a live setting.

Hopefully this is the year your dreams come true. Silas began recording today at Gung Ho Studio in Eugene. We should have a CD out in the early spring. Stay tuned for more Silas related news in the coming weeks. And a reminder, Silas plays Sam Bond's Garage next Wednesday, January 11th.

Alright, so we didn't win the Eugene Weekly's "Best of Eugene" Awards. But, thanks to your generous support and encouragement ....

WE'RE #2! WE'RE #2!

(That's what we chanted to ourselves at the SILAS afterparty following our performance at the Mcdonald Theatre last week.)

It's official and in today's paper. SILAS has won second place in two seperate categories:
Best Jam Band and Best Rock Band.

Thank you to everyone who voted. YOU ROCK!....and jam too.

Thanks for sticking around and listening, even though it wasn't the best weather. Thanks also to "Dana's Cheesecake" for filling our pie holes. It was AWESOME!

Yesterday, Steve Arriola and Todd Dennis of SILAS were interviewed live on KRVM's "Friday Free for All" with host Randy Omel. The spot began with a track from the SILAS demo CD ("Thousand Children") and after a round of SILASTINE Trivia, the guys played an unplugged version of "What Would Jesus Do?".

Thanks Randy! That was fun.

A Little Reminder: Did you know that you can download free MP3s of your favorite SILAS tunes, which are the same tracks you hear on KRVM and KLCC?

Go Ahead .......download! It's not stealing if we're giving it away. ENJOY!

Did you know that you can get SILAS lyrics to MP3's by clicking on the song title in the Free Music section of the website????

Chaonne Mallory delivered a baby boy early Sunday morning 10-9-05. She, Stephen, Solstice and Rohana are all now rejoicing with a new addition to the family. As of this time, a name has not been decided. We will keep you posted. Again, welcome to baby Mallory-Spatz.

SILAS will be performing at the McDonald Theatre as part of the Eugene Weekly "Best of" Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 15th. This is a benefit for Food For Lane County. Doors open at 7PM, show starts at 7:30. Thanks to all who voted for SILAS.

Silas is now being streamed on NW Radio. Check it out at www.NW-RADIO.com .

Silas was formally offered a slot to play the 2005 Eugene Celebration earlier today. We will be playing the Luckey's stage from 3-4PM on Saturday October 1st. We want to cordially invite all our supportive friends, "the Silastines", to come down and let the unknowing share in our ever evolving musical experience/experiment. You all have said so many kind words to us this summer. Thanks!!!