Vote for The Kellys!!

Hello once again everyone! Much love and thanks to everyone who helped push us into the Top 10 and Round 2 of the Maurices Small Town Sound Search on Sonicbids.com! The contest is looking for the best in small town sounds, and we've made it into Round 2! In round two, the finalists were asked to record a song with the theme of "small town charm,"and last Sunday we put some finishing touches on an amazing little ditty we'll be submitting to Maurices very soon! Round 2 voting opens on December 1 and runs through the 15th, and you'll be able to hear the BRAND NEW song, and VOTE ONCE A DAY PER EMAIL ADDRESS to help us win this thing! There is some stiff competition, and there's even another ruKus radio artist in the contest as well! Very cool! So, thank you all, and help us spread the word! Send the link to your friends and have them vote as much as possible for the first 15 days of December! Help give The Kellys an amazing Christmas gift! :)

Also, December 10 brings us back to our most favourite Youngstown venue, Cedars Lounge! We're planning on bringing the house down with our new pals, The Royaltons out of Twinsburg, Ohio! These guys have quickly become a ruKus radio fan favourite, and we're extremely excited to have them along.

And speaking of, if you've yet to check out the all-new www.ruKusradio.com, do it! Sign up and create a profile absolutely free! Our bass player, Moe, has been running ruKus radio since 2007. From podcasts to 24/7 streaming, it does a wonderful job of supporting the independent musician and artist. The ruKus crew is currently hosting a funding drive to help keep the station alive and increase quality, and they're only asking for a $1 donation from as many people as possible! Please, find it in your hearts this holiday season to support the starving independent artist! Visit the ruKus radio Kickstarter campaign to donate 100% securely through Amazon.com.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rukusradio/rukus-radio-fueling-independent-music-and-art

Thank you all so much for your love and support! Have a great Thanksgiving, and we'll see you all at Cedars!

Love,
The Kellys

Whoa... an update?!

Happy Summer everyone! It has been a busy one thus far for your unsung musical heroes The Kellys! We have had some amazing shows already, and are lining up the rest of summer and fall as we speak. A quick thanks goes out to Kevin and Jodie Golier, the masterminds behind FarmJammaLamma, Jacob and the gang at Lemon Grove and Doug and the Party on the Plaza crew for some killer shows already this summer!

And we would officially like to throw up a huge blogtastic welcome to our new guitarist, Nick Rossi. It has been a seemless transition into playing with Nick, and we have opened ourselves up to a world of audible possibilities! Come dig the new sound soon, and you might just hear some new original material already being worked on for the new album!

Also, the online release of our DVD, Channel, will be coming very soon and will be coupled with some FREE GIVEAWAYS!! Stay tuned for updated info on a Kellys trivia contest where you may be able to score yourself some swag or a free copy of the DVD!

We will be in touch soon... stay tuned!

Love,
Us

So... this is the new year!

Ok, so we just couldn't pass up stealing this blog's title from Death Cab For Cutie. But regardless, happy new year! Yes, we know it's February, but things have been a little crazy around these parts. We hope you all had a wondrous holiday season, and are well on your way to prospering in OH10! :)

We've got all kinds of goodness FINALLY coming your way this year. We're finishing up the DVD this month, and you're absolutely going to love it. With the live orchestra performances, videos for two previously unreleased tracks, and a whole host of bonus features and menu fun, it will be a must-buy! We'll keep you posted on specifics!

Our own Youngstonian Democracy, Opus, will also be blasting forth this year! We've got a few more studio sessions to get under wraps, and the finishing touches will be applied following! So definitely stay tuned for more info on that too!

We've got some live show ideas in the mental crock pot as well, so as always, be sure to keep tabs all over the intrwebs!

www.thekellysmusic.com
www.facebook.com/thekellysmusic
www.myspace.com/thekellys
www.twitter.com/thekellys

Oh, and be sure to search for us on Last.fm on your computers, phones and gaming consoles! Tag our songs to make the station better!

Stay tuned!

Love,
Us

For Christmas, we want the world. We want the whole world.

We want to lock it all up in our pockets... we want it now! Ok, well maybe not so much now as, um, soon. We've got some awesomeness coming up at which we would love the graciousness of your presence! See for yourself... it's your bar of chocolate.


And to sweeten the deal even more, we're giving away our very own Golden Ticket. Free admittance to any and every show we have in 2010. If you can get there, you're in! :) Enter to win by bringing your pre-holiday happy ass out to Wonder Bar in Girard on said date... well... see below for official rules and details. {coughahaha}




In the meantime, we're hitting the road this coming weekend to head back to Brookville, PA. We'll be kicking it at Dirty Ehrma's with Jefferson County Line and a ton of friends! Something tells us it's going to be an interesting ride... interesting like the intricacy huge snowflakes in a complete whiteout just before you realize you're supposed to be looking for some sign of pavement! We're pulling for 80 and sunny. Keep 'em crossed! And come get down with us!

Seriously though. All we want for Christmas is you... and all your friends and family! The more the merrier! We'll have cake and eggnog. Happy Holidays everyone! See you all soon!

Love,
Us

The Kellys are thankful for...

Well, many things. But especially you, our fans! There would be no purpose in doing this whole music creation thing if it were not for you! So, in honour of the upcoming holiday, and our forever indebted gratitude to you, we've lined up a trio of AMAZING shows over the Thanksgiving week! We hope to see all of our old and new fans out at one of these shows. Come hang out with us and some of our musical co-conspirators as we rock The Valley like never before! Here's the scoop. See you all soon!

November 25 - Thanksgiving Eve - BRIDGE THE GAP 3!

November 28 - Cedars Lounge - More info coming soon!


November 29 - Eldellapalooza! - Our friend Jonathan Eldell is having a birthday. No ordinary birthday party, this one is set to be a complete Red Carpet event. With surprise celebrity guests (Jonathan is an actor and climbing nicely in the biz) and live performances by us, Kenny Ali and Jay Mel! This is sure to one insane party!!! Don't miss it!

The holiday season is sure to bring many more events, like a return trip to rock Brookville at Dirty Ehrma's on December 12! Stay tuned for more info and developments! Hope to see you all soon!!!!


Love,
Us

We love summer!

Even though the Ohio summer has been a bit lackluster to put it nicely, the good thing is things seem to be shifting! So if you just think of summer as running August-October you'll be able to handle it a little better! Summer is a time for outdoor shows and hitting the road for some much needed out-of-town rocking. So we thought we'd drop in on you all for a little update on our plans for the rest of summer! We've got two awesome shows lined up to round out August, and September is shaping up to be just as rad! So keep an eye out for what's going on... we'll definitely be keeping you posted! See you all out at a show soon...
































Love,
The Kellys

Buying our music digitally!

We've had music available in the digital world for quite some time, but we've done a little researching for you. We've dug up mostly all of the online outlets where you can pick up either digital or hard-copy versions of both On the World Tour as well as Overture, our second and third releases! Who knows if we'll ever re-release Greatest Hits. Guess you'll just have to wait and see. In the meantime, these mp3s are all cheap! Buy some and help support the cause! Buy them, burn them, and pass them around to your friends... just buy them first! :) And tell them to buy them too! It's ruKus fundraising at its finest!

So here we go...

iTunes - which, by the way, if you look under our biography information has the biography of a band called The Kellys that was active in the 40s and 50s! hahaha Visit the link, and in the iTunes store navigation bar, click one step back to The Kellys. Then click Biography

Amazon.com - ahhh yes. More bad bio info. This is hilarious. Somehow we got cross-referenced. This used to show up in Windows Media Player, but we never knew it hit iTunes and all of our digital music distributors.

Rhapsody - Only has OTWT as of now.

Napster - Carries both, and also lists our genre as Alt/Punk, so I'm guessing they may not have all that crazy bio stuff. Anyone have Napster? Look us up and let us know!

Amie Street - an interesting little site where initially music is free! OTWT is all they carry as of now. As soon as people start downloading, price goes up, so hurry up to get a free copy of some of the mp3s!

Alright, that's about it for now. Most of the Major ones. As soon as we become aware of more, we'll let you know. Until then, happy ruKus shopping! :)

Love,
The Kellys