(12/21/07): An early Christmas present to all of our fans (if there
are any left at this point): our first album,
Primary,
is done and available for download! OMFG!
(12/05/07): I don't want to sound apocryphal or anything, but
for now PYC as a gigging and recording band is pretty dead. This
is not to say that we won't ever produce anything ever again, or that
we'll never perform in public together (we actually have a far-off
performance date we still need to keep), as the future is always
unwritten. What this means is that as a visitor to this site, don't
look for anything new anytime soon in terms of music or show
information.
To completely contradict that statement just for fun's sake, the show we
did at the E Street Cafe back in April 07 is
now available to download.
On the other hand, The Album, as we've referred to it in the past, may
or may not see the light of day. If it does, it'll be available for
download just like the live shows, hopefully with some digital CD jewel
case artwork you can print out to look at while you listen to the
digital audio.
(10/10/07): Yes, it's been nearly 3 months since we've last
updated the site. Work on the album came to a standstill again because
of no studio monitors to properly mix it on. Well, both Kathy and I
have moved into a new house with two others and studio monitors have
been purchased and set up. Now to find the time to work on things!
We've also begun performing at a new open-mic closer to our new digs.
The Hot Java Cafe in the Carmel Mountain region of San Diego is the
spot, so check us out on Thursdays and/or Saturdays from anywhere
between 8pm and 10pm.
(07/18/07): Practically all the recording has been done for the
new album, so it's down to mixing. Agonizingly, but probably not
surprising, this part of the album seemingly takes forever since the raw
tracks sound different on each system we listen to it on. It's sort of
like making a website and trying to get it to display the same way in
each browser. Maddening.
(06/12/07): The album is nearing completion, as the songs needing
to be recorded dwindles down. The halfway point has probably been
reached and surpassed by now, so the end is definitely near. We'll be
having a CD-release party of some sort, so be sure to come check that
out when it's announced.
(05/29/07): Album progress continues! Two songs are pretty close
to done, a third is nearing completion, and two more are in the early
stages of sequencing.
The
music page has been updated to showcase our
new live show, recently uploaded. It's our show from 02-02-2007 at the
Twiggs (now defunct) Green Room. It was our first real "show" in that
we had billing on the chalkboard outside and got to play all of the
songs (at that point) we'd written together. Lots of people showed up
and it was pretty freaking awesome. If anyone didn't get to come out or
just wants to hear it again, go download it!
The
live shows page has been updated a bit,
too.
(05/18/07): It's been a slow month for the band, what with no
shows and a spare open-mic here and there. In the background, our first
full-length album is being recorded. We just finished doing the initial
recordings for track 1, "Drift," last night and it's sounding like the
best stuff we've ever put down on MP3 so far. It's gonna be a shock to
hear the formula of guitar+vox expanded into a full-on band. Stay
tuned!
(04/10/07): A
live show page has
been added to keep track of all of the gigs we do. You can check it out
to see what songs we've played and where we've played them so far in our
illustrious and storied history. It will be updated with upcoming
concert dates and setlists as they occur.
Also, a text navigation strip at the bottom of each page has been added
for people who don't use images (does anyone actually do that?) or want
to click to a new page once you've hit the bottom of one and don't want
to scroll (we know your pain).
(04/09/07): A
lyrics page has been
added as an addendum to the music section of our website. All of the
songs in our current live performance rotation are listed there.
(04/07/07): 80+ minutes of Pure Yellow Colour was delivered to
the E Street Cafe last Friday, and the verdict is in: we play music on a
level equal to something that is good! Thanks to everyone who came out
to check us out, friends and strangers alike. It was quite a harrowing
experience to play such a marathon, but we'll probably do it again in a
couple months, so if you missed it you can still check us out
then.
For now, it's back to open-mics at Lestat's on Mondays and/or E Street
Cafe on Tuesdays, so if you got some time and an itchy listening ear, be
sure to be there.
(03/27/07): A new coffee shop open-mic has been breached! We
settled down for a rousing 2-song set at the
E Street Cafe in Encinitas last night.
Apparently, we did well enough to get asked to play a regular gig of
our own, and that will be coming up on April 6th from 8:00-9:30pm. This
is our longest show yet, so you'll probably get to hear all of the songs
we've written so far. Be there or be quadrilateralistic.
Also,
there is a new mp3 up on our
music page. It's
called "Pens and Knives," and the lyrics were partly influenced by a
dream of Kathy's. Pretty keen!
(03/23/07): Pure Yellow Colour's second show at Twiggs's
makeshift venue in a massage parlor went off without a movie starring
Will Smith. Maybe our sound levels were a little off, but singing about
grasshoppers makes everything all right. Thank you to everyone who came
out, as we always appreciate it. We'll be playing Lestat's Open-Mic
this coming Monday, as usual, but also auditioning at the
E Street Cafe open-mic in Encinitas
the day after. Zazzy!
(03/12/07): Good news! Our Twiggs show that was thought to be
canceled has been resuscitated via magic and consternation. Once again,
it is on March 16th, 9pm, at Twiggs, except actually across the street
at an alternate venue (Mueller College of Holistic Studies, 4601 Park
Blvd). Come one, come all, to see our second-ever show...ever!
(03/05/07): Unfortunately, we are no longer playing Twiggs on
March 16th because they have decided to finally honor a "no live music"
clause in their lease and have canceled all future shows. We're
currently searching for a new venue to showcase our AWESOME MUSICAL
MIGHT but as of yet are empty-handed. Stay tuned.
(02/23/07): PureYellow.Net v1.0 is now officially online! Our
makeshift site has been reborne unto a shell more visually pleasing and
with fancy-pants CSS that will surely fall apart in any browser version
older than a couple years.
The biggest addition is the
gallery page
where we'll be putting up PYC-related imagery when we feel like it. The
music page is still bereft of anything but
Can't Sleep, but we're working hard
on getting more of our music up in recorded format. The best way to
hear our stuff right now is still to come to one of our live shows,
which can most easily be accomplished by coming to
Twiggs on March 16th, as we will be playing
there around 9:20pm. How much more convenient can you get?
(02/07/07): Our next gig will once again be at Twiggs, and it
will once again be on an
esoteric holiday. Come out to see us gently rock in a
manner unbecoming of youth on March 16th at 9:30pm. Also, bring
grasshoppers.
(02/03/07): Pure Yellow Colour's first gig was a success. Thank
you to everyone who came out to support us. It's a dream come true.
PICTURE!
(01/04/07): PYC has a real-life, actual gig to play! Join us on
Friday, February 2nd at
Twiggs Bakery and Coffeeshop in the San Diego, CA area
at 9:30pm for our first feature-length show (~40 minutes). Cover is
$10.
(01/02/07): PYC had a successful evening of recording on New
Year's Eve, netting five official original drafts. As soon as we do some
listening, mixing, and extra recording, we should have "final" versions
of our songs to post here. Go go Firepod!
(12/19/06): Dos mas películas can be found on El YouTube,
piping hot from our recent performance at Lestat's West open-mic stint.
We rocked out one PYC original,
Lather Rinse Repeat, as well as a
special holiday tune (thanks to Robyn for the awesome signing!), since
it is the season for that kind of thing.
(12/15/06): 2 new moving picture tapes are available on YouTube,
fresh from our 12/11/2006 open-mic performance. We played two PYC
originals,
Can't Sleep and
Drift.
(12/07/06): Our recent open-mic stint was captured on moving
picture tape, magically converted to digital streaming video. Watch us
play rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist Kathy's
Analogue and
Cyanide.
(12/04/06): Now playing live at
Lestat's West on Mondays for open-mic night. Come see
us rock out gently between 7pm-11pm (we usually go on about 8-ish).
