Fay Wray News

The Farewell Show at Tips

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:30:00 +0000

YOU NEVER BROUGHT ME FLOWERS (LIVE!)

THE HUNGER (LIVE!)

Thanks to my brother Brian for shooting this on the little digital camera while we were all rocking out.
Also thanks to Burtzos, Jimmy Williams and D-Ray, for the Euphonium, Tuba and Trombone. Very beefy, indeed.

Til we meet again...

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:01:00 +0000

Hey Everyone. Kevin here.
From the bottom of our hearts, I'd like to thank all the fans on behalf of the band. All your love and support has been the fuel that has allowed us to do everything we've done over the course of these past four years. Right from the first Neutral Ground Coffee Shop gig way back when we were all wee lil' Loyola freshmen, you guys have been there for us cheering us along.

As you may be aware, Fay Wray is splitting up now and going our separate ways for while. Some of us are staying in New Orleans while others (myself included) are heading up to Chicago. Fay Wray is a family though, so I'm sure we'll all be in touch with each other.

I'd go so far as to suggest that a reunion would not be out of the question.

In the mean time, we'd love for you to check out what we're cookin' elsewhere. Here are some of the other projects us Fay Wray boys are affiliated with:

Steve Stokes and myself are starting a new band with Chicago, with Pat on drums while he's in town, called "Peacekeeper". We're finishing up a record now, but we've got some rough bounces on our MySpace: www.MySpace.com/PeacekeeperBand
Mike Girardot and Stephen MacDonald are, as you know also member of the great Antenna Inn as the great Big Rock Candy Mountain. Antenna Inn just released their new CD "Do/Work" and continue to be heavy-hitters in the New Orleans rock scene, and BRCM are just getting started with their regional wave of ass-kicking.
Their MySpaces are here: http://www.myspace.com/antennainn and http://www.myspace.com/brcmmusic

Also, I'd like to note that those of you that didn't get your own copy of "TUG LOVE" aren't out of luck, because we're going to continue selling the CDs online at CD Baby and on iTunes once that clears. CHECK IT OUT.

We couldn't have asked for a better finale than the Tipitina's show and we couldn't have asked for a better fanbase then y'all.

More live audio and video will be posted when it comes in, but for now, enjoy these pictures and know that we'll miss you all very much.
Yours truly,
Kevin Corcoran

"TUG LOVE" kicks ass!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:44:00 +0000

'"Tug Love" is a Loyola classic in the making...Fay Wray has finally found a place for their dark humor and pop orchestras with an album worn-in way beyond their years.'
-Alex Woodward of the Loyola Maroon
Yeah! That's what I'm talkin' about! Here's the link to the rest of the article.
And as if that weren't enough, WE GOT THE ALBUMS IN YESTERDAY! TWO BIG BOXES OF 'EM!
Take a look:

Mmmmm... that looks tasty.
And seriously, thanks to the Maroon for the great review!

"The Making of TUG LOVE": the movie (part 1)

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:54:00 +0000

This is the first part in a series of mini-documentaries we shot about the making of the album. Here we're at Pat's house in Oak Park, IL, right outside of Chicago, where his parent's were kind enough to let us set up shop in their basement to rock out. This was back in the summer of 07, when were just getting things with the album rollin'.
Tug Love is out on April 19th! Come out and get yours!
Hope you enjoy the movie.

TUG LOVE TO BE RELEASED APRIL 19TH!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:28:00 +0000

Hey Guys and Gals,
Its been a while since I updated the ol' website, but its been a pretty crazy couple of months, culminating in some great news.
Fay Wray is finally ready to drop the record you've all been waiting for:
Tug Love.

BAM!
14 tracks of delicious Fay Wray goodness, containing all of your favorites, blasted forth in glorious stereo sound.
We've been working on this album a good long time, pulling late nights to insure it meets the highest standards of quality.
And now it is here, ready for public consumption, just begging to be listened to.
So April 19th is is. We've got a copy for everyone. Come on down to the Hi-Ho Lounge and get yours.

For a little preview of the magic, check out our myspace page www.myspace.com/faywrayband. I've uploaded "Around the World" already, I'm gonna be posted a few tracks over the next few weeks, so as to tease you into a frenzy.
Also keep an eye out for some forthcoming music videos for the new tracks on YouTube. We've got some footage of us making the record to craft into a miniature documentary. Should be preeeeety fun.

ALSO, I'd like to thank all of you ladies and gentlemen for coming out to the final Fay Wray house party at Steve and Jack's place last Saturday. That was a night I shall not soon forget. ...Well, at least the parts of it I remember I'll remember forever. It was for sure on of my favorite shows we've ever done. Charlie being back in town was a blast. Behold, the greatest Fay Wray line up evar:
Classic.

(...I'm not quite sure why I'm making that face, though. I'm sure it seemed like the right thing to do at the time.)

I hope you guys all had a good time. Here are some pictures the Braden Piper took of the madness:

Cool. So anyway, APRIL 19TH. TUG LOVE DROPS. BE THERE!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:57:00 +0000

Hey there Party People!
It seems like that time of year again... That's right, its time to rock! Saturday night at Carrollton Station, Fay Wray is turning up all the switches to maximum power to set sail on a sea of musical energy that will blow your faces away!
The City Life have got a single they're releasin' called "White Elephant" (like the animal) and it kicks ass. Come join us for this special moment. Doors open at 9pm.
hugs and kisses,
FW

P.S.-We're trying to get a house party going a few days after Mardi Gras, but we need a couple people to help us set up and break down. We need a helping hand from you tech whizzes out there to make this possible. Free beer for people that can help us. Shoot us a message.

Happy Holidays everybody!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:34:00 +0000

Merry Christmas!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:20:00 +0000

Marty McFly.
Dr Who.
Bill and Ted.
Link from "Zelda 64".
Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day".
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
That guy from "Quantum Leap".
Fay Wray next Friday.

What do they have in common?

Why, time travel, of course!

This Friday, December 7th, Fay Wray is playing one of the Republic's legendary Throwback Nights.

We'll be going backwards in time, to play some favorites from the 80s and 90s.
(Don't worry. They'll be a few of our modern classics in the mix, too.)

Ah... the 80s and 90s. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the era of Hanson and New Kids on the Block, of Nirvana and Huey Lewis. There was no Wikipedia and facebook was just a twinkle in Mark Zuckerberg's eye. No CSI or Metalocalypse. No books about wizards and muggles. Only mullets and rattails and Ninja Turtles.

Sometimes I get choked up just thinking about it.

But anyway, it's $5 to get in and cheap drinks all night. Solve a Rubrick's cube and you drink for free! (Be quick about it though, I know a guy who memorized the logarithms on those babies and loves cashing in on his abilities!)

So tell all of your friends what's up and get ready to party like its 1980-1999!

Boo!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:08:00 +0000

Halloween is a holiday about bringing people together. Its about family and friendship. Its about giving being better than receiving, giving thanks, remembering the founding fathers of this country and celebrating your Irish heritage.

But, most of all, its about the Easter Bunny.

And thats why Fay Wray is bringing the ruckus to you live this Halloween, with assistance from the fine men and women of The City Life at the Hi Ho Lounge!

We're going to tear your brains out and fill your skulls with rock and roll! We're gonna stuff your eyes with candy corn until you scream! We're going to chill your blood with our smooth music and light your soul aflame with our hot lyrics!

In short, we're going to rock.

The show starts at the stroke of 9pm. $5 cover if you wear a costume. $6 if you don't. Be there or beware.

Two greats shows and Weekend Plans

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:55:00 +0000

Hey there!I just wanted to thank everybody for coming out this past weekend and seeing us. We played two shows, one in New Orleans at the Hi Ho Lounge and one in Covington at the Green Room and both went really great.
The Hi Ho is always a great place to play and Saturday was no exception. It was the one year anniversary of the reopening of the club, which was cool because we played there at their grand opening a year ago. In the past year they got themselves a real piano too, so I got the chance to bang out some Fay Wray on an acoustic keyboard. (No digital keyboard can replicate the feeling of those hammers hitting the strings). The surprise performance by "Team Hasselhoff" threw me off a little, but Nomadic Soul played a great set, and y'all getting down out there in the crowd made it an obscenely fun show.
The following night we boogied across the lake to Covington to play the Green Room for the Ozone Film Festival after party. Great films. Great bar. Great crowd. Another rousing success story for Fay Wray! Thanks to everyone who was out there dancing and to everyone who bought CDs! We love you, Covington.

So now we're getting a little time off. This weekend I'm going to the fly with some beer and a po boy, and I plan to aggressively take it easy. If anyone care to join me, you're more than welcome. Weather permitting, I should be out there Saturday afternoon (and probably Sunday afternoon too). Come on by and we'll have a party.
Much Love,
Kevin

HI HO HI HO.

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:18:00 +0000

SHOW THIS SATURDAY!
Its all, like, damn!
Right when you thought I was out of iconic movie images to use for my fliers: BAM! Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko. Fay Wray is good, because Fay Wray works.
Which brings me to my main point: We've got a show this friday at the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude Ave) with Nomadic Soul, which is a bangin hip-hop/funk four piece that looks like this:

Its gonna be a hella fun show. Bring a friend.

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:02:00 +0000

So we turned on the radio and what did we hear?
"Crime of the Century" in our ear!
WTUL was playing "Crime" earlier this evening, and we're all feeling pretty kickass about it!
WTUL is Tulane's radio station, 91.5 FM in the New Orleans area and available for streaming online. They've got all of "The Sweet Life" on their playlist, so if you ever need to hear a little Fay Wray, just give them a call at 504.865.5885 and request us!
Every time we get played on the radio, the closer we get to being the biggest band in the world, so please give them a call!

The Blue Nile (pics from Jack Craft)

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:39:00 +0000

Sept 7th.
2007.
The Blue Nile.
If you were there, it will live with you forever, stimulating your subconscious mind and generally improving your quality of life.
If you missed out, don't fret! We got these pictures for you.
(Much props to Jack Craft for hooking us up with these sweet pics.)

Livin' Large back in the Big Easy

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:51:00 +0000

Much news!
First of all, we've got a show coming up!
Next Friday, the 7th of September, we'll be rocking and rolling at the Blue Nile down on Frenchmen Street. Hells yeah. And its a free show, so you should all totally come.
Secondly, we have a changing of the guard in Fay Wray. Charlie, as you know, has been taken away from us by the city of Chicago, but we shall overcome this loss with the help of a dear friend of ours. We'd like to introduce you all (or at least those of you who haven't had the pleasure of meeting him before) to Ted Long, our new bass player:

Isn't he dreamy? (Thanks to Claire for the pic.) You might have catch Ted playing with us before at the Battle of the Bands last year, in which case you would already know he rocks pretty hard.
I've finally gotten a hold of a few pictures of us during our time in Chicago, which I will share with you now. The first bunch of these were taken by Marlena Dzis this one night this summer when she invited the band and some other friends over to her house for a big Polish dinner. It was an incredible feast, which we washed down with some fine Polish beers, then had the time of our lives jamming with Marley and her dad. It was a night I will never forget. The rest were taken by Steve on his phone of us all chillin' in ChiTown.

Just a little glimpse of what were up to:

Aight, see y'all soon!

Phase 1: COMPLETE

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:58:00 +0000

Phase 1 of Tuglove is complete. The basic tracks are down. Only a few final touches remain. Upcoming phases include "Phase 2: The Mixing and Mastering" and "Rush Hour 3"-- er, I mean, "Phase 3: Printing and Releasing".
Fay Wray has been dispersed from Chicago and Pat's kind and loving parents are free from our noise once again. Much thanks to the Fees and to the city of Chicago for treating us so well. But especially to the Fees!
Tuglove is shaping up very nicely indeed. Early estimates project a dozen or so songs, boatloads of innuendo and massive sex appeal. In other words: magic.
New Fay Wray shows begin September 7th!

P.S. - I'm a musician, not a photographer, so I don't have any pictures of us in Chicago really. I'm gonna try and get a hold of some that other people might have taken, but in the mean time, I thought I'd at least post this image from the 2002 academy award winning movie, "Chicago". Enjoy.

FAY WRAY LIVE! (relive the memories)

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:12:00 +0000

Hey everybody. How's your summer been?
Kicking it with your hometown hommies? Reclining on the beach? Drinking iced tea and watching the birds? Mowing the lawn? Looking killer in your new shades? Looking killer in general? Working your dream job? Not working at all? Reading that book you've heard so much about? Writing that novel you've always been thinking about?
That's swell.
Well, we boys of Fay Wray want you to know we haven't forgotten you and we send our regards. We also wanted to share with you some of our live recordings we've done over this past year, FREE to download and burn onto CDs or throw into your iPod.
HERE, my friends, is the link: FAY WRAY LIVE!!!!!
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, please take these mp3s and disseminate them unto the world! Use "Blueberry" to bring a laugh to your summer lover's lips. Use "Love Riot" to boogie your summer blues away. Throw "Dust in Her Eyes" on the car stereo as you do your midnight drag racing. Wrap up a wild night with a wild sing-a-long to "Lay Me". Ponder the mysteries of the ever expanding universe while listening to "Around the World". And "Tuglove"... well, you know what to do while listening to "TugLove".
But seriously folks, check that link out and download to your hearts content. This one's on us. Have a great summer, guys and gals.
love,
Fay Wray

(also, check out those sick pictures Jack Craft took of us rocking out at Tipitina's)
(and special thanks to those folks who helped us record this stuff at Carrollton Station (Dust In Her Eyes), Ruta Maya (Love Riot), and Tipitina's (everything else))

Fay Wray, signing out.

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Tue, 15 May 2007 05:56:00 +0000

Some fun facts about this past year we've just completed:
~~We've played 12 shows, 4 house parties and 2 battles of the bands.
~~We released our first CD, "The Sweet Life".
~~We got this kickass website up and running.
~~We've met Lindsey Buckingham, Wayne Coyne and Mike Doughty.
~~We drove all the way to Austin.
~~We've gotten punched in the face for swearing at strangers.
~~We've worn tight pleather leotards.
~~We've wrestled.
~~We made some kickass music vids.
~~We've played basketball.
~~We've thrown parties at which people got naked.
~~We've traveled through time.
And now we're all wrapped up in New Orleans now for a couple months, but we'll be back in the Spring to do some more damage. Til then, keep an eye out online for videos we might post and I'm thinking of trying to post some of our live recordings that we did this past year up for y'all to download for free. And I threw together this little slideshow of photos from the past year, kind of a like a yearbook. So that's pretty cool, I guess. Right?

Very emotional.

Also, I'd like to give some special thanks to:
John Worthington for the album,
Jack McClain and Steve Stokes for letting us abuse your house,
Jay Crutti for recording us,
Jay Moore for treating us good at Groovin' On the Grounds,
Georgia McBride for hooking us up with sick shows,
Ana Ochoa and Claire Hermes for helping us with merch,
Maston, Adams and Ve for always being down to party,
Bruce and Martha Henderson for the chocolate,
The Hi-Ho Lounge, Carrollton Station, Howlin Wolf and Tipitina's for letting us rock,
The City Life for always hooking us up,
Ted Long for always saving our ass,
Lee Attaway for helping us out and having a cool dog,
ANDREW HARTSOCK for having a sexy body,
All our parents for being so supportive,
and to Mother Nature.

Alright babies, we're off to Chicago. See you in August!

Mike shaved.

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Mon, 14 May 2007 02:56:00 +0000

LAST CALL!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Tue, 08 May 2007 05:49:00 +0000

Last call everyone!
This is our final New Orleans show before we pack it up for the summer and roll out to The City of Broad Shoulders. Its been a long hard year. This is how it ends. A clash of metal and a sonic boom of rock.
This Friday.
At Tipitina's.
With The City Life and Antenna Inn.
$7.
10pm.
This will also be our last New Orleans show for a while with Charlie Dillingham, our beloved bass player. He's graduating the day after this show and following his destiny elsewhere for a while. So until we reclaim him, this is our final show as the Power Five.
Check it out.

(also thanks to everyone who helped make the house party on Wednesday a memorable one. a magical night to be sure.)

"Million Bucks" video!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:40:00 +0000

we got a new music video!
this one was written and directed by Mr. Jack McClain. its for "million bucks" and it kicks a lot of ass. check it out.

also, HOUSE PARTY NEXT WEDNESDAY!

TASTY

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:54:00 +0000

Helloooooooo Baton Rouge!
We played Groovin' yesterday and it kicked a lot of ass. We went out there and did our thing and rocked LSU like it had never been rocked before! We played on a huge stage, blasting our music at volume levels that I believe are unprecedented in the history of Fay Wray. Also we got ourselves projected up onto the big screens flanking the stage. We are now part of the great Mass Media!
We also had a chance to debut our new song "Blueberry", a ballad about pastries. Look to see it again at future shows.
Also, thanks to everyone who came out to hang with us and Much Thanks to Jay Moore for setting that whole thing up! It was a great experience and Mr. Moore is a gentlemen and a scholar. All the Students on Target guys were hella cool, and we hope to chill with them again next time we get out to Baton Rouge (which probably wont be til next fall.
NEXT UP: Tipitina's show on May 11th with Antenna Inn and The City Life. Sweet!

Groove baby, groove!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:15:00 +0000

4 exciting pieces of news:

#1. Every year LSU holds a giant outdoor concert and gets some big acts from around the country to come rock out at their parade grounds with ferris wheels and vendors and all sorts of magical fun. Its a free show and usually draws a big crowd. This event is known as "Groovin' on the Grounds".
As the fates would have it, this year Fay Wray is gonna be rocking out at Groovin of the Grounds, opening up for Chevelle and Mark Broussard, because we won the Battle of the Bands at LSU back in October. This means we're going to be playing in front of easily the biggest crowd we've ever played for, with somewhere over a thousand people attending.
Just a year ago we were straggling along, trying to get our act together with displaced band members and infrequent gigs, so its really exciting to have come so far. Thanks to all our boys and girls out there for keeping the faith.
Groovin' is this Friday, April 20th, and we're playing at around 6pm. We'd love to have some of our New Orleans hommies there to rock out and party with us afterward.

#2. Fay Wray going to Chicago this summer!
All five of us are gonna be chilling in Chicago this summer, keeping it real, seeing the sites, recording our new album "Tug Love" and trying to get some gigs. Chicago is a really cool city, so it'll be really great chance for us to work on our music, cook up some BBQ in Pat's back yard (Pat is a Chicagoland native) and try our luck in the Windy City.
If any of y'all are gonna be in Chicago this summer, keep in touch with us and we'll definitely hang out. We roll out in a month.

#3. We're going to try and shoot a video for "Ill Tempered Comments" before we roll out to Chicago, and I just wanted to call out to our fans of the female persuasion in New Orleans to see if any of y'all might be interested in being our video?
For part of the video we need some ladies who might be willing to lip synch to the lyrics of the song. Its really as simple as that. Nothing salacious or edgy, just good wholesome lipsynching fun. It'd be a great opportunity for anyone looking to unleash their inner lead singer of Fay Wray.
I was hoping to edit quickly between a whole series of girls lipsynching the song, so I'll need to get together about 10 or 15 of y'all that might be interested.
If you think you might be down, shoot me over an email at FayWrayBand@gmail.com.

#4. I think I might sense a house party coming on, somewhere in the next few weeks...

Fay Wray for sale!

noreply@blogger.com (Fay Wray) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:11:00 +0000

Hey everybody! We finally got ourselves some of that new-fangled online distribution! "The Sweet Life" is now for sale on our Myspace page, so you can download our music and rock out to it where ever in this wide world you might be. Burn it to a CD and rock with it in your car (but don't forget to watch the road!)! Slap that puppy onto your portable mp3 player and take it to the streets (but don't forget to watch for traffic!)! Burn it onto a CD and throw it in the air! The possibilities are endless! The power is yours my friends.

Also, you may have heard a little rumour that Fay Wray now has buttons. THAT IS CORRECT. I think we may have nearly run out already, but we made whole boatload of buttons and handed them out at our last couple shows. Hopefully we'll get to make some more as time goes on.

Also, what's in a Butterfinger anyway? Is it really just some sort of butter based crisp or what? Damn, those things is tasty.