Its a long way to the top, if you wanna rock and roll! //
8.06.08
Good evening music lovers! We had a great time playing Riders Lounge in Hilton Head last Sat. night. Cori Yarckin did three nights there (Fri., Sat. & Sun.) and they were kind enough to open the show for us Sat. night. A special thanks to them for sharing their gear w/ us.
We had a slight delay on the way into Hilton Head when we blew a tire. It seems the alignment on our van is way out, which caused the tire to blow. Thank God we weren’t on the highway doing 70! We were lucky enough only to be driving about 40 mph. The Hot Lava Monster pit crew (Wes and Patrick) changed the tire in no time. Turns out we were only about 10 minutes from the club. As they say, “The show must go on!” The show definitely went on and we had a blast. We played a new tune that got a great response. Its (currently) called Horse. Thanks to Shane for dialing the sound system in for us and to the staff at Riders Lounge for their hospitality. It’s a very cool club indeed. We look forward to playing there again soon.
We continue writing new music for the next record, which is going to be a ROCKER. In the next month we’ve got some great shows coming up. Be sure to help us spread the word about our music and these shows, and check us out if you can. See you soon…
8.14.08 Village Tavern (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
8.15.08 The Dive (Goose Creek, SC)
8.16.08 Red Lion Pub (Augusta, GA)
8.22.08 Headliners - WARQ 93.5 Friday Night Live
8.29.08 Buffington’s (Milledgeville, GA)
8.31.08 Wedgestock (Manning, SC)
9.26.08 The Venue (Camden, SC)
~HLM
ROCK! //
7.28.08
Greetings from Hot Lava Monster! Its been a while since we've posted any news and about time we brought you up to speed on what we've been doing this summer. We are hard at work on new music for our next record, tentatively titled... The Best Rock Record Ever. We're kidding about the title of course. We have no title yet for the record but we do have some ROCKING new tunes, about which we are very excited. We are each capable of recording at home now and we have our own top secret web site that we use to share our ideas with each other. That has streamlined the writing process a good bit and the ideas are pouring out. A good bit of our time this summer has been spent at my home studio working as a group on new songs. They're coming along smoothly and we're very excited about the direction of the music. The next record is surely going to ROCK!
Recently we had the opportunity to record at
ISI Recording in Augusta, GA. Wes (formerly of Everything After) and his partner Dave invited us down to record some tunes for a promotional disc they're producing. Their studio is very impressive and we had a great time working with them (thanks guys!).
This weekend we're off to Hilton Head to play Riders Lounge. We've got some great shows coming up, including our long awaited return to Headliners for 93.5's Friday Night Live concert series. You definitely don't want to miss that show folks. Rumor has it we'll be trying out some of the new tunes.
See you at the ROCK SHOW!
~Andy & the rest of HLM
Update //
6.07.08
Thanks to everyone in Stuck Mojo for an awesome time at The Red Lion Pub in Augusta, GA. Also, thanks to the guys in Vendetta who came all the way from Peterborough, UK; and, thanks to the guys in Hatefist who came all the way from Seattle, WA, to support Stuck Mojo on this tour. The Red Lion was full of ROCK and we enjoyed sharing our molten flavor.
Be sure to mark your calendars for our next show in Columbia, which will be at Headliners for Rock 93.5's Friday Night Live. There's a good chance we may debut a few new songs for our hometown fans. The new music is coming along well and we're very excited about the overall direction of the new record.
Until next time... ROCK!
Update on the new record... //
5.13.08
We're knee deep in the writing process of our next record. Our latest venture involved us all getting our home studios up and running, which makes the creative process much more efficient for us. The new demos are sounding great and we're all very excited about them. So far we've got close to 30 new song ideas and hope to finish them and many more before we step foot in the studio, which should be sometime this fall. The next record is sure to be a molten hot rocker. Stay tuned for updates and be sure to catch us live this summer!
New Songs & Upcoming Shows //
12.01.07
We've been working hard on new material in anticipation of our next full length album. We should start recording rough demos in the coming months and we're all very excited about the new material. The new song ideas are, well, lets just say... molten hot rock! If you come to our next show at
The Five Points Pub in Columbia, SC, there's a good chance you might hear a new song or two. That show is next Friday night, December 7, 2007. It just so happens, that day is also Hot Lava Mike's birthday, so be sure to come help us celebrate. By the way, he is partial to scotch. We'll also have some cool new shirts for sale.
The following week we'll be participating in a battle of the bands contest sponsored by Bodog Music. We've made it to the second round and will be playing at
The Milestone Club in Charlotte, NC on Wed. December 12, 2007. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are available in advance for $10.00 ($15.00 at the door). Contact us through our
myspace page, or by email at
hotlava@hotlavamonsterband.com and we'll set you up w/ advanced tickets. This show
will sell out, so buy your tickets now and get to the club early if you can. You can vote for us daily on the Bodog web site by visiting the web site and signing up as a fan. Visit the following link:
Vote for Hot Lava Monster.
Don't forget to visit our myspace page and do keep in touch!
www.myspace.com/hotlavamonsterMore news soon.
~HLM
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9.04.07
HLM would like to thank everyone involved with Wedgestock 2007. With an attendance of more than 1,000 people the festival was a huge success.
This weekend. //
8.30.07
Hot Lava Monster is looking forward to hitting the road this weekend. Friday night they will bring the ROCK to Savannah, Georgia via The Jinx. On Sunday HLM will be sharing the stage with The Soul Mites, Hour Zero, Joal Rush, Jeff LIberty, and DB Bryant (just to name a few) at Wedgestock in Wedgefield, SC. Coolers are welcome at Wedgestock and it will be an all ages event.
Thanks for your continued support,
The HLM Team
The Mission, Art Bar, and Myspace. //
7.30.07
We had two great shows this weekend in Augusta and our hometown Columbia. Our Myspace site is up and running fine. Head on over to www.myspace.com/hotlavamonster and read Andy's blog about this past weekend.
Thanks for all your continued support,
HLM
Why MySpace, Why!?! //
7.26.07
For some odd reason our MySpace page has gone missing. We are in the process of trying to find out what happened. We'll keep you updated about shows through email and this website. Thanks for understanding and we'll be back up soon.
HLM on Billboard.com //
7.16.07
Hot Lava Monster is now featured on Billboard Underground. Check it out.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/video/underground.jsp
