AMERICAN BANG: SKYNYRD CRUISE BLOG!

Hola!

Neil here. We just got off the ship in Miami from an amazing 4 days on the Lynyrd Skynyrd "Simple Man" Cruise!

We had a great time on the ship and enjoyed meeting so many cool people and bands. We got to play in the middle of the ocean while we were on our way from Key West to Mexico and then we got to play again while we were docked in Mexico. That was our first show playing outside of the USA.

We're flyin' home to Nashville tonite around 10.

Here's some Pictures from the Cruise!

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Hangin' at the hotel the night before we took off on the boat


The View from Kelby and I's Room. we were in the back of the boat


BANG BANG BANG Shorts were popular on the Cruise!


In the Bus on the way to the boat


Customs is fun !


We sat down to eat right as we left the dock and the sun was setting in Miami





They folded our towels into Animals


Lido Deck


Inside near the Casino


Our friends from Leslie and Band of Thieves


At our first show








Ben and I




Miami




Lifejackets are cool


Rockin'


Ben



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WOW!


Sadler from LESLIE sat in with us at both shows




Dinner with LESLIE


American Jaren


Kelby with Sparky from Skynyrd


Demons


Sadler and Jaren


MEXICO!


Beer on the beach is cool




Jonathan from Leslie thought he was getting free shots but after she poured a few down his throat she turned and said "that'll be $20". haha


Sunset over Mexico


Skynyrd rockin' Freebird


Our Tour Manager Chillin' hard


This Morning out my window


See ya soon!

AMERICAN BANG!

AMERICAN BANG HOLIDAY BLOG 2007

Hello Hello!

Neil here. I hope everyone has been having a great december, spending time with your families and enjoying some down time.
We've been home about a week now and its been so good to be stationery for a few days.

We've had a very busy december and i just wanted to let everyone see a bit of what we've been up to....

We spent the first half of the month on tour with our good friends AUTOVAUGHN and LUNA HALO. We had a really fun tour of the midwest and really appreciate everyone that came out to check out the shows in the cold weather!
We weren't sure how touring in December would go, but we were pleasantly suprised.

We were home for a few days and had our photo shoot for our Full Length Album that is coming out in the Spring of 08'.
We took some pictures we wanted to share with ya....
check it out!


We towed our original band van over to our practice space and did some pics in and around it...


We added the name to the front grill :)


goofing around like we do


Jaren being photographed through the van window while i hold the door open....


In the van doing a little early morning drinkin'


Our photographer on the shoot JAMES MINCHIN (www.jamesminchin.com)




Day two we towed the van out to a friends field for some more shots with the original BANG Van


We had a few people out filming the shoot both days for fun


We went down to the walking bridge downtown and did some shots at sunset on the second day






Neil and Jaren


Here's a few polaroids from the shoot






The last place we shot was over at Springwater....


It was nice to be able to just sit and drink some beers at the end of the day













THATS a wrap!

So Jaren and I are headed to LA for a week on the 2nd to finish up some of the mixes for the record and then we are meeting Kelby and Ben in Miami to hop on the Skynyrd cruise ship!

More updates soon!

Happy Holidays!

Happy New Year!

We're in Nashville, Where's the Party?!?!?!?!


~Neil

AMERICAN BANG FALL TOUR BLOG #2

HEY Guys and Gals!

Hope all is well with everyone.
We just pulled in to Chapel Hill,NC. from New York City.

We had a great time in NYC! It was a killer show and it was good to see a lot of old friends.

Here's some pics~


Drivin through the Midwest






Jaren hangin with some Donnas and Donita sparks and crew

Backstage in Omaha,nebraska



We had a day off in Cleveland, so we stayed with my aunt on Lake Erie


with our good friend and The Donnas merch man Roland in Columbus,oh


Two Drummers- Neil and Tori from The Donnas


Brett from the Donnas and Kelby


After we played columbus we cruised into Nashville for about 24 hrs, this was the sunrise as i was driving home


The next night we opened for Ben Kweller in Memphis


Baltimore


Slash Jr.


NYC Last Night


Jaren,Neil and Tori riding in a cab to the afterparty at Angels and Kings


At the AfterParty it got a little crazy!


More soon!

DOn't forget- THE "MOVE TO THE MUSIC" EP Comes out in 11 DAYS!
SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!

ROCK N ROLL!

AMERICAN BANG!

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AMERICAN BANG FALL TOUR BLOG #1

Hey Hey!

So, i've been slacking on the tour blog cause we've been driving, playing and hanging non stop for the past couple weeks....
I uploaded all my pics(like 500) last night and started going through them this morning.

Im going to start with the beginning of The Donnas tour and will continue along the way....

Tour is going great! We're making some great friends out here and getting to see a lot of cool cities and country that we haven't traveled before.

Here's some Pics-


Kelby and I went to eat some Pizza in San Fran


We met up with our good friends from Nashville John and Chris for dinner and some drinks the night before our first show with The Donnas in San Fran


the bar lights


Ladies and Gentleman: Our new Tour Manager "Trevor" aka "Tank" or "Moose"


In case you are wondering we got some free tank tops and we weren't big fans, but we figured we'd take some pics for fun


Great American Music Hall-San Fransisco






Backstage in San Fran




Brett's mom from the Donnas made some brownies and stuff for the bands :)


The Donnas on Stage




At the Bar


Jaren getting a tan


This guy really wanted a pic with Jaren and with my shades....


that little island is Alcatraz


neil


Northern California on the way to Portland




Mt. Shasta


Goodnight


More soon!

Rock n Roll.

Neil
AMerican Bang!

AMERICAN BANG STUDIO BLOG #15

THE BEST MEXICAN IN LA!


SMOG


Downtown




Jaren finished singing the other day.....


Old Friends- Matt Friction, Kelby and Brandon


ELVIS?




me and my sis Kate before going to see the new Bourne Movie


Ben and Jaren after we saw the new Bourne Movie


Karaoke TIME!


Kelby did "Foxy Lady" and Ben did "Sex Machine"
Good TImes!

Today is our last day in the studio and tomorrow we have a photo shoot and then are catching the red eye home late tomorrow night.

We're coming home!

and we can't wait.

See you in Nashville or on the road.

BANG!

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AMERICAN BANG STUDIO POST #13

kelby


hanging at the Maverick Office waiting for a meeting


Ben showing off his fancy Soda


Kelby and James (our producer)


my friend the Coyote, hanging out outside our Apt.


LA


LA

More soon!

AMERICAN BANG!

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AMERICAN BANG STUDIO POST #12

Hello Again!

Its been a busy few days for us....

There's been the name change.

We've confirmed the 1st leg of our FALL TOUR.

and

We've finished up the new EP.

As well as working on the tracks for the album everyday.
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We also found some time to hang out and have some fun, so here's a rundown on the past 3 or 4 days in the BANG world.



The View from our Balcony at the Apartment




The View


We went Friday night to see Marc Broussard play and it was amazing, so amazing that this is the only picture i got


The Capitol Records Building


sleeping inbetween vocal takes


studio





On sunday we went over to our friend Holly's house for a cookout that was dubbed MEAT FEST 07'! and let me tell ya it was awesome.
There was a lot of meat.... ya ready?


Holly


Neil






Kelby


Jaren


Ben


Jaren and a couple of our friends from Jack's Mannequin


Night Sky

More soon.

We'll be back in Nashville a week from today. We're very excited to get home for a few days.

We've just confirmed a show at NEXT BIG NASHVILLE!

Friday, Sept. 7th at The Cannery Ballroom
Nashville tn
for ticket info to this amazing event go visit: www.nextbignashville.net



and if you aren't in Nashville come see at any of these upcoming shows!



See you all soon!

AMERICAN BANG