They Call Me The Breeze: March 2009

Well, I should be on the road today, with all my worldly possessions, relocating to Greer, South Carolina. Instead, I'm waiting for a foot of snow to melt. GDMB will be out of here Monday morning. Anyways, tour news.....

We just announced our European Tour w/ Nations Afire in April. This includes Groezrock Festival in Belgium with Street Dogs, The Get Up Kids, NOFX, The Unseen and a ton of other bands.

We'll be in Euroland from April 18th until May 13th? In the meantime, check out Nations Afire featuring current and ex members of Ignite, Rise Against, Reach The Sky and Death By Stereo. Super catchy, super good. Dates in the states, Mexico and Canada coming in June. Also, check out www.deathb4dishonor.com for more info on the band including recording updates.

PS Heard one of the songs off the new DBD with vocals. I couldn't be more proud of how this stuff has come out. Look for new jams real soon.

My brother, Juicy Joel, has been trying to convince me to do this blog for sometime. Truth is, I lack motivation. Well basically, here's the point...

I play drums in a touring hardcore band called Death Before Dishonor from Boston, Ma. I joined this band in January of 2008 with the intention of pursuing my dream of playing music for a living. I was playing in a band called Fight Like Hell in Denver, CO with some of my best friends, but when opportunity strikes, I cannot sit still. So out with FLH and in with DBD. I can honestly say it's been one of the best chances I've ever taken. In the last year of my life, I've played music in 27 different countries, 3 continents, almost every state in the US, made some of the greatest friends I've ever had, and met some of my biggest influences in my choice to play drums/hardcore and music in general.

Now this may seem crazy and exciting to a normal human being, which to an extent it is. But to some of you that have experienced the same thing, traveling leaves you with an insane amount of down time. Hence, this blog.

A month ago I was in Japan (pics at the bottom) which was followed up by a month stay in Boston, MA to write and record the next DBD album. I then went back to Denver for two days, drove to Memphis, TN for BBQ and a Clenched Fist show, and drove back. Now that that's finished, I'm currently back at my home in Denver, CO packing and anxiously awaiting the GDMB move to Greenville/Greer, SC in 11 days, followed by a move to Nashville, TN later in 2009. They call me the breeze...

*Word Key*

Juicy Joel - My older brother / The man who made me who I am, and the elder half to the GDMB

GDMB - Goddamn Murphy Brothers / The cohesive unit that is myself and my brother. Learn it, love it.

DBD - Death Before Dishonor / The band that I tour with year round

FLH - Fight Like Hell / The band I was in previous to DBD that played a huge part getting to me where I'm at.

BBQ - Central BBQ - Memphis, TN

CF - Clenched Fist / My brothers band. They've been playing since I was 11 years old and are my favorite band of all time.