July Madness! Recording, video posturing, and headlining NYC Gig!

This July promises to be a busy month for us—Four Trips Ahead heads into Spin Recording Studios, our home away from home, at the beginning of the month to track four to five new songs.  In case you’re wondering what the new material sounds like, the tracks are melodic, heavy, groovy, diverse and exciting with some surprises.  Trust us, you definitely won’t be disappointed. We plan on releasing an EP in the fall of 2013, with a full length following sometime in 2014.  Remember, you can still buy our latest single, “Good Times Goodbye”, to get a taste of what’s going on—it’s available at iTunes and BandCamp. Play LOUDLY.

To complement our new release, we are planning to shoot a video for at least one of the new tracks in July as well. FTA will debut the video in the fall, right before our EP is released.  We promise to keep you posted about progress on the clip and our recording sessions in the coming weeks. 

And in other exciting news, Four Trips Ahead is pleased to announce our headlining show at The Studio at Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street) in NYC on Monday, July 22nd at 9:00pm!  Admission is $11.00.  Ages 18+.  Visit www.websterhall.com/thestudio/ to purchase tickets or for more information.  We can't wait to share songs from our new EP at this killer venue.  Can’t wait to see you there FTA family.  It will definitely be a hot night.  

RECLAIM ROCK MUSIC.

The wait is over...introducing "Good Times Goodbye!" (and a new show?)

The wait is over--FOUR TRIPS AHEAD's new single, "Good Times Goodbye" will be officially released this Tuesday, February 19th! Visit iTunes, CD Baby, BandCamp and other digital outlets to purchase it.  And spread the word. 

FOUR TRIPS AHEAD is also pleased to announce our return to the live stage at The Studio at Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues) in NYC on Wednesday, March 20th at 8:45pm! Admission is $10.00 in advance, $12.00 at the door.  Ages 19+ are welcome.  For more information, visit Webster Hall Online.  And drop us a line to inquire about advance tickets. Come help us celebrate our upcoming EP release—with brand new songs and your favorites in the set, it promises to be a hot night!

The Return of FTA - New Single Out SOON!

FOUR TRIPS AHEAD Family! We are pleased to finally unveil our newly designed website.  Along with enjoying brand new music, new photos, a new logo, artwork for our upcoming single, and easy-to-maneuver links on the site, we also hope you follow us on Twitter where you can get all the latest FTA updates, happenings and musings.

The wait is finally over--our new single, “Good Times Goodbye” from Four Trips Ahead’s as-yet-untitled upcoming spring 2013 EP will be released on Tuesday, February 19th!  It will be available on iTunes, Bandcamp, TuneCore and other digital musical outlets. To celebrate our new music, our friends at Fireworks UK, a premier British rock and metal magazine, are featuring an interview with Peter about the new release in the March issue (#57).  “Good Times Goodbye” will also be featured in the mag’s future spring 2013 sampler as well.  Make sure to pick them up!

“FTA’s upcoming single will be released on Tuesday, February 19th!”

And stay tuned for upcoming spring shows, studio reports and other FTA news.  RECLAIM ROCK MUSIC in 2013. 

New Mixes and Back To The Stage

FTA Family! Long time no speak. Much has happened over the past few months--both challenging and life-affirming--but it has made the music we are creating that much stronger. We have completed mixes at Spin Recording Studios for three songs at this stage--"The Escape", "There's a Time" and "Good Times, Goodbye"--and are anxious to get to work on the remaining tracks for our upcoming spring 2013 EP release. To give you a taste, we will be releasing a single in the coming weeks. Believe us--it will all be worth the wait. Keep your eyes peeled for the official release date. In more immediate news, FOUR TRIPS AHEAD returns to the live stage with a performance for NYC's 2012 MEANY FEST! FTA will rock FAT BABY (112 Rivington Street between Ludlow and Essex) on Saturday, October 13th. Showtime is 9:45pm. With at least half of our set filled with new songs, it promises to be a hot night, so don't miss it!

As always, thanks for your support. See you on the stage.

Gig in March, Single & EP soon

Happy Belated New Year FTA Family! No we aren't hibernating. Quite the contrary--FOUR TRIPS AHEAD has been busy writing and recording what will shape up to be our new EP released this fall 2012 followed by a new full length release in early 2013. We plan to release the new single, "The Escape", in late March to give you a taste of what's to come. Watch out for the official release announcement in the coming weeks. We think you'll be excited. To celebrate the release of the single and to give you a preview of our new music, FOUR TRIPS AHEAD will be playing the illustrious SANTOS PARTY HOUSE (96 Lafayette Street) in NYC on SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH. Showtime is 8:15pm. Admission is $10.00. Visit www.santospartyhouse.com or call their 24-hour hotline at (212) 714-4646 for more information. We promise this to be a full-on, fired-up rock show to kick off our live performances for 2012. We can't wait to see you there. RECLAIM ROCK MUSIC.

Writing, Recording And Getting Merry...

Happy Holidays FTA Family! We hope you're enjoying this winter season. It has been a particularly fruitful time for FOUR TRIPS AHEAD as we have been writing some of our strongest material over the past few months. The plan is to head into the studio in January to finish some guitars for a few songs at Analogue Music while the entire band will in March 2012 at Spin Recording Studios to capture the fantastic vibe of our new songs. Our next release promises to be very special. FTA will also return to the live stage in the coming weeks. Details to follow soon.

By the way, our friends across the ocean at Fireworks UK, one of the best hard rock/metal publications available, are already excited about our new, upcoming single, "The Escape" and plan to include it in one of their next compilations early next year. It will be a fitting way to kick off the new year. We promise to let you know when the mag hits the shelves and the web.

In the meantime, RECLAIM ROCK MUSIC in 2012.

Recording, Meany Fest + Movie Music!

FTA rockers!  We hope you all had a great summer.  A big hug to all of you who came out to see us at the Highline Ballroom in NYC in August.  It was nice to escape the studio for a bit.  Speaking of recording, we have decided to try something new.  Starting in January 2012, we will be releasing a new song every month for your listening pleasure.  Writing has been going splendidly and recording is sounding MASSIVE. As a result, we hope to make all of our new songs ultra-special, not just a batch of tracks. We expect to release an official single early in the year with an accompanying video as well.  How awesome is that!

Some other great news: talented filmmaker and FTA enthusiast, Daniel Kennedy, has used the track, "The Memories" from our similarly named EP for his latest short film, "Metal Gear".  "The Memories" is played through the closing credits as its subject matter mirrors the plot.  Even more exciting, "Metal Gear" was selected for the 2011 Williamsburg International Film Festival.  FTA is fired up that our music will be a part of such a cool action film in a great venue.  We promise to give you the details about the screening in late September as soon as possible.  A link to "Metal Gear" will follow.

And finally, FOUR TRIPS AHEAD will be performing as part of the Meany Fest in NYC.  Catch our set at The Bowery Poetry Club (308 Bowery between Houston and Bleecker) on Friday, October 14th at 9:45pm. Admission is $10.00.  Ages 16+.  Expect lots of new music and high energy as we shake off recording studio madness for the live stage.  Can't wait to see you there.

A Hot Summer Night at the Highline!

FOUR TRIPS AHEAD returns to the NYC concert stage this summer at the Highline Ballroom (431 West 16th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues) on Friday, August 5th at 8:30pm. Admission is $10. Ages 16+.  New songs.  Big sounds. High energy.  Don't miss it!  For tickets and other information, visit the following links: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3806605

http://www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=2086

RECLAIM ROCK MUSIC.

Hot Fun In the Studio-Time!

FTA Heads!  Hope you are enjoying your summer.  We are getting closer to finishing the three new songs we began tracking at Spin Recording Studios a few weeks back.  Tracking has resumed this month at Analogue Muse in NYC and is going famously.  Nick and Dan have completed the massive sounding rhythm tracks for all three songs.  Peter has just completed vocals on two of the tracks, "Good Times Goodbye" and "The Escape", while Brian is in the midst of guitar madness.  FOUR TRIPS AHEAD hopes to have at least two of the songs fully mixed and mastered by the end of July.  Now the question is do we release a single or do we track a few more new gems in the fall and put out a killer EP?  Hmmm...

New Photos and RockUnited/ConcreteWeb Buzz

Hello FTA Family!  A big hug to those of you who made it out to the Highline Ballroom in NYC a few weeks ago as we briefly escaped the studio.  Glad you enjoyed the new songs.  As we continue recording our new three-song single (which is coming along famously), we want to say hello and share some press we've received recently.  Read our "All About the Album" feature on www.rockunited.com (May 11, 2011) to find out some of the background story on the writing and recording of "The Memories" EP.  Special thanks to the folks at ConcreteWeb who keep holding the FTA flag high.  We promise not to disappoint you. We've also posted a few snapshots of us tracking at Spin Recording Studios.  Look out for a video short for the new single soon. Patience friends--it will be worth the wait.  RECLAIM ROCK MUSIC.