The Company Line

Show For March 8th Rescheduled for April 5th

Craig — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:11:47 +0000

The Company Line was supposed to be at the Beachland Ballroom tonight, but the show has been put off due to the blizzard, until April 5th. All tickets for tonight’s show will be honored on April 5th. Please watch Beachland Ballroom’s website for details.

If you missed it, go check out the eVite for the show. It has been updated for April 5th.

Show Announcements March 8th, April 23rd

Craig — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:34:16 +0000

We have two shows scheduled right now.

We will be playing at the Beachland Ballroom with our good friends The Family Riot, and soon to be good friends, DoHM on March 8th. This is the CD release show for The Family Riot and you don’t want to miss these crazy M’Fers when they hit the stage. But seriously, don’t look Joe directly in the eye when he is playing guitar because he has been known to melt some portion of a fan’s brain in the past. If only he could use his powers for good. If only.

CLICK HERE FOR PRE-SALE TICKETS FOR MARCH 8TH

We are also playing April 23rd with Run Run Run from California, at the Grog Shop. It is another Wednesday show, which I know you don’t all love, but hey, what else were you going to do on a Wednesday night? You might as well come out to the greatest little rock club in the HISTORY of Cleveland rock music. (Somebody better tell the Euclid Tavern the bad news.)

No ticket info yet for that one, but keep clicking this link for TicketBastard to check.

Hope to see you all there.

The Casting Out Rules

Craig — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:24:17 +0000

We had a great night at the Grog Shop with The Casting Out. It was a tough draw for a Wednesday, but that didn’t stop The Casting Out from rocking the place until the night was over.

Very nice people, and very cool show all the way around. We made sure to help pay for gas money by buying all the various wares they had for sale. You will see me proudly displaying my t-shirt at a future date I am sure.

Grog Shop - January 30th

Craig — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:31:03 +0000

Come on out and see The Company Line for the first show of 2008 at The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights.

Check out the eVite by clicking here!

We will be debuting three new tunes. You might have heard them in various forms on here in the videos or in the PracticeCast, but they were meant to be played live and there is no better stage in Cleveland than the Grog Shop.

Craig Pics From Peabody’s With KB

Craig — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:44:41 +0000

The Company Line Seeks Corporate Sponsorship

Craig — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:58:32 +0000

Todd and Kevin do their bestest to see if we can get an infusion of cash from PBR. This was a show we all attended the other night. I played a song by myself, but I was really lonely without my brothers on stage. Still, very nice of them to show up to drink beer and support me.

The Canterbury Effect Are Back!

Craig — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:27:42 +0000

When you fall in love with a record, you expect to continue supporting that band for at least another album or two. I felt that way with The Canterbury Effect and their record, “En Exercise in Humility.” They followed it up with an EP in 2003 called “Every Piece of Me” and then promptly disappeared off the face of the earth.

That is, until now.

The Canterbury Effect have followed up their tragically short (for me, anyway) EP with a full length album. I haven’t heard the whole thing yet, but I listened to some tracks from their Myspace and it sounds just as good as some previous stuff by them. I bought it. I will let you know about it when I hear it.

For now, you can check out some tracks at their myspace by clicking here.

Or, you can buy the older stuff that I referenced above, by clicking below. You will find a lot of decent prices in the used section, or you can put some real money back in their pockets by buying it new.

Craig From the Company Line at Peabody’s

Craig — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:34:14 +0000

I will be doing a singular tune with my former guitar teacher at Peabody’s Downunder in Cleveland on Friday December 21st. Please join me there for the free show and hear me play one of The Company Line’s new songs “Raising Stakes” all by myself, with a bit of help during the second part from KB from KB and the Riptides.

It will be a short deal for me, personally, but KB’s shows never disappoint.

Show starts at 7:00 and I have no idea what time I am going on to do my song.

The Company Line PracticeCast 2007-12-09

Craig — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:43:21 +0000

Here is the latest practice, wherein The Company Line goes through a 45 minute set in preparation for a future show on December 29th in Lakewood, Ohio at the HiFi club. Check it out as this is a two mic setup to capture the practice. Not too much chatter. I think there are 8 or 9 songs.

Raising Stakes Full Band Rough Demo

Craig — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:15:55 +0000

Here is a rough version of the full band version of Raising Stakes. This was just a mic set up in our practice space. Todd has a little vocal part at the end that you can’t hear all that well. I also was screaming a bit at the end because I thought that was the best way to sing it. On further review, I think I am doing more of a clean singing vocal on all future versions. I like the way it sounds in a Dave Grohl kind of growl, but it roaches the shit out of my voice and I don’t know that it adds anything. The band agrees for the most part that it should be a clean vocal, but we would be open to listening to some of your arguments if you have one.

Til next time, click the little play button to hear the tune.