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News . . .
Here's what's happened, happening, and going to happen:
(For more information on show times, price, etc. go to Anger Exhibition)
Date of Announcement:
So much has happened in the band since I last wrote any news three years ago...whew! Here is a summary:
- After considerable drama getting the artwork finished, we found designer Wilhelm Steiner, DEADDREAMER.com and were able to release our 3rd CD, Tech Noir. Check out Tech Noir songs for download
- Sadly, long-time Guitarist Brandon York left Soda Ash in 2004. He married a woman he met online, moved to Georgia, and now has two children!
- Erin and Mike were married in 2004...Mazeltov!
- Faced with a smaller line-up, we devoted considerable time and effort to using backing tracks to fill out our sound...it really works
- Several shows later, Keyboardist Grant Huffman left Soda Ash leaving us as a three piece
- We recorded our 4th CD, Yamato, and released it in late 2005. Check out Yamato songs for download
- We recorded our 5th CD, Smiles From Strangers, which is in production for release later this summer, 2006. Check out a couple of preliminary mixes from Smiles from Strangers for download
- Erin and Mike relocated to Savannah, Georgia last week...which is another big change for the band. Soda Ash and Graffenberg Records will continue on two fronts, Graffenberg southeast in Savannah and Graffenberg midwest in Columbia, MO.
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Soda Ash has been selected as one of 23 semifinalists to play AIDSROCKOHIO. We will be playing Saturday, August 30 in Columbus, OH. Here is the info: Twenty-six bands will be chosen to perform in the semi-finals held each Saturday starting August 16th through September 6th in Columbus, OH. Four semi-finalists will advance to the finals held on September 13th at The Tall Trees Music Festival in Columbus, OH. The Grand Prize winner will win a recording contract and a chance to open at the Schottenstein Arena on Sunday, Sept. 14th for a major national act (TBA). All 26 finalists will be featured on a compilation disc, proceeds of which will benefit the AIDS ROCK foundation.
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Due to the efforts of Soda Ash guitarist Brandon York, Martin Atkins: Invisible Records guru, former drummer for Ministry, Public Image Ltd, and Killing Joke, and founder of several other industrial projects, including Pigface, Murder Inc, and Damage Manual; will be doing a re-mix of a Soda Ash song. More news coming up...
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Grant Huffman has joined Soda Ash as sixth member! Grant is playing keys.
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Check out shinaki.com for computer gaming info.
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We are still with the program! We have been very busy mixing our 3rd CD, "Tech Noir" but will soon be doing some shows again! Tech Noir will be out this summer....
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Band pounder, EZ, broke her leg while walkin' the critters. Soda Ash had to cancel a couple of shows. She has worked on playing with the cast and will give it a go on April 03 at Eastside Live!
Date of Announcement: 01/23/02
Kansas City's DJ KaoS informed us, at the David J show, that our song "Box of Gods" is featured on the Hot Topic website. Unbeknownst to us, our song was chosen as one of the 10 songs on their Goth/Industrial channel. Amazing! Check it out...
Radio-about
Date of Announcement: 01/11/02
Awesome new video for "Box of Gods"
by V. Sangre de Mercy of Apocalypse Theatre.
Check it out in streaming video now: Worldwide Exclusive Premiere at Jeff’s Basement out of St. Louis. Thanks Jeff!!
You can download the video from our secret site
Hope you enjoy the Video!
Date of Announcement: 07/05/01
Soda Ash is this week's featured artist on the mp3 site Zebox.com! Check it out.
Date of Announcement: 04/19/01
Soda Ash plays their 1st hometown show in a year! Next Tuesday, 04/24/01 at Shattered in Columbia, MO, Soda Ash joins Subscribe for the 3rd CD release show for Directory Assistance.
Date of Announcement: 04/09/01
KCOU compilation of 18 Columbia, MO bands, Directory Assistance released. This is the first KCOU-produced CD (with help from Columbia's own Red Boots Recording Studio and AVG, Audio-Video Graphics in Independence, MO. Directory Assistance will be available for only $6... that's just $.33 per song! (Songs not labeled for individual sale!)
Date of Announcement: 04/02/01
In its first week in format, "Box of Gods" was #19 on the KCOU charts (KCOU charts 03/12/01), then it was #3 (KCOU charts 03/19/01), and now, it is ***TA, DA, DA, DUT, DUM, DAAAAHHHHH....::drumroll::...
Soda Ash's Box of Gods is now #1!! ( (KCOU charts 04/02/01)
The countdown is Monday night after 7pm. To see the current chart, go to the KCOU website, click on the image to enter, then click on 'Top 30' at left bar. Many thanks to DJ Jason Cafer for promoting our CD at KCOU! Thanks also to those of you who called KCOU and requested our songs...please keep it up!
Date of Announcement: 03/16/01
After more than 2 years, we have added some new mp3 songs to our Soda Ash mp3 page. Check out the pre-mastering final mix of "Stargazer" to be released soon on a KCOU compilation CD and a 4 minute 'radio mix' of the title track from the new "Box of Gods" CD. Streaming media (i.e., click and play instead of download) of these songs and lo-fi versions (i.e., smaller files) can be found at our Soda Ash mp3.com site.
Date of Announcement: 03/12/01
Our new CD "Box of Gods" is being distributed by Blue Sky Distribution and should be available at Streetside Records. For those of you outside MO, it is available on our merchandise page along with new t-shirts with our Soda Ash Geisha logo.
Date of Announcement: 03/05/01
Second Soda Ash CD "Box of Gods" is now officially in format at College Station KCOU.
It will be the feature album on Wednesday, March 7 at 10:00 pm. This means it'll be played in it's entirety. Listen in, and call up and request your favorite Soda Ash track over the next couple months at 882-8262.
If you are outside the Columbia, MO area, you can listen to KCOU on the web...go to: the KCOU homepage and click on LISTEN at the left bar.
Date of Announcement: 02/03/01
Bass player, Tony Guillory moves from Fort Smith, AR to join Soda Ash. Check him out at our CD release shows...
Date of Announcement: 02/02/01
Check out Soda Ash on ZeBox featured artist Showcase!
Date of Announcement: 01/28/01
Date of Announcement: January, 2001
Soda Ash will be playing their CD release show for "Box of Gods" on Saturday, March 3, 2001 at The Galaxy, St. Louis. Check back for further details.
Date of Announcement: January, 2001
Soda Ash bassist Tina Young will be moving on to work on her own musical projects. New bassist, Tony, will join Soda Ash next month.
Date of Announcement: December, 2000
We have finally finished our new CD, "Box of Gods." It is being mastered by Phil Easter and should be out by the end of this month. Phil Easter, who did the artwork for "Sci-Fi Lullaby," is also doing the "Box of Gods" art. Look for a CD release show soon!
Date of Announcement: October, 2000
Monday, October 30, 2000 at The Galaxy, St. Louis. Soda Ash plays Devil's Night show with Apocalypse Theatre and SCSI plus special fashion show.
Date of Announcement: July, 2000
Friday, August 4, 2000 Golgotha at the Tulsa Repertory Theatre, Tulsa, OK. Opening for Apocalypse Theatre
See Show Poster.
Sunday, August 6, 2000 at The Galaxy, St. Louis. Soda Ash kicks off the new St. Louis goth night: Sunday Communion. Sundays at the Galaxy. See Show Poster
Date of Announcement: June, 2000
Sorry about no shows for a while, but we are very busy recording. We originally planned to record a follow-up to our debut release, "Sci-Fi Lullaby", then we added on an EP. The EP has now grown into another full-length, so it looks like we will have two complete albums recorded by the end of summer. Hopefully you will see the first one some time in the Fall.
Date of Announcement: April, 2000
Wednesday, April 26, 2000, Soda Ash is holding a benefit show at the Down Under Bar, Columbia for Apocalypse Theatre
Show will also feature a Domina Zephyr fetish show. and a benefit gothic rummage sale.
Date of Announcement: April, 2000
Friday, April 14, 2000, at Shattered, Columbia
Soda Ash will open for Lawrence band, Blackwater with Colubia's own Ox.
Date of Announcement: March, 2000
Friday, March 10, 2000 at Shattered, Columbia, MO
Soda Ash will open for the CD Release show of Laminar Flow with special guests: The Patsies from St. Louis
Date of Announcement: Jan, 2000
We will be making a short mini-tour with Apocalypse Theatre:
Thurs, Jan 27, 2000 at Shattered, Columbia
Friday, Jan 28, 2000 at The Delaware, Tulsa, OK
(with DJ Robbo)
Saturday, Jan 29, 2000 at The Firehouse, St. Louis
(with SCSI)
Date of Announcement: Jan, 2000
Friday, Jan 21, 2000 Soda Ash will play in Columbia's Battle of the Bands 2000. Featuring: Bubba Factor, Tunghook, Blu Voodu, Laminar Flow, Mob Godiva, Juvenile Wreck, Summons, Gringos, Big Artist, King Soloman, Kevorkians Dream, Exempt, Cripplers, Ox, Shadow Faction , Witch Hunt, and Slugtrail.
Date of Announcement: Dec 15, 1999
Well, our good friends Apocalypse Theatre are swinging through St. Louis and will play a show with us and our friends SCSI. The Apox folks checked out the awesome SCSI CD release show the last time they were through the heartland. We will be playing Saturday, January 29, 2000 at the Firehouse in St. Louis.
Bass player Bryant Waner has left Soda Ash, and after several auditions, we welcome new bassist Tina Young.
Meanwhile, lead singer Erin Knowles tied the knot last month with gorgeous lead singer Larry Krapf of Laminar Flow, which explains the gooey love songs at our live shows of late! ;)
Date of Announcement: Jul 22, 1999
Soda Ash welcomes monster Bassist: Bryant Waner!
John Stebbins is moving to Chicago, and he will be sorely missed. The band is headed into Icon Studios, St. Louis to work on a new CD.
Date of Announcement: Mar 15 1999
The Mid-Summer Nyte's Scream Tour will feature FEMME VOCALIST fronted bands of the Gothic-Darkwave-Industrial-Electronica-Celtic genre. As of 04/15/99, The following bands are Confirmed: Rash, Margot Day, Nocturne, Paris by Night, Soda Ash, My Scarlet Life (Tx Only), Machine in the Garden (Tx Only), Venus Virur (Ca Only). Tour schedule: El Paso: Sun Jun 13; Tucson: Mon Jun 14; Phoenix: Tue Jun 15; Los Angeles: Wed Jun16 ; Santa Barbara: Thur Jun 17; San Francisco: Fri Jun 18; Sacramento: Sat Jun 19; Eugene: Mon Jun 21; Portland: Tue Jun 22; Seattle: Wed Jun 23; Richland, WA : Thur Jun 24; Boise: Fri Jun 25; Salt Lake City: Sat Jun 26; Denver: Sun Jun 27; Kansas City: Mon Jun 28; Oklahoma City: Tue Jun 29; Dallas: Wed Jun 30; Houston: Thu Jul 1; Austin: Fri Jul 2; San Antonio: Sat Jul 3.
Date of Announcement: Apr 09 1999
Guitarist Brandon York has officially joined Soda Ash! He will play his first show with the band tomorrow, and will tour with Soda Ash this summer while Josh takes classes.
Date of Announcement: Mar 15 1999
Our show with Tory Z. Starbuck, originally scheduled for Apr 2, has been resceduled. It will be Apr 24. We will also be playing with our friends Laminar Flow and Auto Sleeper on Apr 30.
Date of Announcement: Mar 9 1999
Shannon Russell conducted phone interviews with each of us, then wrote a great Soda Ash article, published in the Maneater today. Awesome photo by Chad Springer as well.
Date of Announcement: Mar 3 1999
Glenn K!, KCOU DJ, announced that Soda Ash has hit #28 on KCOU's Top 40 this week. Yeah!
Date of Announcement: Mar 1 1999
Columbia's free (i.e., you don't have to pay to get a copy) entertainment newspaper, Loud Neighbor, reviewed "Sci-Fi Lullaby" in this month's issue. The tone was negative, but most comments were interpreted as positive by us! We want to sound abrasive, machine-like and free-form! Hey, any exposure is good exposure, right?
Date of Announcement: Feb 23 1999
Well, we have finally recovered from the CD release after party ; ) and have scheduled a few shows: 1. Soda Ash will open for the Blackwater CD Release show Mar 11 at Shattered. Blackwater is a great band who used to be in Columbia, but relocated to Lawrence several years ago. They play darkly beautiful rock. 2. Soda Ash opens for Tory Z. Starbuck Apr 2 at DownUnder, and 3. Soda Ash opens for SCSI and My Scarlet Life, Apr 10 at DownUnder Bar.
Date of Announcement: Feb 16 1999
Soda Ash "Sci-Fi Lullaby" is now officially in format at KCOU. It will also be the feature album Feb 17 at 10:00 pm. This means it'll be played in it's entirety. Listen in, and call up and request your favorite Soda Ash track over the next couple months at 882-8262.
Date of Announcement: Feb 8 1999
KCOU has added our CD "Sci-Fi Lullaby" to their playlist! So please call and request our songs as often as possible (882-8262). Good bets are probably "Melting Through the Plastic Phrase," "Canto II (Wasteland)," and "From This Place."
Date of Announcement: Jan 16 1999
We will have the copies of the cd Sci Fi Lullaby before Thanksgiving, but the "offical" release party will be Saturday, January 16 1999 at the Down Under Bar.
with Die Symphony from St. Louis MO
Date of Announcement: Nov 1998
We will have new t-shirts available at this show with a picture of the cover from our CD "Sci-Fi Lullaby." You can see the image here.
Date of Announcement: Nov 1998
It's finished!! Chip may be willing to do a sneak preview of the video after the show on Saturday. Be sure to be there.
Date of Announcement: October 1998
Soda Ash has started working on their first video, which will be for "From This Place." The video is being made by Chip Gubera, formerly of The Domestics, and is an homage to David Lynch. It features characters from Twin Peaks, including Laura Palmer, Agent Cooper, Audrey, BOB, and the Log Lady.
Date of Announcement: Saturday, Nov 14
Opening for Die Symphony from St. Louis MO.
Date of Announcement: Friday, Oct 30
Soda Ash opening for Gooding.
Date of Announcement: Friday, Oct 23
Soda Ash is going to be playing right in the middle! Opening act is Lucinati and following Soda Ash is Deep Eynde from LA CA.
Date of Announcement: September 26th, 1998
Soda Ash has been selected to play Mizzouapalooza!
The Headliner is Fragile Porcelain Mice
For more info go to http://students.missouri.edu/~clmu/mizzoua1.html
Date of Announcement: September 16th, 1998
At the Downunder with Laminar Flow
Date of Announcement: September 3rd, 1998
A last minute booked show at the Downunder,
be sure to come early to see opener Lucinati
Date of Announcement: August
The title of the upcoming CD has been changed to Sci Fi Lullaby.
The release date will be announced soon!
Date of Announcement: August 19th, 1998
The first show since Josh's return.
New material and could be a CD release party,
check back here for details!!!
Date of Announcement: Late June/ Early July 1998
Is that a show I taste in the air?
Date of Announcement: June 23 1998
Soda ash parties like its 1999, baby....JOSH COMES HOME!!..i predict we'll drink till we cant recognize eachother, break things,then write a hit single.
Date of Announcement: June 5 - 22 1998
The rest of the band celebrates the sound of a hushed guitar.; P Continues work of new material.
Date of Announcement: June 4 1998
Sad day. "'Lil Love N'Rocket" Josh is off to europe to study abroad.
Date of Announcement: May/June 1998
New material in the works. such songs as: "Angel is disguise", "Drown" and "RoadStain" are being conceived
Date of Announcement: MidMay 1998
CD release party at The Downunder bar. Broadway, Columbia, Mo. {The exact date will be posted soon as its decided.}
Date of Announcement: May 20 1998
At the Downunder Bar, one of the last shows till Josh gets back!
Date of Announcement: May 16 - 17 1998
The band drives back out to WestEnd in KC to Mix, Master and Produce the Noisex Ep
Date of Announcement: April 30 1998 - 8pm
As the title is run by the other bandmates, glee and rapture oozes into the hall along a trailing off josh saying..."but,...i liked "the poly-green fist-Fuck ep". {{for the record.."the polygreen fistfuck ep" is what the band will always loving refer to this release as..{{you had to be there...trust me...*wink-wink*}}
Date of Announcement: April 30, 1998 - 2am
An enthusiastic Saint drives home from KC with the word "noisex" put into every song on radio in a style such as: "Yyeah boyee...mothafucka be called noisex know wha im sayin?...phil da cat know wha dup,..uhuh..yeah."
Date of Announcement: April 29 1998
Over a round of joydivision, while on visit to KC, close friend and producer Phil Easter suggests to Erin using the title "Noisex" for the EP.
Date of Announcement: April 24, 1998
Planned Parenthood Benefit show.
Date of Announcement: April 20, 1998
MU Law School Benefit Show @ the Bluenote.opened for DarkHorses.
Date of Announcement: April 16 - 18 1998
Makes "that drive" to Kansas City to record first EP at WestEnd Studios.
Date of Announcement: April 9, 1998
Show @ the downunder. Dark Sinister's Evil Circus opens.
Date of Announcement: March 19, 1998
Show @ the downunder
Date of Announcement: March 9, 1998
Show @ the downunder
Date of Announcement: March 13 {friday} 1998
Sodaash holds first show at the EZ residence as private party, after a mixup with shattered.
Date of Announcement: Late January/ Early February 1998
The SodaAsh project is assembled, And begins preparation for world domination.
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