Carry On, Baby

Thanks to Nate for the link.

Season's MEB Greetings!

Friends of the MEB -

In the middle of this crazy holiday season, we wanted to make sure send out Season's Greetings to all of our friends and neighbors who have meant so much to us over the last year. We wish you the best Christmas ever and a Happy New Year to you and yours.

To add to your holiday cheer, here's a free download of our take on the Christmas classic, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."
Click here to download the mp3.

Our new CD "From The Vault" has just been released to the public, and Syracuse Post-Standard music writer Mark Bialczak will publish his review of the disk in the Sunday December 23 edition of the paper. Make sure to check it out. And if you're looking for a late Christmas present, pick up a copy (or two or six) online at the MEB Store for only $10.

The four of us have been working hard in the rehearsal studio, and we'll be back out performing all over Central New York and beyond after the first of the year. We're itching to get back on stage, introduce you to Brian, and share the gospel of the MEB with all of you. Visit our website often for updates on our upcoming schedule.

Enjoy your holidays and we look forward to seeing you all out and about.

The Mike Estep Band
Mike ‘Mistletoe’ Estep
Brian ‘Boughs of Holly’ McArdell
Paul ‘Poinsettia’ Opel
Steve ‘Santa Claus’ Orlando

Once again, the MEB falls short

I thought our new CD "From The Vault" might be the biggest selling album of the year, but instead Daughtry nabbed that honor. I guess he deserves it. Maybe.

MSNBC.com

What's your Holiday Drink?

Take this quiz and find out what drink is most appropriate for your holiday imbibing. Mine ended up as a single malt scotch - I can go with that!

From Fandango.com

Stereogum's Gummy Awards

Music blog Sterogum has posted their annual Gummy Awards, and their readers have chosen Radiohead's "In Rainbows" as Album of the Year. Check out the full list and all the other award winners (and losers).

The Wreckers Live CD/DVD

From The Wreckers' new CD/DVD "Way Back Home: Live From New York", in stores December 4th.

Ignored again ...

Can't believe that we were snubbed again by the Academy and didn't get nominated for a Grammy. Will they ever learn?!?

Here's the full list of nominees, if you really care.

Remember this name - Tal Wilkenfeld

At Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival, the crowd was wowed by Jeff Beck's performance with Vinnie Collaiuta on drums and new sensation 21-year old Tal Wilkenfeld on bass. This page has a link to a number of videos from the performance, and I'm sure you'll enjoy them.

Her website
MySpace page