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		<title>Geeky Pleasures Radio Show Interview Available Online</title>
		<link>http://theoffhandband.com/2011/08/geeky-pleasures-radio-show-interview-available-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Friday, August 5, I had a great time participating along with a few other past and present contestants in the SpinTunes Interview on Jules Sherred&#8216;s Geeky Pleasures Radio Show on The Look 24/7. We talked about many different aspects of being a part of SpinTunes. During the conversation, I got to cover my involvement in SpinTunes 1 and SpinTunes 3, including some discussion about a number of my SpinTunes song entries: Not Cool, Ballroom Dance, Another Universe, and Step Back Swooperman. The full show is available at Jules&#8217; website for streaming and download. Enjoy!]]></description>
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		<title>Geeky Pleasures Radio Show Interview on Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This coming Friday, August 5, Jules Sherred will be having me and a few other past and present SpinTunes contestants join her live on her Geeky Pleasures Radio Show over at The Look 24/7. We&#8217;ll be discussing all things SpinTunes &#8212; what it&#8217;s like to participate in this type of competition, the pros and the cons, the overall creative process and more. The interview will begin at 10 pm ET and will end whenever we run out of things to talk about. Tune-in here, join us in chat here, and learn more here including info about some of the other contestants who&#8217;ll be participating.]]></description>
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		<title>Not Cool</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caught Red-Handed!Warning! The Offhand Band usually strives to write satisfying songs that are cool for kids, fun for families and great for the grown on their own. In part or whole, we believe this song doesn&#8217;t fit that description. Proceed at your own risk! Learn more. Play the song here!Not Cool by The Offhand Band Play the video here! [tab:Lyrics] Intro: I&#8217;m a player; piano, that is; my apparatus My forte, fo&#8217; sho&#8217;; play for pay and also for gratis There&#8217;s haters, not well-tempered, elevator relegaters So raters, debaters, let&#8217;s talk Joanna status Verse 1: Keyboard so versatile, play almost any style Clavier smart as Xavier with Cerebro guile Far more than a C chord, still people be bored Players deplored, ignored until we&#8217;re Eeyored Waller would knock your socks; Jerry Lee genuinely rocked Now it&#8217;s often mocked and even on the chopping block Not a classical piano man? You&#8217;re pushing Tin Pan In cool music country, you&#8217;re at sea instead of inland Yellow Brick Road or 52nd Street Have to face to face it, haters feel no heat; aces beat Fiona, disown her; Rufus, doofus; no-one jealous Of Hornsby or Amos or the famous Bareilles Wonder, blunder; Newman, subhuman; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Newspaper Article About a Song About a Newspaper Article</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OHB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As all songs in SpinTunes 3 Round 2 had to be, my entry, Program aids food stamp users, was based on a newspaper article, initially one from the Poughkeepsie Journal&#8217;s Northern Dutchess Focus then also informed by one from the Millerton News / TriCorner News. I thought those papers would be interested to know about a song based on an article, and the Millerton News ended up interviewing me. The story appeared in the Millerton News and at the TriCorner News website last Thursday, July 7. At the site, only subscribers can read the full text, but the editors of the Millerton News have graciously given me permission to reprint the full article right here. Enjoy! Incidentally, my song tied for 4th out of a field of 21 songs. Time to move onto Round 3. Local ‘Health Bucks’ program inspires original song Thu, 07/07/2011 &#8211; 9:16am * Millerton By Stefanie Giglio stefanieg@millertonnews.com MILLERTON &#8212; The Offhand Band, based out of Red Hook, was recently inspired to write a song about the Health Bucks program after reading about the program in the Poughkeepsie Journal and The Millerton News. The program, which is run by the North East Community Center (NECC) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Program aids food stamp users</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caught Red-Handed!Warning! The Offhand Band usually strives to write satisfying songs that are cool for kids, fun for families and great for the grown on their own. In part or whole, we believe this song doesn&#8217;t fit that description. Proceed at your own risk! Learn more. Play the song here!Program Aids Food Stamp Users by Spintown [tab:Lyrics] Northeast resident Mary Johnson uses food stamps, putting groceries on the family table. She said, &#8220;I&#8217;d felt ashamed, but when you need, the shame goes away.&#8221; Though she&#8217;s grateful for all the help she&#8217;s been receiving, still, whenever she reads a food product label, she&#8217;d like more healthy options for her children each day. &#8220;When there&#8217;s so much we once had that&#8217;s all gone from our world, it&#8217;s hard just keeping my family well fed. I know there&#8217;s lots of big things going on in the world, but all the little things are big for us,&#8221; Johnson said. Now, North East Community Center has a program, and all users of food stamps qualify for it, with discounts on the freshest local produce in town. Health Bucks coupons are good at area farmers markets. Whether Johnson would like to serve fresh or store it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Over</title>
		<link>http://theoffhandband.com/2011/06/all-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Play the song here!All Over by Spintown Tunes [tab:Lyrics] Jo Jo was a man Who had a best laid plan Such amazing things he could become Alas, there was a lady Power mad and so shady And she kept him down right under her thumb When she failed to duck A sanitation truck Ding-Dong! She was finally gone Without that witch Loretta Jo Jo knew he&#8217;d be better Off he went to turn his happy life on All over All over When it&#8217;s over, you can finally just be All over All over When it&#8217;s over, you can finally be free Found a gal named Sal To boost his own morale What she&#8217;d do for him, there was no end He headed for the top It seemed he just could not stop But not only Jo Jo needed a friend Stumbled on her cries He saw it in her eyes How he&#8217;d take but he hardly would give He saw what he&#8217;d become He kept her under his thumb He wondered, was he still deserving to live? All over All over When it&#8217;s over, you can finally just be All over All over When it&#8217;s over, you can finally be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SpinTunes #3 Songwriting Contest</title>
		<link>http://theoffhandband.com/2011/06/spintunes-3-songwriting-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year ago, I was involved in SpinTunes, an online songwriting competition where people submit original songs they write to meet challenges handed out by a panel of judges. I was too busy for the second go-round last Fall, but I&#8217;m now participating in SpinTunes #3. There are four rounds, each with a new challenge. I&#8217;m just now submitting my entry for Round 1. We&#8217;ll see what happens. Though there are judges, there is also a popular vote that can affect who goes onto future rounds, but I&#8217;m not going to put in quite as much effort as I did last year in trying to get people to go vote for me. Each song will get its own post just like all the songs here do, and I&#8217;ll also mention each new entry through social network status updates, and that&#8217;s about it. I hope you&#8217;ll check out the entries in each round and vote for the ones you like best &#8212; and I hope one of those will be whatever I&#8217;ve contributed!]]></description>
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		<title>OHB Song on Fundraiser Album with Pete Seeger</title>
		<link>http://theoffhandband.com/2011/04/ohb-song-on-fundraiser-album-with-pete-seeger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OHB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A song from The Offhand Band&#8217;s debut album Everyone&#039;s Invited has just been included on a fundraiser album that also features the legendary Pete Seeger. The album is available for a limited time and in limited quantities at the GrowthBusters Store. Over a year ago, I learned about a documentary film that was in the works, GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth. The film seeks to help people understand how growth is unsustainable. Since I wrote a masters thesis with the same goal, I was really interested in the project and touched base with producer/director/writer Dave Gardner. Talking with Dave, I offered to contribute some music to the project. It turned out I wasn&#8217;t the only musician who ended up making that suggestion. Dave decided to release a special soundtrack album of music inspired by or inspiring the film, including songs relevant to sustainability, consumption, sufficiency, simplicity, overpopulation or urban growth. The album would celebrate Earth Day while also helping raise funds for the production of the film. Turns out I didn&#8217;t have all that many songs that directly expressed these themes. Some I&#8217;d written over the years were somewhat relevant, some less so, and most lacked decent recordings. I found myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$4.99 for 2 Album Downloads, While Supplies Last!</title>
		<link>http://theoffhandband.com/2011/01/499-for-2-album-downloads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Digital downloads of our debut album, Everyone&#039;s Invited, are usually $9.99. But why get one download for $9.99 when you can get two for half that price!? Now you can when you buy Digital Download Cards for just $4.99 each, while supplies last! Souvenir download card features original album artwork and includes a code redeemable at www.digstation.com/redeem for a complete album download in MP3 format. Bonus: Includes PDF files of the complete cover art, album artwork and liner notes. Note: Not redeemable in Canada. Also includes immediate download of 12-track album in your choice of 320k MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Keep whatever you like for yourself, or give the Digital Download Card away as a gift! Small in size and price. Big in musical enjoyment. Hurry, though! This special offer is good only while supplies last, and quantities are limited. Buy Download Cards at Bandcamp! Also available on Compact Disc!]]></description>
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		<title>$1.99 Album Downloads Thru Dec. 31!</title>
		<link>http://theoffhandband.com/2010/12/199-album-downloads-thru-dec-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Digital downloads of our debut album, Everyone&#039;s Invited, are usually $9.99. But now through the end of the year, you can buy Digital Download Cards for just $1.99 each! Souvenir download card features original album artwork and includes a code redeemable at www.digstation.com/redeem for a complete album download in MP3 format. Bonus: Includes PDF files of the complete cover art, album artwork and liner notes. Note: Not redeemable in Canada. Also includes immediate download of 12-track album in your choice of 320k MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Keep the immediate download for yourself, and give the Digital Download Card away as a gift &#8212; perfect for the holiday season! Small in size and price, it&#8217;s great as stocking stuffer. Big in musical enjoyment, it&#8217;s great as a gift no matter what. Hurry, though! This special offer is good only through December 31, and quantities are limited. Buy Download Cards at Bandcamp! Update January 4, 2011: The $1.99 album download offer is over, you can now get 2 downloads of the album for just $4.99, while supplies last! Learn more about this special offer.]]></description>
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