Ruthie Goes to Rehab

Hello Genies,

 

Well, this is it.  The last piece of unfinished business before our extended break.

 

A year ago, we began a journey called Dial D for Demo.  The idea was to release a song every month in 2011, resulting in 12 songs.

 

We did not exactly accomplish that.

 

Between full-time jobs, grad school, and other projects, we just could not get to recording at that rate during the year.  Instead, we only reached half that amount of songs over the course of a year.  We apologize for this delay, but it was certainly not for lack of trying that we didn’t hit our goal.

 

That said, we would now like to share the final Dial D for Demo song with you.  We are very proud of this track and hope that you found it worth the wait.  Enjoy below:

 

 

Well…that’s that.  We’ll be signing off for a while, but we will certainly keep you posted on happenings as they occur.  It’s been a great ride, folks, and we’ll see you all on the other side…

 

Go green,

 

BJ, Rory, Chad, and Jeremy

The Green Genes are taking a break…

Hello genies,

As I’m sure you heard by now, the Green Genes will be going away for a while.  But fear not!  We are not breaking up.  We all just have a lot going on in our lives and need a breather and a chance to regroup.  We’re not yet sure what form the band will take once we reconvene, but we have some ambitious plans that we hope you’ll all enjoy.

However, this post isn’t good-bye.  We still have one more song from Dial D for Demo left to get to you (and we’re this close — as close as italics can possibly indicate — to completion on it).  Furthermore, we’re all regularly playing in other projects.  Aside from BJ’s Magnolia Music House, he and Jeremy are also in a band called Sports and Leisure (links and show info coming soon).  Chad is traveling back to the 80s in his tribute act Flashback, which is a band that not only is a lot of fun, but also allows things like this to happen…

Here is "Chad McFly" and Slash, who now plays bass for some reason. And McFly used to play guitar, too. Look, the 90s were hard on these guys, ok? Cut them some slack.

As for me, you can find me where ever Vox and the Hound is served (hint: you’ll be able to see BJ, Jeremy, and myself on the same bill very soon…stay tuned).

So while I’ll certainly write another post once our final Dial D for Demo song is completed, I figured you guys deserved something special for this post.  We deeply appreciate all of the support we’ve received from you over the years, and we hope to be back in the game sooner rather than later.  However, as a “see you later” gift, we have video from our “final” show at Saturn bar!  Video after this sentence…

“Black Eye”

“Fine Dining”

“Almost Infinite”

“Last Man Standing”

“Jenny’s Gone Fishing”

“Ruthie Goes to Rehab”

And our swan song of the night, “James Marsden”

Hope you enjoy the videos!  And for one of the last times (at least for a while)….

Go green,

Rory

The Green Genes are Going Away for a While…

That’s right, kids.  More details to come, but right now you need to worry about our extended farewell party..

 

TONIGHT at Carrollton Station –  I’ll be doing a “+1″ with some familiar faces.  If you like old school Green Genes songs, this will be your last chance..

 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 at Saturn Bar – This is the big shebang.  We’ll be opening for King Rey and Dark Water Hymnal.  Come out for one last rock show to say goodbye/see you later.

 

We’re not exactly breaking up, but I’ll get into those details more when the time comes.  Hope to see you out…

 

Go Green,

 

Rory

 

 

The Green Genes’ Bio

While we resume work on Dial D for Demo and get our next show in order, we figured we’d let you get to know us a little better via our brand-new bio, which follows our ongoing storyline.   Enjoy:

Jack is in pieces.  Broken marriage.  Unfulfilling job.  Unrequited romance.  Failing physical and metal health.  He wants to document his downfall before it is too late, before he is too far gone to do anything.  A journal seems cliché, and he doesn’t have the patience for short stories or novels.  He gets the idea to write songs about his trials.  Only one hiccup: he has no musical ability.  Jack decides to create a fictional band with a funny name that is a play on a favorite childhood character: The Green Genes.

Jack makes the band’s members not from the New Orleans area, but from the surrounding Metairie and West bank – just on the fringe of the party.  He ensures this theme of being on the outside looking in will be prevalent in the music. Jack creates vocalist/guitarist Rory Callais, lead guitarist/violinist Jeremy Peres, bassist BJ Blue, and drummer Chad Clements.  The first stabs at band songs take the form of the EPs Maybe It’s Me and Gritty Reboot.  However, writing songs in bunches proves to be too old-fashioned, so Jack decides to have his fictional band embark on a musical journey entitled Dial D for Demo, a year-long release that will see his band release one song at a time throughout 2011.  Currently halfway through this process, Jack is bracing himself for the more seedy aspects of his story he has yet to tell.

Jack designs the Green Genes as a hard rock band with elements of blues and post-punk to reflect the various moods of his story.  He wants the music of Dial D for Demo to reflect both the innocent, joyous awkwardness of his youth along with the darker, more mature consequences of his adult life.  The band has challenging, thought-provoking music that is also fun; Jack feels his story should come in subliminally, with “glue” for the story provided on the Green Genes’ bandcamp page, http://www.thegreengenes.bandcamp.com, and also on a band blog at http://www.the-green-genes.com.  His band “performs” with the likes of Enharmonic Souls, the Public, Happy Talk Band, Lovehog, Toast Beards, the City Life, and the Lobbyist.  But Jack mainly wants to tell his story.  He will be heard, even if it is the last thing he does.

‘Till next time…..

Go green,

Rory

The Green Genes do not play a show

 

Hello Genies,

 

While we hope that you are enjoying our latest release off of Dial D for Demo, we also have some news for you about our next public appearance.  Normally, this would be where I would let you know of our next show.

 

However, we are not playing a “show.”

 

What we will be doing is playing an “open rehearsal.”  What does that mean?  That means that we’ve been writing some new songs and that we will be using this show rehearsal to test drive these new songs in public.  That’s right, the songs are still works in progress, and we look forward to your input as the night progresses (so cheer if you like it and boo if you don’t — seriously, we can take it).

 

Info?  The performance rehearsal will be at Banks St. bar on August 20th.  Solid Fuzz (who I imagine IS playing a proper “show”) will open.  Facebook invite is here.  Come on out for a cheap night (NO COVER) and have a drink with us as you see what it’s like to be at a Green Genes practice (hint: it’s a lot of BJ insulting Jeremy.  And Chad.  And me.  And most likely you as well).

 

We’re currently looking at about six new tunes, so we’ll play some familiar stuff during the night as well.  However, the focus will be on the new songs, as this is not a show (I won’t even wear my green Chucks….really).

 

See you on the 20th!  And, as always….

 

Go green,

 

Rory

Winter

I'm not going to BS you -- I was reading a book for class and took this with my phone. Sue me*..... *(Please don't sue me)

Hello, Genies.

It’s that time again for us to release a new song from our ongoing Dial D for Demo!  This installment in the Jack saga is “Winter,” a pretty old song for us.  Written several band names ago, “Winter” has been done and redone many times over the years.  We feel we finally got it right this time.  Listen for yourself below…

 

 

Furthermore, in keeping our promise to provide with extra media for every song release, below is a “live” version of “Winter” recorded in our good friend Pete’s living room during the Gritty Reboot sessions.  It was originally a hidden track on that release, but now you can hear it standalone in all its miscued, forgotten-lyrics glory…

 

 

Stay tuned for a “show” announcement soon as well as some snazzy pictures of us!

Go green,

Rory

Working on “Ruthie Goes to Rehab”

While we put the finishing touches on our next song, we’re also hard at work on the one after that, “Ruthie Goes to Rehab.”  We’re getting somewhat ambitious with the production on this one, but I felt I’d share some things with you to prove that we are, in fact, working….

For instance,  pictures!

The man who pulls it all together....

Noise, noise, and more noise

We’ll be in touch soon.  Promise…

Go green,

Rory

Jack, Jenny, and Ruthie: a Green Genes Saga

Exactly like this, except not that long ago and in this galaxy...

Hello Genies,

So, while we are in a bit of a lull show-wise as we write songs and ready new recordings, I figured I would let you all in on something we’ve been working towards with the songs for some time…

Basically, all of our recorded songs work together to build one long story.  Some of you may have noticed the “Chapter” blurbs on the individual song pages on our bandcamp site.  These serve as the “glue” holding the story together, as the songs themselves are more character portraits and less about narrative development.

So what is the story?  We’re not telling right now.  We want you to have fun figuring it out.  We will say that the story revolves around three main characters: Jack, Jenny, and Ruthie.  Let us say right off the bat that these characters are works of pure fiction and were not based off of any real, existing humans, so don’t ask.  Furthermore, the story is also fiction and did not happen to any of the Green Genes, past or present, as far as we know…

How do you figure out the story?  Listen to the songs, of course!  However, there is one small hiccup with that plan….the story is not told in order.  Not even close.  The first song on Maybe It’s Me to and the latest song of the ongoing Dial D for Demo are not chronological.  We understand this makes following any type of story difficult, so we figured we’d give you a flowchart of the story so far.  See below…

Work in progress...

We hope this helps you piece together the tale.  Of course, you don’t have to worry about our literary aspirations to enjoy the music.  But, if you’re bored or as big of nerds as we are, there is a payoff for following along.

Happy hunting/listening!  And, as always….

Go green,

Rory

The Green Genes Want to Buy You a Drink

Sooo....uuhhh.....come here often?

Hello Genies,

 

So a couple of months ago, for my birthday, the rest of the band decided to surprise me and make official Green Genes jerseys with our “Rock ‘N’ Roll” names on them.  Take a look…

 

So fine...

 

Respect.

 

Cute, right?  But what does it mean to you?  Well, we have decided that ONE of us will wear our shirt at every Green Genes show.  However, we’re not saying who.  In fact, we don’t know yet.  We will draw names the night before and decide then (so it can be the same Gene two shows in a row…).

So where do you come in?  Well, we want you to guess which Green Gene will be wearing his jersey for shows.  If you are the first to guess correctly, you pay no cover.  Considering that our next show on Thursday, June 9 at 12 Bar on Fulton is free anyway, then if you guess the correct member first, we will literally buy you a drink.  No, really.  We will.  Whatever you want (within reason, please.  We can’t spring for the 60 year old whiskey).

First guess wins, so get going.  You could either guess in the comments below or write it on our Facebook wall.  Hope to hear from you soon!

 

Go green,

 

Rory

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IMPORTANT SHOW INFORMATION! Line-up change and the Green Genes get by with a little help from a friend…

Genies,

 

I’ll keep this one short and sweet.  Also, I apologize in advance for not finding a funny picture to put somewhere in this post.

 

First of all, our show at the Hi-Ho tomorrow (!) night will no longer feature Glasgow.  Unfortunately, they had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict.  But fear not, for Jumping Guns have stepped in to round out our line up!  It should all be good for a rocking time.  Show starts at 10(ish).

 

Speaking of scheduling conflicts, unfortunately Chad won’t be performing this show due to a previously scheduled show with his ’80s cover band, Flashback.  Thankfully, our good friend Brian Muller (formerly of The City Life) will be stepping (sitting?) in, so come on out to see us rock just as hard with a new, bearded face behind the kit!

 

 

C'mon...you knew I'd sneak one in...

 

See you tomorrow!

 

Go green,

 

Rory