Detroit Bar Residency Update 1

Holy crap. That was fun. We loved pretty much every minute of our first night at Detroit. Ken ran some fantastic sound, Luke served some fantastic drinks and Canvas started the night off perfectly. Hearing them play again was exciting. The pilots have missed them. After that Argyle Smile, a band near and dear to our hearts, mostly cause they know how to party... played an amazing set. They sounded tighter than ever, and everything was in perfect harmony. Toy Robot then pretty much killed everyone in attendance with their super catchy vocals and Loren's face melting guitar riffs. They have a new drummer and key player, both of whom fit right in to Toy Robot's sound like a glove. Then we went on and danced around a little bit, looked like dorks and sang some songs. We did at least one song we've never played before... Thanks to Jared of Argyle Smile for letting me use his ukulele. We were just excited to give everyone a little bit of a light show complete with home-made on stage lights. Our friend Ryan, you may know him from Honeypie, handled the Detroit Bar lights like a damn pro. That is why we love him.

All in all it was a great start to the month. We're hoping people continue to come out and support every Monday this month! We have some more surprises coming up, and always there will be free music being given away!

We really just want to convey that we are so thankful for everyone who came out for the first night! We know the weather wasn't the best, but you all came out anyway. Thank you so much!



This next show will have California Condors (members of Ozma), Gentlemen (Members of No Motiv), us, and then Toy Robot. We can't fucking wait. So screw your commitments, and screw work in the morning... Monday is a holiday... Come celebrate Columbus "finding" a "new" world with us...

Love,
Kyle

OCTOBER RESIDENCY!!!

We are really excited to be announcing that we will be sharing a residency at the (world) famous Detroit Bar, with our lovely friends Toy Robot!

This will be our first residency and we are looking forward to making it something special. We will be playing some brand new songs no one has ever heard because... well, we've never played them live before. We're talking about having a residency only ep to offer up at the shows, and maybe some covers too! So in the next couple days we'll be releasing the lineups for each night... and we are really happy to be playing with some good friends of ours, and some really great bands as well.

We're working hard on making this a fun residency, but will need some help! Actually we'll need a lot of help, from anyone and everyone. We're gunna be asking people to come out and support! It's a Monday night at Detroit Bar which means it's 100% FREE, and as you may know it's surrounded by not only a delicious doughnut shop, but also the best taqueria in Orange County, Alejandro's! (Breakfast burrito #5 tastes like how cocaine makes you feel.) And for people who have never been, this part of the blog is for you... If you love music... it doesn't matter what kind, if you have a passion for music then you gotta support your local scene, and honestly there aren't a lot of better places to do that, than at Detroit Bar. The place not only has a plethora of super talented local artists, but also a crap ton of national touring acts playing all the time. It's just a damn good place to go for some culture in this little black hole south of LA. You will enjoy.

Since the first night is fast approaching we made a little video to promote! And we will be releasing a NEW song this upcoming Monday... Sept 27th, on our facebook, myspace, and on this very blog! So check back! For the first show the lineup will be Canvas, Argyle Smile, and Toy Robot. We have a feeling it's going to be a hot orgy of music. So tell you're friends, and tell your parents... you got plans Monday nights in October.

More updates soon....

April, You've Been So Good

So we are having a fun and crazy month. April hasn't let us down yet. The OC Tavern show with Big Bad Wolf, and the amazing Billy Kernkamp didn't disappoint. Not even a little. I'm sure some pictures will be making their way up in the photo section at some point... but what we're really excited about is this trippy, fade happy, split screen loving DVD the sound guy was nice enough to make for, us eventually finding it's way to this page. Hopefully soon.

Then after a crazy weekend in Coachella I made my way back to Orange County so we could play the I Promote Good Bands showcase at Proof Bar in Santa Ana. Argyle Smile showcased their new guitarist, and Regrets and Brunettes played a super solid set. Then we got up there and did what we do... drink jack and cokes while playing songs in front of people. I think we pulled it off. It was a super fun show.

So now we have a couple shows in May coming up BUT before that, we have our final goodbye show for April. Goodbye April... you were good to us so we're sending you off right with some Honeypie, and Son Of Heatwave at The Sandpiper (AKA The Dirty Bird) Monday the 26th. Should be one dive bar full of happy-go-lucky barflys that night. If the shows this month are any indicator... this will be one badass time. We've been lucky as shit with the turn out and response at the shows lately. We love you.

ALSO! Today is Roozie's birthday! He is choosing to spend it at Detroit Bar with the Everyday Noise Launch Party! Honeypie is playing a set, and Davy is the house DJ all night! Tell that kid you love him. We do.

See you soon and keep your eyes and ears open and ready for some new stuff we're working on.

love,
kyle

KUCI With WATP and Argyle Smile

The Press Pass Music show hosted by Ash is going online for the second time because of UCI basketball coverage, but this is not a bad thing!!! These online shows provide an opportunity for some tom foolery! The first one featured I Hate You, Just Kidding, Billy Kernkamp and Barrett Johnson, and The New Limb! The entire show was damn entertaining, so to keep that tradition going Ash invited us (Kyle, and Trisha) and Argyle Smile (Jared Parsons, and Dana Chambers) despite them being bitter rivals.

Jared Parsons of Argyle Smile

Ash host of Press Pass Music

Whiskey or water?

Trisha Smith of WATP

Ukulele time

The final cut of the show will be posted today at http://presspassmusic.com/ around 4pm. None of us have heard it but recording it was pretty ridiculous... between the sarcasm, cat piano, whiskey, and cover of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" there should be a show in there somewhere. We hope you enjoy it, we probably had too much fun doing it.

2010, New Pilots, New EPs

Lots of thing have been going on. First off... we'll talk about the OC Music Awards Showcase we played at The Continental Room last month. Then our show at the Lucky Owl, and our show at Detroit Bar.
Jan 19th, a Tuesday night on a rainy day was the first night We Are The Pilots played a show after 4 months of some tumultuous times. Since September work on a new EP called "Opialet" had started and technical failures plagued the process early on. At the same time the band went through some member changes. The decision was made to continue on as a 3 piece with maybe some help from a couple friends now and then. With those two forces and the fact we weren't playing live weighing on us we started to get a little worried that we were never going to finish recording and have to let this whole project go. At some point conversations started with Trisha Smith about maybe helping us out on keys. These small jam sessions turned into Trisha eventually playing, writing, and performing with us as part of the band! We couldn't have been more excited about it. Around this time we learned of a drummer that might be down to help us out live for the OCMA show that was coming up. Enter Roozie Tehranian! After one session with Roozie we knew we would be able to get our act together. After a couple more rehearsals through the holidays and Roozie offering to do as many shows with us as we want we started feeling like the last 4 months had been worth it.

So that rainy day at The Continental Room for the OC Music Awards was our first show with Davy on guitar, Trisha on keys/vocals, and Roozie on drums. With the bill packed full of bands we love to play with and see live like Handsome G, Pawn Shop Kings, The Steelwells and Argyle Smile and the place filled to capacity it felt more like a homecoming than a show. We had a great time to say the least and were reminded why this Orange County scene is so much fun. Every band that night played amazing sets, and when it was all said and done the venue estimated that over 600 people came through the doors of a place that can hold about 200. On a Tuesday night for a 21+ show with local bands, we felt like that was pretty impressive, and a good way to start 2010.

A couple weeks after that on Feb 5th we were offered to play the Lucky Owl in Santa Ana for their monthly showcase series. The Letter Read is an act you have to see live. Nicole's voice is something that should be experienced live for sure. The rest of the lineup was the always impressive Canvas, Billy Kernkamp, whose cover of "Tick Tock" by Kesha is to die for, and last by not least BLOK. BLOK is an all out assault on your senses, and an experience we believe everyone should have. The entire show was packed despite the rain coming down like a son of a bitch. We just all cuddled together and enjoyed the Valentine's Day cupcakes, the homemade sangria, and the sound system provided by Carvin.

The following Monday, Feb 8th we got to play with two of our favorite bands, Moostache and Railroad To Alaska. All this month Railroad To Alaska is playing their residency at Detroit Bar. It was such a good time, it's hard to describe how much fun it was, not only playing but watching the other bands! It's nearly impossible to not want to sing along and dance to Moostache, or play air guitar to Railroad To Alaska. We had so much fun, thanks so much to everyone who came out and both the bands for inviting us to play.

Now that we've got a few shows under our collective belt with these new changes, here is what you can expect from us this year... 2 new EPs. The first one, "Opialet" we're working on some ideas for distribution but should have a plan soon. More shows all year long. Shows in San Diego as well as mini weekend tours up to San Francisco and in between. We'll try and keep this blog updated with current events and upcoming shows so feel welcomed to check up and check out whats going on! See you at the next show!

Love,
we are the pilots

Photo Credit: (Top) Sarah Buss, (Bottom) Nicholas Liby.

New Pilot & New Show

So we have an announcement, our friend Trisha Smith (Honeypie) will be handling keys and backup vocals (possibly some lead vocals too?) for We Are The Pilots! We're pretty damn excited about this! Trisha has played in a few bands you may know, if you've ever been to a show in Orange County, or if you've watched the WB. She sang for OC indie rock band Venus Infers, and was also the voice for the ridiculously lovable Honeypie. Why does she want to play in We Are The Pilots? We have no idea... so we're not going to question it.

Trisha's first show with WATP is coming up! We are playing the OC Music Awards Showcase on Jan 19th at The Continental Room along with The Steelwells, Argyle Smile, Handsome G and Pawn Shop Kings. We pretty much can't wait to play with this new lineup and with these amazing bands. It's free and the music starts at 8! We play early, so for reals... get there on time!

So say hi to Trisha at the show! Or check out this video we put together! Then go to the show and say hi to Trisha!


Love,
kyle

KUCI New Music at Detroit Bar TONIGHT!

The lovely KUCI is hosting new music nights at Detroit Bar now. Tonight is a pretty good lineup with Argyle Smile, Toy Robot, The Light Rays, and The Vespertines. I would say that you should probably go to this. The venue is great and the bands will be a lot of damn fun! The pilots might be there... if I can get my car to start! Here is a link to the event page!

PS - Argyle Smile is not endorsed by this blog.

love,
- kyle

Our "Friends" Music Video

Here in Orange County we have a really great music scene. People really have no idea but it really is better than most places as far as talent, variety, and support. All the bands here are worthy of attention and support so We Are The Pilots likes to point out the amazing accomplishments of our friends bands! Today it is Argyle Smile.

Argyle Smile has grown a lot in the past year. We first met them when they opened for us on our album release show in January 2009. They were only a 2 piece consisting of Jared Parsons and Dana Chambers but they have expanded their duo to a full band with keys, bass, and drums played by a small group now known as The Sunshine Bandits. This super productive band will play pretty much any show that comes their way and because of this they have played with some amazing bands in Orange County and LA... Even though we love and support them our relationship with them has taken a turn for the worst. No one is really sure where all the anger came from but despite our differences the reason for this blog post is their music video.

Argyle Smile is lucky enough to know Alex Lamb and Max Well, two of the creative genius' behind their music video for their song "Every Song." This video is so good that it was recently picked up by Fuse and featured on their website Fuse.tv in the on demand section for videos. This is pretty amazing considering Argyle Smile is an independent artist and Alex and Max are also working independently, free of any constraints except financial of course. So we hope you enjoy this video... maybe not the band so much, but for sure the video.


Love
- kyle