Check out six new video clips of song performances including a soon to be released song, "A Woman Amplified"! Just go to the 'Videos' link!

-T.

Arrivals & Departures, the 2nd full length album from Gritch, is out today! You can find it at your favorite digital retailers (iTunes, Amazon MP3), but the best deal is over at gritch.bandcamp.com, where you can download the album for just $5.00. What are you waiting for?

-T.

My new EP, titled All It Takes, is available now for free download at themontereyfire.bandcamp.com! The EP contains six songs, including two previously unreleased tracks as well as older material that has not been available in a few years. Enjoy!

-T.

Track Listing:

1. All It Takes

2. Don't Cry, Miss M.

3. Dreamer

4. Could Not Scream

5. Tell Me To Turn You On

6. Dreamer (Version II)

On August 6, Phelps "Catfish" Collins passed away due to cancer. While many might be more familiar with his brother Bootsy, Catfish himself leaves a long, storied musical career. I'll let the obituaries that are out there tell the story, but for someone like me who loves the music of P-Funk and James Brown, Catfish's contributions have and will always inspire me.

- T.

Hello all,

I'm looking for a street team to get out there and spread the word about The Monterey Fire! Here's how to sign up:

1. Click on "Mailing List" and submit your email address.

Or:

2. Visit http://www.reverbnation.com/themontereyfire and enter your email address where it says "Join the Mailing List" and check the box that says "Join the Street Team".

Once you are signed up I will send you an email with access to widgets and music players that you can post on your own profiles and web pages for your friends to see.

Thanks and welcome to the team!

-T.

Here's an interesting article about the balance between making music and promotion in the social media world:

http://arielpublicity.com/2010/08/05/top-seven-reasons-why-artists-strongly-resist-social-media/

-T.

Check out my new profile on ReverbNation!  You can help spread the word as well as connect to other music fans in your area. Join my street team and you can help me move up in the rankings!

http://www.reverbnation.com/themontereyfire

-T.

Gritch's new single "Waiting For You", from the upcoming album Arrivals And Departures, is now available for free at http://gritch.bandcamp.com/. The single includes a B-Side (remember those?), an alternate version of "The Dream of Meeting You", a song from the new album. Go get it now!  -T.

You can download all of The Monterey Fire's music on Bandcamp for free! Just click on the Bandcamp link at the bottom of the page.  Or if you feel like donating to the cause, you can go to Amazon MP3 or iTunes and download songs there :) - T.