Call it good fortune, incredible luck, the result of strategically placed bribes to high-ranking NASA officials or just the answer to our prayers, but the major winter storm that we ordered for the release of the new EP Superior has arrived right on time.

Now you, the music lover, can come to the Rumba Cafe and feel like you are in an authentic Marquette, Michigan bar on the shores of Lake Superior.  What could be better!  And perfect "driving" weather, too, if you know what we mean.

Doors at 7:00pm.  Keith Jenkins at 8:15pm.  Colin Gawel & the Lonely Bones at 9:30pm.  $10 includes a copy of the new CD  
Directions to the Rumba are here.

Hope to see you all tonight,

Colin

PS:  I will be doing Colin Karaoke on CD101 at 4:30 today.  Listen in on 101.1 FM or atCD101.com
PPS:  The new album is now available on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic and select record stores.  You can also get it straight from the source on my online store (new Honey colored t-shirts also available).  I'll sign any CD's that we send from our website.

I just got back from my mini-tour down south.  Had a great time, even though Biggie and I spent the whole time trying to stay in front of a massive winter storm. Thanks to everyone who came out in Athens OH, Raleigh NC and Conway SC.  We're in the process of getting some video clips on the Videos page.  Stay tuned.

This week, we're focused on the official release of Superior on Friday with a party at the Rumba Cafe (Directions).  Doors open at 7pm.  Keith Jenkins goes on at 8pm.  Colin Gawel & the Lonely Bones will hit the stage at 9:30 pm.  $10 at the door includes a copy of the CD.

CD101's program director and dj Andyman wrote that Superior was a "great song" at the weekly music meeting last week. (Link)  So, if you're looking for a way to help, now is the time to contact them to request Superior.  You can email them at dj@cd101.com or call 614-221-1011

Also, I am appearing on Maggie Brennan's show on WCBE 90.5 FM on Wednesday.  We'll get started at about 2:05pm.  I'm looking forward to chatting about the new release and maybe playing a couple songs.

Finally, we are making a limited number of signed, pre-release copies of the CD available on our "Store" page.

Looking forward to my performance tonight at Jackie O's in Athens, Ohio.  I'll be performing solo.  Stand by for more of my thoughts on this, but in the meantime ACRN.com has posted a preview of the show on their website.

Hope to see a good crowd tonight.

Now available on the "Store" is a pre-release copy of the new EP-CD for just $5.00.  

Buy it now and Colin will sign your cover.  The new CD has three great new songs:

• Superior
• Profile
• Sad Drive

The video shoot for Superior went great last Saturday. I'll do a more thorough update on this once it's finished (probably toward the end of February) but wanted to share a couple of quick photos.  First, here's an outdoor shot.  The weather cooperated in the sense that the snow stuck around long enough, it was cold, and we even had some fog.  Not what you normally want for a video shoot, unless the setting for the storyline you're telling is northern Michigan...

Everything went smoothly except for one unfortunate incident where Bo Thunders showed up apparently intoxicated and incoherently mumbling some new theory about the Wolverine Conspiracy.  They threatened to shut us down, so we had to ask him to leave...

My thanks go out to Geneva Hyman, who put in a great lead performance, and the pros at Palestra for producing what I'm certain will be one of the best videos you've ever seen.