monkey + dog = best friends forever.

Well howdy there, it's good to have here.  When we meet people and get them on our list, we always like to make sure we let them know it's going to be mostly good news, music, videos, and fun stuff. So, without further ado... 

Good news: my dad's coming from Rhode Island to visit and spend the 4th with us...if I'm lucky, maybe we can get him to record drums on one of the country songs I've been working on!  Speaking of country songs, but not this week but next week I'll be writing to you from Nashville and maybe live webcasting 1X15 at an open mic at the Bluebird Cafe (fingers crossed) on Monday July 1 at approx. 6:15pm.

Music: our whole album is on SoundCloud right now due to the contest: http://soundcloud.com/thewindsoroaksband/sets/tracks-from-take-a-chance  I really like Sound Cloud, by the way, and they ain't paying me to say that.

Video: Have you ever seen this crazy dog and monkey?  they're best friends. It's amazing.  Meet Syria and Roscoe: 
watch their news story..I think they're in South Carolina! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdKtr2zw1H0 

Fun stuff:  KNOCK KNOCK. [reply "who's there?" ]

This week in WindsorLand:
-Friday, June 28 - Woody's @ City Market - Raleigh - 10pm
-Saturday, June 29 - Woody's in Cary - 10pm
-Brandon's Dad Visiting NC from Rhode Island


Summer smiling,
Brandon, Shane and Alex
Windsor Oaks Band


PS
You heard about our video contest right?  We're giving $1000 to the winning video...do you make videos? know someone who does?  Feel free to forward on...www.WindsorOaksBand.com/videocontest 

PPS
ok, just one more of Syriah and Roscoe: 

Could You use an Extra $1000? enter our contest...

On behalf of Camp Windsor, I am excited to announce our first-ever Music Video Contest.  

"I like this contest because it's potentially open to everybody," said long-time friend of the band, Mark Brown.  He continued, "Like 10 years ago, only a few people out of a handful would have the cameras and equipment and abilities to make a music video...now with everyone having an iPhone or a Droid or a Googleizer, everybody's got a fair chance at winning the thousand bucks!"  ...I couldn't have said it better myself.

So, do you make videos?  Know someone who does?  Maybe you could snag a commission if you tell your homie about it and the internet votes them as a winner.  As the rest of this album theme goes, we dare you to "Take a Chance" and enter our video contest.

Entries have to be in by August 18th, 2013, but the sooner you submit your video the longer you will have for people to vote for it! So get crackin'! You and your friends can vote once per day for your video. We will have 3 winners! OFFICIAL CONTEST ON FACEBOOK HERE: http://bit.ly/129uOvp

You can go over to our web page about it and choose whatever song from the new album you want to make a music video for: www.WindsorOaksBand.com/videocontest  

Even though "Touch the Sky" already has an official video, if that's what inspires you then, go on, try it... :)  

....wait...did you just say, "What official video?" well...here:

We don't ask you to share stuff very often, but would you please do us a solid and let anybody you know that makes videos in on this secret plan to win $1000?  Thanks :)

This week in WindsorLand:

-Friday, June 21 - Fox and Hound @ North Hills - 10pm

-Saturday, June 22 - View Bar on Glenwood - 10pm

-Working on recording a Beatles tune

-if no one is looking, running away to the beach!

Adam Pitts this weekend?

Hello,
   I'm in a good mood and I like to write when I'm in a good mood.  I hope this message finds you well.  I'm in such a great mood because at this time tomorrow my lovely lady and I will be on the way up north to Ithaca, New York (my college town) to witness the wedding of two friends I love dearly, Brent and Kylie.  It's going to be such an amazing experience, and I hope you have the pleasure of knowing these two extraordinary people.  

   Break Time 1X15 is this Saturday! On a weekend, finally, but I'll be away from the WOB all weekend...so we won't be able to play. BUT, I'm going to try to find some time before or after the wedding where I can go live on the internet and at least say "Hi" to a few of you all...What time? Will I be able to play?  Maybe! I'll announce it on facebook, twitter, and text some peeps as soon as I evaluate the universe that day.  Tune in, and we'll find out together...[in case you're wondering what 1X15 is, it's this Live-Internet-Broadcast thing I do on the 1st and 15th of every month, on UStream.]

Good news: we have begun recording a few songs in our home studio.  I can hear Alex's drum ideas blasting through the walls as I type this.  

More Good News: We have some uber crazy awesome news coming to you in the next couple days, so forgive us if you get two emails from us this week.  But basically, I don't have all the official details yet, but I do know we're soon to announce a Music Video Contest where the prize is $1000.  More on that soon...

This week in WindsorLand:
-Shane and Alex - Sullivan's Steakhouse - 7pm
-working on home recordings
-weeding the garden

Peace and Love, and wish us luck on this northern journey,
Brandon and the Windsor Oaks Band


PS
Since we're not playing anywhere this Saturday you can probably find Shane and Alex chilling downtown the Pour House Music Hall, for Adam Pitts and the Pseudo Cowboys, this Saturday June 15th.  It's Guillermo's last show with them on bass for a while, so I totally recommend checking them out.  They're pure greatness... Here's some footage from last time we played with them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHGuar8bNPY 


PPS
Our next Pour House show is on August 30. 2013 and this link is a facebook event.

Have you claimed your FREE Windsor Oaks shirt yet?

But what's the catch?!

Yep, you guessed it, there's a catch: You gotta WIN it.

Good news: you have 5 chances to win, and they're all as easy as pie.

You see, we've been running some crazy contests on our facebook page. All you have do is post your answers in the comments and we're picking and announcing winners on Friday, June 7, at 8pm.

Go to our facebook, scroll down a little bit, and see all of this week's posts.  Monday's prompt was an original answer to a mundane-Monday question. Tuesday was a limerick. Yesterday was just guessing a number.  Today's is super easy: just share our video and we'll pick a random winner.  Tomorrow's contest is.....well, I guess you'll have to wait til tomorrow to find out.

The cool and fair thing is that you're allowed to go back in time and answer all of this week's contest questions, but you have to get your responses in by tomorrow at 8pm!  Good luck!

This week's video is from our Live On-Air Performance at WKNC 88.1 FM.  I've been trying to upload the whole interview and I'll keep you posted for when it actually works.  It's like 29 minutes, so it's kind of a huge file for YouTube.  But in the meantime, here's our acoustic "Crazy Chance": http://youtu.be/mP01MDVi00k

This weekend in WindsorLand:
TONIGHT! Thursday, June 6 - Bailey's in Chapel Hill 7-9pm
then Brandon SOLO at London Bridge in downtown Raleigh 10p-1am

TOMORROW - Friday June 7 - Sparian's in North Hills - 9pm-Midnight

Saturday June 8 - World of Beer in North Hills - 9pm-1am

Sunday June 9 -  Raleigh Times Bar (on the rooftop!) - Noon to 5pm

Peace and Love,
Brandon and the WOB
PS -
Good Luck on getting the Free Shirt