Thanks!

Thank you to all who showed up at the show! It was a huge success and we had a great time! It was great having people sing along with some of the covers as well as a couple of our older songs. I'm sure Pat will be doing a few solo shows around Novi so definitely check those out! Someday when we get time, we will release a few videos from the show as well as a live album of our entire set!





Who knows when we'll find time to do that... but while your waiting check out this song, "Through Glass" by Stone Sour, its been stuck in my head.

-evb

Eric's Song of the Day

We've been so busy practicing lately that our blogging has been pretty much nonexistent... but I finally have another song of the day! A song that's been stuck in my head lately is Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan. So I was never a big Dylan fan, but the more I listened to his music and learned about him, the more I respected his work. I don't think you can listen to Dylan songs with normal song expectations. His songs are more like poems with music and his vocals are, well, unique. This song has the usual simplistic acoustic guitar and harmonica found on many Dylan recordings but a very catchy melody. The simplicity of the instrumentation with the complexity of the lyrics and a very good melody make this one of my favorite songs of his.

Besides this being a great song, it was a big part of the beginning of folk rock. Before Bob even put this song on an album, The Byrds did a cover converting it to more of a rock song. It included vocal harmonies and a 12-string electric guitar, setting it apart from the Dylan version. This song was much shorter than the original, and it got immediate radio play and pretty much created the genre of folk rock. I guess I have this song to thank for the genre of many of my favorite songs.

The Soloists at Fuerst Park Amphitheater

We are proud to announce we will have a show on May 13th from 6 to 8 pm at The Fuerst Park Amphitheater in Novi, MI! Also playing in the show will be Jackson Landry and Evan Laybourn of The Death Star and Evan Lian! We will be playing some songs off of our EP as well as some new ones written since then. We've also got a couple great covers so we're pretty excited to play on this beautiful summer evening with some great musicians. Don't miss this exciting concert!

Also, check out our myspace page, www.myspace.com/thesoloistsmusic, for some tracks we've recorded during our practice sessions.

Get Ready

Well, it has certainly been a while, but The Soloists are back together in Novi preparing for an exciting event. Eric and I are very busy planning and preparing for what will be a memorable night in our history as a band! In the next day or so, we'll be able to announce an event that has us very excited and hard at work. Get ready for something good! It will certainly be a night of new songs, great atmosphere, and friends. Stay tuned to the blog for the latest updates...the wait will be worth it!

-Pat

Solo Work

Not getting your fill of The Soloists? Check out our solo work that we keep updated when we're at our separate colleges!
myspace.com/ericvanbuhler
myspace.com/patkochyan

We've both posted some new material, and you never know, these songs might become the next Soloists hits!

-Eric

New Songs

So its been a long semester, but we're back! Pat and I both did a lot of solo work but we could finally collaborate a little over Christmas break. Out of these practice sessions came a few new songs, two of which were recorded. You can check them out on our Myspace page. Hope you like the sound.

-Eric

A Summer Gift

You may have thought it was never coming, but I finally got around to finding the tape it was on. The video of Patrick playing "I Told Her Its the Summer" is now on youtube. Check it out, and let it be a reminder of a time when it was a little warmer outside.

-Eric