The Newest Weebuilt Baby...

We're pleased to welcome to the world the newest member of our little Rebuilt family - Lily Kate Carpenter, daughter of longtime donors Parks and Liz Carpenter. Lily Kate was 8lbs. 6oz. and was 20" in length. Everyone is doing wonderfully, and we are thrilled here at the Rebuilt office to have a new Weebuilt baby to love and cuddle. Especially Al, who feels he shares with them a similar facial structure...

Buenvenidos a Miami...

Hello world of Rebuilt. Al here bloging in from Miami.The Prince of Freshness (Sir Will Smith) wasn’t lying about this city…the heat is truly on. It’s been in the 80’s all week with air as thick as a blanket. You may be asking yourself, “What on earth is Al doing in Miami?” Well…not many people realize I have a very deep-rooted passion for all things salsa, the tasty dip and fiery dance, so when my good friend and friend of Rebuilt Sean McConnell called and asked if I would join him on a week long tour of this of the Miami area (Mecca for all salsa lovers) I couldn’t help but jump aboard. We have been down here playing shows at various colleges around the Miami area. I’ve never experienced life on the road before, but this experience has truly given me an appreciation for those who do this months at a time. There is something a bit strange about sleeping in a different bed every night and not going “home” at the end of the day.

I guess I’ll let you know what we’ve been up to. Sean and I left the Atlanta area Monday morning and drove all day and night to the first destination: Lakeworth, FL. The following day, Sean played about a sixty minute set and we were off to the ‘heated city.’ Sean’s second show (say that five times fast) of the day was smack dab in the middle of Miami at Miami-Dade Community College. After another sixty minute set, we headed back to the hotel to rest up for the next day.

Sean and I woke up the following morning, enjoyed the complementary continental breakfast (thank you Best Western), and headed south for Sean’s only show of the day. (It was during this journey I discovered that Miami is not only the capital of salsa, it is also home of the World Chess Hall of Fame and Museum. I now believe there is a hall of fame for any and everything.) After the show, we headed up Interstate 95 to Boca Raton, Fl. aka The Land of the Retired. I am now sitting in my swanky free hotel room (thank you Lynn University) writing these words for you. Sean and I have big plans for tonight. I think we’re going to join the locals for a 4 0’clock dinner than hit up the local bingo parlor. Maybe I’ll win a free lunch at the Piccadilly Cafeteria down the street. My fingers are crossed

-Al

Gearing Up...

The year is off to a fast start here at Rebuilt HQ with some new faces, new releases, and new horizons. Yes, that's right, new horizons. Firstly, our lovable, huggable intern Alan Daniel has graduated and is now working at the office fulltime. You should give him a call and say hello. Second, Jason's new EP, Broken Headphones is in the mixing stage under the able hands of Chris Greely (perhaps better known as Solo from the Glitter Twins) who also mixed Alive in the Fall. We're also trying to figure out whether we'll release the next Flavor of the Year compilation, and we'd love your feedback on whether you think we should continue that randomness.

Jon's been busy writing and recording demos for his new EP this summer. We're really liking what we've heard so far, and we think you'll find it equally stimulating. He'll be working over in Oxford, Mississippi with Andrew Ratliff (Sanders Bohlke) at his studio. More to come soon!

Al will be hitting the road next week with Sean McConnell as he heads downs to Miami. Look for his updates here on the blog!

Erik is back in school and is still refusing to get a cell phone. We're all praying that he joins us in the new millennium sometime soon.

As always, thanks for your support!

A New Era Has Begun

Let me be the first to welcome you to the mildly anticipated and rarely talked about Rebuilt Records blog. We here at Rebuilt decided that there were not enough bloggers in the world today, so taking a page out of Erik “The landline” Kriebel’s book, we decided to test out the blogging waters. Through this blog we hope to provide you with an inside look at the happenings here at Rebuilt Records. This blog will be updated regularly with everything from Rebuilt Artist News to Jason’s top five Valentines Day date locations. So stay tuned (I’m not sure if you even tune into a blog, but I couldn’t think of any better clichés, stick with us…we are new at this) and stay classy.

-al