Help us records this summer! Please?!?!
We created a kickstarter page to get the word out about how you can help fund our project. Anything at al will be greatly appreciated.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/330645366/assist-thinning-the-herd-in-recording-with-steve-a
Behind the Scenes — Thinning the Herd Photo Shoot with Vitaliy Sholokhov in Brooklyn
Better Photo’s to come — these I shot with my iPhone. -GAVIN
Jaik Miller – 1970 – 2012
I found out the other day my good friend Jaik Miller died. We had been writing music and talking on the phone quite a lot lately, even got a text from him the day before his heart attack.
Jaik was a great musician, poet, and friend. He was the lead singer of Xanax 25, all friends from back in the day.
He was highly spiritual and had an amazing intellect. He loved his family and friends, and was self deprecating and silly a lot of the time. I was also great friends with Polly, his sister, who died – way back in the 90′s.
If you get a chance, do a search on Jaik – check out his passion.
I found great inspiration in his songwriting and love of creating music and will miss my friend dearly.
RIP Jaik. I love you brother.
RIP ‘Evil’ Steve Ventura 1967 – 2012
I found out yesterday that my good friend ‘Evil’ Steve Ventura passed away. I met Steve at a Gods Green Earth show way back when- he was taking pictures that night, as he did every night, I would soon find out.
I learned he was afraid of me, thought I wanted to kill people. Which I thought was funny, considering that amount of tattoos on his head (the one that said INSANITY IS MY REALITY didn’t help). We became quick friends, and soon he was promoting our shows, booking us at OFNR benefits - and just being a selfless, loving guy. He did the electrical in our studio – not an easy thing for a fat dude – climbing ladders, drilling – eating fuckin’ Drakes Cakes and soda — cheap food, fast food, death food.
I eat, or try to eat only healthy food. I live a spiritual lifestyle, engaged in music and fine art – I live voraciously and do not do drugs, unless you consider weed a drug. I don’t drink. I learn from other’s.
He never asked for a cent from us. Would take photo’s and send us the entire disc. He loved OFNR and supporting the local acts with such passion, it was unreal. He was one of a kind.
I was SHOCKED to find out he was only 45. I thought he was 60.
EAT RIGHT PEOPLE. Metal is not ignorance, music should enlighten people – not bring them low. We are here to enlighten through my music and art, teaching and love. If anyone on the scene thinks differently about our band, they can go fuck themselves.
He was the ultimate metal fan. I’ll miss you Steve. Thank you for believing in us, and for always being so helpful.
THINNING THE HERD at the RODEO BAR with DONE DIRT CHEAP! TONIGHT!
TONIGHT!
Yeah!
COme on out to this cool event
Exemption
Exemption hail from Long Island, where I was born, actually. Near Zorn’s chicken – you know by the hospital.
Thinning the Herd got the chance to get on a show with them back in 2008, at Cha-Cha’s Coney Island – before it closed down. On the bill was MothEater, Exemption, TTH and Gods Green Earth. It was to be the first of many shows with GGE, ME and EXE, and many friendships spurred from that day.
In fact Nick Lee from Exemption became TTH’s bass player for over a year. Rick Cimato from God Green Earth now plays drums for us too.
I am proud to call these guys friends and have plans for future projects – one including a split EP with Exemption.
-Gavin
<a href="http://www.tthmusic.com?wp_ct=1">http://exemption.bandcamp.com/</a> |
Cool review over to the Soda Shop!
This week I noticed several media outlets spell our name THINNING THE HEARD. Which I find to be humorous – since we are not about making people deaf (though I am going deaf from the constant ringing in my ear from 200W Orange Cabs).
Thinning the Herd means – the evolutionary system of survival of the fittest, or Darwin’s theory. Selective process of elimination. Nothing to do with hearing.
I guess it’s not the worst thing, we could be called much more sordid monikers. Praise to all who love and live by heavy music.
-Gavin
Tuesday Jan 24, 2012
http://thesodashop.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/current-rotation-1232012/
Pond Scum’s 50th B-Day – Rodeo Bar Feb 1st
John Czop wrote: Pond Scum’s 50th birthday bash!!!!! Wednesday night, February 1st from 9:00 P.M. till close. For the first time ever, in honor of Pond Scum, it will be a night of live Rock & Metal at the legendary Rodeo bar in NYC! Tell everyone you know! Except Pondy! More details & info on bands to come……. The two bands playing Rodeo Bar the night of Scum’s party are Thinning the Herd!
http://www.facebook.com/events/257418834324557/