The iRecord store…feel free to post a review.

Can’t say enough about cdbaby…a must for every independent artist.

Come hang out with Nate and I tonight at the Redlight Cafe in midtown. We’re performing with some great indie artists and we’ll be holding it down acoustic. I’m really looking forward to playing some stripped down versions of the tunes on the record. Show starts at 8pm. $7 make ya holla -BKelly

Hey all,

We had a blast this past week and have had a lot of great pictures taken.  We’re pretty lucky to have some of Atlanta’s best photographers take these shots.  First, we played at Sweetwater Brewery for a brewery tour and we had about 150 people there.  Daddyo Photography took some great photos of us.  Link to gallery here.  It was a great night, then on the weekend, we played a private party at Rev Coffee and we had another awesome photographer from MacAndCheesePhotography come out and shoot some photos.  Link to gallery here.  Next month, we have 3 great shows, be sure to come out because we have some new songs for you to hear!  Some pics are below for you to see!

Hey all!

Looks like you get two updates in one evening from us.  We just got word that we’ll be playing with two great acts on May 25th at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta and we couldn’t be more excited to share the stage with them!  The show is only $5 to get in and you get to see tree bands.  Not a bad deal anywhere in Atlanta, so come on out!

The first act:  Trees Leave from Nashville, TN.  Check out the video below and also, check out their myspace. Trees Leave has had the privilege of sharing the stage with the following artists: The Greencards, Sam Bush, Angie Aparro, Tim O’Brien, The Infamous Stringdusters, Irons In The Fire, The Lovell Sisters, Mac Powell (Third Day), Shane and Shane, Trevor Morgan, Randall Goodgame, Brianna Lane, Kort McCumber, and many more.  Their music is pretty dang good.  See below.

The other act:  Justin Kennedy from Atlanta, GA.  Justin Kennedy will be releasing his new CD “Letting Go” on April 25th at the St Marlo Club House Event Room in Duluth, GA so head out there and show some support for him during his new CD release.

Justin’s music is really rockin’ and he is a GREAT guitar player.  When you get a chance, please visit his myspace page and take a listen.  Great stuff.

Anywho, we’re excited about the Smith’s Olde Bar show on May 25th. Tickets are just $5, so see you there!

Hey all!  We just booked an AWESOME show with one of our favorite local groups called “Grand Prize Winners From Last Year” at The North River Tavern in Sandy Springs, GA.  The North River Tavern has music three nights a week and a DJ on some.  What we really like about the place is their awesome sound system and Wednesday night trivia though.

We previously played a show with Grand Prize Winners From Last Year at Vinyl in Atlanta opening up for Nicholas Megalis.  That night, we also got the opportunity to play with Janie Chu and Sonen as well and it was an amazing turn out.  We’re sure this night will be no different, so please come out for this FREE SHOW and see The First Stone with Grand Prize Winners From Last Year.  (See pictures below or on the pictures page)

We’re always looking for new people to help promote shows, sell shirts, CDs, & more, so if you are interested in promoting for the band, please email us at:  streetteam@thefirststone.com or visit our ReverbNation.com page or street team page and sign up for the Street Team.  Be sure to let us know in which area you’d like to help promote.

In other news, the band just bought a great new item to add to our sound.  We got a Fender Rhodes piano and it will ad a lot to our next album.  Also, in other news, we added some bands to the line up for the Smith’s Olde Bar show on May 25th.  The two bands are great.  Check out their links below:

The Justin Kennedy Band from Atlanta, GA  www.myspace.com/justinkennedyband

Trees Leave from Nashville, TN www.myspace.com/treesleave

That is just about it as far as news.  We’re writing some new songs and will a few to showcase for you when you come to the show are The North River Tavern on June 26th with Grand Prize Winners From Last Year.  See you there!

Come out on May 25th for a great show!

Great news!

The First Stone will be at Smith’s Olde Bar on May 25th at 8pm. Doors open at 7pm. There will be three other groups to be announced very soon. Gets your tickets now before they sell out.  This is a part of their “3 for 5 night” which means 3 bands for only $5 bucks!

In other news, Brian gained another 10 lbs this week and has said that the extra weight is really helps with the ladies.  He is still trying hard for that Little Debbie Sponsorhip, but has about 30 more pounds to go.  For this show, we have been trying Little Debbie’s new Racecar Brownies.  If you have other suggestions to help Brian gain the weight, please email them to us at: band@thefirststone.com.

Our Sweetwater show(click for the details) is also approaching very quickly and the weekend after, we will be heading to the Sweetwater 420 festival for some good drinks and live music.   If you have a Facebook account, you can RSVP, by going to the event page.

That is about all the news we have for now.  Until then, take care!

Hey all!

We just entered in a new contest for the Briggs & Stratton Battle of The Bands and are excited to be in the top 300 bands!  This is an online battle of the bands determined by number of votes and you can vote up to 10 times a day.  So, if you can, head over to:  http://www.myspace.com/briggsbattleofthebands and vote for us so we can win our first online battle of the bands with Briggs & Stratton.

We need your vote!

Here are the directions:

1.  Visit:  http://www.myspace.com/briggsbattleofthebands

2.  Find “The First Stone.”  (If you have trouble finding us, click on the word that says “band” at the top of the first column and it will sort all bands by name.)

3.  Click “Vote Now.”

4.  It will ask for an email address, but you do not have to sign up for any email list.  It gives you the option to sign up if you want.

5.  Repeat 9 more times because you can vote ten times a day until May 3rd, 2009.
Again, thanks everyone for being such great fans.  We’re really excited about the Briggs & Stratton Battle of the Bands and also for our next gig on April 16th at Sweetwater Brewery in Atlanta, GA.  For those of you who do not know about the event, please visit http://www.thefirststone.com/sweetwater for more information.

In other news, Brian has gained 10 lbs in ONE DAY!  Yeah, he is trying hard for his Little Debbie Snack Cakes Endorsement!  Wish him luck .   Until next time!…

-The First Stone

Hey everyone!

Great news.  Our guitar player Nate just signed a deal with Anthem Guitars for an endorsement.  He will be glad to play this new brand of guitars at all of our shows and show support for this growing new brand.  Check out their line of guitars are:  http://www.anthemguitars.com/play-it/guitars.html
In the mean-time Brian, our lead singer, is still working on his endorsement with Little Debbie Snack Cakes, but they said he’ll have to gain 50 lbs before they’d consider him.  For the next few weeks, Brian is on a strict diet of Oatmeal pies.  Yeah, its tough being a rock star!

Congrats Nate on the deal with Anthem.  Come out to our next big show at SweetWater Brewery on April 16th and hear this great new brand.  Also, look for new videos of the guitar in action on the Anthem Guitars YouTube Channel at: http://www.youtube.com/anthemguitars

Other Anthem Guitar’s Links:
Official Website
Myspace Page
Facebook Page
Twitter

Also in other news, we just picked up another person to help with shows and touring over the summer.  If you are also interested in helping the band book/promote shows, please email us at:  info@thefirststone.com.    Thanks for being great fans!

-The First Stone

Just booked a show for those of you in Marietta, GA at Bradley’s Bar & grill on Roswell Road!  This place has a great atmosphere and great food as well. We’d love to see you all there.  Brian will be there with his oatmeal pies provided by Little Debbie!  Free moon pies for everyone and we’ll be rockin’ all night….or until Brian falls over.

See the Facebook page at:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=57364399573 and let us know you’ll be there.

The whole "grumpy onion" crew will be at Yesterdaze in Warner Robins, GA. Come on out with us!

This will be a 4 hour show mixing our originals and cover songs we do. Come out and party near Macon, GA and have fun with us! The whole “grumpy onion” bus will be coming from Atlanta. Let us know if you want to come. Email us: band@thefirststone.com.

For those of you in the Macon, GA area, Yesterdaze’s myspace page is at www.myspace.com/partyatyesterdaze. If you live in the Macon, GA area, please let us know because we’ll need help promoting this show.  Email us:  streetteam@thefirststone.com.

We went back to the studio this weekend to finish up some parts.  We had a great time with Nate and his intolerance with onions!  Enjoy.  We had a good laugh at his expense.  We are looking for a new manager.  One that can actually drive a remote controlled car.   So, if you can steadily maneuver a remote controlled car, you will be a great candidate!  Email us at:  info@thefirststone.com.  Later!