Out of the lab, and out on the slab

So for those loyal readers who keep peeking in to see if old Mickey Grace is ever going to write his blog again...here is a little update on all things musical and literary.

So I'm going to use as an excuse for not writing the fact that the new band is in feverish rehearsals for Spring studio dates, and a live debut in early March. It's quite exciting, but also stressful for a admitted neurotic like myself. The band is called The Secret History, and there will be a bit of a website to come. Aside from those New Yorkers who manage to make it to our show in March, the rest of you will probably have to wait until April for the first recordings to show up on some sort of website somewhere.

This new band features all the members of My Favorite minus Andrea Vaughn, and includes two new members...vocalist Lisa Ronson, and rhythm guitarist/vocalist Jessica Healy. The sound is certainly a bit different, with influences coming from the glam rock/art scene of the early 70s, but also continues to bring in the rainy sounds of C86, and a bit of the punk and soul from my suedehead days. It's kind of a fractured biography of my life through music and memory, and tells the loose story of the fictional band "The Haunted Hearts," but we don't use the term 'rock opera' round these parts...

Anyway, word will be getting out soon through emails and random acts of graffiti, but I wanted to chat with my loyal Anchorites first. I will be re-designing and updating this blog in the upcoming weeks, and it will be a good place to keep up with me and the group. I will be answering alot of long ignored viewer mail soon too.

So to everyone who has kept the faith...thank you very kindly...and see you soon....

Truly,
Michael Grace Jr.
The Secret History