We are long overdue for a blog post. Since the last time I posted, lots of exciting developments have happened in Camp Vivi. Once we all were vaccinated this Summer, we returned to rehearsing in person. Finally! We then played a show at Lynagh’s with our pals Cindy. We had two other shows booked for [...]
“Gatekeeper” Music Video
As the pandemic and winter storms drag on, the band still isn’t able to rehearse. We decided to wait until we all can be vaccinated, so we will be safe from the novel Coronavirus (boooo!). I mean, it’s not like we can play shows anyway. In the meantime, I have been making a punk rock [...]
“Full Body Freakout” Lyric Video
[youtube id=”H6rfaQix2GI”]Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, life has really changed for me. Although many other people lost work, my business actually grew. My wife had to take a few months off, so I also had more time to complete household projects. Obviously, the most relevant change to this blog was that the band decided to [...]
5 Year Bandiversary!
Wowzers. Today marks the five year anniversary of this wild musical ride. On September 5th, 2015, I played the first Sempervivi show, an after party for the East Bridge Music Festival in Owensboro, KY. I had just finished playing guitar in a set with All Around the Dinner Table. The temperature was 104 degrees outside, [...]
Lockdown Life
As I write this, the world is still reeling from the Coronavirus outbreak. All three of us are adhering to our federal and state guidelines and staying home as much as possible. Of course, this means no shows for a while. Although we are missing out on a ton of great shows we had booked [...]
Winning
January isn’t even over yet, and 2020 has already been an eventful year for us. Get ready for yet another “highs and lows” blog post! This is becoming a pattern, but I dare say each win far outweighs the losses. Due to their work and school schedules, Jeremiah and Daniel had to step down from [...]
Release Show Recap
On Friday September 27, we gathered at The Green Lantern in Lexington with roughly 85 of our closest friends. The occasion? After months of hard work, along with generous pledges from fans, we successfully launched our first full length record. Can’t Please Everyone was finally out, and getting rave reviews. It was time to celebrate with [...]
Highs and Lows and More Highs
This post is way past due. The past ten months have definitely been eventful for this band. Life in general has been very hectic. As I write this, our first full length Can’t Please Everyone is at the plant being pressed! I wish I could say that each event leading to this time was a [...]
All Together Now
What is it they say about finding what you’re looking for when you least expect it? In June, Sempervivi played back to back gigs in Newport and Dayton before Rob and Jon split for new projects. Months into my search for each new bandmate I needed, I actually started to wonder if this group had [...]
Back at One (This is Not the End)
All aspects of my life have been busy since the last time I blogged, between the band, my business, and my family (Isn’t that the obligatory lead in for every post?). I’ve taken a few weeks to center myself and unpack this topic before writing. After nine months together and six months of gigs, Rob [...]