KOH SHOW LIVE & MYSTIC FESTIVAL

We have two exciting announcements for you. You can see Green Cathedral live virtually AND in person at two upcoming special events.

KOH SHOW LIVE

First, this Monday, April 28th at 8 PM, you can stream Green Cathedral online with the Koh Show Live, Wilmington, DE’s, premiere online source for original and local music. Go to https://www.kohshow.live/ for links to all social media supported streams. We plan on doing a short set of mainly new songs that will be on the forthcomng new album with one throwback to our first album.

Delaware Mystic Festival

Secondly, Green Cathedral will be performing at the third annual Delaware Mystic Festival in Townsend, DE, on Saturday, May 24th. We will be playing from 1.05-2.05 PM. The Mystic Festival is a chill “Mystical Festival Full of Magick, Music, Art, Classes, Vendors & Non-profits!”.

RSVP to the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/4010808139156834

Located at Firebase Lloyd, the festival runs from Noon to Midnight.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

  • Tickets: Sold at the Gate/Day Of! CASH ONLY! 
    $20 Per Person, Accompanied Minors 14 & Under Get in for FREE!
    Free Camping (RV’s/Campers Cost Extra. No Hookups.)
    (Cell Reception can be Iffy out here, and we will NOT have an ATM on-site!)
  • Venue Access: Please enter the venue via the Secondary Parking Lot located at 375 Sawmill Branch Rd, Townsend, Delaware 19734.
    Be Prepared for a Walk from the parking lot to the festival grounds.
    Bring your own chairs and blankets for comfortable seating as ours will be very limited.
  • Time: The Festival Runs from 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM,
    with gates closing at 10:00 PM.
  •  Most Vendors will be vending from 12pm-6/7pm
  • Music will run until 12AM

Studio Update #2: Tom’s Notes

Drummer Tom Theurer shares his notes on our first weekend at the recording studio.

Thurs 1/16:

Set up The Deedubs  (DWs) and miced and let checked. Set up srum templates and EQs

Friday 1/17:

Ran thru songs with with Mark, Joe and Lynnette. Tried different snare, and decided to go with my usual recording snare, the Chad Smith Signature Pearl.

Saturday 1/18:

Tracked drums for Revolve (1 take), Boiling Black Water (1 take), Broken Language (1 take), and In Time (several takes!)

Studio Update #1

This past weekend we started working on our new album at Philly Jam Recording with engineer Mark J. Montoro. Mark engineered our first album, “Winter’s Veil”, back in 2017, and we liked working with him, so we decided to return to the scene of the crime. Plus, Tom and Joe have worked with him as a session drummer and keyboardist, respectively, for various projects, as well as their own projects, for many years prior to that. Tom even keeps a drum kit at the studio for his use when he’s there. So we have a good working relationship with Mark.

On Thursday, Tom set up his kit in the isolation booth and Mark miced everything and got the sound levels for everything to Tom’s liking. Then most of the band (minus Dean, as he had family committments), drove up Friday evening to begin tracking four of our songs. Our initial goal was to get drums recorded plus “scratch” tracks to create a template for everyone to use moving forward. The initial four songs we picked to record included “Revolve”, “Boiling Black Water”, “In Time”, and “Broken Language”.

Early on Friday, we decided one of Tom’s drums didn’t quite have the right feel so he switched out to a different one that came across much crisper during recording. Tom also wanted a different kick pedal than the one he had at the studio so when we came back on Saturday afternoon, he switched that out. From there we got most of the songs down in one or two takes, with the exception of “In Time”, which we had a little timing trouble with. (ironically!). But after a few more takes, it was done. Part of the trouble was we were trying to do stuff to a click track, but some parts of the songs have a natural (slight) speed up or down and when we tried to do everything to a click, it made the song too stiff / stilted.

Next up will be tracking bass lines. Stay tuned!

Below are a few photos and video from this weekend.

New Year / New Album: Green Cathedral Heads To The Studio

Green Cathedral are excited to announce that we are headed to the studio this month to begin work on our new album. We will be working once again with Philly Jam Recording / engineer Mark Montoro, who recorded our debut album in 2017. We plan on kicking off the recording process with these initial four songs: “In Time”, “Boiling Black Water”, “Broken Language,” and “Revolve”. We will be sure to post updates as we can, so please be sure to follow along on our Facebook page as well as our blog here.

Gig Recap: The Nail

Last Friday’s show at the Nail in Ardmore, PA, went very well. It’s an old-school, self-professed “dive” bar that’s been around for years, but they are committed to featuring original music, and that’s become increasingly hard to find at venues now. The owner also treats everyone well and actually pays the bands the door money — another rarity. We played a shorter set – 40 minutes – but it was most of our new material plus one older song. They all seemed to go over pretty well with the audience and the venue owner was pleased with us and invited us back for some more shows. So perhaps you will see us there again.

Set-List

  • In Time
  • Boiling Black Water
  • Crimson
  • City of Illusion
  • Broken Language
  • Cities in Dust (Siouxsie cover)
  • Firefly
  • Revolve

In the meantime, here are some photos from the show. We are also being sent some possible video and if the audio is decent, we’ll be sure to post that as well.

Please click on thumbnails to view larger photos.