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Andrew Blankenship

About Me

Andrew Blankenship, former frontman for Stockton based hard rock band Sonoma Avenue, is a minimalist. His tracks do not command long drum solos or ear screeching riffs, but earnest heart and truth.
We hope you enjoy.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/12/2007
Band Website: coming soon?
Band Members: All guitar/vocals are performed by Andrew Blankenship
Influences: Cash, Led Zeppelin, Jack White, The Nightwatchman, Dylan.
Sounds Like: Minimalistic acoustic music.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

No more page.

I'm going to delete this one in light of recent news (more to come, with possibly an album!).Please keep your eyes on myspace.com/thesaintsofmisery for more news.Thanks everybody.
Posted by Andrew Blankenship on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:19:00 PST

I hit a brick wall...

'Cause song writing is not as easy as it once was. But here's what I have so far. 1. Fields Burn 2. Highway 99 3. It Would Be Yours (all early cuts currently on the page) 4. Greener Pastures 5. Cure 6...
Posted by Andrew Blankenship on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:59:00 PST

Current state of affairs

It has been 79 days since my first outing at the blackwater.44 days since heartbreak.93 days since I’ve slept out of town.5 days since I’ve been on a roller coaster.And 10 hours since I la...
Posted by Andrew Blankenship on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:10:00 PST

New Guitar = new songs

Just bought it. Check it out.   New songs soon!
Posted by Andrew Blankenship on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:12:00 PST

It is late.

Must get to sleep. I have 3 new songs done, a couple more almost there, and an oldie  some of you might recognize. But I'm going to wait to record those in about a month (probably will go back to...
Posted by Andrew Blankenship on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:40:00 PST

Blackwater is awesome

First time alone with a guitar on stage. Really weird. But thanks to the blackwater for having such a cool venue. I'll have to do some practicing and come back out.Also, thanks to Kenny and Luis for b...
Posted by Andrew Blankenship on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:20:00 PST

New songs up.

The three songs I promised to deliver have arrived. Never said they would be in the best quality though. 
Posted by Andrew Blankenship on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:52:00 PST

Where are the tracks?

Recording is finished. Got to post though. I bought the wrong sort of audio cables so maybe I can have it done tomorrow. Also I will be checking out blackwater cafe's open mic night, so that is exciti...
Posted by Andrew Blankenship on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:05:00 PST

New songs will be posted...

before too long.I am currently finishing work on Fields Burn, Highway 99, and It Would be Yours.Hope people will like it.
Posted by Andrew Blankenship on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:05:00 PST