Little House Hiatus | Video | Merchandise

 Lots of Little House news. And while it may not seem like good news at the time, it will relate to very promising things in the future. First, and foremost, you wont be seeing Little House playing in Winnipeg anytime soon (with the exception of one last show, announced below). The boys are taking time off from playing live to write and record their full length album over the fall/winter. You will not be seeing them until that album is done and ready. They want to take the time to concentrate on solely songwriting and getting a great recording of all their new material. 

So, if you would like to see them one last time before they retreat underground, come out to this show. 

 The guys are playing with P.E.I.'s own Paper Lions, and if you aren't excited that this band is coming to town, you should be. The show is at everyone's favourite hangout, The Lo Pub, and it will be a great night. Make sure you get out early, as tickets are only $8 and its going to fill up quick. 

If you dont know who Paper Lions are, check out paperlions.com

PAPER LIONS & LITTLE HOUSE EVENT PAGE HERE

And, if you missed the Showcase show back in September, you might not know that Little House is dragging around a big box of new merchandise! That's right, new shirts and a limited run of a special recording they did at The Gimli Theatre. All items are below. If you are in the Winnipeg area, the items can be delivered/picked up. But if you are from out of town, there will need to be shipping paid. 

THE COMBO 

Sizes

Small $22.00Medium $22.00Large $22.00X-Large $22.00

JUST THE TEE

Sizes

Small $20.00Medium $20.00Large $20.00X-Large $20.00

AND, JUST THE C.D.

And last but not least, the guys have a new video up! The video was shot at the I'm Trying Records Showcase as Little House played to a packed Lo Pub. We hope you enjoy it, and at least this will give you something to watch, as you wait out the long cold months without Little House.

Thanks, guys. 

Zoppa and Little House Live Sessions | Zoppa Live Video | Zachary Lucky Show

    Hope everyone had fun at the showcase on Saturday, we know we did. Thanks to everybody who came out and shared the night with us. All the bands played great and everyone seemed to have a great time. There are still a few related to that show that we have to talk about, and a few new things to come.

  Some of you may have listened to all the interviews and live sets done by our bands and by ourselves, but if you missed our appearaces, please check these links out. The live songs are great! Thanks again to everyone at UMFM (especially Jared McKetiak and Michael Elves) for all the help they provided with the show. Make sure you check all this stuff out. 

  

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM THE ZOPPA LIVE SESSION

including: I Just Want To Drive Thru The Ocean, Fuck The RCMP, and "Untitled"

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM THE LITTLE HOUSE LIVE SESSION

including: Sounds Not The Pavement, and I Dont Want To Know 

  As some of you may have seen, we were filming the showcase show. Here is the FIRST video from the showcase. Zoppa playing Lovin' Train, with Lyzie Burt singing backups. Watch it in HD why dont ya!
Hope you enjoy it, there will be more to come over the next few weeks. 

And if that isn't enough Zoppa news, there is another show coming up! Zachary Lucky will be back in Winnipeg on September 28th and Zoppa will be playing the show. It will definitely be worth your time, please come down and check out all the music, its going to be a great show! 

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE FACEBOOK EVENT WITH ALL THE DETAILS

So, keep checking back. There will be more videos, some pictures from the night, and lots more information about ongoing and upcoming I'm Trying news. T

Little House and Zoppa Interviews | Video Stuff | I'm Trying Interview

More and more stuff. Make sure you tune into UMFM 101.5 again tomorrow, as Little House will be taking to the studio to play some songs live as well as doing an interview with Michael Elves. On the same show, a live set and interview that Zoppa did earlier this week will be aired. So, at 7pm on Friday, tune in to listen into all the great music and there is also a chance to win free tickets during the Little House set! 

If you missed the interview that I'm Trying did with Jared yesterday, you can listen it by checking out this link:

PODCAST: THE SOUNDS OF SCIENCE

And, if you are coming down to the show, let it be known that you just might be on film. Willie will have a camera in hand as well as others hiding around and he will be recording the show for everyone to watch later. So come out, and have a great time, and wear something spiffy, as you might be on film. 

There is also still the contest going on. Check the other blog posts for details. 

Contest | Free Tickets

Who listened in to the interview on UMFM today? We know there were some people out there listening, because we gave away some tickets to the Showcase! If you missed out, then we have a few pictures of the fun we had. 

Thanks to Gillian Chapnick for taking pictures.

But enough about us, you wanna know how to win free tickets! We are announcing our contest to this show right here. You want free tickets? You just have to do 2 things:

Here's what's needed to win 2 free tickets:

#1 :  Change your profile picture to the I'm Trying Records Showcase poster. You can tag yourself in it (your profile pic) on I'm Trying's Facebook page, or save the file from below and upload it yourself. 

#2 :   Tell all your friends to "Like" our Facebook page. Just add the link to our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/imtryingrecordswinnipeg) in your status, and let them know that they should add us up. Then let us know, by commenting on our Facebook page and say "I've completed the contest" or email us at imtryingrecords@gmail.com

We will do the draw Saturday afternoon before the show. 

There will be another blog tomorrow with more great stuff! Until then, keep checking back on the blog and if you are looking for something to listen to, make sure to download the free I'm Trying Records Sampler at:

I'm Trying Sampler: Click Here

Here is the poster, so you can add it to your profile:

I'm Trying on the Radio | Listen in for free tickets

As, we hope, you know already, the showcase is this weekend! And we are running around quite a bit, in preparation for the big day. One of the things we have done is taken to the radio. You might have missed A Waste Odyssey, but they were in the UMFM studios last Friday doing the Thank God Its Free Range show with Michael Elves. The boys performed a live set and talked with Michael. You can check out the live session here, as well as past performances by Zoppa and other artists.

UMFM LIVE SESSIONS

 And that is not the last you will hear from Michael or I’m Trying Bands, this Friday you will hear both Zoppa as well as Little House on the same show. Both bands will be playing live and doing an interview, and make sure you listen in to the Little House set, as the boys will be giving away free tickets to the show! Have your phones ready. 

On top of that, all the members of I’m Trying, will be in the studio at UMFM on Wednesday afternoon at 4:00pm with Jared McKetiak on his show The Sounds of Silence, we will be talking and playing some music from the bands, perhaps some more tickets to give away! 

There is a lot more to announce before the show. Keep checking back, we will have an additional blog post everyday until the event happens. Keep checking in, there are tickets to be won! 

I'm Trying Records Showcase | Free Downloadable Sampler

    Hey everyone, we have been at this record label thing for 6 months now and we are throwing a little party and putting on a showcase of all our bands to celebrate. The event will take place September 17th at the Lo Pub, and will feature A Waste Odyssey, Little House, The Hoots, and Zoppa.

The show is going to be co-promoted by our good friends at CKUW and UMFM, 

you can definitely look forward hearing our artists on both stations before the show.

Check out the event page here to get all the details:  

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155940557820767

And to show our appreciation to everyone who has supported us, we are offering up a free sampler! 

On the sampler is one track from each of our bands, some tracks you have heard, and some you havent. 

Make sure you check it out, and download it, and tell your friends to do the same! 

The link is right here: http://imtryingrecords.bandcamp.com/

We hope to see everyone out there. We will have more info about advance tickets and the like in the near future. But for now, get excited, listen to some great music, and tell all your friends. 

Zoppa Rooftop Session Video | New Member of the Family

It has been nearly a month since our last blog post, but we have been very busy. Both business related as well as personal reasons ( FOLK FEST ). But we are back to the grind now and we have some exciting things. Some we will announce now. Some to come. So always stay tuned. Both of the things we are going to announce today are related, but equally exciting.

First: New Zoppa Video! 

This video was recorded on a rooftop in the Exchange District here in Winnipeg.
 All the filming and editing of this new video was brought to you by the skills of Bjorn "Willie" Jakobson.
Which brings us to our next announcement.

We have a new member of the I'm Trying family, and his name is Willie. Willie has been our friend for a long time and it was an easy decision to bring him on board. Willie will be bringing an exciting new visual aspect to the label through his impressive work with filming, editing and graphic design. Keep a look out for a lot more new videos in the future. And keep a look out for this guy and let him know how great his videos look.

More announcements in the coming weeks! Stay tuned!