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Flannery recording in new studio - Spot 2
April 16th, 2008
Flannery has begun recording tracks in their new recording studio, the Spot 2. The band recently got their facilites rebuilt, and are back in business - although with a slight change.
“When we finally got the studio back up, calling it The Spot just didn’t feel right,” guitarist Jimmy Flannery said. “It didn’t have the same feel for some reason.”
“But the name meant so much to us - and we couldn’t think of anything we liked - we went with The Spot 2.”
“The new studio has some great recording equipment - the all digital Digi002 Pro Tools setup just sounds incredible. This next album is gonna be killer.”
The band is still writing material for the album as well.
Look for more news on Flannery’s new release in the next few months - including the album’s title.
Yep, we’re still alive!
June 6th, 2005
Flannery singer Carlen Dixon recently sent this brief message. He says that he and Flan are working on some new tunes now (sweet!) and that hopefully theyll be back in the studio soon. Heres the full message:
Hey guys! Just wanted to drop a note here to let everyone know we’re still around. Jimmy and I have actually been working on some new stuff - we’re still hoping to start recording soon.
By the way, the new music we’re writing is a lot closer to our old stuff - so I think you guys will dig it. We tried to mix things up a bit on “2000″, but a lot of you let us know (some of you rather bluntly) that you’ve had enough of our little experimentation, and (as one fan put it)you want us to “bring back the rock” - so That’s what we’re gonna do on this next album. Believe me, it will definitely be rocking!
So we havent given up - even though the website may have seemed that way for a while. And we really appreciate the folks who havent given up on US.
We’ll try to do a better job of keeping you guys informed - and thanks for checking in!
Take care,
Carlen
Editor’s Note: We have added two free mp3s available to download, Captured and Market Street. Just click on the “Media Center” link in the navbar - and be sure to share them with friends!
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Flan!
March 25th, 2004
Congratulations are definitely in order! Guitarist Jimmy Flannery married his longtime girlfriend Marlena Marcum in a private ceremony on Monday, March 22nd.
This is the first marraige for both. The couple have a daughter, Brooke, who will be 6 on May 19th.
Our best wishes go out to the family!
The Community Forum
January 14th, 2004
FLANNERY has always put their fans FIRST - and after we found out that a fourm was created with a topic “Whatever happend to the band Flannery”, the first thing we where told to do was- Get our butts to work!
No - just kidding. Flannery is great to work for. So, here’s the deal.
FlanMart is Flannery’s official merchandise storefront - it’s everything Flannery. So for all other merchandise (besides CDs), please visit FlanMart. Just click the FlanMart link on our menu.
We’re working right now on getting the CDs added to FlanMart. After MP3.com shut its doors, you fans (as well as the band) lost out - with no way to buy the music online.
So, for those of you interested in purchasing the CDs now, here are the prices and ordering info (for the time being).
(1)BETRAYED CD 1996 - $5.00 ea
WOW - That’s cheap!
(2) 2000 CD 2001 - $5.00ea
This is the album Flannery sold in 7 diffrent countries (thanks, at the time, to MP3.com), and contains three songs that reached number 1 on the MP3.com charts. It was also the #1 selling Pop/Rock CD on MP3.com
(3) Flannery T-shirt - “FLANNERY & Students Against Drugs” on front, Local Tshirt maker Print & Wear logo on back
$ 6.00 ea
Please add $2.00 for S&H - no matter the size of the order - 1 item or 20
and mail check or money order TO:
FLANNERY Merchandise #4
5924 KY HWY 451
Hazard, KY 41701
Mp3.com Shuts Down
December 12th, 2003MP3.com, the online service that hosted the Flannery music catalog over the internet, has ceased operations. The company was bought out by CNET, who plan on offering similar services in the coming weeks.
According to the company’s website, “First - for all of you who come to MP3.com to find music, you will see that we currently don’t have any to offer. This is a temporary situation. We are working hard on developing a next generation digital music information service that will make it easier than ever to find the music you want online, as well as to discover new artists and keep up with all your current favorites.”
Flannery has already been in talks with CNET about hosting their music online, and the band hopes to have their tunes back on the web sometime after the first of the year.
Check back soon for more information!
Flannery to make Anti-Drug appearances
October 15th, 2003Jimmy Flannery and Carlen Dixon (pending- Jimmy’s health and Carlen’s schedule) will kick off a school tour playing a few tunes and speaking out against drugs to the students of Perry County.
The tour will start October 24th and will continue for nine weeks, every Friday at a different school.
Jimmy will also use this time to release his solo project. CDs, T-Shirts, posters and other items will be on hand for sale and some lucky winners.
The shows are for Students only, unless a pass from the school or Flannery is given out. Fans of Flannery that are NOT in school will not be able to attend at this time - SORRY.
Flannery songs to appear in independent film
August 27th, 2003
Three songs from Flannery’s album 2000 will be heard in the independent motion picture Forever In Black Hills.
Forever in Black Hills is a low budget, independent film produced by Charles Shouse (Showhouse Productions) and Michael Shouse.
The film was written and directed by first time director Charles Shouse, a native of Eastern Kentucky, and was shot on location in Breathitt County, Ky. and the City of Jackson, Ky.
Flannery’s Be, Without You and Mudfoot, all from the band’s 2000 album, were selected by director Charles Shouse for inclusion in the movie.
“This kind of just came from out of the blue,” singer Carlen Dixon said. “I got a call from Charles, the movie’s director, and he said he wanted to use a couple of our songs in a film he was making called Forever In Black Hills.”
“So he came by and we talked about it - and he was a really good guy who is trying to break into film - and I thought it was a great idea.”
Dixon also had praise for the film.
“As it turns out, this is a nice piece of work that Charles and his crew have created. We’re proud to be associated with it - and hopefully we’ll work together in the future.”
For more information on the movie, visit the film’s official website, www.foreverinblackhills.com.
Update on FlanMan’s recovery
August 22nd, 2003More bad news for Flan: his MRI shows he has three ruptured disks - L5, L6 and L7. He also suffered a torn main tendon and tissue in his back. Flan is scheduled to see a neurosurgeon this month.
Flan was told he may have to have surgery and is now seeking a second opinion.
These are pretty serious injuries, so please keep him in your thoughts.
Flan is hospitalized
July 26th, 2003We have just received bad news: the Flan has been hospitalized for the past week after suffering a fall while working. The doctors are treating him for a back sprain, hip and knee injuries and a fractured foot.
We will keep all of you up to date as soon as we find out more.
Lets all pray for his recovery.
Jimmy Flannery starts work on solo project
May 13th, 2003Yes, it’s true - Jimmy Flannery will be stepping out for the first time in his music career to do his first ever solo project. We sat down with him and asked a few questions - here’s what he had to say.
“First off I would like to say - NO, FLANNERY is NOT breaking up. This is something I’ve wanted to do for sometime now and with Carlen just having a new baby he doesn’t have a lot of time at this point to commit to our new album. So, I spoke with Carlen and told him to take some time off to be with his new child and enjoy his family - plus he has a busy schedule as it is - so, this gave me a perfect time to do my solo project.”
“I’ll be in touch within the next few weeks. I have an interview scheduled for the 23rd of this month, so I’ll let all you FlanFans know how everything is coming. Til then - Rock On!”
