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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:31:46 GMT

As the October winds down, we look back and are grateful for the many opportunities we had to get our new album, Let June Decide, into the hands of many people, a lot of which hadn’t heard of us before. We found ourselves at the Continental Airlines Arena for Autumn Blaze 2007 along with Toby Mac, Barlow Girl, and Thousand Foot Krutch. Shout outs to NJ and PA folk!

This month was the start of a new season of the band’s life. We’re looking forward to walking through many doors and seeing the music go out in new ways. There are a lot of things on the docket so please stay tuned…

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CHINA TOUR?

Kind of… but not really J Reilly member's Dan and Noele Huie will be in China for 2 weeks starting on Monday. They'll be taking in the sights and also seeing Noele's side of the family. Please keep them in your prayers and hope that they bring back a Panda.

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NEW PHOTOS & VIDEO

Our friend Tim Kang has taken a load of photos from both the CD Release Concert and Autumn Blaze. You can catch his work on our myspace site as well as his Flicker Sites:

CD Release:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timkang/sets/72157602378616714/show/

Autumn Blaze:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timkang/sets/72157602688009211/show/

Here's a video someone posted of our performance at Autumn Blaze (far away, but pretty good sound quality!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Sk3vtOEFc

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UPCOMING SHOWS

Nov 2nd 7:00 PM
CIM Bible Bookstore Cafe
John Reilly SOLO show.
Flemington, NJ

Nov 16th. 7:00 PM
Fellowship Baptist Church
Mt. Laurel, NJ

Nov 17^th. 7:00 PM
Studio 150
Wethersfield, CT

Nov 30^th. 7:00 PM
Calvary Chapel Old Bridge
Old Bridge, NJ

Cheers

REILLY.

www.reillytheband.com
www.myspace.com/reillytheband
www.xanga.com/johnreillyband

Let June Decide Released!

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:07:10 GMT

Photos by Tim Kang.

Thanks to those of you who made it out to our CD Release Concert this past Saturday! It was a blast! Words can't describe it so thankfully Pics and Video are coming soon. For those who missed out, there probably won't be that proverbial "next time"... You do only release your sophomore album once in your life :)

Tuesday marked the official release date for Let June Decide. If you haven't picked up the CD yet, we've just launched our new website with an online store for your purchasing pleasure. We've been getting some great feedback on the record. Feel free to let us know what you think! reillytheband@gmail.com

COMING UP... This weekend we're excited to be sharing the stage with some amazing bands at Autumn Blaze (Toby Mac, Barlow Girl, etc). We're on the road alot in October so make sure you pick up the new album at a concert near you!

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BRAND NEW WEBSITE

http://www.reillytheband.com

Check out this newly updated site designed by the mind of Matthew Bomberger, bassist for Reilly. The band's official website allows you to purchase the new record, listen to the songs, check out pics, and read the band's updated bio. Bookmark this page now!

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UPCOMING OCTOBER CONCERTS

Friday, October 12. 7pm
Clinton, NJ

Saturday, October 13. 5pm
Autumn Blaze 2007
East Rutherford, NY

Thursday, October 18. 7pm
Manayunk, PA

Friday, October 19. 7:30pm
Kennett Square, PA

Saturday, October 20. 7pm
Bethlehem, PA

More dates at:

www.reillytheband.com
www.myspace.com/reillytheband

REILLY.

P.S. A BIG GIGANTIC THANKS to the Bridge Band, the Reilly Orchestra (Marple High School Chamber Orchestra, Groveman Trio), Erin Sutherland (Administrative genius), Traci Prater (initiator), Josh Davis & Rich Frank (sound team), the Pastoral staff and stage/sound crew at Covenant Fellowship Church, Steve Reichenbach (sound) and Dan Caserta (lighting) for helping make the CD release concert a smashing success. Also to our wonderful families who all attended: Your investment and care for us throughout the years have shaped this CD even before we pressed "Record". To everyone: Thank you for being a part of this album and may God be glorified in it!

NEW ALBUM INFO!

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:40:52 GMT

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CD RELEASE CONCERT

LET JUNE DECIDE CD Release Concert
Saturday, October 6 at Covenant Fellowship Church
with special guests The Bridge Band
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets available at:
www.covfel.org/reilly

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NEW ALBUM STREET DATE

The new record will officially be released on Tuesday October 9th. However you can pick a new record up at any of one of the shows in October. For a complete list of shows and to hear new songs from the album, go to www.myspace.com/reillytheband

Revelation Generation and Beta HiFi Winners & New Article!

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:39:33 GMT

Hey crew thanks again for the support at the World Cafe on Saturday Night. We're happy to announce that we have gone 3 for 3 in competitions this summer and once again walked away as one of the winners of the Beta Hi Fi Music Fest. We won Three days of recording time at Range Recording Studios! All the bands were amazing and we were completely impressed by all the great groups. Congrats to Heirloom Projector and Cheers Elephant for winning prizes as well!

Well in just over a day, REILLY kicks off Revelation Generation Festival! Come check out this awesome day of music!

Saturday Sept 1st. 11 AM to night

Revelation Generation Music Festival

Featuring REILLY, Newsboys, Jars of Clay, Skillet, MXPX and more!

45 Fitzer Road Frenchtown, NJ 08825

REILLY OPENS THE DAY AT 11 AM!

Cheers! Reilly

NEW ARTICLE ON REILLY

FULL ARTICLE HERE

Central Jersey-raised singer-songwriter wins RevGen and Autumn Blaze band battles
By BOB MAKIN
Staff Writer

God works in mysterious ways, but for Reilly, winner of both the inaugural RevGen Breakout and the Autumn Blaze Battle of the Bands, He also works in very marketable ways.

The Philadelphia-based group will perform on Saturday at the third annual Revelation Generation Christian youth festival with Jars of Clay, Newsboys and many others at Revelation Farms, Kingwood. On Oct. 13, the faith-focused five-piece will perform at Star 99.1-FM’s Autumn Blaze festival with headliners Toby Mac and BarlowGirl at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford. The shows sandwich the release of the group’s second independent CD, “Let June Decide.”

“To participate in not one but two festivals is totally exciting,” said John Reilly, the band’s namesake singer-songwriter-acoustic guitarist. “God is so faithful. The timing with the new record being released just in time for these festivals, God must have something in store.

TO READ THE REST... CLICK HERE....FULL ARTICLE HERE

The Weekend in Review... Mastering & Battling

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:33:39 GMT

So last Thursday, John Reilly met up with our Producer Andy Hunt in NYC. Andy flew up from Nashville to sit in on the mastering session with Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. All the songs were mixed and just need the final mastering touches. Here's some video from the day...

mastering session with Greg Calbi, Steriling Sound NYC

And in this video below, you can hear a TEASER of the songs from the album...
Add to My Profile | More Videos Mastering session with Greg Calbi, Steriling Sound NYC #2

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So the album is 99% completed! So close, and the final 1% is the toughest. We're going to make a little changes here and there with the sounds and then send it off to get manufactured. All the artwork is completed by Mr. Matthew Bomberger. The art is taking a slightly different twist that While I was on Earth, but it definitely fits the album conceptually.

& by the way,

Last Saturday we played in the Autumn Blaze Battle of the Bands. The winner got a slot opening for Toby Mac, Barlow Girl, Thousand Foot Krutch on the main stage at Autumn Blaze 2007, held at the Continental Airlines Arena (where the NJ Nets play). There were 4 other AMAZING bands (Faith's Child, John the Raptist, Fleece and Just Passing Thru). We had the 5th slot and played to a growing crowd on the beach. It seemed like people were coming out of the water to check out what that crazy violin/electric guitar mix was....

At the end of the day, they announced the winners. And we are happy and humbled to announce that we WON! We were shocked and amazed and completely honored. All the other bands were great. GO CHECK EM OUT. We are sooo excited to be playing at Autumn Blaze 2007. God has definitely opened these doors for us to play in these great festivals. We can't wait to share our music with the multitudes!

www.autumnblaze.org

New album in September... seriously... DATE TBA...

love

reilly

Wedding Pics...

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:21:58 GMT

As promised! Pics from the lovely wedding of Kate Martin and Kyle Thoman, aka the Thomtins! (just kidding).

Music provided by Reilly...

The Huie's doing their thing...

Dancing the Night Away...

Photos by Ryan Estes

It was a magnificent night to see these two people get married. We are now back in the swing of things and Kate is officially a Reilly member now. So come by to the next show and congratulate them!

Cheers

Battle of Bands Results...

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:36:24 GMT

Hi friends!

As many of you know, we competed in the Revelation Generation Battle of the Bands this past Saturday. We were voted in online by you last week and thus were invited to play alongside 9 other great bands in hopes to perform at Revelation Generation At the festival you'll be able to hear some of the top bands in the nation. There will be two stages: New York stage will feature Newsboys, Jars of Clay and more. Philadelphia stage will feature MXPX, Skillet and more.

We blasted through a quick 20 minute set with our sub (or shall i say superb) drummer Bob Pedrick. The event was outside, so we got to blast our amps and violins and rock some of the new tunes including Sunlight & Limited Time. All in all a great crowd, wonderful hot weather, cool bands and many friends.

So who won? We're delighted to announce that REILLY was indeed chosen as the winner to be featured on the "New York Stage"!!!

Once again, thank you to your online votes that got us into the Battle of the Bands. Now we get to play at this awesome music festival. Hope to see you there!!

SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2007
REVELATION GENERATION MUSIC FESTIVAL
Featuring REILLY, Newsboys, Jars of Clay, Skillet, MXPX and more!
45 FITZER ROAD
FRENCHTOWN, NJ 08825
www.revelationgeneration.org

We want to give a big shout out to the other bands who performed so well and also acknowledge their heart and musical talents. Go check out these bands...

I Am Alpha & Omega (winner of the Philadelphia Stage!)
Sum of One
Aim FC
JUSTPASSINGTHRU
The Eternal Affect
Salida 7
Judah's Song
Last One Standing
Hyper Nicholas

June

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:51:51 GMT

Hey Friends,

It's the last days of June and the last days of singleness for our drummer Kyle! Kyle and Kate will be wed this coming Tuesday Night July 3rd. Please wish them your love and blessing. We'll post some pictures of the grand event! Now onto other news...

Mixing it Up...Over the past couple weeks, our producer Andy Hunt has been sending us mixes of the songs from the new album. We're amazed at the transformation that is taking place. We heard the raw files, but after being mixed, all the different elements come to life. We got killer piano licks, monster strings, beefy electrics, bass bottom and drums galore. Plus a lush array of vocals!

We've decided to bite the proverbial "bullet" aka ($bling$) and have Greg Calbi over at Sterling Sound in NYC master the album. Greg's mastered some great artist's records including John Mayer, Norah Jones, Mat Kearney and many more. We're blessed to have his hands and ears on the final stage of the project. Check out www.sterlingsound.com

Stay tuned in for the album release date. Looks like it won't be til early September. It's tough being patient but we know all things work for good for those who trust in the Lord... and this is definitely His plan.

Revelation Generation Music Festival is hosting an Online Voting Competition where the 10 bands who received the most votes will enter to play a RevGen Battle of the Bands on Saturday July 14th at the Safe Haven Cafe. Online voting will begin on Sunday July 1st and will end on July 7th. Only one week where we'll need you to vote. I know it seems like online voting competitions is all we do these days, but we would love your help. The winner plays at Revelation Generation along with Newsboys, Jars of Clay and other top notch acts. So go to http://www.revelationgeneration.org/fun_stuff/breakout.php today and excerise your right to vote :)

In other news... So we're not exactly sure what happened to the Hearitfirst.com Online Battle of the Bands. I think the website got messed up and we ended up not being on the list of contestants... Strange, but everything does happen for a reason. Thanks for those who tried to vote and were left confused... We promise you the Revelation Generation Voting will work!

Cheers

Reilly

www.myspace.com/reillytheband

www.reillytheband.com

http://www.revelationgeneration.org/fun_stuff/breakout.php

Love and Marriage

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:47:38 GMT

For those who have not yet heard, we are very pleased to announce the engagement of our drummer Kyle Thoman to Kate "Sunshine" Martin. (If you've ever been to our merch table, you will know exactly why we call Kate "Sunshine")

Love is a beautiful thing. Even more beautiful is the committment of marriage. Though society has tossed around the value of marriage in the last few decades, we do not want to make little of the highest calling a man and woman can have. May God bless them! Offer your congrats at the next show!

April 7th was the date. Sorry it took so long to announce this :(

Rock the Vote... Creation Contest... Last Day to vote is today

Thu, 17 May 2007 12:59:52 GMT

REILLY would like to get your help with playing at a HUGE music festival called Creation. Creation has setup a voting competition where the top bands will play at the festival. Last year, thanks to many of your votes, REILLY got into Creation, but unfortunately the festival was canceled due to flooding. But here's our 2nd chance.

HOW to HELP REILLY:

*It's really simple this year.

*Follow the link below to go the page to vote for Reilly.

*You just go to the page and give us 5 STARS and that's it.

*Only one vote per computer and you can only vote once.

*FIVE STARS, FIVE SECONDS.

VOTING ENDS TODAY!!!!!

VOTE HERE:

By the way, we're located near the bottom of the page, under REILLY

MUCH LOVE,

Reilly

Here is the code for the Creation Banner. Spread the fire!