S.S. HANAMI

Hey there! Robin here, wishing all of you a happy November. We’ve got a couple of BIG NEWS items!!!

First of all, we’re thrilled to announce that S.S. HANAMI will be performing at CHIBI-PA: Infinity in just a few weeks!!! As many of you know, Chibi-Pa is a very important convention for us, since S.S. HANAMI’s first performance EVER was at Chibi-Pa 2009. This year, the con will be taking place on the weekend of November 22-24, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Deerfield Beach, FL.
Currently, S.S. HANAMI is scheduled to perform at 11:00am on Saturday the 23rd in the Main Events room, but keep your eye on the SCHEDULE in case there are any last minute changes!
Go HERE for MORE INFO
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Additionally, we are happy to announce that this upcoming weekend we are going to return to Skylab Studios to begin recording our next album!!! So be sure to send us a lot of good vibes~
(^.^)/”””

~Robin, Andrew, Nat, & James “Bass Fingers” Brinkle Jr.

Thanks to everyone who came out to our performance at the Sun Coast CGA Show. Our good friend Ally took some fabulous pictures of the concert:

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We also managed to snap some quick behind-the-scenes pics of our photoshoot with Frank Rose the day before. (The actual photographs from the shoot will be up shortly.)

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Hey everyone. I hope that you’re having a great October — it’s my favorite season of the year! S.S. HANAMI has two shows coming up this month. First, we’ll be performing this upcoming Saturday (Oct 12) at the Suncoast CGA Show in Ft. Myers, FL. Go to http://suncoast.cgashows.com for details!

Second, the Grand Brony Gala invited us back to perform at their Once Upon A Night Mare Masquerade on Saturday, October 26. Tickets will go up to $15 on Oct 12. Also, you can’t purchase tickets at the door for this one — so get your ticket beforehand to be on the “Guest List.” Go to http://www.grandgallopingbronygalacon.com for details and to purchase your ticket.

Well, that’s about it for now. There’s a lot going on behind the scenes in the world of S.S. HANAMI — we’re rehearsing our new songs like crazy and putting on the finishing touches before we head to the studio next month to record them. Also, Nat and I just spent about 4 hours pinning silver vines onto my costume for a photoshoot tomorrow. So… til next time! =]

Trying to find a way to transport “cherry blossoms” for our photoshoot

~Robin

We’ve updated the SHOWS section with several new performances in the upcoming months. For one, we’re happy to announce that we will be playing both Friday (@5:00pm) and Saturday (@11:00am) at Anime Festival Orlando.
We’re going to be debuting several new songs at these shows as well, so prepare yourselves~

Below is a summary of our upcoming performance dates. Go HERE for specifics such as directions, ticket prices, and other info. More dates might be added in the near future.

August 16 — Orlando, FL — (Anime Festival Orlando)
August 17 — Orlando, FL  — (Anime Festival Orlando)
September 6-8 — Daytona Beach, FL — (Umicon)
September 14 — Crystal River, FL — (CGA Shows Nature Coast)
October 12 — North Fort Myers, FL — (CGA Shows Sun Coast)
*NEW* October 26 — Seffner, FL

It’s still quite a ways off, but be sure to catch our first performance of 2014!
Yep, we’ll be at Sands of Anime 2014 in Cocoa Beach, FL on January 3-5 of next year.
(I wonder if we’ll be able to perform on the back of a colossal eldritch sea monster wading offshore… hmm)
~^(°,,,°)^~

Stay up to date on the Sands of Anime WEBSITE and FACEBOOK PAGE
Also, weekend passes are being sold at a special discounted rate until October 1 of this year, so don’t wait to get your passes~

Hiya, Robin here from S.S. HANAMI, with this month’s cherry-blossom forecast.
It’s Friday night, and Nat just left my house where, for the past couple of days, we’ve been writing new songs. We’re aiming to hit up the recording studio by the end of the year. A couple of the new tracks have a decidedly medieval feel to them, which is something that didn’t really appear on last season’s soundtrack. Blame Game of Thrones? Skyrim?

Regardless, this upcoming Tuesday, July 16, we’ll be performing with the always-dashing My Dearest Friend at The 321 Local in Cocoa, FL as part of Dreaming God Productions Presents: A Night of Art and Music.
Twelve original artists will be displaying their work, and three bands will be performing. There’s NO COVER CHARGE, but if you purchase any artwork at the show, you’ll automatically be entered into a Customer Appreciation Raffle.
Say hi on the FACEBOOK event page and let us know you’ll be coming out. =) Oh, and please tell any friends you think might be interested — it’s going to be a great night~
<<CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS>>

Well, before I head off for the weekend to read Clark Ashton Smith and play System Shock 2, here’s a video someone took of Nat and I surprising BelleCon 2013 attendees with an unplugged version of Eternal Autumn at closing ceremonies. Enjoy, and til next time…

Hey everyone, Robbi here. I figured that a quick paroxysm of randomness couldn’t hurt, so here ya go. 😛

Last night, I dreamed that random swarms of komodo dragons were attacking different places, so my mom took Nat and I to a giant mall for safety. But the mall was also sorta a school (y’know how places get fused in dreams…) Anyway, it’s funny that, in the dream, Nat was working on the tone for his guitar amp at the mall. In real life, Nat and I are going to spend a few days this week continuing to write songs for the next CD, which I’m greatly looking forward to. One of the new songs has a distinctly medieval vibe to it, but it’s pure rock!!! It’s so new that it doesn’t even have a title yet (and I need to finish writing the lyrics >_<)

I got some really positive feedback about the show Friday from friends who wouldn’t sugar-coat the truth, so I’m happy about that. Gonna work on honing my stage presence for our show at the Grand Brony Gala this upcoming Saturday.

Yesterday, I read the novella “The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen — I’d highly recommend it. Machen was one of the “weird fiction” authors who influenced H.P. Lovecraft, and it’s easy to see the “piecing together of dissociated knowledge” that Lovecraft writes about in the opening paragraph of “The Call of Cthulhu” at work in Machen’s fiction. As soon as I finish typing this, I’m going to fix myself some breakfast tea and curl up to read one of Machen’s short stories — “The Shining Pyramid.”

When I haven’t been songwriting or reading weird fiction, I’ve been roaming the horror-haunted corridors of the derelict Von Braun. Yes, apparently Steam is now offering System Shock 2, one of the greatest PC games of all time, for under ten bucks. I love how unsettling the atmosphere is… and how unforgiving the gameplay is. Back-tracking through Engineering just to get a pair of pistols at 1 (about to break) condition and dividing my meager armor-piercing rounds between them so that I can quickly switch if one of them jams — those are the sort of moments in gaming that I remember years later. I finally invested in the “Maintenance” skill, so now all I need to worry about is not running out of maintenance tools… <_<;

While overseas, my friend snagged some very nice Burgundy for us to split, and we’re gonna open the first bottle tonight. I’ve been agonizing over the decision of whether to drink the Volnay or the Gevrey-Chambertin first (we’re saving the second bottle for another night.) That’s like… asking me to choose between AFI and GACKT.

Anyway, while I work through this existential dilemma, I’ll leave you with this quote from Lovecraft’s “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward,” which I finished a few days ago — “It is hard to explain just how a single sight of a tangible object with measurable dimensions could so shake and change a man; and we may only say that there is about certain outlines and entities a power of symbolism and suggestion which acts frightfully on a sensitive thinker’s perspective and whispers terrible hints of obscure cosmic relationships and unnameable realities behind the protective illusions of common vision.”

~Robbi

P.S. here are two rabbits cuddling –>
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Greetings S.S. HANAMI fans! June is upon us… and with it, a few announcements that the band is very excited to make~

First off, we are happy to announce the opening of our new ONLINE STORE. You can now purchase S.S. HANAMI t-shirts directly from our website, as well as our first album (audio CD or digital download). And, of course, it’s all done through PayPal, so you can feel secure. We have a lot more merch planned for the near future, so be sure to check back with us! ^_~

100% cotton, with screen printing (not that cheap heat press stuff that peels off when you wash it)
The sizes tend to run small, so keep that in mind when you’re ordering

We also have two shows this month:

On Friday, June 21st, we will be performing at Tapps in Palm Bay, Florida, along with the bands Another Close Call, My Second Summer, and 4 White Walls. It’s an “All Ages” show and will start at 9:00pm.

Go HERE for a map and directions.

The following Saturday, June 29th, we are thrilled to be performing at the Galloping Brony Gala at the Hilton Garden Inn in Riverview, Florida. The event itself will begin at 8:30am and will feature an artist alley/vendor room, an Evening Gala, gaming, and a variety of fan panels (including Brony Karaoke, Voice Acting for Ponies, MLP Jeopardy, and events from veteran panelists Florida Whammy Entertainment). S.S. HANAMI will perform in the evening, at 11:00pm.

Head over to the Galloping Brony Gala’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE to check out at the schedule of events, purchase a ticket, or get directions. A portion of your ticket purchase will benefit All Children’s Hospital through The Children’s Miracle Network.

Well, that’s it for announcements this month — we hope to see you at a show near you! Until then, we’ll keep plugging away at writing new songs and exploring new concepts.

~Robbi, James, Andrew, and Nat

Hey guys and gals, we’re sorry to report that today’s show (Friday, May 31) has been changed to “21+ ONLY” due to factors beyond our control. Also, the start time has been moved to 10:00pm, instead of 9. We apologize for the short notice, and look forward to playing a great show.

S.S. HANAMI is still headlining, with My Dearest Friend and Killing Gypsies. And we’re still at Ba Roos (810 N Miramar Ave, Indialantic, FL). The show is presented by VertigoMusicMag.com
It’s $3 at the door.
JOIN THE EVENT PAGE ON FACEBOOK

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You’ve been asking for ’em, and they’re finally here — the official S.S. HANAMI Season Two t-shirt, available in all sizes (S), (M), (L), (XL), (2XL), (3XL), (4XL), (5XL)

Right now, we’re offering the shirts for $15 each + shipping. To order yours, send an email to info@sshanami.com with the following info

• Name
• Email
• Size & Quantity Desired
• Shipping address
• Method of payment*

*You can pay securely online via PayPal or card (recommended — we send an online invoice, you pay how you choose). You can also send a money order or cash (slower).

The t-shirts are 100% cotton, with screen printing (not that cheap heat press stuff that peels off when you wash it). The sizes tend to run small, so keep that in mind when ordering.

models: Allyson Davey & Raine Havoc

Currently, all of our shirts are unisex, but in the future, we’re aiming to offer tank-tops, hoodies, etc. as well as other colors and designs. We want to know what sort of merch you’d like to see (coffee mugs? messenger bags?) so email us at info@sshanami.com or comment on our FACEBOOK or TWITTER with your suggestions!
We’re already on our second batch of shirts, so grab yours before they run out~
The shirts will also be available for purchase at our next show, which brings us to…

Next Friday, May 31st, S.S. HANAMI is headlining, with My Dearest Friend and Killing Gypsies, at Ba Roos in Indialantic, FL. The show is presented by VertigoMusicMag.com
It’s 18+ only… but if you don’t make the cut, take heart – *you* can eat Trix cereal, which adults (and rabbits T_T) can’t touch. It’s $3 at the door for 21+ and $5 if you’re 18-20.
JOIN THE EVENT PAGE ON FACEBOOK

(Note: “N Mirimar Avenue” is misspelled on the flyer; the correct spelling is “Miramar”)

Last, but not least, THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by our table at Bellecon or who watched our performance on Saturday night (or our surprise unplugged performance of Eternal Autumn at closing ceremonies!!!) And an enormous thanks to Bellecon staff for having us!!! Congratulations to Kim for winning our raffle for the signed guitar: