TLCB is starting to tour all over the country! Please take a look at EVENTS to see if they are coming to you! Keep an eye out for "All the Pieces", TLCB's sophmore album, at the end of the summer!
Posted: Apr 13, 2008
Booking and Press Contacts
Posted: Jan 28, 2008
Things Looking Up for TLCB!
It has been a while since I posted any new news to the board here and I must say I should be in contact more often. It has been a a very busy(and fun) year thus far, and there are many great things to come in the near future for us. Kenny and I just got back from our Southeast tour, and for those of you who so kindly shared their evenings with us and signed the email list, we will be back to see you soon.(Keep your eyes out for future tours!)
What a great adventure the road was!
-With Good Day Atlanta and Good Morning Memphis appearances, photo shoots with Riejunio (Thanks ya'll), new friends with ascent entertainment and sjk public relations- we owe a lot of gratitude to you. I appreciate all your hospitality and enthusiasm. Our relationships will continue to grow as we slowly but surely spread the good word of TLCB across the nation!
Thanks again to all the new friends and fans along the way. We do this for our well being and of course the beautiful faces we get to see smiling and bobbing their heads in the crowd. We hope you enjoyed yourselves and will stay in touch with the project. With new tours and a new disc on the way, TLCB looks to make 2008 the best year yet! Thanks again to all of our families and friends for their support. Life is amazing when you are surrounded by love and praise. Hope this finds all of you well. Cheers to the new year and the beginning of something big. I can feel it.
all good in the hood!
Lucas
Posted: Jan 21, 2008
Lucas and Kenny on Good Day Atlanta!
Good Day Atlanta Appearence!
Posted: Jan 21, 2008
Lucas and Kenny on Good Morning Memphis!
Posted: Dec 10, 2007
Sign up for the TLCB Email List!
Posted: May 14, 2007
2007 MAMA Awards to The Lucas Cates Band!
Lucas Cates and friends win 3 MAMA Awards this year!
Best Pop Song
Best Pop Album
Best Pop Artist
What a great year it has been! New songs, new friends and players, ballets, roadtrips, festivals, benefits, International radio plays, and now MAMA awards!
Life may have its ups and downs, but waves eventually reach dry land! Let's ride this one out and see where it goes. Thanks to everyone for being there. This is just the beginning.
Lucas
Posted: Mar 20, 2007
4 Nominations at the 2007 Madison Area Music Awards!
Hey yall!
The Lucas Cates Band is up for 4 nominations at this years MAMA's!
The third round of voting starts April 1st!
You can vote for the band in all 4 catagories:
Best Pop Song (We May Fall)
Best Pop Album (Contradictory)
Best Pop Artist
Entertainer of the year
Please visit our LINKS page and click on www.themamas.org to register and vote! It is a one time fee of $5 to vote, but all proceeds go to Madison school music programs. It will only take a half hour or so unless you want to go all out and vote in all catagories. By all means vote away!
Please also take the time to vote for our musicaly gifted Hammond B3 player Jimmy Voegeli. He is nominated for Best Blues Artist and Best Blues Album. He is the fifth member of the band that we never really had. I would love to take him on tour!
Thanks so much to all of you for your support! We look forward to seeing all of you out and about!
Cheers!
Lucas
Posted: Mar 20, 2007
Air Time in East Africa
Just this last month I was contacted by one Ivan Mubiru from Kampala Uganda. He was more unfortunate than myself and simply stated that he was a big fan of my music and that it would be wonderful if I could send him some clothes. I responded with an email asking for his address, and that he send a picture of himself and his family wearing the "Lucas Cates" t-shirts I sent him. He was very excited in his next response where he not only sent me a picture of his family, but requested that I also send him some CDs and posters so that the people in his village might know more about us. I sent the package out about two weeks ago and it should be arriving shortly. When I asked where Ivan came across my music, he stated that two competing radio station in Uganda, Sanyu FM and East Africa Radio, play The Lucas Cates Band across their airwaves. How fate brought me to Ivan and Kampala Uganda, who knows? But something tells me only good will come of this. Cheers to you Ivan!
Posted: Jan 22, 2007
Support the Band!
Posted: Jan 19, 2007
Cincinnati Jan. 2007 C-Change Event
Friends,
As many of you know we just got back from an incredible trip to Cincinnati. Upon arrival we were treated to two presidential suites at The Garfield Suites, located at the heart of downtown. We played an unplugged band show at The Wine Cellar in Mt. Adams and another full band show at Universal Grille. The highlight of the trip was the Ballet however. The Cincinnati Ballet fell in love with "4everytime" a few months ago and deemed it a new dance piece. We were graciously invited to the C-Change Graduation Commencement for the performance, where young business professionals celebrated their entrance into the Chamber of Commerce. I had the pleasure of playing a solo show for the party reception and then witnessed something that doesn't happen to an artist everyday. We got to see our work come to life! Thank you to dancer/choreographer Jay Goodlett for all his help and what a fine job he did. I hope that he reads this one day. Special thanks to Victoria Morgan (Director of the Ballet), Brian Frank of Proctor and Gamble, Julie and Jessica from the Chamber, Rick from Iconns, and all the new friends we've made. Thanks for making Cincinnati a definite return destination! We have already sent out a press release about our adventure to Ohio. Cheers to all of you!
Lucas
Posted: Jan 21, 2007
XM Satellite Radio
TLCB was featured on XM Satellite radio on December 28th, and added to KBUT in Crested Butte, CO!
Posted: Oct 31, 2006
Ballet?
Our friend, Brian Frank, of Proctor and Gamble, was a volunteer for the Midpoint Music Festival (Cincinnati). He was not only a great person, but a true fan of music. Fate has it this gentleman and I got to talking and now The Lucas Cates Band's song "4everytime" has been picked up by the Cincinnati Ballet for a new, modern dance piece. It is a long story short, but I have been asked to perform and be a guest speaker at The Cincinnati C-Change Graduation Commencement. This is a big deal and something I think the group is extremely fortunate and blessed to experience. So, special thanks to Brian for all his efforts and time spent spreading the good word for us. Cheers brother!
Lucas
Posted: Sep 29, 2006
Cincnnati MPMF
TLCB just returned home from the Midpoint music festival! What a great experience. Thank you to all of our new friends for your time and advice.
Thank you to Brit, Matt and Robert for being who they are. This last weekend wouldn't be what it was without them, and I look forward to future rendezvous.
Special thanks to Carrie, Brian, Kelly, Moses, Carolyn and Tom for their help and support. People like you are true fans of music and I was honored to accept your compliments. Cheers to you all.
Lucas
Posted: Jul 19, 2006
Hey There!
Lucas here. I just wanted to touch base with everyone and let everyone know how things are going. The band is doing excellent and making leaps and bounds in our performances. We currently are playing six songs live that are not on "Contradictory" and there are other new songs on the horizon.
I just got done playing "The Best of Madison", hosted by Madison Magazine at the Monona Terrace. 105.5 Triple M and Z104.1 had been pluging the event for two straight weeks. I am looking forward to opening for John Eddy at Club Tavern on the 23rd, and playing at the Memorial Union Terrace on the 28th. Last year playing the Union was a goal of mine. :)
We continue to progress not only musicaly, but as band mates. We are growing tighter and really having fun on stage which I think leads to great energy and a great live show. We have been getting nothing but awesome compliments from all of you which we truely appreciate. We look forward to making you
repeat yourselves. :)
At the end of the month TinderboX Productions in Minneapolis is promoting "Contradictory" to 350 college radio stations around the country, which means The Lucas Cates Band is going National! :)
Thank you again to all our friends and family. Without your support, none of this would be possible. We contiue to have nothing but great times with all of you as we only look forward to more fun in the future. I wish everyone the best and we hope to see all of you soon. Take care and God Bless.
Lucas:)
Posted: May 22, 2006
Come on out!
The Lucas Cates Band has lots of great shows coming up in June and July.
Check out the EVENTS link for show times and venues!
Posted: May 22, 2006
Regular Rotation
The Lucas Cates band now has a regular rotation on 105.5 WMMM
4evrytime breaks into AAA radio!!!!
Keep an ear out for the Lucas Cates Band jingle and their "Live from Triple M performances"!
Posted: May 22, 2006
Urban Theatre
The Lucas Cates Band performs on Urban Theatre! Check UPN 14 local listings for play times!
Posted: Mar 23, 2006
Upcoming shows etc....
Hey Y'all,
Thanks for making our gig at the King Club last Frdiay such a success. You can't argue with CAPACITY crowds.
We've just received some cool new gigs that we thought you should know about...
April 6th The Lucas Cates Band will be opening for an amazing talent from Nashville .....The Gabe Dixon Band at The Club Tavern in Middleton. This amazing young, "up and coming" piano playing singer/songwriter guy has played keys for, Paul McCartney, Norah Jones, Alison Krause and Loggins and Messina. Check out his stuff at www.gabedixonband.com and come on down to the show.($5)
April 7th - Lucas will be playing solo opening for Micahael Glabicki the lead singer for Rusted Root at the Slipper Club.($12)www.michaelglabicki.com
April 21st - the Lucas Cates Band will be doing the Friday evening early show at the Slipper Club. The show is from 6:30 - 9:00pm(Free)
April 30th - High Noon Saloon (9pm, $5)
TLCB will be opening for DeYarmond Edison and Collection of Colonies of Bees
Posted: Feb 28, 2006
Nominated
The Lucas Cates Band has been nominated for Best New Artist at this years
Madison Area Music Awards! Check out our next show March 17th at The King Club. See king-club.com for directions. $5.00 cover, show starts 9ish. See you there.
Posted: Jan 24, 2006
CD in Stores
Here is a list of the stores around Madison we have distributed the CD to:
Borders East Towne and University Ave. Location
B-side Music State Street
Exclusive Co. State Street and West Towne Mall locations
Mad City Music Corner of Willy St. and John Nolan Dr.
Strictly Discs Monroe Street (one block towards Edgewood from Associated Bank)
Barnes and Noble East Towne and West Towne Locations
Posted: Jan 12, 2006
Journal
Hey there everyone,
Thanks for visiting the site! For those of you that signed the guestbook, I'm looking forward to seeing you again. Hopefully we run into each other on tour. Wouldn't that be nice? Anyway, I want to keep journal entries short and sweet, but for future reference, if any of you have any questions regarding the Lucas Cates Band or Lucas Cates in general, you can ask via my guestbook or come to myspace.com/lucascates
My space may be more appropriate for personal matters.
Thanks to all my friends and family for being so supportive of my endeavors.
I can't tell you how much fun I have been having.
All the best, and God Bless. -Lucas-
Posted: Jan 4, 2006
Contradictory Now Available
The long awaited arrival of Lucas Cates debut CD, CONTRADICTORY is now available and will be in stores in the Madison area soon. For a sneak preview, you can listen to and/or buy downloads of the songs right here.(Go to SONGS and click on play or buy).
CONTRADICTORY is now available at PopBomb.com, Or, you can get the CD at Lucas' solo shows at The Bar Next Door on Thursday Nights.
The Lucas Cates Band is now rehearsing and will be doing a CD release party in late Feb. or early March. Stay tuned for details. The Band ROCKS!!!!!!
Posted: 1/9/2006
Lucas Cates - Madison Magazine Article
Madison Magazine Article - September 2005
The Next Big Thing By: Patrick Stutz
"Lucas Cates may be new to the biz, but his passion for his art and a record deal to boot are just the fuel he needs to skyrocket to the top of Madison's music scene."
It was during an open mic session at Middelton's Cheeseburger in Paradise last winter that veteran musician Robert J. Conaway first noticed the young, enthusiastic guitarist. Lucas Cates, 24, had only been performing since November, but his nonstop practicing in college had already established a Dave Matthews/John Mayer style of playing.
"It was really his songs in combination with his voice that just stuck in my head and I couldn't help but like it," says Conaway,53, who had recently formed the new Independent music label and publishing company, Popbomb Records. Cates, he recalls, was exactly the kind of artist they were looking for.
Originally established to focus solely on Conaway's own work-the Madison musical icon is a solo artist as well as a member of the folk-styled group the Moon Gypsies- Popbomb decided to finance $10,000 for Cates to record and produce his first album.
"Cates has a great knack for songwriting," Conaway says, "and that's what this label wants to be about. It's a songwriter's label."
The ten-track disc, which features Conaway as lead guitarist, and Cates' Madison West High School buddies Britton Rice,24, on drums and Matt Rodgers,25, on bass, is slated for release in January. Conaway says the CD, an acoustic-pop collection similar to musicians Jason Mraz or Jack Johnson, will center around Cates' vocals.
"We are really trying to not over produce the album," Conaway says, "but we want to make it sparkle with enough ear candy for people to really enjoy."
When production on the album is complete, Conaway says he'll be asuming the role of promoter, where he will try to get the young talent signed to a bigger label or push for national distribution of the new disc.
For now Cates will be playing solo while he finishes his debut album and is anticipating several steady gigs in the fututre, including a weekly spot at the Bar Next Door (232 E. Olin Ave.) and repeat appearances at Cheeseburger in Paradise (1601 Aspen Commons St., Middelton).
For more information on Lucas Cates, Robert J. Conaway or Popbomb Records, visit www.popbomb.com.
