In addition to having our EP available on our website, we decided to throw up a number of live tracks for your auditory enjoyment. We put up a number of original tunes from our shows at the Celebrate Fairfax festival and DC9. But since we are at heart a jamband and we love improvising at our shows, we decided to give you all a sample of some of our favorite improvisatory moments on stage by putting up a few of our favorite jams from our most recent shows. All tracks can be found under “Hear Us.”

Hot off the heels of our big gig opening for Blues Traveler, The Method has received some awards we’re particularly proud of.

We were named Runner Up in Relix Magazine’s Jam Off, a national competition for unsigned artists who have links to the jamband community. As jamband fans, all the guys in the band were thrilled to be recognized by the community’s biggest publication. We’ll have some press in their September 2009 issue, so stay tuned!

“The Boulevard” also received Honorable Mention in Mike Pinder’s Songwars Competition, proving once again that Justin Shuster does in fact write some pretty good tunes.

For all you DC people, we’ll be rocking the Washington Nationals’ pre-game party Thursday, July 16 at The Bullpen. This is an amazing outdoor venue literally right across the street from the entrance to the stadium. The Nats will be playing the Cubbies, the beer will be much cheaper than inside the stadium, and The Method will be playing a fresh 2-hour set for you auditory enjoyment. Don’t forget about our big show in New York a week later on the 25th at The Bitter End. This could be our biggest throwdown to date.

Lastly, we’re thrilled to be playing World Cafe Live in Philadelphia in mid-September. East coast music lovers know that WCL is an amazing place to catch national acts as they pass through the City of Brotherly Love. We’re looking forward to having the opportunity to play there as well.

The big moment has finally arrived. On Friday, June 5, The Method will open for Blues Traveler at the Celebrate Fairfax festival.

http://www.celebratefairfax.org/index.asp

We play immediately before Blues Traveler on the Rock’n Blues Stage. We’ll take the stage around 6:30 and play until 7:30 or so. BT will follow at 8:00. We’ll have CDs and brand new t-shirts for sale as well, so make a pit stop at the merchandise table. The festival is a great evening of good music outdoors, so we hope you’re planning on making the trip out to Fairfax!

If you can’t make it on Friday, The Method will be warming up in full force at DC9 on Wednesday night. We love playing this room and we’ll be headlining along with two local acts. Expect The Method to play from 10-midnight. DC9 is located at 9th and U St. NW, 2 blocks from the U St. metro in an awesome area of the city.

http://www.dcnine.com

See you at the shows!