Hello, hello!
Hope everyone had a righteous winter and is as stoked as I, for springtime! I'm a warm weather kinda dude, I tell ya.
We have a rather eventful one ahead. And what better way to extol my stoked-ness...stokedom.....stokafication.....er..um...being ..stoked.. about.. something, than a wee hour, spared moment for a blog update.  Here's what's up in our world:
Of course I must, first, thank everyone who came to Hard Rock in Atlanta for our CD release show late last month!  We had a ball and hopefully you did too!  I would venture to guess that, um, many of you did, as you all, apparently, destroyed the the Hard Rock's previous, long standing bar sales record!  I mean SMASHED it.  I don't say this to boast of our record breaking show, but rather; because...well....we're a little worried about you. Don't get upset but... we think you (our collective crowd) may have a..well...a drinking problem... Hey, easy now; nobody's judging you.  We're just concerned that's all.
I kid, I kid! You guys were awesome and sweet ( and fun loving) and made us feel loved, as always, and we're always taken aback at all of the love and support.  Thanks. Truly.  Much love and thanks, as well, to Siberia My Sweet and James Hall.  Rock.
Onward, onward- We'll set out on a little string of road dates this week, preceded by two solo shows, Wednesday and Thursday, from me in Columbus and then the whole band heads down to Pensacola FL. on Friday.  Always a blast down there when I do solo shows and I'm looking forward to our first time here as a full band.  Then we have a couple of nights in New Orleans, one of which with our friends The Winter Sounds and one with Player/Kommander, a monster of a rock band featuring our dear and much respected soul-brotha, James Hall.  This will be our first time in N.O. since a couple of weeks before Katrina.  So we're happy to be heading back!
Next, we roll into Austin, Texas for everyone's favorite annual. music biz, convergence point-clusterbomb-dog-pile, shit-storm of blurry, blissfulness: South By Southwest.  Last year wore me out and we have three showcases this year, so I'm bracing myself.  Anywhere we can play and also get to catch Echo and The Bunnymen, 8-Ball and MJG (so stoked), and As Tall As Lions, among so many others, in the same scorching hot block, down south is beyond righteous!  Excited indeed.
After that whirlwind, and speaking of As Tall As Lions, we are SUPER-stoked to be heading back down to Florida and opening for them at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg!  If you'd like a little spring break, Floridian getaway, you can get tix on Ticketmaster and DaddyKool.com, and come get some sexy, hot, falseto in ya ear down in St. Pete on March 24th. Wordz.
After that night, I have to zip back to GA the very next for three nights in a row of solo gigs in C-bus and then another in Alabamer. 
And then; maybe a quick coma and back to the grind.
So that's our March.  Righteous times, man, righteous times!
Our full length record should be on iTunes soon, but in the meantime try to catch us at a show and grab yo self a copy if you didn't get to the release show.
In the meantime, until we see ya, feel free to hit us up on here and Facebook while we're out spreading the rock.  We love hearing from ya, especially whilst being away from home.  So don't be strangers OK?  Anyway y'all, I suppose I'm becoming delerious so: Stay up, love yo brother and sista, and know our love! Word Life.
Thanks for reading. See you soon.
xoxoxo
Ryan/ SFH

....and at long last we have a date!!!!  A sure-fire, concrete, nothings-stopping-it, if I have to load-in in the wake of  nuclear-fallout; "Speak In Numbers" Full-Length. release show date @ Hard Rock Live in Atlanta, GA!!!!

It's an understatement to say that we've put a lot of work and time (work < time ;) into our first full length and are so far beyond ready to get the damn thing out!!!  We can't wait to play as a band again and it would mean so super-massive-mega-much to us to have you all there on this evening.

Oh... and special guests only include the freakin' luminary, James Hall and our new pals, Siberia My Sweet!

Tickets for the show are available now on www.ticketalternative.com
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So mark your obsolescent wall calendar, your newfangled blackberry, or perhaps just make one of those old mental note things to rally the crew, spread the word, and we hope you'll come celebrate with us at the advent of our FIRST ALBUM RELEASE!! @ Hard Rock Live on Friday, February 27th in Atlanta, GA!!

See you all soon!
Congratulate me on not a single curse in this post and
Much love,

Ryan

Spy For Hire played at Soho in Columbus Georgia on Friday June 25th 2008. After a brilliant set by St. Peterburg's Military Junior, we took the stage and played, for us, one of the most enjoyable sets we've done in a while. No set list, a few random unrehearsed tunes, huge energy; fists, beers, shoes, in the air, all rising to a crescendo in the bridge of the encore tune, Motorcycle, then turning gruesome. Amid the chaos I look to stage left to notice our good friend, former bandmate and often impromptu backup dancer, Gene, who was moments earlier, thrashing about the stage, now lying on the floor. Aaron, who had joined us for Motorcycle, hunched over him. The song ends, the dust and flying beer settles, the crowds cheers curtail into only Gene screaming in pain and a shit ton of blood.


Apparently, during this blur of people going apeshit, a martini glass was broken and ended up on stage, only base and stem. Gene was then impaled in the foot through his converse with the 4 inch Martini stem.

Fucking ouch!!
When the shoe was finally removed after transporting Gene out back into a flatbed truck, the Martini stem looked like a fucked up, giant thumbtack stuck in the shoe.


WANNA SEE!!!????
Scope the album from this show in our pics.


We love you Gene.

Who the fuck drinks fuckin' Martinis?

Thanks for an otherwise awesome show everyone. We appreciate you so much. But we're going with pool rules next time; cans and plastic only. Fuck, I play barefoot! See ya soon, loves.


Cheers,
Ryan and SFH

Hey guys, Hope you've all been having a radical summer. Check it. We want to do one big show in Columbus this summer and this one's it! Soho on Friday July 25th!! I am concocting some plans to make this one extra special so help us spread the word and definitely be sure to bring yo sexy ass out! See ya there! Loves SFH Ps-we are also playing some ATL shows this month including a special show at Hard Rock Live with English group, Your Vegas. So for those of you in C- town who are feeling extra bad ass,SFH supportive- like;come kick it. The lennys show has turned into some full on craziness. go to their site and check out the full goings- on of the evening.www.lennysbar.com Ahite

Point it. Click it. Scroll it. Scope it.


"Speak In Numbers" Review

Thank you guys for a great show last night! We had a lot of fun and it was great to play at home and have all of you come out (especially on a weeknight). James Hall and his band rocked the spot and you guys were a great crowd and hugely sweet, hospitable hosts for which we certainly thank you.
Check it:
As you probably saw; there was some video being taken and if any of you captured any pics or footage, let us know and we have a great interactive sight on the way where you can upload your stuff and we'll comp it all together and hopefully make something rad. Hit us up if you gots some.
We have some new tunes coming out next month, so stay up with us. We hope to see you again this summer. In the meantime take care and stay cool. WE LOVE Y'ALL!
Cheers,
SFH

Hi everyone,
We've been off of the live scene for a bit, save for my B-day show, (which, btw, I'd like to thank so many of you for coming out to and for your birthday wishes. We had a blast!) Otherwise, we've been working hard on some new songs for ya at Southern Tracks in ATL and down in St. Pete.
Now-
We're happy to announce four shows this May with Atlanta legend James Hall. (See Below)

We're especially stoked to say that we're bringing the show to Columbus, GA @ Oxygen on Thursday May 22nd!!
We'll be hitting the following cities:

Spy For Hire and James Hall-
Columbus, GA- May 22nd- @ Oxygen
Charleston, SC- May 24th- @ TBA (very soon)
St. Petersburg, FL- May 29th- @ Push Ultra Lounge
Tampa, FL- May 30th- @ Crowbar (Ybor)

Scope James Hall-


As well; we will be releasing four brand new tracks in late May/June!!!! We're lacing them up as we speak. Think you'll dig.
We can't wait.
We'll see you at the shows.
Love,
Ryan

We’re here at the luxuriously gothic Don Vincente hotel in Ybor City/Tampa with a luxuriously gothic looking producer, James Salter.  We’ve been in a studio today in St. Pete working on some new recordings to be released sometime in May.  We’ll be tracking at Southern Tracks in ATL this week, though, I must say, this March South Florida weather is bangin cuz.  I could stay down here. 

We have a show coming up at Lennys in Atlanta on yours trulys birthday, Friday April 11th, so I hope you all come hang.

We’re gonna go out and get some drank now.

see to you soon.

Love,

Ryan

 

Here're a couple shots from the studio...