Greetings friends,

Nita is transitioning out of Iritis to pursue her solo career.
We wish her the best of luck and tremendous success.
Currently we're still practicing together for a couple of
bollywood private gigs with Kehkashaan and also
still recording together to finish up our album.

Moving forward we hope to have a harder and more prog
edge to our music while remaining true to our ethnic
and psychedelic beginnings.

Our search for a new lead singer has already begun.
Here is the ad:

Experienced band replacing lead singer.
A powerful male or female vocalist with great stage presence.
Prog-rock or international music background
and gig experience preferred.
Playing keyboards, guitar or any ethnic instrument a big plus.
Creative musical and lyrical input encouraged.
Practice 2x/week currently held in Bethesda, MD.
Gigs at least 1-2x/month.
Existing and growing repertoire of all original music:
psychedelic rock with eastern influence and elements
of world, fusion, prog and metal.
We start gigging again as soon as possible.

Please contact iritisband_at-gmail_d0t-com
with a recording sample.

http://www.myspace.com/iritis
http://www.reverbnation.com/iritis

Please support us by downloading this completely free and exclusive Iritis song
by clicking on the banner below.

You cannot download this song from anywhere else!

Thanks a lot and we hope you like it.

We had a blast playing on the Electric Stage at Artomatic this year.

On top of that one of our tracks was selected to be included in this year's compilation CD.
45 songs were chosen out of more than 600 performing artists this year.
Not too shabby!

Right now you can only purchase these CDs on the spot at the venue itself.
There's only 1 week left for this 10th anniversary of Artomatic.
Don't miss this DC institution! 9 huge floors of a plethora of art of all possible
forms and media and live bands all day long. All for free!!
It's definitely worth a visit.

http://www.artomatic.org/

Q&A with District of Sound: 

We're written up in the Augusta Metro Spirit ahead of our show at the Red Lion pub this saturday.

"A giant eye stares out at the audience, with squiggly serpent-like shapes fleeing its center. The tapestry hanging on the stage behind the band forces the audience to pay attention, making people feel less like they are sitting in a bar and more like they are chilling in a basement listening to a groovy record. Once the psychedelic rock band Iritis starts playing, the eye draws you in even more, making everything flow seamlessly together in a magical harmony." full article here.

Minor correction: our album is not completed yet. Look for it later this year.