Time is a ruthless constant in our existence. If fears nothing, and in its linearity cares little for what it is that humans strive to achieve; when time makes a decision, we see the fragility of the human condition. The Liquid Kitchen is an experience in synchronicity far too great to be ignored; a true exercise in the perfect alignment of time. The meeting of the four members, Jason, Sato, Shoosh, and myself (Gio) is nothing short of a made-for-TV “had to happen” moment that not even pubescent magi like Zack Morris himself could conjure up. We have made great music together and built a collaborative effort that is the envy of most bands. We have rocked stages from Houston to Ft. Worth and Austin. It has been a great journey, with many laughs, many drunken nights, much stress, and nothing short of joy! It is however a journey that has arrived at that ultimate cliché in life; the fork on the road where decisions have to be made. It is with a heavy heart and a glad spirit that we see our dear friend and virtuoso bass player Neeraz “Shoosh” Rajbhandari departing the band. Indeed it is a bittersweet moment, since we know that this progression in his life is something very special for him and his wife Anu. Shoosh will be a perennial member of TLK, always welcome in our lives and on stage. We wish that our paths continually cross and that he and his wife are incredibly successful in their endeavors! We love you Shoosh.
As time tends to be a bastard-whore of a mother, it can also be a gentle hand. The synchronicity within TLK does not stop and just so happens that one Loren Dietzel has become available and ready to start rocking with TLK. Loren is an old friend of both Jason and Sato’s and even played in the now defunct Red #7 with them. Loren departed Savage Evolution, as did all of the other members of that fine band (much to our rocking chagrin) but like the wild coyote of the desert who eats the heart of the young, and like the Jesus who has giant eagle wings and sings lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd, he has the itch to play rock and roll again and TLK will scratch it! We welcome Loren into our family of rock and roll and look forward to working with him. Who knows, if you guys are lucky you will get two see two of the finest bass players in America sharing the stage! And now that Loren is in the band, it is time for me to go look for a Jack Daniel’s sponsorship, although any cheap booze will do.

All the best and keep rocking,

Gio from TLK

Greetings friends of The Liquid Kitchen, vote for us at http://www.myspace.com/briggsbattleofthebands and we will be over the top in a huge way! Keep rocking!

Greetings all, TLK had the amazing opportunity to play Austin last night. It was a tiring day for the "musical warriors" of TLK. Day jobs, loading gear, driving to the gig, playing, hanging out, drinking, and driving back all in one day's work. It was a toal of 12 hours in a marathon for the sakes of rock! We played at a very nice venue located on 5th St called Gruv; It was an exclusive Houston party at SxSW to reperesent all of the good musical stuff that happens here. We must give a special thanks to Grace Rodriguez for being the master mind behind the event and for Matthew Wettergreen for his support. We actually had a great crowd response, sold some CD's, sold some T-shirts, and made contacts in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Newy York. What a great opportunity it was. Needless to say I am tired today, but still here at work trying to save lives! Until next time friends, keep rocking!

gio from TLK

Greetings friends of TLK, Jason and myself had the opportunity to meet with Matthew Wettergreen, PhD (www.matthewettergreen.com) from a very exciting think-tank and action group located here in Houston called "Caroline Collective" (www.carolinecollective.cc) that is aimed to: "... positively impact the cultural landscape of Houston by fostering community, collaboration and creativity across all artistic and technological disciplines." The meeting was an enlightening experience, as Dr. Wettergreen opened our minds about what it takes to be a successful band. Personally I am excited to know that there are individuals who are not only focused on discussing the advancement of Houston in arts and technology, (so its claim to being the 4th largest city in the country is not solely based on the population urban sprawl) but also being successful at implenting their ideas! As time allows I am going to consider volunteering... Keep rocking!

-gio from TLK

Greetings all, TLK proudly announces the release of “Serial Killer,” one of our newest tunes. Undoubtedly “Serial Killer” is our most eclectic mix of sounds thus far recorded. The genesis of the song is a typical situation for TLK. The original concept for the tune was brought to the “Kitchen table” by Jason and was inspired by the “satanic muse” of Metal Sanaz herself! Jason originally had a much more, for lack of better words, jazzy approach to the tune which would change drastically in the verses. After considerable toiling over drum parts, the groove was established by Sato’s versatile variations of rhythmic feels. There was some frustration to capture the right vibe, but as always Sato delivers creative and solid drums. Shoosh as always laid down the “big-bottom” in a very short time (damn that kid is talented!), including the jazzy interludes that appear right before the guitar solo. The bulk of time was spent in the rest of the process. Guitar parts, including fills, solos, and sonic character was to say the least… painstaking! A few nights at Jason’s home studio after long hours of day job toils, and as always about 100 tracks of experimentation, yielded the Link Wray-like verse guitar tracks. Add a bit of delay and some tremolo, and DAMN that sounds nice! The song builds to a rocking chorus with harmonized vocals and distorted rock goodness… Just to bring you back down. Fear not listeners; get through the second mellow part and lush clean guitar sounds, and “Serial Killer” rocks until the end. The end breakdown is an experiment in dynamic tension and a bit of finger-picking. Eclectic? YES! Rocking? YES! Thanks to the images and stories from Metal Sanaz herself (who by the way has no idea who we are… YET), “Serial Killer” is not about disturbed white males form 23-30 who chase women based on hair color or astrological sign, it is instead a signal to those that danger and vulnerability can stem from both male and female! Weaker sex my ass!

Greetings TLK friends and happy New Year! We have been quite busy over the past few weeks and it is time for an update. We are happy to announce that our first full-length CD is ready for the rock and rollers around to world to enjoy. We had our CD release party at Henry Hudson’s Pub on New Year’s Eve. Thank you so much to The NE Plus Ultra for giving us the opportunity to rock with them one more time! A lot of friends and fans were there and it was a rocking night for sure!! On January 3rd we had a chance to share the stage with DFW’s own Braker Lane. They are great friends of ours and came down to Houston to rock Fitzgerald’s with us. There was a great turn out of friends and fans and it was a whole lot of fun. We also had a chance to return to Ft. Worth on January 10th and share the stage with Braker Lane and The Heelers. It was a great night of rock and roll. Stay tuned for upcoming events, and you might just catch TLK rocking the stage near you!! All the best!

Greetings friends! We are proud to release the music video for "It's Alright", played live of course like any rock and roll band worth their geeetar strings should do! We had a chance to play Lola's Saloon in Ft. Worth TX as the opening act for Braker Lane and The Drams! It was a night filled with friends, great music, hot women, AND BOOZE! We uploaded the video to the main page so click away and watch it! Here is the youtube link in case you want to leave a comment there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgzNAmv7tMk

There is more music to come and a CD release party in the works so stay tuned!

All the best,

gio form TLK

Greetings all,

TLK would like to send our hearts out to those who suffered the might of nature under hurricane Ike. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you and hope that the rebuilding process is fast.

Well, the band members are all safe and sound and only minor damages were suffered in terms of buildings. None of us have power yet and not sure how long that will take to remedy. On a very sad note, Zodiac Studios is no longer operational. Our sonic "kitchen" suffered severe damages from Ike. As Jason and myself walked into the room on saturday afternoon, our jaws and hearts dropped to the floor. I know we were not the only ones to suffer from this and our hearts go out to the other bands as well, especially our good friends from The Mighty Orq. The roofing at Francisco's peeled back exposing the plywood lining to the water... It actually was raining inside of the studio. All of gear got wet to different extents and we have no idea what that extent is; we are going to let things dry out before plugging them in!! The sadness in all of this is the long hours, money, and love that Sato and Jason put into that room. We have hopes to be able to salvage it. Though the future of the band is quite certain, our location as of yet is not.

We will keep you posted on the happenings with us. Once again, our wishes of a quick recovery!

-Gio from TLK

Let it Bleed

There are a moments in the human experience in which the expression of emotion and the reminiscing of days passed can and will inspire the fate of subsequent moons. November 1st 2007 is one day in the yet brief history of TLK that will not be forgotten by us. I will relate the story from the first person point of view as to add more of my own ride through that beautiful, unique and fateful evening.

We met as always on Thursday the 1st for our jam sessions. I think by this time I had already been accepted as a member of TLK so the quest for writing new tunes was in full swing. For quite some time Mexico and "It's Alright" were our only two songs and more had to be done in terms of writing to achieve out ten songs goal for the record. At that point I believe that I had not contributed song ideas in terms of foundation just as of yet, only solos, melodies and the such… We were working on an idea for a melodic tune which Jason wanted to take in the "Coldplay direction" if memory serves correct. During a break in the jam session, we began to talk about the Halloween party Sato was kind enough to host in the previous weekend. All of the members of TLK attended that party and other than meeting for the first time and hanging in the jam room, it was I believe our first social outing; in full costume nonetheless. I digress… A certain person we met at the party was brought in the conversation in the jam room; the conversation which ensued would change things for me in a big way and it was one of those intense, heavy, and liberating conversations that happen only occasionally in one's life, and should be rejoiced. All of us felt the vibe in the room. All of us, well I take the liberty for saying this, because certainly I felt life; I felt the pounding in my chest which gives rise to life within this mortal coil. Somehow those vibes, that life, in a moment that is quite singular in life, were expressed through our hands, feet and voice. I actually still listen to the first version of "Bleed" along with the first serving of this song which I am proud to introduce to our friends; in that first version there were some mistakes, and the sounds were not the best, but the soul and vibe and outpouring of emotion was a snapshot in my life that will prevail in my life's scrapbook. Listen to the words dear friends… "Bleed" is not a happy tune; it is moody and meant to do so. It shifts from soft melodic verses to anthemic three-part harmony choruses, with a bridge that reminds of someone standing with their back against a locked door, sliding down to the floor in the realization of something that is but should never be. The drums create incredible rhythmic climaxes in each part and the bass is holding it all together connecting the rhythm section with the guitars and vocals. The solo was composed with a glass of wine, a dimly lit room, and the smell of incense, although chronologically the final solo came much later. Leaving the jam room on November 1st I was a different person.

Later that evening of November 1st I had someone on the phone who is no longer in my life because of her choice. I had the perfect opportunity to stop ignoring my feelings and letting my emotions take this scientific mind and send it where it belongs… the garbage! I had the chance to tell her how I felt but stopped in fear that it would not be reciprocated… instead I shared joy and the realization of life's beauty that brief, yet important phone conversation.
Alas, all things must pass. However listen to "Bleed" and enjoy the words, the sounds and the soul of TLK. Until next tune, all the best dear friends.

-TLK