Hey all,

It's Dave and I just wanted to update everyone since we have not been very active for the last three months.

We realize that it has been a long time since we have played a show or posted anything new on our blog, but we have NOT broken up. We all have very busy lives (or atleast try to fake it like we do) and this semester was an exceptionally busy one. It was so busy that we decided to take the time to get our personal lives in place before we would continue to work on Ivydrive. That being said, everyone is coming back to the table with a renewed vigor about the project. While some people in the band were busy with school, others kept themselves busy with other projects and continue to do so. You can check out, if you haven't already, Derek and Sal's band, Ownlife. They have been playing shows for the last few months around ct. Sal has also been working on about 1230-18231203987 different projects, you can check out his myspace page to find the links to them. Matt has been working and inching his way closer to his degree while lord knows what bryce was doing while in school. haha, congratulate bryce if you talk to him since he got into art school. I just graduated from Quinnipiac this semester and have been trying to keep my idle hands busy.

We thank you for being patient with us and you can expect things to start rolling in the near future. We plan on getting together soon to start work on some new "tunes". In the mean time, please send us comments and messages, we would truly appreciate it.

Schmooooooches..

Dave and Ivydrive

THE RECORDER (CCSU PAPER)
December 5, 2007

Album: Ivydrive: One Day This Will All Come Back to You
By Edward Gaug
Entertainment Editor


While I can honestly say I don--t know too much about CCSU--s own Ivydrive, I know that with the release of One Day This Will All Come Back to You, they have improved leaps and bounds since their 2005 self-titled release. With a mix of healthy mix of pop-rock instrumentals and strong, clean vocals, Ivydrive has become a band that will be playing for a long time.

Most local bands don--t grab people--s attention because they are either straight-up bad or they haven--t taken advantage of their music and do nothing to drop the title of --local band-- by touring or at least playing shows outside their immediate area. Matt Robinson and Ivydrive have grown to a point where they might shed their --local band-- tag and become a solid rock band that will draw fans at any of their numerous, upcoming tour stops this January.

When it comes to One Day This Will--, the first thing that came to mind was --Wow, Robinson sounds a lot like Chris Conley of Saves the Day.-- I know that Ivydrive might not be aiming for that, but they totally nailed it if they are trying to make a solid indie-pop album. Vocals are smooth and use the right amount of emotion to make them feel warm and inviting. Drums and guitar lines are mellow, but effective enough to be taken seriously. They made the album that Under the Boards could have been.

I know having a ton of Saves the Day references isn--t going to make people go out and listen to the album, but Ivydrive does a really good job of creating a well-mastered album that is easy to listen to and even easier to enjoy for new listeners. They are on the path to success if they continue to put out well-recorded, catchy albums.

Ivydrive--s release will be available on January 4, but some songs can be previewed on their MySpace, www.myspace.com/ivydrive.



link: http://clubs.ccsu.edu/Recorder/entertainment/entertainment_item.asp?NewsID=472

Hey, we are just putting out the CD January 4th.

However i have lots of new songs written that will probably be recorded locally and maybe on the internet. Well see how long it takes for me to get them together. Meanwhile you should support in anyway you can to get a new CD to you quickly.
-Matt

Hello, This is Matt. As you all know our EP: one day this will all come back to you is in a way out already. We will be formerly releasing the CD within the next month. Before Christmas. It was really fun doing another CD with Tim and Rick and the Recording Company. We tried to use all natural drums, no samples. We tried to keep things as natural as we could with our low budget. If you want to know what the CD is about, Dave has said it best and we will have a formal nonsense on the subject soon. Id just like to talk about it for those of you who do read...:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The song ocean is about land erosion, which i became increasingly interested about, four years ago as a freshman in college. Its a really serious thing, well now i have become aware of many other situations we are facing. Land erosion is just one. The song is about a trip to the beach and how its wonderful but its sad at the same time. People have fun, but we also usually leave garbage and pull out grass. This is a no-no ahha.

Other songs like Im a Bear are about my hibernation during the cold weather. I have a good case of seasonal depression. Its about the first day of spring with my ex girlfriend standing over a skywalk in Hartford at dusk. Feeling the sway of the cars beneath us. Looking back its truly being very happy to share it with someone I  loved for two years of my life. It was also written during one of the most horrible times in my life. 2005/6. Infact this whole CD was written back in early 2006 except the song Honey. Which was the last song written and to make it on to the EP.

Honey is about the problems i have with technology and communication. So was Lines and chords(2005) From our first EP. Though this was about a single call, which summed up my general feelings for the phone. IN talking to someone i believe that seeing and feeling is a large part of communication. Not just sounds. This is a huge issue with AIM, facebook and myspace. Have you ever met anyone on myspace or the book and thought they were so amazing. What a let down right? Communication is that reason you don't love someone that is beautiful and really nice. Why do you like one and not the other. They could be wonderful. Its some spark or energy floating around between the two of you, that im sure is not fictional. This could be the same energy as spirits or ghosts if there is such.

Economist is a poetry mixture influenced by a mix of great classics. Maybe some Frost. I don't quite remember. Its about feeling on top of everything and abusing that. A man who was once powerful and great, is now a homeless man due to the stresses of the world. He suffers the pain of being burned alive by the hatred of fellow man. Does the hate need explaining? The same hate that leads to deaths due to race and politics. Homeless men are not respected and sometimes abused and no one cares. Not every man is the same, we do not all carry the bad qualities.

That's impossible is my struggle with living. Once in high school a girlfriend of mine who cheated on me many times once after her x boyfriend wailed at me with rage having to get many stitches. It scared me mentally. I feel like I needed to be something, and rise up over all of this in my life and show these people I was better then what I had been. I felt as though the world was holding me back and telling me this was impossible. Today i feel like i have over come this event though I am still bitter. Don't tell me how i will let go. and Go do all the things you want to do. Which i would like everyone to take very seriously. Go do everything you want to do.

State hero was the oldest song on the CD. It was written in 2005 in my basement right after recording a song called Yellowed Plastic, which didn't make the first or second EP. Its about being away, like i say. Missing home, family, someone. I believe it is very powerful in my feelings of living alone in an empty apartment with no car in the middle of nowhere for 6 months. It was a community college living arrangement and I had nothing to do but sleep. This happened again, depression in 2005 however it was closer to home.

We have shit happen every day. I need to be happy and this CD is one i really want you to have.

They are 5 bucks, and it would really help out us as musicians find our place in the world and let us grow.

For more stuff, see the small shells page. And.

Thank you for reading all of this-Matthew Robinson

We'd love to give it to you
If you would be willing to spend 30 minutes of your day we'd be willing to send you some free stuff

we are setting up a street team and in return for your help we'd give you some fun and exclusive ivydrive things.

In the weeks preceding our album release and the ones proceeding it we are hoping to have members set up Promotional Items at record stores and other retail outlets.
We'd also like some members to go online and post on various websites and blogs about us putting up web banners and positive messages.

We don't exist without your help
If you're interested in this please message dave with your name, address and closest major city you could hit up.
thanks

dave

www.myspace.com/ivydave

We love music. We hate band biographies because you need to meet us to get to know us.
This is bryce typing a bunch of nothing in here cause it hasn't been updated in forever. We are excited for the show on ocober 7th at the wallingford american legion with punchline.
This sounds really dumb. But its going to be fun to play a show again. All the guys will probably yell at me for writing pointless stuff in this section tomorrow at band practice. Derek broke his collarbone. He fell off his bike. We all go to school. We all do art except Dave because hes actually smart... and asian. He doesn't like me very much. But gives good advice. I'm the youngest in the band. Matt has a beard. I can't really grow one. Dave definately can't grow one. Sal has a beard too. Derek is growing one as well. I'll be surprised if you are reading this now. I'm just sick of it being a stupid bio about how we recorded a new album and that we are from CT. But I do like CT. Send us a message. We love to talk to you guys!

Article published Jul 5, 2007
.. PRINTER FRIENDLY ARTICLE --> ivydrive: From Bristol school to 'super sweet'
By MICHAEL SAVINO
For the Norwich Bulletin When Matt Robinson was in high school, one of his friends had a t-shirt with "Ivy Drive School Math League" written on the front. While his friend had no idea the location of the Ivy Drive School, he thought it would make a great band name.

Now, Robinson has turned his friend's idea into reality. Back in 2005, he formed a band a named after the Bristol elementary school.

Robinson, 21, of Granby, had recently left another band, and decided to record some material he was writing at that time. While recording, he met current bassist Derek Anderson, 22, of Glastonbury.

Along the way, Robinson, singer and guitarist, added guitarists Bryce Pollaski, 19, of Enfield and Dave Salerno, 22, of Hamden. The grou recently welcomed drummer Sal Dabacco, 20, of Hartford.

Robinson said while the group has been able to write and perform, it has been held back because of lineup changes.

"It's just a whole bunch of stress when you have a show a month away and you don't have people," he said.

But he added ivydrive is excited about the album it plans to release this summer.

"I really think it could get us somewhere," Robinson said. "There are a lot of good songs on it." The group has already achieved some success in the local indie rock scene.

"Their sound was something I haven't head in sometime," said Johnny Morin of Easthampton, Mass. "The instrumentation is totally rocking, and then it's matched with this super sweet voice."

The group has built a large following by playing shows all across New England. Now, they hope to take longer trips in order to play shows up and down the coast.

Robinson also plans to use the new album to draw attention -- and maybe even some support -- from record labels.

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-Sage Dacie