The Turn: Official Website

Oh, and we’re making a record

brianripps — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:34:43 +0000

Good morning, world. . .

In addition to all the other wondrous goings on in the world of The Turn, we are also working on an EP right now. Should be around six songs combined from two sessions we’ve worked on over the course of 2010.

By or before September the tracks will be available for download and between now and then you can come out any night and hear the songs we’ve been working on. .

I Am, Trainwreck, Holding Your Breath, You Can’t Make Me Let Go – Get excited and stay that way.

Peace Love and Vocal Harmonies

Are you guys playing tonight?

brianripps — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:26:20 +0000

Good evening ladies and gentlemen -

We get a lot of e mails, text messages, wall posts and the like asking “are you guys playing tonight?”

The answer is typically yes and whenever possible we will answer your inquiries, but in the case that we haven’t seen your message in time the best place to find out is on our calendar (click the SHOWS link above). We update it every time a show is booked and keep it advanced at least two weeks so that there’s never a question. In the event of a postponement or cancellation or anything along those lines it will be posted either here, or at one of www.Twitter.com/BrianRipps, www.Twitter.com/PGMcDermott or www.Twitter.com/RockTheTurn, probably all three.

We are working on an acoustic record with Mr Tim O’Connor and will be going back in tomorrow to layer up some guitars and do some vocals and hopefully have it ready within the next week or so (fingers and toes, maybe arms crossed depending on who you are).

Come hang out any night.

Peace Love and Vocal Harmonies

Summer and So On. . .

brianripps — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:56:47 +0000

It should be quite an exciting and busy summer as you can see. Our performance calendar will stay updated and if you are looking to book anything between now and the end of 2010 you can send an e mail with the date you have in mind to BrianRipps@aol.com.

In the meantime you can catch us at any of the following locations throughout Manhattan and the surrounding areas:

All four Pig ‘n’ Whistle(s) which are located conveniently on 2nd Ave (between 50th and 51st), 3rd Ave (between 55th and 56th), 36th Street off the corner of 7th Ave and 47th Street in Times Square. We will also be appearing at O’Brien’s in Times Square, the Playwright Tavern in Times Square, and Gossip on 9th Ave (between 49th and 50th).

On Long Island this month you can catch us at Longhorns Saloon and BBQ in Rockville Centre or Bordeaux Wine Bar & Lounge in Rockville Centre.

In Hoboken, we will be visiting our favorite spot on Washington Street, Elysian Cafe at the end of August.

Stay tuned for more updates, and feel free to get in touch with any questions, comments or concerns.

Peace Love and Vocal Harmonies

Welcome To RockTheTurn.com

brianripps — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:16:34 +0000

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen

So nice to see you. Welcome to our new home at www.RockTheTurn.com. We’ve just launched and are updating all of the media content as we speak. In the coming weeks there will be new pictures, new video, new music, full show listings and any other information you might need.

In the meantime, you can visit MySpace.com/RockTheTurn for our full calendar or Facebook.com/RockTheTurn to become a fan and receive all of our updates.

Looking forward to a great Spring and Summer.

Peace Love and Vocal Harmonies

Brian and Patrick

The National Underground – 02 Fri 2010 – The National Underground – New York, New York

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Them Crooked Vultures

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:00:00 +0000

We’re going to see Them Crooked Vultures on Monday night at Roseland Ballroom. We being me, Patrick McDermott, Jake Rake and Ogy. First of all, for those of you not familiar, Them Crooked Vultures are a rock band consisting of Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Rockstar Extraordinaire) and John Paul Jones (aforementioned genius, of Led Zeppelin). I’m psyched. Beyond psyched actually, since I haven’t been to a large scale production since we saw Kings of Leon in September.

The fact that John Paul Jones is 64 years old and couldn’t get enough rock and roll is inspiring beyond my ability to verbalize.
These three guys in one band seems like it shouldn’t be allowed. It’s like being able to see the dealer’s card in black jack before you bet. And wouldn’t we all love that?
It seems likely that if this show is as impressive as I’m expecting it to be, I’ll have to find a damn good reason why not to go see Muse at MSG in March since that stands to be comparably (though differently) awesome.

Just check this out, and you’ll know what I’m saying.

Peace Love and Vocal Harmonies

Why I Love.

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:32:00 +0000

My mother died 13 years ago today. Shortly thereafter I began playing the guitar. . . a lot. I love and miss my mother more than words could possibly convey and I won’t even try. The fact is, all the guitar playing and singing I’ve done over the last thirteen years (and will continue to do for the rest of my life) make it much clearer than anything I could say myself. I miss her every day, and think about her every time I reach for a guitar and sit behind a microphone and look each and every one of you in the eyes. I’m filled with the love and inspiration that she provided me over the course of the 11 years she was in my life.

Every day since she died, I’ve been out in search of a way to feel better about the fact that she’s gone. To be perfectly honest, it’s pretty fucked. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it and pretend like it’s a peachy situation. It’s not. But it is what it is. This, for better or for worse, is the hand I was dealt. What makes me feel better is hanging with Patrick McDermott and every single one of you unbelievably amazing people that come to hang out while we play songs and rock the fucking shit out of it.

I couldn’t think of a single other thing that I’d rather be doing with my life than making music, performing and hanging out with people we love that love us back. It’s a blast every night, and as much as I miss my mom every second the fact that I’ve had such a unique opportunity to build a new family through music is gratifying in ways that I can barely understand on my own.

Since the minute I picked up a guitar for the first time I knew instinctively what to do with it. I never doubted it for one second, and all along I’ve had one of you there with me to remind and encourage me.

The number of people I would have to list to say thank you properly is overwhelming. What I want to say to all of you reading this, and each and every person I’ve ever met and spent time with is that I love you for giving me the opportunity to sing to you and continue to lead the only life I could possibly imagine leading. As enormous a void as you might think losing your mother would leave, I’m comforted and inspired on a daily basis by the fact that there are so many enthusiastic, energetic, loving people who believe in The Turn and what we’re doing.

I miss my mother and I love her dearly. She was an amazing person and I’m so glad I got to know her for as long as I did.

I guess what I’m really trying to say is that I feel like one of the luckiest people in the world and you are all a reason for that. I wouldn’t change anything about my life.

Peace Love and Vocal Harmonies

Your friend and brother in arms,

Brian Ripps

Tonight’s Lineup. . .

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:54:00 +0000

I definitely sang Toxic at Arctica tonight. And Forgot About Dre. Then I came home, drank some coffee and commenced my nightly YouTube surfing. It was a relatively slow night of video viewing because I was editing a bunch of our videos from the last couple of weeks which you can see here:

There will be more. Pass it on.

Tonight’s play list. .

Kings Of Leon ft/ Eddie Vedder – Slow Night So Long (Live @ Rock Werchter) As I said when I posted it on Facebook, Eddie Vedder is always invited.
Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran Kicks ass, just gotta pop it on now and then.
Kings Of Leon – Knocked Up (Live @ Lollapalooza) Just totally sweet.
Frou Frou – Breathe In Heard this on Pandora the other day, wrote it down instantly. Like it even more the second time around.
Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower (Live) You can’t mess with Jimi Hendrix.
The Arcade Fire ft/ David Bowie – Wake Up (Live) This is fucking incredible. You can always use a little David Bowie.
David Bowie ft/ The Arcade Fire – Five Years (Live) From the same show as the one above it, but one is an Arcade Fire song, one is a David Bowie song. Right?
Placebo – Five Years (David Bowie Cover Live) A recent accidental discovery that I’ve been checking out pretty regularly. Awesome performance.
Kate Bush ft/ David Gilmour – Running Up That Hill I was originally familiar with this song after Pat put a version of Placebo playing it on a mix. I didn’t realize it was a cover. Nor did I realize it is covered with a pretty good deal of frequency. I found versions of like four or five other bands playing it. Cool.

Cool and fairly random tonight. Dream sweet, or have a good morning.

Peace Love and Vocal Harmonies

Showtime. . .

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:56:00 +0000

There’s nothing better than getting ready to go to a gig. Except maybe playing the gig.

We’ll be on Long Island tonight at KJ Farrell’s in Bellmore with the band. There will be video, so keep your eyes peeled.

We’ll see y’all later on. More to follow. Should be a kick ass week.

Seriously. . .

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:57:00 +0000

I was just thinking.

“You don’t look for an hour and then just quit. You get your ass out there and find that fuckin’ dog.”