We just finished up with our first on-campus concert of the semester on March 8th at St. John's University. We were really excited to sell out the Stephen B. Humphrey Theater and to welcome our newest member, John Lano, to the group. John is a first year bass who started working with us at the beginning of this semester. Thanks to everyone that was able to make it to the concert, and we hope to have more available seats for those who couldn't make it for our next concert.
New Album & Next Concert: Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. will be our final on-campus concert of the year. We will be moving to the Petter's Auditorium in Benedicta Arts Center (BAC) at St. Ben's. The date and time were one of the only ones available...hopefully you will still be able to make it. This will be the senior member's farewell concert and, fingers crossed, our new CD release concert. We're working hard in the recording studio to get our newest album ready for the next concert. Hopefully, the CD's will be available at the concert. The new album will include mostly our on-mic pop songs of the past couple years (and new ones) which we haven't recorded already.
Hastings, MN & Algona, IA Tour: February 21-22 we made a trek to Hastings (Mike Howard's alma-mater) and Algona (John Kohlhaas's alma-mater) for a mini tour their respective high schools. We had a great time working with the students in all the high school choirs, ensembles, and music classes. For each workshop session we sang a couple songs, shared a little bit about how our group works, some about arranging and practice time, and even had a chance to listen to some of their songs, as well. Each evening we held a community concert as fundraisers for their local organizations and/or music departments. We really appreciate everyone who hosted us for a couple days in Hasting and Algona.
Welcome to the new Johnnie Blend website. New additions are an updated information page, song clips for all albums, updated member lists and biographies, and a new store! Enjoy your visit, and drop us a line at jblend@csbsju.edu with any questions or comments. Thanks for all your support!