First off, TC's Speakeasy (one of our favorite venues and the location of our next show), has been nominated for Best Live Venue in WDIV's VOTE 4 THE BEST. They need your help. Please follow the directions below to vote for TC's. They (and we) thank you and appreciate all of your help and support.

Go here:
http://wdiv.cityvoter.com/details.aspx?business=48422

and click VOTE!

Also, Berkley Music in Berkley, MI has been helping our lead guitarist (Craig) out for a while now, and they've taken REALLY good care of him (and, consequently, View), so, go on over and vote for them too!

Go here:
http://wdiv.cityvoter.com/details.aspx?business=44110

and click VOTE!

You'll need to enter your email address and click Submit, then check your email and confirm your vote.

To see the whole Vote 4 the Best site, go to http://wdiv.cityvoter.com

Be sure to check out our upcoming shows the next couple of weeks, and stay tuned to 89X next Sunday at 10PM on the Home Boy Show for a new VIEW song!!!!

Cheers,

~BJ, cRAiG, Erik, and Justin

More news on the View front. We have a new bassist by the name of Justin Mastic - welcome to View, Justin. We'll happily work your tail off!

So the next show is 6 days away. The plan was for this to be a BJ solo acoustic show, but you never know who or what you might see happen. Either way, it's for a good cause - the restoration of the historic Wayne Theatre. This'll be a great show with Jesse Passage, Ryan Ladell, Urban Sparrows, and Travis Picolo. So be there.

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~BJ, cRAiG, and Erik, and Justin

Wow. It's been a while since we posted. Let us get you up to speed...

We've been busy. Worked on a demo for a few months - and then things changed. Mike needed a break from View - he's been balancing a lot between View and another project, as well as finding the time for his (very important) personal life. Joe felt the same way - and thus, after 3 1/2 years, we've (most amicably) parted ways. Mike and Joe, you will be missed!!

Craig and BJ have decided to keep View moving. On that note, this is a huge welcome (back) to founding drummer Erik Weber. Erik is (re-)joining View after a 3-year hiatus. We've been practicing together for a couple of weeks now, and things are coming together quite nicely (if we do say so ourselves!) Anyhow, look for Erik at our upcoming shows and say hi!

Meanwhile, we've polished up and finished the demos we've recorded, and we'll be posting them here shortly. As well, there are some shows coming up; a couple of them are BJ solo acoustic shows, which he won't tell anyone he is quite nervous about. Come out and show him your love. Or something.

Any interested bass players, please feel free to contact us. Otherwise you may have to listen to BJ play bass. Trust us on this one!!

Hope to see you soon!!

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~BJ, cRAiG, and Erik

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! With a new year, a new layout to the site should follow! Let us know how we did! We are currently working on some new studio tracks that you'll see posted up on our new player. They are all unmastered, and will have a couple of tweaks done to them when the album comes out later this year! We have a couple of shows coming up acoustically, and with the full electric set up! You definitely want to check out some of the acoustic shows, because they are ALWAYS a GREAT TIME!

Check back soon for more new songs, and thanks for your continued support!!!

~ BJ, cRAiG, Joe, and Mike

So the end has come. Of 2006, that is. Anyhow, thanks for helping us blow it out right with a great show at TC's Speakeasy on the 1st. If you didn't make it, you truly missed out. A great club (TC's), fantastic support (you know who you are), a large crowd (read: fantastic support), and a phenomenal show - every once in a while, everyone's in the right groove, and amazing things happen. That was the case on Friday, December 1st. Oh, and who can forget, a great soundman - thanks Rich!

We're going to take a little break - do some recording, and figure out what's next for View. We'll keep you posted on what's happening here and at our MySpace page.

Meanwhile, we'll be posting highlights of 2006, and some new demos on both sites - check back often!

Thanks for all of your fantastic support this year, and we hope to see you in 2007!

- BJ, Craig, Joe, and Mike