Busy week and Chic-A-Go-Go!

Tonight we tracked vocals to three of our new tunes! Tomorrow we're adding a couple more vocal tracks and a forgotten guitar solo, and then all of the tracking is done! Yippee!!

We also confirmed as a guest on Chic-A-Go-Go, Chicago's hottest all ages dance sensation television show!

Come dance away at the taping with us! We're filming this Sunday, January 3rd from 3-6pm at the Can TV studios (322 S Green Street). It's absolutely free, children are welcome, and silly costumes are encouraged!!

Recording! YAAAAY!

Yesterday we headed into Horse-Drawn Productions to start tracking our new EP!

We recorded the instrumentals for five songs and will be heading back in tomorrow to track vocals! Squeeeeee!

Wanna know what we recorded? Okay, fine, since you asked so nicely...

· Girlfight
· You Are Here
· Not Aware
· Blue Line
· Moonage Daydream (Bowie cover!!)

If we move fast enough, hopefully our January 28th show at Lincoln Hall will be our EP release date! But even if we can't get it pressed in time, we will have a special surprise for you at that show!

The Bowienauts were a success!!

...and so was Covers for Cover II! In the end we raised over $1,200 for Connections for Abused Women and their Children and had a crazy good time! All the bands were AH-MAY-ZING! Check it out:

"SLUTTER" as KISS (featuring members of Venom Lords, Scotia Widows, The Handcuffs, Wanton Looks)

"Dressed in Black" as The Gossip, featuring members of Hidden Mitten and The Maybenauts' own Emily Agustin!

The crowd rocking to SLUTTER! Confetti cannon, woot!

The Maybenauts as The Bowienauts!
I'm David Bowie. I'm David Bowie. I'm David Bowie. I'm Davey Jones.

Leilani dancing to Double Life's set!

"Double Life" as The Cars (featuring members of The Hootenanners, KIM, The Dials & others)

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

December 27th, we're heading into Horse-Drawn Productions to record four brand new songs! You may have seen some of them live, but soon you will be able to rock out to us at home!

In other news, we're in talks to do a music video for My Head Is a Bomb... Details on that to follow, but it's shaping up to be really cool.

Also, don't forget that we're playing Miss Mia's Covers for Cover II on Wednesday, December 23rd. We'll be the Bowienauts! Details and tickets are available here.

Winter plans!

So originally, we were planning to take the holiday season off to recoup from a whirlwind year, write a few new tunes, and hop into the studio to record some of the new tracks like Girlfight and You Are Here and maybe even a little holiday surprise for you folks!

Well, that was until Miss Mia (of Chic-A-Go-Go fame) announced Covers for Cover II.

For those of you who have followed us since the beginning, you may remember the first glimmer of Maybenautism when we performed as Rah! Rah! Replica for Miss Mia's original Covers for Cover event. Headlining as a one-off Bikini Kill tribute band, we played to a packed house (sans Vee and + Emily's brother Mike on guitar).

Well, Mia's doing it again! The Maybenauts will be playing Covers for Cover II as...

wait for it...

wait for it...

DAVID BOWIE!



Covers for Cover II will be at the absolutely gorgeous brand-new venue Lincoln Hall (which used to be the historic 3 Penny Theater) on Wednesday, December 23rd. Advanced tickets are available here.

Leilani has 20 Answers of her own!

Leilani followed Vee's lead and answered her own version of the 20 most common after-show questions:

1. Yeah, but you know her as "Ellie", she re-invented herself, again.
2. Yeah, he IS good
3. Awesome, but I'm married
4. Yes, we intentionally match
5. I did try out, they told me "thanks, but it's a no for us."
6. I know, but I AM hispanic
7. Yes, my eyes ARE blue, I'm still hispanic
8. We just like sugar, a lot
9. For a girl?
10. No that's okay, I can carry it.
11. I don't know, ask Vee
12. A little more vocals in the monitor.
13. That sucks, cuz the lyrics are pretty funny.
14. I don't know, it's Vee's
15. NO! Please don't touch the guitar!
16. No, I don't like shots. Nothing! I DON'T LIKE SHOTS!
17. Yeah, that WAS me on Check Please. (sigh)
18. She went home, she has to work in the morning.
19. Yeah, and a website, and Facebook, and Twitter, and You Tube, and....
20. Soon, we hope.

P.S.
Leilani - just tell them you drink Jameson and hand it off to me!
-Ellie

New Maybenauts videos - including a new song!

These are from our last show at Lucky Number and filmed by Lenny Jimenez - thanks Lenny!

This is You're Not Aware, an original that will be on our upcoming EP:


This is our 80s girl group medley trainwreck followed up by our original, Girlfight. If you're curious, it goes: She Bop (Cindy Lauper) - We Got the Beat (The Go-Go's) - Walk Like an Egyptian (The Bangles) - I Want Candy (Bow Wow Wow) - Girlfight (The Maybenauts). Holy wow! This psychotic medley has been retired for now... so enjoy it on video!


And last but certainly not least, it's our brand new song, Blue Line. We wrote this one about three weeks ago and this is the first time we'd ever performed it live:

20 Answers From Vee

After every show, our darling Great Panda (aka Vee Sonnets) gets asked a round of 20 Questions by folks interested in the band.

In order to manage this situation, he came up with a list he called "20 Answers About the Maybenauts" and here it is:

1. yeah, she's married
2. yeah, she's taken
3. yeah, she's going out w the space panda
4. cause it's a space panda
5. lay - la - knee
6. cuban american
7. 6'1
8. no, i'm not mexican
9. ecuador
10. yes, the space suit IS hot
11. peavey
12. harmony
13. get it? maybe-nauts - like astronauts
14. yeah, she is tall
15. yeah, she can sing
16. yeah, she is a hell of a bass player
17. yeah, they harmonize well
18. yeah, she can play drums
19. yeah, they ARE hot
20. soon, we are still waiting for the songs to get mixed

October shows!

We've got a few new shows:

Come see us at Morseland this Friday!

Then, check out our all-night new wave dance party on the 22nd!

The week leading up to Halloween, Vee and Ellie will be heading to Sturgeon Bay to become a part of the Edgar Allan Polka, a week-long songwriting workshop with a dark theme. The week will end with two shows in Door County, and if you're in the area or feel like taking a spooky weekend vacation, come check them out!

Edgar Allan Polka and Other Dark Delights
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:00pm
Cherry Lanes - Sturgeon Bay, WI

Ghost Writers in Disguise
Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:00pm
Ladder House - Sturgeon Bay, WI

For more information on the Edgar Allan Polka, check out www.edgarallanpolka.com.

Thanks, guys!

The Double Door show was great! All four bands sounded AMAZING - these girls can REALLY rock. Remember to check out everyone we played with, because you will NOT regret it!!

Whore Du Jour from Madison, WI
Airlines X from Chicago
and The Handcuffs, also from Chicago

Thanks to those who wore the panda masks and rocked along with us!





On another note, this month we'll be heading back up to Madison, WI to mix with Mister Travis Kasperbauer (featured above), and that means our completed EP will be available very soon!

All Night Girl Rock @ Double Door!!

We're playing Double Door on Wednesday, September 23rd (that's soon!) with some freaking amazing bands:

Whore du Jour (from Madison, WI - featuring Travis Kasperbauer on guitar, who just produced our upcoming EP!)
The Handcuffs (recently featured on Gossip Girl!)
Airlines X

It's a night of women in rock and women who rock - all four bands are fronted by hot chicks! YAY! BREASTS AND GUITARS! 4 bands - $5 - how can you go wrong?!

The Maybenauts are on at 9pm SHARP! We promise you don't want to miss this one. :)

Girl Power Double Door Extravaganza

Just booked: The Maybenauts will be playing Double Door again on Wedensday, September 23rd!

Also playing are:

Whore Du Jour (of Madison, Wisconsin and featuring Travis Kasperbauer, the producer of our upcoming EP, on guitar)
The Handcuffs (recently featured on Gossip Girl)
Airlines X (brand new Chicago band)

You don't want to miss this one - four severely rocking chick-fronted bands for a measly $5.

If you'd like to RSVP on the Facebook event page (for updates and ticket giveaways), you can do so here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=114650539335&ref=ts

THE GREATEST LITTLE MUSIC FESTIVAL EVER!!!

The Maybenauts are playing Steel Bridge Song Fest!!

100s of musicians invade a tiny town for four days, playing all the coffee shops and bars, forming groups, writing songs, creating new genres, drinking to excess, tea-totaling, escaping careerist fears, breaking resolutions, starting anew... all in front of an audience of thousands who've come from everywhere to enjoy the beauty of this man-made island and its picturesque mainland shore, and the amazing sounds bounding through every doorway, carried on bay breezes and streaming podcasts out into the waiting, waking world...

STEEL BRIDGE SONGFEST
Sturgeon Bay, WI
June 11, 12, 13 & 14, 2009

We will be playing at Red Room on Saturday, June 13... with white, wrench, conservatory, IfIHadAHiFi, Whore Du Jour and others!

For the full schedule of club shows, to buy unreasonably inexpensive passes for the whole weekend, or to check out the event schedule for the mainstage (including Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Gos headlining on Sunday night!), visit www.steelbridgesongfest.org

I think it's safe to say we rocked that shit.

Worlds of thanks to everyone who came out to support us - friends and family, our old fans and the fans that just became fans! You have no idea how great it feels to stand on stage and hear you guys scream. WE LOVE YOU!!!

More on the Double Door show later.

Vee's New Outfit!

Whattaweek: Website / Girlfight / Double Door Thursday Night

So we're all battling crazy schedules and inadequate sleep cycles to get together and make the rock, but it's definitely worth it.

I'm just back from a fantastic rehearsal with the girls (and Vee!), as always feeling energized and exhausted at the same time...

Last night, I couldn't sleep so I overhauled our website. You like?

Tonight, we hammered out the kinks of our newest tune, Girlfight. This one's a rocker, kids; it hurts! We plan to debut it on Thursday at Double Door...

Speaking of Double Door, we're playing at Double Door on Thursday. At 9pm. We're first, at 9pm. On Thursday. At Double Door. We're playing before Todd Kessler and Calvin Marty & The Sunken Ship. At Double Door. On Thursday. We go on first at 9.

Cover's $10, but you can save yourself $2 by downloading and printing out our handbill (plus a few extra for the friends you probably want to bring because, you know, you love us).

Hope we see you there!!

Holy Crap, That Was Awesome.

The Maybenauts are all busy recuperating from the most unbelievable weekend ever. We kicked off our Easter/Passover celebration early with a show in Chicago at Quenchers on April 9, and then hit the road to visit our northern neighbors with a show in Madison at Inferno on the 10th. The show was a blast, with Madison locals The Type. Shhhhh... There have been talks of a split 7" with The Maybenauts and the Type!!

After our wonderful show we settled in with our hosts, Travis Kasperbauer and Jane Wiedlin, and went to task tracking five glorious tunes. Travis worked his magic at the control board while Jane helped produce some unbelievable vocals.

We hope to have some rough mixes in the next week and start working on finalizing the recordings and some cover art... When will the new EP be available??? Oh, soon, little children, soon...

Maybenauts Take Over the Airwaves!

We had a great time bombarding the Vocalo 89.5FM studios yesterday! Keep an eye on their website, we've been promised a podcast of our interview and performance.


Clockwise from left: Sydney Davis Jr. Jr, Vee "Great Panda" Sonnets, Brian Babylon, Ellie "Apple Juice" Maybe

We hope to be back ASAP (ideally with the whole band) to celebrate the release of our new EP... but more on that later!

Ready, set... GO!

It's booked! In April we will be heading to the lovely town of Madison, Wisconsin to record with the awesome production team of Travis Kasperbauer and Jane Wiedlin. We'll be laying down some of the new songs you've been hearing at shows for the past few months, in preparation for the release of our debut EP as The Maybenauts. We'll also be playing a show while we're out there - we'll keep you posted on the details.

Until then, we just announced a handful of new shows that are coming up (including a visit to our neighbors in Indiana). Check 'em out and check us out! We promise you a good time, baby. ;)

3... 2... 1... Launch!

Welcome to The Maybenauts' official blog! I'm Ellie Maybe, bassist for The Maybenauts. As I watch the Inaugural Parade on television I sit here trying to summon the narcissism necessary to write an introduction to our band on a day as important as this. I think I can do it.

As our fans know, we have recently undergone a band-wide makeover. We have changed our line-up (adding the loverly Emily Agustin on drums), changed our name, and are in the process of of solidifying our new sound. Along with these changes comes a blank slate in the world of social applications, so if you're a longtime friend or fan of The Maybenauts, Ellie Maybe, or this band in any incarnation, please take a second and add us as a friend on MySpace or become a fan on Facebook.

Outside of rebuilding our web presence with a new identity, we are hard at work writing new songs for your giggling and rocking pleasure. Catch a few of these new tunes on Friday, January 30th @ Martyrs'.

Until then, sign up for our mailing list at www.maybenauts.com or bookmark the new site to keep up-to-date on the new happenings with The Maybenauts!