It has been awhile since I posted an update on anything.  We finished up the recording in Amarillo Texas a few weeks ago and now its on to mastering and manufacturing.  We made it.  I started the whole thing off with the flu and halfway n it turned into a sinus infection.  Fortunately the sinus infection landed on the day I started vocals…….(sarcasm) the new record will actually be called “COMPARED TO YOU” after one of the tracks.

The record sounds really live and open and I dig it lots.  Good things! Good things! Working with Kevin was fun and definitely an honor.  I am hoping to have everything out by the start of the fall.

ALSO it loks like I will be hitting the road with John Reuben again.  Only this time I will be opening up solo.  Look for that tour to happen in August. Followed by as many dates with the band as we can get; playing songs from the new album, hanging out with folks and just worshipping.

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Luke

I will be playing at Tomfest 2009 this year. I had been scheduled to play with my band Three Minutes From home years ago, but never made it over.  I am really excited about being a part of the festival this year.  As it gets closer, I will post more info, but here are the dates for those not able to read the flyer in this post:) I will be playing solo, but I may bring my percussionist Tony…we will see as the end draws nigh….

AUGUST 19-22 2009

Camas, Washington

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We leave in one week. I am super excited for working with Kevin. It will be a completely new experience for me. But one that I think will be more than rewarding. We are shooting for 8-10 songs and tracking for the most part all live. Recently a good friend and great guitar player Time Torgerson joined the recording band. Check out his site here: www.myspace.com/timtorgerson

So the recording lineup will be myself, Tony(drums), Phil(bass), Jacy(BGV’s) and Tim(guitars). I am looking forward to what Kevin pulls out of us in the studio.
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Luke

Check out “TONITE”, a new song played at the Wilma theater in Missoula, MT.  The song’s deals with the thought that people are all the same, despite the skin color or geography. Despite the circumstances one grew up in,  people’s hearts want the same things no matter what time you live in or what level of material possesion’s you live with…..the soul needs something………  ‘We are all here, we are all still alive.’ So where do we go from here?

Tonight - Luke Dowler - Wilma Theater from Luke Dowler on Vimeo.

Behind the song “STAY (Don’t Leave)” is the idea of a broken relationship where one person has betrayed the other yet the person betrayed still asks the other to stay.  I recorded the song in my home studio as a demo and I got such a good response that I decided to make it available for anyone who would want it.  It hits ITUNES in less than two weeks…….  Stay tuned for the release!

Lately I have been staying up until 3-4 am working in my writing studio. I have written 17 songs to choose from for the upcoming album. I am tentatively calling the album “At the Risk of Being Broken”. I am actually very excited about each of the songs that I have written. The songs that don’t make the album will make it onto a future project I am sure……..hopefully you like them too.

I will be opening up for TYRONE WELLS at the Wilma Theater in Missoula, MT on April 16th. Tickets can be found at Rocking Rudy’s in ZooTown. I think its gonna be a lot of fun. Thanks to 103.1 The River in the Flathead Valley for the support!! Listen in for free tickets next week

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Luke

Its been said lately that I look like Michael Bolton. I don’t see it.

DISCLAIMER:   I AM NOT MOVING TO NASHVILLE.  IT WAS AN APRIL FOOLS DAY JOKE.  ALSO THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUSE AND I VOTED FOR STEPHEN COLBERT FOR PRESIDENT. THAT IS ALL.

Please sun, stay around………Just finished up a string of shows from Twin Falls, Idaho to Hamilton, Montana.  The Salmon River is amazing. All the way up highway 93 it was nothing but sun, elk, buffalo, deer, mountain goats, sheep, geese, and river. Here is a sweet pic that shows how sweet it was.

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