Welcome to the first ever Atlas Takes Aim giveaway (giveaway, giveaway)! Well, I guess it’s the second ever giveaway if you count the free download we gave to everyone last week (if you missed it don’t worry, we’ll be doing it again).

So, let’s try once more.

Welcome to the second ever Atlas Takes Aim Giveaway (giveaway, giveaway)! If this is your first time visiting we are Mason, Joel & billie the girl and we make family friendly space rock that our fans have compared to U2 and Jimmy Eat World.

We’re giving away our album along with an $15 itunes gift card for two of you lucky music lovers. All you have to do is listen to some of the tracks in our media player at the bottom of the page and tell us what band or artist you think we sound like. Easy cheesy lemon squeezy right?

After you leave your comment with who you think we sound like, get some bonus entries by liking us on facebook, signing up for our monthly email (if you’re already signed up that counts!) and/or tweeting about this giveaway (limit two per day please). You can copy this one or write your own:

Atlas Takes Aim is giving away copies of their CD & $15 itunes gift cards! Enter to win http://tinyurl.com/24rvu8s ENDS 7/29 @AtlasTakesAim

Leave one comment per entry and we’ll pick two people at random to win. DON'T FORGET to leave your email with your first comment/entry so we can contact you if you win! Want even more chances? You can also enter at billiethegirl.com!

Contest closes on July 29th at midnight PST. Two winners will be emailed and receive Atlas Takes Aim’s album The Way Out Is Through via mail and a $15 itunes Gift Card also by mail. Apple is not a sponsor of this giveaway (but wouldn’t that be cool if they were?). If winner(s) don’t respond in 72 hours new winner(s) will be drawn.

Thanks for entering and good luck!

~ billie the girl, Joel & Mason

Congrats again to Joel and Elisha on the birth of little Van! And to all of you who picked up The Way Out Is Through for free on the day he was born.

If you missed it don’t worry, you’ll have another chance when Mason and billie deliver their little bundle of joy in August. Keep your eyes peeled for a special email newsletter announcing the birth of their gremlin with another offer to download our 18 track CD FREE!

Not signed up to get the newsletter? You can remedy that right now, friend. You can also watch follow us on twitter and facebook to get the magical updates.

This post was originally sent out as the May Newsletter!

Exciting news everyone,

The 'official' release of our first CD The Way Out Is Through is coming up next month and to celebrate we've got some free loot for you. In June you can visit our blog for a chance to win a copy of our CD, a $15 itunes gift card or a $20 Amazon gift card PLUS we'll have a really special something for everyone who enters. Subscribe to our blog so you don't miss out on the fun.

We've been getting lots of airplay on Las Vegas' KOMP 92.3 Homegrown show! We'll be on the radio playing some songs and talking about the new CD on Sunday May 30th @ 10 pm PST (7 pm in Hawaii). You can tune in via radio or listen on their site. 

On to the shows!




May 13th (This Thursday)
FeelGoods
6750 West Sahara Ave,
Las Vegas, NV 89146
9:00 pm

Join us at Feelgoods for one of our last shows before we go on hiatus for the band babies to be born! Good music, good friends and good food-- come hang out with us!

*Please note that the day after... won't be playing at this show BUT it's on like Donkey Kong on June 3rd with our CD release party at Green Valley Ranch!





Sunday May 30th
Live interview on KOMP 92.3
10:00 pm

Tune into 92.3 fm or listen on their site!





Thanks for tuning in!

~ billie the girl and mason and joel

P.S. You can listen to our new album or buy it on our website. Or just stop by for tea and rock n roll crumpets (like regular crumpets but with mango jelly) at our blog, twitter, facebook, myspace, and/or youtube. ^_^


           

Yup.  Our show tonight at Diablo's got cancelled due to inclement weather.

Are the judges brontophobic? Were we going to be playing outside? Is Mason secretly Zeus and he will be busy tonight?
I don't know.

Course, it was a battle of the bands show, maybe one of the other bands is playing dirty and it's really not cancelled at all. Hmm...


We'll let you know when it get rescheduled!


~ billie the girl & ATA

::This was originally sent out as our April Newsletter, cheers! ~ billie the girl::
Heyyah Everyone,

If you've been to an Atlas Takes Aim show lately you've heard our take on The Postal Service's "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" (which is sooo fun to play by the way). Any cover suggestions you'd like to hear us bust? Don't be shy, leave a note in the comments letting us know.

We've been working on some spanking new material which I (Billie the girl) am super excited about. The new songs cover a wide range of styles; aggressive arena rock, experimental, and trip-hop-ish rock with a smattering of diamonds. It's the Atlas Takes Aim style you dig, but in new flavors that are going to move you and melt your brain (in a good way).

If you haven't already, invite your chums to listen to our new album and let us know what you think. You can also buy it or download it on our website. You can also drop a note to us at our blog, twitter,  facebook, myspace, and/or youtube. ^_^

On to the shows!


April 22nd (This Thursday)
Diablo's in the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino
3770 Las Vegas Boulevard South,
Las Vegas, NV 89109
9:00 pm

If you're a fan, a friend, or just obnoxiously loud, we need you. This Thursday Atlas Takes Aim is battling for $500 cash (and a shot at $10,000) in the Rock the Roof Battle of the Bands.

One of the things we'll be judged on is crowd turnout & noise level after our last song so come on down and lend your voice to our cause.

Show starts at 9 pm, we're on second (around 9:40 pm). 21+ with Ocean City Defined, Black Market Music, and Black Beans & Hippie Liver.



That's it for now, what's cooking with you?

~ billie the girl and mason and joel

           

Heyyah Everyone, If you've been to an Atlas Takes Aim show lately you've heard our take on The Postal Service's "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" (which is sooo fun to play by the way). Any cover...

Nice little write-up on the new album at Clash Entertainment. Yay!

*Originally posted at Billiethegirl.com :)

No, I'm not talking about bad music as in sexually suggestive lyrics, or killing cops, or even what my parents call "drug music". I'm talking about Barney.

There. I said it.

The Girl is A Mom posted about her daughter getting kid targeted CD's as gifts and her desire to educate her in good, real music and I just had to jump on the wagon.

We are so not going to be the family moaning about having to listen to Barney music. Uh-ah. Our pooka listens to everything we listen to just like she eats what we eat.*

What do we listen to? Flaming Lips, The Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder, oldies tunes. Deathcab, Jimmy Eat World and Bjork also get a lot of play at our house. At my sister's house she gets her fill of Country because it is verboten here. ^_^

I think it really helps that we limit her TV watching (She can't get hooked on bad Barney tunes if she's never seen the show).

What about at your house? When you were growing up did your parents direct you toward music made specifically for kids or just share their record/tape/cd collection with you?


*One little caveat to this, when I eat McDonald's I don't feed it to Pooka and if I'm going to listen to a whole Deftones album etc. I don't around her, that's a lot of raw emotion for such a little squiblet. :)

Folks, let me just tell you that we're stoked.
For a week or two we were stretched thin, finalizing artwork, revamping the website, going bonkers on facebook/twitter/youtube trying to pump up the... *ahem, volume.

But it's all been worth it.

The new album has landed and we've been getting a great response. People are finding us from all over the nation, and a few from overseas, which just makes our hearts go pitter-patter.

We've got some great shows lined up. This Sunday at CRCC, Blue Martini in March, a California tour in May and Green Valley Ranch in June. Good times...

But I gotta mention that the new album THE WAY OUT IS THROUGH is available right here on the website. (www.AtlasTakesAim.com) including a free song you won't find anywhere else on the web.
That's right, you can actually get a song you can't find anywhere else...  for free.
And it has magical properties!*

So what are you waiting for? It's free! go download it already.

Mason & ATA

* Claim not yet tested by the Department of Magic)

Two days ago the UPS guy arrived at my door with eleven boxes. After initially wondering if billie the girl had ordered too many lasers again, I realized what they were...THE ALBUMS!


I did a little dance, right then and there.

See, as some of you know, we've been burning the candle at both ends trying to get this album launched. We've had technical problems, babies, snowstorms, killer asteroids, bear attacks, and even lives. (some of these may be hyperbole)

But now I am cradling the fruit of our labors (wrapped in shiny plastic) and hoping that someone else out there might also enjoy what we've made.

So, here's a little question for any of you listening in: What's something you're proud of that was really tough to do at the time? I'm talking, it nearly melted your face off, but now you look back and say, "It was all worth it."

I'm interested to know.

~mason & ata