NEW ALBUM: Pre-Order NOW
"Oh My"
Check out this new song! It's a rockabilly song, all about Slytherin boys.
"Oh My" will be featured on our new album, coming soon!
LeakyCon 2011
LeakyCon 2011 was such a blast! I hope you got to attend, and had as much fun as we did. If you didn't, here's a video of us playing "We Are Magic." I've also managed to add more videos to our Motion Pictures section.
Enjoy!
Tonks for the Memories now Downloadable!
Did you miss the chance to get our EP "Tonks for the Memories" from the 2009 EP of the Month Club?Been dying to get your hands on a studio version of "Charlie Weasley"?
Want to add "Lost" to your favorite party mix?
Well now is your chance! For the first time EVER "Tonks for the Memories" is available for digital download! Just $5 for all 5 original tracks AND (if you buy the entire EP) a BONUS TRACK of our parody song "Remus Lupin"!
Head over to our BANDCAMP page to download it today in your prefered audio format! It's quick, easy, and a guaranteed way to get your dance on!
We're super excited to finally offer this album for digital download to people who may have missed it, and hope you enjoy the album. It's still one of our favorites.
A show, the studio, and futures
Heads up! We're playing a show February 2 with The Whomping Willows, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and Lauren Fairweater! More info on the "Performances" page.
Also, Steph has wrapped up writing her muggle (non-wizard rock) album, and is putting in time in the studio this month. This album has been in the planning and writing stage for a long time, now so it's pretty exciting to be busting out the guitars and microphones once again. Today we finally worked the kinks out of Steph's official website, which can be found at StephAndersonMusic.com
If you haven't been watching Steph's collab channel LifeChangesEvrything you might not have heard yet: A brand new Tonks and the Aurors album is being planned for this summer, probably around LeakyCon! New wizard tunes from your favorite pink haired Auror. Songs haven't been written yet, but once the muggle album is out it'll be all systems go. Are there any topics you'd like to hear convered from Tonks' POV? Or something you'd like to hear more from T&tA?
NEW SONG for a Good Cause!
Exciting news! The BRAND NEW Tonks & the Aurors song "One Night" has arrived! I've been kicking around this song for months, and it wasn't until the last few weeks that I found use for it...
In November, I found out about an amazing cause, which for a fairly attainable amount of money, amazing things could be achieved. While brainstorming with a friend, I realized that this is EXACTLY the kind of thing that the Harry Potter community is good at: Helping take care of REAL problems in the real world.
So here's what's up, the organization Step Up On Second in Santa Monica, CA put out a call for help, because due to budget cuts in state funding, one of their patients was facing losing his housing. This person, who has already been through so much, now finds himself caught in a bureaucratic loophole, which can be solved for $1,500. After hearing this, Alex Carpenter of the Remus Lupins and I went into action, recording and producing the song so that it could be used to help fundraise!
We hope that you can spare a minimum donation of $1.50 to receive the song, but you are welcome to donate more if you are able! So, let's work together to give someone the best holiday gift EVER: a home!
"One Night" will be available for a LIMITED time at http://tonksandtheaurors.bandcamp.com/track/one-night
Still not convinced? Here's some more information on the situation...
Step Up On Second (http://www.stepuponsecond.org/) is a full-service mental health facility located in Santa Monica, CA, that helps people with severe and persistent mental illnesses reintegrate with the community. Some of the services they provide are housing, meals, therapy, and life-skills coaching. The proceeds from this song will support a client in SUOS's program who was homeless for over 18 years. In the last year SUOS assisted him in getting his own apartment, as well as needed psychiatric and life-skills assistance. Because of their intervention, his improvement has been dramatic and he is no longer suffering from the many health and socialization issues typical to a homeless individual.
Unfortunately, due to budget cuts in the State of California, many of the funding sources available to this client are no longer available. Typically, SUOS is able to find other funding resources, but due to this client's unique situation (privacy issues prevent us from saying more) this client is caught in a bureaucratic loophole that SUOS has been unable to resolve. For only $1500 we can provide this person with a home and access to the other resources that have improved his life for a full year! By the end of that year, SUOS believes they will be able to find funding this person qualifies for or find him employment to cover his own costs thereafter.
Thanks in advance for your help, and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! -Steph Anderson Tonks & the Aurors
Super Secret Announcement
A long time ago, in a city called Ann Arbor, MI...a young, fresh faced new wizard rocker printed her first batch of t shirts. Years later, in a city called Lebanon, OH...that same girl found her self with a batch of these shirts left. The design was brilliant, and well executed, but she found she no longer had room to carry them around to shows. This is how the SUPER SECRET SHIRT SALE 2010 was born!
In an effort to clear out back stock, but make sure anyone who wants and/or needs one of these shirts before they are retired, I'll be selling the Original "Wolf Heart" design shirts (in hot pink and sapphire blue) here on the website until JUNE 11 at Midnight EST. Shirts will cost $15 and shipping is included in that price! These will ship before I leave for tour, so you'll receive your shirt in late June.
Go HERE to jump on the super secret band wagon!
Summer Time!
Summer is here and its time for shows! and tours! and music! and video! and HARRY FREAKING POTTER! I spent this morning updating the shows listing, the merch area, and adding some of the AMAZING videos that have surfaced on youtube of Tonks & the Aurors blowing the walls off various walled structures. Such as this one:
So tool around the site some more, check it out, and check back later to see what we're up to. Tour dates should be updated with times, places, etc very soon too!
I'll be back later to post a big update on a very short term merch sale that you won't want to miss!
-Steph
Limited Edition EP Released Today!
Limited Edition EP Released Today! Hey Everybody!
I posted a note about this a week ago on my personal Facebook, and the response was a resounding YES, so I have decided to release a limited edition EP of songs I wrote and recorded a few years before I started Tonks & the Aurors. Last week was the 5 year anniversary of releasing my first album, which I wrote and recorded right out of high school all by myself. I've been contemplating re-recording some of the songs, but before I revisit them, I want to give you all the opportunity to hear them as they were originally produced. The songs are imperfect, my voice is still a pretty new instrument to me, but the songs are quality, and I think they all capture a really intriguing moment in time.
This EP will only be available via www.tonksandtheaurors.com/shop and will never be on iTunes. All copies will be hand made by me, and limited edition. I do not plan on officially releasing these songs again after January 1, 2010...so do not miss out on this opportunity. I hope you enjoy the album, and get a kick out of hearing what I was doing 5 years ago.
Here's the official information I've released on the website.....
SPECIAL ONE MONTH ONLY TONKS & THE AURORS EXCLUSIVE!
“Parklawn Drive EP”
Parklawn Drive was an album written and recorded the summer after Steph graduated high school, released Thanksgiving Day 2004. To celebrate the 5 year anniversary of this release, we’re weeding out the rough tracks and repackaging it as a limited edition EP. Less than 30 copies exist of the original album, and this EP will not be put on iTunes, so your only chance to get a copy is through this site. You have ONE MONTH to order (Dec 1-Jan 1), orders placed before December 15 will ship in time for the holidays (international orders may delay). After December 15, there is no guarantee your order will ship in time.
The EP features 7 original tracks, the way Stephanie originally recorded them in her bedroom and bathroom. Tracklisting is: 1. Hold 2. State Street 3. Red Dress 4. Getting to Heaven 5. Lift 6. Don Johnson 7. Forever
We’re releasing this EP as is, because it’s a unique look at a specific time in Steph’s life, and allows for a peek at what kind of “muggle” music Steph produced before Tonks & the Aurors
If you would like to preview some of the tracks off of this EP, visit www.myspace.com/stephanieanderson1
Purchase your copy today at www.tonksandtheaurors.com/shop
"Fallen" Song Preview
I had a bunch of technical difficulties while trying to record this, so I had to piece together a couple takes. But, you get a pretty good bit of the song to preview. Enjoy!
"So It Begins" Preview
New Album: "We Are Magic"
I come bearing exciting news today! You may have heard this on Twitter or Facebook already, but the formal announcement of the title of our third full-length album has been announced. The album is going to be called We Are Magic and will definitely be finished by wrockstock, if not a little bit before. (The timing depends on how long it takes to mix and duplicate the album.)
If the album is finished and printed before Wrockstock, I will definitely ship out pre-orders before Wrockstock, but I'm currently unsure how long it's going to take to finish mixing the rest of the album. I can promise that pre-orders will be mailed out the week after wrockstock at the very latest.
Now that we've got a name, here's the important stuff:
Pre-Ordering Pre-Ordering for We Are Magic has begun! There are a couple benefits to pre-ordering. One is that you save $2 off of the normal cost to have the album mailed to you! Also, if you are planning on attending Wrockstock, you can save $2 on the live price of a CD and be guaranteed a copy. I'm cutting off Wrockstock Pre-Orders at 40 just because it's already going to be a chore for the merch room to figure this out! The album may sell out at Wrockstock, so if you want to be guaranteed a copy, I'd recommend reserving it now. But do not worry, if you want to wait until Wrockstock, you totally can!
Are you confused yet? It's ok, this is a bit complicated. The bottom line is: 1. If you are going to Wrockstock and want to be guaranteed an album pre order NOW. 2. If you are NOT going to Wrockstock (and I won't be playing near you soon), and you want to save $2 pre-order NOW.
Pre-Ordering will end October 23. After that date the price will go up! Wrockstock Pre-Ordering will end whenever I hit the cap of 40.
Wait! Is We Are Magic going to be on iTunes?! Yes! When I send the album to the duplicator I will also put it on iTunes. However, it takes 1-2 months to get an album on iTunes. If the album gets printed in late October, it will be on iTunes sometime in November or December.
Questions? I know this has been slightly confusing, so feel free to post any questions here and I'll answer them!
Purchasing Albums Old & New
Wotcher, Aurors! The Summer has now come to a close, and I have to say we had a pretty phenomenal time, and hope you did too. Aside from rocking out at LeakyCon, busting a groove 80s style in Cinci, and seeing so many of our amazing friends, I've been putting pen to paper and writing a new album!
The NEW Album YES! IT'S TRUE! Tonks & the Aurors' 3rd Studio length album will be released THIS FALL. I know for sure it will be finished for Wrockstock, but I'm hoping that I can get it done before that. Pre-orders will run October 5-25 for a discounted price!
What's the album's title? I have no idea right now. Buuuut I've got ideas, and as soon as I've settled on one, you'll all know. I guess I have until October 5 to make a decision.
Are there songs released yet? Yes! You can hear "Mr. Springsteen" now on myspace and even buy it off www.tonksandtheaurors.bandcamp.com. You can also see a video of the song "The Radio" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syr06-VdZGA
Purchasing Albums from Paypal Where can we find the album Paypal Links? You will find all paypal links now at www.tonksandtheaurors.com/shop. This is also where you'll find the paypal links for album presales starting October 5.
Shows We've got AMAZING shows coming up this fall! PLEASE come out and see us! October 3-ARCHON::Collinsville, IL October 20-Ann Arbor District Library::Ann Arbor, MI October 22-Plymouth District Library::Plymouth, MI November 8-WROCKSTOCK::Potosi, MO November 11-Monica's House::Lebanon, OH November 12-TBA::Ypsilanti, MI November 14-Freya's House::Pittsburgh, PA
Anyway, I hope to see you out and about this fall, and I'm excited to let you all hear the new album!
As always, you can get at me via twitter.com/tonksandtheaurors or facebook.com/tonksandtheaurors
Werewolf Nuzzles, Steph
Welcome
Wotcher, everyone! Welcome to the New TonksandtheAurors.com! With the decline of myspace, I'm hoping to make this the new home of Tonks & the Aurors. Currently, the store is fully functional with paypal links to buy hard copies of albums. The gigs page is slowly being updated also!
Keep checking back to see what we've updated or been up to.
Or, for updates on albums, shows, and everyday life things...follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/TonksNtheAurors