February 26

Relient K will hit the road with secular bands The Ataris and Catch 22 in April. They will be doing shows in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and possibly more.

 

February 28

Gotee recording group Relient K has recently been added to the line-up for the annual Asbury Park Skate ‘N Surf festival, April 19-21, which will feature over 150 bands including Newfound Glory, Get Up Kids, The Descendents and Good Charlotte.. In addition to lots of music, the festival boasts surprise guests, innovative exhibits, BMX team performances, and the top Skate and Surf videos . The “Cool Things” Village will return on the second floor of the Convention Hall, and more information can be found by going to: www.skateandsurffest.com.

 

March 18

Relient K’s “Sadie Hawkins” (from their album The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek) will be featured on the WB’s “Smallville” tomorrow — Tuesday, March 19th. Check your local listing for times.

 

April 20

The recent Relient K album, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek is no longer in a “digi-pak,” but has been repackaged in a regular jewel case. Have it already? Well, the new release now has a special bonus — the music video of “Pressing On” has been added along with other goodies. Now you can grab an enhanced version of your favorite Relient album.

 

May 1

Since it’s release in August 2001, Relient K’s The Anatomy of the Tongue In Cheek has proven itself to be a landmark record for Relient K, recently hitting a career milestone with the album’s sales surpassing 100,000 units according to SoundScan. After 34+ weeks, The Anatomy of the Tongue In Cheek continues to sell over 2000 units a week, and Relient K is drawing on average over 1000 fans to their shows each night, proving they are quickly becoming a undeniable force in the industry at both retail and on the road.

 

May 22

The following interesting announcement today: “Relient K will be making some very special press announcements in the next few weeks. One involves the details surrounding the recording of a special song for a incredible motion picture soundtrack. The guys spent the last week recording the song with producers Mark Townsend and Steve Taylor. The other announcement is lineup and tour dates for the massive fall tour RK will be doing. Stay tuned.”

 

June 1

According to their official site, the band Relient K has begun work on a contribution to the forthcoming Veggie Tales theatrical release Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie due out this Fall. Acclaimed producer, singer and songwriter Steve Taylor is helping the guys in recording their rendition of the Veggie Tales silly song, “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything.” The cover tune will be featured on the soundtrack also due out this Fall.

 

July 2

Gotee recording artist Relient K will launch their first headline tour this fall, on the heels of debuting the lead single from Jonah-A Veggie Tales Movie. The “Back to the Few Tour,” will also feature Bleach, Philmore and Holland. The 40 + city tour, which will hit key markets including Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta and Boston, is taking a diverse approach to venues, with performances scheduled in every outlet possible, from high schools and auditoriums, to clubs and churches. “We hesitate to headline a band on their second record, but Relient K’s growth is undeniable,” commented Steve Thomas, of Alabaster Arts. “Gotee and Jeff Risden are making good decisions, and the climate is perfect for this type of band to take a leading role.” In addition to the tour, Relient K has recorded a single for the upcoming film, Jonah-A Veggie Tales Movie, which releases in theaters nationwide October 4th, and the single will be sold at retail beginning in August. The song, produced by industry veteran Steve Taylor, is a rendition of “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything.” The single will be supported by Gotee Records through a summer-long campaign which also aims to support the fall tour.

 

July 10

In response to Relient K covering “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” for the upcoming JONAH ­ a VeggieTales movie, Bob & Larry have responded by covering the RK song “Breakdown” and they have done it polka style! It will be included on the single that hits stores soon for $1.99. If you want to hear the Relient K version of “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” click on the following link http://www.gotee.com/audio/Pirates.mp3 If you want to see a trailer for Jonah surf over to http://www.jonahmovie.com

 

August 1

The highly talked about Relient K cover of the classic VeggieTales song “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” is in stores now. Also included on the single is Larry The Cucumber covering the RK song “Breakdown,” polka style!! The single is also enhanced with 3 different Jonah movie trailers. All of that for only $1.99!

 

August 28

Brand new Relient K music will be available this fall on The Employee Of The Month EP. This new CD will only be available on the Back To The Few Tour this Fall. It will include 2 songs from the new album coming out in March 2003, 3 songs only available on this EP, and 1 song from the last album, The Anatomy of the Tongue In Cheek. It will only be available at the RK merch table on the tour. Track listing and cover on the way.

 

September 11

The track listing has been finalized for Relient K’s Employee Of The Month EP. 1. Trademark, 2. In Love With The Eighties (pink tux to the prom), 3. Wit’s All Been Done Before, 4. A Penny Loafer Saved, A Penny Loafer Earned, 5. For The Band, and 6. Failure To Excommunicate. The first 2 tracks are from the new album which will be in stores March 2003, tracks 3-5 are only available on this EP, and 6 is from their last project, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek Click this link to see the cover of this special packaged EP. The disc will only be available at the RK merch table on the Back To The Few Tour which starts later this month.

 

October 22

The Relient K Air Conditioner & Fan Club, located at rkfanclub.com, is the “coolest” fan club around. Members receive exclusive content and offers, including advance ticket sales to select events, special meet & greets with the band at select concerts events, fan club only merchandise, online store special sales, monthly contests, online chats with the band, the ability to network with other fan club members, exclusive video and audio footage, and more all for a membership fee of only $25. As a special sign up bonus, new members will receive a CD of All Work and No Play. Relient K has also recently finished recording their third album, set for release in March 2003.

 

October 25

With so many people wanting the Employee Of The Month EP on Relient K’s Back to the Few tour, Gotee and Relient K have decided to add the EP to The Anatomy Of The Tongue In Cheek in all stores for November and December. So, for $13.98, you will receive The Anatomy… and the Employee Of The Month EP, which features 5 brand new songs (2 from the new album coming out in March and 3 only available on the EP). So, go buy The Anatomy…, give it to a friend and keep the EP. This will be a great Christmas gift, so get your shopping done early!

In case you caught the season premiere of MTV’s Tough Enough 3, you might have heard Relient K’s “Breakdown” and Jeff Deyo “I Give You My Heart.” And on 10/29 at 9pm EST, be sure to watch NBC’s 2 hour special of Third Watch, as you will see the Grits video for “Here We Go” during a scene where Faith¹s kids are watching the Grits video on tv while Faith and Fred make dinner.

 

November 12

Gotee records’ modern punk rock group Relient K is #3 with more than 83,000 votes on the Channel One list for “All Request Thursday,” beating out Justin Timberlake, No Doubt, and Lifehouse! Fans go online and vote for the artist whose music they’d most like to hear on each weeks shows. To check out the voting process, go to: http://www.channelone.com/music/articles/all.request.thursday/ In related news, Relient K’s “Pressing On” is featured in the new Nintendo GameCube game “Big Air Freestyle”. It¹s a motor cross game that features 20 different tracks, 6 freestyle arenas, multi-player head to head action, and 10 different riders. Check out http://www.bigairfreestyle.com Rated T.

 

November 28

Five of the year’s top rock, punk and hip-hop acts will join forces this spring on a new multi-artist rock event called the See Spot Rock Tour, which hits the road in February, 2003. Co-headlining the explosive “five-star” lineup are high-octane audience favorites O.C. Supertones and Relient K, joined by critically-acclaimed rock band Pillar, hip-hop head John Reuben and new rockers Sanctus Real. The See Spot Rock Tour will hit nearly 50 cities between February and May including Cleveland, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pa.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; St. Paul, Minn.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Seattle, Wash.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Irvine, Calif., and more. The tour launches Feb. 9, 2003 and tickets for most cities go on sale Dec. 7. Created and produced by Alabaster Arts, the See Spot Rock Tour brings together five acts that have individually continued to generate huge underground followings and audience loyalty. “Bands like Relient K receive little or no airplay or shelf space, yet continue to fill concert halls and sell hundreds of thousands of records,” says Alabaster President Steve Thomas. The See Spot Rock Tour has been defined by organizers as “great artists coming together for the cause of encouraging Americans through rock ’n roll… to celebrate the fact that music can still move the masses for the good.”

 

December 11

A faithful JfH visitor wrote in to say they spotted a preview for the Disney Movie that will be on next week called Nancy Drew. Incidentally, Relient K’s song “Nancy Drew” was playing during it. Interesting! Someone at Disney has good tastes in music?