Why 2008 was Great!!

As I sit here on Christmas Eve, I can only look back on 2008 with extreme pride, Talisman the Band (Crys, Steve, Jim and I) released "The Wicked World's Come of Age". A collection of songs
that represent just about every emotion; Love, Hate, Pain, Anguish, Desire, and Loss.

I believe we captured these emotions quite well in how we painstakingly recorded and mixed
the album with the help of Pete Davis at Signal Sound. I think I can speak for all of us when I say that the album far exceeded all of our expectations.

On Aug 31st, 2008 we performed our first gig in 14 years at John and Peter's in New Hope to
a packed house. It was absolutely thrilling; we performed almost flawlessly (at least Crys, Steve, and Jim did) and the energy in the crowd was electric.

Our goal in 2009 is to get our music out to as many people as possible, and to continually improve our playing as a band, as we feel that we are not quite the "well oiled machine" that
we need to be (we are our own worst critics). Crys has been tirelessly "pounding the pavement" lately, playing acoustically 2-3 times a week at various open mics in the area, making connections and creating a "buzz". You go Girl!!! Anyway, I think it's working, let's keep our fingers crossed.

Our next gig is Thursday, Feb 5 at Puck in Doylestown. Hope to see you there!!

Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to all!!

Mike De