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Keepin’ BUSY in early 2012
Posted by on February 22, 2012
We wanted to take some time to update some of our lovely fans about our progress as we write and record some tasty new tracks! Over the past few weeks we’ve been piecing together a lot of ideas into what will become our second album. We are taking time to refine themes and moods that [...] (read more)
Shows this summer. Electric PDX.
Posted by on August 18, 2011
Hey electro-lovers! We’re in the process of writing new songs, reinventing our live shows, and prepping for a super-fun fall season. In case you didn’t know, we’re located in Portland, Oregon and we’ve been meeting/playing/hanging out with several very cool bands. So… We have a couple upcoming shows that we definitely want to invite you to because [...] (read more)
Request Songs!
Posted by on June 2, 2011
So… since we love making music, writing songs, having fun, and making videos, we’re starting a totally NEW thing called ‘REQUEST SONGS!’ We’re accepting TOPICS from you, our fans/friends and we’re totally writing a song about it! (and if you’re lucky, we’ll make a VIDEO to go along with that! All you have to do is [...] (read more)
A new song for a happy friday!
Posted by on May 20, 2011
As independent artists, we want to share our songs with you as SOON as we have them ready to be heard! So… here is one of our latest songs, Sidelines, for you to enjoy! Tell us what you think! If you want to hear Sidelines LIVE, come to one of our upcoming shows! Ask You In [...] (read more)
New Ask You In Gray Shirts!
Posted by on April 7, 2011
We’re happy to have new shirts for sale. You can grab one at a show for $15, or head to www.askyouingray.com/products-page. Make sure you LIKE us on facebook. You’ll hear about our upcoming shows FIRST, and you can check out our page to see cool things we’ve found online. www.facebook.com/askyouingray (read more)
Free 8-Bit MP3 Downloads
Posted by on March 28, 2011
We’ve decided to give you a couple free MP3s that we’ve made while playing around with 8-bit game sounds. So here on #MusicMonday, we’re offering an 8-bit rendition of our song, Reckless, which is available on our album, From Satellites. We’re also throwing in another MP3 simply titled: Battle for the Castle. Thanks for the [...] (read more)
Swimming With Dolphins
Posted by on January 26, 2011
I hit the play button on an embedded music player on their Myspace page and I hear some pickup notes that seem to me a promise that the following music will be an adventure. The crash cymbal rings out and instantly I am overcome with a sense of nostalgia and wonder as I am eagerly [...] (read more)
Love, Everyday Joe’s | Volume 4: We Have A Strong City – Compilation CD
Posted by on January 11, 2011
Back in the city of our electro-band creation, Fort Collins, Colorado, we’ve been honored by great friends of ours by being included on a local compilation CD. Everyday Joe’s coffee house is a local Fort Collins cafe that also hosts some sweet shows. Without their support and invitations to the stage, we would not be [...] (read more)
All-Ages Portland Electropop Show! Jan. 27th
Posted by on January 11, 2011
We’re going to be headlining a fun show at the Hawthorne Theater on January 27th, 2011. Grab all of your #PDX friends and come out to dance with us. We’ve got a NEVER PLAYED song that we’ll be debuting LIVE for you, along with some fun dance moves. So… grab your neon digs threads, your [...] (read more)
Electro Halloween and a Trip to Colorado
Posted by on October 23, 2010
Halloween has always been a fun reason to celebrate ghouly ghasts and haunted houses, but on Sunday, October 31st, 2010 there is another reason to get out and celebrate. We’re playing our debut show in Portland, Oregon after a long transition from Chicago. Grab your sweetest costume and your dancing shoes and get down to [...] (read more)
Drawring Game – In Action!
Posted by on October 21, 2010
After my post a few days ago, Nick and I felt compelled to provide a few examples of what the results might look like after successfully playing the Drawring Game. This is  Nick’s Interpretation of some shapes that I drew for him. Now, all of these characters are exceptional, but it seems there are a few noteworthy creations that [...] (read more)
Random (unheard) Song Post!
Posted by on October 21, 2010
Sometimes we write music that is just ridiculous. We’ve decided that we are going to post a couple of our unheard tracks here on our AYIGBLOG so you can hear them! These aren’t available anywhere else… and thats the way we like it. Yeah! Thanks! This song was a birthday song that I wrote for my [...] (read more)
A story from Hayley Wells. A friend… A fan… A copywriter.
Posted by on October 21, 2010
Hayley wrote me a story this morning through instant Message. Here’s how it went: his morning, i hit my snooze button approximately 36 times 9:27 AM and when i finally drragged myself out of bed 9:27 AM i though 9:27 AM t 9:28 AM what music can i listen to that will get me going on this cold chicago morning 9:28 [...] (read more)
Random Song of the Week! Richard Ingersoll!
Posted by on October 21, 2010
This song is a cover of our GREAT friend, Richard Ingersoll. He wrote this song quite a while ago and we just LOVED it. We actually played it at our LAST show in Fort Collins with Richard and it was awesome! We miss him and this is just for him! Meet Me In Montauk COVER (Originally [...] (read more)
From Satellites YouTube Videos!
Posted by on October 21, 2010
We posted a couple of YouTube videos of our songs, From Satellites! The first is my initial video of it, acoustic, and the second was Trey’s response! (with BGVs and another guitar part!) Thanks for listening! Nick Ask You In Gray (read more)
Crack-the-hWhip.
Posted by on October 21, 2010
We just found these photos taken at totally different times, with totally different people. We’ve decided that we are absolutely destined to be together…. 4evr. If you’d like to Crack your hWhip, head over to Navy Pier in Chicago! nick + trey (read more)
@frederickricks listening to AYIG!
Posted by on October 21, 2010
If you’ve got photos of you or your friends listening to AYIG, send them to us! askyouingray@gmail.com (read more)
Our song, Reckless, was used in a promotion video contest!
Posted by on October 21, 2010
I was browsing the web aimlessly, like I often do, and stumbled upon a video contest to promote the release of a new book. The book is a theology book, and the videographer is our dear friend, Tristan Carnahan over at Sulva Productions (http://www.sulvaproductions.com). Go check out the video and drop him a nice comment to [...] (read more)
Subway Sketch-fun
Posted by on October 21, 2010
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An important PSA from Pink Brian
Posted by on October 21, 2010
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Synth Popsicle?
Posted by on October 21, 2010
A new genre? We’ll see what we can do. (designed by Trey) (read more)
Our Show at the Elbo Room, Feb 22, 2010
Posted by on October 21, 2010
Thanks @mattmoreno for the video! (read more)
Half You In Gray, Chicago
Posted by on October 21, 2010
A brief update from the Trey-side of the country. (read more)
I Miss Trey Song – Half You In Gray
Posted by on October 21, 2010
Here’s a song I wrote since I missed Trey. -nick ask you in gray UPDATE! Do you want to DOWNLOAD the song? Or listen without the movie? Here it is: I Miss Trey – Half You In Gray We love you. (read more)
Movin’ – Half You In Gray
Posted by on October 21, 2010
Response from Trey: Want to download the song??? Here it is: Movin – Half You In Gray (read more)
From Satellites LP Now Available!
Posted by on October 21, 2010
We’ve been awaiting this moment for months now. We are proud to release to you our full-length album: From Satellites. Along with the album release, we’ve also redesigned our website, Askyouingray.com, and all of our social media sites, which are listed in the right-sidebar so you can connect with us!!! We are giving an offer to get [...] (read more)
Lady Gaga Overload…
Posted by on October 21, 2010
101 Performances of Bad Romance Covers… whoa. (read more)
A curious discovery.
Posted by on October 21, 2010
It seems I might have unknowingly contributed to the latest internet meme. These pics look quite similar to this pic of me playing Crack-the-hWhip with some metal kids. -trey (read more)
It’s GIVEAWAY time…
Posted by on October 21, 2010
Hey guys! It’s been just over a month since the release of “From Satellites” and we’ve decided to give away a copy of the CD to 5 lucky winners! Here’s the details: To ENTER, you must leave a comment on this post with your twitter name, you must be following us on twitter! (http://www.twitter.com/askyouingray), and you must retweet [...] (read more)
We are alive.
Posted by on October 21, 2010
I was looking at our blog and I decided that we are terrible with updates. I love what Nick did with that give-away banner but I’m sick of looking at it. So I’m going to fill in our reader(s?) with the progress Nick and I have made in our few months together here in Portland! Nick [...] (read more)
We’re streaming live mini-shows!
Posted by on October 21, 2010
As we explore our new PDX home in the PNW we have decided to invite you to join us for weekly mini-shows! We’ll spend about 20 minutes a week and stream part of our practice time! We would love to chat with you, see your video of you dancing, singing along, hanging out, whatever! Join [...] (read more)
Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” got AYIG-Covered!
Posted by on October 21, 2010
We just released our cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.” AND since we love you more than anyone, we’re giving it away for FREE right now! Download it HERE! Send this link to your friends! Let us know what you think! nick + trey (read more)
A critical look at a common question.
Posted by on October 21, 2010
Today someone asked me what kind of music I liked. It doesn’t sound like something worth posting in a blog about… but it turned out to be… and I’ll tell you why. One of the main points of conversation that I default to when meeting someone new or getting to know someone better is to ask [...] (read more)
Reckless Acoustic
Posted by on October 21, 2010
While wasting time playing every instrument I can get my hands on, and while Trey is out of town, probably gambling all of his money away in Vegas, I decided it would be fun to record a quick acoustic version of Reckless! Let us know what you think! -Nick AYIG (read more)
Cinnamon Chasers = Rad UK Electro
Posted by on October 21, 2010
I woke up today knowing that at some point today I needed to make a post but I still hadn’t figured out what to write about. I opened up my laptop and clicked my faithful Stumble button in hopes that I might find some inspiration. This video was the first thing that popped up. This video [...] (read more)