The first HonestKyle show is finally set and I’m super excited (and nervous) for the big day. However, this show is not until July of 2012. (So don’t start bugging me for tickets right now)

Now, from the beginning of this music’s conception, I imagined putting on my very own massive album release show to kick off the band and establish myself as a major contender in the area, but late at night this past week, while browsing Facebook, I saw an opportunity that I decided I couldn’t turn away.

A good musical friend of mine named Brian has made it his goal to continually raise the bar as far as the representation and performances of the northeast Ohio local music scene and he does a hell of a job. He’s a cofounder of an independent music production company called Beardcore Productions that hosts a number of high-production shows in my area.

When you attend one of his shows, you can expect at least a dozen bands, possibly on multiple stages, and a turnout of at least a couple hundred people. These shows are pretty great to say the least.

But late one night last week, I was browsing Facebook and noticed that Brian had decided to put on a massive show planned for July spanning 3 days with multiple stages, featured touring acts, and a bill containing almost every reputable band in the northeast Ohio area. And all this is happening right in my hometown of Newton Falls, OH.

Now, my first response was to simply view the event, give my continued support, and then go to bed… but… when I laid in bed, my mind was racing at a hundred miles an hour. The next day at work I was practically a zombie with how much sleep I had lost the night before.

And I began to weigh my very own plans for HonestKyle’s debut.

Would I be able to put on a show with the same turnout? Would I be able replicate a similar intesified atmosphere for my very own album release?

I finally realized that even though I do have great confidence in my own skills to put on a show with a large turnout, I knew that this event being hosted by Brian is just too much to pass up.

So I threw my hat into the ring and I’m super excited! I’m planning to go all out for this show to provide a performance that people will be talking about for a long time.

To prepare, I’ve been working even harder to finish my album in the next couple months so that I can focus primarily on my backing band. So keep an eye out for more music updates to appear!