The Mal Arkies @Cousins 3/7/25

 

We are all so pleased with the turn out and the incredible crowd response throughout the night. I certainly did not get enough photos but did get some shots of Fat Dracula and Untight along with the audience. Thanks again to Cousins Music for helping make our dreams come true.

We are all so pleased with the turn out and the incredible crowd response throughout the night. I certainly did not get enough photos but did get some shots of Fat Dracula and Untight along with the audience. Thanks again to Cousins Music for helping make our dreams come true.

The Mal Arkies Rising

 

   This February The Mal Arkies enter a focused period of work to polish and refine a dozen original songs. This month of music builds up to the March 7th premier show at Cousins Music in Fort Smith, AR with supporting acts Untight (Fayetteville, Ar) featuring Sam King.  'Fat Dracula' (Tulsa, OK) Featuring Dave and Kris Dean. 

    Utilizing that steam The Mal Arkies start recording the debut LP that same weekend. A limited 1st pressing will be released on vinyl, cassette, and digital and will be available for purchase on Bandcamp with a tentative release date of April 20th. 

The Mal Arkies get Graphic

 Graphic Design that is,  Mic Burns commissioned his wife Aja to help design a logo for the band. With J R.R. Tolkiens signature as inspiration as well as Aldous Hardings cover art for Designer,  Aja started sketching with pen anda random box to sketch on we landed on an exciting option. Taking that sketch into her digital tablet she meticulously measured, graphed, and put stylus to pad and a few days later we options. 

 Thanks to Aja Burns for the incredible graphic design. 

It's Christmastide for The Mal Arkies

 

A playlist curated by the band

 Tune in to listen to a new song chosen by one of the band members weekly. This is a way we can share our musical inspiration with each other to help have a sense of shared influence. Knowing what drives and inspires some of our creative juices helps us to better see each other's vision. 

                                    TUNE IN

The Mal Arkies Studio Sessions

 We are back at it getting some retakes using the portable studio. 

The Mal Arkies studio sessions

 After a successful recording session the band managed to get the groundwork recorded thanks to our partnering with Jim Dick at DLR studios. A full day of the band mixing and mastering later we are ready to begin the final touches. 

   

Georgia even helped keep the vibe adorable