Episode #70 - The Early Years - Part 8 - Summer 2013: Physical EP release, first promo photos, near-death experience and promoting the EP

This week we resume the narrative of Night Demon's early days.  We pick up the story in the summer of 2013.  Jarvis remains extremely active with the Heartbeats, who release a punk covers EP and embark on their most ambitious tour.  But he longs for a band situation and is nostalgic for the heavy metal of his youth, so he decides to make Night Demon his top priority.  In the meantime, Night Demon is taking off.  The band has a string of successful shows in California in the summer of 2013, winning over new fans at every turn.  The self-titled EP finally receives a physical release in vinyl, CD and cassette formats, with an uptick in press inquiries, reviews and interviews.  The band conducts its first proper photo shoot.  The summer shows yield a contact with a pivotal figure in Night Demon history, and also a near-death experience providing lyrical fodder for "Run for Your Life."  Jarvis works diligently in the trenches to promote Night Demon via telephone calls and in-person visits to record stores to convince them to stock the EP.  Doing things the old-school way in the new world pays dividends.

Become a subscriber today at nightdemon.net/subscriber. This week, subscribers have access to the bonus content below:

• Full video of the EP release party show at Five Star Bar  - Los Angeles (2013)
• Never before seen photos from band's first photo shoot (shots by Mark Whitaker)
• Streaming audio of Jeff Hershey and The Heartbeats - Underground Classics (Punk Covers E.P.)
• Jarvis's Bass instruction videos (3 Heartbeats songs)
• Flyers and Photos from the early 2013 period covered in this episode
• Photo Gallery from Bob Oedy's Birthday show 
• Original Merch and EP Bundle photos

Jeff Hershey and the Heartbeats "Underground Classics" EP -https://jeffhersheyandtheheartbeats.bandcamp.com/album/underground-classics-punk-covers-e-p

Shadow Kingdom Records -  https://www.shadowkingdomrecords.com/

Mark Whitaker Photography - http://www.whitakerfoto.com/

Metal Assault - https://metalassaultrecords.com/

Sea of Tranquility EP review - https://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=14736

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