Check out the new music video for the song “Short Intermission” shot by The Mighty Fifty.  Someone commented that it looks like the camera added some pounds.  Haha, good observation.  We actually shot the scenes with me in it last Summer (‘09) and then some in the Fall (‘09).  I’ve lost close to 20 pounds since then!

Playing a 30 minute set at the Three Clubs this Thursday at 9pm sharp.  Hope you can make it out if you’re free.

The Hotel Cafe shows went very well.  Thank you everyone who made it out to either night!  I’m so glad many of you were able to be there for the first ever sold out Big Phony show.  I’ll never forget it.  Thanks for the SPAM t-shirt Suzy!

I made a terrible mistake both nights and forgot to mention that Jason Hiller (who was playing bass for us both nights) produced the album.  I felt like the biggest ass the next few days.  I still do.  Sorry Jason.  You deserve better.  I’m an ass.  You’re not.  You’re awesome.  Thanks for putting up with me and thank you so much for doing such an outstanding job with this record.  Again, you’re awesome.

For those of you that missed the show(s), here are some pics from the first night sent to me from Howard Min (above) and Charles Kang (below).  Thanks guys!

In a few weeks I’ll be heading back home to New York City to visit family, eat some good food, and play a show at The Living Room so if you happen to be in the area March 18 please do try and stop by.  Tickets are available through TicketWeb if you’d like to secure a ticket.  I’ll be playing most of the songs off of the new album along with some new ones I’ve been working on.  Hope you like it.

A lot of exciting things happening this year for me.  I’m really looking forward to see how things will pan out for me and this Big Phony thing.  Stay tuned for more music and some fun projects in the works.  Also, look out for Big Phony acting in a web series called “K-Town Cowboys” set to release sometime this year as well.  I know, so weird.

Wanted to give a shout out to my friend Jenny An who just opened up a children’s boutique in Los Angeles.  I stopped by the other week and checked out the store.  So great!  The place is called “Eggy” which means “baby” in Korean.  Here’s a pic of the front of the store.  Please try and stop by if you’re in the LA area.  The shop is on 3rd across the street from Joan’s on Third (awesome meatloaf sandwhich) and next door, coming soon is a Magnolia’s Bakery!

Thanks for stopping by.  I’ll try to have more exciting news for you as the year progresses.  Take care y’all.

bobby

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… a lot of people have been asking me about extra tickets to next Thursday’s (2/11) Big Phony SOLD OUT! (which I still can’t believe) Album Release show at Hotel Cafe.  For those of you that weren’t able to secure tickets and are free the evening before (2/10), we’ve added an extra show.  Same place at The Hotel Cafe.  If you happen to be attending Thursday’s show and feel like coming out Wednesday as well please do make it out.  Hang out with us if you can.  I’ll be changing up the sets for each night.

Here are the details:

Big Phony Album Release Show (2nd night added!)

Where:  The Hotel Cafe
When:   Wednesday, February 10 at 9:30PM
Tickets: https://www.hotelcafe.com/tickets/?s=events_view&id=396
$10, 21+

The Hotel Cafe
1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Hope to see you then!

I got this in the mail from my friends Candy and Lynne. Hands down one of the best care packages I’ve ever received!  Thanks guys!

Contents included: Bacon Spam, Spam Bobble Head, Spam Joke Book, Spam Flavored Macadamia Nuts, and Bacon Spam!

That’s right, I said Bacon Spam, with real Hormel Bacon!!

Spam Jokes:

Q: What do you have when you forget to buy SPAM at your local grocery store?

A: Spamnesia

Q: What do you call the act of cutting off or removing a piece of SPAM from the can?

A: Spamputation

Good day.

So the new Big Phony album “Kicking Punching Bags” has officially dropped today (1/26/10).  Not by any official standard really.  It’s just a date I came up with.  The album is now available on iTunes and on other safe and popular downloading sites.  iTunes has these cool options where you can share the album on your Facebook and Twitter, or even “gift a friend” (wink wink).  You can also purchase a physical copy (first 100 signed by Big Phony) of the album off the site here.

Download at sites like:

or at: .com

Before I go any further, let me just say… if you are reading this message and happen to be related to me or we are friends, you are absolutely obligated to purchase this album and tell people about it.  If I find out that you haven’t, then there will be words.  Ha ha, just kidding… kind of.

Thank you so much to those that got a hold of the album during the pre-sale last week!  There were just a handful of people that took advantage of that but in case you missed out we’ve decided to make the pre-sale bundle deals available for another week.  You can check those out at the Big Phony Store here.  Get a Big Phony tote bag, or what I like to call “Kicking Punching Tote Bags!”  I’ll stop.

“Kicking Punching Bags” was produced by Jason Hiller at Walden Recordings in Beverly Hills, CA.  We started recording back in December of 2008 and it took us just a few months to track the album, so we’ve been waiting quite some time to get this out there.  I’d say it’s a pretty nice and laid back piece of work.  For all of the songs we only laid down a few takes and used no click tracks.  Personally I think it made the album sound more natural and less cookie cutter or contrived.  Downside is, it makes it harder to add techno beats for Big Phony dance remixes.  Oh well, hope you guys enjoy it!  You can preview a few of the tracks in its entirety on the Big Phony MySpace page.

Please spread the Big Phony word!  If you do happen to like the new Big Phony album in any capacity at all please do tell your friends.  Even if just to say “it’s not as bad as I thought it would be.”  That would be helpful.  Feel free to burn it for your friends that can’t afford to purchase it or that just don’t want to purchase one.  Thanks guys.

What next?  Not entirely sure what I’m doing next.  Not really promoting this album to be honest because I don’t really know how to do that kind of stuff.  I am writing more these days so hopefully I’ll get started on the next project really soon.  By the way, thank you to everyone that got a hold of tickets for the Album Release Show at The Hotel Cafe (2/11).  My first Sold-Out show there, with 3 weeks still left till the big day.  Unreal.

Thanks for stopping by guys.  Have a nice day.

bobby (big Phony)

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Hi everyone!

As many of you know.  My new album “Kicking Punching Bags” will finally be dropping next Tuesday (1/26).  Well, we’ve decided to have a pre-sale and make the album available even sooner for those interested!  Here are some of the benefits of purchasing the album today.

Buy between now and January 26th and you’ll receive:

- Full digital download of the album
- Physical copy of album signed by Big Phony, shipped before 1/26
- Free, previously unreleased home recording: “You Make Me Smile (demo)”
- Good and happy feelings for supporting an Indie (broke) musician, woohoo!

Along with these benefits other items will be available for purchase in sale bundles.  Add a Big Phony Tee or a brand spanking new Big Phony Tote Bag (pictured below) at a discounted price!

About the bonus track.  “You Make Me Smile” was a song I wrote for an auction winner who graciously bid on me at a benefit show in San Francisco, May of 2009.  Originally the bid was for “a meal with Big Phony” but because of the distance the winning bidder asked me to write them a song for their spouse.  This track will only be available with Pre-Sale purchases.  Hope you guys like it!

Visit the BIG PHONY STORE HERE to view all options.

This pre-sale, including sale bundles will only be available for the next week (ends 1/26).  Act now if you’re interested!  Thanks everyone!

Tickets at hotelcafe.com/tickets

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope you all had a great Holiday and New Year. Hopefully y’all spent it surrounded by the people you love and care deeply for.

Thank you so much for your support and patience with me in 2009. I’m looking forward to a great 2010 and what better way to kick it off for this Big Phony, than to release a new album and have a party for it.

Please mark your calendars and join us at The Hotel Cafe on February 11, 2010 if you’ll be in the LA area. We’re having an Album Release Show for the new Big Phony album “Kicking Punching Bags” which drops on 1/26/10!

I’m really excited for this show. There hasn’t been an official Big Phony show in Los Angeles in nearly a year now. It should be a fun time. Please invite your music loving friends.

This will be a full band show!

Big Phony @ The Hotel Cafe
“Kicking Punching Bags” Album Release
Thursday, February 11 at 9:30PM
$10, 21+

The Hotel Cafe
1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

More surprises and info to come!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

I hope everyone is with loved ones this holiday season.  Eat good food, enjoy good company, laugh, cry… repeat.

Last night (Christmas Eve) I had dinner with Charles from The Mighty Fifty at In & Out Burger and then after we went to “Candy Cane Lane” in Torrance, CA.  Where every year this one particular stretch of houses deck their homes with Christmas lights galore.  It was pretty darn cool.  I even brought my guitar and sang a tune I wrote about Christmas time.

I’m happy to announce that I’ll be hanging out with my fellow Korean American buddy, the very talented Priscilla Ahn this coming Monday (10.14.09) at 7PM (PST) on KoreAm Live for a live online performance and web chat.  Please stop by if you can to chat and hang out with us.  I promise not to act too stupid (see below pic).

Last month we hung out with Justin Chon of the Twilight series on KoreAm Live.  You can check out an archive of that show at KoreAm Live w/ Justin Chon.  I’m not really that mean to him in real life.  Sorry Justin. Fun times!