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05/11/2009 - Uploaded the Demo Version of a new song called 'Call Me Courageous'. We are currently remixing the new songs, but here's a rough sneak peak of the new stuff. This song is based loosely on John Lennon and a love he had back in Germany before The Beatles made it bi

05/10/2009 - Our first album is now available as a FREE download from our website.  www.thequahaugs.com  on the 'downloads' page. Eternal ClamNation - Kaika Kale


04/21/2009 - Just returned from Cape Cod. R&R for a few days, but more importantly, I got some amazing pictures for the new album's cover art. Things are moving ahead nicely. Remixing one new song, 'Call Me Courageous', which we will upload in the near future.  Stay tuned!

03/15/2009 - What a long cold winter it has been in New Hampshire, USA. Spring is just around the corner as are some new tracks from us. We spent the winter recording a new album (a follow up to our debut) using our own money and some of our closest believers money (you know who you are - Thanks for cashing in your parts in us and lending us the money!). We plan to start playing out and promoting the new songs in advance of the summer release. We remain supporters of the Sellaband concept and hope that the Sellaband community will remain supporters of us. We plan to heighten our SAB presence soon. Stay tuned! - Kaika Kale

1/16/2009 - It was -18 Degrees this morning in Quahaug Land. We are thinking of warmer times and are working hard to get some new music up in the coming months. Please check back frequently and as always, thank you for the support. 2009 will be grand...

12/31/2008 - Wishing all of Sellaband Peace On Earth & Happy New Year! New music is coming in 2009. Thanks to our current believers for your continued support.

10/28/2008 - New Video up for "City of Infidels". Take a look!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjhFqPVNWTM

Oct. 18, 2008- New Demo has been uploaded. We hope you'll like what you hear. Buy at least 1 part and we will email you the 'City of Infidels' MP3 for free. Cheers! - Kaika Kale

Recording continues, looking forward to sharing our new musical vision. New demos soon!

We've  finished tracking the music for 4 new songs. We are very excited by the results. Vocals are next then we do the final round of songs. This album, like our first, will be independently released in 2009 unless something dramatic happens here first. =)

Our debut album is also now back on iTunes..
 
NEW SONG: 'Elysian Fields'. This song is a collaboration with Laixa.   http://www.sellaband.com/colla borations-cd/ 
 
***BUY 5 or UPGRADE TO 5  PARTS AND GET A FREE HARD COPY OF OUR DEBUT 10 SONG CD 'Venus Mercenaria' (Cool Digipack Design) mailed directly to you*** 

The Quahaugs (Kwah’ HOGS ) are the musical creation of singer, songwriter and guitarist Kaika Kale. Kaika hails from the New Hampshire /Boston area. Musically, Kaika defines The Quahaug sound as a “sonic melding of The Gin Blossoms and Billy Bragg, with a little Matthew Sweet circa 1990 thrown in for good measure.” Translated into layman terms, this means plenty of jangly guitars, perceptive lyrics, and refined melodies.

The Quahaugs independently released debut album, Venus mercenaria, started taking shape in 2005 shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Kaika Kale explains the motivation behind the CD this way, “my in-laws live in New Orleans and my nephew is a student at Tulane University. I was deeply affected by what this storm did to New Orleans. I revisited the city seven months after Katrina ravaged the area and I couldn’t believe how bad things still were in what I like to think as my adoptive home town.”

Kaika felt compelled to chronicle the destruction he saw in song. Weeds Amongst Flowers was the resulting musical creation (see the video on our Sell-A-Band profile). This song and a desire to do something for the city he loved, drove Kaika to head into the studio. The end result is a 10 song offering called Venus mercenaria. Kaika plans to donate a percentage of the net proceeds from the sale of this CD to the Music Rising Foundation. The foundation's goal is to bring the music back to the churches, schools, and city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. 

Venus mercenaria was symbolically released on August 29, 2006 to coincide with the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The CD was self released on Kaika Kale’s own independent label - Bathmetric Records. The entire CD can be heard streaming on Kaika's website www.thequahaugs.com

Kaika Kale is currently seeking funding to help finance the recording of a follow up album. The first album was recorded in just 4 days on a shoe string budget. "With more substantial funding, I believe I could create a more stylistically cohesive album that would not only showcase my growth as a songwriter, but generate substantially more revenue for those willing to invest in my music."

Thank you for your consideration and support!