Here's a new song called "Two Doves (Ocean Of Tears)". It was written and recorded this morning. You can download it for free. Hope you enjoy it!

Happy New Year from the Variety Picnic! Here's a new FREE single from us. If you download it, you just might have the best year of your life. Click the album artwork to listen/download or stream it below.

Earlier on Facebook this week I said a Christmas single was in the works but I didn't promise that it would ever see the light of day. That song is still being worked on and I'm still not sure that I'll ever release it. Last night as I was tinkering around on my keyboard, I came up with this song and decided to release it today. The goal now for Variety Picnic is to release music as frequently as I can and then once I have a decent amount of songs, I will have people vote on their favorites. Those favorites will be touched up and be included on the second album which as of right now will be called Synth Sauce.

Head on over to our music page to download "In The Middle Of The Night" for free

We just released our free EP, Sweet Nothings, and now it's time for you to download it! It's the perfect companion to our debut album Sweet Jams. The release includes 7 unreleased tracks which are listed below.

1. Space Happy (Alternate Version)

2. Great Sensations 2.0 (featuring Earl Babbich and Frank Douglas)

3. Woo You (With Auto-Tune)

4. Keep It Clean

5. Yodelers Lament

6. Your Chest (Demo)

7. Great Sensations 2.0 (Flight Takers Remix)

For the past few weeks, we've been releasing new songs that will be released on our upcoming EP, Sweet Nothings. Today we're releasing an early demo of the song Your Chest. It was recorded shortly after the original version of Ode To Morse was recorded.

Since we are releasing Sweet Nothings for free on September 28th, we've marked down the price of our debut album, Sweet Jams. You can purchase the digital copy for $5 or get a physical CD with the digital copy for $7. For a limited time only, we're giving away the song Did It All (Just To Get) for those of you who don't already own it and might be interested in purchasing Sweet Jams.

• Click here to listen to Your Chest (Demo)
• Click here to listen/download Did It All (Just To Get) for free

Are you a fan of compact discs? Does holding a CD in your hands give you more amounts of pleausre than listening to mp3's? Then you should head over to our online store and get your physical copy of Sweet Jams today! OR maybe you like mp3s? Are CD's too much of a hassle? You like putting songs in your pocket? Well look no further! Sweet Jams is currently available on BandCamp, CD Baby and DigStation but it's going to be just a few more weeks til everything is ready for iTunes, AmazonMP3 and many other stores! As soon as they are available on these sites, we'll let you know right here!

HOT OF THE PRESSES! Here's a random video for you. The legendary Kevin Morse sings a passionate version of "Your Chest". Patrick sings lead vocals on the album but during a recent Variety Picnic jam session, Kevin showed Patrick who's boss. Pick Vimeo or YouTube below and watch some intense singing. Click here to watch the original video.

For a VERY limited time only, we are offering a FREE MP3 over at Last.FM of our song Your Chest which is taken from our upcoming debut album Sweet Jams. Get it while it's hot! We will be releasing Sweet Jams on March 16th, 2010. You can pre-order the album right now from our online store. The album will also be available on all major online music outlets (iTunes, AmazonMP3, ect.).

And if you haven't seen it already, why not check out the music video for Your Chest?

Another track from Sweet Jams is now available! 'BabyMaker' is the latest track from the Variety Picnic to hit the interweb. Patrick spoke to us about the track: "This particular track was originally going to be a theme song for us (Variety Picnic). I hated the outcome but loved the sound of this track. So I remixed it and here is what became of it. This looks to be the first of a few in the series of our dirtier songs. I don''t consider 'Your Chest' or 'Feel That' dirty. Each song I guess has kind of progressed or grown you could say in the content. We've got one more naughty track left until something else hits us. I think it's catchy and there's explosions in it. That's something everyone loves. Explosions." We also asked him if there would be a video for this song. "That's the plan. I want to make a video for every song. Kevin has expressed interest in directing so I think he's going to take over my duty this time. We've got something in mind for this video so we'll just see what happens." UPDATE: Babymaker can now be streamed on our ReverbNation page. You must become a fan on there to hear the track in it's entirety.

Here is the music video new single from the upcoming album Sweet Jams by The Variety Picnic. Ladies and gentleman it’s time to feel that boogie all up in your jeans. Starring: Patrick Mahan, Kevin Morse and Big Earl Babbich Appearances by: Leah Goblirsch, Maria Beltran, Kelsey Randle, Frankie Hudson, Carlos Varas, Ryan Key, Jordan Siron, Steven Harrington, Rob Robinson and Dana Richard Directed by: Patrick Mahan & Carlos Varas Director of Photography: Brooks Lockwood Camera Operators: Abdullah Helwani and Yeshua Castillo Edited by: Patrick Mahan