Podcast 18
Category: Music

Podcast 18 -  April 2008  Subscribe through iTunes here or download the mp3 here

Les the Gypsy > The Fog, Viva Las Vegas (Elvis), jam > Bearcat, Lochloosa (Mofro), The Other Side

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Podcast 19
Current mood: creative
Category: Music

Podcast 19 -  May 2008  Subscribe through iTunes here or download the mp3 here

Navigator, Mother (Danzig), Biblioteca, Diggity, Learning to Fly (Pink Floyd), Any Other Way, Master of Puppets (Metallica)

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Breakdown in Bourbon, Missouri
Current mood: sore
Category: Music

Ok, so being a touring band we have broken down before, it just comes with the territory.  We've broken down in the mountains of Colorado, Summercamp, the New Jersey Turnpike, Schwagstock near Salem, Missouri, and now we get to add another one to that list: Bourbon, Missouri, pop 1,300.  Last thursday we were on our way to a 2 night stand in Springfield, MO when our ball bearings in our left front tire welded themselves to the spindle.  (I don't know either). 

In some amazing strokes of good luck, we found ourselves at an exit with a gas station, repair shop, bar, and cheap hotel.  Within an hour of breaking down we were towed and checking into a hotel, unfortunately having to forego the show in Springfield.  It just wasn't possible.

It's odd to be in a hotel room when your body is gearing up for show-mode, it's not like AFTER the show when you're ready to crash.  So we found ourselves guitars in hand working on some new music.  We picked up some beer and pizzas, and although we hated to miss the concert, we were very excited to be able to watch the season 4 finale of The Office (love it). 

So the next morning, we talk to the nice old lady running the hotel, we explain our predicament and that we have a ride coming in the afternoon (see below), and ask if we can hang out for a little.  She says fine.  So we try and go back to sleep.  I'm just drifting off when the hotel phone rings (i hate that sound almost as much as the sound of an alarm clock on a tv commercial!)  It's a guy who is obviously now in charge and in broken english he tells me someone has reserved that room and we have 15 min to get out.  Reserved the room?  Seriously?  we're in the middle of nowhere and we're the only vehicle in the parking lot.  Actually, we didn't even have a vehicle.  So, pillows, bags, laptop, and guitars in hand we wander next door to the bar.  Luckily, The Bourbon Bar and Grill was open (and with customers, at 11:30am) and they had food.  So, we drop our bags outside, and walk in with guitars, computer, and iPods. 

I'll skip the awkwardness of being out-of-place in an out-of-the way bar trying to answer questions about our music and anything else.  They were nice and sweet people, it was just an interesting place to kill 3-4 hours.

So earlier in the morning, we talked to the repair shop, they need parts, the van won't be ready until Tuesday.  Luckily, our wonderfull, generous, and delightful friend Lexi from Springfield, Missouri comes and picks up dave on her way to see Wilco in St. Louis, she takes him to another town to rent a uhaul (the (second) show must go on!).

Meanwhile, me, Kev, and Josh are hanging at the Bourbon Bar and Grill hoping that all 4 of us might be able to squeeze into the uhaul dave brings back.  No such luck, the uhaul has 2 bucket seats.  Well, we were pretty much out of options, so...

Kevin and I man up and hop in back for the 2 hours drive to the Patton Alley Pub in Springfield, MO.  It's about as awful as you would imagine.  There's really no light, it's pretty loud, and there's the fear of gear falling on you.  If there was light you could see everything is secured, but in the dark...

(this pic was actually with the light on).  I tried to play a guitar but couldn't hear it over the road, so i I laid down some pillows and blankets and tried to fall asleep.  i was mildly successfull.

So over 30 hours from when we left home, we finally pull into the Patton Alley Pub.  We hired Zacc Martin and Isaac for lights and sound, and were happy to see they were set up and ready to rock.  My burger and salad were amazing, as always.  As we started to eat someone spoke up and we all acknoledged we'd been craving that meal since we left home the day before.  2 meals in a row from the bar made even Subway seem like dining out.  The show was a blast, rocking crowd, and we had a lot of pent up energy to burn!  Our good friends  Speakeasy drove 14 hours home from North Carolina and made it out to the show.  Shawn tore it up on Illuminator, the whole room (the station included) loved it!  Thanks for everyone who made it out on friday, and our apologies go out for having to miss the show on thursday, we were just too busy eating frozen pizza and watching movies at the Budget Inn in Bourbon. 

So now we have a 5 and a half hour drive home...  I drove from 2:30-6am with Kev in shotgun.  I felt terrible knowing my brothers were in the sensory deprivation box truck in the back, but we had to get home.  i was just hoping they were able to pass out (they were not).  Around 6am we dropped off Kev in Glen Carbon, Josh took the wheel, Dave in shotgun, and i hoped into the back for my second shift.  I spread my blankets and pillows out again and  watched High Fidelity on my iPod for the last leg back home. 

I think the most interesting part of this whole story was my reaction to it.  To be a band that's broken down on the road is a REALLY frustrating situation.  You're thinking about all the work that went into the show you're about to miss, the money that will be lost, the cost of the repairs, uhaul, food, hotel, etc.  But throughout this whole situation, i just found myself laughing and laughing and laughing, and taking pics with my phone.  I'm still laughing about it all.  I love the fact that the i love my band and the music we play so much that it always outweighs the tough things that come along with this life.  I'm still laughing.

carter

Currently listening : Glassjaw Boxer By Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers Release date: 2007-07-10

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Podcast 17
Current mood: productive
Category: Music

Podcast 17 -  March 2008  Subscribe through iTunes here
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RR1 > Ms Ds jam, Revolving Door, Illuminator, The Plain Truth (Karl Denson Trio), Drink From My Well part 2, Questions, Halfway There [74:53]

So we've been having a problem the last few months with iTunes not recognizing our new podcast episodes.  If you have iTunes and aren't getting our new podcasts, just download them through our blogs. 

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Podcast 16 - Speed of Sound Preview
Current mood: focused
Category: Podcast

Podcast 16 - "Speed of Sound" Preview - May 2008  Subscribe through iTunes here
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Friday May 9th, The Station's first live album, the two disc "Speed of Sound" will be released onto the world.  Until then, here's a preview of the new cd along with a live acoustic performance from Studio A on 97.7 Alice FM.

[Speed of Sound Preview] Something's Gotta Give, Vagabond Slim, [Acoustic Studio A Session] Invincible, Shoulders of Giants, Young and Carefree*, [Speed of Sound Preview] Midwest Moonshine, Smile and Nod  [72:30]

* song debut

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Podcast 14-15 Halloween 2007
Current mood: productive
Category: Music

Podcast 14 - Halloween 2007 Part 1 -  Subscribe through iTunes here
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Tracks taken from October 31, 2007 - Marly’s - Springfield, IL - Recorded by Warren Taylor, Edited and Podcasted by Dave Carter

Fade to Black (Metallica), Run to the Hills (Iron Maiden), Biblioteca > Here I Go Again (White Snake), I Wanna Rock (Twisted Sister), Mama I’m Coming Home (Ozzy Osbourne), Mr. Brownstone (Guns n Roses), One (Metallica), Aenima (Tool), Eruption (Van Halen), Something to Believe In (Poison), Once Bitten (Great White) [64:48]

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Podcast 15 - Halloween 2007 Part 2 - Subscribe through iTunes here or download the MP3 here

Tracks taken from October 31, 2007 - Marly’s - Springfield, IL - Recorded by Warren Taylor, Edited and Podcasted by Dave Carter

Sweet Child O’ Mine (Guns n Roses), Drum Solo, Nothing Else Matters (Metallica), 18 and Life (Skid Row), Raul, Cemetery Gates (Pantera), We’re Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister), Drop of a Hat, Master of Puppets (Metallica) [70:04]

(FYI, you don’t have to have a portable mp3 player, like an iPod, to listen to these podcasts, just download them like any other mp3 and listen on your computer or burn it to a disc)

Go see live music!

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Podcast 13
Category: Music

Podcast 13 - September 2007  Subscribe through iTunes here or download the mp3 .here

Tracks taken from September 5, 2007 - Marly's - Springfield, IL and September 27th, 2007 - Studio A, 97.7 Alice fm - Riverton, IL

Any Other Way, The Final Hand, Cemetery Gates (Pantera), Confided (acoustic), Lucky Ones (acoustic), The Other Side (acoustic), RR1, Tipitina's (Mike Stern)

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Podcast 12
Current mood: busy
Category: Podcast

Podcast 12 - August 2007  Subscribe through iTunes here or download the mp3 here

Tracks taken from August 8, 22, and 29, 2007 - Marly's - Springfield, IL

Drop of a Hat, Navigator (acoustic), Confided > Smile and Nod, Higher Days (Broken Grass), Vagabond Slim (acoustic), Another Dawn

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Podcast 11
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Podcast 11 - July 2007  Subscribe through iTunes here or download the mp3 here

Tracks taken from 7.11.07 and 7.18.07 - Marly's - Springfield, IL

Hopeless Fool, Something's Gotta Give, jam > Sure Enough > Diggity, Nothing to Hide > Drink From My Well pt2 > Nothing to Hide > Ms Ds jam, Halfway There

New Year's Eve just announced at the City Nights Theatre in Springfield, Illinois.  Check www.thestationmusic.com for the most up to date info!

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Podcast 10
Category: Music

Podcast 10 - June 2007  Subscribe through iTunes Here or download the mp3 here

Tracks taken from 6.13.07 and 6.27.07 - Marly's - Springfield, IL

Shoulders of Giants, Empty Spaces > Young Lust (Pink Floyd) > Biblioteca, Questions, Midwest Moonshine, Dance Lesson 2 (Karl Denson), Illuminator

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