It’s always a looming feeling; something hanging over your head that you know is just coming right down the road at you. And before yah know it, you’re packing your bag and double checking things, and making sure you’re all ready to go, because it’s finally time. The night before I left, I had a quiet-calm overtake me- a very serene feeling as I was wrapping up cables, folding t-shirts, packing away road food. I was doing everything so carefully, and precise, and my mind wasn’t racing a mile a minute. And I wasn’t even worried about leaving. Before I knew it, it was time for my last night in my own bed for several weeks. I had no problem falling asleep.
The following is a Public Service Announcement from Mr. Jarg Hammondjeeze, the personal psychiatrist and lift-style consultant of the Crunchy Western Boys:
Do you watch American Idol? Or you perhaps watch The Voice, or America’s Got Talent? Let me tell you this; you are the problem.
Every local band needs professional photos taken at some point. I am not talking about that picture your mom took of you jamming out in your basement with a bunch of yard sale crap in the back ground. You need real quality pictures taken by a pro. Bands need these pictures for websites, print media, electronic press kits, CD covers/inserts and to show off to potential girlfriends (“Look look, I am in a real band… date me”). If you live in the concord NH area, you should check out Corey Garland Photography. Corey’s work is two parts modern, one part classic and 3 parts downright awesome.
The Crunchy Western Boys STILL have a show coming up June 15th at the Tupelo Hall in White River Jct.VT. (Man, they ARE media whores aren’t they?) We pick up the interview conducted by a staff member of Yourband.info and Mr. Jarg Hammondjeeze, the bands personal psychiatrist and life-style consultant, well into an afternoon of beer and tequila shots…
(To see the first half of this conversation go here: http://www.yourband.info/index.php?q=Crunchy-Western-boys)
This summer in NH is shaping up to be a great couple of months for some wonderful local music festivals. Unfortunately it appears that one of these festivals has been canceled, The Wolfsburg FarmFest. The festival was set to take place June 8-10 in East Holderness, however the town has taken issue and the concert will not take place.
Today marks the 101st birthday of guitar legend Robert Johnson. Is celebration of this fact an animated video has been created for your viewing pleasure. We hope you enjoy it!
Most of us who’ve played in bars have had to share the stage with another band (even ones we didn’t know) at one point or another. While it may not be the ideal situation, it does seem virtually inevitable. To make things run smoother for all involved, I’ve come up with five little etiquette tips. Some of these are based on my own experiences. Some are based off of observations I’ve made at other shows. ALL are guaranteed to make you go triple platinum.*note
Are you sick of having tangled cables? If you are like a thousand other musicians you roll you cables up and toss them in a bag. At your next show or practice you spend hours untangling them and wondering why they are now not working properly. This video shows you the correct way to roll your cables. It is an easy method and one that all musicians should be using. So, watch the video, practice it a couple of times and save your cables from destruction!
If you are like us, you love gear. We spend days and weeks and months looking for that perfect pedal to make your guitar tone perfect coming out of your amp. We are doing a short series posting pictures of local musician's pedal boards. We hope you enjoy it! You’ll learn a little bit about what other bands use and maybe get some ideas of your own. If you are a local musician, send us your pedal board in a picture. Click here to e-mail us
Make sure to read part one!
