Tales From The Road Vol. 17: 5 Day Rundown

A quick summary of last week's five day run in the midwest:

Chicago, IL - Red Line Tap was a blast, wonderful people, and we enjoyed cutting loose for Johnny's birthday.  Fortunately this was also the night before the Cavs sufficiently eliminated the Bulls from the playoffs, so conflict was avoided there.

Janesville, WI - Back Bar was a terrific show, an inspiring stage plus welcoming folks helped us have a great time, much thanks to the incredibly talented Roxtar for hosting and letting us stretch out and jam.  I also had quite the splendid run on a portion of the Ice Age Trail, very beautiful, check it out if you're into parks and stuff.

Algona, IA - Afterlife Lounge brought us a rare pairing with hardcore/metal bands (don't mean to misrepresent them with incorrect titles but I'm just not privy to the endless myriad of genres that occupy the metal world anymore) Stone Park Ritual and Elisium were badass, enjoyed rocking out with them.  And big thanks to Kolt for putting us up, check out Mighty Midwest Tattoo & Airbrush Studio for anybody in Iowa looking for quality ink and airbrush work.

Keokuk, IA - At L Treyns we had another unique experience getting to share the stage with some young up & comers.  Trystan Grisham is a fine talent with a bright future ahead of him, looking forward to seeing Trystan blow people's minds.  And his lovely family was kind enough to allow us dirtbags to take showers in their home; truly generous and we can't thank them enough for the hospitality.

Pontiac, IL - Punctuating this run was an opening slot for Tremonti at Freakster's Roadhouse.  This was truly a badass show, Mark Tremonti was incredibly sweet and talented, the Freakster's crowd was generous, and we had an all around great time.  A perfect way to cap an exhausting five days.

Stoked to be opening for Guitar God and super nice guy @marktremonti #rockNRoll @FreakstersRt66 #magic

The experience was most excellent, diverse, and well worth the hours of sleep and gallons of sweat lost in the process.

In just three days we will be playing at Summercamp in Chillicothe, IL!!!

Do not miss this incredible festival!!!

More soon,

Ty

Tales From The Road Vol. 16: Straight East Coastin'

We had a fantastic time over on the East Coast this past weekend.  It was fun catching up with folks we haven't seen in a while and the shows were absolutely killer.

Philly was up first, we had the privilege to play The Legendary Dobbs on South Street.  Many a great show has taken place on that stage and we were honored to join amongst the ranks.  The stage management is second to none, it was truly a pleasure working there and we look forward to returning.  The chaos that is South Street was a lot of fun, it was good to get back in the mix of the nitty gritty "City of Brotherly Love" and get groovy with the fine, sassy folks of Philadelphia.  The funky vibes of South Street along with a cheesesteak from Jim's was a perfect consolation for the Cavs losing game 3 to the Bulls.  Not to worry though, we tied up the series yesterday and I'm feeling better about the playoffs.

After Philly we jetted up to New York for a show in Brooklyn.  It had been a long time since last visiting the greatest city in the world, so we were all very excited.  Of course, the city did not disappoint and we had ourselves a grand ole time.  The show was at a new joint called The Shop. Previously a motorcycle shop, it was converted into a restaurant/bar/music venue.  The place was really badass; great food, pleasant vibes, nice folks, killer stage.  It certainly has a promising future ahead of it and we hope to return.

It's back to the midwest this Wednesday in Chicago where we start a four day straight romp.

On Wednesday May 13 we're at Red Line Tap in Chicago.  Get tickets here.

Thursday May 14 we're at The Back Bar in Janesville, WS.

Friday May 15 we're at The Afterlife Lounge in Algona, IA.

Saturday May 16 we're at L-Treyns in Keokuk, IA.

Looking forward to seeing you all in the midwest, we've got exciting new songs to share with you and our stage show is truly at it's best.  Do not miss out!

Talk to ya later,

Ty

Tales From The Road Vol. 15: Krokus!

What a weekend!

Had an absolute blast sharing the stage with Krokus.   The fine citizens of St. Charles and the Chicago area were generous in spirit as always.  We enjoyed the energy and passion the audience brought, the Arcada Theatre is truly a gorgeous venue and a class act to boot, and 28 North and Krokus rocked like hell on that stage last Friday.  Not to mention one of the finest meals we've ever been treated to.  Big thanks to Ron and all at Onesti for taking care of us!

Saturday found us in Sterling, IL where we proceeded to continue the slaying of grooves in one of our favorite Midwest stops Cochran's Pub.  Thanks to Dave for hooking us up again and we look forward to seeing everyone again!

This week it's more practice, practice, and shows.

Coming up we got Philadelphia at The Legendary Dobbs Friday May 8.  This will be a killer show at one of Philly's finest venues right on South St.  Gonna be killer!  You can get tickets here.

And we are doing another East Coast installment in Brooklyn at The Shop Saturday May 9.  Cannot wait to get funky and rowdy with the NYC crowd!

See you this weekend!

Ty

Ty Talks! (finally)

Whoa it's almost May!

Apologies for the long time no write.  You know how it is.  Right?

Anywho, let's catch up.

The winter was rough, this we know.  Naturally we decided to escape the brutal cold and snow that
so generously buffets most of the country, to Los Angeles where we spent 8-10 hours a day boxed up inside a studio enjoying the view of sunny 70 degree weather.  Don't worry, we got outside a couple times.

But that is right folks, it is new record time if you haven't already heard.  Over the past year and a half we have been chipping away on this new record when possible, and this winter we up and decided to bang out the rest and complete it.  And so we did.  We could not be more proud and excited for this new album.  It's groovy, fun, contemplative, dynamic, and a whole bunch of additional esoteric descriptives.  We drained our faculties of every creative ounce we possessed and ultimately crafted what is easily our best work yet.  Y'all don't even know!

Of course it will be some time before the record is finally ready for release.  I mean this is the music business after all, any progress that could be deemed swift simply wouldn't be acceptable.

So you will have to come see us debut these new tracks in your own town!

We will be touring this summer all over the country.  Check 28North.com where you can always find the current dates.  And I'll be sure to keep up with the blogging and inform of any new date announcements as the summer calendar fills up.

If you are in St. Charles/Chicago, IL area you can catch us at The Arcada Theatre this Friday May, 1 in St. Charles, IL.  We will be sharing the stage with the one and only Swiss rock outfit Krokus.  This guarantees to be an epic show, do not miss!  Always one of our favorite stops in the midwest, St. Charles is always good to us and we can't wait to share the good vibes and the fresh tunes.

See you all out there!

Til next time,

Ty