Oh man. You guys did it again. Another sold out show at Joe's Pub. Thanks Natalie for a killing opening set and for everybody in the band for pulling off a great night of music. Thanks also to the staff at Joe's and everybody at 3 Sheets Saloon during the afterparty. Good times.
See you at the next one!
I'm still pumped from this show. Mercury Lounge is deceivingly big--yet an intimate atmosphere. You can get right up into the show from just about anywhere. Perfect venue for JOTM. And the club was at capacity with you fine people. What a fun night.
Mel Flannery Trucking Co. released an EP following their opening set. Which killed. Of course. So does the EP, called Autoheart. Check it out.
Check out some photos from the show here.
Holy shit. Our recent show at The Bowery Ballroom sold out. There were almost 700 people at the show. Blowing my mind.
The music played by opening bands Hudson Hank, heylady, and Pete Ayres Band were great. Sam, Josh & Nina, and Pete--thanks for all your hard work.
Everybody at The Bowery Ballroom was a pleasure to work with. And thanks to Hair Of The Dog for kicking ass at the after party. You guys rock!
And the band... What can I say? The guys and gals are the absolute best. I cannot think of a group of people I'd rather take the stage with.
We've got some ideas cooking for the fall. See you then.
Well, we sold out Joe's Pub. The show rocked. I had so much fun. The band killed. Joining us on this show was Luis Bonilla, trombone extraordinaire. Man did he fucking kill it as well. No rehearsal, just stand up and kill it.
Hudson Hank opened the night with a set of synth-driven original music. They're led by JOTM trumpet player, Sam Oatts. He's one of the smartest musicians I know. He's been all over the world playing trumpet and singing.Their debut album was produced by Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman. Keep an eye and out and an ear open for it.
Thankfully the Joe's Pub stage was a little bigger than to what we're accustomed...
See you at the next one on March 27 at Rockwood Music Hall. Pops Neesley is playing tuba. Mel is singing a solo set to kick off the night. My buddy Pete Ayres is doing a full band set, then we headline the night.
Hi ya'll. Our show on Dec. 4th went great. The crowd was at the capacity of the venue. We had to turn people away! The band barely fit on stage. Actually, we didn't. Mark on tuba was holding down the low end from off stage. Hilarious. But that's what I dig about Rockwood, the intimate vibe.
The staff is awesome too. I used to work with the bartender Elena--she's the jam. You should go back, see more good music, and tip her lots.
It was a full week of non-stop music. First Mel had a solo show on Monday, then we lit it up on Tuesday, Natalie was playing Thursday night. Amanda had a show the following Tuesday. Even our ol' buddy Adam was playing Rockwood on that Sunday. While I hate sweeping superlatives, it was all great.
Community is good for the soul.
What up. I'm writing. Here on listentothemainline.com. I'm going to interview the band, creating an episodic podcast about our music. I'll also be posting the transcripts of the interviews here on our blog. Something similar will be done for our fans. I like getting to know people, hearing their stories. They make for good compositional inspiration. You can join in on all the fun but tagging your Instgram photos with #jotm. They'll appear here on the site. It'll be fancy I swear. Fuck yeah. Hit me up on Twitter too @neesley. I'm not going to create a separate account for JOTM, although you can tag #jotm on Twitter. Whatdoyaknow, we're also on Facebook. This will be the last time you'll hear me pumping all that shit up though, at least for a while. I don't respect the people begging you to follow them on this social network or that social network. It screams desperation. When I stopped focusing on how many fucking Facebook friends the band had, and on the music I'm writing, life became a bit more enjoyable. Who knew?... Though I do enjoy using social networking for providing a means to keep in touch with long-away friends and family. If you like the music, listen. That's it.
