First Blog and an excerpt from our tour Journal
Howdy. We just set up this blogger page. You can expect to see more of our tour journals, and an occasional comment from Brent. Plus you can expect to see a lot of editorial comments from Rodeo drummer (and writer) Mason Lowe.
I'll start by saying Happy Holidays! We're back from our 2008 US tour and just starting the planning process for Europe in '09. It's great to be back in Seattle for a bit. This is a beautiful place at Christmas time. It snowed this weekend and everyone seems to be in the Christmas spirit. We hosted the Brent Amaker and the Rodeo Christmas party this weekend. Black Daisy and the Purrs opened the show and kicked some serious ass. I gave away presents, the guests drank egg nog, and we all listened to classic holiday songs. Before the evening ended The Rodeo laid down some tunes and served up about 40 shots of whiskey.
It's gonna be a great 2009. We just released our new CD "Howdy Do!" on GraveWax Records. As if that's not enough, you can now hear one of our songs on the Season 2 soundtrack for the Showtime original series Californication. It's available on I-tunes now and the CD will be in stores soon. Man, I love that show. Who doesn't like to see a broken hearted man in his 40's gettin' with all the young pussy in L.A.? My kind of show!
Speaking of our new CD, Americana UK took the time to review it. Here's an excerpt:
Quite simply the most horrendous album I’ve ever had the misfortune to hear and review. Gawd help us.
- Americana UK
You can check out the whole review in all it's glory here:
http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=4203
I'm going to leave you with an excerpt that Mason wrote during our recent US tour. There are a lot more journal entries up on our Myspace page at www.myspace.com/brentamakerandtherodeo. I'll have them all up for you during our next tour.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo
2008 RODEO US TOUR JOURNAL – 2 BY MASON LOWE
October 16, 2008
Mitchell, SD
Mitchell is the Rodeo's second home town. This is where our friends/video producers Cody and Troy (of Black Daisy) are from. Johnny, too. These cats get a lot of love here and it translates into a town full of kick-butt Rodeo fans. On the last two tours, I listened to Brent and Sugar talk and talk and talk about the 2006 Mitchell show as if it were a profound, mystical experience. Which is pretty annoying, but expectations were high for the show.
And it did not disappoint. On a Wednesday night, the Moonlight Bar was full with friends. During the whiskey baptism, Brent poured an entire bottle of Jack down the throats and over the faces of the fans. It was a great way to bounce back from the grueling, 24 hour drive.
Everything was going according to plan. We were riding high. Then, between sets, I destroyed whatever dignity I had. This is not an easy story to tell but Brent insisted.
A couple of the dudes and I walked to the apartment of a local guy who wanted to share some grass with us. I got pretty stoned. I had to poop. We'd been driving for 24 hours and some needs took a back seat. I did my business and flushed the toilet. Sit-down jobs are never really a picnic when you're high. This became a nightmare. I flushed the toilet and the water filled the bowl and kept rising. And rising. The more I hoped it would just stop, the higher it got. Slo-mo dread. Imagine my stoned horror as I watched water and other stuff crest the rim of the bowl and spill out onto our new friend's bathroom floor. Jesus.
I had to do the right thing. I opened the door and approached our host, "I just took a crap and plugged your toilet and everything got everywhere in your bathroom. It's bad. You can have a free CD." He just smiled and handed me a roman candle and we all walked outside and had a fireworks shootout.
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PS - Please check out our new music video for "When Love Get's to a Man". Get on YouTube and make some comments if you have time. We just put this up and we'd love to get the word out.
Thanks!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkxjAYL50Y8
I'll start by saying Happy Holidays! We're back from our 2008 US tour and just starting the planning process for Europe in '09. It's great to be back in Seattle for a bit. This is a beautiful place at Christmas time. It snowed this weekend and everyone seems to be in the Christmas spirit. We hosted the Brent Amaker and the Rodeo Christmas party this weekend. Black Daisy and the Purrs opened the show and kicked some serious ass. I gave away presents, the guests drank egg nog, and we all listened to classic holiday songs. Before the evening ended The Rodeo laid down some tunes and served up about 40 shots of whiskey.
It's gonna be a great 2009. We just released our new CD "Howdy Do!" on GraveWax Records. As if that's not enough, you can now hear one of our songs on the Season 2 soundtrack for the Showtime original series Californication. It's available on I-tunes now and the CD will be in stores soon. Man, I love that show. Who doesn't like to see a broken hearted man in his 40's gettin' with all the young pussy in L.A.? My kind of show!
Speaking of our new CD, Americana UK took the time to review it. Here's an excerpt:
Quite simply the most horrendous album I’ve ever had the misfortune to hear and review. Gawd help us.
- Americana UK
You can check out the whole review in all it's glory here:
http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=4203
I'm going to leave you with an excerpt that Mason wrote during our recent US tour. There are a lot more journal entries up on our Myspace page at www.myspace.com/brentamakerandtherodeo. I'll have them all up for you during our next tour.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo
2008 RODEO US TOUR JOURNAL – 2 BY MASON LOWE
October 16, 2008
Mitchell, SD
Mitchell is the Rodeo's second home town. This is where our friends/video producers Cody and Troy (of Black Daisy) are from. Johnny, too. These cats get a lot of love here and it translates into a town full of kick-butt Rodeo fans. On the last two tours, I listened to Brent and Sugar talk and talk and talk about the 2006 Mitchell show as if it were a profound, mystical experience. Which is pretty annoying, but expectations were high for the show.
And it did not disappoint. On a Wednesday night, the Moonlight Bar was full with friends. During the whiskey baptism, Brent poured an entire bottle of Jack down the throats and over the faces of the fans. It was a great way to bounce back from the grueling, 24 hour drive.
Everything was going according to plan. We were riding high. Then, between sets, I destroyed whatever dignity I had. This is not an easy story to tell but Brent insisted.
A couple of the dudes and I walked to the apartment of a local guy who wanted to share some grass with us. I got pretty stoned. I had to poop. We'd been driving for 24 hours and some needs took a back seat. I did my business and flushed the toilet. Sit-down jobs are never really a picnic when you're high. This became a nightmare. I flushed the toilet and the water filled the bowl and kept rising. And rising. The more I hoped it would just stop, the higher it got. Slo-mo dread. Imagine my stoned horror as I watched water and other stuff crest the rim of the bowl and spill out onto our new friend's bathroom floor. Jesus.
I had to do the right thing. I opened the door and approached our host, "I just took a crap and plugged your toilet and everything got everywhere in your bathroom. It's bad. You can have a free CD." He just smiled and handed me a roman candle and we all walked outside and had a fireworks shootout.
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PS - Please check out our new music video for "When Love Get's to a Man". Get on YouTube and make some comments if you have time. We just put this up and we'd love to get the word out.
Thanks!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkxjAYL50Y8
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