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Zoo Bar in Lincoln, NE
Day three of the Bailiff tour brought us to Lincoln, NE. The 2nd state on the tour in which I’d never visited before, the first being, Kansas. One thing about Lincoln I can say for sure, is that the folks there are working really hard to build, create, and encourage an art and music scene. In the short time we were there, I got to see several up in coming bars, venues, and meet some of the folks pour their time into that city. I also learned to never pull a conversion van into a tight alley and attempt a 90 point turn around simply to make loading in and out of the venue more convenient. Oh, the things you learn on the road. Here are some shots from the historic Zoo Bar…
Zoo Bar
Bar Patrons
Setting up and checking the gear
Song leader
Spotlights
Owen listening to his rig.
In the pocket
Rim shots
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Tagged bailiff, Bailiffmusic, Bands, Bass, Chicago, Drums, Guitars, Josh, Lincoln, Live Music, Music, NE, Nebraska, Owen, Photography, Pictures, Ren, tour, Zoo, Zoo Bar
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Replay Lounge in Lawrence, KS
Day two of the tour didn’t start of perfectly, but after a great brunch, some thrift shopping, and retrieving the band’s merch from St. Louis. We hit the road, stopped at a Guitar Center and made it to Lawrence Kansas in plenty of time for load in. The Replay Lounge, reminded me a bit of my hometown bar The Brass Rail. Great drink specials, cool atmosphere (TVs with Saved by The Bell playing), and young eager music nuts packing out the venue. Located on a main strip of stores, shops, restaurants, The Replay Lounge was a great place to play and we had so much fun… Just don’t get caught Jaywalking!
Replay Lounge
The Vocal Duo
Ren keeping time!
Ren enjoying himself!
The crowd
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Tagged Artists, bailiff, Bailiff Music, Chicago, Food, Guitar Center, Jayhawks, Kansas, Lawrence, Live Music, Music, Replay Lounge, Rock N Roll, Thrift Shopping, Venue
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Off Broadway in St. Louis
Does anyone else feel like the New Year came and January decided it didn’t need to exist? Those who know me well, know I’m generally the person who over commits, rolls with the punches, but finds ways to stay mostly sane throughout all the chaos. I’ve set some very lofty goals for myself in regards to this next year and my most recent trip, on tour with Bailiff, kicked off 2015 with some pretty unforgettable memories.
The first of ten stops on tour was a venue called, Off Broadway in St. Louis. It proved to be a great place to kick things into motion. The venue was fantastic, a large group of diehard fans came and surprised the fellas by singing their lyrics back at them, and I got to see one of my great friends Cole Miller. The first night on the road went extremely well, after some pizza, drinking with friends, the purchase of some vintage shoes, a deliciously filling brunch the next morning, we hit the road and headed onward toward Lawrence, KS. About 35 minutes into the drive we quickly realize we’d forgotten the band’s merchandise. After an hour and a half set back, we were headed to our second stop…
Road Warriors
The Stage
Loading in
Ren’s setup
Sound check
Owen
Josh
Owen with The Feed
Friends, Old and New
More posts and pics to come…
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Tagged bailiff, Bailiff Tour, Chicago, Josh, Missouri, Music, off broadway, Owen, Pictures, Ren, St. Louis, The Feed, tour
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Bailiff Tour Day Six and Seven
As the tour goes on, it seems to be picking up speed and the days are more and more becoming a blur. I can’t imagine how bands kept track of all the necessities during a tour 30 to 40 years ago. Just think, if you were a manager, booking agent, show promoter, or venue owner, how organized you’d have to be. Just a random thought, but we as a people and a culture are way less prepared, organized, and much more randomly focused because we have these conveniences called smart phones allowing us to just dial and connect to whomever, whenever.
Day five in Iowa City was a blast, downstairs at Gabe’s is such a cozy and fun spot to play. There was a great crowd of interactive folks/fans. Shows like that are the best and could be voted the best of the tour thus far…
Day six, the tour’s off/rest day, brought us to Cedar Rapids where the fellas had a friend who let us crash and take over his place for the entire day. This was much needed because even though you feel fine, you’re not! Once every so often on the road you need to just sleep in, watch Shark Tank, and AVOID eating pizza! We ate breakfast at a local spot called Riley’s where I ordered something called the Country Shipwreck. Lets just say it lived up to its name! The night before at Gabe’s, Ren’s snare drum broke, so we had to make a quick guitar center run to pick up a new one before heading to the next show.
Merch set up
Shippwrecked at Rileys in Cedar Rapis
Ren the giant
Mini drum clinic at Guitar Center
Owen enjoying his R&R
Our sleep spot in Cedar Rapids
Day Seven, was spent en route to Rockford, IL where we played a venue called Kryptonite. After a few technical issues, Bailiff played a solid set to a large group of diehard fans. It was a great time and we’re looking forward to the next few days in Davenport and Dubuque Iowa.
Having a moment.
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Tagged bailiff, Bailiff Tour, Bands, Chicago, Music, shows, Travel
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Bailiff Tour Day Four
As the tour goes on, I’m finding it hard to remember which day is which. Time seems to be going faster and faster as the tour progresses. As a result, my current feeling is that I could get used to this lifestyle for longer stretches of time. I’m curious if these feelings will change over the next few days!
We arrived in Omaha, NE and really enjoyed our time there. The Slowdown was an amazing venue and had an incredibly hospitable staff and greenroom, equipped with showers, laundry room, plush couches and vintage record players. No question, if the opportunity arises to play there again, it would be a go for sure! Omaha, was one of the two stops on this tour, we didn’t have sleeping accommodations lined up! Despite the odds, Josh (Bailiff’s lead singer) persuaded some gracious folks (The Decaturs) who performed a set just before Bailiff, to offer up their cozy couches to us. The rest of the tour we are good to go on crash spots so it should be smooth sailing from here on out. Tonight, we are in Des Moines, Iowa at the Vaudeville Mews… Lets do this.
Josh tuning up before their show in Omaha!
Josh found a chair that matched his hat & sweater!
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Tagged 311, bailiff, Bailiff Tour, Bands, couches, greenroom, Josh Siegel, laundry, Music, Nebraska, Omaha, On the Road, record players, Road Trip, The Decaturs, The Slowdown, tour
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Bailiff Tour Day Three
Yesterday as we left Lawrence, Kansas and headed to Lincoln, Nebraska, we strolled the streets to find some food, replace a few malfunctioning wardrobe components and kill sometime before hitting the road again. The Replay Bar in Lawrence was a great spot that reminded me of my back home favorite, the Brass Rail. Here are a couple shots! Gotta run, we’re loading in for tonights show in Omaha, NE at a place called The Slowdown. Feels good to be in the city that birthed 311!
Found our family’s store in Lincoln, NE
A cool venue with great history and welcoming crowd!
Josh and Owen doing what they do best!
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Tagged bailiff, Bailiff Tour, Bands, Chicago, Music, shows, Travel
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Bailiff Tour Day Two
Last nights show at Off Broadway went really well, great energy and solid turn out. It didn’t hurt to have Cole Miller & Jon Arnold come out to the show and support the band! Special thanks to their wives for letting em loose last night! Day 2 is off to a relaxing start as I sit here sipping coffee and typing this in the first night’s crash spot…
Cozy lil sleep spot.
heading to Lawrence, Kansas.
Attempting to find a new look for the band.
Posters made by Evan Sult, who graciously let us crash at his place in St. Louis
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Tagged Bailiff Tour, Bands, Evan Sult, Josh Siegel, Kansas, Lawrence, Missouri, Music, Posters, Replay, Sailor, St. Louis
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Bailiff Tour Day One
I’ve been lucky enough to have been invited on tour with some friends of mine who play in a band called, Bailiff. For the next 10 days we’ll be on the road and I’m gonna try and document the journey via iPhone. These posts likely won’t include too many words! Let’s kick this thing off with load in and set up in St.louis at ‘Off Broadway’ each day I’ll update these posts with photos as they come!
Load in @ ‘Off Broadway’
Enough said.
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Tagged bailiff, Bands, chicago bands, Coffee, Live Music, Missouri, Music, off broadway, On the Road, Sex Panther, shows, st loius, tour, Venue
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Desert Noises
I was given a tip from a friend of a friend to check these guys, Desert Noises out whenever they come to the midwest. Not too long ago they stopped by the The Brass Rail. Thankfully I decided to go to their show and they were spectacular live, genuine off the stage, and every moment in between. Stellar fellas and great musicians. Give em a listen!
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Tagged band, Desert Noises, Live Music, Music, Rock N Roll, Utah
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Fading West
Eight albums later and this band continues to challenge me as a person. I’m incredibly excited to see this film, Fading West, which chronicles some of the most influential musicians still playing that I can think of. Give the video a watch.
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Tagged Bands, Chad Butler, Drew Shirley, Fading West, Film, Jon Foreman, Music, Surfing, Switchfoot, Tim Foreman, Touring
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