We’re In A Band!

Special Diner Episode 2: Don’t bring a vagina to a cock fight.

Shout out to meat!

Following our gig at Newburgh Brewing Co. on August August 25th, we convened at Denny's in the middle of the night to replenish thousands of calories and discuss meat, Jerry Seinfeld, restaurants with fake soap money, how to pronounce "Porche" and other such impossibly important topics.

Come hang out with us for an hour or so and enjoy the sound of us eating while we entertain our delusions of grandeur. 

We love you all and can't wait to see you at the next show! But, more than anything, we need to ask you:

What the fuck's up, Denny's?!?

Episode 14 2: Judgment Day for Mouth Garbage

Thank god our wives, girlfriends, and fiancees never listen to this podcast. They'd dump us if they weren't legally bound to us, soon to be legally bound, or financially dependent. But they're too busy doing taxidermy, tarot, or whatever the drummer's wife does (something to do with the mafia, probably?).

Today we discuss what it's like being in a band and in a relationship at the same. Pokemon evolutions, Game of Thrones, suicide, and doing anal exclusively, since we're bored of every other sectual position (next episode: why all of our significant others are still "technically" virgins); all these topics are covered in depth in this brilliant - but final - episode of "We're In A Band!".

Why are women's bathrooms so pristine at a Dream Theater concert? How often do rock stars get laid? Well, we can't answer that because we're not them; we're a teacher (allegedly), an engineer, and an IT guy, but we can dream, dammit!!

We address the serious topic of suicide. [Insert inappropriate dick joke or Mike-bashing here]. Is suicide cool? Is it a decision you'll be happy about? Hint: not likely, if Queen's advice holds any water... R.I.P. Freddy Mercury, who sadly died of suicide by - what else? - mercury poisoning.

I'd love to sit here and type more, but I see a can of Spam that needs a my-penis-sized hole cut in it and violated, so I'll leave it here.

We love you all and hope to see you at the next gig!!

Special Edition: Making the Setlist

If you were in a band with twice as many songs in your repertoire than you can fit into the three sets comprising a typical gig, how would you choose what songs to place where? What song do you start the first set with to pique the sober audience's interest? What song do you end the night with make sure you leave a lasting impression to the party animals who stuck it out to the end?

In this special edition of "We're In A Band!", we answer those questions while we build the setlist for our upcoming gig. You'll experience our process; the reasons we choose certain songs and put them in a certain order, as well as the problems and solutions that placing certain songs in certain places throughout the sets can create. 

Being a cover band puts us in a unique position: Ostensibly and ideally, a cover band will have nothing but songs that everybody loves all the time. Three hours jam-packed with bangers. Some bands, in fact, will only play Billboard #1 hits.

However, the reality is that most cover bands, especially ones initially starting out, will also choose to play some songs that can only be described as filler material - what we call "low-hanging fruit" - songs that are easy to play, don't require a lot of work to get sounding good, or are jam songs that can be extended indefinitely to fill time with solos/noodling. So many bands in their first couple years will have only a handful of songs to choose from or swap in and out since they barely have enough songs to cover a 3-hour gig.

That's not us. At least, not anymore. 

We used to have to play songs that we knew were lackluster just to have enough songs to fill the time. These days, we have nothing but songs that we love, the audience loves, or both; we have no filler songs and we are constantly adding new songs; often, when we make a suggestion to one another during rehearsal, the suggestions are met with excitement, instant recognition, and a sense of chagrin that we haven't been playing that song all along. So, our struggle the opposite: It's difficult deciding which of our favorite songs from our massive list of bangers won't make the cut that night!

In this somewhat more business-like episode, join us as we place songs to account for vocal pacing, to work the crowd, for the convenience of instrumentation as Mike and I (Jase) trade guitar and bass back and forth, and to plan for the inevitable encore. But how can we choose an encore when there's still dozens of songs that we haven't played that we really want to?

Run For Cover is in a great place with our song selection. As a democracy, we all have veto power for songs the other suggest and, on the other end of the spectrum, we all can suggest songs. The net result is a repertoire of fan favorites and band favorites that we simply love playing for you. 

Credit where credit is due, Mike does the most work when it comes to building sets. His instinct with pacing and finesse with arrangement means that Nick and I, while technically having as much say as we want with set-building, rarely have to say anything more than "Set looks good, Mike; maybe we can fit _____ in if we get time," while looking at the set, excited to play it all and more at the next gig. This episode was probably most foreign to Mike, as this is usually his own personal, internal process that he let Nick and I in on.

NOTE: Sorry for the serious show notes. I usually mention dicks or balls or pedophiles or shoving bowling pins in said dick; but for this special episode, I figured I'd deliver a more informational and editorial message. In the end, as you'll hear, the show this set was built for was rained out, so we never got to play it as ordered, but that's always a risk with live music, particularly live music played outside. Shout out to our hardcore friends at Peekskill Brewery in Peekskill, NY who stuck it out between the rain and finished the night strong with us, even though it ended early. We love you guys and we'll see you next time!

Now then. Enjoy those dicks and balls, you bowling pin-wielding pedophiles!

 

 

Episode 14: It’s really episode 13, but we’re deathly bi-curious... er, superstitious.

What does a humidifier and dehumidifier fighting have to do with a human centipede? Well, I hate to break it to you, but you never find out in this episode as that's just nonsense and Google is free, so use it!

This week, the boys discuss bowling pins in their pee holes, Jase being away for Air Force training, the final messages from some past potential band members, and Mike's ...adequate... performance as our guitarist (we're desperate to replace him, but we can't find that damn spreadsheet).

Nick bores Jase literally to death by listing every Michael Keaton movie ever. RIP.

Final Fantasy, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Gran Turismo, Madden 2005, Tony Hawk, NBA Live '03, and whatever else crappy sports game Nick mentions: It's rare to find an adult male these days who wasn't enamored with or influenced by video game music, and these are some of our favorites. The absolute highlight of the show is, without contest, Nick rapping out (is that what the kids call it?) to Busta Rhymes. While Nick and Mike tend to lean heavily toward games with actual rock bands, punk, or rap music, Jase favors the 8- and 16-bit chip tune music and orchestral scores that enjoyed ubiquity in the NES and SNES eras (except for all that awesome 80's music in GTA, of course).

Hmm...Busting a mad rap? I don't know. I'll Google it.

No, I won't. It don't matter. None of this matters.

Just say "Smith" again.

Episode 12: Why don’t all them are like that?

Dollar General, Waffle House, and Airpods; oh my!

Nick has a surprise for the band!

In this final reunion episode of "We're In A Band!," we discuss our dream gear - gear we would buy if we had a million dollars, gear we can reasonably expect to buy before we die (thanks to the revenue you lovely listeners generate for us!) and gear that we plan to buy next with our meager working man's salaries. For Nick, it's drums. For Jase, a new synthesizer. For Mike? Eh, I wasn't really listening so who knows? Probably something lame like a Les Paul.

Jase laments his has-been status as a songwriter. Nick doles out advice for new drummers. Mike learns us reeeeaaalll good about boutique basses and classic guitars.

Thanks for hanging out with us; we love you and can't wait to see you at our next show.

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Fuck you, GameFly.

Episode 11: It’s Tough Business; Being a Competitor of Meats

Do you sit or stand when you pee? How about when you go to concerts? No, I mean, not whether you sit or stand when you pee at concerts, but... Ugh. Never mind. Anyway, in this 11th and absolute finalfinalFINALlast episode of our podcast, Jase talks about lessons learned from the last concert he went to (Dream Theater with Devin Townsend and Animals as Leaders).

Live music is a three-dimensional way to experience music. Many musicians do not perform with the audience's experience in mind; maybe that one person in the crowd has not had a night on the town in years, or maybe that one woman will be mugged by murderous clowns on the way home - regardless of the situation, it's our job as musicians to (yes, first and foremost sell beer) give the audience an unforgettable experience. Live music is one of the few times in polite society where you're allowed to (expected to?) scream (again, also acceptable while being tortured by clown gangs), jump, dance, clap, and sing along at the top of your lungs. It's glorious and cathartic. If you haven't seen live music in a while, go out and see a band and keep the above in mind (unless you won't be alive, due to clowns and whatnot).

We also need be prepared for equipment malfunctions - but how much redundancy can be expected from a band at our level?

Join us as we explore these topics, drink some hipster IPAs, and make fun of the CD compilation commercials from the 90's (surprisingly, they still air!).

By the way, I'm running out of clown makeup and my usual guy ended up meeting a tragic clown-related end. Know anywhere I can buy more? Oh! And something that gets blood out of my neighbor's stolen car's upholstery?

 

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Special Diner Edition 1: What the f*** is up, Denny’s?

Newburgh Brewing Co., July 1st, 2023

Sad lemons, social media engagement, syrup, solar crops failing, and sisters (of the Twisted type); We meet up after a great gig at the local Denny's and discuss the gig and whatever else comes to mind. Songs we fucked up on, things we did well - it's always important to revisit the performance and figure out what we could have done better, but if all else fails, just wear a Dunkaroos shirt to distract the audience!

Episode 10: Every Single Seinfeld Episode is Great.

oUr FiNaL ePiSoDe, We PrOmIsE!!! Mike's back from vacationing in Italy (or, as he calls it, the "Adirondacks"), and Jase is about to head out on vacation to the Adirondacks (or, as he calls it, the Finger Lakes), but somehow, they find an hour to get together and drink beer and shoot the shit about... god knows what.

What do you miss most about the 1990's? Mike misses being 6 and the Mets (apparently, this is a sports ball team). Nick misses pookah shell necklaces, flesh lights and... girl fights? I don't know. I wasn't really listening. You know how drummers can be.

Saved by the Bell sucks, but you know who doesn't? Cyndi Lauper. Join us as we discuss the world's most overrated drummers! Can you guess who topped the list? I'll give you a hint: Nick stormed out of the room to start his own podcast mumbling something about Weird Al and how some random Redditor was about to get an earful...

 

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...of sausage. 

 

Thanks to Ear Sausage Studios for sponsoring this episode!