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The Circus Comes to Town IN: Any wild tour stories? STONE: On that first tour, we were going 70-plus miles an hour through Wisconsin, and one of our trailer tires completely came off in the middle of nowhere. The wheel rolled straight past us without even getting a flat tire. You can imagine how surreal that experience was. Things get a little dicey when your entire livelihood is barely hanging on three wheels.
that’s probably the way we would choose to do it. IN: There’s also the opportunity to play music in some unique settings at these camping festivals. STONE: Absolutely! At Bear Creek, we set up in the vending area next to a guy who made cigar box guitars and amps. The trumpet and the upright bass weren’t plugged in, and our drummer was playing washboard, but the two guitar players and myself on mandolin were all three plugged into those little amps. We did that for about an hour Saturday and it was quite successful. Not only that, it was a blast.
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IN: Does it get difficult keeping track of so many B r when e e z you’re e , F Lon a tight IN: It has to be neat interacting with THIS COPY IS MEANT FOR FUTURE CHANGES ONLY. Directory: G u l fguys who aren’t sure exactly what’s tour schedule? Heading: AT3900 Ad Size: people DQCWP A COPY HAS NOT BEEN SENT TO THE CUSTOMER. going on. They just know they like what STONE: It’s easy to keep Batch ID: 36814 Year: 2009 they hear. track of people as long as STONE: It works so well for us because we people don’t lose or forget IN: What’s the secret to blending all It’s dark, damp and cold. The campfire’s get the crowd involved and can get in the their cell phones. That’s happened before. these different styles of music together doing the best it can. And there’s a guy carmiddle of everybody We try to keep a pretty good line of comArt ID #: 05673D4 Copy to Sales: 03/06/2009and get their attention so seamlessly? rying a stand-up bass on a frantic search for in different ways. It’s important for us to munication. Rehearsal schedules stay on STONE: We all have an open mind musihis bandmates. These things aren’t comkeep our shows fresh and entertaining in an the same time of day and days of the week. Contract #: 1033971 Account #: 288042 G e n e E M i t c h e l l cally, and we all really enjoy playing and pletely out of the ordinary at Bear Creek— interactive way. We feed off of people. We’re responsible enough to do this. It can learning different genres of music. We’re all for Vagabond Swing. It’s a fitting first PO Box 12661 be difficult, but it’sJR just like anything.Rep The #: 1445 Rep: MIRAMON, BERNARD really glad to have found a group of musiencounter with a band that self-describes Pensacola, FL 32591 more you do it, the better you are at it. IN: What can we look forward to in the cians that are never really satisfied in doing itself as a “psycho-gypsy-jazz-vaudeville future from you guys? one or two types of tunes all night and being fusion” outfit. There’s no way a band so diIN: You’ve done some of the bigger muSTONE: After this Handlebar date, we’ll able to play all these different styles keeps verse and fearless could get going anywhere sic festivals in the South like Wakarusa be coming back to Florida over the Mardi it interesting for ourselves. That’s half the too far from the Big Easy. IN spoke with voand Bear Creek. Have you been surGras season, so keep an eye out for those battle and why we’re having so much fun calist/violin/mandolin/percussion player Jon prised at how some of the festivals have dates. We’ll also have a follow-up to our it. - Criminal Law Stone about the band and how the heck you - doing Classified Heading: Attorneys Guide CO-OP: Yes No embraced you? debut record, “Soundtrack to an Untimely come up with something so utterly unique. STONE: It’s exciting. Playing festivals is our Death” out in the summer; so also be on IN: Last year, you guys embarked on your favorite thing to do. We’re looking forward the lookout for that. {in} first national tour. What’s it been like IN: You guys all came together in Lafayette, to being a part of more of them. moving from local gigs to going across La., about two-and-a-half hours from New We like the ones where you can the country so quickly? Orleans. Has forming so close to a city so camp a bit more. That makes the STONE: We’re all blessed to be able to rich in culture influenced the band at all? WHEN: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 whole experience more connectshare our sound with more of the country STONE: We’re not exactly writing secondWHERE: The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona ed—not only to us, friends, and than just the local places. Coming back line music or Dixieland jazz, but New COST: $8 21+; $10 18+ new fans, but also to other artists. home is always a treat, but we want as many Orleans has a certain circus feel to it. That DETAILS: vagabondswing.com or facebook. I’m talking art of all kinds, not just people as possible to hear what we’re doing. spirit definitely carries over to some of our com/handlebarpensacola music. When you spend a weekend It’s all about sharing the art. songs and especially our performance style. together with everyone involved,
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