Background Information:
We were kids just trying to busy ourselves in a
small town with cornfields on all sides. Central
Illinois at the end of the last millennium claimed
the mild musical successes of Hum and Planes
Mistaken for Stars. For some of us, this was all
we needed for an invitation into the world of D.I.Y.
touring.
We had been in local level bands for a few years.
We made noise in our basements until it started to
resemble songs. We set up all-ages shows in
American Legion / VFW halls, house basements,
and churches.
Then, we picked up a copy of Maximumrocknroll’s
“Book Your Own Fucking Life” and started calling
and sending e-mails. Weekend trips around the
region quickly turned into week-long tours, monthlong
tours, and for acts such as The Forecast,
Scouts Honor, The Great Redneck Hope, and
Low Red Land, consecutive months on the road in
efforts to spread our music.
Ten years later, we can say that those tours were
some of the best times of our lives, as we work to
continue making music and aid younger
generations in sharing their talents and stories
with the world.
Many labels don’t make it this far. We are
thankful for all of the support from friends, artists,
fans, disc jockeys, stores, distros, and
publications. Here’s to ten more years! |
Track Listing:
VOLUME ONE
1. Cheeseburger Karma 2004: A Jam Odyssey (The Great Redneck Hope)
2. Calling You - In/Out (Downers Of The World Unite)
3. Of Giving Up (Cherry Lane)
4. Snake Piss (Dripping Slits)
5. Decatur (Tina Sparkle)
6. The Wait (Werepire Day)
7. Indiana Avenue (Bill Tucker And Friends)
8. Prison Bars (Scouts Honor)
9. Stage Three: The Currents (Matterhorn)
10. I Wanna Gotta Rock And Roll (The Amazing Kill-o-watts)
11. Idle Talk (1090 Club)
12. Rodrigo (Har Meggido)
13. Dog's Hymn (Low Red Land)
14. Contemporary Business (The Forecast)
15. The Braintrust (Tyson And The Friction)
16. Kokomo Cassette Singles (Hinter)
17. Another Weed (Wesley Wolfe)
18. There Wasn't A Cloud In The Sky (The Lesser Birds Of Paradise)
19. Stuart Nelson (Jared Grabb)
20. It Gets Better (Empty Orchestra)
21. Tolstoy's Head (Mayhew The Traitor)
22. Three Graves For Evelyn (The Dowry)
23. Barstow To Vegas (D.S. Yancey)
VOLUME TWO (previously unreleased)
1. I Dream Of Water, I Dream Of Sand - Mark's Demo (The Lesser Birds Of Paradise)
2. Vanity (Dripping Slits)
3. Division (Scouts Honor)
4. Double Joints (Hinter)
5. If You're Goin' Down (The Amazing Kill-o-watts)
6. Stage Eight: The Program Errors - Demo (Matterhorn)
7. Abraham (Low Red Land)
8. Winter Of Like (Tina Sparkle)
9. Dizzy Spells (Wesley Wolfe)
10. Self-Dissection (The Dowry)
11. My Suzanne (D.S. Yancey)
12. House Into A Home (Jared Grabb)
13. You Like Me, Right Now, You Like Me (Werepire Day)
14. Bible Black - Acoustic (Empty Orchestra)
15. Mr. Computer (Tyson And The Friction)
16. A Plane Is Just A Train That Flies (Bill Tucker And Friends)
Press:
COMING SOON!
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