How many times can you say that you've played at a bar where famed gangster John Dillenger once evaded police by escaping through the secret tunnels beneath the stage? Or...how many times can you say you've drank whiskey in the middle of the aforementioned gangster's escape route?
Or, let's be honest, how many times can you say you've even been to Indianapolis?
One time each for me...
The Volrath is a former prohibition-era-murdering-gangster-hangout-turned-Indie-rock club on the wrong side of the tracks, way on the wrong side. Literally miles from the tracks.
But holy crap was it a good time. My great friend Tobi (former DJ and programer of "XMU" on XM Radio) was nice enough to have us play second on a bill of three, and it turned out that the guy running sound was a serious trumpet player, and we were lucky enough to have him sit in on "Be Good to Me."
The next day Ramz and I had a quick session at Queen Size Studios run by Andy and Chris Fry of the band Margot &the Nuclear So and So's, who's 2006 album "The Dust of Retreat" was one of my favorites of the year. Really nice guys, REALLY great studio.
I never thought I'd say it, but I sorta can't wait to go back to....Indianapolis.
Straight jammin in the mid-west.
Gearin up for a quick audio / video performance at Queensize.
"Be Good to Me" live at the Volrath from Austin Hartley-Leonard on Vimeo.
Labyrinth drama...it's inescapable...
The Unexplored Labyrinths of the Volrath from Austin Hartley-Leonard on Vimeo.
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