(gentle keyboard) (kick drum) - [Sound Man] Cool, is that as hard as you kick?

- Pretty much.

Yeah.

- [Sound Man] Cool.

Cool, let's get the snare.

(indie rock music) Cool, let's go ahead and get the acoustic.

- Were Gunner Fore and The Interstate.

This is our Sound on Tap.

Cheers.

(indie rock music) ♪ I held on so tightly ♪ Cause that's what you do ♪ When you say you can't make it without them ♪ ♪ But they'll be fine without you ♪ ♪ When every gesture ♪ Every kind word ♪ Is made with the expectations ♪ ♪ Of a return ♪ And you wake up in the morning ♪ ♪ She's still gone ♪ Packed her bags in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ And moved on ♪ I walked through all these rooms ♪ ♪ I opened every door ♪ So you didn't have to be ♪ Scared anymore ♪ Did you really want me to stay ♪ ♪ I've gotta know ♪ Or were you just afraid ♪ You were gonna die alone ♪ Maybe I'll be a wiser ♪ And kinder kind of man ♪ If I cant fix myself ♪ Maybe the trauma can ♪ When you wake up in the morning ♪ ♪ She's still gone ♪ Packed her bags in the middle of the night and moved on ♪ ♪ I walked through all these rooms ♪ ♪ I opened every door ♪ So you didn't have to be ♪ Scared anymore ♪ Did you really want me to stay ♪ ♪ I've gotta know ♪ Or were you just afraid ♪ You were gonna die alone ♪ And you wake up in the morning ♪ ♪ She's still gone ♪ Packed her bags in the middle of the night and moved on ♪ ♪ I walked through all these rooms ♪ ♪ I opened every door ♪ So you didn't have to be ♪ Scared anymore ♪ Did you really want me to stay ♪ ♪ I've gotta know ♪ Were you just afraid you were gonna die alone ♪ - Yeah.

Well, me and Josh, we've been playing together for about three years.

Me and my wife, we've known each other for quite some time.

My wife's Kayla she's been playing with us for about three years.

We got Jonathan who was brand new to us, Mr. Smither, and we got Calvin Craig who came along at the same time as Mr. Jacob Lindenberger.

So we've, I guess they've pretty much all of us have been here for two years and then Jonathan's new and he's, he's been a dream come true.

He's doing really good stuff.

I think definitely it started out as my band.

I think this is the third lineup, I think, but I think that it's, as I've gotten, as I've progressed and been able to have the opportunity to play with people who were more experienced, people who have a lot of really good ideas, it's become more of a collaborative thing.

The songs themselves are still mine.

I bring them to everybody, but you know, they end up being completely different because they have much better ideas than I do sometimes.

And so we all work together, I guess, more than anything.

We're pretty honest with each other, we're, we've been friends for so long that I think it just kind of lends itself.

We worked together really, really well.

We're a good team.

So music stuff, you know, I think that we're able to, like, I don't know, it's more fun than anything.

There's not really any stress or anything.

It's just, I get to have fun with my friends and my wife.

And it's a good time.

(upbeat indie strumming) ♪ I know I can't go on like this forever ♪ ♪ Cause this bar is gonna close around 2 AM ♪ ♪ You said that I pretend to be a sinner ♪ ♪ Cause I'm afraid to be the saint ♪ ♪ You seem to think that I am ♪ But wasn't it fun ♪ Didn't we live it up ♪ Oh I had a hell of a time ♪ Anxious people with anxious eyes ♪ ♪ Waiting to be taken home tonight ♪ ♪ I know I'm afraid ♪ I'm afraid of healing ♪ Cause I'm afraid to be the saint ♪ ♪ You seem to think that I am ♪ And I never learned how to live ♪ ♪ Been dying so very long ♪ That I tried to learn to like it ♪ ♪ But wasn't it fun ♪ Didn't we live it up ♪ Oh I had a hell of a time ♪ Anxious people with anxious eyes ♪ ♪ Waiting to be taken home tonight ♪ ♪ And its 2 AM ♪ And they need me to leave ♪ Those lights are always too bright ♪ ♪ But they won't listen to me ♪ So my friends kick me out ♪ Drunk into the street ♪ And now I know why you're not here with me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ But wasn't it fun ♪ Didn't we live it up ♪ I had a hell of a time ♪ Anxious people with anxious eyes ♪ ♪ Waiting to be taken home tonight ♪ (indie rock music) ♪ It's not that I was leaving, it's not that I was leaving ♪ ♪ It's the fact I had the nerve to blame it on my dreams ♪ ♪ Of playing guitar ♪ In poorly lit bars ♪ In an attempt to make all these folks love me ♪ ♪ They tell me to hold onto hope ♪ ♪ Tell me to hold onto hope ♪ To hold onto her and hope that it'll all work out ♪ ♪ But I cant swim ♪ In this ocean ♪ And I don't want you around when I drown ♪ ♪ It's not that I was lying, it's not that I was lying ♪ ♪ It's the fact I had the nerve to lie to myself ♪ ♪ They say don't you know boy ♪ You really oughta know boy ♪ You ain't gonna love her til you don't hate yourself ♪ ♪ They tell me to hold onto hope ♪ ♪ Tell me to hold onto hope ♪ To hold onto her and hope that it'll all work out ♪ ♪ But I cant swim ♪ In this ocean ♪ And I don't want her around when I drown ♪ ♪ And there's a sinking ♪ A sinking feeling ♪ That I feel when I know I'm alone ♪ ♪ Every place I've been ♪ Is just a replacement ♪ For what I left back home ♪ They tell me to hold onto hope ♪ ♪ They tell to hold onto hope ♪ Oh to hold onto her and hope that it'll all work out ♪ ♪ But I cant swim in this ocean ♪ ♪ And I don't want her around when I drown ♪ (gentle indie music) ♪ You came home with me ♪ From a party down the street ♪ It's only cause its convenient and we're both lonely ♪ ♪ But you came home with me ♪ And we howled at the moon ♪ And I thought of somebody that I knew ♪ ♪ Its not a lot, but its the best that I'm gonna do ♪ ♪ And so we howled at the moon ♪ And by the time that you leave here ♪ ♪ You're already gone to me ♪ Cause I don't hold onto anything for long ♪ ♪ I spent most my life ♪ As someones memory ♪ So I find it easy to be forgot ♪ ♪ She was a porcelain figurine ♪ In a music box on the top of her feet ♪ ♪ I think you might have liked her ♪ ♪ She thought a lot of me ♪ She was a porcelain figurine ♪ And by the time that you leave here ♪ ♪ You're already gone to me ♪ Cause I don't hold onto anything for long ♪ ♪ I spent most my life ♪ As someones memory ♪ So I find it easy to be forgot ♪ ♪ By the time that you leave here ♪ ♪ You're already gone to me ♪ I don't hold onto anything for long ♪ ♪ I spent most my life ♪ As someones memory ♪ So I find it easy to be forgot ♪ I think I was able to take a lot of time and worry about writing good songs.

Cause I didn't feel, there was no pressure to have stuff, you know, have new material all the time.

So I was able to really sit down and just write.

And that's the first time I've really been able to do that in a long time.

I mean, we've been playing together so long.

I think we have such good chemistry together that when we had to take a break because of the pandemic, you know, we came back together and it was pretty much the same thing.

It was like almost like we never even took that break.

It's just, now we've got more material and I think better material to work with.

And everybody's just had time to go and practice a lot, you know, because what else are you going to do?

And I think that's, it's honestly, I think been a big benefit for us in that way.

I didn't realize how much I, I guess maybe took for granted a little bit, just being able to go play shows and being able to go and travel and play this place and this place and just go all around Texas and play music.

Cause when that ended there for awhile, that's all I wanted to do.

And so now getting back into it has definitely been a blessing.

I'm definitely a lot more grateful than I was because of that now.

Yeah.

We'll have, we'll have our EP, our new EP coming out soon that we're going to be doing with Texas Tech University and Aaron Prentice and Amy DeVoge out there.

That's the main next thing.

We'll pick up shows as they come along cause that's just always a good thing to do.

But the next year, our main focus is this record and seeing what happens with it.

We're really excited for that.

(indie music) ♪ Cause I will tell myself I'm right ♪ ♪ Even when I'm very wrong ♪ And make fun of all my friends ♪ ♪ With three kids and a dog ♪ Like I don't want ♪ Something to be proud of ♪ And I will always stand my ground ♪ ♪ Even when it starts to sink ♪ And never for a second will I let you think ♪ ♪ That maybe you were right ♪ About me the whole time ♪ Cause I don't want to be ♪ What you expect of me ♪ Some lonely night owl ♪ Afraid of the light around me ♪ ♪ And I may never be perfect ♪ I guess we're gonna have to wait and see ♪ ♪ But if I can't be perfect ♪ We're gonna see how good I can be ♪ ♪ And now I'm gonna take all my problems ♪ ♪ And give 'em all a name ♪ Take 'em out of the closet ♪ With my guilt and all my shame ♪ ♪ And be amazed ♪ At how small they are in the light ♪ ♪ Cause I don't want to be ♪ What you expect of me ♪ Some lonely night owl ♪ Afraid of the light around me ♪ ♪ Oh I may never be perfect ♪ I guess we're gonna have to wait and see ♪ ♪ But if I cant be perfect ♪ We're gonna see how good I can be ♪ ♪ Cause I don't want to be ♪ What you expect of me ♪ Some lonely night owl ♪ Afraid of the light around me ♪ ♪ Oh and I may never be perfect ♪ ♪ I guess we're gonna have to wait and see ♪ ♪ But if I can't be perfect ♪ We're gonna see how good it can be ♪ ♪ By the time that you leave here ♪ ♪ You're already gone to me ♪ I don't hold onto anything for long ♪ ♪ I spent most my life ♪ As someones memory ♪ So I find it easy to be forgot ♪