NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
No funny business this time, folks. Sorry. No time for the hardy-har-har this week. I'm too scared. The Republic of California has been ablaze for months. Experts tell us the U.S. economy is in the proverbial crapper. The sub prime mortgage crisis is tearing the middle class a new one. A big angry raging policeman chased me down a busy street in downtown Minneapolis last month, shouting and threatening to pummel me because I held an open bottle of root beer. I lost TWO consecutive games of online Scrabble this week. American Gladiators is back in production. Would somebody tell me, What The Freak Is Going On??!! All the feet washing up on the shores of British Columbia... Somebody please hold me.
Now, the news.
~ Our main man James Nash is all the rage this month. Check out the July/August 2008 issue of FLATPICKING GUITAR and the August 2008 issue of GUITAR PLAYER. He's also the featured artist at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company website.
~ Our latest CD LOADED is clinging tenaciously to the AMA Top-40 radio chart. 16 weeks and counting... Keep pestering your local DJs with requests for your favorite Waybax hits!
~ Our MerleFest Led Zeppelin II set is the top download at FestivalLink.net. Get yourself a copy here.
~ The Waybax bowling team has punched through the 500-pin barrier. If we can manage to bowl 600 as a quartet before the end of 2008, I'm buying all of you a cherry phosphate.
Because we can't we won't and we don't stop, we're going back out on tour this week! We sure hope you can join us somewhere en route. Mark your calendars. Tell your friends. To the best of our knowledge, here's where we're going:
Wed. JULY 16 9 pm HEADLINERS Columbia, SC
Thu. JULY 17 8:30 pm TRIAD STAGE Greensboro, NC
Fri. JULY 18 8 pm DOWNTOWN AFTER 5 Asheville, NC
Plato De Mambo plays first at 5:30. Waybacks play around 7:30.
Sat. JULY 19 9 pm The SHOWROOM at Hub-Bub Spartanburg, SC
Sun. JULY 20 8 pm BARKING LEGS THEATER Chattanooga, TN
Mon. JULY 21 12 noon BLUE PLATE SPECIAL Knoxville, TN on WDVX-FM
Come down and be part of the studio audience or listen live on the web.
Mon. JULY 21 9 pm BARLEY'S TAPROOM Knoxville, TN
Tue. JULY 22 9:30 pm 3rd & LINDSLEY Nashville, TN
Fri. JULY 25 2 pm 10,000 LAKES FESTIVAL Detroit Lakes, MN
Contrary to recent erroneous reportage, we WILL NOT be partaking in the Flaming Lips'
parade of rainbow furries. We have to be on a plane at 10 pm. Kenneth, can we get the
deposit back on the costume rentals?
Sat. JULY 26 9:15 pm GREAT WATERS FOLK FESTIVAL Wolfeboro, NH
Sun. JULY 27 8 pm NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Fall River, MA
Then, next month, we look forward to a NoCal home stand as well as a return to one of favorite venues and one of our favorite festivals ever!
Sun. AUG. 10 1:30 pm GRAND TARGHEE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Alta, WY
Fri. AUG. 15 7 pm Private Event Sacramento, CA
Sat. AUG. 16 7:30 pm OAKSONG MUSIC SOCIETY Oak Run, CA
Sun. AUG. 17 5:30 pm HIDDEN VILLA Los Altos Hills, CA
Free show, all tickets have been already been claimed. Visit the Hidden Villa
website to get on the waiting list in the event of a cancellation.
Mon. AUG. 18 10 pm CRYSTAL BAY CLUB Crystal Bay, NV
Free show in the Red Room a.k.a. the Stage Lounge in the Crystal Bay Casino
on Lake Tahoe's North Shore. First round of dollar slots is on me.
Tue. AUG. 19 10 pm CRYSTAL BAY CLUB Crystal Bay, NV
Free show in the Red Room a.k.a. the Stage Lounge in the Crystal Bay Casino
on Lake Tahoe's North Shore.
Thu. AUG. 21 7 pm KRSH BACKYARD CONCERT Santa Rosa, CA
Free show @ the KRSH studios. Our old pals Houston Jones play also. 5:30 pm doors.
Fri. AUG. 22 9 pm GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL San Francisco, CA
Sat. AUG 23 2 pm Private Event Woodside, CA
Late August/ early September will bring us back to the East Coast for shows from Maine to North Kakalak. Our performance schedule is always a work in progress, so please be sure to keep an eye on our calendar page for updated info as new performance dates are confirmed and added.
We hope to see you soon!
Stay safe, be easy and keep the river on your right.
Yours in humble servitude,
Joe Kyle Jr. & the WAYBACKS
joe@waybacks.com
www.waybacks.com
www.myspace.com/thewaybacks
P.S. Oh excuse me Mister Tough Guy PoLeece Man - This aggression will not stand, Man.