We’re In A Band!

Settle in for Nick's riveting subway story (the crackhead-filled mass transportation under NYC, not the sandwich shop that hires yester-fat pedos) featuring his inability to spell fentanyl. Jase bought Hanson shirts. We discuss cover band competition and cover bands with separate singers (okay, sure; they might play a tambourine here and there).

Mike works at the power company and Jase saw his dad's dick for the first time on Lake Erie! All this and more; to the soundtrack of John Cage's 4'33" and Mike choking on a donut.

And, of course, we eventually get around to discussing music and music news!

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Join us this week for another special post-gig podcast recorded at Denny's. We're exhausted, spent, drained, empty, and just about any other term that might apply to both a post-coital ballsack and a band that has just played their hearts out for the last 4 hours.

Nick wasn't able to join us this time (he had to go throw up so he could fit into his wedding dress), but we took the opportunity to talk mad shit about him. Fuck that guy, amirite?

We love you guys - come see us live sometime! Drink some good beer with us, party to your favorite tunes, and let unwind from a busy work week - that's what we do and the whole reason we're in a band.

Pro tip: skip the first five minutes!!!

Relentless spiders, Hudson Valley geography, Nick's newest eating disorder, Caribbean doctors doing BBLs - this week, we've got it all!

What music do you listen to when you're depressed or ... ate too much ice cream? Great news! YouTube probably has a channel just for you!

What does it mean to be a professional musician? When did we accept that we are nothing more than a fat old bald dude whose terrible at guitar, a hipster, and a bulimic? Was it when J learned that a music teacher's salary didn't begin to constitute a ROI? Perhaps. Was it how demoralizing it can be to play original music to an empty house? Was it [insert whatever Nick's reason was here]? Yes.

Truth is, we all enjoy playing music together a hell of a lot more since it isn't our primary job. While there's always a secret desire for fame and fortune, it sometimes feel like we're all dodged bullets to not have pursued that life.

...Or at least that's what we'll keep telling ourselves.

Shout out to Brian Goldbormer.

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Bruh...

This week, we thought we'd try something new. We decided to record 17,000 measures @ 669 BPM discussing why middle-aged woman diarrhea is worse (for some reason). From dick pics superimposed over spreadsheets, measuring dicks by weight, to poo on a plane... This fifth and final episode went off the rails almost immediately and never returned. Instead of discussing music, we spend an hour and 40 minutes discussing diarrhea. Nothing much has changed since we were in 6th grade, apparently, and we're entirely unapologetic. J discusses the medical realities of diarrhea and c. diff infections and the need for an ass-to-ass centipede situation (fecal transplant) to cure it.

We force listeners to experience 15 versions of "Baker Street" in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of why 80's movies had so much saxophone music in their intros. Jase continues to bore listeners with more nursing stories. Heavy (dense) dicks can damage vocal cords, just so you know, and Meryl Streep has never starred in a movie, according to our cis white hetero male drummer (Nick). Lots to love in this episode!

We love you guys - come talk to us the next time you see us live (if you don't, we'll know). Until next time! ByyyyeeeeeeeEEEEeee!

Jase makes the Denny's waitress uncomfortable (again). Still no lawsuit or authorities involved, so, win? Rock down to (Mike's) electric car review. Nick's old Hungarian navigator shame's him into going the speed limit. What exactly is the 90's look? We lay out all of our political views at once! R.I.P., Jimmy Buffett - Nick (and ONLY Nick) will miss you and can name more than one song of yours. Whose dick weighs exactly 87 Courics? Find out now!

Join us as we discuss gigs, rehearsals, stage presence, and all the random crap we encounter during our gigs and all the even more random crap that goes through our heads as we play for y'all!

Editor's Note:

Can you believe we've made it to episode 15? I thought we quit this shit years ago, but every week or so, I find myself back here posting a new podcast. I'm going out for a run tonight so maybe I'll killed and won't have to post this. Oh wait... It's already scheduled for release tomorrow morning. Well, at least maybe I'll be dead in time to not have to do another one.

Thank you to everyone who's come out to see our gigs and who's subscribed to our various butthole-only OnlyFans accounts. It really keeps us motivated. We love you and can't wait to see you at our next gig. If you listen to this podcast, let us know the next time you see us! BYeeeEEEeeeeeeeEEeeeeEEeee!!!!

Shout out to meat!

Following our gig at Newburgh Brewing Co. on August August 25th, we convened at Denny's in the middle of the night to replenish thousands of calories and discuss meat, Jerry Seinfeld, restaurants with fake soap money, how to pronounce "Porche" and other such impossibly important topics.

Come hang out with us for an hour or so and enjoy the sound of us eating while we entertain our delusions of grandeur. 

We love you all and can't wait to see you at the next show! But, more than anything, we need to ask you:

What the fuck's up, Denny's?!?

Thank god our wives, girlfriends, and fiancees never listen to this podcast. They'd dump us if they weren't legally bound to us, soon to be legally bound, or financially dependent. But they're too busy doing taxidermy, tarot, or whatever the drummer's wife does (something to do with the mafia, probably?).

Today we discuss what it's like being in a band and in a relationship at the same. Pokemon evolutions, Game of Thrones, suicide, and doing anal exclusively, since we're bored of every other sectual position (next episode: why all of our significant others are still "technically" virgins); all these topics are covered in depth in this brilliant - but final - episode of "We're In A Band!".

Why are women's bathrooms so pristine at a Dream Theater concert? How often do rock stars get laid? Well, we can't answer that because we're not them; we're a teacher (allegedly), an engineer, and an IT guy, but we can dream, dammit!!

We address the serious topic of suicide. [Insert inappropriate dick joke or Mike-bashing here]. Is suicide cool? Is it a decision you'll be happy about? Hint: not likely, if Queen's advice holds any water... R.I.P. Freddy Mercury, who sadly died of suicide by - what else? - mercury poisoning.

I'd love to sit here and type more, but I see a can of Spam that needs a my-penis-sized hole cut in it and violated, so I'll leave it here.

We love you all and hope to see you at the next gig!!

If you were in a band with twice as many songs in your repertoire than you can fit into the three sets comprising a typical gig, how would you choose what songs to place where? What song do you start the first set with to pique the sober audience's interest? What song do you end the night with make sure you leave a lasting impression to the party animals who stuck it out to the end?

In this special edition of "We're In A Band!", we answer those questions while we build the setlist for our upcoming gig. You'll experience our process; the reasons we choose certain songs and put them in a certain order, as well as the problems and solutions that placing certain songs in certain places throughout the sets can create. 

Being a cover band puts us in a unique position: Ostensibly and ideally, a cover band will have nothing but songs that everybody loves all the time. Three hours jam-packed with bangers. Some bands, in fact, will only play Billboard #1 hits.

However, the reality is that most cover bands, especially ones initially starting out, will also choose to play some songs that can only be described as filler material - what we call "low-hanging fruit" - songs that are easy to play, don't require a lot of work to get sounding good, or are jam songs that can be extended indefinitely to fill time with solos/noodling. So many bands in their first couple years will have only a handful of songs to choose from or swap in and out since they barely have enough songs to cover a 3-hour gig.

That's not us. At least, not anymore. 

We used to have to play songs that we knew were lackluster just to have enough songs to fill the time. These days, we have nothing but songs that we love, the audience loves, or both; we have no filler songs and we are constantly adding new songs; often, when we make a suggestion to one another during rehearsal, the suggestions are met with excitement, instant recognition, and a sense of chagrin that we haven't been playing that song all along. So, our struggle the opposite: It's difficult deciding which of our favorite songs from our massive list of bangers won't make the cut that night!

In this somewhat more business-like episode, join us as we place songs to account for vocal pacing, to work the crowd, for the convenience of instrumentation as Mike and I (Jase) trade guitar and bass back and forth, and to plan for the inevitable encore. But how can we choose an encore when there's still dozens of songs that we haven't played that we really want to?

Run For Cover is in a great place with our song selection. As a democracy, we all have veto power for songs the other suggest and, on the other end of the spectrum, we all can suggest songs. The net result is a repertoire of fan favorites and band favorites that we simply love playing for you. 

Credit where credit is due, Mike does the most work when it comes to building sets. His instinct with pacing and finesse with arrangement means that Nick and I, while technically having as much say as we want with set-building, rarely have to say anything more than "Set looks good, Mike; maybe we can fit _____ in if we get time," while looking at the set, excited to play it all and more at the next gig. This episode was probably most foreign to Mike, as this is usually his own personal, internal process that he let Nick and I in on.

NOTE: Sorry for the serious show notes. I usually mention dicks or balls or pedophiles or shoving bowling pins in said dick; but for this special episode, I figured I'd deliver a more informational and editorial message. In the end, as you'll hear, the show this set was built for was rained out, so we never got to play it as ordered, but that's always a risk with live music, particularly live music played outside. Shout out to our hardcore friends at Peekskill Brewery in Peekskill, NY who stuck it out between the rain and finished the night strong with us, even though it ended early. We love you guys and we'll see you next time!

Now then. Enjoy those dicks and balls, you bowling pin-wielding pedophiles!

What does a humidifier and dehumidifier fighting have to do with a human centipede? Well, I hate to break it to you, but you never find out in this episode as that's just nonsense and Google is free, so use it!

This week, the boys discuss bowling pins in their pee holes, Jase being away for Air Force training, the final messages from some past potential band members, and Mike's ...adequate... performance as our guitarist (we're desperate to replace him, but we can't find that damn spreadsheet).

Nick bores Jase literally to death by listing every Michael Keaton movie ever. RIP.

Final Fantasy, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Gran Turismo, Madden 2005, Tony Hawk, NBA Live '03, and whatever else crappy sports game Nick mentions: It's rare to find an adult male these days who wasn't enamored with or influenced by video game music, and these are some of our favorites. The absolute highlight of the show is, without contest, Nick rapping out (is that what the kids call it?) to Busta Rhymes. While Nick and Mike tend to lean heavily toward games with actual rock bands, punk, or rap music, Jase favors the 8- and 16-bit chip tune music and orchestral scores that enjoyed ubiquity in the NES and SNES eras (except for all that awesome 80's music in GTA, of course).

Hmm...Busting a mad rap? I don't know. I'll Google it.

No, I won't. It don't matter. None of this matters.

Just say "Smith" again.

Dollar General, Waffle House, and Airpods; oh my!

Nick has a surprise for the band!

In this final reunion episode of "We're In A Band!," we discuss our dream gear - gear we would buy if we had a million dollars, gear we can reasonably expect to buy before we die (thanks to the revenue you lovely listeners generate for us!) and gear that we plan to buy next with our meager working man's salaries. For Nick, it's drums. For Jase, a new synthesizer. For Mike? Eh, I wasn't really listening so who knows? Probably something lame like a Les Paul.

Jase laments his has-been status as a songwriter. Nick doles out advice for new drummers. Mike learns us reeeeaaalll good about boutique basses and classic guitars.

Thanks for hanging out with us; we love you and can't wait to see you at our next show.

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Fuck you, GameFly.