Saturday finds us listening to some good old boy tunes. One of the things I have enjoyed the most this past year is discovering new bands (to me) that I haven’t been introduced to through other media. Every now and then you can stumble upon some pretty amazing bands and for sure The Bigsbys are the real deal. So go grab that second cup of coffee pull up a seat, if the kids or pets are still sleeping put on some headphones and crank it up…..
Let’s Meet…The Bigsbys
Hi our name is….
The Bigsbys (No Apostrophe)
And our sound might be best described as….
Roots Rock/Americana/Alternative
We are…
Alex Smith
Brad Hobson
Russell McClendon
Nick Odom
We are originally from…..
Palestine, Texas
The first time we met was…..
2011
We knew we were going to be a Band when………
After we stole brad from his old Band and jammed together.
Before starting the band we were employed as…….
Beer Salesman – Alex
Auto Body Man – Russell
Pizza Boy – Brad
Drummer with another band – Nick
Our craziest gig ever was….
That time on tour we lost a gig & spent the day driving around Panama City, Florida begging bars to let us play that night.
We ended up finding a gig and it was great. We made posters and handed them out all over town.
Greasiest show of the whole tour. That bar is closed now but we met people we still keep in contact with.
The first song we wrote was…….
True Story
It’s about……
A death in the family and the life story of that person.
What we are currently listening to….
Jason Isbell
The Band – Live at the academy
Kings of Leon
Steve Poltz
John Fullbright
A few albums we could never part with….
Incubus – Make yourself
Dark Side of The Moon
Jason Isbell – Southeastern
Vulgar Display of Power
Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown
For fun we like to…..
Eat – Drink – Smoke
The one thing we want you to remember while your listening to us……
We are professionals, please don’t try this at home.
Expect….
Brand new Record Good Will Suitcase 4/1/14, Festivals, out of state touring and recording another album in the fall.
from us in 2014….
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