![]() “These were all the songs we grew up on and learned how to play in garage bands,” says Jurdi. Unable to tour, the group convened every week for a year, playing covers of songs new and old, responding to a disorienting time by reconnecting with music they love. In some ways, the new album is a logical extension of Remote Transmissions, the livestream series that Band of Heathens started soon after the pandemic shut down the world in 2020 (and which was documented in last year’s Remote Transmissions, Vol. “It’s our own communal space and we’re very comfortable there,” says Quist. They worked in a studio called the Finishing School, which was founded by the band’s close friend and sometime producer George Reiff Quist took over the studio after Reiff passed away in 2017, and upgraded with gear including three of Freddie Mercury’s actual vocal mics, which have previously been used on recordings by David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, and AC/DC. ![]() As Austin has evolved, the band has evolved too, and now coming back feels like a very full circle moment.” “I feel like the band wouldn’t have come together anywhere else. “The city has grown and undergone many changes over the years, but the intangibles that make Austin a unique place are still alive and well,” says Jurdi. Though the members of The Band of Heathens now live scattered across the country, coming back to Austin (where they first formed in the early 2000s when Quist and Jurdi were among four songwriters playing regular weekly sets at the late, lamented club Momo’s) was crucial to the making of Simple Things. Good, mid-tempo rock and roll-that’s our breadbasket, and there’s not a lot of that music being made right now.” “So it was just about harnessing and embracing that. “Gordy and I each have a natural sound when we sing, but there’s something even more special and unique when our voices blend together” says guitarist-vocalist Ed Jurdi. With the subject matter, there’s a sentiment of focusing on what’s important as we go through this journey together-don’t waste time, because this is all we’ve got.” This time around, we tried to use some restraint and embraced our first instincts, trusting the songs were strong enough. “Many times in the past, we’d take a song and stretch to make it into something else sonically, because that’s exciting and fun to do in the studio. ![]() “It was a return to embracing our influences, our natural instincts, the way we sound when we get on stage,” says guitarist-vocalist Gordy Quist. It’s a confident, assured statement of a group finding its place in the world amid uncertain and troubled times. –THE BAND OF HEATHENS–With their ninth studio album, Simple Things, The Band of Heathens came home-geographically, as they returned to their longtime base of Austin for the recording sonically, in an embrace of the rootsy, guitar-based rock with which they made their name and thematically, with lyrics that speak to appreciating friends and family and our limited time on this planet. Saturday, October 28th with The Watson Twins (Open seat & SRO tickets will be available at the door the night of show until we run out!) ![]() Drop everything and get your tickets NOW! Join Tucson’s hostess with the mostest Chatty Kathee and her effervescent executive assistant Swish Manley for a hilarious Halloween-themed episode of the Family Fuss with a double-sized cast of celebrity guests featuring backwoods boytoy Bubba, ditzy delight Brittany, grumpy Goth Oasis and fiercely fabulous Fulta Burstyn! Put your name in Kathee’s big, red, sparkly box for a chance to play for life-changing prizes and soul-crushing fame! Costumes are highly encouraged!Ĭ’mon down to Hotel Congress for Tucson’s very own Retro Game Show Night – now in its spectacularly silly 12th year! Open seat tickets are just $15 at the door, at Hotel Congress’s front desk or online! Doors open at 6pm and the fussin’ starts at 7pm. It’s a frighteningly funny Family Fuss on Saturday October 28 at Hotel Congress! ![]()
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