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let's act surprised |
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| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Last Login: | Oct 9, 2007 (821 days back) |
About Me |
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| *PLEASE NOTE* - Anything listed on the calendar as "w/Ha Ha Tonka" simply means that I will be playing drums IN Ha Ha Tonka - not opening for them. I am part of them. I highly suggest you come out to one of those shows if you like this stuff. It'll be way more entertaining. :) Born in a small Arkansas town to a poor bass player and a red headed waitress, I never really thought I could do anything else but be a musician. I spend the majority of my time as the drummer for Bloodshot Records newest indie rock/alt. country act, Ha Ha Tonka (formerly Amsterband). With a hefty tour schedule of 100 plus shows a year, there is little time for side projects - reguardless, "Varsity Club Sunshine Coach" was born. Named after a phrase spotted on the back of a van, the project was created as an opportunity for me to put some of my less polished, more lo-fi ideas into the hands of musical friends and family. Simply put, I'm not writing these songs in hopes to create a successful "solo" project. I'm writing these songs to become a better writer. The better I am at writing, the more it will help everything that I'm involved in. I always try and strive to be a better all around musician. Do I want people to listen? Of course! The more people listen, the more feedback I'm getting on what works. Plus I get to share this whole process with everybody that's willing to lend their ears... and I think that's the coolest part. Want to be updated on any VCSC information? Just drop an email to vcscmail@gmail.com with the subject line "newsletter". This is what my brother and I do in our spare time. |
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Music:Member Since: 4/29/2006Band Members: Lennon Bone - Guitar, Trumpet, Trumpet Cases, Drums, Programming, Hand Claps, Keyboard, Vocals, etc. (More often than not) Thom Hoglen - Bass, etc. Tof Hoglen - Keys, Guitar, etc. Influences: Lately: My Wife Jamie Halloween Alaska The Format John Scofield My Dad Jerry Sufjan Stevens Ha Ha Tonka My Brother Chance Beck John Mayer My Mom Christal Nickel Creek Wilco Feist My Grandmother Mary Prince Jamie Cullum Thom and Tof Hoglen Ben Kweller The Bird and the Bee The Postal Service Death Cab for Cutie Imogen Heap Ryan Adams Ray Charles Happy Apple The Bad Plus Cloud Cult Haley Bonar Madeski Martin & Wood Nada Surf Sean Watkins The Flaming Lips Telepop Musik The Stars Zoe Keating Ray LaMontagne Andrew Bird The Weepies Sara Watkins and the most random person you can think of. My Top 5 Records At The Moment - In Order M. Ward - Post War Fiest - The Reminder Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot John Mayer - Continuum Cloud Cult - Advice From The Happy Hippopotamus Sounds Like: me. Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Pop / Electroacoustic / Folk) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Breaking Hearts |
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| Okay - so I wrote a blog about this tune already, but got called out for saying too much about it. The more I thought, the more I agreed. I re-read it and felt that I was tooting my own horn a little ... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:54:00 PST |
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The following will be on moderndrummer.com |
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| I've recently been fortunate enough to submit a blog to ModernDrummer.com. For those of you who aren't drummers, or have never heard of Modern Drummer - it is THE premier magazine for all those w... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:24:00 PST |
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The Zebra Twilight EP - UPDATE |
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| Well, it's happened. I'm not going to be able to release the EP by the 24th, but it's all for good reason.
...and here they are.
1. HHT has been touring WAY too much for me to focus any energy on thi... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:09:00 PST |
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Our decisions are permanent. |
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| There are so many things going on in my head right now that it's hard for me to put them all together, but I'm going to do my best. It will require a recap of this past week... so here goes.
Thursday ... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:45:00 PST |
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The Zebra Twilight EP |
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| Well - I hate doing this part of the whole release thing, because there's always so many "what if's"... but I've went ahead and set a date. I'm going to shoot for July 24th as the release of the ... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:43:00 PST |
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I've Been Right... - June 18th, 2007 |
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| Hello all... new music up. I'm basically done with the EP if this tune gets good response. It's a bit more produced than the rest of the stuff, but I have some ideas that will hopefully help it flow i... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:00:00 PST |
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A break is the perfect time to work. - May 23rd, 2007 |
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| Greetings all!
I'm due for my monthly update... so here goes nothing!
First things first, we as Amsterband have changed our name to Ha Ha Tonka. I'm sure that most of you know already, but I thought... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Thu, 24 May 2007 10:24:00 PST |
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The ultimate argument - beard or no beard?! - April 29th, 2007 |
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| So, I got in a discussion with a young lady this evening reguarding show business, beards, and how they mix and meld. Well - according to her, beards are a no go in the music industry... and I qu... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:52:00 PST |
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Hope, I'm Right Here - April 11th, 2007 |
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| Greetings again to everyone. As you can see, there's a new tune up. Or at least it's new as I type this blog. I thought I would give you all an idea what this fella is all about. I'm actually really e... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:48:00 PST |
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What's in a name? - March 27th, 2007 |
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| Hello to you all. It's been way too long since I've updated you guys on anything here. Well, I've got a little time now so this is my chance.
First of all, you may notice that I changed the name from... Posted by Varsity Club Sunshine Coach on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:40:00 PST |
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Jamina, Ha Ha Tonka, Chance Bone, TOF HOGLEN, Thom Hoglen, Walk On Your Tiptoes, Kevin Bowers, M. Ward, Sanchez, ♥ kaylin, Laura ♥, jacquelyn, ©o®i™, Tide House, Tyson Leslie, *Kady J.*, Amanda Panda, !!!!*THE BONE*!!!!, Kristin, george, Chelsie, JL, Jon Böehm, Emily, Peapod, Sam, claire [STATE GOLF], Mollie Antoinette, Carrie, Clay Hughes Music, damnit danielle!, randy, Cornbelt Chorus
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