Sunday, July 26, 2009

Gig Report - Canyon Inn July 24-25, 2009




In Stereo played at the Canyon Inn in Salt Lake city this past weekend. It was a good weekend overall even though the crowds were smaller than we would have liked. Ted was back playing with the band after battling a severe ankle infection for the past 3 months.

Ted did a great job and was able to last the entire weekend without giving out. It takes a lot of stamina to drum for 4 hours a night but Ted pulled it off and the crowd really seemed to appreciate it.

Heidi came and sang with us both nights. The crowd really loves it when she gets up and sings some songs with us.
We will be playing the Canyonn Inn again in August. Watch here and Live Musician Central for gig announcements. We will also be playing a festival with Heidi in September so keep an eye on the Blog and websites for announcements.

We had a lot of friends and family show up to support us and we really appreciate all the support we get from all of you. Thanks for coming out to see In Stereo whenever we perform.
And now...some pictures!

Pictures of In Stereo at Canyon Inn July 24, 2009






Monday, May 25, 2009

In Stereo at Canyon Inn on May 29-30, 2009

In Stereo will be playing at the Canyon Inn on May 29-30. Show starts at 9:00 PM and ends at 1:00 AM. It should be a really fun show. Frank will be filling in for Ted again while Ted continues to heal up following a very serious ankle infection.

Canyon Inn is located at:
3700 E. Fort Union Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT
801-943-6969

Don't miss this show as you never know what's going to happen at an In Stereo gig!!

Sunday, April 05, 2009

Gig Report - Canyon Inn April 3-4, 2009 Frank Lee Fills In For Ted

From In Stereo at Canyon Inn on April 3-4, 2009

In Stereo played an excellent live gig at the Canyon Inn in Salt Lake City, Utah the weekend of April 3-4, 2009. We really had a lot of fun this past weekend even though the weekend started with an extreme low point for In Stereo. We had practiced on Wednesday night and Ted (our drummer) seemed to be doing fine and we got some excellent new songs ready to go. So when I got a call about midday on Thursday from Ted to tell me he was in the hospital with a severely infected ankle it was a complete surprise. Ted had his ankle's fused about a year ago and the screws in the bones had started to come out and caused bleeding inside his ankle, which in turn became infected. Needless to say, he would be unable to make our scheduled gig. Luckily, we were able to secure the drumming services of Frank Lee who is the drummer for Shufflin' Noah and also the original drummer for In Stereo before he left the band and Ted took over the drumming. It turned out to be really fun for all of us to have Frank come and drum although our thoughts were with Ted all weekend.
On Friday night we got all set up to play and all the equipment was working fine which is really the first hurdle at any gig. It's amazing how quickly equipment problems can kill your show. We were all jittery with excitement and nerves as we quickly decided what we were going to play before taking the stage. We hadn't had a chance to practice with Frank and he hadn't played with In Stereo for a couple years so we were all winging it. In Stereo uses a computer sequencer on about 25% of our songs and it's up to the drummer to stay with the click track to keep the band together. It's extremely challenging and the drummer has to be very disciplined and focused to be able to pull this off. Luckily, Frank has had experience working with sequences and he was able to keep it together on every sequenced song we did. Heidi Nedreberg was also there on Friday night with a good contingent of friends and we had her come up and join the band on several songs. She sang extremely well and only continues to improve as a live singer. She got some huge cheers from the audience. The audience was lively and seemed to really enjoy the show all night long. We had a lot of extra energy because of the extra stress of playing with a new drummer. It really turned out to be a lot of fun and the night went off without a hitch. We really missed Ted because we are so familiar with his style. We know where his drum breaks are so we're able to predict the songs from his drumming. Frank did a fantastic job and it was challenging and fun to try to stay tight and keep the music rocking. Plus, he's got some great fills with a really hard, rocking style. Frank sang lead on AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Dirty Deeds" which both filled the floor. Heidi totally rocked on Journey's "Separate Ways" which got a lot of screams from the audience! It was a great night for the band and hopefully for everyone in the club. (continued below...)

From In Stereo at Canyon Inn on April 3-4, 2009

Saturday night, things went even better because we had all the experience of Friday night to draw on. We'd played better overall as we became more familiar with the way our styles were fitting together. We had a bunch of rowdy girls in the audience that were really having a good time. Saturday night, Kyle "Bill" Johnson sang Journey's "Separate Ways" and the audience ate it up! It was like a rock concert instead of a dance club because everyone was facing the stage and screaming like crazy while we played. It's a great feeling when the audience is so into what you're doing up there onstage. Saturday it seemed like every song we played just rocked! The 2nd night of two-night gigs are always tough to keep the energy flowing for the whole 4-hour show and if you lose your energy onstage the audience can feel it too. But we really kept it from start to finish and we finished the night strong being called back for 2 encores. The audience kept yelling for more Journey so we played "Separate Ways" again and they went even crazier the 2nd time. All in all it was an excellent night and the entire weekend went well onstage.
Word on Ted is that he will get better and hopefully he'll be back behind the drumset soon. Watch the In Stereo Blog for updates on Ted's progress and we'll try to keep the news current. Thanks to Frank for filling in for Ted, you rock man!! And thanks to all our family, friends and fans that came out to see us play. As always, it's seeing people we know that makes the gigs a lot more fun for us.



From In Stereo at Canyon Inn on April 3-4, 2009

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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Canyon Inn on April 3-4, Frank Lee fills in for Ted Townsend

It's going to be a very intersting weekend at the Canyon Inn for In Stereo. Ted has come down with some serious ankle problems and it looks like he won't be able to play the show. But, the show must go on!! So Frank Lee, the drummer from local rock group Shufflin' Noah is going fill in for Ted this weekend. If you want to see a rare and interesting In Stereo lineup, you better be at the Canyon Inn on April 3-4, 2009.

Monday, March 30, 2009

In Stereo at Canyon Inn on April 3-4, 2009

In Stereo will be playing at the Canyon Inn on April 3-4, 2009. We've been practicing and sounding really good lately. We will be playing some new songs this weekend. Come out to the show and listen for these new songs:
Weezer - Troublemaker
Jimmy Eat World - In The Middle
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

and possibly a very original version of The Monkees - Stepping Stone.

The Canyon Inn is located at:
3700 E. Fort Union Blvd.
Salt Lake City, Utah
801-943-6969

Hope to see you all there!

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Gig Report - Canyon Inn February 13-14, 2009


My live band, In Stereo, played at the Canyon Inn in Salt Lake City this weekend. It was a decent gig and a lot of interesting things happened. It was also interesting because it was on a Friday the 13th followed by Valentines Day. You would think that would give us a lot to work with from the stage but we didn't really come up with a lot of good jokes. I think the Friday the 13th effect was in full force though because I totally lost my voice after about 5 songs. Let me start at the beginning.
Friday night started out pretty well even though the club only filled up about two thirds of the way full. It wasn't too bad because the crowd had a lot of energy. Earlier Friday I felt a cold coming on and I was getting a sore throat but I figured I would be okay to sing if i didn't push it. I sang okay the first two sets but I could feel the power slipping out of my voice. By the time I sang Vertigo by U2 I totally lost my voice. That has only happened to me two or three times over the course of my 27 year career and it's never fun. Luckily Tom's daughter Heidi Nedreberg was in the crowd with a bunch of her friends and she came up and sang a bunch of songs with us. That took a lot of pressure off of us vocally and she did really well. The crowd gave Heidi a lot of applause and she even picked up a guy fan that wouldn't leave her alone. You're a good sport Heidi. Another funny thing that happened on Friday happened when we played our usual Birthday song for whoever is having birthdays in the club. Some guy with a bunch of Tattoo's got up and proceeded to bend over, grab his ankles and invite everyone in the club to come give him birthday spankings. So for the entire length of The Beatles - Birthday, everyone came up and spanked the guys ass. He seemed to enjoy himself though so it was all good.
Saturday morning I woke up and my voice was completely gone. So I called Tom and told him we'd need Heidi to cover some vocals again. Unfortunately she had a previous commitment and wasn't able to make it. So Tom, Kyle and Ted handled all the singing for the entire night. They did really well too and I was proud of them. I felt bad that I couldn't carry my usual load of the singing. I don't think about all the little harmony parts I sing in a lot of the songs as well as doing my share of the stage banter with the crowd. I did have some of our regular fans come up and give me love and tell me how much they missed my singing. So that made me feel a little better anyway. I have to admit that it was fun to only have to worry about playing awesome guitar parts. I definitely played better than usual on the guitar and I had several people compliment my playing. The club wasn't full again on Saturday night which was kind of a bummer. We like to play to a packed house every time we play. The people that were there seemed to have a really good time though so that made things a lot better. Overall it was a pretty good gig and it taught me not to take my voice for granted.
We'll be playing the Canyon Inn again soon so keep an eye on Live Musician Central for upcoming gig announcements. -Matt-

Monday, February 09, 2009

In Stereo at Canyon Inn on February 13-14, 2009

In Stereo will be playing at the Canyon Inn on February 13-14. The show starts at 9:00 P.M. both nights. So come check us out, we'd love to see all our fans there!