On Being 3-piece (By Matt)

I just wanted to say I've really been enjoying being a 3-piece band. We have to work a little harder but we've really been getting our sound together. The last couple of shows we've had people telling us how amazed they are that we sound so big and there are only three of us. We had one guy ask us if we were using vocal enhancements like a harmonizer (he was a musician) and we told him no, that we sing all harmonies live.
Which brings me to our new awesome version the old Sly and the Family Stone classic Everyday People. We've totally reworked the music for the song and it has a very heavy, layered echo guitar part. Plus Tom, Ted and I sing 3-part harmonies for most of it. If you haven't heard us do it yet then get to a show!

Matt

Thanksgiving Weekend at the Barbary Coast

What a weekend at the Barbary Coast!! They have remodeled the club a bit and changed where the door to get in the club is and I like it. The people that go there are just great. I mean we learned a lot of things like all guys need to wash their hands when they go to the bathroom not just the 1 in 6 that do. We always wash our hands but evidently some guys don't and when a big biker with a beard and leather tells guys that's what you're supposed to do, I hope they listen, we didn't need to but we heard what he said. We also learned that we don't know many songs. On Saturday we had a guy keep asking us for songs from Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Jane's Addiction, Coldplay, Everclear, and about 20 other bands and we just didn't know the songs. I mean, we play about 682 different songs, have 9000 songs on the iPod and we just didn't have what he wanted. We told him that a lot of the songs we play have many of the same notes but they might not be in the same order. We had a good time with him and our ignorance though. Finally there were a couple of very educational anatomical demonstrations by some ladies that really enlightened us. It makes playing music a lot of fun and really that's what the Barbary is all about and we loved it.
Tom

Barbary Coast Nov. 25-26

We're going to be at the Barbary Coast Nov. 25 and 26. It's at 4242 S. State in Salt Lake. Hope to see some familiar faces. If not, then hope to meet some cool new people.

Rock On!!!
Matt

UofU MBA Banquet

We just got finished playing for some of the MBA students at the University of Utah. There was a nice dinner, great converstation, and then we got to play a few tunes for people to dance too. These kind of gigs are both fun and hard to play. You're are never sure what to expect. Coming together in situations like these can be stressful. So I'm sure many come to make their apperance, share something, eat and then get back to their own lives. We look at it as a chance to play music, which is a big part of our lives, and we want everyone to share the happiness we feel when we are playing but we know when they come to dinners like this, music may not be what they are there for. We did have fun though because we always meet people that love the music we're playing and have fun with it. That's why we play, well that and it makes us feel good. I just thought I'd share that.

Ted

Take no prisoners, leave no evidence, drive it all night long. 

Tom

I love letting it rip on a 5 string bass. There's nothing like the low B to add bottom end and shack things up. 

Matt

You'll never know what I see when I close my eyes, sing and play my guitar.

The Three Piece Band

 

The Beginning of the Instereo Blog

Instereo was started about 1994 by Matt Rushton. What began as a five piece dance band with a couple of girl singers has evolved into an irreverant trio of guys playing music that moves them and they hope moves you. Matt Rushton is on Lead Guitar, Ted Townsend on Drums and Tom Nedreberg on Bass. They all sing.

This blog though is not a history of the band. You can get that on our website. This blog is where we are going to talk about our gigs and our music. We hope you have some comments about those things as well and share them with us and everyone else who follows the band.

Our last gig was at the Canyon Inn in Salt Lake City. Actually most of our gigs are in Salt Lake City but...... we've played all over Utah and Wyoming and are up for anything. Anyway, the last gig was Halloween weekend at the Canyon Inn. If you weren't there, you missed something special. There was the usual costume party and contest and there were some great costume (I loved Little Red Riding Hood's outfit). After the contest we started our third set and when we got to the end of the set, we didn't feel like stopping, so we continued playing until closing time. I think I lost 5 pounds, I couldn't see because of the sweat in my eyes and at the end I was exhausted. It was great. People came up and danced on stage with us, people screamed, and no one would leave at the end of the gig. It felt good. I think if all our gigs were like this last one, I know I'd want to quit the daytime job and just play music. I guess the gigs make everything else in life tolerable.

We'll let you know what else is happening. Tell us what you think.
Tom