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Let's go on down to the league. 28 00:03:29,039 --> 00:03:38,000 Though your skills are impressive, my pisis, but you can run for out, 29 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:53,759 run out of the ey, and they're all running out of time foot 30 00:03:53,840 --> 00:04:04,960 out the fair food chase are start, Yes, all out of the side. 31 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:15,599 I'm I say, this is very exciting, waking from my head to 32 00:04:15,879 --> 00:04:25,959 my feet, this moment heavy with the full realization, great anticipation. You 33 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:31,920 know we're not so different. You would die two sides of a coin. 34 00:04:34,319 --> 00:04:47,079 We failed. I'll succeed. Face smile my way. You did out Now 35 00:04:47,199 --> 00:05:00,360 you're not out of the lock in the all out of the side it up, 36 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:11,639 but jam jack chase a fairly ship start yea. We're all looking out 37 00:05:11,639 --> 00:06:21,000 at time there take it around out tree, all reading out inside, put 38 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:48,759 up the chase, allading out inside. That is out of time. The 39 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,600 band is Andrew North and the Rangers, and that is from their live album 40 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:56,759 One for the Road, and they're gonna be skyping in shortly. And we'll 41 00:06:56,759 --> 00:07:00,720 also talk about the new side project, Jade Trio. This is Matt Connorton 42 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,399 Unleashed. We are live from these studios of w m n H ninety five 43 00:07:03,439 --> 00:07:09,439 point three FM and very wintry Manchester, New Hampshire. DJ Reckless is here 44 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:13,879 as well. Okay, oh sorry, there we go. Oh now you're 45 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,319 there now we got this. Sorry, I'm still getting I'm still new to 46 00:07:15,399 --> 00:07:19,199 this. Yeah, yes, yes, five years now, we're here. 47 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:24,279 We're alive. That's right, that's right, and uh, let's see it 48 00:07:24,439 --> 00:07:26,839 is of course. Uh, what's it? What's up? I was saying 49 00:07:26,839 --> 00:07:30,199 one down to one hour down, two to go on this March twenty third, 50 00:07:30,319 --> 00:07:33,759 twenty twenty four. Uh. But yes, Andrew North and the Rangers 51 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:38,279 will be skyping in, which means because they're with us on Skype, the 52 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,680 studio line will be open, the phone line, so if you have any 53 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,920 questions or anything for the band six oh three two five o six oh seven, 54 00:07:44,199 --> 00:07:46,639 six oh three two five six oh seven. Coming up later, we 55 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:51,279 have Eric Pilcher's Classic film review and this week the subject is Stephen King's nineteen 56 00:07:51,399 --> 00:07:56,639 ninety three masterpiece Shindler's List. And then uh, and then we're gonna be 57 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,560 joined by when the dead bolt breaks and they are on their way here now 58 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,399 it has been communicated to me, however, though they're probably going to be 59 00:08:03,519 --> 00:08:07,959 late, and we don't know how late, but they are traveling and it's 60 00:08:07,399 --> 00:08:11,879 very not good outside, and I don't know if it's gotten even worse since 61 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:13,759 we've been here. Luck, you know, we don't we don't have far 62 00:08:13,839 --> 00:08:16,240 to go to get here. So it was easy for us, but no 63 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,240 problem at all. But they're coming up from Connecticut, but they've got a 64 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:22,600 big show tonight. They're going to be playing in Nashua at Terminus, so 65 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:28,040 they're they got to come up here regardless for the show. So so they 66 00:08:28,079 --> 00:08:31,120 are, they are en route and they're hoping to be here. But the 67 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:35,360 most important thing is that they get here safely. So worst case scenario, 68 00:08:35,399 --> 00:08:37,279 they might have to call in. But but they are going to try to 69 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,840 get here. And apparently, from what I understand, they're confident that they 70 00:08:39,879 --> 00:08:43,159 will be able to get here for an in studio appearance. Just it might 71 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,759 be it might be later than we thought, which is fine. Again, 72 00:08:46,759 --> 00:08:50,360 the most important thing is that they travel safely. And if you are listening 73 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,320 live to us on this Saturday morning and you happen to be in the car, 74 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:58,080 I hope that you are traveling safely because it's a little bit messy. 75 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,960 Yeah, we got I was optimistic that we were just going to get a 76 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,399 little dusting of snow overnight and then it was just going to be rain. 77 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:11,279 But apparently that is not what has happened. Yeah, you're wishful thinking, 78 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:16,000 Yes, well, it doesn't really bother me. I know Spring's not fighting 79 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,679 back right now. Well, once we get into March, I don't really 80 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,879 care that much what happens with the weather, because it's like, you know, 81 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,720 any day now it's gonna be uh, everything's gonna melt and it's gonna 82 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:30,120 be nice. So and we've had another easy winter. There was one year, 83 00:09:31,279 --> 00:09:33,559 might have been twenty seventeen or twenty eighteen, there was this winter we 84 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:39,799 had where it was so easy, like January and February were just easy, 85 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,960 barely snowed, nice and warm. March and then on March first, on 86 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,559 March first, we got a massive blizzard and it was all downhill from there. 87 00:09:52,039 --> 00:09:56,519 That's how it goes every day, and I believe up here we go. 88 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,639 I was trying to answer the Skype call and it was giving me a 89 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,879 little bit of trouble, but I think we're connected. Hello, Hi, 90 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:07,639 is this Andrew North and the Rangers and some rangers and some rangers. Yeah, 91 00:10:09,039 --> 00:10:13,240 than to get on the right camera here my laptops being squirrelly. Oh, 92 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,480 our listeners can't see you anyway, So it doesn't it doesn't matter if 93 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,559 it's just audio, it's fine. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 94 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:22,240 very good. Okay, so who's with you? Who else do we have? 95 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:28,200 We have Dale Grant who plays drums, and Gillian Rourke who plays baritone 96 00:10:28,279 --> 00:10:31,759 saxophone. Very good, very good. Well, welcome to the program. 97 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,919 And uh, we were supposed to do this in person, but of course 98 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:39,720 the weather, as we were just discussing, has been uh uh not cooperative. 99 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:41,360 It's it's pretty it's pretty bad here. How is it where you are? 100 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:48,159 It is a sub suboptimal yeah, yeah, yeah, we got some 101 00:10:48,279 --> 00:10:50,600 snow. Yeah. Yeah, we're fortunate that we didn't have to travel far 102 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:54,799 to get here, but it was supposed to just be rain in this area 103 00:10:54,039 --> 00:10:58,080 and that at one point at least, it was supposed to just be rain. 104 00:10:58,159 --> 00:11:03,200 But suboptimal indeed, so so welcome by the way we played that. 105 00:11:03,279 --> 00:11:05,759 I don't know if you were able to listen, but we played out of 106 00:11:05,879 --> 00:11:09,440 Time the opening track from the new live album One for the Road, and 107 00:11:09,519 --> 00:11:11,879 that was recorded at Area twenty three. Is that correct? That's right. 108 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,600 That was one of the last concerts at Area twenty three and we had just 109 00:11:16,759 --> 00:11:20,399 the best time that night and we got a recording. So it was awesome 110 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,720 to be able to put out an album from that DJ Reckless is here with 111 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,240 us as well, and I Reckless, I assume you have the same thought 112 00:11:28,279 --> 00:11:31,720 that I just had. Uh huh. Yeah, they're not doing live music 113 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:37,919 anymore in Area twenty three. Area twenty three has kind of rebranded and reformatted, 114 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:41,279 so now it's the Forum Pub in Pennacook. They just opened and it's 115 00:11:41,279 --> 00:11:45,840 an awesome spot, good ma room. So they can't do full bands, 116 00:11:45,879 --> 00:11:48,200 but they are still doing music good oh okay, just not full bands, 117 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:54,200 interesting and singer songwriter stuff now small. Oh yeah, I had no idea. 118 00:11:54,279 --> 00:11:58,840 I didn't know the change. Is Kirk still there, Kirk McNeil okay 119 00:12:00,919 --> 00:12:05,840 has the Forum Pub now, so yeah, they relocating. They moved out 120 00:12:05,879 --> 00:12:09,639 of the Area twenty three spot at the end of September, so we played 121 00:12:09,799 --> 00:12:13,559 the second to last weekend there. Uh and then they they've been working really 122 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,440 hard to get the new pub open and it's awesome. I was up there 123 00:12:16,519 --> 00:12:18,919 last week. It's a really cool spot. Okay, okay, good good. 124 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,039 Did you guys just play at the Shaft Scheme last weekend? We did 125 00:12:22,399 --> 00:12:26,159 Friday? Was like, I was pretty sure you guys were up here. 126 00:12:26,399 --> 00:12:30,559 Oh, very good, very good. Yeah. Saint Patrick's the weekend. 127 00:12:30,759 --> 00:12:37,919 Yeah what a weekend? Yeah, yeah, we had h who did we 128 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:41,320 have on the show? Who? They do a ton of shows? It 129 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,799 was just last weekend. The week's run together. But it's a band that 130 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,240 they do a lot of Saint Patrick's stage shows. And it's like the one 131 00:12:48,279 --> 00:12:52,440 time where they're playing at like nine in the morning, eleven in the morning, 132 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:56,240 you know, during st Pat kind of remember the name of the band. 133 00:12:56,399 --> 00:12:58,879 I think I know who you're talking about. But yeah, yeah, 134 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:03,440 oh oh, it's right on the tip of my tongue too. You get 135 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,799 your laptop right in front of you. I'm still getting used to doing this 136 00:13:05,879 --> 00:13:09,279 in the morning. I don't know. I don't know how long I can 137 00:13:09,399 --> 00:13:11,200 use that excuse, but I'm gonna milk it today long as you can, 138 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,679 as long as I can, Yes, as long as you can, my 139 00:13:13,799 --> 00:13:18,279 friend. This Yeah, this is proving to me I am not a morning 140 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:22,360 person. Granted I haven't slept, but you know, right right, got 141 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:26,879 a love nightlife. Now, who's in the Jade Trio? Is that the 142 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:28,720 three of you? That's the three of us, so that that's kind of 143 00:13:28,759 --> 00:13:33,279 the main reason we're we're talking to, you know, folks on the radio 144 00:13:33,279 --> 00:13:35,399 and stuff right now is we have an EP coming out on Friday, April 145 00:13:35,519 --> 00:13:41,320 fifth, okay that we're really excited about. And the Jade Trio project is 146 00:13:41,919 --> 00:13:46,879 this this weird little happenstance offshoot of Andrew North and the Rangers, and a 147 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,440 lot of what we do is weird little happenstance stuff. So we had a 148 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:54,639 month or so last year, month and a half where basically nobody can make 149 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:56,679 it to band practice except for the three of us. Oh so up and 150 00:13:56,759 --> 00:14:01,120 we have like a saxophone and drums and a piano, and we're like, 151 00:14:01,159 --> 00:14:03,120 well, we can't really work on band stuff because we're missing half the band. 152 00:14:03,879 --> 00:14:07,600 So we decided to kind of work up some stuff on our own, 153 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:11,039 work on some new songs, most of which have made their way over to 154 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,639 Andrew North and the Rangers, but we had them in this kind of trio 155 00:14:13,759 --> 00:14:18,840 setting that we really liked, and so we wanted to kind of document that 156 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,480 moment in time. So we just grabbed the recital hall at the Concer Community 157 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,840 Music School for like a Saturday afternoon, set up a bunch of microphones, 158 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:30,679 and did some recording and it came out really well. So we're really stoked 159 00:14:30,679 --> 00:14:33,919 to be able to share that. Yeah, we've got some music that you 160 00:14:33,039 --> 00:14:37,639 sent us, and so you recorded this right there at the school. Yeah, 161 00:14:37,759 --> 00:14:39,039 we're actually in the basement of the music school right now, which is 162 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:43,320 where we practice. And then we just went upstairs and you know, they 163 00:14:43,399 --> 00:14:46,279 have a beautiful Steinway piano up there, and we set up some drums and 164 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:52,399 the saxophone and so we really were trying to just get the sound without a 165 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:56,200 lot of like overdubbing or editing or anything. So the album really is just 166 00:14:56,360 --> 00:15:01,559 what it sounded like in the room that afternoon, which we think is really 167 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,919 cool. That is cool. Yeah, I haven't been to uh. I 168 00:15:05,039 --> 00:15:07,960 used to live in I lived in Concord for a very long time and I've 169 00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:09,080 been to the music school, but I haven't been there in a long time. 170 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,879 But that's that's fantastic that you were able to do that and it sounds 171 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,960 like So this whole thing was recorded in one day and one afternoon at the 172 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,000 school. Yeah, we just did two or three takes of each song. 173 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,840 They were all good, and then we just sort of got put our heads 174 00:15:22,879 --> 00:15:26,639 together and picked the ones we liked best. And that's what's on the album. 175 00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:28,960 Is this and this question is for all three of you, I mean, 176 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,600 is is this? Uh have any of you ever done a project like 177 00:15:33,639 --> 00:15:37,720 this before where it was kind of quick and spontaneous like that, Because obviously 178 00:15:37,759 --> 00:15:39,759 with Andrew North and the Rangers, for example, you know there's a lot 179 00:15:39,799 --> 00:15:43,120 of it because we talked before when you were on the show, there's a 180 00:15:43,159 --> 00:15:45,919 lot of there's a lot that goes into it. But it's I mean, 181 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,039 it sounds like this was just such a quick and spontaneous thing. Have any 182 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:52,320 of you done anything quite like this before? Yeah? I have, I 183 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:56,600 used, I've I've been in bands and six states all over the country. 184 00:15:56,639 --> 00:16:00,639 And yeah, we had a couple of recordings in northern California where we went 185 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:07,240 into Redwood Studios for like three hours and recorded two songs that were used on 186 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:11,840 a logging documentary. Oh wow for real? Yeah, no kidding back in 187 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,080 the back in the early nineties, I didn't know you were logging do yeah. 188 00:16:15,759 --> 00:16:19,080 Wow. It was very quick and that was like the one take thing. 189 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,960 And actually a fun thing about that, we didn't like the first drum 190 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:30,200 track, so I actually recorded a drum track after all the other tracks and 191 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,240 played to them and the producers like there's no way you're going to do this, 192 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,919 There's no way. And so but I put it down and it worked 193 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:38,799 out fine, and that's what we put out. It was really fun. 194 00:16:38,879 --> 00:16:41,840 But yeah, that was like a three hour little session and no kidding, 195 00:16:42,519 --> 00:16:47,559 Yeah, I think I did it back in high school when my like high 196 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:52,240 school, I'm a former Londondery Lancer, and our little like side band that 197 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,639 we had in school won a competition and we got three hours in a recording 198 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:00,840 studio and like thousands we did something like that for three hours. But dig 199 00:17:00,879 --> 00:17:03,920 that, yeah, I'll have to dig that up. We played the Nintendo 200 00:17:04,519 --> 00:17:08,000 we like scored out all the Nintendo music. Oh that's awesome. Oh wow, 201 00:17:08,839 --> 00:17:12,000 No, I would say, haven't done something like this in a very 202 00:17:12,079 --> 00:17:18,039 long time. The closest thing I did to this style of recording was I 203 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:23,119 did a duo project like twenty seventeen or something with a drummer from my old 204 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,960 band up in Vermont, and we just put in you know a little bit 205 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,079 of studio time, you know, I think it was two afternoons and just 206 00:17:30,319 --> 00:17:33,680 banged out a bunch of songs. But then I took that home and I 207 00:17:33,759 --> 00:17:37,799 overdubbed a bunch of keyboards onto it, So it's like getting the bass track 208 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,839 of like the drums and the keys we did, you know, really off 209 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,720 the cuff. But but I've always spent more time crafting stuff than this one 210 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,000 was, and I think it really lines up with the spirit of the project 211 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:53,359 as to how it came out. Yeah, Now are you playing out as 212 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,079 as the trio do? Do you have shows coming up? Or because you 213 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,839 did mention that some of these songs have found their way into the Andrew North 214 00:18:02,559 --> 00:18:08,680 and the Rangers, we're doing like a one time only performance for Jade Trio 215 00:18:08,799 --> 00:18:18,359 where we're opening for ourselves. Yeah, on April fifth at the at the 216 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:22,640 Music School in the same room recorded to that. We're doing a benefit show 217 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,119 to raise money for the community, the community Music School and music Music Education 218 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:32,400 and Jay Trio is the opening act and we're doing an acoustic show with Andrew 219 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,400 North and the Rangers after that. So that's going to be unique as well. 220 00:18:34,839 --> 00:18:37,279 It's going to be super fun. Oh, that's very cool. That's 221 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:41,119 very cool. Well, why don't we you know, we we did play 222 00:18:41,519 --> 00:18:45,400 we played an Andrew North in the Rangers track earlier. Let's play something from 223 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:51,440 uh the Jade Trio and but I'll let you pick. I've I've got any 224 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,200 one of these songs that is ready to go. So what what would you 225 00:18:55,319 --> 00:18:57,279 like me to play? So let's start from the top. Let's go with 226 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:02,160 the first track, which is ben Folds Brand Benfolds Brain. Oh, tell 227 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:03,920 me about this before we hear it. Why is it called ben Fold's Brain? 228 00:19:04,839 --> 00:19:11,000 Is it literally about ben Fold's brain? Well, I like, I 229 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:15,319 like to give songs weird names. Yeah, I think you know it's memorable 230 00:19:15,799 --> 00:19:22,559 and yeah, this song is kind of about like feelings of creative insecurity and 231 00:19:22,759 --> 00:19:26,279 like when you were writing songs or you get you know, inspired by something 232 00:19:26,319 --> 00:19:30,599 and you're trying to write a song and then you compare yourself to the folks 233 00:19:30,599 --> 00:19:36,000 who may or may not be way better than you atit give me a tough 234 00:19:36,079 --> 00:19:41,039 feeling. Like that song sort of comes from that place. I also just 235 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,359 you know, uh, songwriting style. I tended to just sort of take 236 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,720 what comes to me. And I was cleaning my garage in the spring a 237 00:19:47,759 --> 00:19:51,319 couple of years ago, and for whatever reason, this idea just kind of 238 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:55,480 came into my head and I had, you know, the basic shape of 239 00:19:55,519 --> 00:19:57,119 it while I was cleaning my garage, and you know, I told my 240 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,119 wife. I was like, hang on a second. I ran down my 241 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,200 basement where my piano is, and just you know, got jotted some notes 242 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:06,720 down and then I had the song pretty shortly after that. So okay, 243 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:11,079 they come as they are. And I, you know, I don't think 244 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,839 a lot about feelings of creative insecurity or things like that, but then a 245 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,039 song like this will come out and I'll be like, oh, maybe I 246 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:22,079 am really insecure? All right, Well, very well, Hey, you 247 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:23,839 do something positive with it when you make music from it, so that's good. 248 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,119 All right, let's give this a listen and then we'll come back and 249 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,920 talk some more. So here it is. This is the and this hasn't 250 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,039 been heard on the radio before. Correct, No, this is a world 251 00:20:33,079 --> 00:20:36,640 premiere. We Love the World radio premieres here on Matt Connorton Unleash. All 252 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:40,000 right, very good, this is it. Ben Fold's Brain from the Jade 253 00:20:40,160 --> 00:21:23,559 Trio, Live in the Cape with the ground, black t shirts all the 254 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:30,839 time. A pretty complex lovelie, got that too, all right. Sitting 255 00:21:30,839 --> 00:21:38,200 in the piano sometimes it gets me down to twenty vision and machine save a 256 00:21:38,319 --> 00:22:07,880 clown, got the pig's a brick, allot it anyway, I shouldn't be 257 00:22:08,559 --> 00:22:11,680 so you got in the bool. Just get back yep, don't end in 258 00:22:11,759 --> 00:22:21,079 me. I see at the piano all I fields too cause of my can't 259 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:48,960 see to right listen to my A B B. I had that full free 260 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:55,079 my life with gus es. Thould something of them might have? You know 261 00:22:55,200 --> 00:23:07,319 I expressed myself ingers flying everyone man love, I'd be an artist and have 262 00:23:07,519 --> 00:24:00,960 nothing to lose. Bye bye bye ba bye ba bye been my lavely, 263 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:08,960 say what some of them? You know what I had expressed us on us? 264 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:23,559 I have been bing my lavely, say what some of them? You 265 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:38,240 know what I'd expressed usself ingus flying everyone moon. I love that. That 266 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,599 is Ben Folds Brain. That's the name of the song. The band is 267 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:45,519 the Jade Trio, and we have the Jade Trio with us on this Saturday 268 00:24:45,559 --> 00:24:48,960 morning via Skype here on Matt connorton unleash. That is great. I love 269 00:24:49,039 --> 00:24:52,359 that and it's funny too. I was saying reckless here when the piano comes 270 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:56,640 in at the beginning. It does remind me of Ben Folds. But what 271 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,480 a great song, great catchy, and I love the lyrics. Great. 272 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,799 Given the topic of this song, I felt like I had to really, 273 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,000 like, you know, dig into some ben Fold's imitation without going too far 274 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:10,599 into it, but that was definitely on my mind when I was putting it 275 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:14,480 together. Yeah. Yeah, he's so good. And ben Folds is an 276 00:25:14,519 --> 00:25:19,799 influence of ours, you know ours, Yeah, no doubt, has has 277 00:25:19,839 --> 00:25:22,440 he put on anything in a while. I feel like I haven't heard the 278 00:25:22,799 --> 00:25:30,160 name ben Folds in a long time. Yeah, he was here locally like 279 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,599 two months ago, and we missed it. I think we missed it. 280 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,559 He was like the Cap Center or something. I kind of met the Cap 281 00:25:36,599 --> 00:25:40,279 Center a couple of years ago. He put out some orchestral stuff I want 282 00:25:40,279 --> 00:25:44,799 to say five or six years ago. That is incredibly cool. Oh what's 283 00:25:44,839 --> 00:25:45,720 the name of the album? I can't remember off the top of my head. 284 00:25:47,519 --> 00:25:51,119 I can look it up, but yeah, like he you know, 285 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:56,640 uh, he's you know, sort of funny and nerdy, and the music 286 00:25:56,759 --> 00:25:59,920 is very kind of music nerdy, and I think we draw a lot from 287 00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:04,039 He put out an orchestral album in twenty fifteen called So There that I personally 288 00:26:04,079 --> 00:26:07,680 am absolutely in love with that album. If you need something like that to 289 00:26:07,759 --> 00:26:11,880 listen to, Oh, very cool, very cool. Now, So you've 290 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,839 got the show. So you're gonna be opening for Andrew North and the Rangers 291 00:26:15,799 --> 00:26:19,400 as the Jade Trio. And when is that again? April fifth at the 292 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:23,240 Music School at seven thirty, so it's an early show. And then what 293 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,640 are future plans for the Jade Trio? Do you plan add more shows? 294 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:30,400 Are you gonna refocus on Andrew North and the Rangers or what's the long term 295 00:26:30,559 --> 00:26:36,240 trajectory. Andrew North and the Rangers is the primary project and that's, you 296 00:26:36,279 --> 00:26:40,920 know, really what we book shows for and we practice for, and that's 297 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:45,279 where our energy goes. And the Jade Trio again, in the spirit of 298 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,200 the project, kind of happened. We were capturing a little moment in time 299 00:26:48,519 --> 00:26:56,359 and I think beyond this show celebrating the album, it's gonna be let's see 300 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:59,640 what happens kind of thing. And I would expect to be something, but 301 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:03,200 there's noan on the on the roadmap or no active planning in that department right 302 00:27:03,279 --> 00:27:07,480 now. Like if one future openers cancels will be all set. As a 303 00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:11,240 DJ, I'm now going to just open for myself. Here you go. 304 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,799 It's a totally different name. There you go. At least I know we 305 00:27:14,839 --> 00:27:19,319 won't. He won't be terrible. We're all going to wear mustaches, goes 306 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:26,200 in disguises. Yeah, it wasn't really quick quick wardrobe change. That's not 307 00:27:26,319 --> 00:27:33,920 the worst idea. That would be pretty funny. Now, what h what 308 00:27:33,079 --> 00:27:37,279 has been going on with Andrew North and the Rangers? You've got that the 309 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:41,960 live album came out in? Was it December of last year? I think 310 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:45,440 it was on Thanksgiving last year. Oh, I don't know if that's a 311 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:49,440 good day to release an album or not, right, I'm not very good 312 00:27:49,519 --> 00:27:56,680 at that side of things. Well, that that actually was the idea when 313 00:27:56,720 --> 00:28:00,400 I picked that date. First off, it was November twenty third, which 314 00:28:00,519 --> 00:28:03,920 was kind of like the nearest date after I had all that mixed and mastered 315 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:07,359 and sounding good, and I wanted to release it on the twenty third because 316 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:11,480 it was an Area twenty three show and the number twenty three factors fairly heavily 317 00:28:11,599 --> 00:28:15,720 into it was on September twenty third the show, Okay, Then Thanksgiving was 318 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,720 on November twenty third, so I was like, oh, there's a good 319 00:28:18,799 --> 00:28:25,079 date. And we as a band are so grateful for our community and our 320 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:29,160 fans and our friends and everybody who helps us make it happen that Thanksgiving felt 321 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:33,519 like a really appropriate day to put something out there like that, and it's 322 00:28:33,839 --> 00:28:36,160 you know, it's free on band camp. It really is kind of a 323 00:28:36,319 --> 00:28:38,599 you know, a thank you. We got this really great recording of a 324 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:42,599 night that felt very community oriented and you know, thankful for everything that Kirk 325 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:48,160 did there that it felt like the right the right timing, which was which 326 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:52,839 was really cool. Yeah, and recording a live album is not the easiest 327 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:57,559 thing in a lot of cases, trying to capture that vibe and still have 328 00:28:57,759 --> 00:29:03,440 it sound really good. Who helped you with that, like in terms of 329 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,599 a sound guy or maybe he use I don't know if if they had a 330 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:11,720 house sound person, but whoever helped you with that recording that that night, 331 00:29:11,799 --> 00:29:14,880 we should give them them some credit to who worked with you on that? 332 00:29:15,359 --> 00:29:18,799 All Right, this ties into both projects. It was the man who makes 333 00:29:18,839 --> 00:29:23,440 the magic happen, mister Curtis Arnette, who is a sax player on the 334 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:27,559 Concorde scene, who is a phenomenal musician. But he also worked sound at 335 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:32,759 Area twenty three and we brought him on to help us with Jade Trio, 336 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:36,920 so he engineered that project as well. Okay, he's really good at what 337 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,079 he does. So we love Curtis and we work with him whenever we can. 338 00:29:40,559 --> 00:29:44,400 Yeah, no doubt. Does he also play with Andrew North and the 339 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:45,960 Rangers at any point or had he in the past? Or am I thinking 340 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,160 of somebody else? Times? And he has an Andrew North in the Rangers 341 00:29:49,279 --> 00:29:55,400 name us. His name is Justin the Dumpster Fireman And that's a long story, 342 00:29:55,799 --> 00:30:02,559 but it's actually the longest story. So there are various shows and appearances 343 00:30:02,599 --> 00:30:07,359 by Justin the Dumpster Fireman with and Andrews and that that is Curtis Arnett. 344 00:30:07,079 --> 00:30:11,640 Okay, okay, that makes sense because I seem to remember it's coming back 345 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:15,519 to me now from the last time that you were on the show. Yeah, 346 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:18,480 yeah, no, he yeah, he does. He does great work. 347 00:30:18,079 --> 00:30:22,880 Both projects sound really good. Should we should we play another Jade Trio 348 00:30:23,039 --> 00:30:26,839 song? Yeah? I think if we have time to do all four, 349 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:30,279 we'll just take him in order and we can go to the second one, 350 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:37,480 which is called The Road and I can let Jillian introduce that one. Okay, 351 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:41,200 Yeah, so gosh, it was about two years ago. My son, 352 00:30:41,279 --> 00:30:48,039 who is around ten at the time, had been writing some poems and 353 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:53,880 actually wrote a poem to give to Andrew to write a song with with some 354 00:30:55,039 --> 00:30:57,319 of the you know, some of the pros and that poem. So so 355 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:03,559 we sent it off to Andrew and he composed this beautiful song around a lot 356 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:08,799 of what my son James wrote sow. So James pretty stoked about this because 357 00:31:08,839 --> 00:31:17,480 he's on he gets some credit on Spotify. But I would say, you 358 00:31:17,559 --> 00:31:22,039 know, in general, that just kind of I think it kind of captures 359 00:31:22,119 --> 00:31:25,480 what we try to do, no matter how old you are or what your 360 00:31:25,559 --> 00:31:30,720 experience level, is just trying to promote that creative spirit and you know, 361 00:31:30,039 --> 00:31:33,319 collaborate and just kind of have fun with it. So a lot of the 362 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:37,240 lyrics in this song is based off what James wrote, So that is very 363 00:31:37,319 --> 00:31:42,319 cool, and congratulations to James. That's awesome. All right, Well yeah, 364 00:31:42,359 --> 00:31:45,240 great, let's give this a spin. So this is called the Road 365 00:31:45,799 --> 00:32:43,640 and this is the Jade Trio. Check it out. Any day. By 366 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:44,720 climb that mountain, you'll see a purse of lights. You see the sun. 367 00:33:45,759 --> 00:33:52,240 No weary has this thing. And when you awake to cheer, the 368 00:33:52,359 --> 00:33:58,000 sun ascends. You set out once again to climb, with hope renewed. 369 00:34:00,279 --> 00:34:07,720 Another mountain rests beneath your feet. You turn towards the sky, so no 370 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:52,039 waits for you. May the road rise to meet you, May the wind 371 00:34:52,159 --> 00:34:57,639 be at your back, and may the sun shine down upon your face, 372 00:34:57,719 --> 00:35:01,519 and the rains fall on your feet. So we need you again anytime you 373 00:35:01,679 --> 00:35:12,440 will. My friend just locked Amil to another day, so we need any 374 00:35:12,599 --> 00:36:22,679 time you well, my friends just locked April to another day, and the 375 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:27,880 road rides to meet you, and a windy at your back. Hey, 376 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:32,320 the sun shining down upon your face and drinking s fall on your feel Till 377 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:38,239 we meet again in time you will, my friend, just walk Amral to 378 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:46,159 another day till we meet again. In time you will, my friend, 379 00:36:46,480 --> 00:37:43,880 just walk Amrable to another day. I like that a lot. That is 380 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:46,400 really cool. That is the road. The band is the Jade Trio, 381 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:52,639 and we have the Jade Trio joining us a via Skype on this wintry Saturday 382 00:37:52,679 --> 00:37:55,599 morning here on Matt Connorton unleashed. Yeah, that is that is really really 383 00:37:55,679 --> 00:38:04,480 good. I dig that you absolutely now? Was that there's something that song 384 00:38:04,639 --> 00:38:08,639 reminds me of of someone? But I I can't quite place who it is. 385 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:12,639 I mean, was there anyone particular? You know? The ben Folds 386 00:38:12,679 --> 00:38:19,159 one is more obvious, but this this one, but but but this one's 387 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:22,440 evocative of of somebody? But am I am I wrong? Am I am? 388 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,920 I just imagining that? I don't know, I can't. I couldn't 389 00:38:27,039 --> 00:38:34,960 say anything super specific for you know me personally, I'm a big Fish Tran 390 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:40,559 Anastasio guy, and sometimes I get into that composition mindset and so songs like 391 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:45,440 this will kind of come from that place. Yeah, I can hear that. 392 00:38:45,679 --> 00:38:47,599 I can definitely hear that that might be what I'm thinking of. And 393 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:52,280 so, you know, every once in a while I try to, you 394 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:59,039 know, uh, clumsily operate in that territory. No, I love that 395 00:38:59,159 --> 00:39:00,519 song. I'm very proud of that one. Yeah, that is that is 396 00:39:00,639 --> 00:39:07,239 really really good when you when you play out or when you have I know, 397 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:08,679 you just have the one show opening of course for Andrew North and the 398 00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:13,639 Rangers at the Music School. But is it just gonna be these for that 399 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:15,199 set, for the Jay Trio set? Is it just going to be these, 400 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:20,480 uh, these four songs or do you have additional songs that you're gonna 401 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:25,000 do or we're definitely doing those four and then we are working up some some 402 00:39:25,159 --> 00:39:30,000 other stuff. That that may be a surprise as well. Yeah, yeah, 403 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:34,480 okay, Now does anybody else who is an Andrew North and the Rangers 404 00:39:34,519 --> 00:39:37,719 are they? Are they kind of like, hey, why didn't you include 405 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:45,320 us? Or were they just too busy? Exactly? Yep. Yeah, 406 00:39:45,719 --> 00:39:47,679 that's kind of where it comes out, is like, you know, things 407 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:51,880 happen, and we're we're very much a band of you know, you work 408 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:54,519 with what you got and you follow the threads where they lead, and this 409 00:39:54,679 --> 00:40:00,280 one ended up being a particularly sort of fruitful thread to follow. But we 410 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:05,840 all we all have other little side projects. Like Ander just got invited to 411 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:07,880 play with some other musician and friends of ours last night at last minute. 412 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:12,320 He's like sure, you know, so that stuff happens a lot to all 413 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:17,760 of us. Yeah. Yeah, so it's fairly well weighted and nobody has 414 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:21,320 a problem with that. And so yeah, no, that's really good. 415 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:23,719 That's really good, and I mean, you know it's good too, and 416 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:28,960 and that other other music can come out of it, and other projects can 417 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:30,800 come out of it, and it winds up working out for the best, 418 00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:35,639 you know, when when you have something like this, and uh and so 419 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:38,280 I really like this. Now is this the Jade trio. Is this Is 420 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:42,840 this already on Spotify and everything? And can people get access to it? 421 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:46,519 Is it already released? No, it comes out on April fifth, although 422 00:40:47,119 --> 00:40:52,679 that one, The Road, is on YouTube sort of in advance of the 423 00:40:52,039 --> 00:40:54,480 of the album, so you can you can check that one out on YouTube. 424 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:59,480 There's a video that goes along with it that we recorded when we were 425 00:40:59,519 --> 00:41:04,320 recording, but the album itself won't come out to Lapril fifth. Gotcha, 426 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:07,480 gotcha? That's the day of the show, right, Yes, okay, 427 00:41:07,639 --> 00:41:08,679 very good. Yeah, No, that makes sense. That's a good way 428 00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:15,360 to do it. And then I might forgive me if I if I'm repeating 429 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:16,719 this, I might have asked you this already. I'm not sure. For 430 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:20,280 Andrew North and the Rangers, do you have another Do you have any plans 431 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:24,199 to do another studio album soon? Or are you kind of just focused on 432 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:28,280 what's right in front of you? Is there a long term plan for another 433 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:32,920 studio album. It's in process and we are, yeah, in the process 434 00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:37,000 of sort of figuring out exactly what that looks like. And the way we're 435 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:42,559 going about that right now is we have this huge pile of songs that we've 436 00:41:42,599 --> 00:41:45,519 built up since we did the last album, most of which we've been able 437 00:41:45,599 --> 00:41:49,599 to kind of work out most of the kinks of playing live, but we 438 00:41:49,719 --> 00:41:53,079 don't have sort of the definitive version of any of them. So we've been 439 00:41:54,480 --> 00:41:58,360 We self recorded our last album and we're and that works well for us, 440 00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:00,719 and we're doing it again where I just you know, we bring recording gear 441 00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:05,599 to practice and we take, you know, three or four passes at each 442 00:42:05,679 --> 00:42:10,039 song we think belongs on this project and evaluate those takes and that's what we're 443 00:42:10,079 --> 00:42:15,760 going to build from. But we're still sort of in that initial phase of 444 00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:20,039 that process. Why. I'm sure we talked about this the last time you 445 00:42:20,039 --> 00:42:22,079 were on the show, But why do you approach it that way? It 446 00:42:22,519 --> 00:42:27,519 Is it just more practical to do that instead of booking studio time somewhere or 447 00:42:28,159 --> 00:42:31,119 does it help to I suspect it helps you capture some of the spontaneity of 448 00:42:31,159 --> 00:42:37,000 a live show, right if you're actually recording at your rehearsal Am I wrong? 449 00:42:37,519 --> 00:42:39,840 Or is that helpful to do it that way? You talk to enough 450 00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:44,800 musicians and I'm sure you're familiar with the phenomenon that once that red recording light 451 00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:50,199 turns on, everybody freezes. Or acts weird and it's not natural. And 452 00:42:50,719 --> 00:42:54,840 I'm exactly like that too when I'm recording things. And so when you make 453 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:59,880 it more casual and you're just recording at practice, and we're lucky to be 454 00:43:00,039 --> 00:43:05,199 able to record pretty cleanly at practice, then everybody's much more in their element, 455 00:43:05,320 --> 00:43:08,519 much more relaxed. You tend to get more natural takes of these songs 456 00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:14,280 and sort of you know we were talking about with Jade Trio, we recorded 457 00:43:14,639 --> 00:43:17,280 very much in the moment exactly what was happening in the room, and that's 458 00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:22,239 not what we're doing this time. But you know, I feel like when 459 00:43:22,280 --> 00:43:27,239 you're recording a band and you're recording the dynamics and the inner play and the 460 00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:30,920 personalities, you're much better off starting with a clean, good take of a 461 00:43:31,039 --> 00:43:35,719 song that has that vitality to it, rather than like, now we're going 462 00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:37,599 to track the drums and bass right, and we're going to bring the keys, 463 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:40,320 and then we're you know, and then you know the shaker's going to 464 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:45,559 get added later, and then you know, I would much rather have like 465 00:43:45,639 --> 00:43:51,079 a really good live take with a good vibe and then take that apart, 466 00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:54,159 clean up the vocals, fix any mistakes, add a few more layers on 467 00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:58,679 it, and that's what we did last time, and we really liked the 468 00:43:58,760 --> 00:44:00,840 results we got, so we're we're kind of doing that again. Yeah, 469 00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:06,280 although we do multi track everything when we record, Like we have eight drum 470 00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:12,840 tracks we have like so if something right, we can go back in and 471 00:44:13,159 --> 00:44:16,719 you know, in mastering and clean it up. But yeah, right now 472 00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:20,960 that makes sense. Well, let's the time goes so fast? I do 473 00:44:21,039 --> 00:44:23,159 want to get all four of these in. So let's play another track from 474 00:44:23,199 --> 00:44:29,079 the j trio. Where should we go next? The third third track is 475 00:44:29,119 --> 00:44:38,079 called Blue and Blue. Yeah, this one. I I teach a lot 476 00:44:38,119 --> 00:44:42,400 of piano lessons, and so I have a lot of occasion where I'm you 477 00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:45,360 know, killing half an hour between lessons or things like that, where I'm 478 00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:47,719 sitting in a room with a piano by myself. And those occasions, you 479 00:44:47,800 --> 00:44:50,920 know, I'm a dad, and you know I have a day job, 480 00:44:50,960 --> 00:44:52,079 and so I don't get a lot of time where I'm just sitting in a 481 00:44:52,119 --> 00:44:57,159 room with a piano, and so I really love those times when I get 482 00:44:57,199 --> 00:45:00,960 them. And this song out of a Noodle I worked up when I was 483 00:45:00,960 --> 00:45:07,320 sitting there with a piano and then the lyrics are kind of a sort of 484 00:45:07,519 --> 00:45:09,280 stream of consciousness, of morphous. I write a lot of lyrics like that, 485 00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:13,199 and I like the theme that came out in these ones, though, 486 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:20,239 which is a lot about sort of this notion of playfulness and of you know, 487 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:23,239 the sort of this undercurrent that the world is always kind of vital and 488 00:45:23,320 --> 00:45:27,000 young, even if we get old and cynical about it or things like that. 489 00:45:27,519 --> 00:45:30,639 And that's sort of one of the themes running through these lyrics that I 490 00:45:30,719 --> 00:45:34,679 really like. That kind of surprised me when I came out. Okay, 491 00:45:35,119 --> 00:45:38,280 all right, let's give this a listen. This is blue and this is 492 00:45:38,360 --> 00:46:05,280 brand new from the Jade Trio. Tramping through the leaves, I find to 493 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:15,480 set that color zoned and brownie in my mind, strating Carson wheels and pray 494 00:46:15,599 --> 00:46:24,880 and make me wonder how I ever forgot how to play? She has got 495 00:46:25,039 --> 00:46:46,719 ity pray the neat moon light, I get constant swirling dust. She sprays 496 00:46:46,840 --> 00:46:57,760 macdoneli, the hose so cold. I make peace with words so sweet it 497 00:46:57,960 --> 00:47:07,679 makes me wonder if this world could ever even grown. She has got it 498 00:47:07,119 --> 00:48:43,000 right. Even these I find my blurry minds may wonder off and leave me 499 00:48:43,119 --> 00:48:52,519 trailing Bobby Hide. I tracked the break from Trail, but still I failed 500 00:48:52,559 --> 00:49:39,360 to financing it out and done. The wine's got here right, That is 501 00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:43,840 blue. That is brand new from the Jade Trio. And we have the 502 00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:47,760 Jade Trio here with us via Skype on this wintry Saturday morning. Yeah. 503 00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:52,800 Really really good. Uh, great, great stuff. I like that a 504 00:49:52,880 --> 00:49:57,199 lot, very catchy. Oh, I gotta sorry. I don't know if 505 00:49:57,239 --> 00:49:59,559 you just said something just now, but I had the skype muted. I 506 00:49:59,599 --> 00:50:05,119 APOLOGI no worries. We were just waiting for que Okay, okay, no 507 00:50:05,239 --> 00:50:08,239 worries. Yeah, so you're gonna be obviously, we should remind people who 508 00:50:08,280 --> 00:50:10,800 are just joining us. You've got a big show coming up April fifth, 509 00:50:12,639 --> 00:50:15,519 Yes, as the Jade Trio and then Andrew North End the Rangers. I've 510 00:50:15,559 --> 00:50:20,599 got all these extraneous computer sounds happening and I don't know why, but just 511 00:50:20,800 --> 00:50:25,360 just ignore that it's live radio. Lots of things go wrong, but anyway, 512 00:50:25,960 --> 00:50:30,000 Yeah, so please remind everybody about April fifth. Yeah, April fifth 513 00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:34,920 at the Conquered Community Music School. We're doing a benefit show for the school 514 00:50:35,079 --> 00:50:37,599 and for music education. So it's a free show. But it's a ten 515 00:50:37,639 --> 00:50:43,480 dollars suggested donation at seven thirty pm, all ages. And it's gonna be 516 00:50:44,079 --> 00:50:46,840 just a really fun, unique night of music for us because you know, 517 00:50:46,960 --> 00:50:51,800 so much of what we do is in more bars and music venues and theaters 518 00:50:51,840 --> 00:50:54,599 and things like that, and so to do the Music School recital hall, 519 00:50:54,719 --> 00:51:00,880 which is a converted church and just a really cool room, is something we 520 00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,760 haven't done anything like it before, so we're really looking forward to it. 521 00:51:04,159 --> 00:51:06,719 Yeah, very cool. By the way, is that you mentioned you give 522 00:51:06,760 --> 00:51:08,639 piano lessons. Is that where you where you give the lessons right there at 523 00:51:08,679 --> 00:51:13,559 the Music School and Concord. Yeah, mostly at the Music School here in 524 00:51:13,599 --> 00:51:16,119 Concord, and also up at Strings and Things, which recently moved from Concord 525 00:51:16,159 --> 00:51:20,440 to Pennacook and they have a great new spot up there. Oh okay, 526 00:51:20,639 --> 00:51:24,440 I didn't realize they had moved again. I took guitar lessons there when I 527 00:51:24,519 --> 00:51:28,280 was a kid a long time ago. And then, and you know, 528 00:51:28,320 --> 00:51:30,480 they had moved a couple of times. They had a couple of I don't 529 00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:31,400 know if you know the whole history of Strings and Things, they had a 530 00:51:31,440 --> 00:51:37,039 couple of fires and they had to move a couple of times, and you 531 00:51:37,119 --> 00:51:42,719 took lessons when they were probably on Warren Street. Huh, No, they 532 00:51:42,760 --> 00:51:47,599 were, they were on Uh they might have been in Pennacook. They were 533 00:51:49,159 --> 00:51:52,239 or not Pennacook, but they were on Fisherville Road at one time. Wow, 534 00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:55,920 that might have been before they were on Warren Yeah, that was before 535 00:51:55,960 --> 00:52:00,320 they were on Warren Street. And I remember they had a fire and then 536 00:52:00,360 --> 00:52:04,000 they I think, and then they moved to Warren Street, and then there 537 00:52:04,119 --> 00:52:07,280 was another fire. They had two fires on two separate occasions and two different 538 00:52:07,320 --> 00:52:10,519 locations. And then I remember this vividly. They had to buy it before 539 00:52:10,559 --> 00:52:16,400 it burns sale because they tried to capitalize on the notoriety of I don't know 540 00:52:16,440 --> 00:52:22,000 if notoriety is necessarily the right word, but having had two different fires, 541 00:52:22,119 --> 00:52:25,679 yeah, it's quite quite the history of strings and things. But yeah, 542 00:52:25,840 --> 00:52:30,800 Wow, while we still have some time, I'd be remiss if I didn't 543 00:52:30,840 --> 00:52:34,719 talk about the open mics we do with Andrew North and the Rangers. Oh 544 00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:38,880 yeah, we do a monthly open mic called the Highway to the Ranger Zone 545 00:52:39,119 --> 00:52:43,280 that's at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage and Conquered, which is an incredible 546 00:52:43,360 --> 00:52:50,199 room that lets us do an open mic and sort of give musicians access to 547 00:52:50,320 --> 00:52:52,960 that stage with you know, it's a theater with full pa and lights and 548 00:52:53,639 --> 00:53:00,119 giant video screen. Yeah, it's right on Main Street. And so we 549 00:53:00,199 --> 00:53:02,760 do that the first Wednesday of every month, and it's free and it's it's 550 00:53:02,800 --> 00:53:06,599 a really cool night of music because the people who come out of the woodwork 551 00:53:06,840 --> 00:53:12,239 for something like that are just amazing and they're so talented. So if folks 552 00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:15,400 are interested in playing and getting up on a stage like that, first Wednesday 553 00:53:15,400 --> 00:53:19,639 of the month is always an opportunity and it's free. It's free entry open 554 00:53:19,679 --> 00:53:22,119 to the public too, so we'll have people just came in off the street 555 00:53:22,199 --> 00:53:25,800 and pick a seat and watch what turns into a variety show of some very 556 00:53:25,920 --> 00:53:30,920 talented musicians from all over. We have people drive over from Keene, up 557 00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:36,840 from Massachusetts Sea Coast. It's pretty amazing. I brought a theorem in last 558 00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:45,639 time Bill Great, that's very cool. Favorite things about that open mic is 559 00:53:45,679 --> 00:53:49,079 you don't have to come with a fully formed band, Like we had a 560 00:53:49,199 --> 00:53:52,519 high school student who was a drummer last time come and we just played with 561 00:53:52,639 --> 00:53:55,760 them. So I think we encourage that too. Well, Yeah, and 562 00:53:55,920 --> 00:54:00,000 giving like bassists or drummers who can't usually go to O and MIC's and you 563 00:54:00,079 --> 00:54:04,280 know, here's my three songs on a snare drum or something. And I 564 00:54:05,079 --> 00:54:09,360 right this open mic and it's it's band friendly and community oriented, and there's 565 00:54:09,360 --> 00:54:14,000 so many musicians around, including us that you can put together a pickup band. 566 00:54:14,079 --> 00:54:15,639 It's like, you play drums, we'll play with you. And so 567 00:54:15,760 --> 00:54:20,920 that makes for a really cool and off the cuff night of music. Yeah, 568 00:54:21,039 --> 00:54:23,039 that's very cool, very cool. Well, listen, the time goes 569 00:54:23,079 --> 00:54:27,360 so quick. We're already approaching the top of the hour. But I'm going 570 00:54:27,440 --> 00:54:30,079 to end the segment with actually two songs. We'll play epiphone, the one 571 00:54:30,760 --> 00:54:35,960 the one we have left from the Jade trio. But I also after that, 572 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:38,719 to finish out the hour, I'm also going to play another song from 573 00:54:39,320 --> 00:54:43,480 the live album from Andrew North and the Rangers, one for the Road. 574 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:46,440 But I would like, once again, do you have a preference, you 575 00:54:46,519 --> 00:54:51,039 have a pick for what I should play from that? Anyone go to pick, 576 00:54:52,480 --> 00:54:54,880 I would say Chicken in the Back. Ye, Chicken in the Back. 577 00:54:54,880 --> 00:54:57,559 Oh I like that one? Yeah? Yeah? Yeah, okay, 578 00:54:57,639 --> 00:55:00,320 cool, Well we'll play that as well. So we're gonna play both those 579 00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:04,320 back to back. But thank you all three members of the Jade A Trio 580 00:55:04,440 --> 00:55:07,480 joining us here this morning via Skype. The big show coming up April fifth 581 00:55:07,559 --> 00:55:12,519 with the Jade Trio opening for Andrew North and the Rangers at the Music School 582 00:55:12,559 --> 00:55:15,159 and that is at seven thirty correct thirty? Yes, okay? And where 583 00:55:15,199 --> 00:55:19,639 should people go online too to keep up with everything that you're doing in both 584 00:55:19,840 --> 00:55:23,960 the Jade Trio and Andrew North and the Rangers. Facebook is a great place 585 00:55:24,039 --> 00:55:28,719 for it. We were very active on there and you know, maintain that 586 00:55:29,960 --> 00:55:32,000 very diligently, so you can just Andrew North and the Rangers on Facebook. 587 00:55:32,079 --> 00:55:36,760 The Jade Trio stuff just falls under that we're not a real enough band to 588 00:55:36,800 --> 00:55:42,039 have our own social media. And then Andrew Northandarrangers dot com is also a 589 00:55:42,079 --> 00:55:45,119 great place to keep up with what we're doing. Yes, yes, outstanding. 590 00:55:45,280 --> 00:55:46,320 All right. I want to thank all three of you. I'm sorry 591 00:55:46,360 --> 00:55:50,760 we couldn't do it in person, but the weather is not cooperative. But 592 00:55:51,159 --> 00:55:52,639 we will have you in studio at some point in the future. I look 593 00:55:52,679 --> 00:55:57,840 forward to that, and who knows, maybe we'll see you on April fifth 594 00:55:57,840 --> 00:56:00,760 if possible. But yeah. I encourage you to go to that show, 595 00:56:00,880 --> 00:56:05,920 check it out, and we will close out with epiphone and then I'm gonna 596 00:56:05,920 --> 00:56:08,360 play another Andrew North on the Rangers track as well from the live album. 597 00:56:08,719 --> 00:56:13,880 But thank you, and if you do venture out today, please be safe. 598 00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:16,159 But thanks for joining us this morning. Thank you so much, Matt. 599 00:56:16,199 --> 00:56:19,280 That was so much fun. Oh, thank you. All right, 600 00:56:19,360 --> 00:56:22,719 we'll talk to you soon. Take care too. Thanks all right, And 601 00:56:23,199 --> 00:56:27,800 here it is. This is epiphone. This is brand new from the Jade 602 00:56:28,519 --> 00:57:14,440 Trio. Here on Matt Connorton Unleashed do