Tumbleweed Highway to perform this weekend
NORWICH – Tumbleweed Highway, an Americana band, is looking to shake up the local music scene with a performance starting at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 13 at the Blarney Stone Pub in Norwich (there is no cover charge). The band has also decided to include an interactive aspect to energize the crowd. There has been an emergence of the iPhone and other smartphones at live shows, and the band has decided to use this to its advantage.
“What we're hoping to do... is have everyone record video,” said Nate Gross, lead guitar and vocals. Attendees will then be able to upload their videos of the performance to the band's website, and in the fall when the band is mixing and mastering, the sound feed will be synced to the composite video.
Gross hopes this will result in a 360 degree video that will incorporate the best audience clips.
“Why go out and buy something, when you can get it for free?” said Gross and explained this will help cut costs, while creating an interesting, audience focused video.
“It may get crazy. We may bring people on stage,” Gross said with a smile.
Tumbleweed Highway is well-known on the music scene. Gross recalled eating dinner with Lady Antebellum after a concert in which both bands performed. Last year Tumbleweed Highway performed at the Taste of Country Music Festival and the band members have travelled all over the East coast for shows and festivals. The band's latest release is “Where do we go from here?” and will be performed at the Pub.
"The organic sound of Tumbleweed Highway is a breathe of fresh air on main stream Country Radio. I love the vocal harmonies, songwriting and attitude of the 'reformed' Rock n Rollers," said Stone Hill from WUUF Big Dog Country 103.5FM (Rochester) in a release.
“Inspired by everyone from Gram Parsons to W.C. Handy, Tumbleweed Highway brings a distinctly Mississippi sound with them wherever they play. There’s a hearty dose of Memphis shuffle, a little Muscle Shoals boogie-woogie, and at the delta, a good liberal sprinkling of creole zydeco powder,” states the band website.
After describing the video project, Gross explained how the music scene has changed in recent years. Rather than solely relying on touring to promote themselves, the band members and other bands across the nation are having to create an online presence through online videos, social media and digital content to remain profitable.
“Over the past 20 years the music industry has had to deal with plummeting CD sales, online piracy and new ways of listening to music via the internet. Now the industry is being polarised by music streaming services,” states a BBC article.
As a result, even as bands take a more online approach, the music industry in general is struggling and artists are having to become more and more creative with ways to generate revenue.
“It's not big records deals and girls on a car (anymore),” said Gross. One way the band is working with the changing industry is by creating CDs with five songs. The upcoming CD is all studio tracks and is low cost for the band to produce and inexpensive for audience members. The band also has a website, Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram and digital content in order to be current with the times.
Tumbleweed Highway is a well-rounded band when it comes to being technologically adept, but has been around long enough to see the change in the connection between the fans and the band.
“You miss the audience interaction,” said Gross when asked what he missed most about his earlier years as a performer. “We're trying to work with, rather than against the media.”
He continued, “We're doing really well... we're just along for the ride.”
Gross and the other band members are excited about the upcoming show and have a long-lasting relationship with the Blarney Stone Pub.
“We're one of the first bands that played there,” said Gross.
He is looking forward to the performance and thinks the audience will really enjoy submitting their videos. “We're so much of a live band, we're just trying to capture that energy (with video),” he said.
To learn more about the band visit tumbleweedhighway.com.
“What we're hoping to do... is have everyone record video,” said Nate Gross, lead guitar and vocals. Attendees will then be able to upload their videos of the performance to the band's website, and in the fall when the band is mixing and mastering, the sound feed will be synced to the composite video.
Gross hopes this will result in a 360 degree video that will incorporate the best audience clips.
“Why go out and buy something, when you can get it for free?” said Gross and explained this will help cut costs, while creating an interesting, audience focused video.
“It may get crazy. We may bring people on stage,” Gross said with a smile.
Tumbleweed Highway is well-known on the music scene. Gross recalled eating dinner with Lady Antebellum after a concert in which both bands performed. Last year Tumbleweed Highway performed at the Taste of Country Music Festival and the band members have travelled all over the East coast for shows and festivals. The band's latest release is “Where do we go from here?” and will be performed at the Pub.
"The organic sound of Tumbleweed Highway is a breathe of fresh air on main stream Country Radio. I love the vocal harmonies, songwriting and attitude of the 'reformed' Rock n Rollers," said Stone Hill from WUUF Big Dog Country 103.5FM (Rochester) in a release.
“Inspired by everyone from Gram Parsons to W.C. Handy, Tumbleweed Highway brings a distinctly Mississippi sound with them wherever they play. There’s a hearty dose of Memphis shuffle, a little Muscle Shoals boogie-woogie, and at the delta, a good liberal sprinkling of creole zydeco powder,” states the band website.
After describing the video project, Gross explained how the music scene has changed in recent years. Rather than solely relying on touring to promote themselves, the band members and other bands across the nation are having to create an online presence through online videos, social media and digital content to remain profitable.
“Over the past 20 years the music industry has had to deal with plummeting CD sales, online piracy and new ways of listening to music via the internet. Now the industry is being polarised by music streaming services,” states a BBC article.
As a result, even as bands take a more online approach, the music industry in general is struggling and artists are having to become more and more creative with ways to generate revenue.
“It's not big records deals and girls on a car (anymore),” said Gross. One way the band is working with the changing industry is by creating CDs with five songs. The upcoming CD is all studio tracks and is low cost for the band to produce and inexpensive for audience members. The band also has a website, Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram and digital content in order to be current with the times.
Tumbleweed Highway is a well-rounded band when it comes to being technologically adept, but has been around long enough to see the change in the connection between the fans and the band.
“You miss the audience interaction,” said Gross when asked what he missed most about his earlier years as a performer. “We're trying to work with, rather than against the media.”
He continued, “We're doing really well... we're just along for the ride.”
Gross and the other band members are excited about the upcoming show and have a long-lasting relationship with the Blarney Stone Pub.
“We're one of the first bands that played there,” said Gross.
He is looking forward to the performance and thinks the audience will really enjoy submitting their videos. “We're so much of a live band, we're just trying to capture that energy (with video),” he said.
To learn more about the band visit tumbleweedhighway.com.
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