Starts today.
Remember, the new location is Hide-A-Way Lakes Campground in Yorkville, IL. Overman plays at 2PM on Saturday.
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May 2012
A big, huge thank you and group hug to everyone who came out to Two Brother's Roundhouse on Friday night for the Widow's Peak Pre-Party. What a night it was. Jack Avery's Kin played a fantastic set, as usual. It's been a few months since we've seen him, and he's obviously been holed-up in the toolshed writing, singing, and strumming. Overman played to an extremely energetic, engaging audience, including some new material, and we couldn't have felt more at home. Really, really great set, on both sides of the stage, as people had some very kind words for us after our set. The Jack Pines played last and had people dancing and singing.
We also gave away (2) Widow's Peak tickets and in collecting people's names/info for the giveaway, spread a whole heap of Widow's Peak awareness. Thank you to Alexandra for being the social butterfly and fluttering from table to table, preaching the Widow's Peak Gospel. Don't forget, the venue has been changed and the festival will now be held at Hide-A-Way Lakes Campground in Yorkville, IL on May 18-20. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Y'all!
And a special thanks to OverMom Annelise for joining us on "You'll Feel Better (If You Sing)"
27
Apr 2012
The traditional work week is over and you're looking for something to do. Thank goodness it's Friday, working for the weekend, gonna be a Long Monday, and all that jazz.
Overman's weekend is a 2 for 1:
Friday at Mackey's Hideout
2601 South River Road, McHenry, IL 60051
815-363-7040
9:30PM
Saturday at Hook's Pub
318 North 4th Street, Clinton, IA 52732
563-242-2227
9:30PM w/Bigfoot's Brother (Joshua Eggenberger's band (Joshua lives in Clinton and is a professor at Ashford University))
"Friday night, we all made the guitars hum, Saturday made Sunday feel like it would never come. Gonna be a long Monday, sitting all alone on mountain by a river that has no end. Gonna be a long Monday, stuck like the tick of a clock, that's come unwound….again…..and again."
13
Apr 2012
I’m typing this message from the OverVan. Russell is driving, Rob is counting his toes sitting shotgun, and Matt is napping next to me. I’ve taken to reading Russell’s copy of “The Secret Life of Lobsters.” A really good read thus far.
We’re headed to Elkhart tonight to play Harrison Landing. A happening joint in the heart of downtown. If you check out the Google Street View, notice the creepy dude standing with his hand in his pants across the street from the venue.
Tomorrow it’s off to Rockford, MI, just north of Grand Rapids, for a special acoustic performance from 3-5 at Epic Coffeehouse. Then to Nunica to play the beloved Nunica Bar & Party Store on Saturday night. Come on out if you’re in NE Indiana or west central Michigan.
The life I love is making music with my friends…..have a good weekend, y’all.
4
Apr 2012
75 N. Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432
815-727-7171
Overman @ 9:30PM (2) sets
505 N. Dill Street
Muncie, IN 47303
867-5309
Overman from 9 to 11PM
Chicago Street Pub is easily the best place to play music in Joliet. One of those places you can walk into on any given weekend and expect to hear good, original music. Great food and beer selection, too. Right in the heart of downtown Joliet, across the street from the Rialto Theater, and a few blocks away from the ca$ino.
Then it's on to Be Here Now in Muncie, IN. We've played Muncie before, but not BHN. The weather calls for low to mid-60's, and should it feel right, Overman will be playing outside from 9-11PM.
We've got a couple new songs we'll be debuting, as well as the glorious glow of having our own space to practice again. We haven't named it yet, but it's already feeling like home.
Time for more coffee. Cheers.
2
Apr 2012
Days up and down they come
Like rain on a conga drum
Forget most, remember some
But don't turn none away
- Townes Van Zandt
20
Mar 2012
What is it about Wisconsin? Such a warm place to be, with a deep, buttery bosom. Sometimes we think of it as Colorado without the mountains. The Overvan races to the illinois-Wisconsin border, like a dog to the front door when you say the 'W' word.
Therefore, we are extra excited to be heading back to Classics Restaurant & Lounge in Shawano, Wisconsin on Saturday, March 24th. Classic's is a hidden gem on Lake Drive in Shawano – about 40 miles NW of Green Bay (Go Bears). It has great food, great drinks, good people, a lot of music memorabilia, and generally, a great environment in which to play live original music.
Here is a picture of our sloshy "Evolution Rocks" bartop encore from our Nov '11 show – by request:
3
Mar 2012
Hello People! Tonight Overman will be playing in Dubuque, Iowa, one of the most beautiful cities in the great Midwest. The show is at The Lift, and Overman will be playing (2) sets of music, including new originals, starting at 9PM.
XOXO
20
Feb 2012
This Saturday, 2/25, Overman was to play at Tommy Nevin's Pub in Naperville. The U.S. government, however, had other plans. Overman lead guitarist Russell Eggenberger's girlfriend, a forensic scientist for the U.S. Army, was summoned to the Middle East, so we gave him the weekend off to go visit her in Atlanta before she makes like a tree and gets out of here. We wish her safe travels and look forward to her return to U.S. soil.
Instead of cancelling the show, Aaron and Rob called upon super-bassist Craig Hauge of The Jack Pines, and the extrordinary guitar skills of Neal Minella, to form a band for Saturday night: Underdog.
Underdog will be performing Overman standards, new songs, traditional tunes, new covers, and who knows what else. After the band's first practice, Aaron called the new sound "fresh and clean." Come hear and see for yourself on Saturday. The show is free and the music goes from 9:30/10-ish to midnight. Nevin's has great food and great beer, we hope to see you there.
Cheers!
2
Feb 2012
Today finds Overman blushing after having read the Illinois Entertainer's hot-off-the-press review of The Future Is Gonna Be Great. Here it is:
"Falling somewhere between folk and blues revival, Overman's The Future Is Gonna Be Great practically has “WXRT” written all over it, so it’s no wonder the Plainfield-dwelling players have already earned airtime on “Local Anesthetic.” With equal shades of The Decemberists as The Black Keys, the four-piece band are poised to breakout of the burbs and become a key player in the future of carefully crafted indie rock. (overman.info)
– Andy Argyrakis"
– Andy Argyrakis"
Thanks a bunch, Andy. Those are two of the best sentences we've ever read.
