25
Jan 2012

Bourgeois Blues?

Only if it's the Leadbelly song.
 
Normally, you hear "Yacht Club" and might think hoity-toity-rich-folk-lighting-cigars-with-crisp-$100-bills. Not in Keokuk, Iowa, though.  We played a matinee show there in early December, and I'll be damned if it wasn't the warmest response we could have ever imagined.  Those folks know how to have a good time, and they appreciate good original music.
 
This weekend sees Overman's return to this beautiful club on the banks of the Mississippi River.  We'll be playing two-sets of music at the Keokuk Yacht Club on Friday night.  Then, on Saturday, we head back over the 'ol Mississipp' to play a cancer benefit for a dear friend of ours in Warsaw, IL at the Bott Community Center (705 Lafayette Street, Warsaw, IL 62379).  There will be a bunch of bands, and Overman is scheduled to play sometime around 6PM.
 
We hope to see you at a show soon, barefoot or in dancing shoes, singing along or humming the blues, it's a hell of a time, ya got nothing to lose.  Here is a clip of our first show at the Yacht Club.  Aaron plays a "How Many Biscuits Can You Eat"  encore with Dave, a local man who started playing harmonica to save his life.  Cheers, Ya'll.
 

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12
Jan 2012

Michigan This Weekend

It's finally snowing here at Overman HQ in the shadows of Chicago.  The beauty of snow-covered-everything makes the cold temperatures much more bearable.  I'm sure we'll be making a Snowverman later in the front yard.
 
An extremely busy weekend:
 
Friday, 1/13 – New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, MI.  Overman starts at 10pm and plays two-sets of craft beer influenced music.  This is one of the best breweries in the Midwest, and we're honored and excited to be playing.  OH – and it's Friday the 13th.
 
Saturday, 1/14 – Nunica Bar and Party Store in Nunica, MI.  Overman at 9:30pm.  This will be our 3rd time playing here in as many months, and we'd be perfectly happy maintaining that once a month average.  This is a friendly, warm, welcoming, wonderful small town bar.  One of those places that makes us feel like we're the center of the universe when we're playing.
 
Sunday, 1/15 – Rockford Ice Festival in Rockford, MI (just north of Grand Rapids).  Overman plays from 1 to 2:30pm – this is an outdoor show.  This year the fest, now in it's 3rd year, will attempt to set the WORLD RECORD for longest continuous ice cream sundae bar.  Whoa.  That really can't be anything less than spectacular.  Additionally, there will be professional ice sculptors sculpting live, with chain saws, and whatever else they use.  Over 40 sculptures will be scattered throughout town for everyone to vote on.  This is gonna be a hoot!
 
Here's a clip of us playing a snippet of our new tune "Stay Around" in Keokuk last month.  Be well, everybody, see you soon!
 

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8
Jan 2012

New Holland Beer is Delicious

Yo Yo Ma.
 
How has 2012 started out for you?  Good, Overman hopes.  We rang in ours at Nunica Bar in Nunica, Michigan.  Our 2nd time playing there, and have already met a lot of good folk turned new friends.  Woooooooo Doggie – those people like to dance. We opened the door to let the heat out and it dang near froze the boogie sweat that had started to pool on the ground.  Everybody grooving.   So in kind, we figured, heck, we might as well head back to Nunica this Saturday, 1/14.  Come and see for yourself and join in the show.  Be part of the arrangement.  Nunica is 25 miles NW of Grand Rapids, and 10 miles east of Lake Michigan.
 
But before said Nunica triple reprise this Saturday, we play New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, MI, on Friday, 1/13.  Friday the 13th.  New Holland makes absolutley delicious beer, and are doing very well for themselves.  Dragon's Milk, Black Tulip Trippel Ale, Silent Night – they have a heavy-hitting roster of good brews.  And the brewpub has food.  Good food.  So much good food.
 
Overman starts at 10pm and plays alllllllllllllllll night.
 

 

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27
Dec 2011

Spend NYE w/Overman

Come spend New Year's Eve with Overman in Nunica, Michigan at The Nunica Bar.  We played here in October, and it turned out to be a legendary night, complete with squealing pigs, ominous encores, missing eyeglasses, and one hell of a good time.  We can only imagine what New Year's Eve will bring.
 
We'll be staying at the Rodeway Inn, just 8-minutes down the road from Nunica in Coopersville.  We'll have a caravan coming up from Illinois, and Rodeway has agreed to give any Overmaniac's VERY discounted rates for the night.
 
Contact the band at contact@overman.info for more information regarding trip details.
 
Hoppy Holidays!
 
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16
Dec 2011

Chicago Street Pub in Joliet Tonight (12/16)

Happy Holidays, Overmaniacs !!!
 
Today is Friday, December 16th, and tonight we'll be playing our first show at one of our absolute favorite venues in the Chicagoland area:  Chicago Street Pub in Joliet, IL.  Mike "Triz" Trizna and his staff have been so supportive of original music for the past few years, and have created a warm and wonderful environment to play and listen to music, we're just tickled pink to finally be playing there.  They have a wonderful menu and lots of delicious craft beer on tap.  Overman goes on around 9:26PM – full of new songs and holiday cheer.  NO COVER!  Hope to see you there.
 
75 North Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432
815-727-7171

          

    
        
  

                
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      Happy Holidays      

  


        

      
 


We've…


 


…played to empty barrooms.


…been told to turn down.


…been asked to play "Freebird" twice in one night.


…missed changes and forgotten lyrics.


…had a gig canceled due to Nebraska Cornhusker football.


…played while no one paid attention.


…played for people who were too drunk to find the door.


…argued.


…opened for crappy cover bands.


…opened for crappy original bands.


…lost equipment.


…bled on stage.


…gone hungry.


…paid our dues.


 


And we wouldn't change a thing.  Overman is incredibly thankful for all of the wonderful friends and fans we've made over the years, playing music and pouring our collective hearts out to you.  It's no small task for a band to stay together as long as we have, and we couldn't have done it without you.  As clichéd as it may sound, it's the truth.  We Love what we do, and we Love doing it for you.


 


So thank you.  We look forward to more miles, memories and music.  Happy Holidays.


 


Love,


Aaron, Matt, Russ, Rob


 


 


 


 

          

    
        
  

                
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      Kendall Pub in Yorkville TONIGHT (11/18)      

  


        

      
Oh, deep in the Ville of York


On a Friday in November


A band of men named Overman


Were gearing up for a night to remember


 


On Highway 47


Along the west side of the street


The Kendall Pub has lots of Love


Kind people for to meet


 


A long, long list of druthers


Would start with your consent


To melt your face, tonight, alright


And boogie 'til we're bent


 


Wouldn't it be nice


To dance until you drop


Tonight at Kendall Pub


The music never stops


 


(FULL DISCLOSURE: The bar closes at 1am, so the music will, in fact, stop at 12:30)


 





630-553-6910


 


Happy almost Holidays, Ya'll !!!


 

          

    
        
  

                
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With Overman family, friends, and fans serving in the military all around the world, we would like to wish a very Happy Veteran’s Day to our troops. It’s easy to get caught up in political discourse, and the sensationalized news media, but the fact of the matter is, the men and women of the military should be held in the absolute highest regard.  THEY are true American heros. Not athletes arguing over millions of dollars, setting a bad example for impressionable youth who look up to them. Nor politicians who are equally and easily boughten. Rather, it is our military who allow us the freedom that we enjoy each and every day. And for that, we are eternally grateful. Thank you.


A few years ago, our friend Zach Skeen was deployed to the Middle East. Then, one Thanksgiving the following year, word came back that he would be coming home. Even if only for the holidays, it meant that we got to see him and that he was safe. As soon as Russell told us, I started singing “Woe is a battlezone, Zach Skeen’s coming home, I hope he stays.” That simple and emotional phrase would eventually turn into “Come Home Soon,” a fan favorite and track 4 on The Future Is Gonna Be Great. Below is the first draft of the lyrics, as first jotted down in an old notebook.


Happy Veteran’s Day.


- Aaron, Matt, Russ, Rob


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This Saturday, October 29th, Overman will be playing a FREE LOFT PARTY from 7:30-9PM at 1524 W. Fullerton in Chicago.  After Overman, the plan is to head down the street to Lincoln Hall for the Hayes Carll show (www.hayescarll.com).  Tickets are $15, and Hayes is one of the best songwriters in the world, and I'll stand on Lady Gaga's manicure table in high heels and say that !!!


Don't miss this special occasion.  If you're not up for an awesome show at Lincoln Hall after Overman, enjoy the craziness of Lincoln Park on Halloween Saturday.


And if you haven't seen Overman live recently, do it.  We're on fire.


""To me, way, hey, tow them away

	The Lincoln Park Pirates are we

	From Wilmette to Gary, there's nothin' so hairy

	And we always collect our fee!"


 

          

    
        
  

                
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Last weekend Overman played on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, skipping stones before the show, and making friends with local Joe's.  This weekend, we're taking our talents to the Lake Michigan coast, with a Friday show at The Nunica Bar in Nunica, MI, and a Saturday show at River Street Station in Manistee, MI.  In-between the two shows has proven to be good band-bonding time, playing H-O-R-S-E and enjoying the changing colors on scenic drives.  Half a Circle Tour, anywho.


Come join us.  We'll drink cider and try not to freak out the locals.


Here's what our weekend travels look like:



          

    
        
  

                
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