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Augustana in the CD101 Big Room - 3.4.06
Andyman: We are live in the CD101 Big Room. Smooth live
radio right here. Augustana’s here with us. Let’s give them a hand for
being here. Playing tonight at the basement. Should be a heck of a
show. The Damnwells are playing. One of the guys in the Damnwells is
having a birthday.
Augustana: Yeah it’s Ted’s birthday.
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AM: I have a feeling that tonight might get a little
crazy.
AU: Tonight could be a little crazy.
AM: That’s a good thing and actually the show is going
to be a little on the early side so I believe that the music’s gonna
start around 8 o’clock tonight. Don’t do the late and dark night
thing. Come out early. Rock out a little early. It’ll be great. It’s
really nice of you guys to come by. Thank you very much. I hope that
this is the first of many visits to the radio station and I know you got
some songs to play for us so I say we just jump right into that and
we’ll have some fun this afternoon. Let’s give them a big hand.
Augustana in the CD101 Big Room. |
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AM: Augustana in
the CD101 Big Room. Excellent. Tonight’s the big night at the Basement. The
Damnwells opening the show and the music like I said starts about 8 o’clock.
Should be excellent. The record All the Stars and Boulevards came out in
September. Congratulations on that. How’s it been touring this record?
AU: It’s been
good. We were out for about we were out last year. We’ve been to Columbus. I
think this is our fourth time back. We love it here actually. There’s this
place down the street we were just talking about on High street.
AM: Little
Brothers is were I saw you play.
AU: Yeah but
Barley’s is what me and Andy were talking about earlier. They got the best
appetizers in the whole country. We get excited everytime we get to come back
here because we just go and eat and eat.
AM: Oh that’s
awesome.
AU: So go to
Barley’s. At least some cheesesticks or something.
AM: And they make
their own beer which is a beautiful beautiful thing.
AU: They got great
beer there, yeah.
AM: How do you
feel about the record this far away from it? It came out. There’s all kinds of
anxiety after you’ve recorded it. Trying to get the record company to put it
out and everything happening there. Now you’ve had six months to go back and
look to the record again or listen to it. The music has continued to live and
you’ve probably changed along the way since the record came out. How do you
feel about it now, six months after release?
AU: I think we still feel proud of what we did and what
we made in the studio but I think there’s definitely a certain. You
never want to give up. You never want to stop and become complacent so
I think when you’re on the road, every night’s a chance to do something
different, play the song a little bit different, or step it up in any
kind of way and so that’s what we try to do. I don’t know if we do it
successfully but we give a shot.
AM: When was the last time you listened to the record?
I’m just curious.
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AU: A long time ago. I haven’t listened to it in a long
time because if you’re playing it everyday it’s like. And you kind of
get used to the live versions you’re playing and then you go back and
listen and you’re like what is that. I don’t even know what that is.
AM: Well the show tonight at the Basement. There are
some tickets still available. It’s so great to have you here in town
and have you come by and do the Big Room for us. You got another song?
AU: Yeah.
AM: Alright let’s hear it here for Augustana here in the
CD101 Big Room.
AU: All the Stars and Boulevards. |
Stars and Boulevards |
AM: Augustana here
in the CD101 Big Room. Show tonight at the Basement. The record is in stores
called All the Stars and Boulevards. Nice song by the way.
AU: Thank you very
much.
AM: Oh, you’re
very welcome. I was checking out your van. Sweet van that you guys are touring
in.
AU: We took out
the benches in the back and created this back lounge. Touring in a van is
definitely very interesting and uncomfortable sometimes. You got your feet on
different benches and your laying in someone’s lap. It’s crazy so yeah we got
this back lounge and we got this Persian carpet down. It’s great man. We got a
curtain up and a TV.
AM: You got the xbox rocking?
AU: Yeah, we got a hold of that 360 so that’s been fun.
AM: When you got rid of those benches, how’d that go?
AU: Actually, if you don’t tell anybody. We were in
Sacramento about a week and a half ago playing a show over there and we
just went over to this corporate building parking lot like across the
street from the venue and just got them out really quick and just left
them in the parking lot. We saw a security guard and we were like come
on let’s go. Big rush and it was really cool so that’s about as
dangerous as we get.
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AM: A little chase action there. Running from the
security man. Alright, they’re outlaws too folks. I like that.
Alright, the show with the Damnwells tonight. Excellent and there are
tickets still available. You ready with another song?
AU: Yeah. Make sure you get there early for the
Damnwells because they’re an amazing band and they will not be a
disappointment.
AM: Yeah, expect music to start at 8 o’clock and lets
here it for Augustana here in the CD101 Big Room.
AU: This is a song called Sunday Best. |
Sunday Best |
AM: Playing in the CD101 Big Room, Augustana playing
tonight in the Basement The Damnwells on the bill as well. Out touring
the release in September called All the Stars and Boulevards. This is
great you guys ended up on epic records I’m sure the last year has been
a whirl wind. You probably got to do stuff you never thought you’d get
to do, you’ve probably met some people. Actually, I heard you made it
to the Grammy’s and went to a party. I heard you met Jet at the Grammy
party. How’d that go?
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AU: Yeah. Actually it was pretty rad. They were exactly
what we thought they would be like. You know, we see them show up at
this EMI party and we’re like “hey!” and we didn’t know them and they
didn’t know us and they were giving us hugs. We don’t even know each
other and the drummer goes right over to this ice sculpture it’s at this
bar and he puts his mouth on it and starts kissing it or something. The
things like four feet tall and huge and thick and oh no! This thing
just falls over and crashes over the bar and all the lights go out and
stuff and we were like that was so rock and roll! That was exactly what
needed to happen. It was great.
AM: You gotta love rock and roll. That’s awesome!
Alright, I think we got another one that we’re gonna do here. Let’s
hear it for them, Augustana in the CD101 Big Room. |
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Am: Let’s hear it
for Augustana playing in the CD101 Big Room. They’re gonna be at the Basement
tonight with The Damnwells. The show’s going to start early. The music will
start around 8 o’clock. Go out and pick up the record, All the Stars and
Boulevards on Epic records and thanks a lot guys for coming in. Give them a big
hand. We hope that the next time you guys come into town come visit us. You’re
always welcome here.
AU: Thank you
AM: One more time
let’s give a big hand to Augustana and go to the show tonight and now we turn it
back to command central.
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