Hunter's Down Under

Its always an interesting experience for us to get to play in a new venue - let alone a new city. I'm not so much a stranger to Lafayette, Indiana (the home of Hunter's Down Under) as I lived there for three or four years a while back, and my dad's side of the family is rooted there. However, I hadn't ever played a show there. I've always looked forward to the potential opportunity to play in Lafayette as I imagined it to be some sort of baptism of my confidence. This primarily due to the fact it is the very town where I lost the confidence I had once had in music as my last project that fell apart called it home. However, those illusions were all in my head, and as we pulled up to venue I saw this fact clearly.

It is always nice to see family when in town, and I was not let down as both family and friends showed up to the show from Indy, Chicago, and obviously Lafayette. The show went pretty well, aside from the fact that I had my wah pedal engaged for half of the show without realizing it. The funny thing is, I realized something was not right with my sound, and during sound check I mentioned it to Nathan. We thought somehow I had cracked a cone in a speaker. Turns out the wah was on - they really should start putting some sort of indication light on those things. Either way, the energy in the room was good and it felt as though everyone enjoyed the majority of our stuff. We also used the opportunity to play a handful of new songs live for the first time. They all went pretty well for the most part.

The highlight of the show for me was playing, "I Know a Girl", which is a song I wrote for my grandmother (on my Dad's side) when she passed a couple of years ago. I knew I wanted to play that song that night, as she called Lafayette home, and in some way it felt like if I played it there she might hear it a littler clearer. The funny thing is, right as we started to play the song, my Dad walked into the venue, and was able to hear the song in its entirety. Earlier in the week, he had said that he didn't think he was going to make it to the show at all. Funny how things work out sometimes.

New Sounds

It's been a while since we have posted anything here. Probably because no one reads it. But in the event that one of our two or three fans stumbles across this from time to time, maybe it is appropriate for someone to update you with the goings on of The Vintage Union.

We are working on a new album. I hope to have it done by sometime early 2012, as I'm excited to hear what everyone thinks of the new material. A lot of the new stuff is based on some personal heart break that I have suffered in the last year or so, but it isn't what I would tag a "break-up album." The songs don't really come from the vulnerability of experiencing tragedy so much as processing the tragedy and moving on. Stay updated with everything that's going on with us on our website or Facebook. I'm sure we'll post some previews of some of the new stuff as time goes on.

Until then, hopefully you can make it to our show at Hunter's Down Under in Lafayette, Indiana tomorrow November 19, 2011... See you soon...


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And we're back... Sort of

Some of you joined us for our last show with Nic George at Birdy's on Saint Patrick's Day... Well, that was fun. Hopefully you will all be able to join us at our upcoming shows. I am personally a little nervous about playing in a "Battle of the Bands", mainly because I've never participated in one before. I'm sure it won't be that nerve racking once we're there. I am really looking forward to our next date at Birdy's on May 26. We are playing with two bands that I personally respect alot, Root Hog and The Steepwater Band. If we weren't playing that show, I would be there anyway. So come out and check out what is sure to be a good time. Oh yeah - I don't know who is going to drum with us at these shows just yet. We've discussed the situation with a handful of people and I am confident that we'll get it worked out. Thanks for listening and keep spreading the word... See you at the shows...

Jon