All Things Slack – Spring Update

People Of Earth…Slack Fans…Slack Haters…Folks Who Don't Know And Could Care Less Who The Slack Are:

Here is your spring update on All Things Slack, most of which I'm sure you will find riveting. It's a must-read. Topics include lineup changes, recent shows, a brand new studio album, and other mind-numbing ramblings from Yours Truly.

I – Farewell, Dave

As some of you might have noticed at our last few shows, our super talented bassist David DeShazo is no longer with us. It's nothing bad or bitter, Dave was just having trouble balancing multiple jobs with doing The Slack and in the end, it was becoming too difficult for us all to coordinate schedules. So Dave politely stepped aside to allow us to focus on what we're hoping to be a productive year in Slackdom. Dave will continue working with his songwriting project Stereo Rookie as well as other bands, including his cover project The Spread. And he may pop up here and there at Slack shows…the invitation is always open. We love Dave and we hope to play with him again someday.

In the meantime, we're gonna push forward with the wickedly talented Eric on bass, which was his original job in this band anyway. Guitar is just one of many things he does extremely well. We would like to expand to a five-piece again in the future, but we're gonna wait til the right guy comes along. For now, we've got a record to finish…but more on that later.

II - Recent Shows

Hey…we've been playing…have you noticed? When are you bastards gonna start coming to see us play? I say "you bastards" in reference to those of you who blow off coming to our shows…you're missing out. We're having a lot of fun, getting better, and we've got a lot of new material. So, if you didn't like the old stuff, just give the new stuff a chance ?

Some nights, we play as an unplugged trio, and other nights, we crank it to eleven. At the Trio shows, there's usually a 90% chance we'll go off on strange cover tangents as the shots line up on the stage…as evidenced by the recent setlists. "Anything Goes" is our current mantra.

Here are some recent setlists:

2/23/08 Iron Horse Pub, Wichita Falls, TX
(opening for Bigloo)

Are You Listening? > Wishful Sinking, Breaking Down, Pipe Dream, Blackout, Infatuations Never Last, Truth And Fiction*, The Big Picture, Melting Walls > What's To Come, Follow On*, You Deserve Better, The Thief, The Ocean^

^ - Led Zeppelin cover, first time played with the full band

* - new Slack originals, first time played with the full band


2/21/08 City Tavern, Dallas, TX

I: The Thief, Are You Listening?, I'm A Boy, Wishful Sinking, Something In Your Way, Blackout, Something, Magnolia, Going To California, Good Luck, Breaking Down, Melting Walls, No More Country Living

II: Porch Swing, Koka, Sanctuary, Istanbul (Not Constantinople), Insatiable, Free Utah, Uncle Fucka, You Deserve Better, The Ocean, Follow On, Infatuations Never Last, Pipe Dream, Bitter Beer Face, I Want You (She's So Heavy), I'm Always In Love

Eric Neal and Steve Luthye played the entire show with CH, as The Slack Trio.


2/20/08 Gezellig, Dallas, TX

I: Breaking Down, Something In Your Way, Leaving Chicago, Summer's Calling, Istanbul (Not Constantinople), The Thief, Going To California, Choking On Pills, Porch Swing, I've Just Seen A Face*, Follow On, Free Utah, No More Country Living

II: Lounge, You Deserve Better, Fearless, Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?, Slither, Give A Little Bit, Uncle Fucka, The Big Picture, Sweet Virginia, Torn And Frayed, Dead, Bitter Beer Face, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Stone Cold Bush, Gimme Shelter, The Ocean

Eric Neal and Steve Luthye played the entire show with CH, as The Slack Trio.

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III – New Studio Album

Yes, that's correct…we are in the studio right now working on the follow-up to last year's Wishful Sinking. Paul Williams is co-producing and we're hoping to get the record finished by summer for a fall release. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

We've already begun playing several of the songs onstage, including "Follow On", "Truth And Fiction", "Infatuations Never Last", "Pipe Dream", and "If There's A Heaven". Other tracks include "The Wind In My Sail", "The Deep End", "What If", "On Your Mark", "Say The Word (aka Never Alone)", "Porch Swing", "Behind The Wheel", "Sweet Pea Pie", and "Love Is Surreal".

We'll probably whittle it down to a dozen or maybe even fewer for the final release. Stay tuned.

Keep checking the myspace pages for new audio, new shows, and new album updates…I'm gonna do my best to actually promote and do something with this band! That is, if you people actually care. If you don't, we're just gonna quit. Woe is us.

Thanks for listening…if you're listening. If you're not, may you be eternally cursed with a Toby Keith song stuck in your head.

CH
2/25/08