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NEXTnc: Your official guide to Brewfest - BREWFEST GUIDE |
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Written by NEXTnc staff reports
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Thursday, 21 June 2007 |
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 COMING BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
By Erin Frustaci
Mission 19 is coming back to where it all began. Before all the shows, the traveling and the bumper stickers, Ryan McConeghy and Joe Nolan were two freshman who
met in the dorms at Colorado State University and shared a love for music.
That was more than 11 years ago, and they’ve been playing together around the country ever since. The popular pop rock band will perform on their home turf Saturday during BrewFest.
“We’re just pretty normal guys who like to make music and have fun,” said
Nolan, vocalist, guitarist and mandolin player. “We’ve gotten to so some really
cool things. There’s been doors that wouldn’t have been opened to us if it weren’t for music.”
They have shared the stage with stars like John Mayer, Hootie & the Blowfish,
Guster, Sister Hazel and Tonic, to name a few.
Sure, things are different now. Joe lives in Pittsburgh and Ryan McConeghy,
vocalist and lead guitarist, is in Denver. Every weekend the two hop on different planes to meet for shows.
“It’s tough physically and emotionally,” McConeghy said. “Being gone all the time takes a strain on personal relationships, but it’s worth it. My love for music keeps me doing it. The thrill I get when I’m on stage — there’s nothing like it.”
Nolan said they are both still committed 100 percent to the music. Most of
the time it’s the duo on stage, however you’ll get to see the band in full on
Saturday.
The guys said they still plan to make a new album but are vague with a time
frame. Their first album was released summer 2003.
“I feel in constant competition with myself to write something better than I’ve already written,” McConeghy said.
The guys have also performed a few solo gigs here and there to challenge
themselves. Every other Monday, Mc Coneghy plays at a club in Vail to hone
his skills.
“It’s always scary going up and doing it by myself,” he said. “They always say
to try doing something that scares you and playing by myself scares the hell out
of me.”
Ultimately, though, their mission is to continue making, recording and performing music.
“It’s just pop rock,” Nolan said. “It’s folksy, but not really. It’s singer-songwriter,
but with a whole band and two singer-songwriters. We’re not doing anything experimental. We’re a pop rock band and always will be.”
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TO GO TO THE SHOW
Mission 19 will perform at the Colorado Brewers’ Festival at 2 p.m. Saturday
in Old Town Fort Collins. Entry to the festival is $10. Mission 19 will also perform a free show at Lucky Joe’s at 9 p.m. June 21-22 and will play at 8 p.m. June 23 at The Soiled Dove Underground in Denver. Tickets for that show are $10-$15.
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
We were watching Road Rules on MTV when the words Mission 19 came across the TV. We were probably drunk, and we thought it would be a neat band name.
It sounded good to us, it stuck and it worked.
— Joe Nolan of Mission 19.
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