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Motorhome rolls out with debut CD |
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Written by Donovan Henderson
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Friday, 03 August 2007 |
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 It is the clichéd story of a rock band: A few guys get together and play. They write a few songs. They actually get into a studio to record them. But no record ever comes of it.
Matt Thornton has been there before.
Guitarist and vocalist in the band Motorhome, a Fort Collins favorite for the past two years, Thornton will finally erase that story from his resumé.
He’s in a band, he and his buddies wrote a few songs, they recorded them in the mandolin player’s home studio, and now they have a record. A CD, in this case, one that members produced and recorded themselves.
“I’m super stoked that we got one out in plastic that I can hold in my hand,” Thornton said.
The self-titled debut CD will be available at ABCD’s and The Finest in Fort Collins on Aug. 10, the same day the band will have its CD release party at the Aggie Theatre.
“I think it came out really well for the first one,” Thornton said. “It’s kind of a catch-up album.”
He means that the 11-track recording includes some new songs and some tunes the band has played from the beginning.
The band — which includes Matt Mahern, also on vocals and guitar, John Motley on drums, Ben Prytherch on bass and Darren Radach on mandolin (he of the home recording studio) — has already begun working on another record.
Thornton said he and his mates want to have the second record done in six months or so. While that may sound like a quick turnaround, the band is on a roll.
And true to the band’s name, members hope to keep on rolling.
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TO GO TO THE SHOW
Motorhome CD release party
8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10
Aggie Theatre, 204 S. College Ave., Fort Collins. www.aggietheatre.com
SlakJaw from Denver will open the show followed by Umlaut from Germany. Admission is free for 21 and over, $5 for those under 21. | Only registered users can write comments.
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