July 24th 2009

A lighter load for the band, well packed and planned, we are getting pretty good at this. Its the 92nd show The In? has performed.

The beauty of a Llywelyns night such as this one is multi-folded, like a paper doll, origami, football. The crowd was ready to dance, we were ready to play. We were able to stretch our legs with our full cataloug of originals. Stretching is good.

So good we had to post some new mp3s. Click the music tab.

Our second Saturday show at the venue. We were part of a topsy turvy fun ride of a lineup from folk fiddle rocking Photoside Cafe, to Spring-medal As of Now, to Stars Go Dim - the dude had a rock scarf, so that was pretty awesome. I wore a nice black shirt and a firebeard. That was pretty awesome too, as were some other things, like Missy's photos which are up on myspace. Crowd was like a pizza topping you have to call the shop back about. That is the jist o' tho nigh.

How about our first show in Edwardsville? Big D, Sarah, Shane and <____> get a shout for coming out to support us in a new town.

We heard the bartender was a lovable bearded dancing bear with a sharp tongue. Proved correct.


We also proved:
-liquor causes 40% drunkenness
-binking is a conversation starter
-bonfires in the middle of a field are fantastic
-especially when its cold
-logs can be buried in dirt
-throwing logs is wild man
-its all about the maintenance of the fire

at this time I'd like to thank Mike Schurk for all his work on the masterpiece fire.

If you were lucky enough to be there that night you might have caught a certain tour of the fire given by the fire's head curator - Firebeard Graves. The educational tour began on the "core" side of the fire where you could literally see the heart and soul of the fire, the blazes striking your closed, thin, eyelids. The heat produced in that core would sustain a small village for 6 days.

Next it was on to the "structural" side of the fire which clearly showed a cross section of the strength that maintained the fire's core, providing it with plenty of fresh fuel. The bittersweet beauty of the structural side is its fleeting nature, as the fire develops, the foundation of the fire is continually changed and rebuilt to manage the fire.

Finally, the "aesthetic" side of the fire, the most popular with all of the tourists. They were heavily gathered during tour hours. The famous "postcard shot" you have probably seen a thousand times was taken on this side of the fire.

and there you have it. We look forward to this again soon.

The lineup...

Photoside Cafe (9:30-9:35) As of Now (9:55-10:30) Stars Go Dim (10:50-11:30) The In (11:50-12:30)

at Cicero's Fri. February 6 doors 8:30, show 9 p.m. | 16+ | $6/9

Returning to the Soulard Llywelyn's with a new long set of originals. All of the new ones were out and large, getting ready for their addition to a new EP The In is working on currently.

The crowd loved us and showered us with drum-led clapter. No doubt they were entertained like sitting next to a woman in a cubical who is blasting her favorite music. Magical like that. Well we were somewhere in that ballpark.

Any time you get 10 free drink coupons at the end of the night from that bar manager you can be pretty certain it was a good show.

oooh, that doesn't sound too good...?

Well regardless we are back in SOUlard this weekend on Friday evening. We are busting out a full night of music 10-1pm so come and here the in in 2009.

Llywelyn's Pub on 9th and Lafayette in Soulard Friday, January 2, 2009

There has never been a post show write up about Lemmons that did not include a mention of pizza and how we smashed the pie with the fury of teenage soccer players. No need to break with tradition now.

There is not gluten in cheese or toppings.

The next show is on Friday, December 19th. New venue for the band, the Gramaphone, come check it out with us. We'll be joined by Spotting Waldo. Music at 10pm.

myspace.com/spotting waldo

Check out the Clever poster...

First, a great shout of thanks to everyone who made Saturday night a great time at Cicero's. Andi Toppins laid down a great intro and red carpet for us. Good times and it was a great tribute to The In's heritage to hear people calling out "It all goes back to base!"

Thanks to Chris for writing the lead to this story. However, the band has had a great revelation since this show. You see, Ms. Toppins inspired us all that night and after much deliberation, we have decided to attempt to capture and reproduce some of the allure she brings to the stage. Therefore, we are putting Chris on a massive "reshaping" program and have bought him a red dress. We hope this will be a life changing moment for everyone. Thanks so much Andi ;)

so you haven't heard a lot from us for a while. not to worry, we are just fine, making new music in our magical studio hideaway.

scurry this jamo...

Cracklin Baby Crawl.mp3

A new group of nine songs is being collected for an upcoming set. Watch ye inbox.

like a kodak stork check them all on this link

And The In rides again. The first show with our new bass man Joel Shedroff. After just 4 rehearsals we pulled off a well played 60 minute original set that included one newbie. Great feeling to be back on the stage with the boys making music and entertaining folks.

Joel recorded the set and has a few mp3's posted on his personal site. You can access them by going to mp3's @ Crusin' Rte. 66

The In took a few months away from shows but we return to the stage this Friday, August 15th at Crusin Rte 66 located at 7895 Watson Rd near Laclede Station Rds

We are playing as part of the
SoCo Tasty Band Competition 2008
featuring...
Sted-Fest
The In?
Aaron Kamm & The One Drops


Music starts at 10pm.


The set will feature new material from the summer writing sessions and many of the tunes you enjoy from An American Cocktail.

We would like to introduce and welcome our new bass player to the mix - Joel Shedroff. Here is what Joel has to say for himself...

Growing up, my mother's boyfriend taught me drums and guitar as a child, she put me through violin, piano and trumpet lessons. Her cousin introduced me to jazz and let me play her piano when she baby sat me. My father was big into metal and rock. My mom herself listened to everything from jazz and funk to reggae and rock, so I was exposed to a wide variety of genres growing up and as such developed an open mind in regards to music.

Having never taken the time to master any of the aforementioned instruments, I took up DJing in high school playing primarily Electronic Dance Music, but I also dabbled in hip hop before settling on playing funk as I do now. I eventually also built up some ability as a turntablist and do enjoy cutting it up on occasion.

I eventually found my calling as a bassist some years ago when my gf at the time showed me her Yamaha P-Bass she got from her brother. I had always found myself drawn to a song's rhythm and "groove" before I'd even notice lyrics, so being able to play along with the rhythm section, and accent a song's feel felt natural. I became obsessed with honing my technique and improving my musicality so I began studying the styles of many different bassists, from Jaco and Jamerson, to Weeks and Graham, and I can't forget Bootsey, or Entwhistle, or John Paul Jones, or Mingus, or Wooten, Family Man, Clarke, Cox, Brown, Miller, and the list goes on. I also draw influence from a variety of guitarists and soloists, especially blues and blues rock guitarists like Hendrix, King, Clapton, and Buddy Guy.

My style is a mix of everything from funk, to blues, to rock to jazz, and my goal is to get toes tappin, heads nodding and booties shakin. Hope you enjoy my low down contributions to The In.