![]() We bought it from someone in LA and then we ripped out all the seats because all the bus seats were in it still. It had already been driven around the country a lot. We bought it from someone who had been using it as kind of an RV. It’s a short Seattle city bus, it must have been like a shuttle bus but it’s still got the Seattle colors – the green and the yellow. Johnny purchased it with the band fund off of Craigslist. You’re driving on a lot of icy roads and a lot of mountainous roads.īobby: Are you still driving in the refurbished Seattle city bus? It’s always scary when you’ve got a big bus and a trailer and you’ve got a lot of people inside. There’s still more treacherous driving ahead of us, we gotta go across the Cascades into Montana, so there’s still more mountainous stuff. John: Yeah, and we were hoping to because it’s treacherous. ![]() We end up going back south from Missoula into much warmer weather and we just tour on our own into Idaho and then central Oregon, central California and then down south.īobby: You escape the horrible winter storms that have been hitting everywhere. So thankfully we’re missing that portion of the tour. Then they continue east, across Montana and then into the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Minnesota, where it’s like, right now, thirty below. I think what’s going to happen is when we go off the tour – we have like three or four more dates with them and our last date with them is in western Montana. I mean, it’s been cold but it hasn’t been too bad. His crew is just awesome a great bunch of guys, just a close knit type of family and we made friends with them. The Reverend Horton and his gang are awesome to work with. It’s been one of our best tours, I think. As the sound of Nekromantix‘s thunderous bass flooded through the venue, Rosen spoke fondly of their retrofitted tour bus Fiona, the trials and tribulations of travelling with a Chihuahua in tow but more than that he also opened up about the motivation behind some of his more personals songs, his constant battle with narcolepsy and the fact that, until he joined Old Man Markley, he rarely ever even listened to punk.īobby: You guys are coming up to the tail end of this tour with Reverend Horton Heat and Nekromantix how’s that going so far? Just have a listen for yourself.Still sweating from their energetic set just minutes before, Old Man Markley‘s banjo player John Rosen sat down backstage at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom to discuss the constant evolution of the unique punk meets bluegrass band. A more cohesive unit than ever, Old Man Markley overflows with passion for their craft and for each other. ![]() OMM followed the release with multiple tours across the United States, and international tours through Canada, across Europe, and in Japan, to play songs for old friends and new fans. Down Side Up debuted at #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart. “We didn’t restrict our creativity and can’t wait for the world to hear the variety on our album.” “With the support of Fat Mike, we went out on a limb with this album,” says Carey. With Fat Wreck Chords owner and NOFX frontman Fat Mike in the producer’s chair alongside singer/guitarist Johnny Carey, Old Man Markley plucked, bowed, and strummed their way through thirteen galloping new songs. From rivets to rhinestones, even the world of glossy country music embraced OMM, yielding them a slot at California’s country festival mecca, Stagecoach.Īfter two years of relentless touring and winning over thousands of fans, Old Man Markley returned to the little house in Southern California where it all began to record their follow-up album, Down Side Up. At the same time, bluegrass fans warmly welcomed the band, earning OMM a #8 debut on the Billboard Bluegrass chart for Guts n’ Teeth. Old Man Markley were quickly embraced by the punk rock community for their incendiary performances. Word quickly spread of the their incredible live shows, and over the next few years the band found themselves shredding strings on stage with the likes of Flogging Molly, The Reverend Horton Heat, and NOFX. In 2012, OMM's sophomore album "Down Side Up" debuted at #1 on Billboard's Bluegrass Chart. Their unique blend of punk rock sensibilities, ear for pop melodies, and deeply rooted love for bluegrass caught the ear of Fat Wreck Chords, who released OMM’s debut album "Guts n’ Teeth" in 2011. The seven piece – rounded out by Johnny Carey (vocals, guitar), Annie DeTemple (autoharp, vocals), Joey Garibaldi (bass, vocals), Jeff Fuller (drums), Ryan Markley (washboard), John Rosen (banjo) and Katie Weed (fiddle) – roared onto the scene in 2010. Instead, the band meld elements of both genres into a musical style that has resulted in a boot-stomping good time for fans around the world. They’re not a traditional bluegrass band, nor a typical punk band. Old Man Markley are not your run-of-the-mill band.
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