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The Motel Men

a two pack habbit and a motel tan

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The Motel Men were founded out of love for 50's country, swing and rock&roll music. These three here gentlemen are willing to travel wherever their music is needed or wanted, cause they are: The Motel Men

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Member Since: 18/06/2007
Band Members: Strawberry Steve: Guitars/Vocals The Mouse: Upright Bass/Vocals Magnus "The Russian" Johnson: Drums
Influences: Hank Williams, Carl Perkins, Johnny Horton, Webb Pierce, Buck Owens, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Johnny Cash, Ernest Tubb, Charlie Feathers, ...
Sounds Like: a hot and sweaty honky tonk on a saturday night
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Nice week

Hi y'all, It has been a while since we've posted here, and again a lot has happened;)We had a great gig last Thursday at a very small but cosy pub in de Grauw (NL). The crowd (of about 30 people, sinc...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:49:00 GMT

www.cooperville.be

Howdy folks, Just got back from our gig in café Cooperville, Turnhout.They've just opened their cosy little pub but it feels like they've been there for years. Great atmosphere, very friendly peo...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:42:00 GMT

Yeehaaaw !!!

Howdy folks, It’s been a while since we posted here, but hey, we were kinda busy !We’re very fortunate to tell you we’ve been working on some new songs for the setlist. Strawb’...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:21:00 GMT

Another job well done ...

Hi y'all, Those of you who weren't there yesterday missed a hell of a show!We arrived at Ace Café at about 1845hrs for set-up and soundcheck, and boy, what a cool place to play. Ace Café is a genuine ...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:34:00 GMT

Dinner & a show...

Hi Y'all,Sorry to be back so late, but a lot has happened in these few weeks...First our bassplayer was out for two weeks, so we hadn't had a rehearsal in a while.Next, we had our first of many to com...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:39:00 GMT

New demo finished !

Allright, that's it! We've finished up mixing the new demo, and it sounds as good as it gets.Last night we started a little earlier and tweaked and listened until there was no more tweaking and listen...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:55:00 GMT

Nearly there... and the mistery guest...

Howdy, Last night nearly finished mixing our demo. We burnt it on a cd and took it home to listen to it on our trusted stereos. It needs a little more tweaking, but we're getting there. I expect all s...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:42:00 GMT

Recording finished

Yeehaw, I went to the Caviar Studio's last night to record the backing vocals on three songs and lap steel on one song.The Russian had set up an improvised but very efficient and cosy 'vocal...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:11:00 GMT

In vino veritas...

Howdy, We're proud to announce that the new demo is nearly finished.We've been setting up mikes, hooking cables and checking levels prior to two nights of recording 7 songs of which we'll choose 5 for...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:29:00 GMT

Last gig review...

Hey y'all, As you may or may not know, we had a gig last night in a cosy pub in Rupelmonde near Antwerp. The pub was slightly bigger than the one we played in last month and had a bigger stage. Upon a...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:00:00 GMT