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State Line Road

About Me

State Line Road, originally called Bad Moons, was formed in late 2006 in Granada, Spain, by guitarist Hans Kohlbacher, keyboard/guitarist Stuart Pennington, singer Paul Martin and bassist Ben Long. With the arrival of drummer Ryan Hansen in 2007, the group's sound evolved from mostly folk/acoustic more towards rock, and the songs written by Hans, Stuart and Ben were ready for recording. Since then, the group's first album has slowly taken shape track by track in weekend and evening sessions in Stuart's attic studio. Recording has alternated with rehearsing for the occasional gig, a clear contrast to the five musicians' day jobs as teachers. Now, at last, the group is counting down the days until the release of their debut CD, "eXist." State Line Road's songs are a reflection of the influences brought to the group by its musicians, whose hometowns stretch across Europe and America: Liverpool, Manchester, Maasmechelen (Belgium), San Francisco and Kansas City, where a long road dividing Kansas and Missouri lends the group its name.

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Music:

Member Since: 30/07/2007
Band Members: Paul Martin - Lead vocals
Hans Kohlbacher - Lead guitar, banjo, vocals
Stuart Pennington - Keyboard, piano, guitar, vocals
Ben Long - Bass, guitar, vocals
Ryan Hansen - Drums, percussion

Influences: The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; The Band; Beach Boys; Creedence Clearwater Revival; Crosby, Stills & Nash; Neil Young; The Allman Brothers Band; Simon & Garfunkel; Eagles; Bruce Springsteen; Lynyrd Skynyrd; ZZ Top; The Doobie Brothers; The Police; Red Hot Chili Peppers; The La's; The Divine Comedy; Iron & Wine; R.E.M.; Indigo Girls; The Doors; Eric Clapton; The Kinks; The Byrds; Blue Oyster Cult; Buffalo Springfield; Dire Straits; Coldplay; Radiohead; Wilco; Elliott Smith; Lou Barlow; Mark Lanegan; PJ Harvey; Jimi Hendrix; JB Lenoir; Midlake; Pink Floyd; The Tragically Hip; Lucinda Williams; Rory Gallagher; John Frusciante; JJ Cale; Los Lobos; Terry Callier; Richard Thompson; Jimmy Page; Tool; The Shins; Guided by Voices; Chris Whitley; Flaming Lips; Posies; Turin Brakes; Sufjan Stevens; Afghan Whigs; Frank Zappa; Captain Beefheart; Nick Cave; Daniel Lanois; Pixies; Thin Lizzy; The Raconteurs; Pavement; Kevin Johansen; Mark Eitzel; Ben Harper; Jim White; Manic Street Preachers; Morphine; Peter Gabriel; Queens of the Stone Age; Steve Earle
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Cerberus

The end of recording as we know it.The barking of Cerberus, the 3-headed hell hound, distracted the emperor and brought Enrique back from the dead.
Posted by on Sun, 24 May 2009 15:56:00 GMT

The Mix

Cycling down the Vega this morning with 13 songs in my head and 9 in my backpack. Mixing has finally begun.
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 04:43:00 GMT

about the sex of the angels...

We are getting very close now. Six songs ready for mixing. The "eXist" to-do list is now officially shorter than the domestic one. Laura's aura and backing vocals have added a new dimension to our son...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 05:37:00 GMT

Nina & Frederik - Sucu Sucu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW8oq5fCEGQ Thinking about a cover version. but it would be difficult to do it justice
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:16:00 GMT

Pigs and swine fever

Only in Granada is an official, ayuntamiento-sponsored, charity gig stopped by the police.Swine fever to them all...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:38:00 GMT

¡Gracias por venir!

Gracias a todos los que vinisteis a vernos tocar el sábado en "Un Día para la Esperanza" de Intermon Oxfam. ¡Sentimos que la policía local nos desenchufaran después de sólo dos canciones! Por lo visto...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:41:00 GMT

Thanks for coming!

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us play Saturday at Intermon Oxfam's "Un Día para la Esperanza." Sorry the local police unplugged us after just two songs! Apparently the neighbours didn't feel ...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:20:00 GMT

Power Station ya está aquí

He aquí la otra cara de State Line Road -- una canción rockera que seguramente será la pista nº 1 de nuestro próximo CD "eXist". Directa del estudio, sin terminar de arreglar, pero no la queríamos ret...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:20:00 GMT

Power Station is here

Here is the other side of the State Line Road coin... a rocking song that will likely be track no. 1 on our upcoming album "eXist." A rough studio cut, but we didn't want to delay it any longer. Enjoy...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Nuestro primer CD "eXist"-irá antes de verano

Estamos terminando de grabar los temas para nuestro primer CD "eXist". Estará a la venta, esperamos, para finales de junio. Gracias a todos nuestros fans que siguen esperando pacientemente -- ¡os hem...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:52:00 GMT