Music:
Member Since: 11/18/2005
Band Website: timbuk3thebAnd.com
Band Members: pat mAcdonald guitar, vocals, harmonica, bass, programming, percussion
Barbara K guitar, vocals, violin, mandolin, programming, percussion
In the 90s: Wally Ingram drums and percussion; Courtney Audain bass
Influences: ricky nelson, dr. seuss, twilight zone, LSD, hillbilly music, the ants, stones/kinks/lennon/dylandylandylan, jOHN LeE hOOKER, T Rex, jj cale
Sounds Like: Clever, pulsating music created with thoughtful songwriting, haunting voices, expert instrumentation and a within budget, drug free, always in time rhythm section consisting of homemade drum and bass tracks cranked out of a low end boom box.
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If you are a diehard T3 fan (as I am) you probably have never quite gotten over the break-up of the band and the musical void it seemingly created. When I first heard T3 ringleader pat mAcdonald's 2004 solo release of "in the Red Room" I could not wipe the smile off my face. I immediately realized my listening future was indeed "bright" again.
- recording artist Bruce Reaves - April, 2008
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-pat on "in the Red Room"-
The Red Room is a corner bar in Sturgeon Bay,
Wisconsin.
Harley Junior (a.k.a "H" or "Nick" was kind enough to
open it on Sunday and give us the run of the place, so
we moved aside the pool table, set up a P.A. and
invited a few friends to drop by later that night.
Everything on this disc was played that day, Feb. 1st,
2004, between 6pm and 2am closing time-just me, my
guitar, my foot and harmonica, live with no overdubs.
Sometimes the most inspired performances are at sound
check, when it's just you and the frequencies and the
gig is anticlimactic. So I had the idea of recording
an extra long sound check with a little concert at the
end. Throughout the afternoon and night, I played lots
of songs and they all got recorded. Surviving my cruel
process of elimination, a lucky thirteen made it to
this disc.
The cost of the project was about $200 including 3
rooms at the Holiday Motel (holidaymusicmotel.com) and
a $50 bar tab.
I thank everyone who generously contributed their time
and equipment, especially Chris Aaron, H., the Red
Room staff, recording engineers Dave Kent and Don
Jackovich and mastering engineers Flopper and
Vicarious Bliss. Thanks also to Connie for the use of
her living room, Katherine for the timely love,
Jessica, both Jeffs, Zack, Richard, Mark of
ilikeitdark, Tim, Lisa, Jim, Dylan, Hillel, Moolay
Mgt., Jan and Bruce and all who cheered me on and helped load out at
3am.
xoxo,
pat
01. drive in
02. armageddon
03. love my system
04. whiskey bottle
05. the wise guy and lucky
06. blue motorcycle
07. how insensitive
08. nothing happened
09. ring of fire
10. gone
11. 2x4
12. just a star
13. red room romp
PAT MACDONALD'S STEEL BRIDGE SONGFEST '08 BUILDS BRIDGES OF CREATIVITY WHILE BENEFITING A HISTORIC DRAWBRIDGE
The Steel Bridge SongFest enters its fourth season, June 12 to 14, of bringing together musicians, songwriters, historic preservationists and music fans. The annual benefit for the Michigan Street Bridge has helped to raise almost $150,000 to save and maintain the bridge, and to build community awareness of the importance of preserving it.
This year’s festival will once again feature singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, musician/singer Jane Wiedlin of The Go’s-Go’s, and co-founder and musician pat mAcdonald. mAcdonald also will once again host The Construction Zone, a week-long workshop for 25 invited songwriters. With headquarters at the Holiday Music Motel at the approach to the bridge, the songwriters will find their collaborative partners with a rousing game of Spin the Bottle. The songwriters will perform at various venues around town during the week and record their original songs for possible inclusion on a CD. In past years some 120 songs have been recorded as a result of The Construction Zone. One CD is complete and on the market and another is in production.
Christie Weber, the other co-founder of the festival and president of Citizens for our Bridge, has been a tireless crusader for the preservation and enhancement of the bridge. The two-lane structure spans the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal in the central business district of Sturgeon Bay. Built in 1930, it is only one of two bridges of its type in the United States—an upper rolling lift bascule bridge. The 1,420-foot bridge is comprised of a counter-balanced, movable span and 12 concrete and steel truss approach spans. The bridge, a familiar sight for Door County vacationers and locals, is listed on the Wisconsin Register of Historic Places and recently was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
With the bridge as its beneficiary, the songfest has developed into much more than a concert. It celebrates live music, activism, historic preservation and creativity. More than 100 bands from across the country donate their services to help raise money and awareness for the bridge. Components of the event include:
• Take It To The Bridge. An all-day, benefit concert headlined by Jackson Browne on Saturday, June 14, at the Great Lakes Yacht Services boatyard. Jane Wiedlin of Go-Go’s fame will also appear.
• Take It Inside. Three nights of live original music will be featured in multiple venues around town, including all-ages shows.
• The Construction Zone. This component brings original songwriting into the festival mix. Twenty-five songwriters are invited for five days of intensive collaborative songwriting at the historic Holiday Music Motel. Writers are encouraged to write songs loosely based around the metaphor of a steel bridge. (The Construction Zone is for invited musical guests only.) A group of people associated with the SongFest recently purchased the motel to preserve it and form a year-round headquarters for songwriting workshops. An extensive restoration of the motel has added the recording studio, greened the building, and soundproofed rooms.
www.HOLIDAYMUSICMOTEL.COM
• The Steel Bridge Songfest CD. The best songs to come out of the songwriting workshops are captured on CD to be released the following year. Songwriters perform their original creations on the concert stages and at the venues around town and the live performances are recorded. Also, a custom-designed recording studio at the Holiday Motel is assembled for studio recordings. Steel Bridge Songs Vol. 1 is complete. Vol. 2 will have its release at this year’s festival.
mAcdonald’s and Weber’s efforts do not stop at fundraising. They are adamant about public education on the significance of the bridge and the efforts needed to keep it operating. Citizens for Our Bridge Inc. does ongoing work with federal highway officials and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to monitor bridge developments. The organization’s aim is to raise the money and awareness needed to preserve the bridge. The money raised is used in the educational effort and is collected in a special fund held by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and earmarked for expenses related to preserving and enhancing the historic bridge.
Purchase Online at Front Gate Tickets
www.SteelBridgeSongfest.org - Official SBSF Site
Record Label: originally IRS, then High Street
Type of Label: Indie
