East of the Sunrise
Miles of decades and decades of miles, indeed. There’s a lot for Jeff Holmes and Scot Evans to unravel from 20 years of The Floating Men careening and veering through stages and studios across the American musicscape. Together we’ll sort through the legends and lore and drill down to the essential joy of the Floating Men experience, from the prayerful and profane, the irreverence and dignity, to the relentless and the blissful. Since forming in 1990, Nashville legends The Floating Men have become one of the most influential indie acts in the Eastern US, releasing ten critically-acclaimed studio albums and a bevy of officially-authorized bootlegs. Their songs are covered by young performers all over the country, their lyrics are discussed in college classrooms, and they have inspired innumerable songwriters, musicians, and poets.
Episodes
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Dreamland (Live) Release Celebration with Chris Cottros & Steve Ebe
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
In this 5th episode of the East of the Sunrise Podcast, Jeff and Scot welcome Chris Cottros (guitar) and Steve Ebe (drums) to chat about the release of "Dreamland" (Live) which hit all streaming platforms this week (June 13th, 2023). Recorded Labor Day weekend 2004 at 12th and Porter in Nashville, TN in the lead up to the release of “The Haunting” (2004), the new live album “Dreamland” has been the source of rumors among their fans for nearly 20 years. “That weekend was a high point on an amazing creative journey,” says writer-vocalist and co-founder Jeff Holmes. “The band was overflowing with creative energy and musical mischief. We couldn’t get everyone together on stage very often, so it was pure exhilaration when we did.” As drummer Steve Ebe exclaims on the podcast, "You can hear us having so much damn fun. You can just tell that’s a bunch of guys who are delighted with what’s happening."
Show Notes & Links:
Led Zeppelin Live
Jessie Scott WMOT - Listener-Powered Radio
Dreamland (Live) Lyric e-Book (YouTube)
Order "Dreamland" on CD (Limited pressing and only a handful of signed copies left)
https://floatingmen.com/
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Hey Fans, we're looking for photos or video from the Labor Day 2004 show where Dreamland was recorded. If you were there and have photos or vids - send us the evidence! Post in the comments and/or to the FB group.
Monday Mar 06, 2023
The Making of Tall Shadows: Part 3
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
David Steele is good people! Jeff and Scot spend some time with longtime guitar fiend, friend, and accomplice to do some more reflection on the Tall Shadows recording sessions - and whatever else pops into our scattered brains: Dumpster Juice, twelve-string guitars, Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, John Prine, David Lynch, Jeff Bishop, Steve Earle, rockturnal emissions, Steve Ebe, and David's first band "The F.E.U.".
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
BONUS Episode: Right Turn at Winnemucca
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Jeff and Scot of The Floating Men veer from the Tall Shadows discussion to reminisce about the band's first run through the western U.S. in 1995. This short bonus episode features donkeys, bison, pie (lots of pie), trout, camping, fly fishing, a bear, and some Funyuns.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
The Making of Tall Shadows: Part 2
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
In this second of three episodes dedicated to the making of The Floating Men's 1993 release "Tall Shadows", Jeff and Scot continue digging deep into fuzzy 30-year old memories to reflect on how it all went down at TRC Studios in Indianapolis. This episode focuses on the songs and includes a lot of music from the album (and one that didn’t make the cut). (Warning: Jeff has a potty mouth)
Referenced in the podcast:
Late Night Snack - Live From the Peanut Barrel in Bloomington, Indiana
Monday Nov 28, 2022
The Making of Tall Shadows: Part 1
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
In this first of three episodes dedicated to the making of The Floating Men's 1993 release "Tall Shadows", Jeff and Scot dig deep into fuzzy 30-year old memories to reflect on how it all went down TRC Studios in Indianapolis. About half-way through the episode they needed reinforcements so they brought in long-time friend Reid Nelson who played a major role in making this first recording happen.
In Memoriam page for Gary Schatzlein who produced Tall Shadows
Website for Alan Johnson who engineered Tall Shadows
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Where did you go?
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
In this semi-short trailer, Jeff and Scot of The Floating Men introduce the podcast, explain the abrupt end of their touring and recording, and preview some of the plans for future episodes of the podcast.
About The Floating Men
Since forming in 1990, Nashville legends The Floating Men have become one of the most influential indie acts in the Eastern US, releasing ten critically-acclaimed studio albums and a bevy of officially-authorized bootlegs. Their songs are covered by young performers all over the country, their lyrics are discussed in college classrooms, and they have inspired innumerable songwriters, musicians, and poets. Supported by a ravenously loyal cult of road-tripping followers (self-dubbed The Floatilla), The Floating Men continued to stretch musical boundaries on their 2002 CD release, A Magnificent Man, and on their 2004 release The Haunting, The Floatilla, as their fans are known, became "Executive Producers" of individual tracks by paying as much as $1,000 per team to watch The Floating Men record a batch of character-rich songs. “The Sighing Hours Act I: No Clocks, No Calendars” (2009) is the fifth consecutive studio album fully funded by their enthusiastic fan base. Act II "The Sighing Hours: Swimming with Gods" was released later in Summer 2009.
Since 2001, Jeff and Scot have been joined on stage and in the studio by Steve Ebe on drums, David Steele and Chris Cottros on guitars, Jody Nardone on keyboards, and background vocalists Andra Moran and Eva Hunter. The band does not currently have any live performances planned.
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