Unlocked – 20 Dollar Love
20 Dollar Love. The first officially announced band on the devil’s basement compilation!!
WELCOME TO THE SHOW!!!
The band is fairly new to the basement, but has actually been around for quite some time. Signed to Crustacean Records based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, they’ve got at least 10 years under their belt playing shows from the southern city limits of Burnsville, MN, all the way up to the big stage at NXNE. I personally found them at the last Backyard Blowout underneath a pile of beer cans, whiskey decanters, and one half-empty 2-liter bottle of orange Faygo.
It’s a good thing I did or they might not have woken up in time to play their 1:35am time-slot at Sauce a couple of weeks later:
Immediately after the band was done performing (like 2 hours later) I ran up to them and put my pants back on. We discussed many things, one of which was how I believed that more people needed to hear the dirty blues influence of 20 Dollar Love.
So rather than just talk about it, forget about it, and then whine about how busy I am when the time comes to put up or shut up…well, I shut the hell up and put them in the studio.
Nate Rex, lead singer extraordinaire and mostly full-time guitarist, decided to stop by with the band and lay down a BRAND NEW TRACK for the ‘Unlocked’ compilation!
They arrived with beer, most of their equipment, and their new song, “Party Neighbors.” Once we got the drums set up and stuffed Nate’s Rex’s brother in behind them we began what would become one of our favorite sessions in the long process of recording this album.
I’ll probably say that all the sessions were one of my favorite sessions…this has been more fun than I ever could have dreamed.
We recorded the string section in a quickness. Great musicians make that possible. We’ve had the pleasure of only working with great musicians on this project, which is the only reason we’ve been able to pull it off. You see, the rules for the bands were simple:
1. Pick a song.
2. Come to the studio and play it ‘live.’
3. Track some vocals.
4. Do this in less than 3 hours.
Every single band killed it for us. And by ‘us’ I mean for me, you, and all the people I hope you share this with.
Since we were so pressed for time (we weren’t), Nate Rex took a pee while he was doing one of his vocal takes. It’s not a big deal. Nobody’s going to jail.
Well…no one but Monkey…
Where were we?
Oh yeah! At the STUDIO!! With 20 DOLLAR LOVE!!!!
Everyone who was there for the recording was so excited about this photo. I’m not sure why. Maybe because it’s the last time anyone ever saw Nate’s Rex’s left arm…
Left arm or not, this band ROCKS. Which is why they’re on this compilation.
Be sure to swing by their myspace page and check out all the cool facts about their album, the artwork, and the title! While you’re there, my personal pick on the player is ‘Big Sexy’ if you’ve only got time for one, and of course if you’ve got time for more, well, you know what to do. Here’s a few simple-to-use links to get you to where you need to be:
20 Dollar Love on Crustacean Records
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Cheers, happy trails, and good morning,
-the devil.
