Basement Tapes Updates

And the final winner of the 2011 KKID Battle of the Bands is…

Moon jr! The final battle was indeed a battle as Michael Connors & the Country Rockers; Relentless; Moon jr and Cottonmouth rocked us til we were ready to drop at Big Rock Candy Mountain in … [Read more...]

Love it up with Slow D.K. and friends on the Basement Tapes!

Clockwise: Bootsy, Nick, Craig, Lance, William and Kimmie

We just can't seem to stem the flow of good music coming from Eldon...not that we'd ever want to! This week, we welcomed guests Lance Parker Sanning AKA Slow D.K., who dropped in with friends William … [Read more...]

How many engineers does it take to form a band?

061911-Driven to Refusal

In the case of Driven to Refusal, it takes four "civilized" engineers and one sign maker! Nick and Bootsy welcomed Ryan (drummer), Bob (guitar) and Dustin (guitar/lead vocals) to the Basement Tapes on … [Read more...]

Pure Drive from Eldon Plugs In to the Basement Tapes!

(Back) Charles Fischer, Michael Fischer, Nick, Bootsy (Front) Tom Mathews, Levi Chapman

Another first for the Basement Tapes....a LIVE plugged in jam! We had Levi Chapman (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Michael Fischer (lead guitar), Tom Mathews (bass/backup vocals) and Charles Fischer … [Read more...]

What’s up with William May’s Rock ‘n Roll Page on Facebook?

William May, David Wood, Bootsy, Nick

When William May decided to create William May's Rock 'n Roll Page on Facebook specifically to post his rock 'n roll quotes and music from the bands he was discovering, he probably had no clue it … [Read more...]

There’s nothing like a live jam on the Basement Tapes Show!

L-R: Big Al, Gene Gowers, Nick, Bootsy, John Richardson and Gwen Martin

We rocked out Saturday night at the 1st round of the 2011 KKID Battle of the Bands at Gertty's and Sunday night, we rocked out again with Gwen Martin, John Richardson and Gene Gowers. Nick brought his … [Read more...]

An Asylum in the Basement

J.C. Hawkins, Bootsy, Nick, Fred Freeman and Danny Rakestraw

Whoda thunk it? Little ol' Belle, Missouri is home to not only the very talented Lost Outlaw Band but also to Asylum, Inc., a self-described "old school" band with influences that span 4 decades. We … [Read more...]

Desperate Times call for…well…Desperate Times!

Desperate Times with Nick & Bootsy

...as in Brent Schasmyer on lead guitar, John Crider on drums, Rick Stroot on rhythm guitar and Jack DeLanois on bass guitar. Desperate Times has been a band with the same lineup of musicians for … [Read more...]

Russ and Eric from Ten Down join Nick & Bootsy on the Basement Tapes

Russ and Eric from Ten Down with Bootsy and Nick of the Basement Tapes show

Ten Down is a band that we've been playing on the Basement Tapes since August of 2010 and ever since then, we've been trying to get 'em in the studio with us. When you have band members who live from … [Read more...]

In the Basement with Riverside…Basement Tapes, that is!

Tom Bartle, Nick Thomas,Brad Keen, Matt Keen, Tim Cunningham, Bootsy Hambone

The Basement Tapes got a long-awaited return visit from Matt, Brad, Tom, Tim and Toenail of Riverside out of Sullivan, MO. We thought the first visit was over the top...until the boys from Riverside … [Read more...]

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