myspace music

Shame Train
Americana / Indie / Alternative

the guy on teevee's name is pooholes here watchiss



IOWA CITY, Iowa
United States

Profile Views:  22165




Last Login:  9/29/2009
View My: Pics | Playlists

   Contacting Shame Train

 MySpace URL: 

   Shame Train: General Info
Member Since6/8/2006
Band Websitewww.shametrain.com
Band Memberssam knutson Nate Bassinger David Bassinger Wes Phillips Ryan Bernamen Adam Bernamen Tim Phillips Marty Christiensen Darren Matthews Randy Davis Jonathan Crawford Sean Haskins two girls with the same name "THE LAST DRAG" LIVE @ MISSISSIPPI BREW CO. 2005 C/O EXPLORATION IOWA "SOMETIMES ALL ALONE" C/O EXPLORATION IOWA iLike shame train
Influencesjoni mitchel wilco dinosaur jr greg brown steve earl bob mould screaming trees jeff buckley jaco pastorius kathryn musilek buckner neil young tom petty the band alex chilton the replacements townes all the songwriters i have actually talked to about writing songs lovesexy
Sounds Likesomeone said it was roots rock, someone else called us "real country" we have come to kick all the other bands asses in a melodic and stylistic way that will leave them unchanged until they have been able to process. feel the love.
Record Labelmudfence music llc


Get Flash now!

In order to listen or view this content you will have to upgrade your version of Flash.


Shame Train's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

[View All Blog Entries]

   About Shame Train
DISCOGRAPHY*************************************************************** tape-only-releases************************************************************* 1994-DAVID****************************************************************** 1995-UpandDownBrown******************************************************** 1996-Spent****************************************************************** 1999-TootSuite*************************************************************** 2001-Velvetine-and-Bourbon[available-soon-on-cd]********************************** CDs************************************************************************ 1997-Mudfence-Turnaround[reprinted-1999]**************************************** 2000-sam-knutson-Shame-Train-and-the-Devil's-Square-Quilt************************* 2001-Shame-Train-'GONE'****************************************************** 2005-Shame-Train-She-Knows-the-Score****************************************** 2006-pending-release-of-Splendor-locally-soonish-shopping-for-label***************** Compilations&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1999-M.U.S.E.[Englert-theatre-benefit-cd]****************************************** 2005-Freedom-[Mud-River-Music-Festival-compilation]******************************** 2005-I.C.Y.C.live-2005[yacht-club-compilation]************************************* 2006- It Came From Studio One [KUNI live from studio one compilation] 2008-splendor??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 8 8 8 in 1997 I finnished a record called mudfence turnaround and it got good reviews as a diy disk. I didn't get a production run of them made until 1999. I went to the west coast a lot that year ['99]. Sean [Haskins, see members] was booking for a club called the Showbox out in Seattle and I was managing a restaurant called the Sanctuary in Iowa city where Sean had done some college. He booked me out there and the idea of traveling and playing went from fantasy to reality, kind of, in that there wasn't a band until after that year and there really never has been a consistant band. and touring or even three days out with a band is a lot more complicated and expensive than sleeping in the Honda. A band came together to record a record-sam knutson Shame Train and the Devil's Square Quilt. They insisted on me putting my name on it cuz we werent really a band. it took months. Wes Phillips [Speed of Sauce, Ticonderoga] and Marty Christiensen split duties as bass player in the recordings. Nate Bassinger [Diplomats of Solid Sound] played organ and accordion, Randy Davis [Deathships]came in late as guitarist and stayed with the band for four years eventually moving to bass, Jon Crawford [Head of Femur] played drums- it ended up sounding all alt country. we openned for Richard Buckner, Slobberbone, a bunch of those chicagoland alt country thirty something bands, Scott Miller and the Commonwealth. It was a fun year. Next came GONE. Crawford had moved to chicago While the shows were going .. DSQ. Adam Bernemann who had played with Speed of Sauce with Wes took over on drums and Wes played drums too on this one. Marty and Wes split bass duties again and Randy Davis had fully come into his own as a guitar player. GONE took a year to make and is a great record. buy one on line right now. Nate really had a lot more to do with arrangements and there are some awesome performances on everybody's part all over this record and almost an equal ammout to the ammount on the disc of tunes in the scrap heap. we spent two years chipping away at another record with the same band. Then marty quit and wes moved to Raleigh with the guys from Speed of Sauce and formed Ticonderoga. Darren Matthews formerly of High and Lonesome moved back to town and so did Sean Haskins, Randy switched to bass and it became this sort of 4 peice Rock outfit, with bourbon and blow and fucking and touring and hotels and all that. We made a record called She Knows The Score. It was very fun and very debaucherous and blasted all of us away from each other. Darren Got married. Randy Quit the band. Sean had long since moved out to new york and Adam was back behind the drums. there were three showss left on the schedule before winter of 2005-6. At best we could pull off a three peice and Adams brother Ryan came on board. He already had an accoustic guitar show going and he played some of my tunes. He was a perfect fit and learded back-up vocals. The shows were great. I wrote a lot on the front porch and we started putting together the new record with renewed furvor. Horn sections [ryan plays trombone to]. Wes's little brother plays trombone, and Nate's brother plays barritone saxaphone. Ryan did a string arrangement for the last tune and we arranged vocal harmonies. frinally arriving in stores the end of march 2008 and being officially released to the local and internet public may 2nd. presently finnishing an accoustic e p of love songs and ruminations on relating. it gets longer every week songwriter's disease is a strange and beautiful affliction.

   Shame Train's Friend Space (Top 23)
Shame Train has 684 friends.
 Eric Nassau and friends 


 miracles of god 


 Noah Earle 


 North English 


 Sean 


 Ryan Bernemann 


 David 


 mich michaelson 


 count basinger 


 Pabalucci 


 Brother Trucker 


 Tim 


 Nikki Lunden 


 Katy, Grrl Extraordinaire 


 Jessica 


 Exploration Iowa / Luna Productions 


 Wes Phillips 


 Kung Fu Kitty 


 Mike Mangione & His Band 


 Soph 


 bo ramsey 


 Iowa Songwriters Guild 


 kristen 





Shame Train's Friends Comments
Displaying 25 of 256 comments  ( View All | Add Comment )
Heather Miller

Heather Miller



Jul 18 2009 3:47 AM

Listening to you guys right now at The Mill, lol! Great stuff!
Big Daddy Blues

Big Daddy Blues



Jul 6 2009 1:25 PM

Really enjoyed the music and conversation the other night. Keep on, Keepin on.
Electro Baby

Electro Baby



Apr 19 2009 7:07 PM

Hi! We are just fighting with twitter...jesus this website has some server problems whole the time;) Do you have twitter? What do you think about the idea behind it?
Hope your day rocked your socks off,
Keep on good work and think about us - it's spring and everybody needs love;)
Pants Are Overrated

Pants Are Overrated



Apr 3 2009 8:15 AM

Hey Shame Train! We totally want to hang out with you at our upcoming show this Saturday, April 4th at Flipside in Downtown Ottumwa. We're going to have our new T-shirts available, too!


We're making a deal for all our fans, If you join us in not wearing pants at the show, You'll get $1 OFF of your admission to the show! You know you're just looking for an excuse to not wear pants. :D

We will see you at the show. Bring all your friends!

Liz, Andy, Spooty and Nik
PAO

Daylight Savings Account

Daylight Savings Account



Mar 28 2009 3:38 AM

Catch DSA in Iowa City TOMORROW NIGHT March 28th at The Yacht Club with Ephraim Zehn and BlackBloom, t'will be the bomb and we would love your company~



Molly Long Photography

Molly Long Photography



Mar 23 2009 2:56 PM

I'm in Waterloo/Cedar Falls but I will travel! Anytime you guys need stuff just let me know! Thanks!
ogrebowler

ogrebowler



Feb 28 2009 3:01 AM

we have new old sounds
Jacob Matthew Gear

Jacob Matthew Gear



Feb 23 2009 3:25 PM

come play the basement!
Amanda

Amanda



Feb 18 2009 8:20 AM

Hey man
kristina marie

kristina marie



Jan 24 2009 5:09 AM

can't wait. come early and drink coffee with us. we're going to study you all night.
Jacob Matthew Gear

Jacob Matthew Gear



Jan 15 2009 3:21 AM

Sammy K.... when you coming to Nashville?
icfamilycharacter

icfamilycharacter



Jan 7 2009 3:53 AM

Thanks for the java... smiles...
Thankful Dirt

Thankful Dirt



Dec 30 2008 1:19 PM

thanks for playing with us! man, i didn't know about your bass stylings. had a great time. we'll try to get east more often.
m~
ogrebowler

ogrebowler



Dec 25 2008 4:50 PM

Merry Christmas Sam!
icfamilycharacter

icfamilycharacter



Dec 19 2008 3:27 PM

Happy Birthday... xoxo... smiles...
Stephanie

Stephanie



Dec 13 2008 7:53 PM

I miss me some Sam
Jake McVey

Jake McVey



Dec 10 2008 5:56 PM

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Blessed 2009!

Jake

icfamilycharacter

icfamilycharacter



Nov 29 2008 5:20 PM

I'll be there with bells on... I miss you... xoxo... smiles..
Doug Leamy

Doug Leamy



Nov 28 2008 11:31 PM

is tonight 19 and over or 18 and over?
icfamilycharacter

icfamilycharacter



Nov 24 2008 3:00 PM

I miss you... hope you are well... see you the day after Turkeyday.
RON RAWHOOF

RON RAWHOOF



Nov 24 2008 12:33 AM

Thanks for the add. I was diggin' your music. I'll be checking back soon.
Pants Are Overrated

Pants Are Overrated



Nov 18 2008 9:04 PM

Photobucket

Hosted By: Flipside Flipside
When: Friday Nov 21, 2008
at 6:00 PM
Where Bridge View Center
102 Church Street
Ottumwa, IA 52501
United States
Description:
Flipside Flipside

Click Here To View Event
paramedic of love

paramedic of love



Nov 16 2008 2:17 PM

He-Man PSA
Tim

Tim



Nov 5 2008 7:47 AM

Yup. Can do the uncut master. Who shot vid? I'll be down most likely on Saturday for the show.
Mandy

Mandy



Nov 1 2008 7:29 AM

HOPE!
Add Comment


©2003-2009 MySpace.com. All Rights Reserved.