Dallas Johnson- talent;
Bethany Johnson- voice of reason;
Brian Greene- blind ambition;
JohnGBerry- beat sticks.
Influences
Friends of Bob, Churches -many kinds, Murky Waters, Vanilla Chai, Music Sunday, Church History Tuesday, Friendship, Steinbeck, Autumn Blue, Bethany and Andy, Songwriters' Association of Mid-North Indiana, Dave Barnett and his amazing guitars, Michelle, Elijah, Mary, Families, Steve Earle, Bob, Smith Sound, The Sears Tower of Folk Music, Coffee, Rebekah, Ryan, TimberRange Pancakes and the community of the Saints.
SmallTown Heroes started in my man room. It is now my daughters bedroom. At first I said we would play no original music, because there were too many bands out playing original tunes and they weren't very good, and I refused to be one of them. We started as a two piece , now we have three.
SmallTown Heroes is not a band, we are friends who play music, we laugh with each other, we cry for each other, we live our lives and our faith together. I never wanted to be in a "Christian" band, I always hated the idea of running around and singing to people how great it was to be a Christian, and how happy we are all the time, or raising ourselves up as some sort of example to follow. But as time wears on and we all change I start to realize that I don't have to be anyone I don't want to be. In fact we should all strive to be better than we are but know who we are so we do not become over inflated.
SmallTown Heroes celebrates life, generally it's the more difficult parts and it doesn't always feel like a celebration, but every party needs a pooper and that's where our music comes in.
I wanted to take this opportunity to tell everyone (or anyone) who reads this to know that we are going to put a record out. I was listening to some things with Dallas just today and everything is sounding wonderful. We are however not in a hurry to finish, just to finish. We gave up on a schedule a long time ago and chose instead to concentrate on putting out the best record we could make. I am sorry if this causes inconvenience to any of you or makes cause for frustration for any of our fans. I promise it will be worth the wait.
Special thanks and consideration to the Crawford's who have been waiting so patiently since we highjacked their lodge almost a year ago. Thanks to everyone who has worked on the project, lent their talent and advise, we are nearing the end and I hope you all are as excited as I am.
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Heroes! Just wanted to let you know that I'm releasing a live recording of seven Beatles songs on 9/9/09 for just $2! You can preview "Revolution" on my myspace page. Hope you're doing well and look forward to seeing you soon!!
hey
so we're back again with new members and completely new songs. It would be cool if you could check out our page and let us know what you think, even if you don't think anything of it. We have all the info on what's been happening in our new blog. We are playing shows again so come see one and come talk to us.
-and again sorry for commenting like this.
thanks
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hey, i had a totally enjoyable evening. what a treat! not only was it good to hear some of the more recent songs and covers not featured on "lo, the hard times", it was also just great seeing you people again. bless you.
lo the hard times is amazing. keep the complements rolling off of ya, cuz they're going to keep coming! this thing should be playing on XM...through the stars!
I have posted an album review of lo, the hard times at www. patricnewton. blogspot. com pleas check it out when you get a chance and let me know what you think.
Great news! Rick DeSutter and The Clutter will be featured on the LBM Sampler Vol. 3 that will be distributed to EVERY Hot Topic in the country! Some great bands on the sampler are Nine Inch Nails, Motion City Soundtrack, Starflyer 59, Inhale Exhale, and The Wedding. Jungle Run and The Rat Speaketh will be on this CD! The Sampler is set to be released on October 26th! So you better find a Hot Topic near you so you can check it out! http://community. hottopic. com/customerservice/findastore. asp
Justin Townes Earle, Mandy Marie (solo!), Cliff Snyder & Joe Pug! Tell a friend (or ten! Please?) and come on out to the show. This one will be outstanding!
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