Wine, girls, music, cities, highways, siblings, cousins, parents, flames, friends, wind, lakes, roads, trails, paths, whiskey, pot, beer, heat, cold, snow, ice, sleep, dreaming, waking, walking, work, Hotel Coral Essex, Ol' Yeller, Ray the Wolf, the Six 9's
Sounds Like
You tell me..kinda raunchy. Flamin' Groovies, Byrds, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Queen, Cheap Trick, Roky and the Explosives, Plimsouls, Ol' Yeller, Hotel Coral Essex, Glenrustles, slow-to-mid-tempo-rock-and-roll with loud guitars and tom toms.
Friday June 13, 2008 was probably the last time anyone will see Ol' Yeller perform in Duluth for awhile. The group Rich Mattson, started in 2000 is on the proverbial hiatus (July 26 2008 was the last show in Minneapolis). Reason being, well, life sometimes gets in the way. Mattson, a die-hard musician performing in 3 separate groups, (also a producer/studio owner) had a rough time getting his Ol' Yeller bandmates in to rehearse and/or record new material since moving to Sparta MN from Minneapolis. 200 miles is a long distance for a band to hold itself together. Add to that new babies, and new businesses (two of the guys from Ol' Yeller run their own contracting outfits), and a rock and roll dream is doomed..for most.
In the spring of 2007 Mattson recorded a 9-song cd for Hotel Coral Essex, a band fronted by his old friends from Giljunko; Tony Derrick and Pat Nelson. The songs, written mostly by Derrick, were heralded by Mattson as some of the best music to ever come through his new Sparta Sound studio. A year later, as the Hotel Coral Essex was falling apart, Derrick returned to the studio to record some new demos. He brought along HCE bassist Jason Kokal and the three of them crafted away at more amazing tunes. Mattson himself had been demoing new songs on his own, playing all the instruments himself, facetiously calling the project "Rich Mattson and the Tisdales"; Tisdale being the wine of choice, a cheap wine that is somewhat hard to find on the Iron Range. During a break at one of the Tony Derrick sessions, Mattson suggested that perhaps the two of them should "join forces", keep the solid Jason "Kokes" Kokal on the bass and find the best available drummer.
After auditioning somewhere around 5 drummers, they brought in the young Derek Rolando, of Eveleth MN. Derek also drums with the Six 9's, a cover band that dabbles in original music and records at Sparta Sound. When Mattson gave him a cd of 16 songs on a Thursday and the four of them got together the following Sunday, Rolando "outplayed them all." The Tisdales were born.
I was in a band with Derek years ago! Way to go, man. We would love to get your releases for airplay on our local/regional show. - Travis Ryder station manager
Hey Tisdales, Thanks for the ADD!! Very cool page! Do you want to come and party with us on the 19th?? As I understand it, there is going to be some great drinking arrangements at Abetto's!! Bring some friends and come party with us!!
Hey! The name itself sold me on you guys (Tisdale's my favorite cheap wine...) but now I see you are Rich's new band and I can't wait to see you. Best from Mpls... BG
Hey Join facebook you guys and watch my new videos singing cabaret and thin lizzy songs- Of course not as good as Rich singing - Boys are back in town. Let me know when the Tisdales are playing down here.
