A Message from Alan Evans: Alan Evans’ Playonbrother is packing it in. Having suffered through a ridiculous string of vehicular issues— including a rebuilt engine and four transmissions— over the last five months, Alan is unable to continue investing in this labor of love. “The universe is telling me something,” said Al, after his transmission blew on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 45 minutes from home on the way to the first date of a two week Southeastern run with Playonbrother. In mid-July, the engine on Alan’s van seized up in upstate New York, as the trio were embarking on a three week run through the Midwest and Mountain states. Said Evans of his decision to shelve the side project, “I have a family to feed and bills to pay, just like everybody else. I need to focus on Soulive and my engineering and producing work to pay off the debt that has piled up through this series of van troubles. I have been investing everything I make with Soulive in Playonbrother and my studio. I have built two bands already, and Playonbrother is something I really wanted to work, and I was cool with not making money playing the shows while we were growing the audience, but this is a different matter and I can’t afford to continue this.” Alan is still finishing up the Playonbrother record that he, guitarist Danny Mayer and keyboardist Kris Yunker have been working on for months. It will be released for download in the near future. “The music is great and I want people to hear it, so it’s going to come out, just as a way to thank the fans who dug the new rock sound we were working on, says Evans. “Without the fans’ support, we wouldn’t have gotten this far. It’s tough building a band, and I have mad respect for the young bands out there working the road. I have done that my whole life, and I am fortunate to have Soulive to focus on. Speaking of building bands, I have to give serious props to my manager, Tom Baggott, for his support and vision. He has showed over the years that he can pick winners, and his team at Hoplite have showed me what development strategy and dedication are all about. They are pros and they get it. More than anything, though, I want to thank Danny and Kris. These cats are serious players and they stuck with this. Dudes that good will definitely land on their feet, though, and I cannot recommend them enough. We have some great shows coming up and we’re going out on a positive note.” Playonbrother will, unfortunately, have to cancel their November Southeastern run— but they will still be performing at the Bear Creek Music & Art Festival as well as the Nov. 21 New York hit at The Gramercy Theatre with Dopapod, and the Nov. 22 hometown show at Pearl Street Nightclub in Northampton, MA. The early December run— including dates with Tedeschi Trucks Band— will be the last shows for Playonbrother.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:27:05 +0000
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