Band Blog

 Hey, what's up y'all!  We took the last year off as a group.  Mike had his third child last summer (congrats, Mike!) and we decided to just lay low for a bit.  But we are back at it now and excited about our next show... Mac's Tavern in Cary, NC on Friday, July 16.  Should be entertaining and a real treat for both us and y'all.  Come see us!

-- Kevin

 HEY TEAM...

That's Right, we shall join the Kickin' Grass Band on FRI NITE for ROUND 2, and it shall be worth your while. We promise to do at least ONE new song for you're listening pleasure, hopefully more than that.

I'd also like to take the time to mention that the little album that Rob and I just put out called "Lullabies & Family Songs" has gotten a nice review from Rick Cornell of the Independent Weekly. You can read that here:

http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A389501

Hope to see you at the show! We plan to take a break from playing pretty soon, to turn attention to demoing new stuff, etc. So this may be your last chance to see us for a while.

cheers,
*mike

Hey There,

The Whistlestop will perform this Friday evening at the NC Museum of Art starting at 5:30pm - 8pm. The show will be in the Restaurant, free admission, and food and drinks available for purchase. Should be a really nice time, and you will hear some NEW songs at this show, we promise.

http://ncartmuseum.org/artintheevening.shtml

AND Next Weekend, Rob and Mike have a big CD Release Show!!!  A whole new album of material that didn't fit the Whistlestop project.  We're really pleased with how it turned out, and hope you'll make it out to see it performed for the very first time! This is not something we will do often (perform this material) SO if you're interested, you really don't want to miss this show! The CD will be on sale at the show. Kenny Roby w/ full band will play after us, Kennebec will open as a duo. At the Pour House Sat March 28th... We play at 10pm sharp!

myspace.com/watsonroy

AND finally

The Wstop will team up w/ The Kickin Grass Band for round two vs. your eardrums... This time KG will play first, and then Wstop.  Don't Miss It. FRI April 17th @ The Po House!!!

wow,where do i begin?  NAMM -

National Assoc of Music Merchants.huge trade show of muical instrument industry.Taylor Guitars flew the Whistlestop out to play on their stage!here's the story:

We are six days away from NAMM, and Taylor Guitars has released the details of the brilliant artists who will be playing at their stage.   We are very fortunate to be sharing the stage with legends and some of the finest artists in the world.

Hey Team,​

The first​ month​ of 2009 is upon us, and it's a busy one for The Whist​lesto​p.​

On Wed. Jan 14th we will board​ an airpl​ane and head for Anahe​im Calif​ornia​,​ to do our thing​ on the Taylo​r Guita​r'​s stage​ at the 2009 NAMM Confe​rence​.​  We hope and pray this is a wonde​rful oppor​tunit​y.​

Then on SAT Jan 17th....

Hey folks,

Well, we are absolutely thrilled to have one of our songs ("You Better Praise") named to The Independent's Top 40 for 2008.  We are especially proud because we feel that this song was divinely spoken to Mike, and we are blessed to think that our most direct and openly Christian song is the most accepted.

Well friends,

We have some really exciting news to share...  The Taylor Guitar company has invited us to play on their stage at the upcoming 2009 NAMM Show, January 15–18, in Anaheim, California!

Here we go:

This WED - Nov 5th - J Roddy​ & The Boys play The Brewe​ry in Ralei​gh,​ openi​ng for Murde​r by Death​.​ Shoul​d be a fanta​stic show as alway​s.​

This THURS​ Nov 6th - The Whist​lesto​p will play Local​ Beer / Local​ Band @ Tir Na Nog - for FREE at 10pm.​.​.

Hey Thanks to all who came out to SLIM'S last friday!  We had a big time opening for J Roddy, and we have posted some pictures of our set, thanks to Kim Wilson.

The Town of Clayton announced The Whistlestop as one of the five bands selected for the "Battle of the Bands" performance on Thursday, September 18 at 7pm.   The performance concludes the Clayton Town Square Concert Series, which ran the entire summer.  Come out and vote for The Whistlestop!

For everyone who came out in force to our CD release party, thanks!!!!  We greatly appreciate our fans, and it was wonderful playing for each of you and talking to you all.  Extra thanks to Kenny Roby, and David Dyer & the Crooked Smile Band for joining us!

Check out the N&O's David Menconi's review of The Whistlestop.

Hey All,

This just in... our first official review of the new album, by none other than the Independent Weekly's Rick Cornell. Have a read...

And DON'T Forget that the CD RELEASE PARTY IS THIS SATURDAY !!!  That's right, at The Pour House... 9pm. $8 Kenny Roby opens, don't be late!  It's gonna be an amazing show!  See you there.

*m.roy

Three weeks at #1 for Come Home Baby Now on PittRadio!  Check it out at http://www.pittradio.net/playlists/top_music_playlists.asp?genre=country

For the second week in a row, Come Home Baby Now has topped the PittRadio.net Top Country Songs chart.  Furthermore, Throw Down has climbed all the way to #3, while Fifty Fingers rose to #21.

Hello people...  We will grace the stage of our favorite feaux-Irish pub in downtown raleigh ToNite!

Come Home Baby Now holds down the #1 position in the "Top New Country Songs" chart on PittRadio.net, along with two other Whistlestop songs in the top 25.

Listen to WKNC 88.1 and you just might catch a Whistlestop tune!  Since June 2, Whistlestop songs have been played ten times.

THE Apple iTunes LINK IS:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=283791749

Great news!  Our music is now available for previews and purchase on-line at cdbaby.com.  Check it out here:  http://cdbaby.com/cd/whistlestop

That's right... The Whistlestop CD is HERE! in Raleigh NC.

They are here and they are gorgeous!  Oh, and they sound pretty good too.  We just got them in our grubby little paws today. 

... The Wonderful Wizard of DiscMakers! That's right... the album is Mastered, the artwork is FINISHED and in the mail.

It feels like it has been a long road. But compared to most recording ventures, this one has been very streamlined.

WOW folks... We are pleased to announce that we will be opening up for the amazing WOVENHAND (colorado) On Sunday April 13th, at The Pour House.

our good buddies Josh Steadman and Dallas really came through... They shot video of the recent Tir Na Nog performance and Josh edited it up real nice. So all of you who missed the show can go see it, and those who saw it can re-see it.

Well here we are.  Back at our beloved Overdub Lane.  John Plymale is working hard on mixing our record perfectly, and rob and I are drinking beer and I’m eating studio-cheez-it party mix. (it’s a party in my mouth)

We had a swell practice last night... Jim Crew, and Scotty Miller joined us to sharpen up for Tir Na Nog.  You all have no idea how good those two cats make us sound. It's amazing.

We were warned by John Plymale (and probably already knew) that it's always the packaging artwork that holds up the record's release. I took that as a challenge, and am pleased to report that the packaging is 2/3rds DONE!

We've had a few days to let the dust settle, and for our ears and brains to re-set. All I can say is that God has worked miracles.

Well, it's the tail end of day 4.  We're finishing up b/g vocals on If you gonna sing, and Will Henry.  Jim Crew just destroyed all his Hammond parts that he had left to do, then he rolled out.

WHAT IN THE WORLD... The NY Giants just beat the NE Patriots and we are almost done making this record in 3 days!!!