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Monday, February 25, 2008
For those of you not familiar with Matt Bair's music
As most of you know by now, Matt Bair has been filling in on guitar for Eve 6 the past few months. Below are some videos of Matt trying out some of his BRAND NEW songs at an acoustic show on Saturday night. I attended the show and let me just say that this kid is a performer. He is great as the lead singer of a band (see Bandcamp's Myspace for more info), he is great as a guitarist for Eve 6, and he is great acoustic.
Videos below:
We All Get Down Sometimes
Its You
Even though this isn't directly Eve 6 related, hopefully it still interested some people!
UPDATE (1/30/08): Now we have the above professional band shot from Eve 6's Myspace to fuel this speculation along a little more. Plus, we have the following:
Apparently Matt "doesn't know" if he is going to be made permanent:
The new guitar player seemed really cool. I asked him if he was permanent and he said he didn't know. So I guess we'll see about that.
This is coming from the blog of Brian Trippe, a musician from Birmingham, AL who was at the show in Nashville the other night...
Interesting that Matt didn't concretely say NO, I am just a temporary member.
Original post (12/25/07):
Nothing like starting out Christmas day with a new Eve 6 Media HQ feature and some rumor mongering. On a very infrequent basis, I will post a longer, opinion based news item on the current state of Eve 6. This is the first installment.
Before I start, let me make it perfectly clear that UNLIKE most of what you see posted on this site, what I am about to type is without ANY inside information, or discussion with members of Eve 6.
First off, let me start with a small introduction of the ever talented Matt Bair. Matt is currently titled as "touring guitarist/backup vocals for Eve 6" (not official, but what I would call him if there was an official title). As you all should know by now, Jon Siebels (former guitarist of Eve 6) decided NOT to rejoin the band when Max and Tony decided to start it back up in Mid-2007. That left a HUGE hole to fill at the guitarist/backup vocals position in the band. Luckily, there was someone who had followed Eve 6 since his pre-teen years, knew all of the songs front and back, AND was the charismatic and talented lead singer of a band called "Bandcamp" that was signed to a major record label (E.V.L.A Records, an extension of Atlantic Records). It also just so happened that same someone had built a friendship with Max Collins since his band toured with Eve 6 at the end of 2003 and was close enough that he featured Max's vocals on an amazing song called "Situation Lose Lose" on Bandcamp's label debut.
That someone was Matt Bair and when Eve 6 decided to play their "comeback shows" in October, 2007 he was the guy that Max and Tony turned to. After weeks of rehearsing and working out the kinks, Eve 6 along with their brand new "touring" guitarist Matt Bair ROCKED the house in their two performances, as evidenced by the videos on this site and on YouTube.
It was completely understandable for Matt to have played those shows - he was familiar with the music and he was a friend of Max. To top it off, his band Bandcamp was on a mini-hiatus as their label debut "Wanna Dance" had run out of steam after failing to gain much footing in the music world.
Fast forward to last week (Mid-December, 2007) and the Eve 6 community gets ROCKED with the news that Eve 6 is playing 6 (eventually 7) MORE "comeback" shows including 2 in the great white North of Alaska (BRRRRRRR). As an Eve6MediaHQ super-sleuth, I immediately texted Matt to see if he was playing the shows. To my surprise he responded immediately that he was. Matt's band has now been out of commission for almost half of a year, the other members are working on side-projects and Matt has recently stated that right now Bandcamp is in a "regrouping" mode. Now, on top of all that, Matt is playing 7 more shows with Eve 6.
To cut to the chase here, I honestly believe that an Eve 6 and Matt Bair "marriage" makes sense for all involved. Eve 6 needs a SMOOTH transition to a new guitarist, while sniffing out their new opportunities in a music industry that is in turmoil. Matt needs a gig after his long-tenured band, Bandcamp seems to have finally run out of steam.
I know there are a lot of you out there who believe that Eve 6 just isn't the same without Jon playing guitar and singing backup vocals. Before refuting that, let me state how much I enjoyed Eve 6 with Jon and all of the original members. Jon is a great person and gave us all many memories - including memories for myself not only a band member, but as a friend when I became close with the guys back in 2003.
Now let me state facts - Jon is a VERY replaceable guitarist/backup vocalist. Even if Max and Tony had EVER felt this way, they would NEVER say it because they are still friends with Jon and there is ABSOLUTELY no ill-will there. Max and Tony WANTED Jon to come back, but he is happy with his current band "Monsters Arw Waiting". However, the facts remain that Eve 6 has NEVER sounded tighter than at the two shows in October, 2007. Some of my opinion could be tainted because I hadn't seen the band perform in 3 years and was chomping at the bit for an Eve 6 show, but many in attendance at those shows would agree.
So, that brings us to today, Christmas 2007. This is as exciting of a time as there has been for the band "Eve 6" since the early portion of the Millenium. Shows are booked, fans are excited and they are only in their upper 20's. Now, they have a "touring guitarist" who isn't even 21 years old yet and oozes youthful exuberance. As a teenager, his older brother took him to Eve 6 shows and he sang every word, dreaming of one day being a rockstar like Max Collins was. Now, he is IN the band, even if it isn't permanent or official. There is no evidence WHATSOEVER that Matt even WANTS to permanently be in the band or that Eve 6 wants him to be the new guitarist. As a long-time Eve 6 fan and someone that knows all parties on a somewhat personal basis, let me be the first to implore everyone to simply make it official - MAKE MATT BAIR THE NEW GUITARIST FOR EVE 6!
Hey boyz and girlz, So here's the big news. You probably figured it out by the title, but yes, Eve 6 is coming back. After a 3 year hiatus, we're getting our stuff together to get out there and play for you all once again. We've given it a lot of thought and ultimately decided the best thing to do would be to make more music as Eve 6. There isn't a defined plan for a new album yet, but one will eventually be forthcoming.
To start with we'll play some shows, simple as that. The first one is actually two short weeks away at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia (Oct. 20th). However we have been told that this show is NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, just students at the university. We would love nothing more than to see all of you crammed onto the quad at this nice little college, but not to worry, you'll see us soon. If you happen to live in the LA area we're also playing a benefit for the Donate Life Foundation on October 26th with Alex Band from the Calling and others. Check here http://www.myspace.com/donateliferocks1 for more information.
At this time, Jon Siebels will not be returning as our stalwart guitar player. Things are cool between us all though. We talked to him about this, and he's decided to focus on his new band, Monsters are Waiting, and on his career as a producer here in Los Angeles. We've worked out the necessary arrangements, and he's given us his blessing to carry on the name in his absence. Our pal Matt Bair from Band Camp will be handling guitar duties at these shows. Make him feel welcome!
As some of you might know, Max and Tony had a little side project called the Sugi Tap. This is being put on hold indefinitely, but check out our online EP before it becomes unavailable. Go to www.myspace.com/sugitap to listen to some tunes and purchase the EP. It will only be available for a few more weeks, so get it while you can. We will be playing a few of these songs at future Eve 6 shows.
That's it for now. This myspace page will undergo a serious renovation soon, and we'll give out information as it becomes available. Check out the excellent Eve 6 Media HQ fansite (www.eve6mediahq.com) for further information and discussions with the fan community. We can't wait to see you out there! tony and max, Eve 6
The Sugi Tap is dead....long live the Sugi Tap!!! Hey boyz and girlz, So here's the big news. You probably figured it out by the title, but yes, Eve 6 is coming back. After a 3 year hiatus, we're getting our stuff together to get out there and play for you all once again. We've given it a lot of thought and ultimately decided the best thing to do would be to make more music as Eve 6. There isn't a defined plan for a new album yet, but one will eventually be forthcoming.
To start with we'll play some shows, simple as that. The first one is actually two short weeks away at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia (Oct. 20th). However we have been told that this show is NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, just students at the university. We would love nothing more than to see all of you crammed onto the quad at this nice little college, but not to worry, you'll see us soon. If you happen to live in the LA area we're also playing a benefit for the Donate Life Foundation on October 26th with Alex Band from the Calling and others. Check here http://www.myspace.com/donateliferocks1 for more information.
At this time, Jon Siebels will not be returning as our stalwart guitar player. Things are cool between us all though. We talked to him about this, and he's decided to focus on his new band, Monsters are Waiting, and on his career as a producer here in Los Angeles. We've worked out the necessary arrangements, and he's given us his blessing to carry on the name in his absence. Our pal Matt Bair from Band Camp will be handling guitar duties at these shows. Make him feel welcome! We've been spending a lot of time writing and producing for other artists, so that along with the return of Eve 6 means that the Sugi Tap is paused indefinitely. Thanks to everyone that purchased the EP. It will only be available on the Snocap Music Store and our own online store for a short time more, so if you haven't picked up a copy do it now before it becomes unavailable. We'll put up one last bonus track for the remaining few weeks. Look for us to play some of the tunes at future Eve 6 shows.
That's it for now. Everyone should go and friend us at myspace.com/eve6 -- this is where we'll be spending most of our online time now. See you out there! tony and max, The Sugi Tap/Eve 6
Max guest vocals on Bandcamp's Situation Lose Lose
A nice little update for you guys today. As some of you may know, Max and the guys from Eve 6 became friends with a local band out of Long Ssland, New York called Bandcamp back at the end of eve6's touring days. max and the lead singer of Bandcamp, Matt, hit it off and stayed friends afterwards. fast forward from 2004 to this year and Bandcamp has been signed to a major record deal (with e.v.l.a records, a branch of Atlantic Records). when Bandcamp was in the studio in L.A recording, Matt called Max to come and do some guest vocals on a song called "situation lose lose" inspired by Matt (and Bandcamp's) respect for Eve 6. The cd isn't dropping until this spring or summer, but without further ado here is the song:
visit Bandcamp's site (http://www.bandcampmusic.com/) and their MySpace page to get more info on them and to check out their current tour. the only place to get the FULL version of the amazing song "situation lose lose" is at one of their shows so make sure to get out there and check them out live!
