More than a Myth

Sometimes it seems like you begin something with an idea that it will bring people closer together and keep a sort of status quo. That a project can keep people together. Sometimes I think that's all that keeps people together in all different walks of life.

The Station Myth set out to start a new project of recording an EP in the later portion of 2006. The goal was to keep ourselves together in spirit, though we were being spread out across the country. The goal was to not give up on what we had created together and work with the circumstances we'd been dealt with a positive attitude. We decided that our physical separation could be a blessing in disguise, though it made things infinitely more complicated when it came to writing and performing new material.

Unfortunately, this isn't what happened.

Now we've come to this impass and the music isn't being created the way we thought it would. The light of The Station Myth is slowly starting to fade away. We're all moving in different directions and working on creating new things. Mostly in the form of children and new bands.

Everytime I get disappointed by things that happen with this band, it hurts because I poured so much of myself into setting the foundation for us. So much of my time and energy went towards making The Station Myth a marketable entity. I didn't fail at that task, I just wasn't given enough time to really make it work. There's an old song by The Faces that goes "I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger" and I feel the same way. I wish I knew all the things I know now last year when I was working on promoting our first album and booking our tour.

I digress. Now the hurt is less and less because I'm so used to it. Sadly, I've moved on. I'm creating music with other people and while I miss the intense connection and creativity of The Station Myth, I'm excited to constantly be working on these new projects.

I'm not really sure what this post is about other than me spilling my guts about how I feel which is something we tend to do in this band alot- talk about our feelings. And maybe I just realized it'd been months since this thing has been updated and our readers deserve to know what is up with us.

This is an intense time of change for all four of us. People are moving, careers are changing, new lives are being made and new music is being made. The Station Myth is not dead. We all believe that the four of us will contribute something new to the world in the near future. We just don't know when and we don't know how.

Our hope is that you keep checking in with us and sooner or later you'll be surprised to see and hear completely new material that we think you'll love.

xo,
db

Saturday Night. 1:52.

Evening. This is Micah. Sometimes you'll see my name in connection with The Station Myth. Which is okay by me. Cause they are good. And I design things for them. When they let me.

I came up and have been able to see three of the four Daniels. That's longhand for I Miss You Fickle. You missed a great Colour Revolt show tonight. For the world who doesn't know those guys, you should. They are from the Deep South. Like Whitt. Simply delightful guys who explode with sounds.

And if anyone has some time this weekend, there is a Wooster Collective show going down on Spring (woostercollective.com). My buddy Hobson went today and said it was the sickness.

We'll be out for the next few days, boarding in Vermont. So if you need Whitt, you are going to have to wait just a minute.

And if you need me, I'm at msaneindustries.com. Late.

Lee Henley

I dreamed about you last night.
We were standing on a pile of my father’s ashes.
You told me you were alright
And that everything here, with ease, passes.

It’s nine AM. I’m walking to work.
It’s freezing outside and I’m dreaming again.
If I had it to do over I’d give you my coat,
So you wouldn’t freeze, my best friend.

Thank you for coming to see me last night.
It meant the world to me, and I’ve been waiting for you.
I no longer hope that you’ll come back,
But if I had that day to do over, I'd ask you to stay home.

I’ll be a father soon, and her name will be yours.
I’ll see you every day when I walk through her door.
I’ll give her my coat, so that she won’t freeze.
She’ll be my best friend, just like you, Lee.

-Whitt

Whitt at his happiest.

Hey folks. Yesterday (November 18th), The Station Myth was in the studio recording drums tracks for our upcoming Spring-release EP. We're very excited to be recording again, but it's been a nice post-tour break. Here are a few pictures from the day.

Whitt, ever happy in the studio:


Recording engineer, James Schoen:



Rock action:

Anything You Can Watch Disappear

talk with me
by the water
take to sea
in boats built of love letters
think of these
final moments
as snow or leaves
or anything you can watch disappear

dr

Colour Revolt (and other CMJ shenanigans).

Hi everyone, it’s Whitt. I’m back at work after a long weekend of CMJ. I must admit that I didn’t see near enough music this weekend. Bellury however was a trooper. He didn’t have a badge or any money, but he saw more music than most of the industry people. When necessary he snuck in, sweet-talked the door guys, or masqueraded as a crew member just to see his favorite acts. He’s truly a devoted music connoisseur.

Saturday night Bellury and I waited outside The Knitting Factory trying to get in to see Colour Revolt. The venue was sold out that night, and we thought we were gonna miss it. But alas, we both folded up a 20 dollar bill and shook the door man’s hand. 30 seconds later we were talking to Jesse, the lead singer of Colour Revolt.

I went to college in Mississippi with the guys in Colour Revolt, and when I knew them, they were named Fletcher. I remember hearing their Fletcher record around early 2002 and being wowed by it. At the time they were a bit prog-ier, and I loved it very much. Since I’ve moved to NYC, the freshly-named Colour Revolt have made quite a bit of progress, signing with a friend’s label (Esperanza Plantation) and garnering distribution through Tiny Evil for their eponymous EP. The fellas all make me very proud, and their music is some of the most honest, inspiring work I’ve heard in a long time. It was a pleasure to finally see them perform. If you haven’t yet, please check them out here.

-Whitt

It's over for now...

Hey everyone. It's Whitt. I'm typing with a severely bogus hand. For those of you who don't know, I broke the pinky finger of my right hand in a dirty run-in with a porch. You never know when a porch is gonna come out of nowhere and attack. But, alas, it happened to me. Unfortunately we had to cancel one of our shows in Murfreesboro, and we thought we might have to cancel the tour. Then we discovered sports tape. Almost as amazing as duct tape. Here's what I had to wear to play the drums.



In other news, we were very happy to finally meet Bill Benson, the man responsible for The Station Myth's radio play. Here we are with him plus a couple of Bellurys.


And perhaps most importantly, we experienced Danny Fickle Sr's ride.


Here's Bellury looking at the car in awe.


We're tired from traveling, but you'll hear some news very soon about our plans for the future. We feel like we've entered a new phase of our music and our lives, and we're very excited about our plans. We're even excited about the uncertainty of the future. We've been making plans for a while now.

Love,

Whitt

Athens

Thanks ro Rich Merritt for snapping photos on tuesday.

My dreams are of highways

Hey, it's Bellury speaking to you. So I started to write a post gushing about how amazing it is to be on tour and how much I love the road, but I'm sure you can all figure that out by coming out to see us play.

First, we'd like to thank all the bands that we've played with already. The shows have been fun and a real learning experience. It's not always the easiest to play in front of a bunch of people who have no idea what we're about, but the challenge to bring people with us into our music is very rewarding and we're excited to see the fruits of our labor.

Also, thanks to all the people that have let us crash with them. We're really fortunate to have so many good friends in different parts of this fine country.

Here's a couple pictures of what we've been doing while not playing music.


Feet on the road.


Whitt is a driving machine!


Bellury has a driving hat.


Dan and Bellury contemplating some of life's great mysteries in the back.


The Station Myth and the great cornfields of Illinois.


The Station Myth and the lovely and hospitable Van Natta's.


Tagging Ohio's most informative sign with a Station Myth sticker.

Some guy at a random guitar shop in Indiana asked us if we were "Road Dogging it". We promptly slapped him in the face and then went bowling.
(just kidding he was nice, we just thought he was funny.)

Daniel Fickle


Dan Ryan


Daniel Whitt


Daniel Bellury

And here's a video of Dan Ryan bowling. Don't ask, just enjoy.


So there's a little slice of our road life. We're playing Nashville tonight and Murfreesboro tomorrow night, come on out and bring your friends.



xoxo,
Bellury

Leaving today.

Hello all, it's Whitt. Today marks the beginning of our tour. We will be driving to Cincinnati later today, an unfamiliar place to all of us. We look forward to seeing parts of the Eastern U.S. we've never seen, but I think we look most forward to just being out of the city.

Check to see if we're playing close to you. Here's the FULL TOUR SCHEDULE.

We wanted to let you know that we are going to chronicle our journey on this blog. So just because we've left the city doesn't mean we've left your laptops. Check back often and we'll share photos/thoughts/van trouble.

For now, check out some photos from our last show at North Six in Brooklyn. The show was a huge success all the way around, and the venue is by far our favorite we've ever played in. Thanks to all who came.

These pictures were all taken by my sister, Joy Whitt.