Free Backyard Tire Fire EP
By Team JamBase Mar 5, 2008 • 12:45 pm PST

OFFER UP COUNTRY COMFORT AND SLEW OF SHOWS
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“We loaded into Oxide Lounge in Bloomington, IL on a cold December afternoon (12.17.07) to record a healthy dose of some acoustic Tire Fire twang,” says Anderson. “There had always been talk of sitting down in the same room and doing a stripped down recording and we finally found the time to do it! Some of these songs are favorites that have been around for years and never found a place on an album, while others were written only weeks before. All of the tunes feature our good friend Jerry “Muttonhead” Erickson on either dobro or pedal steel guitar and were recorded live with minimal overdubs. The result is a raw collection of some of our finest acoustic material that we decided to make available for FREE DOWNLOAD. Please enjoy and pass it around.”
Sick Of Debt track list:
1. Sick of Debt
2. I Only Cry
3. Honey to a Bee
4. Cigarettes and Coffee
5. Ice Cream Truck
6. Lost in Durango
Download the EP HERE
Folks in the South, East and Midwest will have a chance to check out this powerhouse roots trio in live action. Anderson, his younger brother Matt (bass, vocals) and Tim Kramp (drums, vocals) are one of the surefire bets out there, and they’ll be sharing stages with Reverend Horton Heat, The Beautiful Girls, Nashville Pussy and Blind Melon in March, April and May. For a taste of Illinois’ finest new classic rock unit hop over HERE.
Tour Dates + w/ Blind Melon
Mar 7 2008 Langerado Music Festival, Clewiston, Florida
Mar 15 2008 Heroes West, Joliet, Illinois
Mar 20 2008 Redstone Room, Davenport, Iowa +
Apr 2 2008 Sullivan Hall, New York, New York ++
Apr 3 2008 North Star Bar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ++
Apr 4 2008 Harper’s Ferry, Allston, Massachusetts ++
Apr 6 2008 El Mocambo, Toronto, Ontario ++
Apr 17 2008 Blue Note, Columbia, Missouri ^
Apr 18 2008 Metro, Chicago, Illinois ^
Apr 19 2008 The Rave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ^
Apr 20 2008 First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota ^
Apr 21 2008 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI ^
Apr 22 2008 High Dive, Champaign, Illinois ^
Apr 24 2008 Vogue, Indianapolis, Indiana ^
Apr 25 2008 Southgate House, Newport, Kentucky ^
Apr 26 2008 Majestic Theater, Detroit, Michigan ^
Apr 27 2008 House of Blues, Cleveland, Ohio ^
May 4 2008 Revolution Hall, Troy, New York ^
May 6 2008 Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo, New York ^
May 7 2008 Crocodile Rock, Allentown, Pennsylvania ^
May 8 2008 Chameleon Club, Lancaster, Pennsylvania ^
May 9 2008 Rams Head Live, Baltimore, Maryland ^
May 10 2008 Rex Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ^
May 11 2008 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio ^
May 13 2008 Bluebird, Bloomington, Indiana ^
May 15 2008 House of Blues, Dallas, Texas ^
May 16 2008 Meridian, Houston, Texas^
May 17 2008 Proud Larry’s, Oxford, Mississippi
Jun 21 2008 Taste of Champaign, Champaign, IL
July 26 2008 Donoroo, St. Louis, MO
++ w/ The Beautiful Girls
^ w/ Reverend Horton Heat & Nashville Pussy