The Junebug Flow

Free Download: "Copenhagen"

2012-01-01T23:12:00.000-06:00

To commemorate the New Year, Junebug has released this non-album online-exclusive track. May your resolutions be fruitful and productive.

&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://junebugmusic.bandcamp.com/track/copenhagen"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Copenhagen by Junebug&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Lyrics by Anthony Bergman, Music by Junebug
Vocals, acoustic guitar: Anthony Bergman
Electric guitar: Dustin Marks
Drums: Tony L. Kollman
Bass: Dillon Marchus

Recorded at IPR Studio 4, MasterMix studio, and Tony's home studio, all in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Produced, recorded, edited, mixed, and mastered by Tony L. Kollman.
Special thanks to Kevin Bowe.
Cover art by Tony L. Kollman.
Copyright 2011 Junebug Jones. All rights reserved.

The Year in Junebug (2011)

2011-12-31T12:10:00.000-06:00

It was a good year, you guys. And we're glad you were with us for the ride. It was a year of ups and downs, but mostly ups. Here's a brief rundown of the cool and fun things we did in 2011.

We started the year by playing the Sixth Avenue Gallery in Aberdeen, S.D. This was a super cool venue which housed an art gallery, a mattress store, a tattoo shop, an antiques store and more. The shows happened late at night, usually "after hours." Therefore, the bartenders and strippers and other people in town who get off work after 2:00 a.m. could come and party. We had a lot of fun at the Gallery and played there a few times: once in January, once in March and half of once in July. That was a strange occurrence that can be read about in Tony's Show Diaries. Sadly, the Sixth Avenue Gallery closed its doors in December.

We played three great shows in February. We played for the Vulcans at the Winter Carnival. It was a trip. We had a blast. We played a show at the Whiskey: I (tony) was sick and members of my family surprised me by showing up. We played at the Nomad with Pictures of Then and others.

We had a fun summer, playing in Aberdeen for the Bicycle Spectacle, playing at the Driftwood in Minneapolis for the first time, and playing at the Twin Cities Pride Festival for the third year in a row (headliners: The Village People), and we went up to Elk River and played the Chalk It Up event.

In August, a pretty significant thing occurred in Junebug history. We played the Student Run Records A&R showcase at the Fine Line Cafe in Minneapolis. It was an audition of sorts, to be picked up and signed to the label. Something about our performance popped, because they opted to work with us. Which is cool. Just a matter of a few weeks later, we began tracking our upcoming album, Beards.

In September, we played our first show at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. Not only was it our first gig at this historic venue, but it was also a turning point in the membership of the band. Bassist Brandon Johnson left the band at this time and we had to find a fill-in for this show.

With the departure of Brandon from Junebug, we picked up a new member pretty quickly. We needed to get in the studio and track basics for the new album, and that would be hard to do without a bassist. We managed to convince Dillon Marchus to jump on board. (It wasn't hard. He's a pretty agreeable dude.) We recorded a bunch of Beards sessions with producers Eddie Ciletti and Brian Jacoby and nearly finished a bunch of those tracks.

We opened the "Show Us Your Beards" contest which is still ongoing!

We made it back to Aberdeen (sans bassist) for the Red Rooster Coffee House's 15th anniversary party, which we were honored to be a part of. We played again at the Driftwood with our friends the San Haven Chuckle, and we did a couple sessions of TourStop at MasterMix.

2011 also saw a few releases of content. First came a live performance of "Beards," followed by "On the Sidewalk." Next came "Piper" and soon after we saw the release of our performance on TourStop at MasterMix. All can be viewed/heard below.

All in all, it was a great 2011. We look forward to 2012. Because honestly, who knows what's going to happen. We have to be sure to rock the world and elsewhere before the world burns to a crisp. Will it happen? Stay tuned, 'Buggers. The world doesn't know what's in store.

I hope you're along for the ride. Happy new year!

&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://junebugmusic.bandcamp.com/track/beards-live-8-15-11"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Beards (Live 8/15/11) by Junebug&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;
&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://junebugmusic.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-sidewalk"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;On the Sidewalk by Junebug&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;
&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://junebugmusic.bandcamp.com/track/piper"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Piper by Junebug&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Free Download: "Piper"

2011-12-19T19:49:00.002-06:00

Junebug is happy to announce the release of a new digital single!

This is the second in a series of online exclusive non-album studio tracks from Junebug. It's a moldy oldie from the way-back catalog. It was originally slated to be recorded for the Modern Day Fairy Tales sessions, but was cut from the agenda. When I (tony) started going to school for production, I decided this was a song I wanted to produce, just for the heck of it. When the song was started, bassist Brandon Johnson was still in the band. This is the second of the two tracks he recorded with us in studio (the first one being "On the Sidewalk"). So here it is, in all its glory.

We've all had a person in our lives that when we look back, we're not sure if it's better to remember them or forget them. That's the spirit behind this song. Heck, it says it flat out. Enjoy.

&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://junebugmusic.bandcamp.com/track/piper"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Piper by Junebug&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Lyrics by Anthony Bergman, Music by Junebug
Vocals/Guitar: Anthony Bergman
Guitar: Dustin Marks
Drums/Percussion/Backing Vocals: Tony L. Kollman
Bass: Brandon Johnson

Recorded at IPR Studios in Minneapolis
Percussion and backing vocals recorded in Tony's home studio
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Tony L. Kollman
Engineers: Collin Crawford, Tony L. Kollman

Copyright 2011 Junebug Jones

Free Download: "On the Sidewalk"

2011-10-11T15:00:00.005-05:00

Enjoy the latest from Junebug!

This is an online exclusive, non-album, FREE digital single! It will be available soon for purchase at iTunes and other retailers. But until then, stream it here or download it for FREE from BandCamp!

What would it sound like if Graceland-era Paul Simon did a cover of our song "Chosen Ones"? We don't know for sure, but if had to guess, we have a hunch it would go a little something like this...

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://junebugmusic.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-sidewalk"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;On the Sidewalk by Junebug&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

Lyrics by Anthony Bergman, Music by Junebug

Vocals/Guitar: Anthony Bergman
Guitar: Dustin Marks
Drums/Percussion/Backing Vocals: Tony L. Kollman
Bass: Brandon Johnson
Recorded at IPR Studios in Minneapolis
Percussion recorded in Tony's home studio
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Tony L. Kollman
Engineers: Collin Crawford, Tony L. Kollman
Copyright 2011 Junebug Jones

The Junebug Curse of Bassists

2011-10-09T18:54:00.000-05:00

I don't know what it is. But we just can't seem to keep a steady bassist. For one reason or another, we have gone through a lot of them. A lot. Some left of their own free will, whether for brighter pastures or other endeavors. One was asked to leave. But the fact remains that even though Junebug has existed in one form or another for the better part of two decades, we haven't had a steady bassist for even two years straight. It's a curse. I don't know what it is. But here's a run-down of our fallen Junebug heroes. Some full-blown members, some just playing for one show. But all of them bassists.

1. Kelly Lange - Junebug's first bassist and Anthony's cousin. Kelly and Anthony were very close growing up and they wrote songs together from a very young age. So when Anthony and I started talking all those years ago about putting a band together, Kelly was the first one to join us (followed, of course, by this guy in my gym class who can play guitar named Dustin). Once it was evident that we weren't doing anything really, Kelly took the bass position in a more established band, Outpatient 13. We wished him well.

2. Nathan "Stu" Stuart - Stu wasn't an "official" member of the band, per se. He jammed with us from time to time in high school, in the band room. This was when he was just learning to play bass. He also used our services to make a recording to audition for a touring ministry group back in the day. There were two songs: a noisy feedback jam, and a prehistoric version of "Cake." He got the gig, by the way. And after that gig was over, he became a founding member of the Christian rock band, Kutless. He currently lives with his wife in Colorado.

3. James Torbert - James also was not an official band member, though that status was offered to him. He was a friend of ours in high school and jammed with us in the early NSU days. He participated in a few practices of ours, co-writing a song that is long lost to the ages. It was called "We Can Dance Around." Anthony used the lyrics from the song on one of his solo offerings, but not the original bass line. We have all forgotten how it went. James politely declined the position of full-time bassist and went to do his own thing. He currently lives in South Dakota with his wife and kids.

4. Dan Cleberg - Co-owner of the Red Rooster Coffee House, Dan gave Junebug our first real gig. Of course that gig did not involve a bassist. But Dan is an excellent bassist, whom I had experience playing with in another local band, Fed By Doris. Junebug played a lot of shows at the Red Rooster back in the day, and Dan would often hop in and play bass with us. He was a very welcome addition. We didn't actually offer him an official full-time position, however. We knew he was a busy guy and would not have been able to commit the time to another group. We played with him when we could and had fun with it. He still lives in South Dakota, operating both the Red Rooster and his non-profit art outreach organization, The Fallout.

5. Josh Trumbo - Josh is a good friend of the band. He's originally from Aberdeen and I worked with him one summer at Parks & Rec's Storybook Land Children's Theater. He is a talented musician and songwriter, and a funny dude. His longtime project, The Kamikaze Snowmen, was a favorite of mine in the Aberdeen days. There were a few instances in which Josh jumped up and played shows with us in 2001, both at the Rooster and one time in Anthony's parents' back yard in Jamestown. He ended up moving the Fargo/Moorhead area to attend university, therefore not becoming an official member of the band. In later years, he and Anthony both played in a different band called Cosmic Kibosh. He currently lives in North Dakota with his wife and kids. The Kamikaze Snowmen are still going strong and putting out their regular "Kamikaze Snowcast." Check 'em out.

6. Alex "Forehead" Forred - Forehead joined us in late 2002. He had been playing bass for a few years already and we all liked him as a person. He wasn't in any bands at the time and we wanted a bassist, so we figured "what the heck?" We were coming off a six-month hiatus, due to Anthony living in Fargo and a really horrible previous show. Forehead rehearsed with us for our New Years Eve party at the Rooster, and what was supposed to be our comeback. We played that one show with him and sadly didn't come back until 2005. Forehead was good. But it apparently wasn't meant to be. Alex Forred currently lives in Minneapolis and continues his project, Ogre Smash Death Boom.

7. Josh Rieck - Junebug made a comeback in the fall of 2005, as stated above. And in late 2005 we decided we wanted a bassist full-time. We started trying to think of people who would be willing to make the commitment of being a full-fledged member of the group. The answer came in Josh Rieck. He and Dustin knew each other through Pauer Sound & Music in Aberdeen. Josh was invited to try us out, and we immediately knew he was the right fit. He was an official member of band, with full member privileges. Josh's first show with Junebug was in February 2006, at the Red Rooster. He remained in the band until Junebug's last show as Aberdonians in August 2007. Anthony, Dustin and I were all making the move to Minneapolis to attempt breaking into the music scene there. Josh, however, was on a different path. He went instead to the University of South Dakota for graduate school. Though, he did play one additional show with us at a festival in 2008. After nearly a year of no rehearsals or anything, he was flawless. Josh currently lives in South Dakota with his wife and runs his luthiery business, String Theory Music.

8. Kai Catudio - We were presented with the opportunity in late 2007 to record an album with some students at the Institute of Production and Recording (IPR) in Minneapolis. We jumped at the chance. We started tracking the album, just the three of us, getting basic drum tracks and such. The time came to find a bassist. Anthony knew this guy from the Fargo days named Kai who was living in Minneapolis now, playing music. Anthony asked if he'd help us out. Kai is a ridiculously good bassist. He came in to each session with very little rehearsal and knocked it out of the park every time. All but two songs on Share were played by Kai. Beyond the album, Kai played a few shows with us in early to mid-2008. We began to think of him as a member of the band, and I listed him as a band member on our online presence. He had other responsibilities, however, and couldn't commit to joining another band full time. We were sad about that, but fully understood his decision.

9. Brian Hoesing - Brian is a dude we know from Aberdeen. He's into filmmaking and in later times placed some Junebug tunes in a movie of his called The Randy Syversen Experience. He played one show with us, and it happened to be the day after the show in which Josh joined us after a year, as mentioned above. It was a show in Dan Cleberg's back yard following a Fallout event. Brian hopped up with us with no rehearsal and did his best to keep up. With the exception of the previous day, we hadn't had a bassist in awhile and it was nice to have the low end filled out. Brian currently lives in South Dakota and continues to make films.

10. Nick Wosika - Nick did perhaps more than anybody else to move the band forward. Not just bassists, but anyone in the band. We auditioned a few guys, putting out a call on Craigslist. There were some interesting auditions, to say the least. Some people were good, but just not our vibe, and some people were just plain strange. Nick didn't respond through Craigslist. He responded through MySpace (which was all the rage back in the day). But somehow I missed it. He later got ahold of us again. I don't remember how, but I actually answered this time. We set up an audition and as soon as he came in, we felt his vibe was right. We played with him, he fell into the groove and he was our guy. Nick became really dedicated to the project and he worked really hard. He became our own personal booking agent. He worked on it daily and got us a lot of shows. Some duds, some awesome. It was because of Nick that we got the Basilica Block Party, our appearance on KARE 11, and our sets at the Pride fest among others. He also shot photographs, designed posters, got us write-ups in local magazines, distributed us to radio stations and podcasts, and talked us up to anyone who would listen. He played the Share CD release party, though he did not perform on the album. Nick was also a member of the band when Modern Day Fairy Tales was recorded and released. All the behind-the-scenes work wasn't enough, however, to outweigh the extreme personal and artistic differences some of the band members had with him. After nearly two years of membership in Junebug, Nick was asked to leave the group, which he did with honor, grace and integrity. Nick and I (tony) remain good friends and we hang out on occasion with our families in tow. Nick currently lives in Minnesota with his wife and son.

11. Brandon Johnson - Brandon was a fellow Aberdeen transplant to the Cities. Anthony knew him from the days managing the Donkey skate shop. Dustin and I knew him from his bass work with Groove Reflex. Brandon was the guy the others had in mind when letting the previous bassist go. He came into his own, was a quick learner and he really did prove himself musically. We had a lot of fun with Brandon. He had the right attitude and he was a really friendly fellow. We played a lot shows with him, and we began working out the Beards material with him. He appeared in both of the teaser promos for Beards, but will not be on the album itself. Brandon did, however, record bass on two yet-to-be-released non-album Junebug songs, which will be released online, hopefully in the coming months. Brandon abruptly left the band when he decided to move back to South Dakota, where he currently resides.

12. Josh Carlson - Josh was a very special fill-in champ. You see, when Brandon left the band, Junebug had a show booked at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. He had assured us that he would be there for the show. We got word pretty much at the last minute that he wouldn't make it to town after all. We already had selected our next bassist (more on him, next) but he had a commitment this night already. Anthony contacted his friend Josh Carlson, who did us a really big solid. Josh and Anthony went over the setlist for a couple hours and then came to the venue to play the show. Dustin and I had never played with him, not even practice. The first time we ever played music with him was in a performance. But Josh was a pro and completely held his own. He sounded fine. He sounded great. He did a great favor to us. And we appreciate him for that.

13. Dillon Marchus - Dillon is Junebug's current bassist. Lucky number 13. He's an amazing musician and a really nice guy. Originally from one of our necks of the woods, North Dakota, he is currently a classmate of Tony's at IPR in Minneapolis. Not only does he know Tony, but he also knows Anthony from the Fargo days. He used to go to Cosmic Kibosh shows, and he even attended a Junebug show at the Aquarium in '09. Dillon played in Gyspyfoot, if you remember them. He also currently plays in Sticky Byte, a band made up of IPR students. And he seems to be the go-to guy around the school for studio bass services. He's an excellent musician, a fast learner, and he's got a very strong ear. He has tracked with us on the Beards material we've recorded so far and he's expected to finish out the album with us. He's perfectly welcome as a member of band going forward. Wouldn't it be great if the curse was broken?

--TLK

Where have you been, young men?

2011-10-08T18:43:00.003-05:00

I'm gonna level with you. I sometimes don't update blogs very often. But here's a brief synopsis of what has happened recently.

We've played a bunch of shows. Read about them here: Junebug Show Diaries

We've had a bunch of studio sessions. Read about them here: Junebug Studio Diaries

We've recently become involved with Student Run Records, an independent record label based out of IPR. Because of that involvement, we've started tracking our upcoming album Beards with some really talented and successful professionals.

The Junebug curse of bassists struck again. Brandon left the Twin Cities to return to Aberdeen, also leaving Junebug. The new guy, Dillon Marchus, is a super talented bassist, originally from North Dakota -- our other neck of the woods. Anthony knew him from the Fargo days, and I (tony) know him from the IPR days (which are now). He also currently plays bass in Sticky Byte and he is a very reliable studio musician as well. We welcome Dillon with open arms. (More on the Junebug curse of bassists will follow in a future entry.)

So that's it in a nutshell.
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Free Download: "Beards" (Live)

2011-08-23T23:14:00.000-05:00

Enjoy this free download from Junebug.
Recorded live at the Student Run Records A&R Showcase at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on August 15, 2011.

&amp;lt;a href="http://junebugmusic.bandcamp.com/track/beards-live-8-15-11"&amp;gt;Beards (Live 8/15/11) by Junebug&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;
Lyrics by Anthony Bergman. Music by Junebug.
Recorded by PJ Pearson.
Edited by Tony L. Kollman
Copyright 2011 Junebug Jones. All rights reserved.

'Beards' - the new album in production now!

2011-06-27T13:55:00.002-05:00

Meet the New Guy

2010-09-29T01:02:00.001-05:00

Important personal message from Tony

2010-08-05T00:13:00.001-05:00

It is with a heavy heart that I, Tony, personally announce the departure of Nick Wosika from Junebug.

Nick was an invaluable asset to our band, performing numerous behind-the-scenes actions, such as professional photography, studio and live show booking, poster/flyer design, promotion and initiative. Nick got his family involved on our most recent album, which included great contributions from his mother, niece and wife. He first played with Junebug in July 2008 and in the past two years he became a very good friend to my wife and me.

Nick was let go from Junebug this week based upon irreconcilable creative differences with some of the members of the band. It was not a decision made lightly and it was not entirely unanimous.

I want to personally thank Nick foremost for his friendship and for all his hard work and dedication these past two years. I want to thank Anna and Cooper, his wife and son, for their love and support. I also want to thank anyone and everyone that supported this band simply because Nick was part of it. We have enjoyed your support, and I understand if we no longer have you.

It's been fun, buddy. I'll miss you.

FREE Download!

2010-07-31T16:14:00.003-05:00

Download the audio bootleg of our CD Release Party! This show took place on July 24, 2010 at O'Gara's Garage in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Our buddy PJ recorded the show in its entirety and we're now offering it to you absolutely free!!

MP3s in a ZIP file! 192 kbps, 108 MB

FLAC torrent 460 MB

Now available!!

2010-07-10T16:08:00.000-05:00

Coming July 2010!

2010-06-22T22:05:00.002-05:00

Junebug Goes Pink

2010-06-06T20:09:00.005-05:00

Junebug went pink at a recent event to raise funds in the fight against breast cancer. Junebug, along with two other musical artists and numerous door-prize donors, raised over $1,000 for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure. The event was organized by Victoria Stromme, who will be personally walking thirty miles over three days to help raise awareness and funds to bring us even closer to a cure.

Another track from the new album!

2010-05-12T15:20:00.002-05:00

Check out this track from our new album, Modern Day Fairy Tales!

Album Update

2010-04-25T12:03:00.002-05:00

Modern Day Fairy Tales is recorded and fully mixed. The next steps are mastering, artwork and printing. We hope to have the album in hand by the end of May, but are not making promises.

Read all about the ongoing process at the Junebug Studio Diaries blog.

Plus, get a sneak peek at the title track, "Modern Day Fairy Tales" at Junebug's ReverbNation profile, or in the widget below.

Junebug is in the studio

2010-02-08T19:38:00.002-06:00

Junebug is now in the midst of the studio process at Fur Seal studio in Minneapolis. Drums and bass have all been tracked for Modern Day Fairy Tales and the rest will be tracked next week. Keep up to date on the studio goings on by reading the Junebug Studio Diaries.

Modern Day Fairy Tales (teaser trailer)

2010-01-28T17:28:00.002-06:00

Junebug will be heading into the studio in February 2010 to record their second studio album, "Modern Day Fairy Tales." Accompanying them will be cameras to capture the process and relay the band's thoughts. The results will be an album and a documentary to be released late spring or early summer 2010.

Teaser filmed and edited by Letter 3 Photography

Junebug will record at Fur Seal

2010-01-13T13:50:00.003-06:00

Junebug is glad to announce that we've finally got a plan. Yup, it's true. Junebug has figured something out and committed to it. After a few months of discussion and debate and after touring a few studios in the Twin Cities area and meeting lots of great folks, we have determined that the best fit for us at this time is Fur Seal Studio in Minneapolis. We're booked to record in mid-February and we are aiming (hopefully) for a late spring release of Modern Day Fairy Tales.

Modern Day will be comprised mostly of material from Junebug's back catalog, including "I'm a Bad Mamma Jamma (Who Works at Wendy's)," "Found My Boogie," and "Jumpstart My Rocket" among many other older tunes from the South Dakota days. The album is estimated to be roughly 15 or 16 tracks.

Look for Studio Diaries to be posted throughout the recording process on Tony's Studio Diaries Blog.

Junebug on the BandSoup blog

2009-12-15T22:46:00.002-06:00

Junebug was recently featured and reviewed on the BandSoup.com blog.
Check it out here.

Movin' right along

2009-10-11T23:22:00.008-05:00

In our rehearsals lately we've been working on material for our next album, Modern Day Fairy Tales. For those that have been following Junebug for a long time, many (or most) of these songs will be familiar to you. Strangely, our second album will be made up of our older material. Songs such as "Jumpstart My Rocket", "I'm a Bad Mamma Jamma (Who Works at Wendy's)" and "Found My Boogie" will be included as well as other old favorites. If you're relatively new to Junebug, it will be new to you!

The most interesting part of this has been taking songs that are a number of years old, reworking them and teaching them to and receiving input from our bassist. Nick has been with us for just over a year, and these old Junebug staples are new to him. So we've been introducing these songs to our live sets, little by little, as we become more comfortable with the new arrangements.

It's been good, and we're moving right along. We've been in talks with Gabe Masterson, who, along with Dan Hartwig, engineered our first album, Share. Gabe is in Nashville now and we're working on plans to record with him in early 2010.

It's our next phase, and it's exciting.

The Dug Out in Mahtomedi, MN is blacklisted

2009-08-22T13:08:00.001-05:00

Musicians and patrons alike - beware.

Our bassist, Nick, is originally from Mahtomedi (in the northeast corner of the Metro) and last night was to be our first performance in his hometown. There were a lot of people that made plans to be in Mahtomedi last night, to enjoy a drink and to enjoy some great party music from Junebug and The Isles.

All members of both bands arrived at the Dug Out and set up their gear. Two drum kits, guitars, amps, turntables were all put together and ready to go. Junebug had fully soundchecked with a very decent on-stage mix in our monitors. It proved to be a very rockin' reprise of our shows in Okoboji. We were all pumped and excited, of course. Tonight was going to be nice.

We ran over quickly to Brother's Burgers & Beers to grab a drink at Nick's family's restaurant and headed back over to the Dug Out. Upon my exit from the restroom at exactly 9:20 p.m., Tom Bartholomew, the owner of the Dug Out came up to me (tony) looking all stressed and panicked. "Who's in charge, here?!?" he asked. "Uh, YOU are, what do you mean?" I confusedly spit out. "Who's in charge of the bands? I'm losing money just by having these lights on!" Since Nick was the one that set up the show and I had no idea was was happening, I passed the buck to him.

Tom did not think there were enough people there, so he wanted to shut the show down - early in the night, and before the show even started. It was calmly explained to him that we knew for a fact that people were on the way, and the Vikings game was still happening and Favre Fever was in full force. We asked him to be patient because people were coming.

That wasn't good enough for Tom Bartholomew. He ordered the sound guy (who, I might add came all the way up from Lakeville, and might not have been paid) to start tearing down mics.

We took a cue from that and started tearing our gear down as well. Two full bands who promoted the show and took time and effort to be there and get people there were tearing down their gear by 9:30 p.m. on a Friday night, before a majority of the crowd even got there.

Well, we all got on our cell phones and began calling our people telling them to turn around and go home. Because another thing you have to know is that Mahtomedi is not really any of our neighborhoods. People made plans for their Friday to come up to this guy's establishment. So we had to tell these good people that the show was off and asked them to spread the word. We all sent messages to Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, the whole nine yards.

As we were loading out, however, people were arriving for the show. These were people who do not know any of us, but people who planned to come to the Dug Out simply because they knew there was live music and they wanted to have a good time at Tom Bartholomew's establishment. They approached him and asked what was going on and he rudely put his finger in a lady's face and responded that he did not have to answer to them. They left, yelling "F--- the Dug Out!"

What is this guy thinking? He books a show, does no promotion himself and then expects the place to fully packed at 9:20 in Mahtomedi. He then kicks the bands off the stage before the performance begins, and is rude to customers who want to hear music.

This guy is a real piece of work. None of us will go to the Dug Out again. We spent the rest of the evening spreading the word down the block at The Flame, which was very inviting.

Musicians -- If you ever get a gig at the Dug Out in Mahtomedi, BEWARE. You might not have a gig after all. Have a backup. In fact, play it safe - don't even book there.

Patrons -- If you ever go to the Dug Out, you might get a finger in your face and treated horribly by the owner himself. Play it safe - don't even go in. Grab a burger and beer at Brother's or go down the block to The Flame.

Join Nick's Facebook group: "The Dug Out in Mahtomedi is NOT a Music Venue"
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=143184185618

Spread the word. Write a Google review. Or something. Don't let Tom Bartholomew get away with this kind of treatment toward bands and patrons alike.

Thanks, you guys.

2009-08-09T13:36:00.001-05:00

We want to take a moment and thank everyone who had a hand in getting us to the Fox 9 Battle of the Bands. We didn't win, but the fact that we performed in the finale means that we have incredible fans that contributed thousands of votes to us. Many of you spent a lot of time and energy remembering to vote for us every single hour and getting other people to do it as well. It couldn't have been JUST the lure of free tacos that got you to do it. So from the bottom of our collective insect heart, we thank you for putting yourselves out there in order that we might succeed.

Our fans are awesome.

Chosen Ones video Released!

2009-07-10T14:33:00.002-05:00

Junebug - Chosen Ones from SIX-TON PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo.

Directed by Sidenberg|Tesnow
Produced by Six-Ton Productions
Edited by Erin Hael
Lyrics by Anthony Bergman
Music by Junebug
Costumes by Junebug

Junebug wins! We'll play at the Block Party!

2009-06-26T11:41:00.004-05:00

I'm rocking the Junebug shirt today in celebration of last night's Basilica Battle win. Junebug got second place behind Section 30, which means both bands will play at the Basilica Block Party! Junebug will play on Friday July 10. Further details will be relayed when we get them.

It was a really fun night and all the bands were really great. We were in good company. See you at the Block Party. This is awesome.

http://www.basilicablockparty.org

We remember Farrah

2009-06-26T02:09:00.004-05:00

This is one of the walls in our rehearsal space. Farrah was a true love of ours and we miss her already. Our love affair with Farrah began years ago in Aberdeen. At the Red Rooster Coffee House there was a mug adorned with her likeness and it became a pre-show tradition for us to all drink from the Farrah Fawcett mug to ensure a great show. We put up photos of her in our Pauer Sound rehearsal space in Aberdeen and she's been with us in every rehearsal ever since. Poor, poor Farrah. She'll always be a part of Junebug. She is now our guardian Angel.

Fox 9 top 15

2009-06-19T11:05:00.002-05:00

I received a call today from Lauren Freeland of Fox 9. She informed me that we have been selected from many submissions to compete in the top 15 for the Fox 9 Battle of the Bands! The next step is online voting which begins next week. Further information on how you can help us through this round will be passed on as soon as it is received!

Spontaneous "Crossroads"

2009-06-01T14:29:00.003-05:00

This was shot during a break from filming during the "Chosen Ones" video shoot. We went to Cody's for some drinks and food, Cody was getting some screw-around footage of us just hanging out and then a song happened. Enjoy!

Junebug Sings! from SIX-TON PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo.

Teaser photo

2009-05-31T22:11:00.003-05:00

Taken on my phone at one of the "Chosen Ones" locations today.

Chosen Ones filming

2009-05-31T10:17:00.003-05:00

I think we're going to be shooting for the "Chosen Ones" video today. We're supposed to meet at the location at 11:00 and shoot all day, but I just got this information from Six-Ton at 2:25 a.m. I've tried to contact the others, but hopefully Six-Ton already took care of that. If not... that's our Junebug! It wouldn't be a Junebug thing unless there was some gap in communication causing a snafu. What can I say?

Testing mobile blogging.

2009-05-31T10:13:00.001-05:00

Testing mobile blogging.

We're through to the Basilica Battle Finals!

2009-05-29T15:33:00.003-05:00

We made it through the first round in which Cities 97 received 70 submissions and picked Junebug as one of twelve to compete. Then last night, we battled it out in the second round against two other bands for a spot in the finals on June 25.

We got the official word today that we won last night's battle and we're now on our way to the finals with a 50/50 shot at playing the Basilica Block Party!

Last night's round was determined solely by audience vote, so I cannot stress enough how much we appreciate the folks that came out to support us! People came out of the woodwork for this one and it was so great to feel the love. We did it! And by 'we' we mean Junebug AND you lot. We literally could not have made the finals without you.

The winning bands will be selected by a panel of judges. Wish us even more luck!

Further evidence of fame

2009-05-27T15:42:00.002-05:00

Banners hang in the Aberdeen airport advertising various aspects of the town. There is a banner promoting the annual Pig Out festival, and look who's there!

Chosen Ones pre-video

2009-05-26T12:12:00.003-05:00

Here is the pre-video for "Chosen Ones" shot in three takes and edited in 30 minutes. Six-Ton wanted some test footage to try out a piece of equipment before we shoot the real video. They decided to make a fun, fake video out of the footage and this is what came of it. Again, not the "real" video, but fun.

New Blog

2009-05-25T23:10:00.000-05:00

And so it was that Junebug created a blog. It's intended that as many members of Junebug that wish will contribute their thoughts to this blog. Maybe it'll work, maybe it won't.