I won’t write an overly-long missive about the experiences we and every other musician/band/poet/performer/artist/etc are going through. You know the tale already and I imagine you’d not want to hear it anyway. I think we are all beyond tired of this. But just know, we’re still here. Strumming guitars in living rooms, sending each other new ideas, listening to records, learning new skills, losing our minds, hanging out with our dogs, looking at stars… We are still here and we plan on making new music. Maybe sooner than later. In the meantime, we thank you all for the support over the years. It keeps us going just knowing there are those of you out there who want to hear what we do and we appreciate it.

So with much love, stay in touch. Look out for new stuff coming from us. Listen to some of our tunes, watch our videos, and get stoked. We will be back. And with everything else, don’t lose faith.

So as always, Stay True and Please Sing On.

~Nowherebound

Heedless to the whims and desires of those of us who live this Peter Pan life of the traveling Troubadour, the wheels of rock n’ roll keep on turning the only way they will. They can carry to you to some unfortunate places as well as take you to locales of grand opportunity. Sometimes, they deliver you to a destination that is chocked full of both. In the column titled “Unfortunate”, Nowherebound must scribble about the loss of our good friend and bandmate, Dylan Karn, to his other musical endeavors (aka Dylan Disaster and the Revelry) And of course, we are sorry to see him go but we all wish him the best of luck and hope for his continued success in the future. This, however, left the band in a quandary as we thought about how to best move on. Nowherebound, as you undoubtedly already know if you are reading this blog, is an enormous family that still considers every one of our former members, “just another one of the gang”. Replacing Dylan would be a daunting task.

We needed another member of the family, one who could sling six strings and sing like an angel (aka devil). Luckily, an opportunity lurked in the shadows of misfortune. It only took a few emails and a couple of rehearsal sessions to settle in on Phil Davis (ofttimes referred to as PunkRockPhil).

Phil has been in the Austin punk scene for ages (insert old punk rocker joke here) and comes to us from bands Shriner Threat, Fridays Angels, and Rugaroux, to name a few. Over the years and way WAY back in the day, he filled in as a fourth member of Natchet Taylor when the need arose. Phil and his son were also featured in the Born to Lose video for Sweet Misery (look for the mohawked duo walking into the bar). Talk about already being family. We’ve been grinding it out in the Nowherebound room and are stoked to get up onstage for you again, better than ever!

Speaking of which, this is as good a place as any to let you know about this. Be sure to keep up to date with any news on the events page, but we have some new shows coming up SOON. First off, we have a couple of shows scheduled during the (now canceled) SXSW Festival here in Austin, TX. Regardless of the festival canceling activities, we are still good to go.
March 16th we will headline The Stars at Night Fest at Hole in the Wall and March 19th, we will light up your afternoon at a show at Troublemaker on the Eastside (Hey, you, 78702!). Then you can catch us with the mighty Bulemics at Vahalla on April 24th. Check out Chris Klinck’s posters of the events below.

Hope to see all you Nowherebounders come out and welcome Phil to the band! Stay True.

The darkness that slinks into the room through the door left ajar by the first few guitar notes of The Rolling Stones’ 1969 release “Let it Bleed” is undeniable. The eerie and evocative tones from the apocalyptic opening track, “Gimme Shelter’, almost seem to prophesy the death of the flower-power-free-loving 1960s. Released in December, a mere day before the tragic events of the infamous free concert at the Altamont Speedway in California, “Let it Bleed” seemingly became the soundtrack of a dying era giving way to a new age of innocence lost. I’d tentatively argue that the bold and unimpeachable heart of the national counterculture stopped beating that night on December 6 at the edge of a stage in Northern California while over 300,000 witnesses looked on. It was over. A new decade was just about to begin. This time, however, it would be without the graceful virtue of its predecessor. The Beatles had imploded and were exiting stage left while the Stones were burying the last remnants of their psychedelic experimentations along with an ex-band member. Things were different. Things were real. Things were complicated. Things were getting dark for the baddest band on the planet just as their rise was bordering on meteoric. Fuck, things were getting dark for everyone everywhere.

“Let it Bleed” is now 50 years old and as I sit here on a cool December night in 2019, I can’t help but compare (and perhaps contrast) the times that we live in today to those of 1969. We live in a similarly chaotic period where discord and madness reign supreme, civility is an afterthought, and the mantra “All You Need is Love” is sardonically laughable at best. I am also unable to ignore the blatant likenesses in the national discourses and political climates. Here we are again with an embarrassing criminal at the helm. The bastards have once again won the day and are running amok. Nixon, Trump, nationalism, impeachment, war, storms, fires, floods, rape and murder. It’s just a shot away, baby.

We covered this tune with all the trepidation one might feel the night before major surgery. Klinck first offhandedly mentioned the idea of recording “Gimme Shelter” while I was making food in our kitchen. I almost dropped my plate. Being the resident “Stones Guy” of the band, I felt both unadulterated excitement and soul-sickening fear at the thought. This song carries so much nuance along with it. “Gimme Shelter” isn’t just the chords and the beat and the melody and the riffs. No, as stated above, it exists in an incarnation that is much more than that. It is a feeling. It’s the vibe and the tone. It’s the setting of something dark and raw. It’s compost. It’s decay. It is a death-rattle. So we treated it as such during the few days we spent in the recording studio.

With that said, Nowherebound humbly and respectfully presents to you our version of “Gimme Shelter” (Chris Klinck on vocals, Chelsea Barbo on vocals and keys, Natchet Taylor on guitars and vocals, Clint Baker on bass and vocals, and Rob Williamson on drums and percussion). I am honored and proud to have produced this recording. Every member of Nowherebound came into the process with respect and reverence to the original while bringing their own rage and fury to the mix. “Gimme Shelter” is one of those timeless songs and, unfortunately, it rings just as true today in the midst of such rotten and depraved times as it did at the end of 1969. But fuck it. Put the needle to the wax, man. Let “Let it Bleed” again be the soundtrack to the mayhem and maybe I will see you on the other side when all of this is over. There is hope though. Punk rock was born in the 70’s. I wonder if something similar is just around the corner. You know, just a shot away.

All you need is love,
~Natchet

Working hard… Nowherebound Day

It’s been a while but we’ve been hard at work. So here’s a quick blog update about what we got going on. Happy Thor’s Day, everyone. Thursday is Nowherebound Day. We call it the Sabbath. Church Day. It’s the one day of the week that we try to keep holy and sacred. This Thursday is full of activity in the Nowherebound camp and we are all scurrying about. Somewhere up in a recording studio in North-Austin, Clint “Tito” Baker is leaning over the controls and dials, finishing up the mixes of our newest album “Mourning Glory”.

And speaking of, the sounds of those latest mixes are blasting out of the speakers now as Chelsea, Klinck and I work on much needed Nowherebound business. Damn, these tunes sound amazing and I can honestly say that this is the best music that I’ve ever been a part of. We are making final notes and adjustments but we are very close to finally being done with this amazing double-album and we are excited to be able to share it with you all.

Right now, Chelsea, Klinck and I are listening to “Mourning Glory” while watching Bob Ross on the tele. Earlier, we worked on a good deal of Nowherebound work. We have a tour that we are planning for Europe in September and October. We’ve been tossing ideas around. We updated tour riders, EPKs, websites, and designs. And keeping with the Sabbath, when Rob gets off of work in a few hours, he’s going to meet us down at the jam-space for a much-needed rehearsal. It is Nowherebound Day, after all.

We are beyond excited about the future. Stay tuned here for the latest news as it comes available. “Mourning Glory” is coming soon as are new shows. We’ll update you as they come. Until then, see you later.

~Natch