• Give Me A Sign

    Give Me A Sign

    Lead Guitar https://trevorbates.bandcamp.com/track/give-me-a-sign

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  • Ritual Wants

    Ritual Wants

    Recorded LIVE at Rosebud Records credits released November 18, 2022 Trevor Bates: bass, vox, farfisaAaron Shaneyfelt: drumsCharles Wyrick: guitar Produced by Nathan Moore at Rosebud Records https://trevorbates.bandcamp.com/album/ritual-wants

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  • On The Golden Precipice

    On The Golden Precipice

    These songs emerged from a desire to connect with the spirit of the steel guitar. In writing songs around that instrument, I was able to explore themes both traditional and outsider. There is a musical (and sometimes emotional) heaviness that tends to creep into my songs and I could not keep it wholly out. Hence…

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  • No Way Out

    No Way Out

    Performed by Trevor Bates, Aaron Shaneyfelt, Charles WyrickRecorded and Produced by Nathan Moore at Rosebud RecordsMixed by Jason Weinheimer at Fellowship Hall Sound https://trevorbates.bandcamp.com/album/no-way-out

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  • Faded

    Faded

    Al GambleFender Rhodes, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals (Background), Wurlitzer Ambrosia ParsleyFeatured Artist, Vocal Harmony Arnold KimBanjo, Fretless Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar, Vocals (Background) Charles WyrickGuitar (Electric) Chris MaxwellEngineer Chris MichaelsBass Dylan TurnerPercussion Isaac AlexanderArtwork Jason WeinheimerBass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Nashville), Mellotron,…

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  • Tonight’s Special

    Tonight’s Special

    Grated moonbeamOver a bed of tossed sheets Bursts of turf gun-popsJacquarding well eared nights A melange of piqued barkingFollows the siren reduction Your choice of counting sheepOr a guided meditation Served with restless legAnd racine heart For dessert, tonight’s special,A Zolpidem tart.

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  • 500 Saint Charles Ave

    500 Saint Charles Ave

    Following the Cities and Memory reminder that sometimes “the best recorder in the world is the one you have with you at the time,” here’s an iPhone voice memo recording of a small second line band marching in the rain down Saint Charles avenue last weekend. I was walking on the sidewalk against traffic on…

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  • BDB100 2018

    BDB100 2018

    Takeaways: •Training: The “Survive the Gran Fondo” Training Peaks training plan was perfect for this IMHO. That said, my posse did all of the Sunday long rides out west on the hills along the course. •Electrolytes: Temps were near perfect this year (low 60s). I barely broke a sweat BUT I still should have been…

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  • Rapha Festive 500 ’15

    Rapha Festive 500 ’15

    What weird weather we had this year for the Rapha Festive 500. The day after Christmas was 79 degrees! Then a day later, temps plummeted to the 30s with high wind and heavy rain. By New Years’ Eve the Arkansas River was flooded putting some serious limiters on bike routing. That’s why I closed out…

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  • Base Training – Week 2

    Second weekend of base training started with a Saturday morning ride. Temps in high 30s. I stopped at the north side of the BDB to snap a pic of the fog on the river and discovered my rear tire was getting low. Closer inspection turned up a tiny shard of amber glass in a crack…

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  • Rock City Races 2015

    Rock City Races 2015

    Rock City Races. A friend of mine would call each of these races an AFGO – “Another Fucking Growth Opportunity.” In the River Market Crit on Saturday and the SOMA Crit on Sunday, I raced strong but not smart. Both days, I launched some great attacks. Saturday it paid off for another teammate who won…

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