Sometimes we move so fast that I forget all the places we’ve been. I’m grateful for my bandmate and bestie Steve Haan, who has a talent for photographing these forgotten moments. Here is a collection of his photos from the Common Nation of Sorrow US spring tour. Damn, we covered a lot of ground!
Pre-tour rehearsal in my front yard… this would have been February I think
Steve’s amp plugged in at the Camper power ha
Set up and rehearsal for Red Barn Radio Session, with Zach Martin, Lexington, KY
Backstage at Meadowgrass in Colorado Springs, CO with Tobias Bank and Jacob Groopman
Later, on stage with Jacob Groopman
Pueblo, CO?
Nowhere, Texas feat. the faithful Odyssey
Me taking a PR and Management meeting via Google Meet on the side of the road in Nowhere, Texas
Clinton, Oklahoma!
A frequent occurrence
Post-tour hang with Barbaro sweeties in Appleton, WI, feat Rachel Calvert, Jacob Groopman, Jason Wells, Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose and Lauren Horbal
Hotel, Motel, HOLIDAY INN
Backstage in Durham, NC with Viv & Riley
A rare shot of the photographer himself!
Me n George being idiots in Florida
I have a distinct memory of this shot… This was around 2 AM in some horrible motel in Florida…I was tearing my bag apart trying to find the hotel key which Steve insisted that I had lost, but it turned out he had BOTH keys! He is forgiven since it made for a great photo
Re-charging the van AC at the Autozone, truly one of the prouder moments of my life!
Savannah, GA I think?
This picture perfectly describes tour, but I can’t remember this green room. Maybe South Carolina?
Backstage at Swallow Hill in Denver with Melody Walker and Jacob Groopman
Taco joint….Oklahoma I think!
One of many very delayed flights
Backstage at Club Passim, Boston
Steve and me at my old friend Jayne’s horse farm outside of Ann Arbor, MI
As I write this, I am leaving for California tomorrow! Can’t wait to be ON THE ROAD AGAIN!
Man, Steve takes the best pics! Really encapsulates everything about an RB tour. Love and miss it!
Not that this matters in the slightest, but in case you'd like more certainty, the picture that you guessed at being in Pueblo is actually just across the New Mexico border in Raton. (I grew up in the area and knew it wasn't Pueblo, but then got nerd-sniped into finding the right location....) The coordinates are (36.8850265, -104.4293747).
Great pictures and a fascinating window into the tour life!