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Ring in the New Year with The Cutaways!

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-12-06T17:01:35-06:00

We will be rockin' in the New Year at Parker's Family Restaurant (and Bar). We'll be playing from 9:00 PM until 1:00 AM. If you have no other plans, come on out and party with The Cutaways!

The Church Demos

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-09-13T08:58:12-05:00

While going through some old stuff that I had laying around, I came across a CD with a few songs that we recorded during one of our many practices at the United Methodist Church in Menomonie. When The Cutaways were first formed, we used to practice there almost every Sunday evening. Much of the music that we perform today was honed and perfected (or not) during those practice sessions.

Of the six songs heard here, two remain in our regular song rotation, two are brought out occasionally, and two never did see the light of day. These recordings are rather crude. If memory serves, we used my Fostex VF-16 to capture the music, and then the tracks were mixed down directly to computer and burned on to a CD. Tim had his electronic drum set that evening, and most of the instruments were plugged directly into the board. Not the best of recording circumstances.

Anyway, enough excuses. Listen at your own risk:

The Church Demos

Opening for Craig Morgan

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-08-16T07:57:33-05:00

Last night we played our gig as the opening act for national Country Music recording star Craig Morgan. A great time was had by all! It was so much fun to watch the crowd get into it, and we could just see the anticipation building throughout the night as we all waited for the big moment when Mr. Morgan took the stage. We played three forty-five minute sets, and we rocked it about as hard as we are capable of rocking. Thanks to the Pioneer for having us, and thanks to all the wonderful people who were up by the stage a-hootin' and a-hollerin' all night long. We had a blast!

This is what we got to look at while we were playing. Talk about a rock and roll dream come true!

Day Three at Country Jam '08 - A Wash Out!

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-07-20T13:45:04-05:00

This is where they were dancing the day before!

The day started off with pretty nice weather. We even managed to get one set of music in. We were minus Marv, so it was just "Three-Fifths of The Cutaways and Doug". Around 5:30, the skies opened up and the VIP grounds turned into the Great Lakes. It rained until about 7:00. We were wet and muddy, our equipment was wet and muddy, so we packed 'er up and went out and listened to music. It turned out to be a great evening!

Click here for some pictures.

Day Two at Country Jam '08 - What a blast!

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-07-19T09:51:29-05:00

What a great day this was! The crowd was absolutely stoked in anticipation of seeing Big & Rich on the main stage! We even got to perform "Selena" for the song's namesake, as pictured here (I think we embarrassed her...) Never mind that she spells her name differently...think of it as poetic license!

Listen to our rough home demo of "Selena":

For more day two pictures, click here.

Day One at Country Jam '08

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-07-18T08:57:39-05:00

We had a GREAT time yesterday at the first day of Country Jam '08. It was great to see so many of our old acquaintances that keep coming back to VIP every year. We appreciate all the kind words and support from everybody. The crowd was in prime form last night, as they geared up for Rascal Flatts.

Click here for a few more pictures from day one at Country Jam!

Cutaways to Open for Craig Morgan!

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-07-07T19:21:14-05:00

We just inked a contract that has us playing as the opening act for Craig Morgan at the Pioneer Grill and Saloon on Friday, August 15th. Craig Morgan is well-known in today's country music circles. His latest hits include "Redneck Yacht Club", "That's What I Love About Sunday", and "International Harvester". It should be a great time. Click here for more details.

Buy Cutaways CD Online!

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-07-06T09:27:12-05:00

Both of The Cutaways CDs are now available for online purchase. It's a secure, fast and easy way to get your hands on some good music! Each Cd is $9.00 plus $1.00 shipping and handling. That's ten bucks! That's a couple gallons of gas, yet you'll enjoy the music for years to come! Click on the album title below to listen to the entire CDs and to make your purchase.

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"Still in the Band"_______________"Live at The Mabel Tainter"

Pioneer Pictures!

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-07-05T10:15:38-05:00

On Saturday, June 28th, The Cutaways rocked The Pioneer Grill and Saloon. We had an enthusiastic crowd of dancers and listeners. As this picture of Marv demonstrates, we had a great time!

Click here to view more pictures from our Pioneer gig!

*NOTE: This picture and all pictures from the Pioneer gig were taken by Tracy Lea Landis. Thanks Tracy!

Cutaways Rock Wilson Park!

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-06-25T21:02:26-05:00

Once again, we were fortunate enough to be asked to play for intermission at the Ludington Guard Band concert at Wilson Park in Menomonie. After several years of bad weather and threatening weather, we finally had a beautiful night. We played for about an hour before the band came on, and then again for about fifteen minutes at intermission. Greg couldn't make it, so we were lucky enough to have Doug fill in on bass, as he does from time to time. Thanks Doug!

Here's a video of "I'm a Believer".

Thanks to Tracy Lea Landis for filming us and sending us this awesome chunk of video.

RotaryFest 2009 - The Cutaways are Back!!

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-05-03T11:52:04-05:00

We just finished negotiations with the RotaryFest people...and they want us back! We really missed playing the event this year, and we are so excited that they want us back again for next year. The date is set for April 18th, 2009, and it will be held once again at VisionQuest Entertainment Center. We can't wait! (And it's already on the schedule so we don't accidentally double-book!!)

Cutaways to play the The Blue Goose Inn

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-04-05T18:36:43-05:00

We've just been officially booked to play the historic Blue Goose Inn, in Garrison, MN (on Mille Lacs Lake). The dates are August 22 & 23rd.

Check out their website!

No RotaryFest for The Cutaways this year!

jwn9033@charter.net — 2008-03-30T16:34:07-05:00

There have been many questions as to why The Cutaways aren't playing at RotaryFest 2008, even though they are listed in some of the advertisement. We're afraid it's all been a terrible misunderstanding caused by a mutual failure to communicate. As soon as we finished playing RotaryFest 2007, they immediately asked us to play RotaryFest 2008. Of course, we agreed. We love playing RotaryFest! The problem is, not everyone knew that the date for RotaryFest 2008 was April 19th. Meanwhile, about six months ago, one of us booked the band to play a wedding dance on - you guessed it - April 19th. Everyone in the band agreed that we could do it, unaware that this was the same night as RotaryFest. When we finally got in touch with the RotaryFest people to see about 2008, it was too late, and there you are: double-booked. We certainly couldn't leave a frazzled bride standing at the altar, so to speak, so we (as gracefully as possible) bowed out of RotaryFest.

We sincerely apologize to all of the RotaryFest organizers and attendees for the mix-up! We hope to be reinstated as RotaryFest band in 2009!