Artist of the Day | STEVE NEWSOME
ARTIST OF THE DAY
04.06.2020
STEVE NEWSOME
LOCATION
Stony Plain, Alberta
GENRE
Country
CURRENT MEMBERS
Steve Newsome
Tony Quick
Cody Mack
Sean Gristwood
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
I'm a truck driver, so I was on the road. It really hasn't changed that for me much, except less traffic on the roads.
How has that affected your plans for the coming months? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
Sure, well, everything got cancelled. We had about ten shows, including a CD release that had to be postponed. Hopefully we can reschedule them. We were also supposed to be n studio this month, but they have shut down too. We are excited for the next single.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home?
I have done some online events. A couple were with True North Country. They are a huge supporter of Canadian Indie country music and we have had a couple of Number 1's there. With the effort they put in, it was a no brainer to play for them when they asked. Doing some song writing too.
Favourite quarantine meal?
BBQ. Anything BBQ. We do it all year round and it's just kind of a comfort food for me.
Favourite Starlite Room Moment?
To be honest, have never been to the Starlite. Country is not typically the genre of the day there. Sorry, is that a bad answer...LOL
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
Yeah. No matter what you have happening, it's not worth risking anything. Maybe it's not you that gets sick, but I know I wouldn't want to know that I gave it to my folks. Stay safe.
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