How was your latest album release? Talk about Civillionaire and it’s impact on you, the band, the public?

It’s being well received. It’s been like a four year break between our last studio album and that’s quite a long time. So it was a bit of a long break, and there was a lot of anticipation for it. We were definitely inching to get it out and we were getting impatient with waiting. And so that fact that it’s finally here, we feel like the fans really like it and the material is going over good live so far. So we’re all really pleased with how it’s going, it’s only been a couple of months but in this day and age it kinda feels like an eternity.

So will you be playing any music from that album on the Holiday tour?

On the train it’s a little different. It’s so focused on raising money and bringing in nonperishable foods and its such a holiday thing. So we’ll probably do a couple songs form the new album and then a couple of Christmas themed tunes. Because it’s not about us, it’s more about fund raising and taking care of our neighbors and each other at this time of year, and that’s more of the spirit of it.

But we will be doing a bunch of tour dates in 2019 for our new album so we’ll be able to play more of our songs then.

What have you heard about the Holiday Train from pervious artists who have performed on it?

From what I hear, it plays for thousands of people. The stage is one of the train cars so we just go out and we never have to get off for two weeks. SO that’s either going to be awesome or maybe we’ll all go completely crazy, but we’ll find out. It’ll be a another first for us so we’re mainly just excited for it right now.

The train is like 16 cars long and its all decked out with crazy lights and décor. The train pulls into the station, and that’s where the show is. So one of the walls comes down from the train car and that’s the show that we put on for people. The show lasts about 40 minutes and then the wall comes back up and we head off to the next stop. And we’re doing from 2-5 shows a day so it’s a pretty busy schedule

Talk a little bit about what you guys do for fundraising.

The train CP Holiday Rail and this is it’s 20th year. SO for 20 years now they’ve got this down and the numbers are staggering, it’s in the multiple millions of dollars totally that they’ve got over these 20 years. And it all stays in the community that we’re performing. When you make a donation of money or a donation of nonperishable food at a show, it stays in that community. So you’re truly helping your neighbors and that’s what’s important during this time of the year. Sometimes people get wrapped up into the materialistic world during this time, and I think it’s an important time to be more sharing and caring towards our neighbors.

What would be some advice that you would give to upcoming artists today?

I think that you have to have your eyes wide open about the state of the industry. If you’re getting into music to make a quick buck and to become a millionaire overnight then you should probably get into a different field. Like there’s a heck of a lot more money in tech. But if you love music and you’re committed to writing, performing, and playing as a lifelong endeavor, then dive in. There’s plenty of ways to figure out how to do it. You can make a good living playing music, I’ve been doing it since I was a twenty year old. It’s possible. You just have to be creative enough and if you’re committed to making music, you can do it, it’s very possible to do. You just have to have your eyes wide open to what its like out there.

What’s the biggest thing that you are looking forward to on the tour?

I mean besides the shows which will be a lot of fun… but we are playing outside so I don’t know. But I look forward to seeing the country sided by train. We’re so used to seeing countries by the window of a car on the interstate. Now this is a chance to go off the beaten path and see things that we don’t normally get to see or do. It’s going to be a great trip.

Check out the Holiday Train Tour making many stops in the Midwest!

Tour Dates Here