Blackout Farmers return to Milledgeville to rock out

    The Blackout Farmers are returning home to Milledgeville on Nov. 17.         Members of the band include Bob Yeti, GCSU alum, Andrew Cooper, senior management major, Don Lord, a previous GCSU student, and Jason Martin, better known as J-Mar. 
    This will be the Blackout Farmers’ fourth show in Milledgeville.

Colonnade: How long have the Blackout Farmers been playing together?

Blackout Farmers: Since January, so a little less than a year.

How many names has the band gone through?
Absolute, Mezmer, Idle Yeti, Full Moon Fever, also known as the Tom Petty cover band, were our other band names. We’ve (Cooper and Yeti) been playing together since 2000. We were also Damn the Torpedoes for a while. Then there was a new version of Idle Yeti, which lasted all of one show, and then we fell into the Blackout Farmers. Did we miss any?

Are you going to stick with the Blackout Farmers?
We hope so. As long as no one leaves the band, everyone’s happy with that name.

What kind of music do you play?
Rock n’ Roll! Well, rock n’ roll slash Americana. There is definitely a Southern Americana roots feel to all our music.

Who influenced your music?
Older rock like Neil Young and The Band definitely. More recent bands would be like Ryan Adams. Any band who wrote songs and appreciated their songs. Anyone who tried hard to make good songs, good musical parts and good vocals influenced us.

Is there anything new in store for the up-coming show?
We have a couple of guest appearances. One is by Ryan Burkhart, a member of Full Moon Fever; we also have a friend of ours, Terry Lutz, the bass player from Idol Yeti. He’s going to come sing some ACDC.

How does the Milledgeville crowd compare to other crowds?
Well, Milledgeville is our hometown, so obviously they are our favorite crowd. They are the most energetic and interactive crowd we’ve played for.

How far have you traveled for shows?
Wherever the wind takes us. But seriously, we’ve been as far north as Chattanooga and as far south as Panama City.

Where was your favorite show?
I’m not sure, but I think this Saturday, Nov. 17, is going to be our favorite show.

Why do you play music?
I love music. I’ve always played instruments. It’s our chosen career, and we have to work other jobs until we get good enough at it.

What does the future show for the band?
We’re looking to cut an album in Macon. Maybe ten to 15 songs on that album and pretty much just try and sell some CDs and quit our day jobs.

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