Sometimes bad news turns into something good.
Which is exactly what happened when indie band The Silos found out they had only four days to record their most recent album because of limited time and money.
“Sometimes when you have constraints, beautiful things can come out of it,” said drummer Konrad Meissner. “We just had to do it. And we all stand behind this album 100 percent.”
Their newest CD, “Come on Like the Fast Lane,” was released in February. “There?s something exciting about this [album,]” Meissner said. “It really brings that live-show feel to a recorded medium, and the live aspect comes across so much more on this album than on previous ones.”
The current lineup of the band, which, besides Meissner, consists of Walter Salas-Humara on vocals and guitar and Drew Glackin on bass and lap steel, has been playing together for more than eight years.
“We all get along,” Meissner said. “That?s why we?ve stayed together so long. We all love what we do, and I am lucky to do it with people who are like-minded, that have a similar outlook on what it means to go out there and be an artist, doing something that you really believe in.”
The band signed with recording label Bloodshot records in 2003.
“The Silos are one of the most treasured gems in the Bloodshot crown. One of the hardest-working bands in the biz, the Silos themselves almost single-handedly forged the sound and style that a significant number of other Bloodshot artists have aspired to,” Bloodshot Records label manager Scott Schaefer said. “The band?s discography and history speaks for itself. We?re excited to be a part of, and have a hand in, their future.”
The Silos? current tour will stop in Baltimore tonight at the Roots Cafe. “Part of going to see a show is having some excitement and finding excitement in an experience, it takes both [the band and the audience] to create that,” Meissner said. “We bring out music and our joy for this music, and we want the audience to be a part of it.”
IF YOU GO
The Silos with J. Roddy Walston and the Business
» Venue: The Roots Cafe, 4443 Belair Road, Baltimore
» Time: 9 p.m. today
» Tickets: $10
» More info: www.thesilos.net
