This is the first single off my new album, THE BOOK OF MOSS, that was started (and then shelved) some years ago with my friend and musical companion Alex Abraham, who is no longer with us and brought back to life with another dear friend and musical partner Justin Guip.  It deals with the media, politics, our history and the ongoing assault on indigenous culture and OUR WATER SOURCE! The song was written during the publicized protests of the Keystone Pipeline by the Lakota people of North Dakota. The headlines have since subsided but the problem has not. In a nutshell, it is crazy that we collectively allow for the poisoning of the resource that is necessary for life...and that makes up most of the human body. I am all for science and technology, and yet we are dismissing the greatest scientists on the planet. I don't think any western scientist would dispute the benefit of prolonged observation. The indigenous tribes have looked at and pondered the natural world for thousands of years and made strong and accurate predictions, yet we give them no platform.  I don't need to go into the history or the degradation modern society has imposed here. Nor do I need to explain the importance of water. I can, however, write a song about it...it's called Ogallala. I hope you enjoy it.

Ogallala

Well it's Christmas time in Columbia Heights

Mom’s cookin’ chicken & basmati rice

In yer earbuds dig the analog

Never have never will drink egg nog

CHEER IS THE MINDKILLER—Yuletunes Eclectic & Inexplicable XVI [Side A]

The yulemix enters its Pierce Brosnan era with this seventeenth senses-shattering installment! It's another paradoxically digital yule (ana)log, optimized to obfuscate and illuminate your holiday season. Each side will conveniently fit onto a one side of a 100-minute cassette. Break off those recording tabs and commence hall-decking, revelers!

The Airborne Yuletide Event

THE AIRBORNE YULETIDE EVENT — Yuletunes Eclectic & Inexplicable XVII [Side A]

The yulemix enters its Pierce Brosnan era with this seventeenth senses-shattering installment! It's another paradoxically digital yule (ana)log, optimized to obfuscate and illuminate your holiday season. One side will conveniently fit onto a one side of a 100-minute cassette. This one will not! Break off those recording tabs and commence hall-decking, revelers!

THE AIRBORNE YULETIDE EVENT — Yuletunes Eclectic & Inexplicable XVII [Side B]

rawr rawr rawr

Kristina Stykos: acoustic guitar, vocals
Bow Thayer: bojotar, vocals
Patrick Ross: fiddle
Alex Abraham: bass
Matt Musty: drums

Recorded &  mixed by Kristina Stykos at Pepperbox Studio, Chelsea, Vermont. Mastered by Fred Kevorkian, NYC. Portraits of Kristina by Jack Rowell. 

Horse Thief
- for James Ian Pelttari
© Kristina Stykos/BMI/Horse Thief Publishing

I saw the light
But it was no use
No one cared to save me
I was on the loose

I was just a horse thief
A running from the noose

who can say when I saw
the stars were not aligned
anyway, I fell in love
and put it from my mind

I was just a horse thief
I took what I could find

I gave her my answer
she believed it true
we drank from that river
I believed it too

I was just a horse thief
Drinking’s what I knew

Down by the Nechako River
she emptied my desire
then said it was over
and left me by the fire

I was just a horse thief
But she called me a liar

So I made it look easy
followed her inside
she was used to power
I had things to hide

I was just a horse thief
I only stole what I could ride 

she fell then to sleeping
I loaded my gun
to protect my future
from what love had done

I was just a horse thief
I didn’t need the sun

Wolverine, Golden Dream
who will clean the slate 
touch me when I’m fearful
hold me when I hate

I was just a horse thief
By some cruel twist of fate


Buy Now!

"Horse Thief" Kristina Stykos

From Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck's demo for their third full-length, "Eden", being recorded by Justin Guip & Benny Grotto at Mad Oak Studios (Boston, MA) beginning on January 17, 2012

Blackstone Valley (demo) by Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck

Ladies and gentlemen...presented here, for your listening pleasure, is a 60 minute DJ set by our dear friend Scott Carlson. Many of you know Scott as the frontman and bassist of the legendary group REPULSION, as well as countless other musical projects. Well we were fortunate enough to have Scott grace the decks at RENDEZVOUS and he kindly bestowed upon us a glorious hour of musical gems. Dust off your trusty old Audio-Technicas and enjoy. As per usual, this recording was recorded LIVE directly onto tape (embrace the tape hiss) at the Hyperion Tavern in Los Angeles on Friday the 13th of July 2018!

Tracklist:
Pazuzu - Ennio Morricone
Satori Part 1 - Flower Travellin’ Band
Funérailles Des Vampires - Acanthus 
Missoula - Henrik Palm
I’ll Grande Racket (Finale) - Guido and Maurizio De Angelis
Between The Eyes - Amon Düül II
Dmitri’s Theme - Franco Micalizzi
Time Race 1 - Hell Preachers Inc.
Mad Puppet - Goblin
Necronomicon - Les Baxter 
Motorcycle Circus - Luis Bacalov 
Sabba - Bruno Nicolai 
Mineshaft Chase - Fred Myron and Malcolm Seagrave
Crotch Batterie - Pierre Raph 
Motorcycle Mayhem - John Cameron
L’Alba Dei Morti Viventi- Goblin
New Special Squad - Guido and Maurizio De Angelis
Epilogo - Il Balletto Di Bronzo

RENDEZVOUS Live DJ Sets

Scott Carlson RENDEZVOUS DJ Set

Painting by Bow Thayer.  CAUTION:  Listen with Headphones Only

Morning Glory (by Bow Thayer)

Released May 10, 2019
Written by Bow Thayer (Elbop Music, 2019)
Produced by Justin Guip and Bow Thayer
Mixed by Justin Guip
Mastered by Alex McCullough (True East Mastering)

Bow Thayer - Vocals, Wavedrum Bojo, Tele Bojo, Acoustic Bojo, Drum Program
Justin Guip - Drums
Steve Ferraris - Percussion
Alex Abraham - Bass
Jessica Anderly - Backing Vocals

Song Artwork - "The Goat, the Gut and the Glory" painted by Bow Thayer
Photo of Painting - Tom McNeill

Morning Glory

This song is a tribute to Alex Abraham, Bow's bass player who took his own life in 2018. The song deals with coming to terms with a close friend who decided to commit suicide while still trying to honor his achievements.

Released August 27, 2019
Songwriter - Bow Thayer
Recorded, mixed and engineered at Milan Hill Studio by Justin Guip
Produced by Justin Guip and Bow Thayer.

Performers:
Bow Thayer - lead vocals, Bojo guitar
Jeff Berlin - drums
Krishna Guthrie - bass, vocals
Jackson Kincheloe - harmonica
Russick Smith - cello

Al's Solution

Lawyer/Manager of Bow Thayer (http://bowthayer.com/)

Blackstone Valley (demo) by Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck

Battenkill