The Newbees - A Band & A Van

The Newbees begin planning an epic road trip by building a foundation of songs with local musicians in Cincinnati, Louisville and Madison, IN. Guest appearances include The LSB Experience from Holland and The Bad Ass Brass from Louisville.

The Newbees head to the suburbs of Chicago to sing songs of protest with Cathy Richardson of Jefferson Starship.

Miles of beautiful landscapes await The Newbees as they explore the sunny state of Minnesota and endless diversity of South Dakota. Destinations include Great River Bluffs State Park, MN; Palisades State Park, SD; Badlands National Park, SD; and the Black Hills mountain range, SD.

The Newbees explore the wonders of Wyoming and revisit a ranch that Jeff stayed on as part of a middle school exchange program 32 years ago. Wyoming destinations include Devils Tower, Thunder Basin National Grasslands, Two Creek Ranch in Douglas, Casper and Wyoming Highway 220.

There is no better place to be socially distant than the Silver Island Range in Utah. With a generator hidden behind a boulder, a mic hanging from the review mirror and guitar amp in the back of our van, we begin recording some serious rock & roll. Destinations include Bonneville Salt Flats, UT; Wendover, UT; Denio Junction, NV and Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, NV.

A Band & A Van finally hits the Pacific Ocean. The Newbees pay a visit to Rogue Origin, right on the Rogue River in Oregon to jam with Willy Tea Taylor and Ray Vietti of The Harmed Brothers. After a live stream concert recording for Willy Tea, Tommy Alexander, TK & The Holy Know-Nothings, Jeff and Misty then head down The Pacific Coast Highway to Redwood National and State Parks in California.