The boys from Steel Train are sitting in our living room laughing about some really funny crank calls they’ve just made from the road.  Relaxed and laid-back, young and polite, these guys don’t seem like what you might imagine as rock stars.  Once they start playing, though, their talent, confidence, and ability to nail each take regardless of how worn out they are from traveling is clear.  Pros, you could say.  Luckily, there’s a lot of laughing and silliness and, much to our delight, they don’t even complain when we have Driveway hit them with the van.  Fast forward seven months and they’re about to crank up yet another summer tour and release their fourth album.  Steel Train is the real deal.  Here’s further proof…

Spin Magazine loves these guys.  In the last month alone they’ve named them as one of the 25 Must Hear Artists at New Jersey’s Bamboozle Fest and posted a video of them covering a song by English band La Roux.  They’ve played Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Coachella as well as playing on Late Night with Conan O’ Brien.  They spent the winter touring with Tegan and Sara, among other things.

So, here they are when they visited Monkeywhale Central way back in October.   There are many more photos on our flickr page.  Their video is up next and we are pretty excited about it.  Stay tuned.

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen

Steel Train, Harvey's Kitchen