We all know that being a touring rock and roll band isn’t easy, and it isn’t cheap. We also know it isn’t possible without our fans! Day after day the guys in Motortrain load their gear in and out of their trailer to play for fans in every city and town they can reach. Now that trailer is turning into a constant source of feedback from fans like you!

How YOU can help!

Motortrain is currently raising money for the spring tour and festival season (including the annual Rocklahoma campground party) by selling space on their trailer walls for YOU to place your message to the band! For just $20 we’ll dedicate a 12″x12″ space to you for any message you’d like written inside the gear trailer for the band to see EVERY time they load their gear! Spaces are limited, so get yours now! For an extra $5 we’ll put your message inside the door, which displays to everyone outside the venue during load in and out!

Have a lot to say, or business to promote? Put your message in the text box, then grab multiple spaces by updating the quantity on the checkout page!

Hey guys, just a quick update from the band! We’re still working hard on our album but we’re gonna break loose here starting next month to road test the new songs. We’ll get you some tour dates in the next couple weeks so keep your eyes peeled for that. What we really want to announce is that YES, WE WILL BE THROWING OUR ANNUAL ROCKLAHOMA CAMPGROUND PARTY! While we’re not sure if we’ll make the cut for the official stages this year, we’re still going to be there to party our asses off with you on Saturday May 24th in the VIP campground, and we’ve got a few friends joining us! Stay tuned for details!

Motortrain will be live on air a few times in the month of November. Tune in to hear the latest studio updates and sneak previews of the new tracks!

Sunday 11/10 – Tune in to 983 The Keg’s “Home Brew” serving the Northwest Arkansas area THIS Sunday night at 9pm central for a live in-studio appearance as we talk about the album, our upcoming show with Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights and Taddy Porter and play a few tracks from the album! That’s 98.3fm in Northwest Arkansas or www.983thekeg.com online!

Wednesday 11/13 – Ump will join Nicki Noise THE Vixen of Volume on Metal World Radio at 10pm Central. You can tune in online and submit your questions through the chat feature on their site!

Thursday 11/14 – Ump will also pay a visit to Arkansas Showcase serving the Little Rock area at 88.3fm right around 7:15Central. Arkansas Showcase is a not-for-profit broadcast highlighting the best music of the region.

Sunday November 17th, 2013 Motortrain will be joining red dirt rock and rollers Taddy Porter and Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights at the historic George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Tickets are now on sale for this event for $8 in advance. Limited reserved table seating is available.

Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights:

Taddy Porter:

Motortrain:

In a tiny dive bar in Fort Smith, Arkansas on Saturday Oct 19th a big unannounced change happened: Motortrain introduced a fifth member. Long-time roadie and guitar tech Sam Blossom took the stage as an official guitar player in the band and the crowd went wild!

Sam Blossom is a small-town guy who grew up in Westville, Oklahoma; a one square mile town with 75 churches on the newspaper’s roster and one blinking stoplight. His long hair and heavy metal passion made him an outsider in the otherwise conservative place so he turned to guitar to find his voice and his purpose. That’s what got him in the door when he came asking for a spot in the Motortrain team. For two years he’s hauled gear, drove the van, and paid dues. He’s also seen the country, partied with some serious musicians, and honed his already impressive chops. Sam has also been quietly contributing to Motortrain’s upcoming self-titled full-length release alongside existing members Red, Bigz, Sig, and Ump but the time to be quiet is over. With a Les Paul plugged into a Marshall JCM900, Motortrain gave one of their best performances to date!

When asked how Ump feels this change affects the band, Ump had the following to say: “Red’s got this great country style swagger that bends and pulls in a Johnny Thunders sort of way, where adding Sammie brings in this technical speed and range that you get from the more modern rock bands. Somehow the two together just work and it’s something we should have done a long time ago. It gives us a more complete sound, and frees me up to just do solos and bring an even bigger performance to the live show.”

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Motortrain Official: http://motortrainmusic.com/
Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/motortrain
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/motortrain/id455087641?uo=4
Instagram: http://instagram.com/motortrain
Twitter: https://twitter.com/motortrain
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motortrainband
Myspace: https://myspace.com/motortrain

September 19, 2013 – WESTVILLE, OK – Southern rock band Motortrain is currently booking fall, winter and spring tour dates.

Often labeled as a “lifestyle band for the blue-collared”, Motortrain fits well with bands like Blackberry Smoke, Jackyl, Rhino Bucket, Junkyard, and Black Stone Cherry. Their songs are a combination of country-style lyrics backed by a hard-driving rhythm section and ripping guitar solos.

Over the years Motortrain’s reputation as a live party band has given them the chance to perform with acts like Texas Hippie Coalition and the Supersuckers, and made them a hit in the festival and rally scene. They’ve been the featured download in Classic Rock Magazine, a featured artist on both CountryMusicNewsBlog.com and PureRockNews.com, and received steady rotation on the internationally syndicated Hard Rock Nights radio show as well as other local and internet stations.

Please contact booking@motortrainmusic.com or http://facebook.com/motortrainband with your booking requests.

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Stay up to date with Motortrain online at
Motortrain Official: http://motortrainmusic.com/
Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/motortrain
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/motortrain
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/motortrain/id455087641?uo=4
Instagram: http://instagram.com/motortrain
Twitter: https://twitter.com/motortrain
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motortrainband
Myspace: https://myspace.com/motortrain

For Immediate Release:
April 10, 2013

MOTORTRAIN
ROCKLAHOMA 2013 ANNOUNCES
AXIS ENTERTAINMENT STAGE LINE-UP
TO INCLUDE SOUTHERN ROCK BAND MOTORTRAIN
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MAY 23, 24, 25, & 26

Rocklahoma presented by Bud Light, has announced the 2013 lineup for the Axis Entertainment campground stage. Included in the line-up is Motortrain, a southern rock back from the Oklahoma/Arkansas state line. Motortrain is currently on tour to support their upcoming self-titled full length album, which is expected late this summer.

This will celebrate Rocklahoma’s seventh year covering Memorial Day Weekend May 24, 25 and 26 with a stellar rock lineup including Guns N’ Roses, Alice In Chains, Korn and many more. The three-day camping festival features the top current active rock artists and classic bands at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK. “We’ve got a great balance of talent this year with some amazing classic artists covering the last three decades along with plenty of today’s rock. But the most unique part of this festival is definitely the campground experience…Three days and nights of craziness and chaos that only Rocklahoma can deliver!”

Bands included on the Axis Campground Stage are:
BARON VON SWAGGER
Bruce Flea
Drek
EchoFuzz
For the Broken
Freakjuice
Kicktree
Kingshifter
Mine Enemies Fall
MOTORTRAIN
ROCKER LIPS
Searching for Sanity
Shotgun Rebels
Sleepwalking Home
Strikes at One
The Bourgeois
The Chimpz
The Kul
Triple 7
Vilifi
Wanton Looks
Well Hung Heart

For a detailed list of 2013 Rocklahoma ticket options, VIP packages and amenities, please visit www.rocklahoma.com. Camping tickets may be purchased by calling the Rocklahoma Camping Office at (866) 310-2288 or emailing info@feverfest.com. Campgrounds open on Sunday, May 19 and will remain open through Tuesday, May 28.

www.rocklahoma.com

ROCKLAHOMA – Life, Liberty & The Pursuit Of Rock!
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Here’s a sample of what we’ve been working on in the studio.
If you work in radio and would like a copy for your show, message us your email address and we’ll send it right over. Enjoy!

Well folks, looks like we haven’t updated the blog here in about a year so we’re gettin to it. I guess if we were meant to be web guys our music’d sound a whole lot different though. Instead we’ve been out playin shows, workin on new tunes in the studio, and even auditioning drummers. Yeah, Levi had to check out and work on a few things of his own, but luckily Allen “Bigs” Myrick stepped in and we’re cookin’ with Crisco now.

There’s another guy up on stage with us once in a while too… that’s Sammie. He’s our roadie but as it turns out he can play a pretty mean guitar so like all roadies, he pitches in where he fits in. Anyway, that’s it for now, but stay tuned cause we’ve got some pretty big news comin up.

Oh! I almost forgot! We now have a mobile app, so get us on your smart phones and tablets if you want to stay up on the minute to minute progress of our livers and live shows! You can download the app at http://www.reverbnation.com/motortrain/app.

And Motortrain LOVES local radio!

Check out this radio promo that JUST started airing on Fayetteville, Arkansas’ 98.3 The Keg!

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The Keg is 98.3 KKEG, a Cumulus Broadcasting station that serves 100,000 watts of pure rock and roll to the Fayetteville, AR broadcasting area. The Home Brew show is a one-hour weekly broadcast hosted by on-air personality Matt Miller that showcases the best bands of the region both on-air and online every Sunday night from 9pm-10cst. You can tune in online at 983thekeg.com or find them on facebook at facebook.com/Homebrewkeg

Stay tuned to KKEG for a special in-studio performance from Motortrain in the coming weeks. Rumor has it the band MAY even debut a brand new song off their upcoming album!