Barb's debut solo offering, The Fighter, is a quasi concept album that elevates and jerks you through the emotional highs and lows of falling in and out of love, struggling to remain creative in the face of turmoil and strained relationships, and maybe more than anything, battling (and eventually surrendering to and making peace with) the shadows

Barb's debut solo offering, The Fighter, is a quasi concept album that elevates and jerks you through the emotional highs and lows of falling in and out of love, struggling to remain creative in the face of turmoil and strained relationships, and maybe more than anything, battling (and eventually surrendering to and making peace with) the shadows that lurk within all of us. While much of the album artwork depicts the physical conflict, this record is ultimately about accepting that the flip side to shining brightly is knowing the darkest dark, and that we must embrace the eternal balancing act that is required to keep ourselves from plunging into the depths or floating so high that we are no longer grounded and we lose our authenticity. The balance bar that appears repeatedly throughout the record is hope.

Barb's debut solo offering, The Fighter, is a quasi concept album that elevates and jerks you through the emotional highs and lows of falling in and out of love, struggling to remain creative in the face of turmoil and strained relationships, and maybe more than anything, battling (and eventually surrendering to and making peace with) the shadows that lurk within all of us. While much of the album artwork depicts the physical conflict, this record is ultimately about accepting that the flip side to shining brightly is knowing the darkest dark, and that we must embrace the eternal balancing act that is required to keep ourselves from plunging into the depths or floating so high that we are no longer grounded and we lose our authenticity. The balance bar that appears repeatedly throughout the record is hope.

"We might lose all the hard stuff, but you'll always have this spot, right here in my heart, 'cause what you give is what you've got." -The Ground

"Hard times will come again, and violence strikes to the hearts of men, but what it is they fail to see, is we are one and you will always be in my heart." -Heart

"Life might give me lemons, well I'll squeeze them in my cup, add a little sugar and make lemonade but I'm never ever gonna give up." -Never Give Up

"But look right here, here's a little spark, there's always hope even in the darkest dark." -The Fighter

So the message here is this: Whatever you're going through, hang on to whatever little spark you can find, because on the other side of the darkness there is light. I promise.

In the tradition of true bootlegs, this is one long file with the entire first set from our Moonshadow Monday show recorded live on 7.1.19 by Livejams Keith. This is a free download to say thank you to our amazing community who show us such incredible support and make it possible for us to keep making music. We love you! Feel free to share this far

In the tradition of true bootlegs, this is one long file with the entire first set from our Moonshadow Monday show recorded live on 7.1.19 by Livejams Keith. This is a free download to say thank you to our amazing community who show us such incredible support and make it possible for us to keep making music. We love you! Feel free to share this far and wide! YAY MUSIC! Set List: Never Give Up (Carbon) Shine (Bozeman) Heart (Carbon) Chest Pains (Bozeman) Birds (Carbon) Talk (Bozeman/Shana Blake) Heavy (Carbon) Changes (Bozeman) Appalachian Wrecking Ball (Carbon)

Set 2 from our Moonshadow Monday show on 7.1.19. An hour and 50 minutes of music, senseless babbling, bad jokes, and awkward stage banter. Just like Set 1, this is a long, traditional style bootleg recording, again captured by the incomparable Livejams Keith. Feel free to pay whatever you like for this download, and if you can't afford to pay for

Set 2 from our Moonshadow Monday show on 7.1.19. An hour and 50 minutes of music, senseless babbling, bad jokes, and awkward stage banter. Just like Set 1, this is a long, traditional style bootleg recording, again captured by the incomparable Livejams Keith. Feel free to pay whatever you like for this download, and if you can't afford to pay for it, it's yours. Thank you for supporting us! We are the luckiest family of musicians that ever was! We love you! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show... or better still, get up off it and shake yo taint! (Yeah, it's on here!) Set List: Anne Frank (Bozeman/Carbon) Don't Go Back to Georgia (Carbon) One Track Mind (Bozeman) Catalyst (Carbon) Lift You Up (Bozeman) senseless babble Let There Be Love feat. Johanna Millin (Carbon) Waiting feat. Johanna Millin (Bozeman) Drivin' feat. Johanna Millin (Hollin Gammage/Bozeman) Gypsy feat. Johanna Millin (Carbon) Significant awkwardness Real Job (Bozeman) Bad Idea (Carbon) Butts County (Bozeman) Rambling and a false start Take It Slow (Carbon) Shake Your Taint feat. Mario Gant aka The Shocker (Bozeman) Awkward Stage Banter Marrow (Carbon) Atomic (Bozeman) Weird sounds and merch selling Gringo Tourista feat. Linda Bav (Bozeman) A Conversation you're glad you can't hear Reckless (Carbon) Walls (Bozeman) Shameless Pitch - Barb Carbon solo record release September 20, 2019 The Fighter (Carbon)

**Mashup includes Weighin' by Jess Goggans and Sleep Now in the Fire by Rage Against the Machine

Thanks for listening!