ION INDIE MAGAZINE February 2016, Volume 21 | Page 17

Story and Photography by Timothy Schumann

I've been going to shows for the past 44 years and it’s safe to say, I've seen
everybody or close to it. People ask me all the time, "What's my favorite band?"
and my answer is always STAIND. I've seen them the most since 1999--six times in
total-- with SEVENDUST right behind that, with five times. So when I heard that
AARON LEWIS was coming to Las Cruses, New Mexico, on the 5th of November at
WHISKEY DICKS, I couldn't dig up the contact info quick enough to reach out for
credentials to cover the show for this publication.
Now as you know, Staind is no more, and since 2010, Aaron has been doing the
Country thing and touring at break neck speed across the U.S. The big question
is…when is Staind getting back together? Well, at this time there are no plans in
the near future of that happening (per Aaron). He grew up listening to Country; it’s