Because a Microbus is a good vehicle for Rock & Roll!

We got to Open for Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth, we played at Bush Stadium about 20 times, and were introduced by the late great Jack Buck, but the most fun has always been Lesterville MO.

I'm glad you asked me that, Bob... if it weren't for MP3's we wouldn't have been able to learn this many songs:

MICROBUS MASTER LIST!!!


AIN’T TALKIN ‘BOUT LOVE .............. VAN HALEN.
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER....JIMI.
ALL APOLOGIES.............NIRVANA.
ALL RIGHT NOW.......FREE.
ALL STAR...........SMASHMOUTH.
BABY BLUE.....BADFINGER.
BAD MOON RISIN’.....CCR.
BALLROOM BLITZ ...........THE SWEET.
BAND ON THE RUN........... PAUL MCCARTNEY.
BANG A GONG (GET IT ON)......T REX.
BLISTER IN THE SUN............VIOLENT FEMMMES.
BLUE ON BLACK ............. KENNY WAYNE SHEPPARD.
BORN TO BE WILD.....STEPPENWOLF.
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S ............. DEEP BLUE EVERYTHING.
BRING IT ON HOME TO ME.............SAM COOKE.
BROWN EYED GIRL............VAN MORRISON.
BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE ........ TALKING HEADS.
CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT.......... STONES.
CARS......GARY NUMAN.
CASEY JONES....GREATFUL DEAD.
CECILIA ....................... SIMON AND GARFUNKEL.
CHEVY VAN.....SAMMY JOHNS.
CIRCUS.....STRING DRIVEN THING.
COCAINE...ERIC CLAPTON.
COLD GIN ..............KISS
COLD SHOT......SRV.
COULDN’T GET IT RIGHT ........... CLIMAX BLUES BAND.
COUNTING BLUE CARS.......DISHWALLA.
CRAZY TRAIN ........... OZZY.
CRYSTAL SHIP.....THE DOORS.
CUMBERSOME......SEVEN MERRY THREE.
DANCE HALL DAYS ............... WANG CHUNG.
DANCIN’ DAYS....LED ZEP.
DECEMBER........COLLECTIVE SOUL.
DEVIL WOMAN........CLIFF RICHARD.
DIXIE CHICKEN...............LITTLE FEAT.
DO YA....ELO.
DOCK OF THE BAY....OTIS REDDING.
DOMINO.....VAN MORRISON.
DON’T BE CRUEL....EP.
DOWN ON THE CORNER..... CCR.
DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN....PAINTER.
DRAGGIN THE LINE....TOMMY JAMES.
DRIFT AWAY...................DOBIE GRAY.
EDGED IN BLUE ............. RORY GALLAGHER.
ERUPTION............. VAN HALEN.
EVERY MORNING........SUGAR RAY.
EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING....SANTANA.





EVERYBODY....TOMMY ROE.
EVERYDAY PEOPLE...SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE.
EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.......UGLY KID JOE.
EVIL WAYS..........SANTANA.
FEELIN ALRIGHT....JOE COCKER / DAVE MASON.
FLY AT NIGHT....CHILLIWACK.
FLY AWAY...........LENNY KRAVITZ.
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE .............. STEVE MILLER.
FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH....BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD.
FOX ON THE RUN.............SWEET.
FOXEY LADY......JIMI H..
FREE................SOUP DRAGONS.
FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES .............. GARTH BROOKS.
FULL MOON / TURN AROUND............ OFF BROADWAY.
FUNK #49.......JAMES GANG.
GEL.........................COLLECTIVE SOUL.
GET DOWN TONIGHT.....KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND.
GIIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’.........SPENCER DAVIS GROUP.
GIMME THREE STEPS.....LYNYRD SKYNYRD.
GOOD .............. BETTER THAN EZRA.
GOOD LOVIN’ GONE BAD..............BAD CO.
GOOD LOVIN......YOUNG RASCALS.
GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES................... LED ZEPPELIN.
GREEN RIVER.....CCR.
GREEN TAMBOURINE......LEMON PIPERS.
HAIR OF THE DOG.........NAZARETH.
HANG ON FOR YOUR LIFE .............SHOOTING STAR.
HARD TO HANDLE.......BLACK CROWES.
HASH PIPE............... WEEZER.
HAVE A CIGAR .............. PINK FLOYD.
HELLO, I LOVE YOU............DOORS.
HEY HEY WHAT CAN I DO......LED ZEP.
HEY JEALOUSY..................GIN BLOSSOMS.
HEY JOE......JIMI H.
HIGHER .................. CREED.
HIGHER GROUND ................ STEVE WONDER.
HIS LATEST FLAME....ELVIS.
HONKY TONK WOMEN....ROLLING STONES
HOT FOR TEACHER ............. VAN HALEN.
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF ..............DURAN DURAN.
HURTS SO GOOD.....JOHN COUGAR.
HUSH.........DEEP PURPLE / KULA SHAKER.
I’D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD...TEN YEARS AFTER .
I’LL MELT WITH YOU....MODERN ENGLISH.
I’M FREE....SOUP DRAGONS.
I’M STILL ALIVE............. PEARL JAM.
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW.......... JOHNNY NASH.
I COME FROM THE WATER......TOADIES.






I GOT YOU ........... SPLIT ENZ.
I GOT YOU BABE ..............SONNY AND CHER.
I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL ........... JOAN JETT.
ICE CREAM MAN .............VAN HALEN.
IN THE SUMMERTIME.....MUNGO JERRY.
INCENSE PEPPERMINTS....STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK.
INDIAN RESERVATION.....PAUL REVERE.
INDIANA WANTS ME.....R. DEAN TAYLOR.
INTERSTATE LOVE SONG ......... STONE TEMPLE PILOTS.
IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM .... SUGAR RAY.
JANE SAYS......JANES ADDICTION.
JENNY ............. TOMMY TUTONE.
JET AIRLINER...................STEVE MILLER.
JIVE TALKIN’ ................... BEE GEES.
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF...GS.
KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN....MOODY BLUES.
KNOCKIN ON HEAVENS DOOR.......BOB DYLAN./HEAVEN/GNR..
KNOW WHAT I MEAN........LEE MICHEAL.
LADY PUT THE LIGHT ON ME ........ BROWNSVILLE STATION.
LAID .............. JAMES.
LAST DANCE WITH MARY JANE........TOM PETTY.
LAST KISS ............ PEARL JAM.
LAST KISS.....PEARL JAM/ J. FRANK WILSON.
LATE IN THE EVENING .............. PAUL SIMON.
LAY DOWN SALLY .............. ERIC CLAPTON.
LEARN TO FLY............. FOO FIGHTERS.
LEAVIN’ ON A JET PLANE .............. JOHN DENVER.
LITTLE BIT ‘O SOUL.......THE MUSIC EXPLOSION.
LITTLE SISTER ............. GARTH BROOKS.
LITTLE WILLY .......THE SWEET.
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH ..........JETHRO TULL.
LONG COOL WOMAN......HOLLIES.
LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK......DONNY IRIS.
LOVE ME 2 TIMES.............. DOORS.
HERE WITHOUT YOU ..........3 DOORS DOWN.
LOVE SPREADS....STONE ROSES.
LOW RIDER....WAR.
LOW................CRACKER.
MAGIC CARPET RIDE.......STEPPENWOLF.
MAKE YOUR MOVE .......... RAY GOMEZ.
MAMA LET HIM PLAY...DOUCETTE.
MAN IN THE BOX.......ALICE IN CHAINS.
MIDNIGHT FLYER...TRAPEZE.
MISS YOU............ROLLING STONES.
MISSISSIPPI QUEEN.....MOUNTAIN.
MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP......LED ZEP.
MONY MONY........TOMMY JAMES.
MOVIN’ ON.....MISSOURI.
MR TAMBOURINE MAN.....BYRDS.
MRS ROBINSON ............ LEMONHEADS.



MUSTANG SALLY....WILSON PICKETT.
MY OWN WORST ENEMY........ LIT.
MY SACRIFICE ............. CREED.
MY SHARONA.......THE KNACK.
NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE....MOUNTAIN.
NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN..THREE DOG NIGHT.
NEVER MET A GIRL LIKE YOU......EDWIN COLLINS.
NO MATTER WHAT.....BADFINGER.
NO RAIN......BLIND MELON.
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER ...........BLONDIE.
ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW....DAVE MASON.
PARANOID........OZZY.
PARTY TOWN......GLENN FREY.
PINK CADDILAC......BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC...WILD CHERRY.
PLUSH .......... STONE TEMPLE PILOTS.
POSSUM KINGDOM.....TOADIES.
PRECIOUS DECLARATION.....COLLECTIVE SOUL.
PRIDE AND JOY........STEVIE RAY VAUGN.
PUSH....MATCHBOX 20.
RED HOUSE.........JIMI H.
REVOLUTION....BEETHOLES.
ROADHOUSE BLUES............DOORS.
ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT PARTY EVERY DAY.....KISS.
ROCK AND ROLL........LED ZEP.
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK...BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS.
ROCK CANDY ........MONTROSE.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY.....JOE WALSH.
ROLLER.............. APRIL WINE.
RUNAWAY..........DEL SHANNON.
RUNNING BEAR..........JOHNNY PRESTON.
SAIL ON SAIL AWAY....MOXY.
SANTA MONICA.....EVERCLEAR.
SANTERIA..........SUBLIME.
SATISFACTION....... ROLLING STONES.
SAY IT AIN’T SO............ WEEZER.
SCARLET BEGONIAS.....SUBLIME.
SEA OF LOVE... PHIL PHILLLIPS AND THE WEAVERS.
ANGEL EYES ...........JEFF HEALEY.
SEDATED....RAMONES.
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL.... BIG JOE TURNER.
SHAMBALA...............THREE DOG NIGHT.
SHANTY ..........JONATHAN EDWARDS.
SHE TALKS TO ANGELS.......BLACK CROWES.
SHINE.......COLLECTIVE SOUL.
SHOOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG......ACDC.
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO....CLASH.
SISTER HAVANNA ...........URGE OVERKILL.
SMOKIN’ IN THE BOYS ROOM ...........BROWNSVILLE STATION.






SMOOTH.......SANTANA.
SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL...GRAND FUNK.
SOOKIE SOOKIE...STEPPENWOLF.
SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT.......MANFRED MANN.
SPIRIT IN THE SKY .............NORMAN GREENBAUM.
SQUEEZE BOX....THE WHO.
STEALIN’.....URIAH HEAP.
STRANGE BREW....CREAM.
STRANGLEHOLD ............... TED NUGENT.
STRAY CAT STRUT.....STRAY CATS.
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU.....STEALERS WHEEL.
SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE............CREAM.
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN....DONOVAN.
SUPERSTITIOUS......STEVIE WONDER.
TAKE IT EASY ............EAGLES.
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN.......... STEVE MILLER.
THE AIR THAT I BREATHE....HOLLIES.
THE FOUR HORSEMEN....APHRODITES CHILD.
THE JOKER ........... STEVE MILLER.
THE LAST TIME....ROLLING STONES.
THE LETTER....JOE COCKER.
THE OCEAN........... LED ZEPPELIN.
THE ONE I LOVE ............REM.
THE THRILL IS GONE ............... BB KING.
THE TIDE IT HIGH ...............BLONDIE.
THE WAY.... FAST BALL.....
THREE STRANGE DAYS....SCHOOL OF FISH.
TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN .......... QUEEN
TIME OF THE SEASON................ZOMBIES.
TOO ROLLLIN’ STONED........ROBIN TROWER.
TRAIN TRAIN................... BLACKFOOT.
TUSH ..........ZZTOP.
TWILIGHT ZONE.............GOLDEN EARRING.
TWO HANGMEN.....MASON PROFITT.
VIVA LAS VEGAS......ZZ / EP.
WALK THIS WAY ...............AEROSMITH.
WALKING ON THE SUN.......SMASHMOUTH.
WAR PIGS.............. BLACK SABBATH.
WHAT I GOT ............ SUBLIME.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU.....ROMANTICS.
WISH YOU WERE HERE......PINK FLOYD.
WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE........... LED ZEPPELIN.
WHEN I COME AROUND...GREEN DAY.
WHISKY IN THE JAR ........... METALLICA.
WHY ME ............. TONY CAREY (PLANET P).
WISH I HAD A GIRL WHO WALKED LIKE THAT.... HENRY LEE SUMMERS.
WONDERFUL TONIGHT......ERIC CLAPTON.
YOU REALLY GOT ME....KINKS.

Microbus formed in the Summer of '93 as a 3 piece band and over the years we grew in size and reputation. We now have some of the best players in St Louis, featuring ex-members of the Well-Hungarians, Vitamen A, Big Fat Love, and Dear Mom.
Everyone in Microbus is gifted singer as well as multi-instrumentalist. Sometimes in the middle of a set (or even in the middle of a song) we will all rotate one instrument to the left. Pretty cool trick, eh?

We all grew up with KSHE radio and KSHE classics, and know more about St Louis Classic Rock than any other band.

We play the largest variety of any local band, spanning the 50's to the present day. We can play a whole night of New Rock, Classic Rock, Blues, Oldies... we even hire ourselves out to Elvis impersonators every once in a while.
We always endeavor to play the best songs for everyone, walking the line between commercial and eclectic. We Play enjoyable songs with musical integrity. We know there is a such thing as too loud and too soft, and we often look for older songs that have been updated by a cool new group, such as "Is She Really Going Out With Him" a great Sugar Ray Cover of a Joe Jackson song. We also incorporate into our performances influences of the Grateful Dead, Curt Cobain and even Johnny Cash. There is a lot of great music out there and Microbus proves that you can make nearly everone happy with intelligent song choices.

Lesterville MO is always our biggest blast of the year! For some reason we usually play to 3,000 + people in a town of about 400!!
We used to play two places down there, but now we just play at The Bearcats Getaway, as the other place was TOO crazy, with monster trucks out of Mad Max and post apocalyptic mutants with rebel flags and the like. We used to float down the Black River past the Bearcats and hear the delicate strains of hippie music and see unshorn women down at the side of the river... causing me to jump out of my canoe, removing my shoes and yelling "don't wait up for me, I may not come back!" now we have the extreme pleasure of playing amongst those people again, and I hope to see every kind soul there in June 2004.
PEACE
http://bearcatgetaway.com/

Microbus is totally state-of-the-art in every way. We have our own self-contained PA system, and each member has their own speciality.

HEMO: A great lead singer, lead harmonica, percussion and witty banter.

Sean: A mean lead vocal, and plays the lead guitar AKA OMNI-Strat, which is a hybridized electric guitar that enables him to get simultaneous guitar / synth / acoustic sounds. The Omnistrat is made possible with over 35 seperate discreet systems, encorporating midi-conversion, piezo-electric pickups, and many many analogue stomp boxes. And in the end, it all sounds great!

Chris Buckley: The MONSTER bassist of St Louis, Chris keeps the band free to play the entire song list of nearly 300 (!) songs and knows several 1000 more. He sings backups and also interjects the odd comment.

Mike Halfhill: Mike is a killer drummer and vocalist. He is another comedian as well, often cracking wise in the middle of songs, causing chaos on stage and the dance floor as people stop singing / dancing to laugh and whipe their eyes. He uses triggered analogue drums with a sampler and other recorded sounds.

Mike Bequette: Maybe the funniest guy in the group! ANOTHER lead vocalist and excellent guitarist. Both he and Sean use active volume control for complete control over tone and volume level.