Band follows heart to live its dream

While most in their early 20s are trying to figure life out in the classrooms of a university, a group of four guys from Port Angeles, WA, that make up the band known as The Lonely H are hitting the road to tour the U.S. and promote their second full length album, "Hair."

 Their first stop was in Detroit, on Wednesday the 29^th.

 Sitting around smoking cigarettes and drinking Oberon while celebrating the guitar player Erik Whitman's 20th birthday, the band discussed everything from  politics to what it means to follow your passions before they hit the stage of the infamous Corktown bar, The Lager House,  located just blocks from what's left of the old Tiger's Stadium.

“We've played Detroit before, and it's an interesting place,” said vocalist Mark Fredson. “It's like a glimpse of what the rest of the country might look like in 20 years.

"It is one of the best cities to play though; you guys appreciate rock 'n roll."

They like to compare themselves to the bands of old, conjuring up a sound reminiscent of early Led Zeppelin all while looking the part with long hair, tight jeans, and cowboy boots.

The band has been playing together since high school and after signing with the indie label The Control Group just weeks after graduating, they went on to tour in support of their first full length album released in 2006.

"It's simply about doing what you're meant to be doing," said Smith. "We all tried a semester of college, but now's the time to do these things, you see, you only live once."

While The Lonely H has been commended by such mainstream publications as The New York Post as one of the most promising bands to hit the rock scene, the band admits it has not been easy.

"Our goal is to make enough money to sustain ourselves comfortably by playing music," said drummer Ben Eyestone, 19. "It's not about being famous or trying to please anyone or anything."

“Comfortably” may not define the bands current conditions, which include touring the Midwest and East Coast through November in a van with no heat while relying on the kindness of strangers for places to crash along the way.  

However, they said they wouldn't change a thing; they’re just "living the dream."

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