From the comfort of his own living room, Reeves mixed and mastered twelve tracks for The Goldbugs upcoming as yet unnamed album. This marks the second occasion where The Goldbugs have worked with Reeves. In February, they joined forces to make a thirteen-track album titled Centro Cellar Sessions. Currently unreleased, they hope to make the album public sometime in the near future.

The Goldbugs began playing together late in 2005. Guitarist Johnny Goldbug (real name John Galbraith) drummer Jason Goldbug (Jason Hedderman) recruited a highly active local bassist--no longer with the band--to play with them. They booked their first show in February of 2006, a Wednesday night, at the Blue Fugue in Columbia. By December The Goldbugs were already signed to a record label (Columbia's Home Tone Records) and finished recording an album.

In 2007, The Goldbugs parted ways with their bassist and replaced him with Nicky Goldbug (Nick Gorham)--who's still with the band today. "Johnny had gotten my phone number from a mutual friend and called to ask me if I wanted to do some fill-in bass playing for them sometime," remembers Nicky. "I said 'sure' and went to jam with them and that's what I've been doing ever since."

"Nic has added a lot to the band with his solid bass playing and vocals," Johnny added. "And now he's adding some extra songwriting as well."

Jason, Johnny, and Nicky each have been playing music since they were very young. Nicky and Johnny both began exploring musical instruments in their early teenage years, while Jason hinted that his interest might have begun a bit earlier. "Blame Animal (from the Muppets) for my initial interest in playing drums," he noted.

Today, the band members find themselves stationed in Columbia for a multitude of reasons. Nicky was born in La Plata and lived there for most of his life. After brief stints in Moberly and Denver, Colorado, he moved to Kirksville where he stayed for a good duration of time. Then, he then moved to Columbia because "I knew a couple of people here and thought it sounded better than where I was."

Johnny, in the midst of a second stint in Columbia, saw Columbia's music scene as an upgrade from the one he was taking part in while living in southeast Missouri. He also moved to Columbia so that his newborn son could be closer to his extended family. Jason has lived all over the nation. He was born in New Mexico, lived in Texas (where he once sold worms on the side of a highway), Wisconsin, and then was "condemned" to Columbia.

"When I died in Milwaukee I wasn't good enough to go to heaven; wasn't evil enough to go to hell; and purgatory was all booked-up at the time," Jason reminisced. "So, they sent me to Columbia to think about my past sins."

The talent possessed by The Goldbugs is undeniable. Johnny just might be the best guitarist in Columbia. Nicky effectively blazes tasteful bass notes and scales from his sticker-clad five-string. And Jason is scarily consistent in creating rootsy drum rhythms to pull everything together. "After a while [music] becomes something that you HAVE to do," explains Johnny. "There have been times through the years where there would be a few months where I wasn't in a band and it felt like there was something missing. I've realized that it's something that I have to do to be happy. After my son, music is the most important part of my life."

"I have been playing for fifteen years and it's the only thing I'm halfway good at," Nicky admitted. "It's a good release. Right now I play for the joy of playing as well as the camaraderie I feel with Johnny and Jason. I think I could play with these guys for the rest of my life and have a great time doing it."

In the future, expect to see some Goldbugs CDs for sale at their shows, in local stores, and online.