{"id":87108,"date":"2024-06-20T12:15:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T10:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=87108"},"modified":"2024-06-20T12:15:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T10:15:37","slug":"karson-city-rebels-love-is-like-a-runaway-train-and-theyre-never-coming-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/06\/karson-city-rebels-love-is-like-a-runaway-train-and-theyre-never-coming-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Karson City Rebels&#8217; Love Is Like A  &#8216;Runaway Train&#8217; And They&#8217;re Never Coming Back\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gil Karson of Karson City Rebels takes the idea of storytelling with no hidden meanings whatsoever. He tells it like it is. Playing in bands since his teens, there&#8217;s never been a time when he hasn&#8217;t been rocking it out, and he&#8217;s been having a huge amount of fun along the way. Every Karson City Rebels gig is a high energy, positive show, leaving audiences feeling the love and joy long after it&#8217;s ended.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New single, &#8216;Runaway Train&#8217;, is worlds away from the Soul Asylum song in the 90s. This is upbeat and energy charged from the get-go, there&#8217;s no sadness and despair; it&#8217;s a fast paced story of lust and desire, with pounding drums and a soaring bass, combined with a fire guitar solo and a pumping lead vocal. All these combine to drive the emotions straight through the listener&#8217;s heart, never wanting the band to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The music video for &#8216;Runaway Train&#8217; sees Karson City Rebels performing at the legendary Troubadour, in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. The live music scenes are interspersed with a story of a couple, filmed in the bad lands, outside Roswell, New Mexico. The two lovers are on an active train track, acting out the song lyrics, while images of a high speed train intercut the action. All aspects complete and deliver the video with the power that it deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the music video for &#8216;Runaway Train&#8217; below, and find out more about Karson City Rebels and their music online on their official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karsoncityrebels.com\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/karsoncityrebelsband\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/karsoncityrebelsband\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGtbH64fH_TIJfn5Vr_LE4A\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_32735\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/boDAOWXPWWY?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Karson City Rebels - &quot;Runaway Train&quot; (Official Music Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/boDAOWXPWWY\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gil Karson of Karson City Rebels takes the idea of storytelling with no hidden meanings whatsoever. 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