In The Record Store: Watershed Reflections

Hannah Herner at In The Record Store talked with Colin Gawel of Watershed about the band and their busy summer back in 2017, here's an excerpt:

“The first time that we played on the main stage Comfest is a big memory and playing it again this year will be a good memory,” Gawel says. 

Watershed was founded in 1987 and has not broken up since then, with varying periods of activity.  In its tenure, the band toured with Insane Clown Posse, The Smithereens, and Gawel’s favorite, Cheap Trick. 

“It’s rare but if you get to open up for bands that you’re just really a fan of is the best because you get to play and watch one of your favorite bands play every night,” he says. “It’s like a dream.” 

Gawel says the band toured consistently for 15 years, only taking the last 10 or so to focus on other projects. He opened Colin’s Coffee and bassist and vocalist Joe Oestreich decided to dedicate time to writing a memoir on the band, which would become the nationally-acclaimed “Hitless Wonder: A Life in Minor League Rock and Roll.”