Balloon Wars

Artist Information

Biography

Think soulful vocal celebrations, fuzzed out rock/roll anthems & an amusing live performance showcasing Amanda Rairigh's chilling vocals and guitar, Niq Meier's versatile, rythmatic bass guitar and backing vocals & Andy Meier's animalistic drum approach.
Influences seem to range from Tapes N Tapes to Portishead to basements and venues throughout the Southeast.
A new installment in the Asheville, North Carolina music scene having just recorded their first EP, Balloon Wars also to be released on the Umbrella Tree CD Compilation entitled "Natural Selections" out this fall.

Instrumentation

Niq Meier - Bass, Backing Vocals
Andy Meier - Drums
Amanda Rairigh - Guitar, Lead Vocals
Chad Barrineau - Vocals, Lead Guitar

Discography

Balloon Wars EP, 2010 Owl Beach, LLC (Asheville, NC)
Natural Selections, 2010 Umbrella Tree Records (Asheville, NC)

Official Website

http://www.umbrellatreerecords.com

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• A festival for people who don't like festivals [+ Show ]
  

  Enter Drone Valley Music and Art Festival, a two-day showcase of local independent and underground t...Enter Drone Valley Music and Art Festival, a two-day showcase of local independent and underground talent hosted throughout Asheville, NC. Now in its fourth year, the festival is designed not only to offer an outlet for up-and-coming bands to perform, says Drone Valley founder and Balloon Wars drummer Andy Meier, but also to strengthen ties and encourage show-swapping and community between those artists.

Setlist

1 Piano Reeves
2 Fire In the Sky
3 SIX
4 Parkman Avenue
5 Midget (Drop the Midget & Put Your Hands Up)
6 Wanted
7 Don't Respond
8 EuroChunnel
9 Ransom Anthem
10 Blue Cheese!
ENCORE: Hopscotch, You're Not God

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