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It's always embarrassing to "discover" bands at Midpoint [Music Festival] that were in your own back yard. Cincinnati's own Artists & Authors have a shimmering sound that I'll definitely be checking out post-fest. They are the perfect example of how to take a solo artist (Andrea Summer) with a gorgeous voice and captivating piano and amp it up without making the sound too heavy or too folksy. Everybody in the room needed a comfy couch to melt into while their music rolled over us.
--Ezera Waller
- City Beat
Discography
"Wings" EP - Fall '06
"Beauty In Everything" LP - Spring '09
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Bio
Folk singer/songwriter Andrea Summer, known for her powerfully emotive voice and unique piano stylings, had been recording and performing for 6 years when she met Tye VonAllmen—former drummer/guitarist of pop-punk band "Curbsquirrels". Collaborating together, they began co-writing and over time and through music, the two became inseparable. When they started recording their songs, they discovered a style that surprised them both with influences like Radiohead, Jimmy Eat World and Imogen Heap. The hybrid of sounds and melodies they molded together soon took the name - Artists & Authors.
Over the next few years, and after joining forces with artists Steven Wicks, Trentin Manning, and Zach Stutzman - Artists & Authors has quickly become the next must see band in the already thriving Cincinnati music scene. Sharing the stage with such bands and artists as All the Day Holiday, Seabird, The Pomegranates, Ellery, E for Explosion, Run Kid Run, Ric Hordinski, and Robbie Reider - they've impressed and matured. Musically and visually enthralling, the outcome is a powerful and undeniably original blend of genres that demands your attention and gets inside your head.
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