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Press
"Intricate harmonic arrangements, a clear appreciation of music in all forms from classical to cabaret to art-rock, and smart, ambitious instincts make this instantly memorable music with an ultimately unified sound." - Dave Marsh
"you wonder why these guys aren't on year-end lists." - Jason MacNeil
"brought me back to a time when radio didn't suck" - Mike Alvarez
"These guys took the song (Surfer Girl, Beach Boys) and claimed it as their own, and the vision is life enhancing. Radio programmers around the nation are stealing something fantastic for people driving around in their cars this summer if they do not include this on their playlists." - Rich Soos
"This is how displaced and countrified pop should sound." - Caley Cook
"Kid Rock meets Doug Kershaw, Frank Zappa meets Jethro Tull. Young people would like this! Randy Newman Prarie Home Companion!" - Kenny Lee Lewis (guitarist, Steve Miller Band)
"The lilting, almost sad songs remind me a lot of Son Volt and Travis. This is really, really solid disc of pop-country tunes, a la The Jayhawks." - Sean Helton
"... a true band of the new millennium" - Damon Orion
"They have a lot of sensitivity and a good yearning quality to their songs" - Juliet Robertson
"Gorgeous melodies and a lot of soul are the order of the day thanks to the duo of Derric Oliver and Louis Caverly." - Brian James
Discography
GREEK GODS IN THE WEST (CD + LIVE CONCERT DVD)
Independently Released April 1st, 2008 *available on iTunes
SONGS FOR FEELING STRONG (EP)
Independently Released April 1st, 2008 *available on iTunes
ASPEN (LIVE)
Limited Release Live Recording (recorded live @ Belly Up, Aspen, CO) Independently Released February, 2007
BO (LIVE)
Limited Release Live Recording (recorded live @ Smiley's, Bolinas, CA) Independently Released October, 2006
MOKE HILL (LIVE)
Limited Release Live Recording (recorded live @ The Hotel Leger, Mokelumne Hill, CA) Independently Released September, 2006
BECOME (LP)
National Release April 12th, 2005 (Distributed by Sony BMG) *available on iTunes
POTENTIAL IS A DANGEROUS THING (EP)
Independently Released Dec. 2003
WIDE OPEN: sounds for a country road (EP)
Independently Released July 2003
START ALL OVER AGAIN (EP)
Independently Released June 2003
GOOD (adventures in extreme optimism, vol. 1) (LP)
Independently Released June 2003
"Evel Knievel Can Fly" from "GOOD (adventures in extreme optimism, vol. 1)" licensed by North One Television Ltd. for documentary about Evel Knievel's life.
"Out on a Limb" from "Become" featured in full-length documentary "10 mph" being released nationally May 29th, 2007 (www.10mph.com). Also featured in Warren Miller "webisode" for JEEP campaign
"Become" (as of 11/29/07) charting #12 on Roots Rock Chart-Roots Music Report (68th week on chart)
Myspace Stats: 50k+ spins - 9k+ Friends (organically built one fan at a time) - 2k+ Comments
Spins on U.S. AAA (comm./non comm.) and radio stations worldwide. Stations include (partial list):
- KUSP 88.9 FM Central Coast, CA
- Indie 103.1 FM (check one... two locals show) LA, CA
- Human FM 88.1 Wellington, New Zealand
- Swedish National Radio (P4-Stefan Wermelin) Sweden
- KRO (American Connection) The Netherlands
- Havenstad FM (Country File) The Netherlands
- World Cafe (NPR) nationwide
- Radio Funny 105.3 FM Valencia, Spain
- XTRA FM 91X (Loudspeaker) San Diego, CA
- KPRI FM 102.1 (Homegrown Hour) San Diego, CA
- WFPK FM 91.0 Louisville, KY
- KVNF FM 90.9 Paonia, CO
- KYSL FM 93.1 Vail, CO
- WMBR FM 88.1 (specialty) Cambridge, MA
- WYCE FM 88.1 Grand Rapids, MI
- FM 78.9 Shonan Beach, Japan
- 92.5 FM RheinWelle, Germany
- 107.7 FM Goud, Belgium
Latest Sonicbids Selections:
*Visions from the Roof (film/tv representation)
*Progression Magazine
*Louar Music (film/tv representation)
*Feature Sounds (film/tv representation)
*West Coast Performer Magazine
*The Music Reps: Netherlands Festival Catalog
*Colorado Music Summit '07
*Monterey Music Summit '07
*Winery Music Awards '07 (finalist)
*Tales from the Trail Warren Miller Webisode (licensing)
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Bio
The California-based duo has won considerable praise for their independent releases and notoriously crazed live performances.
In April 2008 they released two new albums, Songs for Feeling Strong (EP), and Greek Gods in the West (CD + DVD ‘Live from the Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, CA’). Both were recorded in June, 2007 (with drummer, Michael Taylor Hahn) at Al Jardine’s (Beach Boys) Red Barn Studios in Big Sur, CA.
“We wanted our next albums to reflect the spirit of the band’s time on the road,” explains Oliver, “so we threw a party for some of our closest friends and recorded the basic tracks.” Both albums were produced by The Los Dos Bros and mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers, Chris Isaak, Green Day, Fleetwood Mac).
They are truly, as Damon Orion from the Santa Cruz Good Times puts it, “a true band of the new millennium.”
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