Biography
Booking by:
Jason Clark
The Nola Soul Agency
512.795.9884
jason@nolasoul.com
Greyhounds have been turning heads since 2000 by combining raw grooves and fresh melodies with elements of classic funk, old-school blues, and straight up soul. Not just your average funk band, Greyhounds infuse some much-needed levity into the proceedings with a dynamic presence that goes far beyond mere musicianship. They enjoy what they are doing, and it’s more than evident in their highly energetic live shows. As tight breakdowns and relentless vibes ricochet off the walls, both wallflowers and groove connoisseurs alike will find themselves heading towards the floor to get their boogie on.
Greyhounds have performed in 45 U.S. states, across the border in Canada, and had 223 dates under their belt in 2002. Their dedication to touring is respected and envied by their peers and their fans. Greyhounds have appeared at: the prestigious Austin City Limits Music Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, Wakarusa, SXSW Music Conference, 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games and hundreds of the nation’s finest venues including, but not limited to: Tipitina’s (New Orleans), Knitting Factory (NYC and L.A.), Gypsy Tea Room (Dallas), Fox Theater (Boulder), Stubb’s (Austin), Work Play Theater (Birmingham), Boom Boom Room (San Francisco), Roxy Theatre (Atlanta), Zephyr (Salt Lake City), and Numbers (Houston).
Hailing from the music Mecca of Austin, TX, Greyhounds (Anthony Ferrell – Vocals, Whurlitzer & Hammond organ, and Andrew Trube – Vocals, guitar & harp) hit the road in 2000 and began building quite a reputation for themselves as road dogs, touring as much as 200 days a year and playing clubs, theatres, and festivals all over the U.S. After relentless touring in 2002, the band found itself hungry to settle in somewhere familiar and write. Greyhounds hid out in the historic Liberty Theater in downtown Tyler, TX (Trube’s hometown in East Texas) and commenced to write a slew of new tunes. Armed with the new material, the band headed to New Orleans to record. The 'hounds hooked up with Robert Mercurio and Stanton Moore of NOLA's own funky favorite and touring giant, Galactic, to produce the record. Special guest, Ani DiFranco, who happened to be hanging out at the studio, lent her voice to a track. The finished product, titled Liberty as a tribute to it's birthplace, is a raw record that has gotten back to the simplicity of writing great grooves, catchy melodies, and telling interesting and sincere stories. With Andrew and Anthony swapping many different instruments and lead vocal roles, there is definitely a different element and vibe for each tune.
After touring all over North America for 8 years non-stop, Greyhounds thought it would be a good idea to get back home and recharge on the things that made their sound unique. After a year of writing and playing in their hometown of Austin – as well as just “soaking up the vibes that are this city” – the band decided it was time to put a new record out (No Mas! Luther Records Aug. 2008). “We decided to take the old school, live approach to recording this new record,” says Andrew Trube. “We just set up in my friend’s studio and hit the record button. This whole record was literally recorded in only 3 – 4 hours. The guys and I felt that it was absolutely the best way to capture our sound – to just lay it down and capture it naturally.” Taking elements of old-soul Texas blues, with a modern juke-joint boogaloo sound, Greyhounds are happy with what they got. The beauty of the record is the simplicity of it – raw. Greyhounds have always been that band that people have heard of, but can’t quite put their finger on. But those lucky ones that have seen the band live know that it’s real and keep coming back for more – time after time after time.
“Playing a fusion of musical styles, Greyhounds marinades the audience with groove sauce, sautés ‘em with soul, then deep fries ‘em in funk. And everybody’s comin’ back for seconds.” -Entertainment Guide
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Instrumentation
Anthony Ferrell – Vocals, Whurlitzer & Hammond organ
Andrew Trube – Vocals, guitar & harp
(band tours w/ guest drummer)
Discography
No Mas! (2008, Luther Records)
Liberty (2002, Luther Records)
Links
| http://www.greyhoundsmusic.com |