Biscuit Roller

They call themselves Biscuit Roller..it sounds a lot better though when pronounced "Biskeht Roll-ah" .. and they take the blues seriously.

"Biscuit Roller actually came from.. it was basically derived from an old blues term used in the late 30s early 40s," said vocalist/guitarist Taylor Bones. "They used that term to describe a woman that you could take home to mom, she's your girl, she's your Biscuit Roller."

The band kicked off as a duo, with only Taylor Bones and drummer Tony Chops to take the stage at first a couple of years ago.

Taylor Bones graced El Paso from his hometown of Atlanta and his connection to drummer tony chops two years ago was the inception of the band we can classify as blues, with some flavor."

"It's a mixture of southern and western influence I guess you can say," Bones said.

Biscuit Roller balanced out with the lows of bassist Freddie Towers and brought in keyboardist Stevie Keys to cook up the Biscuit Roller you hear today.

Now with a 4-biscuit course on the plate, the group is working with well-known producerJustin Leeah to get an album together in time for their spring tour and South By Southwest cap-off in Austin.

They hit that same festival in 2011 and were offered a monthly residency at Maria-Maria. That's Carlos Santana's restaurant in Austin. But the band wanted to refine their sound before taking on that type of touring expense.

Currently they're working the El Paso circuit to get known better locally.

"We've only played downtown and westside but we're going to start doing some more eastside shows," Bones said. "Hopefully by the time we go on tour next year early spring most of El Paso will have known about us."

El Paso already deserves a standing ovation however. They credit their current local fame to a booming music scene.

Countless muscians calling this city home are making their mark on the music map.

Make sure to catch your taste of 'Bisket Rollah' in your hometown while they're still hot.

They have a show coming up Nov. 17 at the San Carlos Building to benefit the Humane Society. The address is 501 Texas, and details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/427370100654182/?fref=ts "> https://www.facebook.com/events/427370100654182/?fref=ts

To hear more Biscuit Roller and to download a FREE EP: http://soundcloud.com/biscuit-roller


Biscuit Roller Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebiscuitroller?fref=ts

By Bianca Cervantes
Online Media Producer - KTSM NewsChannel9

They call themselves Biscuit Roller..it sounds a lot better though when pronounced "Biskeht Roll-ah" .. and they take the blues seriously.

"Biscuit Roller actually came from.. it was basically derived from an old blues term used in the late 30s early 40s," said vocalist/guitarist Taylor Bones. "They used that term to describe a woman that you could take home to mom, she's your girl, she's your Biscuit Roller."

The band kicked off as a duo, with only Taylor Bones and drummer Tony Chops to take the stage at first a couple of years ago.

Taylor Bones graced El Paso from his hometown of Atlanta and his connection to drummer tony chops two years ago was the inception of the band we can classify as blues, with some flavor."

"It's a mixture of southern and western influence I guess you can say," Bones said.

Biscuit Roller balanced out with the lows of bassist Freddie Towers and brought in keyboardist Stevie Keys to cook up the Biscuit Roller you hear today.

Now with a 4-biscuit course on the plate, the group is working with well-known producerJustin Leeah to get an album together in time for their spring tour and South By Southwest cap-off in Austin.

They hit that same festival in 2011 and were offered a monthly residency at Maria-Maria. That's Carlos Santana's restaurant in Austin. But the band wanted to refine their sound before taking on that type of touring expense.

Currently they're working the El Paso circuit to get known better locally.

"We've only played downtown and westside but we're going to start doing some more eastside shows," Bones said. "Hopefully by the time we go on tour next year early spring most of El Paso will have known about us."

El Paso already deserves a standing ovation however. They credit their current local fame to a booming music scene.

Countless muscians calling this city home are making their mark on the music map.

Make sure to catch your taste of 'Bisket Rollah' in your hometown while they're still hot.

They have a show coming up Nov. 17 at the San Carlos Building to benefit the Humane Society. The address is 501 Texas, and details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/427370100654182/?fref=ts "> https://www.facebook.com/events/427370100654182/?fref=ts

To hear more Biscuit Roller and to download a FREE EP: http://soundcloud.com/biscuit-roller


Biscuit Roller Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebiscuitroller?fref=ts

By Bianca Cervantes
Online Media Producer - KTSM NewsChannel9

Biscuit Roller is almost two years old, but their name goes back much further.

“The name is from the ’30s and ’40s,” guitarist/vocalist Taylor Hulsey said. “They used to use food to describe something sensual or enticing about the opposite sex. A ‘biscuit’ was any ol’ chick walking down the street; a ‘biscuit roller’ was a step above that. She would take care and be there while you’re down and just keep you going and hungry for more. It is slang. In blues, that is what they did – they used words to emphasize the beauty of something.”

The local indie-rock band, with or without the aid of their own private biscuit rollers, has gained momentum in the local scene since rising from apartment jam sessions in the summer of 2011. The four members will celebrate the release of their self-titled debut album Friday, May 3, at Lowbrow Palace.

Blue and rock influences thread through their music, which makes the listener feel like they’re at an old western whiskey bar. Song titles like “Killer Woman” and “Black and Blue” were chosen to represent different girls and past experiences.

“The songs represent trials and tribulations from the years I’ve spent in El Paso,” Hulsey said. “They are meant to teach people or help them cope with their own problems.”

Hulsey and drummer Tony Acuña first began jamming after the latter returned from a Bahamas sailing trip, took residence in Sunset Heights and got a new drum set. Soon, Biscuit Roller was in the making.

“‘Confront Queen’ was the first song,” said Hulsey, who added that the two played shows as a duo from September 2011 to the following January. “That is when we invited Alf to play.”

Bassist Alf Torres joined after seeing their act at Lowbrow. Acuña was familiar with Torres from his previous bands West City and Chihuahua Gold, so there was no need for an introduction.

The three went on to play more shows and establish their sound. They performed at last February’s Neon Desert launch party, the El Paso-centric Border Noise showcase at South By Southwest last year, and on the same trip, at a gig at Santana’s restaurant, Maria Maria. They booked the show with the help of JP Bendzinski, guitarist of Crystal Antlers, whom they’d opened for at Lowbrow before.

Steve Sambrano, a friend of the band, joined as keyboardist after SXSW. He had no previous experience in a rock band, but he’s a former marching band drummer who had been classically trained on the keys since kindergarten.

“I had heard ‘Heavenly Girl,’ and I had a riff for it in my head,” he said.

Biscuit Roller’s first show as a foursome was in April, about a month before they released their debut EP, “Smeltertown.” The band recorded its three tracks, “Time Taker,” “Heavenly Girl” and “Killer Woman,” at an abandoned church called Latter Days in Old Mesilla. Acuña produced with his former roommate Marc Puma under the moniker Untitled Productions.

“We wanted to capture the big sound of the church,” Acuña said. “(It) was an old adobe church. We wanted to get the acoustics.”

A van breakdown cut short their subsequent East Texas mini-tour, but they thrived on the local circuit afterward, opening for acts like Parallels, Black Joe Lewis and Mac Demarco.

“Our former manager, Dustin Rambaud, who has since moved on to Austin, had helped us book our shows and raised the money to pay for the album,” Hulsey said.

They picked up a Wednesday residency at Tortuga last November, which continued for a month.

“You play for different crowds,” Hulsey said. “We tried to mix up the songs and even play some new ones we were working on at the time, just to be able to read the crowd.”

In January talks began with Justin Leeah, producer and owner of Downtown Sound and Vision Lab, who recorded the instruments live together, instead of track by track. Hulsey’s vocals were added in later.

The album contains 11 tracks, and the single “Confront Queen” is available for download on their website (biscuitrollerofficial.com) for free. The album also will be available on iTunes and Amazon.

By Aaron Bedoya - El Paso Inc.

Biscuit Roller is almost two years old, but their name goes back much further.

“The name is from the ’30s and ’40s,” guitarist/vocalist Taylor Hulsey said. “They used to use food to describe something sensual or enticing about the opposite sex. A ‘biscuit’ was any ol’ chick walking down the street; a ‘biscuit roller’ was a step above that. She would take care and be there while you’re down and just keep you going and hungry for more. It is slang. In blues, that is what they did – they used words to emphasize the beauty of something.”

The local indie-rock band, with or without the aid of their own private biscuit rollers, has gained momentum in the local scene since rising from apartment jam sessions in the summer of 2011. The four members will celebrate the release of their self-titled debut album Friday, May 3, at Lowbrow Palace.

Blue and rock influences thread through their music, which makes the listener feel like they’re at an old western whiskey bar. Song titles like “Killer Woman” and “Black and Blue” were chosen to represent different girls and past experiences.

“The songs represent trials and tribulations from the years I’ve spent in El Paso,” Hulsey said. “They are meant to teach people or help them cope with their own problems.”

Hulsey and drummer Tony Acuña first began jamming after the latter returned from a Bahamas sailing trip, took residence in Sunset Heights and got a new drum set. Soon, Biscuit Roller was in the making.

“‘Confront Queen’ was the first song,” said Hulsey, who added that the two played shows as a duo from September 2011 to the following January. “That is when we invited Alf to play.”

Bassist Alf Torres joined after seeing their act at Lowbrow. Acuña was familiar with Torres from his previous bands West City and Chihuahua Gold, so there was no need for an introduction.

The three went on to play more shows and establish their sound. They performed at last February’s Neon Desert launch party, the El Paso-centric Border Noise showcase at South By Southwest last year, and on the same trip, at a gig at Santana’s restaurant, Maria Maria. They booked the show with the help of JP Bendzinski, guitarist of Crystal Antlers, whom they’d opened for at Lowbrow before.

Steve Sambrano, a friend of the band, joined as keyboardist after SXSW. He had no previous experience in a rock band, but he’s a former marching band drummer who had been classically trained on the keys since kindergarten.

“I had heard ‘Heavenly Girl,’ and I had a riff for it in my head,” he said.

Biscuit Roller’s first show as a foursome was in April, about a month before they released their debut EP, “Smeltertown.” The band recorded its three tracks, “Time Taker,” “Heavenly Girl” and “Killer Woman,” at an abandoned church called Latter Days in Old Mesilla. Acuña produced with his former roommate Marc Puma under the moniker Untitled Productions.

“We wanted to capture the big sound of the church,” Acuña said. “(It) was an old adobe church. We wanted to get the acoustics.”

A van breakdown cut short their subsequent East Texas mini-tour, but they thrived on the local circuit afterward, opening for acts like Parallels, Black Joe Lewis and Mac Demarco.

“Our former manager, Dustin Rambaud, who has since moved on to Austin, had helped us book our shows and raised the money to pay for the album,” Hulsey said.

They picked up a Wednesday residency at Tortuga last November, which continued for a month.

“You play for different crowds,” Hulsey said. “We tried to mix up the songs and even play some new ones we were working on at the time, just to be able to read the crowd.”

In January talks began with Justin Leeah, producer and owner of Downtown Sound and Vision Lab, who recorded the instruments live together, instead of track by track. Hulsey’s vocals were added in later.

The album contains 11 tracks, and the single “Confront Queen” is available for download on their website (biscuitrollerofficial.com) for free. The album also will be available on iTunes and Amazon.

By Aaron Bedoya - El Paso Inc.

Enter Smelter Town, where rock and blues soulfully come together to bear witness to the birth of Biscuit Roller. You mix jagged edged guitar licks smothered with southern hospitality, a healthy portion of thumping drum kicks and high hats, ample amounts of bass strums (portion to every ones liking) and for that lingering feeling in your eardrum, keyboards throughout the complexity of the composition to be consumed.

Soulful and with depth, lead man Taylor Bones maintains a tight control on his playing that is the true mark of a blues/rock guitarist. With Tony Chops flipping sticks on drums, Freddy Towers on bass and the latest addition Steven Michael’s ripping the keys Biscuit Roller has nowhere to go but up. Tracks like “Killer Woman” and “Heavenly Girl” will keep you on your feet. While “Time Taker” leaves you picking up the phone, making late night calls you shouldn’t. Being long time fans, it’s good to see how Biscuit Roller is evolving. This first project bodes well for this band’s future, keep rolling Biscuit Roller.

The wait is over their release of their first EP will drop May 12th. Biscuit Roller will showcase their EP at The Lowbrow Palace. Ticket prices are $5 for an EP and entry. - oi915

Enter Smelter Town, where rock and blues soulfully come together to bear witness to the birth of Biscuit Roller. You mix jagged edged guitar licks smothered with southern hospitality, a healthy portion of thumping drum kicks and high hats, ample amounts of bass strums (portion to every ones liking) and for that lingering feeling in your eardrum, keyboards throughout the complexity of the composition to be consumed.

Soulful and with depth, lead man Taylor Bones maintains a tight control on his playing that is the true mark of a blues/rock guitarist. With Tony Chops flipping sticks on drums, Freddy Towers on bass and the latest addition Steven Michael’s ripping the keys Biscuit Roller has nowhere to go but up. Tracks like “Killer Woman” and “Heavenly Girl” will keep you on your feet. While “Time Taker” leaves you picking up the phone, making late night calls you shouldn’t. Being long time fans, it’s good to see how Biscuit Roller is evolving. This first project bodes well for this band’s future, keep rolling Biscuit Roller.

The wait is over their release of their first EP will drop May 12th. Biscuit Roller will showcase their EP at The Lowbrow Palace. Ticket prices are $5 for an EP and entry. - oi915