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Mixing folk and psych rock, Nathan Kalish and the Wildfire come from across the state to bring a tasty blend of sounds.The Wildfire’s sound harkens back to an essential period of music and does so in a way that isn’t demeaning. - -Real Detroit Weekly
"sounds like detroit found some balls in the trash and gave the detonator of an atomic bomb to an arab monkey.
this is the one thing the detroit freepress did not want to happen!" - anton newcombe
Bursting with rock 'n' roll energy, Grand Rapids' Nathan Kalish takes a Replacements-like approach on his debut CD recorded at Caveman Studio. From "White Lines" to "Lord," the album "is a breath of life into the casket of what has become rock 'n' roll."
- John sinkevics - grand rapids press
Nathan Kalish and the Wildfire is an energetic, southern-tinged rock and roll band from Grand Rapids, Mich., with a sound that could be likened to what alt-country was before that wuss Ryan Adams got a hold of it.
-buzzgrinder.com - buzzgrinder.com
Discography
-Nathan Kalish and the Wildfire (s/t) 2006
-Desert Love (LP) march 2008
-Waterbirds(LP) april200
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The Wildfire plays their own blend of country, blues and indie rock. They have toured around the United States for the last 3 years and have played over 400 shows in clubs, colleges, and festivals. They have received great reviews from fans and critics alike and are known as a great energetic live band and a hard working artistic studio band, having released independantly 3 albums and many more internet downloadable releases. Nathan Kalish is locally known as a very strong and prolific song writer and has won songwriting awards.
The Wildfire has shared the stage with bands such as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Lucero, frontier Ruckus, Samanatha Crain, The Silent Years and many more.
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