Telluride

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

NOW STRAIGHT FROM OUR STUDIOS IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE, USA, IT’S CMT NEWS…

NEW ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: TELLURIDE

MUSIC CITY MADNESS FINALIST: TELLURIDE. TelluRide is a five-piece band which formed in 2006 in Nashville with each member coming from different parts of the U-S. And within the past year since their debut, TelluRide has performed with some of country’s most popular acts including Billy Ray Cyrus, LeAnn Rimes, and Lonestar. The group’s drummer Brian Smith explains their life on the road interacting with other artists is a great inspiration for their live show. (Cut #4) “TelluRide – we don’t feel at home if the wheels aren’t spinning. If we’re not seeing pavement go underneath the tire because we tour so much and we’re big believers that country music is a live music and it needs to be encountered live.” TelluRide performed with Luke Bryan in Nashville last night. And the band was a finalist in CMT’s Music City Madness competition with their track “Phone Song.” Voting for the online competition continues on CMT.com.
- Country Music News

TelluRide puts on such an amazing show that we have booked them to open for most of our National Talent this year.
These guys ARE the next big thing!
- Mike Davis, GM of Wildhorse Saloon

Telluride... The Band!
They lived the life... They paid their dues...
They wrote the songs and they can do it live!

It's how it works... Now it's their turn!
Well if someone doesn't get them on country
radio across the nation then I'll do it!

~ Mark Ricci-Program Director
for WBJI 98.3 Real Country
- WBJI 98.3 Real Country

There has been a lot of buzz around the Nashville based band TelluRide as of late so when I was in Nashville I made sure to stop off at the Wildhorse Saloon to check out their live show and quickly saw why they were being talked about. They are currently in the studio working on their debut album, but have released two songs to the public as a bit of a teaser. The opening track is a Keith Urban styled song called “I’ll Take You There,” chalked full of catchy guitars and harmonies that display just how talented this band is when it comes to their vocals. You will most likely find yourself bouncing around a bit as you listen to this track, but that is just the lead into what I thought was one of their best songs I heard them play called “Sing (As Loud As You Can).” The vocal style, especially on the chorus, on this song rivals that of the Rascal Flatts and the lyrics on this one show the roots of the band as they mention songs by the Guns-N-Roses, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, etc…These two songs should be more than enough to draw your interest to TelluRide and I can’t wait to hear some of the songs they played at the Wildhorse blaring out of the car speakers with the windows down this summer. This is the band that you need to keep your eye on.
~Gone Country Magazine
- Gone Country Magazine

APRIL 2008
Country Weekly


New group TelluRide sang the national anthem in front of 70,000 racing fans to kick off the Nicorette 300 on March 8 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The group is currently at work on its debut album. - Country Weekly

TelluRide and NASCAR driver John Andretti recently joined forces to raise money for Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. The "Race For Riley" three-day event included a visit to the children's hospital, a benefit dinner featuring TelluRide in concert, and a go-kart race with Andretti.

The beneficiary of the week's events, Riley Children's Hospital, was TelluRide's first stop.

"There were five floors of amazing doctors, nurses and techs helping kids with every medical issue you could think of," said drummer Brian Smith.

"Visiting these families made us even more appreciative of how lucky we are to be able to give back to those going through hard times."

TelluRide performed at the Race for Riley sponsors dinner, which recognized the event's donors and sponsors, and donated all proceeds from the show's CD sales to the hospital.

The conclusion of the Race for Riley was a go-kart race, where participants competed to race against John Andretti. TelluRide's own Ryan Jones made it to the final round and competed against the NASCAR driver.

"The entire event was a great experience for us," said lead singer Adam Craig. "We were able to connect with the families that we're helping, have a fun show, and even race with one of NASCAR's best!"

Nashville-based TelluRide is a country music group with national accolades.

The band catapulted to the top eight of CMT.com's Music City Madness 2 competition last year, with the hit video for "Phone Song." TelluRide keeps a busy touring schedule and has recently opened for artists such as Gretchen Wilson, Sara Evans, and Little Big Town in cities across the country. The band will release its debut CD later this year. For more info about the group, visit www.tellurideband.com
- todayscountrymagazine

In the Mary Kay Acoustic Corner, Rachel Williams introduced a cute, new song she’d written about our celeb-obsessed culture called “I’m a Star.” She was followed by the harmonic bliss of TelluRide. This band is definitely my bet to graduate from the Acoustic Corner to a main stage next year. By the way, this venue now operates at full capacity throughout the festival. - Music Row Magazine

Judging by the fact that it was a sold-out event and folks were still being turned away, the
TelluRide Flood Relief Concert Saturday night was nothing short of a success.

“It’s great,” says enthused lead singer Adam Craig about the sold-out 500-seat performance.
Funds raised will be distributed by United Way of Lewis County to flood ravaged communities
in Lewis County.

Debbie Campbell, the local United Way executive director, said a final total had not been
tabulated, but at $20 and $25 per ticket, the concert probably generated more than $10,000.

Craig is both singer and guitarist for the country rock band, which has a sound likened to
Rascal Flatts. The group is already making a splash on the Nashville music scene, and was a
contestant on a March Madness-style CMT.com online musical competition last year.

Craig, 25 and a former Tenino resident, was motivated to organize a benefit concert for the
Lewis County area after returning home to visit family at Christmas time.

“He used to play baseball in the fields at Boistfort and Adna,” recalled his sister, Cristi Burke.
“He grew up on a farm and seeing all the livestock that died, it was just awful.”

“My mom had called and told us when the floods were happening, but we didn’t understand
the intensity until we were here at Christmas,” Craig said. “We drove out Highway 6 and
seeing all those farms and seeing people who had lost their livelihood and everything they
had, that really affected me. I wanted to do something.”

That something was to speak to the other four members of TelluRide, including cousin and
keyboardist Ryan Jones, 31, an Olympia and Toledo native; Brian Smith, the percussionist
from Spokane; bassist Jimi Hendrix of Lexington, South Carolina, and guitarist Cain Hall of
Hymera, Indiana. The members worked through their engagement calendar and found a date
to fly to Washington state and perform at the benefit.

The band performed a number of their new and already popular hits, including the “Phone
Song,” which was voted one of the top 10 video clips on CMT. Other popular songs already
getting airtime include “Cheatin’ Jesus” and “Pencil Marks.”

“We’re just excited to be here,” agreed Hall. “It’s a win-win situation (to help out) and to see
where Adam and Ryan grew up,” he said, adding he felt empathy for the local residents of
the small communities still suffering from the flood. “I’m from a small town in Indiana all the
way across the country, but it’s (the people) all the same.”

After witnessing the devastation up close, Craig and Jones were inspired to write a song
about the area called “Four Square Miles,” a song, Craig explained, that tells how a small
town area can be overlooked as not offering much to a young person, when in fact a lot of
good living can be found within its borders.

An enthusiastic crowd greeted TelluRide as they took the stage at Corbet Theatre at
Centralia College.

“They seem like a really good group,” enthused Sherri Lingle, who, with husband Steve, was
seated close to the stage. “They have really good energy. - The Chronicle in Centralia, WA