The Whitewalls
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Monday, July 28, 2014
Philly region bands competing to be WMGK Houseband
Had a great experience judging four cover bands competing for the honor of becoming 102.9 WMGK's next official Houseband. The opening round was held at Malvern's Twenty9 Restaurant.
If you haven't yet heard Mystery Guest, The Paper Shakers, The Tommy Froelich Trio, or Work Release -- who were the victors of Round One -- I recommend going to see all of these talented musicians!
Mystery Guest is from Downingtown. Lead singer Matt Stauffer's natural rasp was great on versions of "Vehicle" (Ides of March, anybody?) and Bob Seger's "Main Street."
The Paper Shakers, a group of young 'uns from Philadelphia, brought tremendous energy and hipster cool. It hurt to have to judge them on their song selection. "I Fought the Law," "Build Me Up Buttercup, "I Only Want to be With You" and "Johnny B. Goode," are all terrific songs, but you won't hear any of them in MGK's classic rock format.
Hailing from Coatesville, Tommy Froelich and his trio brought some tasty southern rock and blues. Big, powerful sound for just three guys.
And I wish I could have seen more of Collegeville's Work Release. The enthusiasm of their posse was noteworthy, but distracting at times. Can't deny that the music was very well done though.
But wait, there's more!! Round Two is set for July 31 at Havana, 105 S. Main St., New Hope, with Fuzzy Side Up, Reaction, The Outlits and PixieDix. Performing Aug. 7 at the Craft House, 2310 W. Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill, N.J., will be Strange brew, iCDC, The Whitewalls and The Pour Boys. Then on Aug. 14 at Big Heads, 1034 Second Street Pike, Richboro, it's Tangled, Some Assembly Required, Parmageddon and Cool With Me. These are all Thursday nights, and the music happens with no cover charge from 8 to 11. The finals will be Aug. 21 at Parx Casino.
Good luck to all the semi-finalists, who will all be vying for $1,000 of new gear, two days of studio recording time and the opening slot of the Let Freedom Rock Festival.
Labels: battle of the bands, cover bands, lansreporter, MGK Houseband, Mystery Guest band, Paper Shakers band, Philly area bands, Tommy Froelich Trio, wmgk, Work Release band
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The Whitewalls
A Powerful, Hard-Hitting, Horn Driven, 10 Piece Cover & Original Band. We pride ourselves on keepin our own style---with that Funky Soul, and Rockin' Blues---while staying true to the great artists that inspire us.
The Whitewalls are made up of a group of outstanding professional and semi professional musicians. Classically trained, garage rockd and soulful blues come together with a recipe of youth and experience to make the tasty jambalaya that we call The Whitewalls. Lead Female and Male vocals, 3 or 4 piece horn line and a tight rhythm section, The Whitewalls are consistently fun, cool, and exciting to watch as well as listen too.
Our unique style and song selection has ushered us into opportunities to grow, perform, and continue to build a solid fan base. "The Whitewalls" add a new flavor to what people might expect of the horn bands of the past.
We give you Funk. We give you Soul. THAT's our goal.
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