Western Motto
Austin, Texas, United States | SELF
Music
Press
The music might make your hips swing, or it may make you do that manly silent crying thing like Elvis. Either way, you won’t be Elvis, but you will leave the show fulfilled. - Austin Post
There are plenty of reasons to like them, and to be excited ... bands like Western Motto inevitably pass through our lives like one of those increasingly rare summer rainstorms. - Ovrld
Western Motto reminded me of a number of acts, such as Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Man Man, Ben Folds... The sound was clear, the songs catchy, and the band brought a lot of energy to its mid-day set... Definitely worth a listen. - JH Weekly
Discography
American Spirit B/W Monster Town (TBA 2012) produced by Brent Klein and Western Motto
1. American Spirit
2. Monster Town
It's Live, It's Golden (2011) engineered by Aaron Malzahn
1. American Spirit
2. Lonely, Lonely, Lonely
3. Backporch Dream
4. Jesus Wept
5. Soda Shop
6. Chicago Night
7. Don't Stop Me!
8. Monster Town
Penny Creek Demo (2010) produced by Paul Logsdon
1. Backporch Dream
2. Goodnight Irene
3. Lonely, Lonely, Lonely
4. Soda Shop
5. Monster Town
6. Jesus Wept
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Bio
Grabbing the world by its dusty bootstraps, Western Motto is a three-piece piano based band that endlessly searches for a fresh musical and emotional experience. Western Motto pushes the listener to get lost in the colorful, vibrant, and varying sound; and lost in their head. This can often lead to uncontrollable dancing. Or crying. Either way, you feel better after the experience. The equation for Western Motto is:
Blake Stokes, whose flowing locks and soulful voice make him irresistible to both women and men. He’s also pretty fantastic on the keys and at refusing to explain his lyrics.
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Sam Zeanah, whose massive hands allow him to both palm basketballs and rip stringed instruments. He also loves hats: http://samhatsdotcom.tumblr.com/
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Sam Porter, whose drumming ability increased tenfold when a freak shotgun accident blew off one of his fingers. True story. His childhood dog was a Basset Hound named Dudley. Dudley survived a car accident. Also true.
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