The Freio Music Podcast
Episode 015 - Neil Sullivan
FMP 015 – Neil Sullivan
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister
KOLAR AND OLIVER NEWELL. *PHOTO COURTESY OF COURTNEY ELLIS.
A rocking band traveling the West-coast & Mid-west USA.
He’s my Brother She’s my Sister, aka HMBSMS, is a band with flare, touch, tap, and style. A unique approach to music and crowd participation. In fact they invited some of the wildest and bravest crowd members to sing with them on stage. HMBSMS has a very heavy tour schedule, and is constantly on the move. After seeing He is my brother she is my sister in Eugene, Oregon, I had to talk with them. The band members were kind enough to agree to a phone interview (click here). The night was clear, the flow of beer, and the music was here at Sam Bond’s Garage. The sibling vocal harmonies were noticeable in the incredibly cohesive sound despite the Rob having the flue, and sweating profusely during the entire show. The percussionist Lauren, standing on a kick drum tap-dancing, danced with enthusiasm and a purpose. Rachel’s beautiful vocals and occasional tambourine shakes kept the flare alive. With walking bass lines and sliding lap-steal guitar, the sound was keyed in. HMBSMS opened up the microphone up to other members of the audience, who gratefully grabbed the mic to scat and howl the night away. With a taste of Eugene, this band wanted a little more, entertaining an encore to the fans delight. To read more about the show & hear from three members of the band in an interview found only hear on FreioMusic
With an extremely heavy tour schedule, the band will likely be within a couple hours away (if you are in the USA) from your home town. Check out their tour schedule here:
To read the full interview with HMBSMS click here
For more info & music please visit:
hesmybrothershesmysister.bandcamp.com
HMBSMS-Interview-with-FreioMusic.pdf
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http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hes-my-brother-shes-my-sister/
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WANDERLUST WEDNESDAY- Introducing Fox and Woman…
One of the favorite local venues of Eugene, Oregon, Sam Bond’s Garage, was already set in my mind as the place to get down last Friday night. The now Portland-based Water Tower Bucket Boys made their way down I-5 to shake up the town, but there was a little something extra thrown into the bluegrass party. The opener of the night, Fox and Woman, filled the room with a smooth and sultry sound of impeccably blended harmonies. The provoking band name came from a song written by vocalist, Jess Silva, while washing dishes in a San Francisco cafe. She noted the back room provided the, “prime time to space out and write music.” Jess and violinist, keyboardist, vocalist, and co-worker, Emily Haltom, found a creative energy together playing outside bars on the streets of San Fran. After some pretty wild band names and varying members, Emily and Jess added Leo Suarez(cello), Will Boast(drums), and Andrew Paul Nelson (mandolin, guitar ukulele) finally solidifying the band that is known as Fox and Woman. Their music harbors a full bodied melding of rich instrumentation and vocals that soothes the listener into the depths of something that is beautifully captivating. Emily describes their sound as, “electro-alternative folk”. With the use of peddles for the electric guitar atop acoustic rhythms, their sound is only beginning to transcend genres beyond their indie-folk roots. From playing outside of bars in San Francisco to inside them in Eugene and throughout the Northwest, this band is definitely going great places. Their individual raw talent fuses gracefully together as one unbelievable band. Their live show is not to be missed.
Want to know more?
Check out their pages!
FUN FACT
Drummer, Will Boast, won the 2011 Iowa Short Fiction Award for his compilation of short stories titled Power Ballads.
check out more HERE!
Tall Tale Excursion
Tall Tale Excursion: USA-Eugene, Oregon
“We like to call our style of music Oregon Greengrass!”
This joyful quartet includes band members: Aslan Sheffler (age 21), Gage Hawke (age 23), Andy Gullickson (age 24), Meg Keefe (age 20). A young and dedicated band, who has been playing music from an young age. They have much more in store for them in the years to come. There music and style is evolving with each song expanding their musical terrain. It was great to meet these nice fellows on campus as they serenaded the passersby. There is nothing quite like meeting street musicians who’s sound blows you off course and you must stop to enjoy!
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“We are Tall Tale Excursion, we play folk/bluegrass/blues. We are currently a 4 piece band (banjo, guitar, fiddle/stand up bass, and mandolin) based out of Eugene! We recently picked up a fiddle and mandolin phenoms, videos with them are coming soon!” It is clear that this band is on the rise as they are entertaining new audiences and while expanding and refining their sound. Stay tuned, as there is much more to come from this quartet.
With a wide array of instruments these musicians pick & play it all. They play: Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Dobro, Harmonica, Washboard, Trumpet, and Kazoo. Their influences include: Blackberry Bushes Stringband, Greensky Bluegrass ,Old Crow Medicine Show, Buckey Walters, Devil Makes Three, Metallica, the Doors, Queen, Rush, Led Zeplin, Jimi Hendrix, Earl Scruggs, Paul Gilbert, Marty Freedman
U heard them first HEAR @freioMusic
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More info can be found through the links below:
http://Youtube.com/talltaleexcursion
http://Facebook.com/talltaleexcursion
http://Myspace.com/talltaleexcursion
http://Reverbnation.com/talltaleexcursion
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WANDERLUST WEDNESDAY!
For those of you who missed the good word…Wednesdays are now all about the wanderlust community of Freio! Every Wednesday, I, Sober Raver, will be sharing the best in up-coming music events, concert reviews, and artists that every person should know about.
This Wednesday, it is all about the BLUEGRASS!
Stoked on the Eugene Yonder Mountain String Band concert tomorrow (Thursday, April, 19), this Wednesday I will relay to you two phenomenal up-and-coming artists on the bluegrass scene in the Oregon area.
FRUITION
I first saw this band at Sam Bond’s Garage in Eugene, Oregon. Let me tell you, this band knows how to bring the party. People threw their chairs and tables out of the way to be able to get their dance on with this band. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, their shows bring an incredible following of fans. Dipping into genres that include funk, reggae, rock, folk, and yes, bluegrass, this band brings hot and heavy variety to every stage they play on. Making sweet, sweet sounds with the upright bass, guitar, mandolin, and banjo, not to mention their harmonized voices, Fruition drives feet to dance and hearts to their fullest.
WATER TOWER BUCKET BOYS
I first met Water Tower Bucket Boys, well, when I was looking to rent a house in Eugene, and these fine fellows were hot pickin’ on their front porch. Since then, I have seen this band a number of times, all of which, I have been equally impressed. There rough country 3-part harmonies are perfectly fused with their down home folk music bringing an awesome energy to the stage. They take you back to the good ol days of American bluegrass. They have spent nearly five years touring, some of which has been internationally, and with four albums under their britches, these boys are definitely worth checking out…and dancing your ass off to.
You can catch these two bitchin’ bluegrass bands this FRIDAY, SATURDAY, or SUNDAY!
Frution + Water Tower 3 nights in a row
-The Doug Fir Lounge (PDX), Friday 4-20. Doors at 8:30pm $10 doors/advanced
-Sam Bonds Garage (Eugene, OR). Saturday 4-21. 9pm $5 cover
-Axe & Fiddle (Cottage Grove, OR). EARTH DAY Sunday 4-22 8pm $5 cover
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU GOING TO ANY OF THE YONDER SPRING TOUR…HOT DAMN! here you are…
Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels from London
Mitch is a Singer/Songwriter born in Kenya, now lives in London, Britain (UK). With a mellow and uplifting folk sound, Mitch Daniels is sure to be appreciated by the classic rock fans of the world. There is something everlasting and timeless about acoustic
instrumentation, and Mitch has hopped on board the eternal Acoustic Sound Train. Mitch describes his sound as “acoustic folk/pop. Influences include, Jason Mraz, Paolo Nutini, Jack Johnson, Bon Iver, and number of others” he says. Mitch’s vision: “to work, work and work and make a successful career for myself in music. The dream is to play my own songs for crowds of people, and for them to love them as much as I do!”
Although Mitch Daniels has been on SoundCloud for only three Months, he is taking quick steps in the marketing department, and active on many social networks (see below Links). With such a work ethic and persistence, Mitch is bound to be heard! We are anticipating some more new music from this artist within the year. Mitch collaborates with other musicians in the studio, but will we soon see a Mitch Daniels Band?…Perhaps Mitch Daniels Trio?… Stay Tuned!
Follow me to the Moon by Mitch Daniels 1
For More About this artist check out:
soundcloud.com/mitch-daniels-1
www.mitchdaniels.co.uk
www.facebook.com/mitchdanielsmusic
www.twitter.com/MitchDanielsTwt
www.myspace.com/mitchdaniels1
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