BIO:
The
formation
of
The
Band
of
Heathens
is
as
natural
and
organic
as
the
music
they
create.
In
early
spring
2006,
the
three
principle
songwriters,
Colin
Brooks,
Ed
Jurdi
and
Gordy
Quist,
were
sharing
the
bill
every
Wednesday
night
at
the
venerable
Austin
club
Momo's.
Originally,
it
started
as
each
songwriter
performing
his
own
set.
But
in a
short
time
they
started
sharing
the
stage
equally
and
collaborating
on
each
other's
songs,
with
bassist
Seth
Whitney
as
the
anchor
of
the
rhythm
section.
The
Wednesday
night
series
was
billed
as
"The
Good
Time
Supper
Club."
Largely
improvised
and
unrehearsed,
the
shows
quickly
gained
in
popularity
and
word
spread
throughout
Austin
that
if
you
wanted
live
music
on
Wednesday
night,
Momo's
was
the
place
to
be.
A misprint in a local paper billed the act as "The Heathens." The moniker stuck and soon The Band of Heathens began to cultivate a loyal and growing legion of fans that immediately took to the expert musicianship, the finely-crafted songs and the band's distinct quality of having three front men, each one of whom sings, writes and plays lead guitar. In March 2007, drummer John Chipman joined the band and helped fortify their country-soul-rock-and-roll sound.
The Band of Heathens were recognized at the 2006/2007 Austin Music Awards as the Best New Band, and have since taken the show on the road across the country, working as hard as any band on the scene right now.
While their first two releases were live albums, Live from Momo's, and Live from Antone's (a DVD/CD set), the Band of Heathens are now releasing their studio debut, appropriately and simply titled, The Band of Heathens. Produced by the legendary Ray Wylie Hubbard, the album features the Heathens as live as ever, only this time they're in a recording studio with special guests, Patty Griffin, Stephen Bruton, Gurf Morlix, and Ray Wylie himself. The Heathens are currently touring 200+ dates a year across the country as ambassadors of Austin-American soul.
A misprint in a local paper billed the act as "The Heathens." The moniker stuck and soon The Band of Heathens began to cultivate a loyal and growing legion of fans that immediately took to the expert musicianship, the finely-crafted songs and the band's distinct quality of having three front men, each one of whom sings, writes and plays lead guitar. In March 2007, drummer John Chipman joined the band and helped fortify their country-soul-rock-and-roll sound.
The Band of Heathens were recognized at the 2006/2007 Austin Music Awards as the Best New Band, and have since taken the show on the road across the country, working as hard as any band on the scene right now.
While their first two releases were live albums, Live from Momo's, and Live from Antone's (a DVD/CD set), the Band of Heathens are now releasing their studio debut, appropriately and simply titled, The Band of Heathens. Produced by the legendary Ray Wylie Hubbard, the album features the Heathens as live as ever, only this time they're in a recording studio with special guests, Patty Griffin, Stephen Bruton, Gurf Morlix, and Ray Wylie himself. The Heathens are currently touring 200+ dates a year across the country as ambassadors of Austin-American soul.
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