Tim Clairmont: Lead Vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica
Ian Gleespen: Bass & backing vocals
Zack Henderson: Pedal steel, guitar
Martin Maginity: Drums & percussion
Rick Coughlin: Guitar, lap steel, and backing vocals
Neil Donato: Keyboards (not pictured)
Influences
Life
Sounds Like
Wilco, Whiskeytown, Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, The Beatles
The Afternoon Round is a rock band. They make original music with guitars, drums, bass, keyboards and vocal chords, but their sound didn't just emerge as a phantom from the ether. Like all pop music, and indeed all human endeavors, the band is indebted to the past. From atop a solid foundation of the Beatles' pop sensibility, Whiskeytown's country tinged emotionalism, Wilco's creative tenacity, and Tom Petty's everyman appeal, The Afternoon Round has managed to become more than just the sum total of their influences.
With an arsenal of memorable hooks, syrupy sweet harmonies, and subtle keyboard atmospherics combined with dynamic rhythmic backbone and plain spoken, back-porch Americana tones and lyrics; The Afternoon Round is poised to invade the hearts and minds of music fans everywhere.
Anyone with the lingering taste of a dark and smokey dive bar in the pit of their stomach, the bittersweet melodies of drunken lamentation ringing in their ears, or just the plain old primal passion for rock n' roll coursing through their veins, should hear the Afternoon Round.
I have heard you play quite a bit in Chelsea and really like your music. I also play in the Chelsea/Ann Arbor area and hope that you guys can find the time to take a listen to the music I have up. I wish you all the best and hope , and hope to watch you perform sometime soon.
Put this on your calender....MINDSLIP and DAYS OF THE NEW at the PIT ! HALLOWEEN night !!tickets are 12 bucks and this will be one hell of a party ! costume costume ,of course you can wear a costume !
hey guys great stuff thanks for finding us. We don't play Billy's....usually we play HopCat downtown. It's a better location with walkin traffic. worth taking a look at. Gary is the booking guy down there. maybe we'll trade a gig sometime. -eric
So excited for your album! And hey, if you boys are free Friday, 4/10, come on out to the Screaming Eagle - I'm singing w/The Blue Rubys - good fun! Xo
