Carley Wolf and The Howls

Bio:

Carley Wolf and The Howls is a 5 piece band hailing from Austin, TX. They are relatively young as a group, having formed in early 2009, but as individual performers they are much more experienced. Carley, a multi- instrumentalist, fronts the band on vocals, mandolin, guitar, and upright bass. She has been performing as a band leader since the age of 13, playing in dance halls, listening rooms and at festivals across the United States and Europe. Members of the group have also toured internationally with other noted bands, including The Crooked Jades, The Belleville Outfit, and Bright Eyes. The band presents a sound distinctly flavored by American roots music, with energetic live performances that have repeatedly won over both dancing and listening audiences of all ages.

Keen listeners have drawn comparisons between Carley’s sound and songwriting to that of Norah Jones, Rickie Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Cat Power, and Feist. She also cites Tom Waits as her one of her biggest influences and personal heroes. With these luminaries as her musical guideposts, she weaves a shimmering, idiosyncratic sound that is honest, accessible, and full of spirit.

Carley Wolf and The Howls have most recently been touring the United States in support of their debut release, Set Sail. The group instrumentation is a mix of electric and acoustic, featuring upright bass, fiddle, guitars, piano, mandolin, and drums. They will be touring through this year with plans to record a sophomore release in late 2010.

Praise for Set Sail

“A musical nomad by any estimation,Wolf...proves to be a tempting mystery worth unraveling. Surprises await.” - Fred Mills, Blurt-Online (gave seven stars)

“Wolf's self-styled gypsy folk with a pop spin – cultivated right here in Central Texas since birth – is strong and promising.” - Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle

“Weaving together gypsy, folk, rock, bluegrass, and just a little hickabilly, Wolf casts fleeting glances at love, life, and the immutable.” - Alex Anderssen, Relix Magazine

“But whatever else it might be, Set Sail is among the most beautiful and intelligent -- and, in its own highly idiosyncratic fashion, rooted -- acoustic-pop records I've heard in the last year.” - Jerome Clark, Rambles.Net

“Wolf’s acoustic sound has been compared to the likes of Tom Waits, Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams, Cat Power and Feist. But her lilting and breathy vocals remind me of Iowa’s own Iris DeMent.” - Michael Swanger, City View, Des Moines IA

“...an impressive body of work for a “newcomer.” Using genres such as folk, rock, and bluegrass, Wolf sings with the chops of an old gypsy soul.” -Marisa Iacobucci, Venus Magazine

“Her voice has the plunge of high pure sweetness and her music is a captivating volcano of the crazy, the witty, the catchy, the eclectic, the honest and the ineffable.” - Junstine Chan, The Buzz, Champaign IL

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Member Since:

April 25, 2005

Influences:

Tom Waits, Andrew Sisters, Leonard Cohen, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Segovia, Django Reinhardt, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, , Blind Mamie Forehand, old time traditional music, world music...... other favorites include Radiohead, Portishead, Mazzy Star, .....too many to mention....just good music is what I LOVE....and you too.

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