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David Archuleta sings "In This Moment" by Ryan Gillmor on American Idol!
Gillmor just might be the band that ends the rock n roll civil war between Northern and Southern California. Sacramento based singer-songwriter Ryan Gillmor struck up a long distance relationship with the orphaned members of a Southern California based band and there's been no stopping them ever since.
Most recently, Gillmor's song "Hey" has been selected as the main theme song for Fox's highly anticipated new comedy series "Unhitched" created by the Farrelly Brothers (Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber); the show's first season kicks off March 2008.
Ryan Gillmor thought he'd had it with the drama of being in a band after a few false-starts, he was ready to go it alone. In 2005 he packed a suitcase and set out like a modern day troubadour with three chords, a compact car and an acoustic guitar. He made a solo EP called "California Summer" and on a whim decided to quit his job and follow the 2006 Warped Tour where he diligently hit the lines outside every morning armed with a box of CDs and some headphones. His goal was to sell enough copies to sustain his vagabond existence; fill up the tank, eat truck stop food and occasionally score a cheap motel instead of sleeping in his car. 20 cities later he had sold close to 2000 copies of the EP on his own.
This quickly gained him attention back home where he became something of a local phenomenon, packing his own club shows and being invited to open shows by acts such as: The Bravery, Butch Walker, Howie Day, Meg & Dia, etc. But after traveling all those lonely miles, Ryan decided he was sick of playing musical solitaire and he was ready to try expanding into a full band.
Meanwhile back in Los Angeles' dark secret known as the Inland Empire a young brit-rock inspired band called Eva Elliott was calling it quits after their singer decided to cut off his guitar strings and join the real world. The remaining members stuck together and through a mutual friend learned of Ryan Gillmor, who had landed in the LA area for a time to get a change of scenery.
They joined forces and quickly realized they had found something special. After playing live as much as possible, the band now dubbed Gillmor went to work on what would become the new EP "Counting the Days".
The impossible-not-to-sing-along-to "Hey", was co-written by Sugarcult front-man Tim Pagnotta and is currently in regular rotation on Sacramento's KWOD fm radio station. In addition to "Hey", the EP features such standout tracks as "Without You" a rain-soaked lament of loss of a loved one; and the band's irresistible upbeat anthem of post-adolescent redemption, "Kids will be Kids" which features guest vocals from Plain White T's singer Tom Higgenson. All of Gillmor's songs are instant classics that capture Ryan's adventurous yet still down to Earth approach to modern pop rock songwriting framed by the band's distinct sonic chemistry.
In the summer of 2007, Ryan followed his wanderlust and joined the Warped Tour again; this time from inside the gates, earning his admission by volunteering for Music Saves Lives, a charity organization that uses music as a starting off point for raising money and awareness for important causes. Once again, he sold close to 2000 copies of the technically still unreleased EP over the month-long stint.
Gillmor has built itself up brick by brick simply letting the music do the talking; but now with the new EP, the "Unhitched" TV show theme song and regular radio rotation, the people are talking back and it looks like Gillmor's moment has arrived.
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You guys were absolutely the best, at the Big air summerjam!!! You guys rocked the stage and on top of that had time to chat with your fans, You guys are freaking awesome!!!! I hope to see you guys again in stockton....
HEY THERE GUYS!! I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS HERE IN STOCKTON AND I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BIG AIR SUMMER JAM BECAUSE YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO BE THERE AND YOU MADE THE CONCERT WAAY AWESOME..YOUR MUSIC IS GREAT AND YOUR PERSONALITIES ARE AWESOME!! NEVER CHANGE
MUCH LOVE FROM A VERY BIG BIG FAN OF GILLMOR!! DIANA CASILLAS
Thats hecka kool that your song was on American Idol. Im so glad you guys were at The KHOP concert or else i might not have ever listened to your songs but now i do and i love them :)
i hate that i missed you guys last weekend, i suck at life!!! i heard that you sung happy b-day to becky though, that was nice of ya. well i'll be out at one of your sac shows soon promise!!! xoxoxoxox
i just wanted to say that you guys were amazing at the big air summer jam! you are definitely one of my new favorite bands! i got to meet a few of you guys and you are so sweet and down to earth! i will always be a fan! looking forward to seeing you guys again!
I JUST WANTED 2 DROP BY AND SAY HELLO 2 U. HOPE ALL IS GOOD. ANYWAYS I ALSO WANTED 2 THANK U VERY MUCH 4 BEING MY FRIEND. IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN EVER DO 4 U PLEASE LET ME KNOW. U GUYS ROCK!! HAVE A GREAT WEEK.XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
