Matt Burke (voice, accoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica)
Daniel Burke (bass guitar, voice)
JP Beaubien (drums, percussion)
Joshua Hernandez (viola)
Scott Anderson (elec. guitar, lap steel)
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"Casting Shadows Tall as Giants" ranks with anything on the national Americana charts. Its gorgeous acoustic guitar-based melodies are fleshed out with back-porch banjo, lap steel, viola, piano and harmonica. A taut rhythm section that occasionally operates in subdued rock mode propels the songs. The mostly traditional instrumentation, arrangements and production provide a supreme backdrop for Matt Burke's reedy, intimate singing about charlatan preachers, finding solace in a lover's arms and facing up to the responsibilities of growing older." Creative Loafing
"...the best total performance was delivered by Tampa band Have Gun, Will Travel, whose rustic music ain’t no quaint sweet-tea affectation of the sort so many artists put on like period costume. This is some fire-in-the-belly shit here, draped heavily in swooning gypsy viola. Though proudly traditional in language, their expression throbs with an indie temper that distinguishes them as one of the region’s most realized and evocative Americana acts." Orlando Weekly
"Local Americana aces Have Gun, Will Travel release their full-length debut Casting Shadows Tall as Giants. The swinger "Blessing and a Curse" starts in with a folksy singalong so good it may push that La Quinta jingle out of your head (finally). Sweet strums of the guitar, banjo, tight rhythms and viola abound, leaving no for time for misfire on this sparkling release." Tampa Bay Times
"...Casting Shadows is steeped in the country twinges of lap steel, harmonica, banjo, strings, and acoustic guitars. The record's true strength is its artful tributes to classic westerns, tying the album stylistically and thematically to the wild-west in all its gun-blazing glory... Burke's rich songwriting weaves classic western themes of life and death, honor, and morality throughout the record's narrative songs." National Public Radio
"These Tampa Bay upstarts combine chamber-pop melody and mood with folk-punk surge to compelling effect. Fans of Okkervil River and the Avett Brothers will find much to admire in their latest, Casting Shadows Tall as Giants." Metromix Nashville
"Ask just about anyone connected with Tampa Bay's music scene and Have Gun, Will Travel's debut full-length inevitably comes up as the year's stand-out release. Matthew Burke's lyrics tell intriguing stories, and they're matched by the stories told by the band's music. Joshua Hernandez's viola adds drama and atmosphere. Have Gun, Will Travel view Americana as a starting gate, not a holding pen." TBOextra.com
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Since the 2008 release of their debut full-length Casting Shadows Tall As Giants, the band has been gaining momentum regionally as well as nationally. The album was featured on NPR’s “Second Stage” program. "Their music has a great energy to it with some infectious, sing-along choruses and refrains." commented NPR host Robin Hilton. At Creative Loafing's 2008 Best of the Bay Awards held in Tampa, HGWT took home the Readers' Poll Award for Best Americana Act and Staff pick for Local CD of the Year. The album landed in the top 5 most-played album of the year on Tampa's WMNF 88.5 fm. In early 2009 Casting Shadows... spent 2 months on the CMJ Top 200 college charts. The album opener "Blessing and a Curse" was recently chosen to appear on every episode of the 2009 season of PBS's Roadtrip Nation.
The anxiously anticipated and newly pressed follow-up release Postcards from the Friendly City has already begun generating a regional buzz that will surely spread as the band continues to bring their energetic live performance to new audiences.
Call and Request HGWT on these stations:
KBSU 90.3 fm - Boise, ID (208) 426-3663
KCSS 91.9 fm - Turlock, CA (209) 667-3900
KDUP 1580 am - Portland, OR (503) 943-7121
KDUR 91.9 fm - Durango, CO (970) 247-7262
KHSU 90.5 fm - Arcata, CA (707) 826 4805
KMNR 89.7 fm - Rolla, MO (573) 341-4272
KMSC 1500 am - Moorhead, MN (218) 477-2115
KPUR 94.5 fm - Forest Grove, OR (503) 359-2200
KRVM 91.9 fm - Eugene, OR (541) 687-KRVM
KRVS 88.7 fm - Lafayette, LA (800) 892-6827
KSCL 91.3 fm - Shreveport, LA (318) 869-5296
KSYM 90.1 fm - San Antonio, TX (210) 485-KSYM
KTRM 88.7 fm - Kirksville, MO (660) 785-5876
KURA 98.9 fm - Ouray, CO (970) 325-7289
KUSP 88.9 fm - Santa Cruz, CA (831) 476-2800
KVSC 81.9 fm - St. Cloud, MN (320) 308-5872
WARC 90.3 fm - Meadville, PA (814) 332-5275
WCCS 96.5 fm - Norton, MA (508) 286-3835
WCCX 104.5 fm - Waukesha, WI (262) 524-7699
WCUR 91.7 fm - West Chester, PA (610) 436-2478
WDWN 89.1 fm - Auburn, NY (315) 253-0449
WEOS 89.7 fm - Geneva, NY (315) 781-3897
WFCF 88.5 fm - Saint Augustine, FL (904) 819-6449
WKKL 90.7 fm - West Barnstable, MA (508) 375-4030
WMCO 90.7 fm - New Concord, OH (740) 826-8189
WMLU 91.3 fm - Farmville, VA (434) 395-2475
WMNF 88.5 fm - Tampa, FL (813) 239-9663
WMTU 91.9 fm - Houghton, MI (906) 487-1600
WNHU 88.7 fm - West Haven, CT (203) 479-8807
WQAC 90.9 fm - Alma, MI (989) 463-7301
WRSE 88.7 fm - Elmhurst, IL (630) 617-5683
WRSU 88.7 fm - New Brunswick, NJ (732) 932-8800
WRUW 91.1 fm - Cleveland, OH (216) 368-2208
WSIN 1590 am - New Haven, CT (203) 392-5353
WSRU 88.1 fm - Slippery Rock, PA (401) 341-2450
WUSC 90.5 fm - Columbia, SC (803) 576-WUSC
WVMM 90.7 fm - Grantham, PA (717) 796-5351
WVYC 99.7 fm - York, PA (717) 815-1311
WWHR 91.7 fm - Bowling Green, KY (270) 745-5350
WXIN 90.7 fm - Providence, RI (401) 456-8787
Yo dudes! I got your Casting Shadows album a week ago from a friend, & my 160g ipod has been on a HGWT bender since!!! I play in a tampa metal band, but you guys are playin the shit I really love. Keep up the sweet sounds & i'll see you dudes early Feb @ new world. Your even my current status update, I cant get it outta my head!
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It seems that Christmas time is here once again, and it is time again to bring in the New Year. We wish the merriest of Christmas to you and your loved ones, and we wish you happiness and prosperity in the year ahead. Yola
It seems that Christmas time is here once again, and it is time again to bring in the New Year. We wish the merriest of Christmas to you and your loved ones, and we wish you happiness and prosperity in the year ahead. Yola
Christmas At The Zoo (The Flaming Lips cover) by the guitar plus me
from the Christmas mini album CHRISTMAS GIFT CHRISTMAS GRIFT (me against the world 01) 1. White Christmas 2. The Christmas Song 3. Christmas At The Zoo 4. Christmas Gift Christmas Grift 5. Aluminum Xmas Trees (acoustic) 6. Silent Night
Call and Request HGWT on these stations:
KBSU 90.3 fm - Boise, ID (208) 426-3663
KCSS 91.9 fm - Turlock, CA (209) 667-3900
KDUP 1580 am - Portland, OR (503) 943-7121
KDUR 91.9 fm - Durango, CO (970) 247-7262
KHSU 90.5 fm - Arcata, CA (707) 826 4805
KMNR 89.7 fm - Rolla, MO (573) 341-4272
KMSC 1500 am - Moorhead, MN (218) 477-2115
KPUR 94.5 fm - Forest Grove, OR (503) 359-2200
KRVM 91.9 fm - Eugene, OR (541) 687-KRVM
KRVS 88.7 fm - Lafayette, LA (800) 892-6827
KSCL 91.3 fm - Shreveport, LA (318) 869-5296
KSYM 90.1 fm - San Antonio, TX (210) 485-KSYM
KTRM 88.7 fm - Kirksville, MO (660) 785-5876
KURA 98.9 fm - Ouray, CO (970) 325-7289
KUSP 88.9 fm - Santa Cruz, CA (831) 476-2800
KVSC 81.9 fm - St. Cloud, MN (320) 308-5872
WARC 90.3 fm - Meadville, PA (814) 332-5275
WCCS 96.5 fm - Norton, MA (508) 286-3835
WCCX 104.5 fm - Waukesha, WI (262) 524-7699
WCUR 91.7 fm - West Chester, PA (610) 436-2478
WDWN 89.1 fm - Auburn, NY (315) 253-0449
WEOS 89.7 fm - Geneva, NY (315) 781-3897
WFCF 88.5 fm - Saint Augustine, FL (904) 819-6449
WKKL 90.7 fm - West Barnstable, MA (508) 375-4030
WMCO 90.7 fm - New Concord, OH (740) 826-8189
WMLU 91.3 fm - Farmville, VA (434) 395-2475
WMNF 88.5 fm - Tampa, FL (813) 239-9663
WMTU 91.9 fm - Houghton, MI (906) 487-1600
WNHU 88.7 fm - West Haven, CT (203) 479-8807
WQAC 90.9 fm - Alma, MI (989) 463-7301
WRSE 88.7 fm - Elmhurst, IL (630) 617-5683
WRSU 88.7 fm - New Brunswick, NJ (732) 932-8800
WRUW 91.1 fm - Cleveland, OH (216) 368-2208
WSIN 1590 am - New Haven, CT (203) 392-5353
WSRU 88.1 fm - Slippery Rock, PA (401) 341-2450
WUSC 90.5 fm - Columbia, SC (803) 576-WUSC
WVMM 90.7 fm - Grantham, PA (717) 796-5351
WVYC 99.7 fm - York, PA (717) 815-1311
WWHR 91.7 fm - Bowling Green, KY (270) 745-5350
WXIN 90.7 fm - Providence, RI (401) 456-8787
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