Steve Cirkvencic, guitars
Cat Miller, vocals & keys
Dave Agerholm, drums
Tommy MacDonald, bass
Mike Daly, pedal steel
Influences
American roots to classic pop to Eastern music
Sounds Like
Crowded House meets Richard Thompson meets The Kennedys, filtered through an emotionally charged and exhilarating female vocal presence a la Aimee Mann and Sam Phillips, and built on vibey, intertwined guitars. Buy "Plan 168" at CD Baby:
Buy "Johnny Microwave" (the debut EP) at CD Baby:
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"...one of the best produced Nashville pop/rock records of the year. Plan 168 is Johnny Microwave’s first full-length CD. Based on its extraordinarly high quality, I look forward to many more."--Robert Oermann, @musicrow, Dec. 5, 2006
"On the first listen, my ears were instantly affixed to Cat Miller's voice. Her approach of equal parts rock swagger and heartfelt country songstress was the kicker. Well, that and an amazing voice. Johnny Microwave's first full length, "Plan 168" follows suit with its base in roots country and its heart in true rock n' roll. From the radio friendly title track to the haunting blues of "Radio In My Head", this disc teaches how beautifully written music can parallel vocals perfectly. Imagine something like Mindy Smith meets Neil Young and you might be close to Johnny Microwave but they'll stand on proudly on their own. We think you need to check them out. R.I.Y.L.: Mindy Smith, Neil Young, The Kennedys"--“Monk,” Music Director, IndependentsOnly.com
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Johnny Microwave is:
A luscious, melodic, guitar-driven sound; Highly original and evocative lyrics and harmonies; The musical love-child of guitarist Steve C. and singer Cat Miller.
Cat & Steve (both completely coincidentally from Cleveland, Ohio) met in Nashville in 2001 and immediately discovered an unusually compatible musical bond as writers. Steve is a guitarist with a very personal playing style, while Cat's influences as a singer cut across many genres: classical, pop, and singer-songwriter rock.
The songs that emerge are a vibey mixture of organic sounds, hooky melodies, and surprising instrumental textures. Stylistically eclectic, the songs are bound together by a unique musical vision influenced by artists as wide-ranging as U2 and The Hollies, Richard Thompson and George Harrison.
Come join Rachel at 2008’s CMA Music Festival here in Nashville June 5th-8th! Check out the banner above for show dates and times during CMA Music Fest and be sure to stop by booth #318 in the Nashville Convention Center to say “Hi”! And to show you our appreciation, we want to give you the opportunity to win a FREE Epiphone guitar from us! Simply click on the banner above, which will re-direct you to Rachel’s Official Website, and register yourself for our guitar give-a-way! Can’t wait to see you all at CMA Music Festival!
THERE IS AN AMAZING EVENT I GO TO EVERY YEAR CALLED THE DURANGO SONGWRITERS’ FESTIVAL AND THIS YEAR IT IS CLOSER THAN EVER TO NASHVILLE!! IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING NETWORKING OPPOTUNITIES OF THE YEAR AND IT HAS RESULTED IN PUB DEALS AND HIT SONGS FOR SOME OF THE ATTENDEES, INCLUDING THE CURRENT RASCAL FLATTS HIT, "EVERY DAY," WHICH WAS PENNED BY DURANGO ATTENDEE ALISSA MORENO IN A COWRITE WITH JEFF STEELE AT 1 OF THE DURANGO EVENTS. THE FESTIVAL IS MAY 29-31 IN ASHVILLE, N.C. AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT. PLEASE GO CHECK OUT MORE DETAILS ON MY MYSPACE AND REGISTER FOR THE EVENT. AND BE SURE AND TELL THEM I SENT YA! - LALA
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Hello! There's this very cool rock festival going on this weekend at Vanderbilt University. Lots of great acts including my friend, Alana Grace! You can check her out at: www. myspace. com/alanagrace and check out details of this music festival at: www. ritesofspring. com to see the line-up and all other details. Lady Antebellum, Spoon and Feist are going to be there among many other artists! All happening Friday and Saturday! Alana's playing on SATURDAY at 445pm, so come check her out! You won't be sorry that you did and there's lots of great music all the rest of the evening, too.
Just trying to spread the word about her and her music because she's been very supportive of Forget-Me-Not.
Please re-post this to help spread the word and hope you're having a great week!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! Hope you are doing well and enjoying the cold weather. We haven't really experienced a true winter yet... We added two new songs. You've heard them in our writer rounds at the french quarter and now you can hear where we are going with them... our vision :) so, we'll be adding some hammond b3 to old dirt road... If you listen closely you'll hear Aaron sing harmony... Have a great weekend and Christmas. We miss you guys. Bobbie
Hey! Thanks for the friend request! Your music sounds great!! (and you've got an awesome quitar player, I see!). ;) Hope to see you all around town sometime. Best wishes and God bless!
