John Cloyd Miller-mandolin, Garth Henry Schwellenbach-banjo, Ian 'Bean' McNeil-guitar, Natalya Weinstein-fiddle, Bradford Hutchison-bass
Influences
Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, John Hartford, Jim Shumate, Doc Watson, Jerry Garcia, Del McCoury Band, Phish, Louvin Brothers, Pig Iron, Flatt & Scruggs, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Jimmy Martin, Roscoe Holcomb and countless other old-time, bluegrass, roots and rock musicians past and present. If it's good and we've heard it, it's influenced us.
Sounds Like
sometimes old-time, sometimes new grass, mostly original, often bluegrass
Lo-Fi Breakdown is a high energy, old-school bluegrass quintet based in Asheville, North Carolina. This is a band that is steeped in tradition while forging new sounds and stories in bluegrass music. With a healthy mix of traditional and original material, the band is constantly striving to break new ground while being true to its roots. The band had its start, strangely enough, in Utah, where Garth, Ian, and John originally met. Everyone in the band at that time had moved there at some point from other places to ski, climb, bike, and work. Everyone was working full time and playing music on the side, but the band still made time to play throughout the intermountain West and even had a highly successful West Coast tour that was documented on DVD. There was a year hiatus when Garth took a long trip around the world and John moved back to his home state of North Carolina. Soon after, the other guys decided to take a chance and move to Asheville to keep the band alive. After a few years and some readjustment, the band is doing better than ever and is establishing itself in the Southeast as a true exponent of the old raucous bluegrass style that is becoming increasingly rare these days. The band loves experimentation and writing new songs, but their sound is definitely rooted in early bluegrass. Lo-Fi has developed a strong following with their soulful vocals, fast picking, innovative original material and passionate live performances. Working around one microphone, dressed in vintage suits, the band’s look and sound sets them apart from so many of the contemporary acts today. Come see for yourself! During the past several years together, Lo-Fi Breakdown has played all across the country from San Francisco to New York City and everywhere in between. They have shared the stage with such acts as the great Del McCoury Band, mandolin master Sam Bush, songster Robert Earl Keen, and fiddle legend Jim Shumate among others.
This Labor Day/Miner's Day Monday, Sept. 7th join us at our sister bar JB Mulligans with the band "The Pimps of Joytime" and $1 beer! No Cover before 10:30pm! and did i say $1 draft beer!
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
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Thanks for the add! Check out our new songs on our myspace page and leave us a comment when you get a chance.
MarsupiaL is playing at the Winter JAM-balaya at The Garage @ Biltmore, in Asheville, NC this sat. jan. 17th. The line up includes Velvet Truckstop, MarsupiaL, and Silver Machine. Show starts at 9pm.
The new taxman ep is here! Just click the picture of the ep to download it! It features members of steep canyon rangers, larry keel and natural bridge, emmitt-nershi band, shannon whitworth, town mountain and more! .... You're invited to the Holday Festivus CD Release Winter Tour! WED DEC 17 grey eagle asheville THUR DEC 18 the back room flat rock
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Town Mountain here, we are very excited to have the day finally arrive for our CD Release Party of HEROES and HERETICS. We will be having a show to celebrate this occassion on Friday September 26th at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC and we hope that you will come out and join us!
Here are the details for the evenings show:
Friday September 26th The Grey Eagle Town Mountain CD Release Party w. special guests Packway Handle Band Doors at 8PM Packway Handle Band starts at 9PM Tickets - 8.00
Town Mountain will also be appearing live on WNCW radio on Friday the 26th before the show at 1PM, and you can listen online at www. wncw. org!
hello again from Vancouver. just to let you know that part of a song i recorded you playing is on my radio documentary for about 10 seconds! it airs on cbc radio on Oct 23 at 8:43pm (the show is called OutFront). I think you can stream it on www. cbc. ca. thanks again for letting me use your music! Leah.
