Native Sound formed in the fall of 2006 and comprised of John Tackabery (guitars, vocals), Greg Herndon (keys, backing vocals), Nathan Routh (bass), and Marshall Bjorling (drums, percussion) has stormed onto the local scene as of late with impressive turnouts and remarkable music every time they plug in and the lights dim. An eclectic mix of blues, jazz, pop, rock and roll, and the occasional improvised jam, Native Sound has created a sound all its own. Truly, think about it. How many bands can you name that mix all those styles and furthermore, mix them well? After a substantial amount of searching, you’ll arrive at only one: Native Sound. These guys have a focused agenda: write music and write music well. Let everything fall into place after that. All of the songs are written in part by everyone, but Greg Herndon and John Tackabery collaborate to do the bulk of the writing, and all of the lyricism. Popular songs by the group include "Landing on Serenity,” “Waiting,”“Nostalgia,” and “Town for Strangers.” The group addresses traditional topics such as relationships in songs like “Reverie” and “Move On” but they also venture off into the not-so-traditional with songs like “Waiting” which is about indecisiveness and living for the moment. And they aren’t bad musicians either. As a matter of fact, every member of the band plays at least one other instrument as well as the one he plays in the band. All four are accomplished students of music theory, too. When asked what their immediate goals are for the future, all agree that writing is the element they wish to put the most emphasis on, followed by playing as many shows with as much energy as possible. Keep your eyes and ears open for Native Sound throughout the duration of 2008 and beyond.
Written by Job Fickett
Live Videos:
"Sleep Talk/Part 2" - 7/11/08 at The Werehouse
"Part 3/Town For Strangers" - 7/11/08 at The Werehouse
hey marshall, or gregg, or whoever is in charge of running you guys' page, i want a copy of yalls cd (the one with sleep talk, etc on it). i talked to marshall over at ben sebastians one night but even i would forget about that conversation. gregg, you're sick on the keyboard bro. keep it up. marshall bjorling... love the rasta drum set in bens garage. it looks sick and you rock on the drums. as for the other two members of the band, i havent seen yall perform, but from the cd i can tell yall have lots of musical talent. to the bass player... i dont know you but i have heard you're hell-of-sick-nasty on a bass guitar. and to the vocalist... i met u in the parking lot of greene street pub the night yall performed but yall were done by the time i finally found the damn place and got a parking spot, and i wasnt about to listen to all the other bands play their shitty songs... i was there to hear yall! you got a hell of a voice man. yall really should try to get back up after schooling is done and over with. yall had serious potential. by the way, if yall get a copy of the cd to marshall he can get in touch with me through ben and i will buy one from yall.
duuude i was just going through my friends on myspace and you guys were on there and i was like hey. i just saw them saturday i liked it. good stuff. -brian
showing u n yo pag sum luv also MY NEW ALBUM IZ BOUT TO DROP REAL SOON CHK OUT THE NEW SONGS ON MY PAGE N LET ME KNO WUT U THINK THANKZ GO HARD N KEEP IT PIMPING
Hey I saw you guys last night and thought you sounded awesome. I wanted to stay down and here the whole thing but the girls wanted to dance up top. I will definetly come see ya again!
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