Tony Deyo - bass, backing vocals.
Ryan Edwards - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars.
Nate Brown - drums, percussion.
Frank Roddy - tenor saxophone, electric guitar, snazzy dressing.
Influences
Dispatch, Rusted Root, Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, DMB, Paul Simon, STING, Coldplay, Victor Wooten, The Police, Matchbox 20, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Counting Crows, Travis Barker, Dave Weckl, 311, "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy",The Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin, Oasis, REM, Early Metallica, U2, Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, No Doubt, Blues Traveler, David Gray, Ben Folds (Five), Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, Damien Rice, Green Day.
Sounds Like
A voice that would make a wolverine purr... (Rolling Stone Magazine)
Patchwork Blue is one of Fort Collins, Colorado's most versatile bands. Equally comfortable performing in an intimate coffee shop setting or rocking with the heaviest bands at the loudest venues, Patchwork Blue, a member of the acoustic rock genre, delivers a true patchwork of jazz, funk, Latin, and other styles, with soulful singing and sincere lyrics.
Patchwork Blue was formed in August 2001 with Ryan Edwards on vocals and guitar and brother, Matthew, on bass guitar. After a stint as a quartet with a drummer and a lead guitarist, which yielded the bands first album Tremble Roots, Patchwork Blue settled into a three-piece configuration with the addition of Nate Brown on trap set and percussion in 2005 and later Tony Deyo on bass guitar. This three piece ensemble has proven to be the ideal "patchwork" of sound, genre, and experience, leading to the band's first publicly available album, Sobering Lights, followed by Junction in May 2006.
Patchwork Blue is currently gaining mainstream popularity and recognition nationwide with its highly dynamic live show performances and radio appearances. Currently, the band is promoting the recent release of Junction(May 2006) with tour stops throughout the United States. This album draws on several aspects and styles that Patchwork Blue is best known for while allowing past and present fans to appreciate what they've come to love about the band. As testament to their rising popularity, in April 2005, Patchwork Blue shared the stage with national performing act, Everclear. Other exciting moments for the group include securing the opening slot at the grand opening of Larimer Countys Budweiser Events Center, making them the first band to perform at The Ranch. For the summer of 2006, Patchwork Blue challenged themselves to book, promote, and single-handedly perform their own six week coast to coast tour during which they were consistently asked to return to major cities nationwide.
Patchwork Blue is constantly challenging themselves to push the band to the next level by experimenting with different techniques and instrumentation. No two shows are alike and the groups dedicated fans, who come back concert after concert, never know exactly what to expect, other than a captivating ride featuring a maturity of songwriting and musical ability that defies their 20-something energy.
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Sorry to spam you, we know it's lame. But, we're releasing our debut CD Zugenruhe next Friday (May 22nd) at Avogadro's Number right here in Fort Collins, and we would really love to see you there! The show starts at 9pm and is all ages and only costs $3. There will be an afterparty to be announced at the show. Thanks for putting up with our shameless self promotion. We really hope you can make it. -Alana, Brett & Erin (Stella Luce)
Hi! We are just fighting with twitter...jesus this website has some server problems whole the time;) Do you have twitter? What do you think about the idea behind it? Hope your day rocked your socks off, Keep on good work and think about us - it's spring and everybody needs love;)
How are ya? How is the band doing? I need to catch a show soon, I still haven't seen you guys with the sax action.
Thanks for the kind words. We appreciate it. We aren't booking much till summer rolls around so we can focus on the album. Perhaps we can set up a Denver/Fort Collins weekend run or somethin' this summer? Let's talk soon...
Happy St. Patty's Day, Patchwork Gents! Hope everythin's peachy keen in your world...as for us, we're back in action! We snagged ourselves a bass player and have a new song up on our myspace. Check 'er out and let us know what you think!
Mickey as well as the rest of VIA missing the Edwards musicians!
It was fun hangin' out with you guys last weekend! You are awesome, I had a great time dancing around :-) And the night was very interesting too.....:-D
We will be coming to the show to do a bit of scouting regarding the SongPlanet Saves The Planet show coming in May. Lookin forward to seeing a big crowd and a great show.
That all sounds great man! Congrats. I'm excited to hear the new stuff with the new line-up. It sounds really cool.
So are you moving to Denver or commuting? Where are you going to school?
We have been very well. We are working very hard to put out an album as well. Most likely it will be out torwards the end of summer. We can't freaking wait. It has been WAY too long since we released a record.
Hey there! How have ya been? Which hotel do you guys usually stay at when you play in Keystone? Momma is going to be out here that weekend & I'm thinkin we might have to hit up a show on fiday night!
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Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
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Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
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Hi Patchwork Blue, Our debut album 'Hope Is Not Enough' has been nominated for the XFM New Music Award 2009. If you like it please click on the banner to vote for us. Thanks! Sam & rtP
Happy New Year... Stop by for a FREE download of "Whiskey Tonight", our first release in 2009 from the band's upcoming 7th CD - "Whiskey Tonight". The new song hits home with the same good time impact expected of an Indulger's song, heralding a return to our "rockin' irish pub sound". * * Stop by for your FREE download of the new song and all the best to you in 2009!
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