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The Student Loan
Bluegrass / Progressive / Acoustic

High Velocity Newgrass!



Portland, Oregon
United States

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Member Since12/30/2005
Band Websitewww.thestudentloanmusic.com
Band Members
Julio Appling - Bass, vocals.


Liz Chibucos - Guitar, violin, vocals.


Mark Gerolami - Banjo, guitar, vocals.


Chad Kimbler - Mandolin, vocals.

InfluencesYou name it, odds are someone in the group was influenced by it.
Sounds LikeFrom the furious picking of a Bill Monroe instrumental to the fiery lyrical angst of a Rage Against the Machine anthem to the technical demands of a jazz standard, members of The Student Loan have worked hard to take their traditionally-based acoustic instruments to new levels, both in original and cover material. -Cole Christensen, Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune
Record LabelIndependent
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 3 2009 8:30P
The Mandolin Cafe Tacoma, Washington
Jul 4 2009 4:30P
Eagle Hour @ The White Eagle Saloon Portland, Oregon
Jul 10 2009 9:30P
Biddy McGraw’s w/Woodbrain Portland, Oregon
Jul 11 2009 4:30P
Eagle Hour @ The White Eagle Saloon Portland, Oregon
Jul 17 2009 8:30P
The Axe & Fiddle Cottage Grove, Oregon
Jul 18 2009 4:30P
Eagle Hour @ The White Eagle Saloon Portland, Oregon
Jul 23 2009 9:00P
The Goodfoot w/Charlie Parr Portland, Oregon
Jul 25 2009 1:00P
Private Wedding North Plains, Oregon
Jul 25 2009 4:30P
Eagle Hour @ The White Eagle Saloon Portland, Oregon
Aug 1 2009 4:30P
Eagle Hour @ The White Eagle Saloon Portland, Oregon
Aug 14 2009 9:00P
Mock Crest Tavern Portland, Oregon
Aug 16 2009 7:00P
Fireworks Restaurant & Bar Corvallis, Oregon
Sep 5 2009 7:00P
Private Hoedown Happy Valley, Oregon
Sep 17 2009 3:30P
Eastbank Farmer’s Market Portland, Oregon
Sep 19 2009 12:00P
Hopworks Urban Brewery Beer & Bike Fest Portland, Oregon

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The Student Loan is an eclectic four-piece bluegrass/newgrass band from Bowling Green, Ohio. Mixing traditional bluegrass and folk music with elements of rock, jazz, and blues, The Student Loan has a sound that defies genre and is both familiar and new. With original songs and a vast library of covers from groups as diverse as The Thelonious Monk, The Beatles, Bill Monroe, and The Grateful Dead, The Student Loan will please just about any audience.

Based in Portland, Oregon, The Student Loan has taken their fast and furious style to both national and international audiences alike. The band has made recent appearances at Appalachian Uprising, The Black Swamp Music and Arts Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the National Geographic Society. They have appeared with prominent national and regional acts including Sam Bush, County Line II, eKoostik Hookah, The Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars, Alejandro Escovedo, The Ragbirds, Greensky Bluegrass, The MacPodz, and The Blind Corn Liquor Pickers, and were featured alongside Larry Keel at the 2008 Appalachian Uprising All-Star Bluegrass Jam. In 2009, the group completed an extensive tour of Southeast Asia as part of the Rhythm Road Music Abroad Program sponsored by the U.S. State Department and Jazz at Lincoln Center, performing concerts and educational workshops in Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Vietnam, Fiji, and Samoa with prominent performances at Rolling Stone Indonesia and the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival.

Formed in the spring of 2005, The Student Loan synthesizes a wide array of musical styles and backgrounds. A formally trained composer, percussionist, and violinist, West Virginian mandolinist Chad Kimbler blazes a trail of furious picking, and guitarist and fiddler Liz Chibucos, a Bowling Green, Ohio native and avid songwriter, brings to the table a wealth of jazz, classical, and rock influences. Banjo player and guitarist Mark Gerolami of upstate New York draws upon a rich background of folk, western, and world music, and seasoned rock, gospel, and jazz bassist and Tacoma, Washington native Julio Appling lays down a solid foundation and more than holds his own as a soloist.

The Student Loan released their first album, "Wake Up to The Student Loan" in 2006 and followed up with their sophomore effort, "A New and Different Life," in 2008.



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   The Student Loan's Friend Space (Top 12)
The Student Loan has 796 friends.
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The Student Loan's Friends Comments
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The Traceys





Jun 11 2009 12:09 AM

Thank you so much for honoring us with your friendship.... We hope that you are having wonderful day and that the adventures of your Life feel like a ride on the mystery train of Pure Joy.....Thanks again !!
endahNrhesa





May 30 2009 5:01 PM

Hoooraaay!!! We've got the CDs!!!!! thank you so much! we're listening to it! Awesome!!
We're looking forward to see u guys performing in Jakarta.. ! We'll be waiting for u!! -U're biggest fans! Endah N Rhesa -
John Sarantos





May 15 2009 3:38 AM

Hello, thank you for adding me to your Myspace circle of friends. I really enjoyed listening to your song samples. Your statement, "High Velocity Newgrass." fits you well. Have fun, John
the Catillacs





May 4 2009 5:21 PM

Thanks for the add, it's great to b e friends!
Mama Corn





May 4 2009 1:40 AM

Thanks for adding us. You guys have a really unique and kick *%! sound! Love it!

Mama Corn
Fair Pay to Play





Apr 2 2009 5:12 PM

Thanks for Supporting Fair Pay for Musicians!
www.fairpaytoplay.com
endahNrhesa





Mar 7 2009 7:09 PM

The Student Loan!!! We love you guys so much! Love ur music.. we're so lucky watching ur performance yesterday! Awesome!
see u soon..
your biggest fans.. Endah N Rhesa
Mya Elaine





Mar 3 2009 4:40 PM

Hey do you guys have the Laurelthirst date wrong on your calendar? Let me know! I thought it was early in the month!
Denise





Mar 1 2009 8:38 PM

how's the tour going so far?
TOPH





Feb 24 2009 8:04 PM

Hope ya'll are doing well over seas, a million miles away! Can't wait to see pictures...Peace, Toph
Scott





Feb 23 2009 8:44 PM

Chad,
I just read the write-up in the Logan Banner: http://www. loganbanner. com/pages/full_story?page_label=home_top_stories_news&id=1984869-The-Rhythm-Road&widget=push&instance=home_news_lead&article-The-Rhythm-Road%20=&open=&#cb_post_comment_1984869
Andrew McKee





Jan 17 2009 7:23 AM

That pic where you're holding the grapes in your mouth gets me every time. Classic, total classic.
Glad to see you guys are doing so well -a
Scott





Jan 16 2009 10:27 PM

Hey y'all, good luck on the upcoming tour!
Urban Monroes





Dec 6 2008 6:32 AM

Hello




We're just droppin' by to send you a friendly “Holiday Howdy.”

In addition, we hope that you have a great upcoming weekend!



~the Urban Monroes
Dylan Baehler





Nov 20 2008 4:04 PM

All the more reason to love Punk music!... ignore the bad audience sing along...ha.. it gets better.



A little more..

MJ Bishop





Nov 16 2008 7:08 AM

Oh yeah - tearing it up! Good stuff, ya'll :)

Soggy in Seattle,
mj
Fluffhead





Nov 14 2008 2:16 AM

hey congrats!!!!!!!!!!! read about the tour in the paper. Good for y'all. Your Bg bluegrass fiends No No I mean Friends miss you too. Play me some wagon wheel. DAnce like no one is looking.
TOPH





Nov 12 2008 9:31 PM

Congrats ya'll!!!

Band with BG roots to spread music around the world
http://www. sent-trib. com/index. php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7984&Itemid=81
WAYNE FIREFIGHTER'S COUNTRY JAMBOREE





Nov 12 2008 2:06 AM

Hey Gang... Just stopping by to congratulate you on your tour. It was just published in the paper back here in BG.
Good Luck on your adventures throughout the World!!! Doug
Rusty aka Brian





Nov 10 2008 4:09 AM

sounds great my friends. I will be in touch later in December. Hope all is going well and can't wait to see you and hopefully an impromptu afterhrs.
show!?
Rustik Waters





Nov 7 2008 12:11 AM

Hope all is well! miss you guys back here in B.G.
Peace
T-Poe





Oct 23 2008 10:37 AM

It was great for me to see you kids Tuesday at Someday Lounge.
That was way too much fun for a Tuesday. I hope they don't outlaw 'em now.
(Tuesdays that is.)
Thanks for what you do.
T-
Amanda Richards





Oct 22 2008 11:42 PM

Hey, you guys are awesome! I really enjoyed your set and I had a great time hanging out with you. Sorry if I got a little obnoxious last night... that water was very intoxicating.
;)
United Grass Farmers





Oct 8 2008 12:48 AM

Hey, Thanks for everything.
Good luck on the Audition!
Mister Spots





Sep 30 2008 11:10 PM

Hope you guys are tearing up the Pacific Northwest.There is definitely a hole in BG's music scene since you left.
Good Luck,Spottie miss's you
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