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Evan Bliss & the Welchers
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Maryland
United States

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Member Since12/17/2005
Band Websitethewelchers.com
Band MembersShareef Taher, Evan Bliss, Jason Mattis, Eric Abalahin & Mike Newbold

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Influences20th century american music. trascendentalist literature. larry david. martin luther king jr. Evan Bliss & the Welchers
Sounds Like a pretty girl in her underwear looks.


See Evan and Jason on the June 30 episode of the Dew Underground on Fuel TV

FREE Magazine highlights "Fall Away" and "A Kiss" (feat. Vasi)

Check out these Reef and O'Neill sponsored videos featuring our music:

Surfer Rob Machado for Reef (feat. F'n A'Hole)

Team O'Neill Surfer Timmy Reyes in Hawaii (feat. Fall Away)

Team O'Neill Surfer Roy Powers' Victory (feat. Standing Alone in the Park)

We come in at 4:30 in the Drop-In vid below. These mountain maniacs are kickass (check the backflip) and we love this edit:

Record LabelHolster Records
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 26 2008 10:00P
Dogfish Head Brewery Gaithersburg, Maryland
Aug 22 2008 10:00P
IOTA Arlington, Virginia
Aug 30 2008 9:00P
Fletcher’s Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 6 2008 10:00P
Trash Bar Brooklyn, New York
Sep 27 2008 12:00P
Clarendon Day Arlington, Virginia

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Comets smashing into our planet may have given birth to the dinosaur era; the creation of Evan Bliss and the Welchers was not so dramatic but nonetheless spectacular.

Evan Bliss provided the silky (when he wanted them to be) and tumultous (when he wanted them to be) vocals and guitar for the DC rock and reggae group The Low Life. When his band co-headlined at the 9:30 club with DC rock quartet Kenin, Bliss collided with Kenin’s jammin drummer Devin McGaughey. Supercontinent Pangea didn’t last; neither did the Low Life or Kenin. In late 2005, Bliss and McGaughey started their own project.

McGaughey brought in Jason Mattis on the bass from the Rosemont Family Reunion, a DC folk rock group. (He has the wingspan of a pterodactyl but fortunately not the wings because you can’t rock the bass like he does with wings).

Mattis brought in Eric Abalahin (flute, clarinet, piccolo; pretty much he can master anything that requires wind-power. Being green is so hot right now). He also plays keys and came from DC Irish rock group Potato Famine, now O’Tasty.

While most of their individual bands had come to an end, on the other side of mass-extinction events, new-life forms survive and thrive. And so it was. New creative material started spewing like an active volcano and soon the four made their debut at a showcase for Haystack.com and Look at Life Records at the Knitting Factory in NY…

But the evolution wasn’t done yet. A new species abounding with frenetic energy still had yet to emerge--Mike Newbold (percussion) of DC’s country roots jam band Hunkle Funk. And the band was complete. The five recorded their self-titled debut album with Frank Marchand, former engineer of The All Mighty Senators and Bob Mould (Husker Du). It was released June 30, 2007 at the Recher Theater in Towson, MD under the independent Holster Records label. In September of 2007, McGaughey migrated westward to the wilds of California, and drummer Shareef Taher (from the highly evolved species conservatorius graduaticus) came in to take his place.

Like baby dinosaurs, their songs can make you want to cuddle. But just when you get comfortable, you remember they’re some rockin’ carnivores who are capable of tearing you apart...while still leaving you wanting more.

You can get the Welchers’ new album and Evan’s other albums through Holster Records or on iTunes.

To learn more about Evan Bliss & the Welchers and to join our mailing list, visit www.thewelchers.com.


"If Brandon Boyd of Incubus and Jack Johnson had a love-child, it would be Evan Bliss & The Welchers. The group’s sound blends powerful vocals and skilled instrumental music in what is a very respectable compilation. Mixing reggae, punk, rock and soul, the group has created a unique sound. “Kings” in particular proves Bliss and Co. aren’t another mediocre local band, but rather a fresh sound here to stay. In a nutshell, it is good music. Go check it out. "
-NF - On Tap Magazine, August ’07


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JBOMB





Jul 9 2008 9:29 PM

i flippin love you guys! some gfs told me about you a few weeks ago and im hooked :) ever comin to ohio?? wink wink
Katers





Jun 23 2008 9:01 AM

yay for another fletchers show!
izolam kcin





Jun 22 2008 7:33 PM

good stuff fellas, see you at fletchers
Justin Trawick





Jun 19 2008 9:07 AM

I love "two points of you"...awesome song :)

~j~
*DopeGurl Fresh*





Jun 18 2008 9:12 PM

So when are you squeezing in charlotte?!
Which venue out of the dates you already have is going to be the biggest? I want to come...
Basher





Jun 18 2008 5:33 PM

i loved the low life and i love this. keep it up evan.

~peace&love .. BASHER
Ryan





Jun 13 2008 7:58 PM

Pula Aena! please
Justin





Jun 12 2008 4:22 PM

ey guys ill see ya tonite!!!
Megan Rae





Jun 11 2008 9:36 AM

That would be very awesome!
Pure Desire





Jun 11 2008 3:59 AM

o werd you guys rocked sullivan hall in nyc me and my man brandon came and saw you hah we were like the only ones dancing for awhile i was the lil biddy in the white skirt! loved you guys! well worth the bus ride in fung wah bus
Megan Rae





Jun 10 2008 4:53 PM

Hey Hey! You guys need to come back to Baltimore REALLY soon :)
me....





Jun 5 2008 7:48 PM

You guys rocked the house at IOTA's!!! I will surely miss watching and listening to all of you this weekend.
Have fun and I'll be thinking of you!!! HUGS!!!!
Maz





May 23 2008 7:54 AM

E true hollywood & the Welchers I think it's time for you to pack up and make a tour stop in Iraq ... We could use some good music
Krystina





May 19 2008 11:47 AM

espically when the break up is with me...
Nicholas





May 4 2008 9:32 PM

listening to your old stuff makes the breakup easier....
Drew





Apr 27 2008 6:17 PM

hey, you guys are one of my favorite bands! could you guys add my band?

myspace. com/proofofpurchase11
AVK





Apr 24 2008 12:28 PM

listening to welchers at work = productivity
Joe





Apr 9 2008 4:29 PM

ev---your well placed minors are perfectly melodic---i've been enjoyin you light voice and style since "bag" keep it up
*DopeGurl Fresh*





Apr 8 2008 10:16 AM

Oh, you have an amazing floutist. Be sure he knows this.
*DopeGurl Fresh*





Apr 8 2008 8:18 AM

HEY HEY! I had a fucking amazing time at the show on saturday! It was cool seeing yall, thanks for a great night.
See yall SOOOON!
ONE~
Sunnie
jennifer* earth xstasy entertainment*





Apr 7 2008 5:56 PM

maybe...i can talk more about in about a week. i am trying to run the PR biz and my dad's accounting business @ the same time. i will stop working at my dad's after tax season. i will be able to do this job full time.
jennifer* earth xstasy entertainment*





Apr 5 2008 6:09 AM

I hope to see you @ the muse tonight. Since you live in DC, do you know No Second Troy? I am PR for them. :)
jenn allison
-gsi-





Apr 4 2008 12:07 AM

west chester pa or salisbury md
its so worth it
♫Corinna♫





Mar 28 2008 2:23 PM

Hello boys. Good to see you last Friday, as always. I put up pics on myspace but not all are up so I am sending the zip file to Evan. If anyone else wants them, send me your email addy. Hope to see you soon.
Frank Da Tank





Mar 27 2008 11:53 AM

Hey guys, I hope the new album is coming along well and I will try to be there at the Birchmere on Saturday to check out the show. Mike, anything new on that Street Team party? Let me know.

Frank
Ryan





Mar 23 2008 6:36 PM

You guys were awesome as shit on friday!
Megan Rae





Mar 22 2008 10:29 AM

Thanks for the great show last night! And thanks for playing In My Bed...totally made my night :)
♫Corinna♫





Mar 16 2008 8:26 PM

See you Friday! YAY!
Kevin





Mar 12 2008 6:51 PM

I received the CD today and it is incredible!! I love it!! Thank you so very much for sending me it!! I can't wait to have the full thing one day!!!!! You made a fan for life out of me!!!!!
Pure Desire