vox pop

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It's mission: to illuminate the East Coast Indie rock scene with the fading light of American roots music.

In the fall of 2007 principal songwriters Jess Because and Patrick Hawkins journeyed to the heart of Appalachia in search of the mythic origin of American music.

Amidst the soft blue mountains, the golden turning leaves and in the dimly lit general stores they found their prize. Fast they lit to the city bearing the keepsake. By the spring of 2009, with their brother Dan Hawkins and friends Jason Chmiola and Alex Vactor, the band was at last complete.

Vox Pop finds America hiding in every corner- an old country song where every road leads home.

Vox Pop songs swing and swagger with jagged, colorful melodies. They tell stories of nostalgia, sunlight, sin and redemption. The multi-faceted songwriting blends male and female voices twining in harmony.

Vox Pop continues to create with hopes that earnest songwriting and a love of life will inspire those who listen.


Things we have learned during our time together:

1.) Always pee before your set.
2.) It is better to make music with persons you enjoy than persons you do not.
3.) Do not attempt to play a show the same day you are moving into a new house.
4.) If you want music to move the people, it must move you first.
5.) Audiences always enjoy a good kazoo solo.
6.) Sometimes a song requires only that you shake a tambourine.
7.) If the sound guy cuts off your sound accidentally, keep playing. The crowd is too drunk to notice.
8.) Be willing to lend your van to another band for their 6 week tour.
9.) No club is too small, no crowd too few. Our best three fans were our first ones.
10.) Do not ever feel obligated to explain your band name. ....

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Member Since:

July 06, 2008

Members:

Patrick Hawkins


Jess Because


Danny Hawkins

Jason Chmiola

Alex Vactor

Patrick's mustache

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P R E S S "Interested in Indie Folk that evinces strong roots music influence? Vox Pop’s aesthetic is soulful, swift, bright and blessed. Jess’s voice strikes a mean between Wanda Jackson and Loretta Lynn, as she sings sweetly of bayou sin, and backwoods indiscretion. It’s clear that Vox Pop are masters of vernacular sounds. I do dig it so." -Jonas Wolfe www.2bloxdc.com Heroes Bands we love to gig with: + TypeFighter + Alex Gruenberg + Wendell Kimbrough + We Were Pirates + Rural Alberta Advantage + Jackfields + Bellflur + Elizabeth and the Catapult + Mittenfields + Brothers Pony + Raise Up Roofbeams + Loose Lips + The Jonas Brothers

Sounds Like:

Your new favorite Band. Duh.
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.. B O O K I N G .. For booking inquiries please contact: Hella Tuff Booking dcbooking@hellatuff.com

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Record Label:

Unsigned