kevin crowley:vocals,guitar and harmonica
chris young:vocals,guitar, percussian and dalcimer
jason shultz:bass
mike evangelista: the kit
Influences
celtic melodies, bluegrass, folk, blues
eric clapton jack johnson dave radio head sufjonstevens blues traveler bob dylan the band and grandpa loveless
and papa joe
Wise and Kind Old Souls are a group of song writers from the Niagara region of North America. They happened along a very dusty, very old book one day rifling through a rickety attic chest while clearing out a practice space. The book seemed to be full of songs the fellas had never heard of. Determined, they set out to master these tunes and understand the growing connection between themselves and the writers who penned those songs so long ago.
In time, the words and melodies became their own, and the characters within the stories became themselves and the people in their lives, and reality became a bit convoluted. Set on distinguishing eachother from their reflections within this music they discovered so long ago in that dusty old chest, they decided to write the next chapter in the story, affectionately penned, “East of Eden.”
Drawing on the “blues”, that group of playful devils shouting on your shoulder, and with a folk backbone, the band powers through a big helping of american rock songs and through this next chapter in the story. The songs are of love and passion, the seasons, and a peek within the beautiful but chaotic world the boys in the band seek to conjure with every live performance.
Jazz sensibility and agility with a “catch the ghost” attitude are what these cats seek to unravel and lay at your feet. The WAKOS (a fortunate acronym) are Jay Shulz on the bass guitar and backing vocal, Chris Young on electric and acoustic guitars, backing and lead vocal, dulcimer, and djembe, Kevin Crowley on lead vocal, rythym guitar, harmonica, and didgeridoo, and Mike Evangelista on drumkit and percussion.
With East of Eden complete the band seeks to dive deeper into the mythos ahead of them, already at work on the next part of the story—stay tuned
The WAKOS would love to play for you… (contact info).
Andrea Palumbo
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rock and roll welcoming me with a bed warming smile, low lips breath sweat for further fire and all the while i am eyeing the elegant love let in with the flurry of captivity. my my my captivity -jairid www. youtube/user/bestofintentions777
Hey guys! How was Rochester? Lookin forward to seeing you at McGarrett's Friday...a bit closer to home. This way I can have a few drinks and walk home ;)
guys, the show at UB was fantastic. I can only imagine how great it sounded on the air, too. Sorry I didn't have time to stay until the end or I would have come up and said hello with Nate Dogg. Heard about Mofro....Can Not Wait.
hey guys i just wanted to let you know i'm startin to put a mini-mixed media art show together with a few friends, and was wondering if you'd be interested in playing. what we're trying to do is sort of give some of the artists who didnt really get a chance to exhibit their work in the "legit" art fests this city offers an opportunity to show their work. it'll either be held jointly at college st gallery and nieztches, or hold the whole thing at hallwalls. it'll be a mix of art installations, visaual art, mixed media art, poetry readings, and music. wanted to see if you'd be interested in playing. nothing is set in stone yet, but we're looking to get it together for the end of the month sometime. thinking about buying some ad space in artvoice to hype it up. we want this to be a big to do. gimme a shout and let me know. obv if its the 22nd u guys cant play, but ill try and make sure its not.
hey it was great seeing you crazy kids at sunset, i am at crocodiles, every weekend now, u gots to come n visit me there....2-4-1 martinis n mojitos! hellz ya
hey wakos - haven't been able to see you guys in forever - gonna come by allen hall on wednesday night and check you guys out for sure - that's awesome, can't wait
hey everybody, we're very proud to announce our first couple shows in over a year! this will be your first chance to see gracer as a two piece, and we will be playing a ton of new songs to celebrate. we're super excited because this show will also be a part of the documentary series we're doing for the independent film channel. so come on down and be on tv with us! the show is FREE! and we'll be playing an in-store performance at Urban Outfitters in buffalo, we are super excited, its free as well so we'll see you out there!
so here are the details....
AN EVENING WITH GRACER! Filmed for "The Rawside of..." an IFC series Sunday August 31st at 8pm! at Staples Bar 253 Allen Street Buffalo, New York 14202 FREE!
Urban Outfitters w/ Finale (Keith Buckley, Every Time I Die) Saturday August 13th at 6pm At Walden Galleria Mall Cheektowaga, NY 14225 FREE!
we know its last minute, but we hope everyone can make it. see you there!! -ryan and pau
CHRIS! i wish i could make it saturday. but its my friends bday and i have to go downtown with her bc i PROMISED! let me know if you guys do it again soon bc i would LOVE to come out and hang! :)
hey guys, you left a few of your cds at macleans house this weekend, hope you dont mind i commandeered one for work, so if at any point you walk into falafel bar on elmwood and hear the wakos, now you know why. sounds great, looks real pro. tell jay to gimme a shout sometime if he still has my number
