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Tags: acc top 40, american country countdown, AOL Music, brooks & dunn, bryan white, country music, Dizzy Balloon, edwin mccain, fighting with wire, free mp3s, Guns N' Roses, Harbours, Kings and Queens, kix brooks, noise pop, scissors for lefty, slash, williams riley band.
You might have noticed the flurry of posts we’ve been churning out lately – The editorial team at OurStage has pushed the blog in overdrive and we’re excited to share all of our latest news with you! In case you missed something (you mean you haven’t set the blog as your homepage yet?), here’s a quick recap to keep you up to date:
Noise Pop Announces Line-Up and OurStage contest winners:
The powers that be over at Noise Pop made their picks and we couldn’t be happier for the winners: Scissors for Lefty, Kings and Queens, Harbours and Dizzy Balloon. Check them out and be on the lookout for more Noise Pop news… hint: these aren’t the only OurStagers making their way to the Bay Area stages!
Williams Riley Band win American Country Countdown contest:
Just 6 months ago, this band didn’t even exist! But, in that short time, they collaborated with guitarist Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Edwin McCain and Bryan White and were featured on AOL’s country music blog, The Boot. Now, they’ve won the ACC Top 40 Superstar contest on OurStage. “Williams Riley’s CD is on par with the major label releases coming out of Nashville, commented Kix Brooks (Brooks & Dunn) the host of ACC Top 40. “Their song sounds great on the radio. They’ve got an exciting future in front of them. We’re proud our competition was helpful in getting them out the gate.”
Free Download Available Now:
Fighting With Wire wants to hook you up with a completely free 5 song EP + the official music video for “Everyone Needs A Nemesis” just for signing up to the new Fighting With Wire mailing list. This is only available for a limited time, so be sure to download your free gift now.
Congratulations to Plushgun, Williams Riley, and NeverShoutNever! for their recent feature pieces over at AOL. After being featured here at OurStage in our blog, AOL has featured their music on their site. Check these artists out!
Plushgun: The soft indie sounds of this band as paired with the bold synth soundsdefine the name even before that first catchy chorus enters.Having begun the songwriting process like everyone else (acoustic guitar + small bedroom = musical genius?)Dan Ingala decided to take things in a new direction.Check out the catchy melodies and crunchy synth lines by joining their fan club!
Williams Riley Band: Tired of that same old “country” music you hear on the radio? Have a listen to Williams Riley Band then. The smooth, alternative melodies mixed with the traditional instrumentation make for a truly unique experience in the country/americana genre. Make sure to check out Makes Me Go La La to hear it for yourself!
NeverShoutNever!: If you haven’t heard of this young, online sensation then, well, where have you been? All it took was an acoustic guitar recorded in his basement to start up a chain reaction of word-of-mouth campaigns and online buzz, skyrocketting this self-starter into the public ear. Go behind the scenes with NeverShoutNever for a video shoot in this exclusive OurStage feature.
Congratulations again to these artists for their AOL Music Features. Keep up the good work!
It’s amazing to think that just six short months ago this band didn’t exist and now they are American Country Countdown Superstars.
Williams Riley Band is just six guys from Louisiana and Nashville doing what they love, and the fans are responding in a big way. (They even count Slash, Bryan White and Edwin McCain among them!)
They even got a nod from Kix Brooks, the host of American Country Countdown and member of Brooks & Dunn:
“Williams Riley’s CD is on par with the major label releases coming out of Nashville, and their song sounds great on the radio. They’ve got an exciting future in front of them. We’re proud our competition was helpful in getting them out the gate.”
Check out the winners and keep listening to the American Country Countdown to hear them on the air with Kix Brooks!
