Adams Wilson started out as a singer/songwriter vanity project in the Fall of 2006.

Over the next two years, Adams Wilson became a four-piece band of songwriters that drew on classic rock, blues, and pop influences to create a grungy, memorable songlist that expands on a weekly basis.

Philadelphia indie station WXPN took notice of the group in 2008, when Helen Leicht named Adams Wilson's "Dear Jesus" the Philly Local Pick of the Day.

In a chance meeting, Ex-Counting Crows bassist and...