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Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Website: www.thenewfamiliars.com
Sounds Like: Wilco, Ryan Adams, The Avett Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Levon Helm
Genre: Folk
North Carolina's The New Familiars have been touring & playing their own style of American Rock & Roll for years now. Drawing from the vast influences that they've collected throughout their careers, this quartet has shaped a sound that combines the nitty-gritty roots music of the Appalachia with guitar-drenched-drum-driven anthems of Rock & Roll. Through collective songwriting, howling harmonies, & multi-instrumental talent, their show can take you from a back porch hoe-down to a full on rock show at the change of an instrument.
Comprised of songs about love, luck, traveling the road, and finding one's place in the world the band's new album, "Between the Moon & The Morning Light" is a crystallization of all that the band has experienced of the last five years, and features many people they have formed bonds with along the way. Guest spots by Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers, Tania Elizabeth of the Duhks, and Sam Quinn , formerly of the Everybodyfields, demonstrate the range of The New Familiars popularity with their fellow musicians and the diversity of their material. Recorded by Joe Kuhlmann at 34th & Hudson in Charlotte, North Carolina, and mixed by Dave Glasser at Airshow in Boulder, Colorado, Between the Moon and the Morning Light is an album that these four boys will be proud to tour behind, while always creating new material and throwing in the odd foot stomping cover.
“Imagine The Band's beautiful bearded children, rocking through the great American songbook.”
Applause: The Augusta Chronicle
“Within the first few strains of The New Familiars song 'Got this Disease,'I'm doodling their name on my Trapper Keeper”
The Brick: Richmond, VA
"They're a living, breathing nod to the country side of the Beatles and Rolling Stones..."
Yes Weekly
“Hey, they were the best local band of 2008 in Charlotte, N.C., and if you Google their slide-guitar-swinging songs you'll see why. Bluegrass-rocked, tightly harmonized Americana with edge.”
Philadelphia Daily News
“Don’t simply call them a “bluegrass” act — these boys know how to rock.”
Commonwealth Journal- Lexington, KY
“The New Familiars play a fresh (if not breakthrough) blend of country blues, folk rock and gritty acoustic tunes”
Alli Marshall - Mountain Xpress
“The Dead and the New Familiars both share a desire to supercharge folk sounds. The two bands may not sound alike on the surface, but theres definately a connection.”
Daily Press: Hampton,VA
"Their covers of songs like “My Girl” and Phil Collin’s “Take Me Home” provide a new perspective on old classics that will unseat your understanding of the song – in the most stunning way."
Rebecca Ledford - Gig Guide
“The New Familiars go balls out”
The Daily Beacon:Knoxville,TN
“The energy that the band brings to the table is infectious -- a swirling storm drain ofbanjo and resonator guitar and lap steel and drums that touches something elemental within... Earthy is as good a word as any to describe the band's sound, and down-to-earth is the way they like to play it.”
The Daily Times- Knoxville, TN
“The New Familiars have risen through the ranks of the Southeast's army of Americana bands with its bold and dark brand of folk music...”
Charleston Post and Courier
“One thing is clear about The New Familiars: they mean it.Very seldom does a cross-genre synthesis experiment result in such authenticity. The band has impressed audiences of all backgrounds in tiny clubs and monstrous outdoor festivals alike.
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"The Band Turns its Acoustic Instruments into Electrified Crowds"
Andrew Ritchey - Independent Weekly
“It's Americana with a Grand Heartbeat”
Jeff Hahne - Creative Loafing
“Music's fun when great musicians are clearly enjoying themselves. These guys are a good reminder of that...”
Dan Costello - Urban Folk NYC
“Honest and Heartfelt Americana”
John Pollock - Encore Magazine
“The band delivers a mix of acoustic folk, bluegrass, rock and blues with a visceral intensity to match their raucous live gigs
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John Schacht - Creative Loafing
“The Storm is a tantalizing introduction to the trippy folk rock of this Charlotte quartet”
Dave Stallard - Blue Ridge Outdoors
“Expect the Unexpected”
Tom Netherland - Bristol Courier
"A toxic new twist on Americana."
Matthew Godbey - Charleston Post
