The WeatherVanes are a four piece folk-rock band based out of the greater DC area. They came together after a series of start ups, shut downs, craigslist ads, and adult beverages. Now just two years old—with management in place, a record under their belt, and gas in the tank—the band is taking off.

The latest EP “Morning Light” (released Dec ’11) has been compared to a mix of Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, and Gov’t Mule. Even though the band says, “we are flattered just to be in the same sentence w...