Jamestown Revival

Jamestown Revival
Background information
Origin Magnolia, Texas, United States
Genres Folk, Americana, Rock
Years active 2011 (2011)-present
Labels Republic
Website http://www.jamestownrevival.com/
Members

Jamestown Revival is an American rock duo made up of Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay.[1] The childhood friends from Magnolia, Texas write songs about everyday life that are a combination of harmonies that merge Southern country, Americana and Western rock music.[1][2] Their first album Utah was originally self-released in early 2014 and then re-released by Republic Records later the same year.[3] iTunes named Utah Best of 2014: Singer-Songwriter Album of the Year.[3] Jamestown Revival has been featured in Rolling Stone magazine and covered in the Wall Street Journal.[4][5] The band has made appearances at music festivals in the U.S., including the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Austin City Limits Music Festival, and a musical appearance on Conan.[2][6][7][8]

History

Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay grew up together in Magnolia, Texas and collaborated on their first song at the age of 15.[7] Each launched solo singer-songwriter careers and were on tour as individual artists who would sing harmonies on each other's work. It was decided to form a band with harmonies at the forefront as it a generated positive audience response.[9] Jamestown Revival was formed in 2010 as a duo and expanded to a five-member band.[9][10] The name Jamestown Revival was derived from one of the first United States settlements, Jamestown, Virginia, homage to Creedence Clearwater Revival, and the concept of leaving behind the old and starting anew.[1] The band wrote music they wanted to hear rather than what appealed to the masses using the music they listened to as a gauge of quality of their work.[9] The band's music inspirations come from storytellers of adventure such as Louis L'Amour, Willie Nelson and John Prine as well as nature, and simplicity.[2][11] Jamestown Revival's first album, Utah, was named for the band's recording location in the Wasatch mountains Utah, where while living in a cabin they used minimal recording studio equipment to create a unique style.[1][2] The band's move from Texas to California inspired their song California (Cast Iron Soul).[2]

Members

Additional Musicians

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Earl Dittman (December 4, 2014). "Jamestown Revival: 'Leaving behind the old and starting anew’". Digital Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Isabel McCan (June 4, 2014). "Q&A with Jamestown Revival: Southern boys in the city". 303Magazine.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Wendy Geller (March 18, 2015). "Jamestown Revival discusses 'Utah,’ performs acoustic 'Golden Age'". Yahoo. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cover Contest - Jamestown Revival". Rolling Stone. February 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Behind the scenes at Coachella with Jamestown Revival". The Wall Street Journal. April 20, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ Dacey Orr (March 24, 2015). "Sound bytes from SXSW:Jamestown Revival takes us on an Austin barcrawl". Paste Magazine.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Everett Cook (April 18, 2015). "Jamestown Revival plays at Coachella for the first time". The Desert Sun. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ Erin Hanson (June 16, 2014). "Set List Bonus: Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival". Grammy.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Corby Anderson (November 21, 2014). "The timeless Jamestown Revival at Belly Up Aspen". The Aspen Times. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Julia St. Pierre (May 26, 2014). "Jamestown Revival isn't quite ready to put down roots". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Rachel Zimmerman (May 6, 2015). "Interview with Jamestown Revival on their album Utah, inspirational adventures and their love of one of Texas's best-kept secrets". mxdwn.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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