The Nightowls

The Nightowls
Background information
Origin Austin, Texas, United States
Genres Soul, R&B
Years active 2011 - present
Labels Super Sonic Records
Website http://www.wearethenightowls.com
Members Ryan Harkrider
Tara Williamson
Ellie Carroll
Ben Petree
Rob Alton
Amos Trystman
Paul Mecurio
Sean Giddings
Michael Rey
Javier Stuppard
Andrew McLemore
Past members Joseph Serrato
Oscar Ruben Interiano

The Nightowls are an American musical group from Austin, Texas, formed in 2011. Their sound combines R&B and soul music, whose debut album Good As Gold was named Top 10 of the 2014 Austin Music Awards Albums of the Year.[1]

History

Lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Harkrider, along with his musical and business partner, guitarist Amos Traystman, formed The Nightowls in 2011.[2] Harkrider's song "Nobody Ever Wants to Leave" was commissioned in 2009 by The Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau as Austin’s official theme song.[3]

They released their debut album, Good as Gold, in December 2013. On January 7, 2014 The Nightowls released "Good As Gold" as a single.[4] In a review of Good As Gold, Cashbox described The Nightowls as a soul band rooted in the Motown sound but able to move in new directions.[5] Indie Music said The Nightowls sound like a band straight out of the glorious R&B past, paying homage to all artist of that era while adding a modern spin.[6] The Nightowls recorded an arrangement of Harkrider's song "Nobody Ever Wants to Leave" for Good as Gold B-Sides, a 4-song EP, released in September 2014.

In October 2014, The Nightowls were scheduled to perform at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on the second weekend, but were canceled due to rainy weather.[7]In March 2015, The Nightowls performed at the SXSW Music Festival as a showcase artist.[8]

In 2015, the band was highlighted as "A Band To Watch" by Austin Monthly magazine.[9] Good as Gold was released on vinyl in May 2015.

Fame Sessions, their second album, was released September 4, 2015 on Super Sonic Sounds (a subsidiary of Nine Mile Records). It was recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in collaboration with David Hood and Spooner Oldham from the original FAME (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises) Studios house band The Swampers.[10]

On July 20, 2015, The Nightowls released "Get Up!" – the first single from Fame Sessions. The video for "Get Up!" premiered in Texas Monthly Magazine on July 17, 2015.[11] In August 2015, The Nightowls released two more singles: "Highline"[12] and "Nobody But You".[13] and has been uploaded to YouTube.[14] On August 3, 2015 The Nightowls released "Highline" – the second single from Fame Sessions.[12] On August 27, 2015 they released "Nobody But You" as a third single."Highline"[12] and "Nobody But You".[15] In a positive review of Fame Sessions on September 4, 2015 Elmore magazine described their music as being based on the Aretha Franklin, Wilson Picket type of sound with a more youthful, modern spin.[16] In a review of Fame Sessions, Proper Music Distribution described their sound as being firmly rooted in the history of southern soul music and pays tribute to FAME Studios greats like Duane Allman and Percy Sledge.[17]

In September through December 2015 The Nightowls toured for the first time throughout the United States. In October 2015, The Nightowls performed at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, having been rained out in 2014.[18]

In December 2015, The Nightowls recorded a five track EP at the iconic Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. It will be released on July 15, 2016. On April 18, 2016 The Nightowls released "Clean It Up (Play It By The Rules)" as a single from the EP on Baeble Music.[19] In March 2016, The Nightowls performed at the SXSW Music Festival, where they were selected for the second consecutive year as a Showcase Artist.[20]

Awards and nominations

Members

The Nightowls performing at the ACL Music Festival in 2015

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Austin Music Awards - 2014 - Best of the Year - The Austin Chronicle". Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ↑ John T. Davis. "The Nightowls:.ATX Man interview". Austin Man Magazine. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "WATCH: Austin announces official theme song". KVUE news. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 THE NIGHTOWLS -- Good as Gold "Official Video". 7 January 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Good As Gold (CD) by The Nightowls". Cashbox Music Reviews. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Review: The Nightowls, Good As Gold - Indie-Music.com". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Raoul Hernandez (11 October 2014). "ACL Fest Cancels Early Acts Due to Rain First six acts today cut for later gate time". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 "THE NIGHTOWLS | SXSW 2015 Event Schedule". SXSW website: Events Schedule. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  9. ↑ "Band to Watch: The Nightowls". austinmonthly.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Steeped In The History Of Southern Soul, The Nightowls Release 'Fame Sessions' (Sept 4th/ Super Sonic Sounds)". Shore Fire Media. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Music Premiere Monday: "Get Up!" by The Nightowls". Southern Living: The Daily South. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Steffen, Chris (2015-08-03). "Song Premiere: The Nightowls Embrace Vintage Soul on "Highline"". Allmusic website. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  13. ↑ Solomon, Dan (2015-07-17). "Exclusive Video Premiere: The Nightowls Gets Down With "Get Up!"". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  14. 1 2 THE NIGHTOWLS -- Get Up! (Official). 22 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  15. 1 2 "Music Exclusive: The Nightowls Premiere "Nobody But You"". austinmonthly.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Elmore Magazine - The Nightowls". Elmore Magazine. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  17. ↑ iWeb. "Fame Sessions". Propermusic.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "2015 Lineup Weekend Two | ACL Music Festival". Aclfestival.com. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  19. 1 2 "Baeble First Play: The Texas Soul of The Nightowls". Baeble Music. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  20. 1 2 "The Nightowls". SXSW Schedule 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "2015 WEEKEND TWO LINEUP BY DAY | ACL Music Festival". Aclfestival.com. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  22. ↑ "10 Bands to Watch - Austin Monthly - March 2015 - Austin, TX". Austin Monthly. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  23. ↑ Rosenthal, Brad (2015-04-08). "ANNOUNCES 2015 GRANT NOMINEES AND NEW ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS". Black Fret. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  24. ↑ "Weekend Two". ACL Music Festival. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  25. ↑ "Austin City Council Agenda". Austintxas.gov. Retrieved 2015-08-10.

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