Red Wanting Blue

Red Wanting Blue
RWB at House of Blues Cleveland, OH
Background information
Origin	Athens, Ohio
Genres	Rock and Roll
Years active	1996-Present
Labels	Fanatic Records (EMI/Caroline)
Website	Official website
Members
Scott Terry– Vocals, Ukulele, Tenor Guitar Mark McCullough– Bass, Chapman Stick, Vocals Greg Rahm– Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals Dean Anshutz– Drums, Percussion Eric Hall– Guitar, Lap Steel, Mandolin, Vocals
Past members
Brian Epp Ryan Eisert Jerrod Myers Rodney Hambel Jonah Dolan Mark Stepro John Kengla Eddie Davis

Red Wanting Blue ("RWB") is a rock and roll band that formed in Athens, Ohio in 1996. In 1999 Scott Terry moved the band from Athens to Columbus, Ohio, the city Red Wanting Blue now calls home. For the last decade Red Wanting Blue has been widely known across the US as an explosive live act to follow, averaging between 150 and 200 live shows a year. The band has "since grown to be one of the most successful indie bands in the United States".

On April 20, 2010 RWB announced that after over a decade of being an independent band, they would be signing a three album contract with Fanatic Records (EMI/Caroline) out of New York City. The band stated that they had never considered signing a contract before, but embraced Fanatic Records "mom and pop" mentality.

RWB has released nine full length albums to date. Two of those records were official label releases. The national re-release of These Magnificent Miles (2010) that included the radio single "Where You Wanna Go" and From the Vanishing Point (2012) that included the singles "Audition", "Walking Shoes" and "White Snow" were released by Fanatic Records.

Red Wanting Blue consists of founding member Scott Terry, Mark McCullough, Greg Rahm, Dean Anshutz and Eric Hall.

History

Early Years (1996-1999)

Scott Terry and Brian Epp met at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. They recruited Ryan Eisert and Jerrod Myers to form Red Wanting Blue in the fall of 1995. In 1996 Red Wanting Blue released their first full length album titled Velveteen. The band started performing live in Athens, Ohio and the surrounding areas. Two years later they went on to release The Image Trigger. Uber-fan Bryce Duncan is featured "crowd surfing" on the disc image of the The Image Trigger CD.

Model Citizen (2000-2001)

Model Citizen was RWB's third studio release and arguably their breakthrough album. It was the first album with bassist, Mark McCullough and drummer, Jonah Dolan. Red Wanting Blue held a release party for Model Citizen at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio on April 28, 2000. After the release of Model Citizen, Red Wanting Blue started gaining media attention for their rapidly growing grassroots following. In 2002 the band repackaged Model Citizen including a new version of "Hello" from Velveteen and a live recording of "Pretty" from The Image Trigger that was recorded in Cleveland, Ohio. The newly repackaged album would be titled Model Citizen+.

Sirens (2001-2002)

Sirens is Red Wanting Blue's fourth studio release. The band would eventually dedicate Sirens to those lives lost during the September 11 attacks. Sirens debuted at #1 on Aware Records online store - Awarestore.com. Red Wanting Blue toured to support Sirens by headlining venues in across the US.

Souvenirs of City Life (2002-2003)

Souvenirs of City Life is the bands fifth studio release. On October 30, 2002 the band appeared live on CD101. After the interview, they performed an acoustic version of the song "Someone Save Us". In July 2003 drummer Jonah Dolan parts ways with the band and Red Wanting Blue would eventually find Mark Stepro (Ben Kweller's current drummer). Souvenirs of City Life also debuted at #1 on Awarestore. Red Wanting Blue joined The Sprite Liquid Mix Tour and played alongside longtime friends O.A.R. as well as The Roots, Robert Randolph and N.E.R.D. RWB also played with 311 during this time period.

Pride: The Cold Lover (2004-2006)

The critically acclaimed release of Pride: The Cold Lover is Red Wanting Blue's sixth studio effort. Ted Comerford produced the album at Low Watt Recording Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. At this time RWB picked up an additional member, guitarist and keyboardist Greg Rahm. In October 2005, Brian Epp, leaves the band. The split is considered amicable. John Kengla steps in as lead guitar player. RWB independently set out on a large tour stretching from New York to California and completed that tour with a packed show at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. Around this time period it was brought to the bands attention that hundreds of fans across the US tattooed Red Wanting Blue's symbol (an angel/devil sign - penned by Terry in 1995) on their bodies. Honored, the band thanked those fans in the liner notes of this album. Shortly after, drummer Mark Stepro is replaced by Eddie Davis. Four songs from this album found themselves on XM Satellite Radio. During this time RWB was featured as an unsigned band to watch on Demodiaries.com, as well as on Kings of A&R and Hits Magazine. 2004’s Pride: The Cold Lover also debuted at #1 on Awarestore and landing several songs on the CBS/VH1 program, “Love Monkey” as well as the CW hit show “Life is Wild.”

The Warehouse Sessions (2006-2008)

The Warehouse Sessions is a live album/DVD recorded in the bands warehouse and studio space in front of 100 of RWB biggest fans from across the country. Tickets to this intimate event sold out in under two minutes. The Warehouse Sessions debuted at #1 on Awarestore.com in its first week of pre-sale". It was partly made to bridge the gap between Pride: The Cold Lover and 2008's These Magnificent Miles. This album/DVD featured early acoustic versions of fan favorites "You Are My Las Vegas" and "Finger in the Air" from These Magnificent Miles. At this time Red Wanting Blue was named one of the best independent bands in the country by Alternative Addiction. Red Wanting Blue's live cult following continued to grow as the band sold out venues across the midwest that signed bands struggled to fill. Their following in major cities like New York City and Chicago rapidly grew during this time period as well.

These Magnificent Miles (2008-2010)

The band enlisted Grammy nominated producer Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, REM, Willie Nelson) for These Magnificent Miles. Both Candiloro and the band received rave reviews across the board for this body of work. Scott Terry is quoted as saying that this album was inspired by "the circus life of a band on the road." The band settled into an Americana rock ‘n’ roll vibe utilizing more melodic sounds than that of their prior work. This is Red Wanting Blue's eighth album and "it is undeniably one of the better albums released this year." In 2008 Ken Davenport (a New York City based producer) began filming Red Wanting Blue for a documentary about "one of the top unsigned rock bands in the country" and their travels. The documentary titled "These Magnificent Miles - On the Long Road with Red Wanting Blue" captures the making of the band's 8th album These Magnificent Miles and follows the band touring the country in support of that album. Eric Hall began his career with Red Wanting Blue during this time period. In September 2009, Eddie Davis parted ways with Red Wanting Blue. Dean Anshutz joined the band as RWB's new drummer.

The National Re-Release of "These Magnificent Miles" (2010)

After signing with Fanatic Records (EMI/Caroline) in April 2010, These Magnificent Miles was re-released nationally on July 27, 2010. Fanatic also issued a deluxe double-LP edition of These Magnificent Miles with full-color LP sleeves featuring the art of John Terry (Scott Terry's brother). The album and LP can be found nationally at Best Buy, Target, Barnes & Noble and many other record stores across the country. These Magnificent Miles can also be found online at redwantingblue.bigcartel.com. As of September 2010, the single "Where You Wanna Go" can be heard on radio stations across the country. An eccentric music video has been released for the song "Where You Wanna Go" featuring the band finding themselves trapped in an Alice in Wonderland type setting. During the recording of their new album in January/March 2011, Red Wanting Blue was commissioned to write a song for the film "Unraveled" about Mark Dreier, the once prominent New York attorney who ran one of the largest ponzi schemes in history. The song is called "Magic Man" and is crafted to tell Dreier's story. It is played in its entirety at the end of the film. The long awaited documentary "These Magnificent Miles: On the Long Road with Red Wanting Blue" was released by Davenport in April 2011. On April 13, 2011, lead singer Scott Terry was the guest star on NPR Radio's Snap Judgement. Scott's quirky story about the band traveling through Yellowstone National Park and running into "trouble" can be heard nationally on NPR Radio and on NPR's website. In June, 2011 Red Wanting Blue was presented with the Key to the City from the mayor of Kearney, Nebraska. In the ceremony, he mentioned "Red Wanting Blue has captured the heart of Kearney, Nebraska..."

From The Vanishing Point (Early 2011 - Present)

In early 2011, the band headed into the studio to begin recording their second official label release (RWB's 9th album). Once again, the band enlisted the talents of Jamie Candiloro to produce the album. The title of the album was not released until August 5, 2011 through social media outlets and the bands website. From the Vanishing Point was originally slated to be released in the Fall of 2011, but in a statement to impatient fans, the bands record label explained "...the national release date of From The Vanishing Point will be January 10, 2012. Starting on October 1st... we will stream tracks from the new album, in order, until the entire album is streaming on October 13th. Then, that evening, Red Wanting Blue will perform From The Vanishing Point live, in its entirety from start to finish." Before it's national release From the Vanishing Point was streamed over 80,000 times in the month of October alone. Over 150,000 streams of the album were recorded by the turn of 2012. The radio singles "Audition," "Walking Shoes" and "White Snow" can be heard on AAA radio throughout the US. The music video for "Audition" was shot live, in one-take on October 13th. The intention was to introduce the authentic live energy of the band without including the "Hollywood magic" that is involved in most "live-style" music videos. In November of 2011, Red Wanting Blue along with producer Jamie Candiloro headed back into the studio to record "Your a Mean One Mr. Grinch" as a holiday treat for their fans. That song was picked up as a holiday single on radio stations across the country. From The Vanishing Point was officially released on Jan. 10, 2012 and landed at #10 on The Billboard Heatseekers Chart in its first week of release.

Discography

Title	Released
Velveteen	September 6, 1996
The Image Trigger	April 4, 1998
Model Citizen	April 3, 2000
Sirens	November 16, 2001
Souvenirs of City Life	February 8, 2003
Pride: the Cold Lover	October 19, 2004
The Warehouse Sessions	December 12, 2006
These Magnificent Miles	August 21, 2008
These Magnificent Miles (re-release)	July 27, 2010
From The Vanishing Point	January 10, 2012

External links

• Red Wanting Blue Official Site
• Red Wanting Blue Store
• Official Message Boards for R.W.B.
• Red Wanting Blue Live Concert Video and Audio
• Official "These Magnificent Miles" Site