Red Wanting Blue
Red Wanting Blue | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Columbus, Ohio, Ohio |
| Genres | Rock and Roll Americana Heartland Rock |
| Years active | 1996-Present (17 years) |
| Labels | record label - Fanatic Records (Caroline/Capitol Music Group/Universal) management - Gold Village Entertainment + Fanatic agency Paradigm Talent Agency (US), The Agency Group (Canada) |
| 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 |
| Website | Official website |
Red Wanting Blue also known as RWB is a rock and roll band led by Scott Terry that formed in Athens, Ohio in 1996.[1] In 1999 the band relocated to Columbus, Ohio, the city Red Wanting Blue now calls home. RWB has been touring the US for over a decade playing around 200 live shows a year.[2] Red Wanting Blue has been known as an explosive live act to follow, with Terry being compared to some of the most entertaining frontmen in the industry.[3]
On April 20, 2010 RWB announced that after fourteen years of operating as an independent band, they would be signing a three album contract with Fanatic Records (Caroline/Capitol Music Group/Universal Music Group) out of New York City.[2] The band (known for their independence and unwillingness to bend to fleeting musical trends) stated that they had never considered signing a record contract before, but embraced Fanatic Record's "mom and pop" mentality.[4]
The band has released nine full length albums to date: Velveteen (1996), Image Trigger (1998), Model Citizen (2000), Sirens (2001), Souvenirs of City Life (2002), Pride: The Cold Lover (2004), The Warehouse Sessions (2006), These Magnificent Miles (2008 & re-release, 2010) and From The Vanishing Point (2011). From the Vanishing Point debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart.[5] RWB's national appearances include Late Show with David Letterman, CBS - July 18, 2012.[6], VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live - October 16, 2012, Mountain Stage, NPR - November 5, 2012. Red Wanting Blue is rumored to be releasing a highly anticipated 10th album (untitled) in late 2013 or early 2014.
The Early Recordings of Red Wanting Blue
"The College Years" - Velveteen (1996), Image Trigger (1998)
Scott Terry (5/15/76 - present) formed the band while in school at Ohio University. Originally from New Jersey, he formed Red Wanting Blue in the fall of 1995. In 1996 Red Wanting Blue released their first full length album titled Velveteen. While still in college in 1998, the band went on to release their second full length album The Image Trigger.
Model Citizen (2000-2001)
Model Citizen was RWB's third studio release and arguably their breakthrough album. It was the first album with current bassist, Mark McCullough. After the release of Model Citizen, Red Wanting Blue started gaining media attention for their rapidly growing grassroots following. The original version of the song Audition was recorded for this album. The song was picked up nationally by Abercrombie and Fitch and placed on rotation at their stores throughout the US. Audition was later re-vamped and re-recorded for the 2011 album From the Vanishing Point and found success on the radio and television in 2012 and 2013.
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. Red Wanting Blue toured to support Sirens by headlining small rock clubs across the US.
Souvenirs of City Life (2002-2003)
Souvenirs of City Life is the bands fifth studio release.Souvenirs of City Life debuted at No. 1 on Aware Records online store - awarestore.com. Red Wanting Blue toured extensively during this time period headlining rock clubs and also touring alongside longtime friends O.A.R. as well as The Roots, Robert Randolph and N.E.R.D.[7] RWB also played with popular band 311 during this time period.
The Current Recordings of Red Wanting Blue
Pride: The Cold Lover (2004-2006)
The release of Pride: The Cold Lover is Red Wanting Blue's sixth studio effort. Ted Comerford produced the album in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pride: The Cold Lover again debuted at No. 1 on Awarestore (Aware Records online store) and landing several songs on the CBS/VH1 program, Love Monkey as well as the CW hit show Life is Wild. [8] 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. RWB picked up an additional member, guitarist, keyboardist and back-up vocalist Greg Rahm. RWB independently set out on a large tour (headlining venues from mid-level clubs to small theaters) stretching from New York to California. 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, Kings of A&R and Hits Magazine.
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 No. 1 on Awarestore.com (Aware Records online store) 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.
These Magnificent Miles (2008-2010)
The band enlisted Grammy nominated producer Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, R.E.M., Willie Nelson) for These Magnificent Miles. 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. Current guitarist Eric Hall began his career with Red Wanting Blue during this time period as well as current drummer Dean Anshutz.
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 for a wider audience. 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). In September 2010, the single "Where You Wanna Go" was heard on radio stations across the country. An eccentric music video was released for "Where You Wanna Go" featuring the band finding themselves trapped in an Alice in Wonderland type setting. Red Wanting Blue settled into a rythem on tour of nearly selling out venues in advance (large rock clubs and mid sized theaters), most shows during this time period selling out by day of show. The bands following in major cities like NYC started doubling in size with each live concert.
Red Wanting Blue was commissioned to write a song for the film "Unraveled". The song called "Magic Man" was released as a single and is played in its entirety during the film. The documentary "These Magnificent Miles - On the Long Road with Red Wanting Blue" was released in April 2011. The band does not sell or support the documentary. On April 13, 2011, lead singer Scott Terry was the guest star on NPR Radio's Snap Judgement and told a story about the band traveling through Yellowstone National Park and running into "trouble". In June 2011 Red Wanting Blue was presented with the Key to the City from the mayor of Kearney, Nebraska.
From The Vanishing Point (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 released on August 5, 2011 through social media outlets. From the Vanishing Point was originally slated for released in the Fall of 2011, but the album release was pushed back to January 2012.[1] In the weeks before its 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. "From the Vanishing Point" landed at #10 on The Billboard Heatseekers Chart in its first official week of release.[5] The singles "Audition," "Walking Shoes" and "White Snow" were released on Adult Album Alternative radio also known as AAAradio or Triple-A. The music video for "Audition" was shot live, in one-take on October 13 at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH. 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 2011, Red Wanting Blue along with producer Jamie Candiloro headed back into the studio to record "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" as a holiday treat for their fans. The song found its way to the radio and was picked up as a holiday single. Music Choice Television also picked up the song as a holiday single.[9]
RWB's album release tour kicked off in January 2012 and consisted several months of sold out shows from Chicago to New York City and more. This time proved to be the band's most successful period of touring to date with concerts selling out weeks in advance. In the morning, before most tour stops, the band could be heard making special appearances on the local radio stations (most included an interview and two to three songs). Red Wanting Blue also performed on The Rock Boat in March as well as several shows with friends and fellow musicians Carbon Leaf. On June 29, 2012 RWB's live concert attendance record was broken in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Over 9,000 people attended the outdoor concert dubbed "Rocking on the River" in support of the band. In an interview about the concert radio host Bob Earley said "According to everyone inside the industry, Red Wanting Blue will be the next Black Keys."[10] On April 13, "Unraveled" the film that features RWB's "Magic Man" is released theatrically (later debuting on Showtime on August 8.) On July 10th, the band made available a free download of their concert from at NYC venue City Winery.
On July 18, Red Wanting Blue made their network television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman[2] performing the song "Audition" to an audience that roared and cheered along. On Sept 17th RWB performed their debut session on Daytrotter.com. On October 1, 2012 the band announced they would be performing and appearing live on VH1's morning show "Big Morning Buzz Live" on October 16 at 10am. On November 5th Red Wanting Blue performed live on the NPR radio program Mountain Stage alongside Dr. Dog and The Mountain Goats at the Keith Albee Theater in West Virginia.
In Early 2013, RWB headlined a tour of the west coast and continued to sell out shows throughout the Midwest and east coast. They also toured eastern Canada with The Trews and hit a major milestone by selling out The Bowery Ballroom in New York City. At The Bowery Ballroom on March 9, Red Wanting Blue announced that they would be heading back into the studio with producer/friend Jamie Candiloro throughout March and April 2013 to record their 10th album.
Throughout March, April and May of 2013 Red Wanting Blue settled into their recording studio ("El Rancho Relaxo" in Columbus, Ohio) with Jamie Candiloro to produce their tenth album. This had been the longest amount of time ever scheduled off the road (for the purpose of recording) in the band's career. On Scott Terry's birthday many fans reached out via social media and Terry responded "...I can't wait to get back out on the road to see you all..." In July, the band made an announcement that "one of the members of Red Wanting Blue is retiring, but it’s not one of the guys. As seen on the Late Show with David Letterman, in our “Where You Wanna Go” video, and on roads throughout America, RWB’s beloved Magic Bus is about to hang up her walking shoes..." Red Wanting Blue purchased a large tour bus to accommodate the amount of touring ahead of them. In September, RWB announced their Fall tour dates. The band would be touring throughout the country sharing the stage several times with longtime friend Will Hoge. Red Wanting Blue chose Swear and Shake to open several dates on this fall tour entitled "The Dime Store Circus Tour". Many of the dates feature special meet and greets as well as VIP packages for fans that include a three song unplugged set before the doors open.
Discography
| Title | Released |
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| 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 |
References
- ^ a b Majors, Dan (06 Jan 2012). "Head to Club Cafe for a Midwestern American sound". Pittsburgh Post - Gazette [Pittsburgh, Pa].
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c Lynch, Bill (7 June 2012). "Red Wanting Blue poised for its big break". The Charleston Gazette.
- ^ Staff (2012). "The Peak 107 presents Pleasantville Music Festival 2012". Pleasantville Music Festival 2012. Pleasantville Music Festival. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ DeVille, Chris. "Local music: Red Wanting Blue". Columbus Alive. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ a b Staff (28 January 2012). "Heatseekers Albums". Heatseekers Chart. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Scott, Rob (19 July 2012). "Scott Terry, Red Wanting Blue Get Big Reaction from Letterman Crowd". Moorestown Patch. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Staff (2003). "Full Lineup Uncapped For Sprite Tour". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Chad (10 August 2008). "Red Wanting Blue Ready New Album". Alternative Addiction.
- ^ Fanatic Records Information, Videos, Pictures and News.
- ^ Mace, Gina (23 March 2012). "New bands, atmosphere for Rockin' on the River". Falls Community Connection. Cuyahogaohio.com. Retrieved 14 September 2012.