The Native Howl
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![]() From left to right: Jacob Sawicki, Alex Holycross, Joshua LeMieux and Mark Chandler, 2015 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Leonard, Michigan, U.S. |
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Years active | 2013–present |
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Website | thenativehowl |
The Native Howl is a four piece acoustic band from Leonard, Michigan.[1] Their music is a blend of bluegrass and thrash metal, using guitar, banjo, electric bass and drums.[2][3]
History
The band was formed by Alex Holycross and Jake Sawicki.[4] In 2012, the pair began playing metal-tinged folk music together. In 2013, calling themselves The Native Howl, they released their first EP, The Revolution's Dead, which was recorded in Holycross' newly renovated studio.[5]
With the addition of Mark Chandler on bass and Joshua LeMeiux on drums, they soon developed a new genre which they called Thrash Grass.[6] John Lawless of Bluegrass Today described this as "an effective mashup of thrash metal and banjo driven grass".[7] Together with The Gasoline Gypsies, The Native Howl toured around Michigan in 2014, and in 2015 the band released an album, Inukshuk, in CD format.
In 2017 the band performed at the Michigan Summer Beer Festival.[3] With the release of their third album, "Thrash Grass", they charted in the Billboard bluegrass charts for eight consecutive weeks, peaking number four. [8]
Discography
Title | Formats | Details | Peak chart positions |
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The Revolutions Dead | Compact Disc, Digital Download |
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Inukshuk | Compact Disc, Digital Download |
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Thrash Grass | Compact Disc, Digital Download, Vinyl Record |
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Awards and nominations
- The Native Howl's flagship album, Thrash Grass, peaked number four on US Billboard Bluegrass chart January 21, 2017.[9]
- Nomination to the 2017 Detroit Music Awards[10]
- Blue Water Music Awards Album of the Year and Best Import 2017[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Audio Interview with The Native Howl". Shockwave Magazine,July 10, 2017 by Maxine Frisbee
- ^ "Musicians – Are You Living in the Past?". Harmony Central, By Dendy Jarrett | October 09, 2017
- ^ a b "Michigan Summer Beer Festival 2017 Review". Life in Michigan, by Brenda Sodt Foster | Jul 27, 2017
- ^ "Native Howl's 'Thrash Grass' mixes thrash metal and bluegrass". Detroit Free Press, March 30, 2016.
- ^ 'UTG PREMIERE: The Native Howl – “Death Jam”'. Under the Gun, October 20, 2014 Scott Murray
- ^ " Leonard band cranks out ‘thrash grass’". Oxford Leader, By Elise Shire on February 15, 2018
- ^ "The Native Howl brings the thrash grass". Bluegrass Today, September 20, 2017
- ^ "Billboard Chart". Billboard Chart, January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Chart". Billboard Chart, January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Detroit Music Awards". Detroit Music Awards, 2017
- ^ "Rock 'n Load". Rock 'n Load, February 14, 2018