The Mowgli's at Vinyl
(Wednesday) October 12, 2016 - 19:00
Vinyl - 1374 W Peachtree St NW (Map)
5 people attended
5.0/5 (1)
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The Bowery Presents:
The Mowgli's
w/ Colony House, Dreamers
Wednesday October 12
Vinyl
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 7:30pm
$17 ADV / Tickets: bit.ly/2aocVrL
The Mowgli's - www.themowglis.net/
Love is all you need. It's been said many times and many ways of course, but it's truer now than ever.
When The Mowgli's first landed on the scene, their message of positivity and love resonated with audiences everywhere. The group's 2013 major label debut, Waiting for the Dawn [Photo Finish], debuted at #4 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and yielded the hit San Francisco. Following its release, the seven-piece -- Colin Louis Dieden [vocals, guitar], Katie Jayne Earl [vocals, percussion], Dave Appelbaum [keyboards], Josh Hogan [guitar, vocals], Matthew Di Panni [bass], Spencer Trent [guitar, vocals], and Andy Warren [drums] -- performed on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CONAN, Watch What Happens Live, and more. Between headline tours and runs supporting everybody from Walk The Moon to Manchester Orchestra, they even cut a song for the Relativity Media hit film Earth To Echo. Along the way, their interpretation of love became even clearer, and it defines their sophomore outing, Kids In Love.
Our first album essentially said, 'What's up everyone? We're The Mowgli's, and we believe love can change the world, explains Katie. Over the past couple of years, we really came to terms with who we are as a band. With Kids In Love we're exploring the intricacies of love. It's such a broad concept. This time around, we get into intimate love, personal love, as well as universal love. We've found art is the best vehicle to ponder what this really means.
Before, the concept was painted in very broad strokes, Colin goes on. Our intention was to start a movement and a culture around what we do. We put all of that under a microscope on this album and talked about personal experiences and stories, the lack of love, and finding it again.
We've learned so much about the business, ourselves, and this message, adds Josh. We've become more direct. It's a little wiser.
In order to properly convey that sentiment, the group teamed up with producer Tony Hoffer [The Kooks, Silversun Pickups, Fitz & The Tantrums] in his Los Angeles studio during the summer of 2014. With Hoffer at the helm, they fine-tuned their sound into an elegant amalgam of influences. Additionally, they recorded with prior collaborators Captain Cuts [Smallpools, Tove Lo] -- a production team that includes Ryan Rabin of Grouplove, and worked with Matt Radosevich [Walk The Moon, One Direction] on two additional tracks. We wanted to create songs that we knew we would enjoy playing live, songs we hoped that speak to people's personal experiences with love and life and loss and everything that comes with being a kid -- or really anyone -- in love, Katie explains.
We've been on tour incessantly, and this album was really written all over the country, Colin recalls. It was composed in green rooms, hotels, parking lots, and everywhere in between. I went to Nashville for a week on a whim and tried to learn how to write country music. I was so lucky to work with some of the best in the business. I wanted to bring some of those storytelling elements into the music too. We really grew up, and the songs reflect that journey.
The first released track Through The Dark builds from a shimmering acoustic guitar into an unshakable harmony between Josh and Colin. It shines its own kind of musical light.
Everybody goes through dark times, Josh asserts. We're trying to put a positive spin on that though, and show you can get through that darkness no matter what.
Colin continues, In a weird way, it feels like the answer to 'Waiting for the Dawn.' It's a hopeful and encouraging song.
Then, there's the first single I'm Good. It begins with a sun-soaked clean guitar and resounding percussion before snapping into a delightful refrain that's undeniably unforgettable. You'll feel good after one listen...
Elsewhere on the album, Whatever Forever is augmented by driving handclaps and a group chorus that proves infectious. Lyrically, it stemmed from some shared ink within the band. Colin and I both got a tattoo of that phrase a few years ago in a hotel bar during Hurricane Sandy, smiles Josh. We'd seen it on the wall of a bar, and it felt like the perfect new life motto. We're not worried about anything; we're just going for it.
That's a personal favorite, concurs Colin. After one show, I had a girl walk up to me and say, 'I've been dealing with so much and hurting so badly. I adopted 'Whatever Forever' as my mantra. I needed that.' Sometimes, you need to distance yourself from what hurts.
Ultimately, The Mowgli's open up their hearts once more, and the results are nothing short of inspiring. We just want people to feel good, Katie concludes. It's a domino effect. If someone leaves a show feeling great, maybe they pay it forward. If we can contribute a little bit of joy, companionship, and happiness, we're doing our part to make the world a little brighter.
I want them to feel inspired to do something positive, Josh agrees. It's all about sharing that.
Colin leaves off, I want this to be a positive transformative experience. It's almost like falling in love. When you're in a good mood, you tend to react positively. I hope it adds more positivity and love to the world.
Colony House - www.colonyhousemusic.com
In a relatively brief span of time, Colony House has emerged as a vibrant creative force, as well as a beloved fan favorite with a passionate, fiercely loyal fan base. That audience is likely to expand substantially with the release of When I Was Younger, the Nashville, TN trio's first full-length album, whose 14 compelling original tunes fulfill the abundant promise of the band's three widely-acclaimed, self-released EPs.
It's not surprising that Colony House has struck a resonant chord with listeners. The threesome maintains a balance of craft and immediacy that reflects its affinity for the sound of such alt-rock outfits as Interpol and The Killers, while echoing the influence of such alternative icons as U2 and New Order. They've assimilated their multiple influences in a manner that's wholly distinctive, adding tight harmonies, strong
instrumental chops and a keen melodic sensibility that's all their own.
Lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter Caleb Chapman writes effortlessly infectious tunes that resonate with personal experience and emotional authority. The songs' messages of faith, hope and perseverance are matched by the organic musical rapport of Caleb and his bandmates, brother Will Chapman on drums and Scott Mills on lead guitar and harmony vocals.
The songs I write have always come from deep places, whether they're deep places of joy or deep places of hurt, and it can be hard inviting people into those places with you, Caleb states. That openhearted attitude is reflected throughout When I Was Younger, both in Caleb's expressive vocals and in the band's vivid performances of such personally-charged tunes as Silhouettes, Second Guessing Games, Keep On Keeping On, Waiting for My Time to Come and Won't Give Up, which exemplify the combination of sharp lyrical insight and indelible melodic craft that makes Colony House special.
As When I Was Younger demonstrates, much of Colony House's appeal lies in the three bandmates' powerful rapport, which extends into every aspect of their lives—and which has defined their approach towards the music.
Our musical and personal chemistry goes hand in hand, Caleb affirms. The three of us are best friends, which means that at any given moment we are each other's worst enemies as well. Being in a band is like being in a marriage—it's a constant reminder of your own pride, and a reminder that you have to be willing to sacrifice in order for it to be successful. We've made a conscious effort to build the foundation of the band on our friendship, and then letting that spill over into our creative relationship.
As the sons of Contemporary Christian pop superstar Steven Curtis Chapman, Caleb and Will Chapman have been steeped in music for their entire lives. They began making music together in early childhood, playing with their dad as well as their own combos. In 2009 they joined forces with Scott Mills, who they'd met through a cousin.
Although initially known collectively as Caleb, the trio rechristened themselves Colony House in 2013, borrowing the name of an apartment complex in their hometown of Franklin, where Will and Scott as well as Caleb's future wife had all lived prior to the band's formation.
The new combo quickly began to win attention, bringing its charismatic live shows to fans via diligent touring, while earning critical raves with a series of acclaimed EPs: Colony House, Trouble and To the Ends of the World. Along the way, the band members found time to pursue other musical adventures, with Caleb collaborating with Will's wife, singer Jillian Edwards, as the In-Laws, and Will moonlighting playing drums on tour with noted indie combo Ivan and Alyosha.
But Colony House remains the focus of their musical lives, as When I Was Younger makes clear. We labored on the album for a long time, Caleb notes. We began recording it in September 2012 and finished it in July 2013. We had our dear friends Joe Causey and Ben Shive co-produce it, which made it a very special experience.
They knew that this was our first full-length project, and I think that they felt the responsibility to help us tell our story the right way. Creating this record had such a strong set of contrasting emotions: joy, hope, frustration, sorrow, uncertainty, confidence, he continues.
These songs are questions that I have been wrestling with for months, sometimes years, Caleb asserts. They're stories I had been trying to write in the dim light of my 100-square-foot room long before they were ever brought to life in a studio. We created the album conceptually, trying to keep in mind the rules of telling a story. There must be a dramatic arc, a beginning, a middle and an end. So in that way, every song is a piece of the equation. The front half of the album is a bit more lighthearted and fun, and then the back half gets a bit heavier. And the last third, starting with 'Won't Give Up,' is very important to us.
Perhaps the most startling aspect of When I Was Younger is the band's forthrightness in addressing some deeply personal, emotionally raw issues, most notably the accidental death of Caleb and Will's 5-year-old adoptive sister Maria Sue in 2008. That tragedy is addressed on several of the album's songs, including “Keep On Keeping On” and “Won’t Give Up,” underlining the songs' recurring themes of faith and family.
It has been a difficult thing to do, sharing your family tragedy when telling your story or singing your songs, Caleb states. But I think that it's important to tell. Everyone has a story of pain, of heartbreak, of a letdown or failure, and that is a thread that ties us all together—the ones on stage and the ones in the crowd. We were dealt a painful hand, but it's what has bound us together so tightly. We want to create honest art, and this is the most important thing that has happened in our lives, so it would be a hard thing to leave out of our story.
That heart-on-sleeve honesty is just one of the qualities that make Colony House a special band, and make When I Was Younger such a remarkable musical statement. We believe that we have a story to tell—a story of hope and perseverance—and that's what we want to leave people with, Caleb concludes. We are not in the business of writing tragedies. We have experienced tragedy, but we've also seen hope triumph. Our faith is woven throughout everything we do musically, just as it's woven into the foundation of our lives.
Dreamers - www.dreamersuniverse.com
We push the boundaries. We are impractical. We believe that nothing is impossible. We create. We are boundless. We are enchanted. We are asleep to the waking world. We are DREAMERS. Join us.
Welcome to DREAMERS universe: you are invited to experience this Brooklyn-birthed band’s iridescent grunge-pop sound that will attack your senses and take you on an emotional odyssey of nostalgia and wonder. They first launched their infectious tracks into the world with their independently released self-titled debut EP. Now, the trio will return to Earth beaming with a highly anticipated follow up -- their debut full length LP is due in late Spring of 2016 via Fairfax Recordings. Starting the mission, on 11/20 they will release their second single Shooting Shadows -- a brilliantly burning anthem of love, hate and brooding malcontent boiling over into a hot mess.
Their breakout single “Wolves (You’ve Got Me)” landed in full rotation on SiriusXM’s AltNation and was voted onto the Alt18 Countdown where it remained for 17 weeks, prior to signing a record deal. Wolves (You Got Me is currently making waves on alternative terrestrial radio where it recently broke the top 40; with key support coming from stations such as Music Choice Alt, KBZT/San Diego, KPNT/St. Louis, KCXX/Riverside, KRBZ/Kansas City, KRXP/Colorado Springs and continues to receive support from Alt Nation. Praise from press has poured in from the likes of Billboard, Spin, Alternative Press, Vice NOISEY, and Guitar World and caused tidal waves in the blogosphere and HypeM with heavy hitters like The Wild Honey Pie, Earmilk and Baeble. They have shared their vision on stage with artists such as X-Ambassadors, Bear Hands, Atlas Genius, Broncho, Airborne Toxic Event, and Young Rising Sons, and will be bringing their warm and colorful set on tour with Brazilian Girls and Arkells this winter.
DREAMERS nacreous music is a call to arms for all who are tired of the mundane. Whether touring relentlessly, communicating with followers on Twitter, or their frantic psychedelic gif enhanced website, they work to create an alternate reality for all to escape to.
