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Since 1999, Hubcap has been making their mark on audiences wherever they play with their own brand of ragged electric roots rock. Now, with a new album, the dynamic and varied Between the Rails, and a successful European tour under their belts, the boys of Hubcap are more ready than ever to stake their claim as an exciting new presence on the national music scene.
The songs of singer/guitarist Steve Gollnick provide the foundation for Hubcap’s sound. Melding the well-worn twang of Uncle Tupelo to the jagged wordplay of the Replacements, Gollnick delivers songs shot through with tales of love lost and redemption sought in a voice that travels from tender to anguished, often in the span of a single verse. Peter Glanville’s lead guitar ripples with focused intensity, coloring the songs with hook-laden solos and squalls of angular dissonance, while the near telepathic rhythm section of bassist Walt Lorenzut and drummer Ryan Cady propel the sound with supple grooves and driving backbeats.
As comfortable playing small pubs as they are larger outdoor festivals, Hubcap has shared the stage with artists as diverse as NRBQ, Richard Buckner, The Johnny Dowd Band, Mary Lorson and Saint Low, Toots and the Maytals, John Brown’s Body, Electric Eel Shock, The Warlocks and The Natural History.
The Dropzines’ frontman/songwriter/guitarist, Shawn Stabley, has been composing and performing melody-intensive music since he was a teenager. Shawn’s unabashed, heart-felt lyricism is reminiscent at times of the Replacements, Marcy Playground, and Buffalo Tom, with the Brit-style pop and melodious momentum of Cosmic Rough Riders, the Chevelles, the Thrills, and the Posies, but with his own unique amalgam of edginess and raw underground, yet well-mixed, grungy power pop. Accompanied by the vocal harmonies and percussion of Jason Kline and the eccentric bass guitar style of Tony Romanell, The Dropzines released “Between Sheets and Walls,” a album of great power pop songs that will definitely leave you wanting more.
This 22-year old, singer/songwriter integrates his Americana roots with modern themes to create a heartfelt and at times haunting vision of relationships, the struggle to find yourself, and the pursuit of the “Promised Land”. With proficiency on piano, guitar, harmonica and Hammond B-3, Wes blends his musicianship with sophisticated lyrics to paint a profound portrait of growing up in rural America, while maintaining a connection to contemporary youth through driving rhythms, electric guitar and the exploration of found-sounds.
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