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Union Specific began in the summer of 2008 in Sherman TX,
where singers/songwriters Tyler Wallace and Gregg Maher
attended Austin College, a small, liberal arts university. The two
had long known of each other's songwriting endeavors, but they did not begin making music together until late in their junior year, when
Tyler approached Gregg to play with him in a talent show. The two soon realized that they had a palpable combination when they put their talents together. What came out was a medley of hard driving country roots mixed with thoughtful indie melodies - a combination resulting in bona fide Americana. The boys got together a group of friends and were soon playing every dive in North Texas. The joints were rough, but the two developed a love for the grungy, smoke-filled venues and wished to incorporate such an essence into their sound.
The influences are as wide as the genre of Americana. Their work is largely a collision of three influences: the reckless abandon of the early days of Rock and Roll (The Supremes, The Beach Boys), the roots and soul of some of the early progressives (The Band, Neil young, Graham Parsons) and the thoughtfulness of indie sup pop contemporaries (Elliott Smith, Jeff Tweedy) . The band has managed to mold this into cohesive live sound that is fast paced and energetic yet thoughtful, complete with three part harmonies.
To give credence to how hard they work, the group has adopted
the slogan, Building Americana, a play on the Union Pacific
railroads slogan. Band members see themselves as laying the
tracks for a genre that connects the fans of the many genres that they mean to represent.
Tyler Wallace: Lead vocals, Guitar
Gregg Maher: Lead Vocals, Guitar
Kim Taruc: Upright and Electric Bass
Mickey Satterwhite: Keys, Organ, Mandolin, Backup Vocals
http://www.unionspecificmusic.com/
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