Many thanks to the Detroit Metro Times for including us in the best new bands of 2015! We had a blast doing the cover photo shoot and are very excited to be included on the list.
You can read the full article here as well as a quick note here from the Metro Times on the making of the photo for the cover.
Hello everyone,
We are included on the list of Ameripolitan artists at www.ameripolitan.com and are eligible to be nominated for the 2016 Ameripolitan Awards which take place in Austin, Texas on February 16th. If you would like to nominate us, simply send an email to info@ameripolitan.com and paste in/fill out any of the categories below. Our category is Honky Tonk!
Solid gold,
TWC
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Many thanks to Vickye Fisher at For the Country Record for the great review of our album! You can read the full review here.
“If you were wondering where the roots and grit of country music had gone, you’ll find it in this album. There is a fulfilling darkness and aching quality about this record that falls in line with the genre at its best.” – Vickye Fisher, For the Country Record 8/11/15
Many thanks to Rock and Roll Junkie for the amazing review! It is a thoroughly entertaining read, and we very much appreciate the kind words!
Click here for the full review on Rock and Roll Junkie – July 3, 2015
“The twang of both the guitar and the voice takes me to a swampy place I want to lie down and die in. Again, it’s making me happier than I have been in a while. To feel the agony in music is to feel what it is to be alive. When music can make you feel alive, then it is doing the job of saints. The Whiskey Charmers bring that dark, brooding sense you get when you enter a scary motel for the first time. This sound makes you want to drink more whiskey, even though you know full well it’s the worst idea you’ve had all night. The vocals of Carrie Shepard cut at you like a swiping switch-blade, yet rock you to sleep at the same time. The cutting guitar riffage from Lawrence Daversa walks you down a foggy beach only to find a bloody plane crash at its reaches. You feel the pain. You want to feel the pain. The pain has you flipping the record over and over so you can get at more of it.” – Rock and Roll Junkie – July 3, 2015
We are very excited and honored to be nominated for Best International Act at the 2015 Pure M Awards! All acts nominated will go through a judging process by top Irish industry heads and members of Pure M Magazine staff. The nominated list will be shortened down to a finalists list and each finalist will be invited to the live award show. Click here for the full list of nominees!
Many thanks to Digital Earbuds for the wonderful review of our music which takes the reader on an entertaining journey of our entire album! Full article here.
“I find Gentleman Jack to be a rather smooth talking soul mate. So I took my first shot of Jack, picked up my acoustic guitar, and quickly experienced the similarities between he the duo singing the first song, Elevator from their self-titled album. Carrie’s vocals and the smooth guitar of Lawrence rolled over my earbuds like the aged taste of Gentleman Jack on my taste buds. I could tell this little party was going to be an engaging one.”
Hello everyone! In just a few weeks we will be on the road to head out west to The Donkey Creek Festival in Gillette, Wyoming. We enjoyed playing the Gillette Brewfest last fall and we are very much looking forward to returning and playing this great festival. Along the way, we will be making stops in St Louis, Denver, Colorado Springs and Evergreen, Colorado. We have listed the detailed schedule below. Hitch up your wagon and see us if you can make it to any of our tour stops!
Western Tour Dates
6/24 Evangilenes – St Louis, MO
6/25 Lions Lair – Denver, CO
6/26 Donkey Creek Festival – Gillette, WY
6/27 503W – Colorado Springs, CO
6/28 Little Bear Saloon – Evergreen, CO
Many thanks to Three Chords and the Truth UK for the wonderful review of our album! Read the full article here
“The duo of Carrie Shepard and Lawrence Daversa guide the band’s direction which leaves a trail of impurity free groove in its wake. Catch yourself in the headlights of their enticing tunes and total absorption is impossible to avoid. Whether it’s the glorious sultry vocals of Carrie snaking around the hazy songs that ache with magnetic appeal, or Lawrence’s driving lead guitar decorating each track, this album runs on a full tank throughout its 38 minute journey”.- Three Chords and The Truth UK 5/6/15
Many thanks to Americana Roots UK for the kind words about our album!
The Whiskey Charmers
This is a tremendous debut album by a Detroit, Michigan based trio who bring a new slant to the normal clichéd view of the music that comes from that area, with nine tremendous songs of what is becoming known as ‘country gothic.’ The drumming is far more than just a foundation on this sparse haunting album of great beauty with the gorgeous guitar sounds of Lawrence Daversa and the stunning beauty of Carrie Shepard’s vocals on these mainly Shepard penned songs of loss, despair and tragedy. To use an oversimplification, if you like the Cowboy Junkies and Rachel Brooke, there is every likelihood you will love this gorgeous album.
Full Review Here
Many thanks to Duncan Warwick from Country Music People in the UK for the great review of our new album in their March 2015 issue!
“The Whiskey Charmers are from Detroit but you’d think it would be more likely be Arizona.Formed in 2013, they say their music is hard to classify and they’re not kidding. Not what you’d traditionally call country, and certainly not traditional country, rather it is a blend of Chris Isaak and early Calexico that is strong on laid-back South-western rhythms, with an eerie and sexy quality that quickly got under my skin.” – Duncan Warwick, Country Music People
Read the full article here
The Whiskey CHarmers 