Edgehill Ave.
Edgehill Ave.
© 2007 Edgehill Ave. (197534489927) (format: CD-R)
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Rockin' alt.country flavored with blues.
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Edgehill Ave. is a place in Ashland, Ohio, the birthplace of Drew Perkins, the principal songwriter and lead singer of the band. An aged brick road where his grandparents lived in a great stone house, occupied by the mayor in years past, surrounded by interesting people who shared breakfast in the back yard nearly every morning in the summers. A place where kids played in the half-circle drive that surrounded the house. Somewhere people enjoyed one another and kids could be kids.
Initially as Drew Perkins and Mike McLaughlin found themselves playing together at a Shelbyville, KY coffeehouse in the summer of 2006 there were no big plans. After a few informal jam sessions they agreed that it would be fun to work up some of Drew’s songs. Shortly thereafter booking our first gig as an acoustic duo at Louisville’s Rudyard Kipling we were pressed for a name. Thinking back, Drew offered up Edgehill Ave. “It brings such strong imagery to my mind, something that music does for me as well.”
Who knew it would stick as the duo evolved into a band finding bassist John Poole and drummer Lamont Melson within a few weeks of each other on craigslist.com. This project was never really intended to be anything more than a fun side hobby. Fantasies about “breaking it big” in the music industry were a distant memory, this was about having fun and expressing ourselves. Music, and especially live music, is about creative energy and as the band found themselves filling in for a cancellation in November of 2006 at Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge they discovered that others shared that enthusiasm for the music.
With that same passion in mind the band booked studio time on a low budget in February of 2007 with the goal of getting a snapshot of their progress. After a weekend of recording they had seven songs. Songs like Bittersweet, about the loss of a close friend, and With These Hands, about the angst and struggle for achievement, can be found in regular rotation on, among other outlets, WFPK 91.9.
Moving forward the band continues to grow by writing and playing regularly while maintaining the focus on expression, energy, and above all else…enjoying themselves!
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Short 'n Sweet (and That's Too Bad)
author: Tim Roberts/Louisville Music NewsEdgehill Ave. (Independent) Edgehill Ave. By Tim Roberts The EP: four or five songs on a disc, a good way for a young band to cast some bread upon the waters or for experienced acts to rake in a few extra dollars from fans. For young bands, they're usually trial runs that land somewhere in between "We didn't have the money to stay in the studio long enough to record more for a full album" to "We're not sure we know what we're doing." For the pros, they're just leftovers from other sessions. Releasing an EP is like throwing us a bone to gnaw on until the next full album. Louisville's Edgehill Ave. has released its debut self-titled EP, but it doesn't seem to fall anywhere between those descriptions. It is a lure, a tease almost. If indeed they are just casting bread, we should demand the whole loaf the next time. This debut release is Americana music done right and well: lots of acoustic instrumentation handled sensibly and sensitively, dark and subdued when necessary (as in "Hey Sunshine," the opening track) and sunny and energetic when it needs to be ("60 Days" and the blue-eyed soul-influenced "Let It Go"). Could we say more? Possibly. But only if Edgehill Ave. had given us more. So this is a polite request for them to finish the job. This first taste was free (or reasonably inexpensive). And now we may be willing to pay full price. Go to it, guys. Get more than a taste at www.edgehillave.com
This group is a pleasant discovery...
author: http://www.rootstime.be/Here is a fun group of friends who mustered their forces and with a limited budget and spent a weekend in a studio. With influences from among others, Ryan Adams, Allman Brothers, Charlie Sexton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the group is searching its way in the acoustic roots/rock and Americana events/production . And clearly their musical heart lies in the right place . .. "What we do care about is enjoying the hell out of playing music and creating a vibe and energy that is a two-way street between us and our listeners", no need to add more in order to put the Edgehill Ave group (Shelbyville, Kentucky) under scrutiny. The Opening song "With these Hands" is one of these songs that once you hear it , you keep it in your head thanks to the great guitar work by superb guest Mike hood (...) who contributes a lot to this acoustic-minded album . " hey sunshine" plays with the same styles that make Drew Perkins 's version of the House of the rising sun" also a great song."Sunday Morning" en "Bittersweet" are songs that are great to listen to and make you day. "All I need is " an old Radio 1 remake and "60 days" refers indeed to the Altman bros. This group is a pleasant discovery that leaves a cool business card with this mini-album (7 songs)....
...full of classic melodies and fine acoustic guitar leads ...
author: Live365 RadioEdgehill Ave - Edgehill Ave (2007) Edgehill Ave. is a band with plenty of potential. Their Americana sound is full of classic melodies and fine acoustic guitar leads filling all the empty spaces. "With These Hands" is the standout cut.
...lyrically, there's a ton of room in this music for subtlety and expansion to
author: LEO (Louisville Eccentric Observer)Sometimes you prefer to kick back and let the world exist on its own without trying to take the bull by the proverbial horns. Louisville's Edgehill Ave. taps into this perspective on its debut album. "With These Hands" kicks off this alt-country quest led ably by the voice and strumming of Drew Perkins, and the group offers up Americana with a hint of classical guitar peeking out here and there ("Bittersweet," "Hey Sunshine"). Perkins likes the blue-collar approach, touching on universal themes ("You go to work each day, but you feel like you've seen it all before," he sings on the feel-good anthem "Let It Go"), but lyrically, there's a ton of room in this music for subtlety and expansion to make Edgehill's laid-back atmosphere sound special. Edgehill Ave. plays at 6 p.m. Friday at ear X-tacy, 1534 Bardstown Road, and at 9 p.m. Saturday at Gerstle's, 3801 Frankfort Ave. Another thanks to LEO for doing their