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       THE 505 ROCKS PRESENTS:
THE AGGRESSiVE TWANG OF THE PORTER DRAW AND THEiR LATEST RELEASE CALiFORNiA WiDOW 
JANUARY
18, 2012 - Albuquerque's THE PORTER DRAW is an
aggressive Americana band, with their roots firmly planted in
bluegrass, country, and punk alike. Combining traditional American
music with punk energy and attitude, they pull the whole thing together
with excellent songwriting and tight harmonies for a unique sound. The
band has earned a reputation for providing a whiskey-soaked soundtrack
for the rowdy crowds at bars and brew pubs all over thes Southwest.
Their second-full length, CALIFORNIA WIDOW,
showcases the band's growth with an expanded line-up and a greater
focus on the alt-country portion of their sound. The band recorded the
album at FROGVILLE STUDIOS in Santa Fe, with the help of BILL PALMER,
who engineered, mixed, and mastered it. In their
time together, THE PORTER DRAW has played with some of the country's
front-runners in contemporary alt-country, psycho-billy, and second
generation bluegrass, including CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED, TUMBLEDOWN,
BLUE SKY GREEN GRASS, CADILLAC SKY, and the REVEREND HORTON HEAT, to
name a few. The band has been playing together officially since summer
of 2007, and released their debut, TROUBLE, in 2009,
influenced by an eclectic mix of STEVE EARLE, ROBERT EARL KEEN,
Appalachian mountain bluegrass, east coast hardcore and 1990's East Bay
melodic punk. THE PORTER DRAW is: BEN WOOD (banjo), RUSSELL JAMES PYLE
(guitar, vocals), JOSHUA GINGERICH (guitar, harmonica, vocals), DANDEE
FLEMING (bass), and JOEY GONZALES (drums, percussion).
RELATED LiNKS: WWW.THEPORTERDRAW.COM ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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