Esterlyn is a Christian worship/indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band from Boise, Idaho

Boise, Idaho

Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...

. Esterlyn is composed of Luke Caldwell (vocals and guitar), Tommy Torrez (guitar), Shawn Myers (bass), and Ryan Tomlinson (drums). They signed to Rooster Records in 2006 where they have recorded their first two albums, Lamps (2008) and the Mending the Meaning Acoustic EP

Extended play

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 (2009), both of which have been featured on the Billboard Magazine website. Mending The Meaning entered the top ten on iTunes. Their first hit song, "We All Need" was co-written by Stellar Kart's Adam Agee and has been played on major outlets such as fuse TV, JCTV

JCTV

JCTV is a young adult television network devoted to music videos, owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. It is similar to MTV, but with a Christian focus....

, 1 Cubed, TVU

TVU Music channel

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, The Zone, and MTV’s Latino America. The band's name derives from Luke Caldwell's sister's adoptive daughter, Esterlyn. Esterlyn has gained notable fame and success through touring with bands such as Kutless

Kutless

Kutless is a Christian rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1999. Since their formation, they have released six studio albums including their latest, It Is Well. The band has also released a live album, Live from Portland. Currently, they have sold almost 2 million records.-Biography:Formed in...

, Disciple

Disciple (band)

Disciple is a Christian metal / rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee, formed in 1992.-History:Disciple was formed in 1992 by high school friends Kevin Young, Brad Noah, and Tim Barrett. The band released their first CD, What Was I Thinking in 1995...

, Stellar Kart

Stellar Kart

Stellar Kart is a Christian pop punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, USA . The band is signed to INO Records and released its first album in February 2005. Some of the singles from their debut album, All Gas. No Brake - including "Finish Last" and "Life Is Good" - have been played on Christian radio...

, Thousand Foot Krutch

Thousand Foot Krutch

Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in 1995. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade . They also have one live album, Live at the Masquerade...

, and playing at music festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

s such as, Creation Festival

Creation Festival

Creation Festival consists of two annual, four-day Christian music festivals held in the United States. According to www.Creationfest.com, the festivals have become the "Nation's Largest Christian Music Festivals." This is in reflection to Creation Northeast being known to attract 100,000...

, Spirit West Coast, and Ichthus Music Festival

Ichthus Music Festival

The Ichthus Music Festival is an annual Christian music festival in Wilmore, Kentucky. Begun in 1970, it is the oldest Christian music festival in the nation. The festival began as the brainchild of Dr. Bob Lyon, and a group of seminary students at Asbury Theological Seminary, in response to...

. In 2010, they released their second album "Call Out" on their new label VSR Label Group.

Band members

Luke Caldwell - vocals and guitar

Tommy Torrez- guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

Shawn Myers - bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

Ryan Tomlinson- drums

Discography

Call out (2010) (VSR Music Group)

Mending the Meaning: Acoustic EP (2009) (Rooster Records)

Lamps (2008) (Rooster Records)

Identity (2005) (Under the name Grand Prize)

Reveal Your Love (2002) (Under the name Grand Prize)

External links

• http://www.esterlyn.com
• http://www.myspace.com/esterlyn
• http://www.vsrmusic.com/artists.html