Red Wanting Blue
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Red Wanting Blue is a rock and roll band that formed in Athens
, Ohio
in 1996. In 1999 Scott Terry moved the band from Athens to Columbus
, Ohio
, the city Red Wanting Blue now calls home. For the last decade Red Wanting Blue has been widely known across the US as an explosive live act to follow, averaging between 150 and 200 live shows a year. The band has "since grown to be one of the most successful indie
bands in the United States".
On April 20, 2010 RWB announced that after over a decade of being an independent band, they would be signing a three album contract with Fanatic Records (EMI
/Caroline) out of New York City. The band stated that they had never considered signing a contract before, but embraced Fanatic Records "mom and pop" mentality.
RWB has released eight full length albums to date, the most successful being the 2010 re-release of These Magnificent Miles that included the radio single "Where You Wanna Go."
On January 10th, 2012, the band will release their long awaited ninth album "From the Vanishing Point." The radio singles "Audition" and "Walking Shoes" will be heard starting in October, 2011 and will continue to grow leading up to the album's release in January.
Red Wanting Blue consists of founding member Scott Terry, Mark McCullough, Greg Rahm, Dean Anshutz and Eric Hall.
in Athens
, Ohio
. They recruited Ryan Eisert and Jerrod Myers to form Red Wanting Blue in the fall of 1995. In 1996 Red Wanting Blue released their first full length album titled Velveteen. The band started performing live in Athens, Ohio and the surrounding areas. Two years later they went on to release The Image Trigger.
release and arguably their breakthrough album. It was the first album with bassist, Mark McCullough and drummer, Jonah Dolan. Red Wanting Blue held a release party for Model Citizen at the Newport Music Hall
in Columbus
, Ohio
on April 28, 2000. After the release of Model Citizen, Red Wanting Blue started gaining media attention for their rapidly growing grassroots following. In 2002 the band repackaged Model Citizen including a new version of "Hello" from Velveteen and a live recording of "Pretty" from The Image Trigger that was recorded in Cleveland, Ohio. The newly repackaged album would be titled Model Citizen+.
as well as The Roots
, Robert Randolph and N.E.R.D. RWB also played with 311
during this time period.
/VH1
program, “Love Monkey
” as well as the CW hit show “Life is Wild
.”
(a New York City based producer) began filming Red Wanting Blue for a documentary about "one of the top unsigned rock bands in the country" and their travels. The documentary titled "These Magnificent Miles - On the Long Road with Red Wanting Blue" captures the making of the band's 8th album These Magnificent Miles and follows the band touring the country in support of that album. Eric Hall began his career with Red Wanting Blue during this time period. In September 2009, Eddie Davis parted ways with Red Wanting Blue. Dean Anshutz joined the band as RWB's new drummer.
/Caroline) in April 2010, These Magnificent Miles was re-released nationally on July 27, 2010. Fanatic also issued a deluxe double-LP edition of These Magnificent Miles with full-color LP sleeves featuring the art of John Terry (Scott Terry's brother). The album and LP can be found nationally at Best Buy, Target, Barnes & Noble and many other record stores across the country. These Magnificent Miles can also be found online at redwantingblue.bigcartel.com. As of September 2010, the single "Where You Wanna Go" can be heard on radio stations across the country. An eccentric music video has been released for the song "Where You Wanna Go" featuring the band finding themselves trapped in an Alice in Wonderland type setting. During the recording of their new album in January/March 2011, Red Wanting Blue was commissioned to write a song for the film "Unraveled" about Mark Dreier, the once prominent New York attorney who ran one of the largest ponzi schemes in history. The song is called "Magic Man" and is crafted to tell Dreier's story. It is played in it's entirety at the end of the film. The long awaited documentary "These Magnificent Miles: On the Long Road with Red Wanting Blue" was released by Davenport in April 2011. On April 13, 2011, lead singer Scott Terry was the guest star on NPR Radio's Snap Judgement. Scott's quirky story about the band traveling through Yellowstone National Park and running into "trouble" can be heard nationally on NPR Radio and on NPR's website. In June, 2011 Red Wanting Blue was presented with the Key to the City from the mayor of Kearney, Nebraska. In the ceremony, he mentioned "Red Wanting Blue has captured the heart of Kearney, Nebraska..." Red Wanting Blue who started playing in a small club in Nebraska in 2008 now plays three sold out concerts in a row four times a year.
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
in 1996. In 1999 Scott Terry moved the band from Athens to Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, the city Red Wanting Blue now calls home. For the last decade Red Wanting Blue has been widely known across the US as an explosive live act to follow, averaging between 150 and 200 live shows a year. The band has "since grown to be one of the most successful indie
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...
bands in the United States".
On April 20, 2010 RWB announced that after over a decade of being an independent band, they would be signing a three album contract with Fanatic Records (EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
/Caroline) out of New York City. The band stated that they had never considered signing a contract before, but embraced Fanatic Records "mom and pop" mentality.
RWB has released eight full length albums to date, the most successful being the 2010 re-release of These Magnificent Miles that included the radio single "Where You Wanna Go."
On January 10th, 2012, the band will release their long awaited ninth album "From the Vanishing Point." The radio singles "Audition" and "Walking Shoes" will be heard starting in October, 2011 and will continue to grow leading up to the album's release in January.
Red Wanting Blue consists of founding member Scott Terry, Mark McCullough, Greg Rahm, Dean Anshutz and Eric Hall.
Early Years (1996-1999)
Scott Terry and Brian Epp met at Ohio UniversityOhio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
in Athens
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. They recruited Ryan Eisert and Jerrod Myers to form Red Wanting Blue in the fall of 1995. In 1996 Red Wanting Blue released their first full length album titled Velveteen. The band started performing live in Athens, Ohio and the surrounding areas. Two years later they went on to release The Image Trigger.
Model Citizen (2000-2001)
Model Citizen was RWB's third studioStudio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
release and arguably their breakthrough album. It was the first album with bassist, Mark McCullough and drummer, Jonah Dolan. Red Wanting Blue held a release party for Model Citizen at the Newport Music Hall
Newport Music Hall
The Newport Music Hall is a music venue located at 1722 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio, across the street from the Ohio Union of the Ohio State University. It is "America's Longest Continually Running Rock Club"....
in Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
on April 28, 2000. After the release of Model Citizen, Red Wanting Blue started gaining media attention for their rapidly growing grassroots following. In 2002 the band repackaged Model Citizen including a new version of "Hello" from Velveteen and a live recording of "Pretty" from The Image Trigger that was recorded in Cleveland, Ohio. The newly repackaged album would be titled Model Citizen+.
Sirens (2001-2002)
Sirens is Red Wanting Blue's fourth studio release. The band would eventually dedicate Sirens to those lives lost during the September 11 attacks. Sirens debuted at #1 on Aware Records online store - Awarestore.com. Red Wanting Blue toured to support Sirens by headlining venues in across the US.Souvenirs of City Life (2002-2003)
Souvenirs of City Life is the bands fifth studio release. On October 30, 2002 the band appeared live on CD101. After the interview, they performed an acoustic version of the song "Someone Save Us". In July 2003 drummer Jonah Dolan parts ways with the band and Red Wanting Blue would eventually find Mark Stepro (Ben Kweller's current drummer). Souvenirs of City Life also debuted at #1 on Awarestore. Red Wanting Blue joined The Sprite Liquid Mix Tour and played alongside longtime friends O.A.R.O.A.R.
O.A.R. is an American rock band composed of Marc Roberge , Chris Culos , Richard On , Benj Gershman , and Jerry DePizzo...
as well as The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
, Robert Randolph and N.E.R.D. RWB also played with 311
311 (band)
311 is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson , bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills and drummer Chad Sexton...
during this time period.
Pride: The Cold Lover (2004-2006)
The critically acclaimed release of Pride: The Cold Lover is Red Wanting Blue's sixth studio effort. Ted Comerford produced the album at Low Watt Recording Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. At this time RWB picked up an additional member, guitarist and keyboardist Greg Rahm. In October 2005, Brian Epp, leaves the band. The split is considered amicable. John Kengla steps in as lead guitar player. RWB independently set out on a large tour stretching from New York to California and completed that tour with a packed show at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. Around this time period it was brought to the bands attention that hundreds of fans across the US tattooed Red Wanting Blue's symbol (an angel/devil sign - penned by Terry in 1995) on their bodies. Honored, the band thanked those fans in the liner notes of this album. Shortly after, drummer Mark Stepro is replaced by Eddie Davis. Four songs from this album found themselves on XM Satellite Radio. During this time RWB was featured as an unsigned band to watch on Demodiaries.com, as well as on Kings of A&R and Hits Magazine. 2004’s Pride: The Cold Lover also debuted at #1 on Awarestore and landing several songs on the CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
/VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
program, “Love Monkey
Love Monkey
Love Monkey is a television series created by Michael Rauch and based on a book of the same name, by Kyle Smith. It starred Tom Cavanagh as a 30-something, single, record executive who navigated the tumultuous and highly amusing waters of work and dating in New York City.Its first episode aired on...
” as well as the CW hit show “Life is Wild
Life Is Wild
Life Is Wild is an American television serial drama adapted by Michael Rauch, George Faber and Charlie Pattinson from the popular British drama Wild at Heart. The show is about a New York veterinarian who moves his second wife and their two sets of children to a South African game reserve run by...
.”
The Warehouse Sessions (2006-2008)
The Warehouse Sessions is a live album/DVD recorded in the bands warehouse and studio space in front of 100 of RWB biggest fans from across the country. Tickets to this intimate event sold out in under two minutes. The Warehouse Sessions debuted at #1 on Awarestore.com in its first week of pre-sale". It was partly made to bridge the gap between Pride: The Cold Lover and 2008's These Magnificent Miles. This album/DVD featured early acoustic versions of fan favorites "You Are My Las Vegas" and "Finger in the Air" from These Magnificent Miles. At this time Red Wanting Blue was named one of the best independent bands in the country by Alternative Addiction. Red Wanting Blue's live cult following continued to grow as the band sold out venues across the midwest that signed bands struggled to fill. Their following in major cities like New York City and Chicago rapidly grew during this time period as well.These Magnificent Miles (2008-2010)
The band enlisted Grammy nominated producer Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, REM, Willie Nelson) for These Magnificent Miles. Both Candiloro and the band received rave reviews across the board for this body of work. Scott Terry is quoted as saying that this album was inspired by "the circus life of a band on the road." The band settled into an Americana rock ‘n’ roll vibe utilizing more melodic sounds than that of their prior work. This is Red Wanting Blue's eighth album and "it is undeniably one of the better albums released this year." In 2008 Ken DavenportKen Davenport
Ken Davenport, born Kenneth A. Hasija is a New York-based Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre producer.-Shows:Davenport has produced several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays including the current Broadway revival of Godspell, Chinglish, Oleanna, Speed the Plow, You're Welcome America, Blithe Spirit,...
(a New York City based producer) began filming Red Wanting Blue for a documentary about "one of the top unsigned rock bands in the country" and their travels. The documentary titled "These Magnificent Miles - On the Long Road with Red Wanting Blue" captures the making of the band's 8th album These Magnificent Miles and follows the band touring the country in support of that album. Eric Hall began his career with Red Wanting Blue during this time period. In September 2009, Eddie Davis parted ways with Red Wanting Blue. Dean Anshutz joined the band as RWB's new drummer.
The National Re-Release of "These Magnificent Miles" (2010 - 2011)
After signing with Fanatic Records (EMIEMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
/Caroline) in April 2010, These Magnificent Miles was re-released nationally on July 27, 2010. Fanatic also issued a deluxe double-LP edition of These Magnificent Miles with full-color LP sleeves featuring the art of John Terry (Scott Terry's brother). The album and LP can be found nationally at Best Buy, Target, Barnes & Noble and many other record stores across the country. These Magnificent Miles can also be found online at redwantingblue.bigcartel.com. As of September 2010, the single "Where You Wanna Go" can be heard on radio stations across the country. An eccentric music video has been released for the song "Where You Wanna Go" featuring the band finding themselves trapped in an Alice in Wonderland type setting. During the recording of their new album in January/March 2011, Red Wanting Blue was commissioned to write a song for the film "Unraveled" about Mark Dreier, the once prominent New York attorney who ran one of the largest ponzi schemes in history. The song is called "Magic Man" and is crafted to tell Dreier's story. It is played in it's entirety at the end of the film. The long awaited documentary "These Magnificent Miles: On the Long Road with Red Wanting Blue" was released by Davenport in April 2011. On April 13, 2011, lead singer Scott Terry was the guest star on NPR Radio's Snap Judgement. Scott's quirky story about the band traveling through Yellowstone National Park and running into "trouble" can be heard nationally on NPR Radio and on NPR's website. In June, 2011 Red Wanting Blue was presented with the Key to the City from the mayor of Kearney, Nebraska. In the ceremony, he mentioned "Red Wanting Blue has captured the heart of Kearney, Nebraska..." Red Wanting Blue who started playing in a small club in Nebraska in 2008 now plays three sold out concerts in a row four times a year.
From The Vanishing Point (Early 2011 - Present)
In early 2011, the band stated that they would be heading into the studio to begin recording their second label release (RWB's 9th album). Once again, the band enlisted the talents of Jamie Candiloro to produce the album. The title of the album was not released until August 5, 2011 through social media outlets and the bands website. "From the Vanishing Point" was originally slated to be released in the Fall of 2011, but in a statement to impatient fans, the bands record label explained "...the national release date of “From The Vanishing Point” will be January 10, 2012. While that may seem like a long wait, the label needs that time to set up the marketing that surrounds a label release. In the meantime, we have something special planned. Starting on October 1st... we will start streaming tracks from the new album, in order, until the entire album is streaming on October 13th. Then, that evening, Red Wanting Blue will dedicate part of their hometown show at the Newport Music Hall to performing “From The Vanishing Point” live, in its entirety from start to finish." Before it's national release "From the Vanishing Point" was streamed over 80,000 times in the month of October alone. During the debut live performance of the album on Oct. 13th the music video for "Audition" was shot live, in one-take. The intention of shooting the video in one-take was to introduce the authentic live energy of the band without all of the "Hollywood magic" that is involved in most "live-style" music videos.Discography
| Title | Released |
|---|---|
| Velveteen | September 6, 1996 |
| The Image Trigger | April 4, 1998 |
| Model Citizen | April 3, 2000 |
| Sirens | November 16, 2001 |
| Souvenirs of City Life | February 8, 2003 |
| Pride: the Cold Lover | October 19, 2004 |
| The Warehouse Sessions | December 12, 2006 |
| These Magnificent Miles | August 21, 2008 |
| These Magnificent Miles (re-release) | July 27, 2010 |
| From The Vanishing Point | January 10, 2012 |