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THE
ATKINSONS
It's been seven years and counting since The Atkinsons first set foot on Richmond, VA stages. What started out as a small acoustic outfit turned into a band that took on a
life of its own. The Atkinsons meld roots, country, mountain, and rock music into their own style of rambling swing rock & roll. Heartfelt story-telling is at the core of The
Atkinsons and is complemented with three-part harmonies layered over mandolin, fiddle, drums, bass, and electric guitars. With influences ranging from Old 97s to Green
Day to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to Drive By Truckers, the sound ends up being quite a musical stew.
The first record "American Gothic" was basically a novel set to music. It followed the misfortunes of a troubled character from his early youth until his untimely death.
The upbeat musical style balances out the dark undertone of the lyrics, and together make for a record that's easy to listen to yet hard to describe.
The Atkinsons follow up "American Gothic" with their second release
"Mile Marker", which takes the band on a journey through new territories of swampy roots and country swing to Texas Cajun and straight-up rock. Though cut from the same cloth, the new record doesn't pick up where the first album left off. It follows its own path from the back roads to the highways that inevitably lead you back home.
"Mile Marker" (released in April 2011) celebrates where the band has been and where it's headed.
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a press kit? Go to the Promo page to get an EPK on Sonicbids.com.
The
Atkinsons are:
Dickie
Wood - Lead Vocals
& Guitar
Jeff
Williams -
Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar & Vocals
Ricky
Breland - Bass
Kris
Krull - Drums
& Harmony Vocals
Jamie
Wood - Harmony
Vocals & Percussion
Mike
Ferry - Fiddle
The Atkinsons have played in
many venues in Richmond including The National, Toad's Place/Hat
Factory,
Ashland Coffee & Tea, The Canal
Club, Capital Ale House Music Hall, Cafe
Diem, Poe's Pub, The Camel, Cary Street
Cafe, Alley Katz, Grandpa Eddie's, Shenanigans, Bogart's
and others.
They have also played venues in Charlottesville and
Fredericksburg.
They
have played many outdoor festivals and events such as Floydfest
9, Camp Barefoot 4, World Beer Festival, Crozet Music Festival, Shockoe
Craft Beer Festival, Rhythm Bets N' Brews, Brunswick
Stew Festival, Glen Allen
Day, River City Beer & Seafood Festival, the annual St.
Patrick's Irish Festival, Massey's Swinetangle BBQ, Henrico
Humane Society's Bark in the Park, the annual Carytown Watermelon Festival, Richmond Vegetarian
Festival, Buena
Vista Labor Day Festival, Beaverdam Heritage Days and
several others. They've also played shows at The
Diamond, Innsbrook Pavilion, Brown's Island, Rockahock Amphitheater and the State Fair of Virginia.
They
have shared the stage with many great bands such as Cody Canada and
The Departed, Cross Canadian
Ragweed, Scott Miller
and the Commonwealth, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Last
Train Home, Horsehead, Jackass Flats, Hoots & Hellmouth, Wrinkle Neck
Mules, Sons of Bill, Dean Fields, Moonshine Still, The Taters,
Modern Groove Syndicate,
Jeff Black, Dean Fields, and many others.
The
Atkinsons were featured on the emmy-nominated music series "The
Music Seen" on WCVE Richmond PBS in 2006. Videos of ATK performing
live at The Canal Club in Richmond, VA can be viewed on the Look &
Listen page and on youtube.com.
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