Gladhands

Shaped in Omaha, NE, in 1992 (but since relocating to Chapel Hill, NC) by multi-instrumentalists/songwriters Jeff Carlson and Doug Edmunds, Gladhands offers seen a sluggish rise to nationwide prominence. They debuted having a self-released cassette, Excellent Charade, which captivated the attention of varied indie brands. The band resolved on Big Offer, to that they authorized toward the finish of 1994. On the next couple of years, Gladhands released two well-received CDs, From Right here to Obscurity (1995) and La Di Da (1997), both which garnered solid testimonials. (The Association for Separate Music nominated the last mentioned for Best Choice Rock Record.) Gladhands spent a lot of the second 1 / 2 of 1997 and starting of 1998 touring to get La Di Da, including an starting place for fellow Chapel Hillers, Ben Folds Five) and obtained additional publicity via popular airplay on university radio and choice channels. In early 1999, with bassist Pat McGraw put into the music group, Gladhands released their third Compact disc for Big Offer, Wow and Flutter.