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The Shiners came together when Wes Freed and Jyl Freed found their previous music group, the Virginia-based country outfit Dirtball, had fallen aside after two albums. The few made a decision to enlist upright bassist Greg Harrup, drummer Brian Larson, fiddler Erin Snyder, and another husband-and-wife group — guitarists Steve …

After witnessing the energy of her brother’s band, Engine Straight down, vocalist Maura Davis decided she as well wished to try her hand at rock & move. Becoming a member of her for Denali in springtime 2000 were sibling Keeley Davis (synth/bass), ex-Lazycain member Cam DiNunzio (acoustic guitar), and Jonathan …

Gregor Samsa certainly are a music group from Richmond, VA, who take their impact from the first British shoegazer picture. (They aren’t to be puzzled having a 1990s Illinois band of the same name.) The outfit was shaped in 2000 by Champ Bennett and Nikki Ruler, and called itself following …