The Epochs

The Epochs — pronounced to rhyme with “peacocks” — were formed around brothers Ryan and Hays Holladay, who was raised in Virginia but moved to NY for college. Both music artists, they started playing and composing together significantly, quickly amassing several tracks. By 2000 that they had plenty of to compile an record, and 3 years afterwards they self-released Ten Billion Light Many years of Solitude, an archive that was completely recorded within their house. They spent another few years offering the record on the road and free of charge on their internet site, and playing normally because they could. Because their live present demanded more musical instruments compared to the two could deal with jointly, the Holladays added bassist Kevin Smith, drummer Kotchy, and Aaron Reed towards the music group — though Reed still left immediately after to go after other possibilities — using the brothers dealing with the vocal, keyboards, and electric guitar responsibilities. In 2005 the bandmembers shifted out to Seattle, where they, because of their persistence, finished up getting performed on tastemaker radio place KEXP. In nov 2006, nevertheless, the Epochs made a decision to go back to Brooklyn. They began performing around city once again — including gigs with Female Sovereign and Datarock on the CMJ Music Marathons in 2006 and 2007 — and had been agreed upon to The Rebel Group, which released their self-titled record in the wintertime of 2008.