Friday, January 4, 2013
Darrin Bradbury and Big Wilson River will be joined by other local acts at Maxwell's in Hoboken on Saturday night.
After six months of jumping between living in a Ford Focus, a Virginia hippie farm, and on one occassion, even at a communist cocktail waitress' gun-filled abode in Bloomington, Indiana, he's back – for now, anyway. Darrin Bradbury and the rest of Big Wilson River are co-headlining Maxwell's in Hoboken on Saturday night. They'll be joined by five other acts on local record label Trunk Rock Records and it's sure to get rowdy. At 8 p.m., Big Wilson River, Nude Dudes, People In Charge, Gypsy Wig, and singer-songwriters Andrew Nieporent and Don Ryan kick off the Trunk Rock showcase. Tickets are $10 at the door. For Bradbury, a former Ridgewood resident who considers himself a "post-modern Paul Bunyan" of sorts (sans the axe), the return to the…
Friday, January 13, 2012
Band vying for title in magazine's 'best emerging band of 2011' list
The guys and gal of Big Wilson River need your help – the hard-edged alt-folk band was added to the list of candidates vying for the title of Best Emergeing Artist of 2011 in NY/NJ by The Deli Magazine NYC. As of Thursday night, BWR is polling at 4 percent with 183 votes, trailing only the bands Lucius, Futurist and Brothers. The Bergen band recently took The Deli's title as best new alt-folk band in the area, so they've got some positive momentum going. Should Big Wilson win the vote, they'll receive some good exposure, said drummer Alex Drivanos. In addition to some "musical trinkets," a magazine cover and full-feature write-up is in order for the Trunk Rock Records band. They can rock out with some free studio time to record another …
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Music Fest helps fight lung cancer
Right now, Big Wilson River has a lot to be excited about. Not only do they have a brand new album being released from the Bergen County indie label, Trunk Rock Records, but they're also one of the big names performing this Saturday at the Fresh Air Music Fest in Oakland. The music fest, which is set to take place on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Oakland Elks Lodge at 33 Ramapo Valley Road, benefits the American Lung Association. The band's lead singer, Emma McLaughlin, says, “It's a really great opportunity to see a wide variety of bands and show support for local music, and all the proceeds go to a charity to fight lung cancer." Tickets cost $10. Other bands on the events roster include The Gay Blades, Love Assassin, Jay Everett…
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