| The Riffbrokers EPK home Primary Genre: Powerpop Rock Secondary Genre: Rootsy Twang Contact Name: nick millward Email: nick@riffbrokers.com Ph: 206.234.5752 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Riffbrokers are Jayhawks meet Social Distortion, or early Wilco fronted by young Elvis Costello, Roots rock power pop informed by the British Invasion and the Midwest sound. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist Information Nick Millward- lead vocals,guitar Scott Sutherland- guitar, backing vox Heather Burnett- bass, backing vox Dustin Miller- Drums, backing vox 11x17 Tour Poster PDF DOWNLOAD FREE MP3'S AT MYSPACE Biography The Midwest gave birth to Bob Dylan, John Prine, Paul Westerberg, and Jeff Tweedy. England gave birth to the Beatles , Kinks, and Elvis Costello. Southern California begat the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and Social Distortion. Nick Millward was born in Pocatello, Idaho far from any cultural scene to compare with these touchstones that inform his songwriting. The Seattle based Riffbrokers, fronted by Millward, are a twang tinged power pop combo that appeal to the consort that read No Depression but still love The Jam. They have three full length cds released on their own label Unsmashable Records that have achieved critical, but not yet commercial success. Since 1999, when formed by Nick and Heather in Boise Idaho, they have toured the West extensively as well as a coast to coast trip in 2002. Website http://www.riffbrokers.com Discography FIVE WAY STREET, A TRIBUTE TO BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (comp LP, 2006 Not Lame Records) FIX IT IF YOU HATE IT (LP, 2004) YOUR SUPERHERO IN THAT BAR (mini-LP, 2003) THE UNSMASHABLE RIFFBROKERS (LP, 2001) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Reviews F5 Wichita.com Jedd Beaudoin Roots-y rock that takes elements of Social Distortion and the Jayhawks and mashes them together with the likes of the Del-Lords and Del Fuegos and others in a refreshing and thoughtful mix that gives you plenty of hope for the future of rock 'n' roll. ... Amplifier Magazine Tom Semioli .... Akin to the darker sides of Elvis Costello,Lucinda Williams, Paul Westerberg and vintage John Mellancamp, the Riffbrokers make feeling bad sound good...and then some. HighBias.com Michael Toland With a name like the Riffbrokers, you can pretty much guess that you're gonna get a song-oriented band. And you'd be right, as the Seattle combo specializes in catchy, guitar-fueled tunes that perfectly straddle the worlds of American roots rock and Beatlesque power pop. .. Tablet Magazine Dan Halligan On their just released second album, the Riffbrokers seem to hit a perfect mix of indie rock, power pop and roots rock. Their sound is almost like the Smithereens and Elvis Costello meets alt country. And like my favorite pair of Levi's, their music feels worn in and comfortable, yet still remains tough and rough around the edges. "Fix It If You Hate It" is packed full of catchy, yet twangy melodic rock. Miles Of Music milesofmusic.com The Riffbrokers deal in big, crunchy, twang-tinged rock that borrows from both classic and post-punk rock idioms. Led by the gruff voiced Nick Millward, this Seattle based band fly their sound like an unwieldy kite fighting a strong wind - holding on just enough despite the constant threat of snapping. Kenora Daily Miner and News Richard Amery I’m predicting another massive music explosion coming out of the Seattle area with the Riffbrokers at the forefront. If Mike Ness decided to continue exploring his country/rootsier side over a few beers with Elvis Costello and Fred Eaglesmith, the result might sound like the Riffbrokers. There are plenty of big slightly distorted guitars and keen lyrical turns of phrases. While some of the song structures are a little left of mainstream, it’s all good. Accident stands out, IED smokes with punk fury, Wyoming Boy is touching, Unbearable Afternoon rocks and Break should be a number one hit if there was justice on the airwaves. Catch the Riffbrokers before everyone else does. Cities played: Boise,ID Seattle, WA Bellingham, WA Tacoma, WA Everett, WA Yakima, WA Stanwood, WA Olympia, WA Chehalis, WA Portland, OR Eugene, OR Corvallis, OR Goble, OR Salem, OR Reno, NV Fallon, NV San Francisco, CA Chico, CA Albany, CA Arcata, CA McKinleyville, CA Missoula, MT Salt Lake City, UT Minneapolis, MN Cincinnatti, OH Long Branch, NJ Cambridge, MA St. Louis, MO Wichita, KS |
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