Indianapolis-based TWR's ambient, folk rock sound has become a staple in the Indiana music scene. With help from dedicated fans, Indie 500 Records, and Hidden Relic Productions, they've gone from searching for dates to touring the Midwest.
The Waldemere Revival started with just a vision of creating music for friends and family. Their roots can be traced back to the actual name of the band Waldemere Avenue, the street in which Corey Flick and Steve Martin grew up together as brothers on the west side of Indianapolis, IN. The brothers' passion for their craft was based on a single, simple notion; "We're going to make music that actually speaks to the people, music that has real purpose." The band is comprised of five members,
Corey Flick (vocals, rhythm guitar, and harmonica),
Steve Martin (lead vocal and rhythm guitar),
Blain Crawford (Bass,)
John Young (lead guitar and vocals), and
Justin Atkins (Drums).
Sometime between 2008 & 2010 TWR's sound clicked with the local scene. Fans began flooding bars, venues, festivals, & concert halls hungry for their unique sound. Based out of Indianapolis TWR has played some of the finest venues in Indiana including Emens Auditorium in Muncie,
The Bluebird in Bloomington, &
The Mousetrap in Indianapolis. They've shared the stage and opened for fine musicians such as
Particle,
Cornmeal,
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band,
Marco Benevento,
That One Guy,
Great American Taxi,
The Macpodz,
Willy Waldman (Sublime, Tupac, etc.),
Zach Deputy,
Family Groove Company,
Papadosio,
Covert Operations,
Greensky Bluegrass, and countless other notable bands and musicians.
To classify their music is distinctively impossible. Their sound is ingenious and infused with a magical spells that combine a psychological free-falling emotional compass of ambient-fusion-folk and lyrical-jamrock. Audiences are transcended into an almost hypnotic state of visceral musical seduction and heart-pulsing emotional highs and lows. At any given moment you can find the influence of jambands, southern rock, ambient jazz-fusion, and folk. Their mix of raw talent and creativity is never ending, and each show is proof of that.Passion through cadence. Intensity through intonation and the rhythmically silent verbosity that speaks volumes to those that have spent an intimate evening with these enigmatic musicians will be thrilled by a sound, unclassified.
The Waldermere Revival is doing precisely what it set out to do. Resonating with audiences both young and old that are transfixed by their music. "We make music so that someone could listen and without even a word, those people could be lifted to a higher state of being," says Corey Flick.
Waldemere Revival has recently teamed up with
Hidden Relic Productions. HRP is currently managing the band, and overseeing promotions. Booking is done by both Hidden Relic and band members. If you're interested in contacting TWR email us at
WaldemereRevivalBooking@live.com or
HiddenRelic@live.com.
Individual Bios
Steve Martin ~ Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Corey Flick ~ Harmonica
John Young ~ Lead Guitar
Justin Atkins ~ Drums/Percussion
Blain Crawford ~ Bass Guitar
