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Upcoming Show
We are excited to be playing with the Georgia Fireflies at the Earl, Friday, August 27th, for their CD release show! Make your plans to come out now!
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Midtown Festival
This Sunday June 13th Stovall is playing a special show in support of Midtown Atlanta’s Walk on the Mile. The band will be the major attraction at the event’s southern end located at North Avenue Presbyterian Church, directly across the street from the Bank of America tower on Peachtree Street.
The music kicks off at 1:00 and a second set shortly after 2:00.That is two whole sets of rock!!!! Wear cool (but rockin) clothes cuz it’s gonna be hot, baby!
See you there!
For more info check out http://www.facebook.com/SummerStrollOnTheMile
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Shows and More Reviews
Well we had a great time playing the Variety Playhouse last Saturday for a charity event sponsored by the Atlanta Bar Association! There are more shows this summer in the works so stay tuned…..
Also, “True Story” was recently reviewed on www.rootstime.be, a website out of Belgium. Here is a rough translation of the review:
On the cover of the CD ’True Story…’ from the American group ‘Stovall’ things looks very threatening with a mustached skull between a number of stinging cactuses. But the music from this band of six from Atlanta, Georgia around singer and composer Hannibal Heredia is not dangerous. On the contrary, it seems like a very nice group of music lovers anchored by Angela Fox, the singer and strong support of Stovall.
That Heredia and his friends are ardent supporters of the music of bands like Old 97’s, Wilco, Whiskey Town, Tom Petty and the Rolling Stones cannot be hidden, because every song on their debut album ‘True Story…’ does let some impact of these groups shine through.
The strong sound of rock from most of the tracks from this CD is comprised of solid hooks, guitar riffs, and danceable melodies. ‘Empty Bottle’ and ‘Stay Up Late’ swing immediately into rock, and it is only as Angela Fox, as the lead vocalist on ‘Stop Letting Me Go’, that the pace of the music slows. Her alto voice is immediately reminiscent of Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders and also of the raw vocal cords of Lucinda Williams.
The members of Stovall can all look back on several years of music, mostly in the indie-rock scene or punk world. With this group, the sharp edges are rounded but with style, and it gives them more radio-friendly pop and rock songs. Kevin Elrod ventures out to a ballad in ‘Walk Alone’, but after about one minute it gets back on speed. Afterwards, the CD switches from banjo-driven country music in ‘Blue Skies’ to the alt- country number ‘Hurtin’ Kind’. The varying nature of this record is even more emphasized with a tearjerker par excellence in the beautiful ‘Misery’, again sung by Angela Fox.
Perhaps a cautionary note for a moment, Stovall in some songs do not seem to be as well in the strength in singing tone. Especially “Southern Vine” and “Pick Up Lines” suffer a little. These are things that are currently found in the recording studio are easily corrected and therefore should have been. ?However, we must honestly say that the band is best on the two great closing tracks “Champagne”, and the lovely rocking “Stray Dog”, invariably their opening song at live shows. All in all, this CD is still an excellent introduction to the sextet of seasoned musicians. ”True Story …” will easily provide for a fun entertaining evening.
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New pics from the Smith’s Olde Bar Show
Please go to our Flickr site for more photos from the show!
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Wally Gates Tribute
Everyone in Stovall will be performing in the tribute to our friend, Wally Gates, at The Earl, Saturday March 20th. It’s going to be a great show with new bands that have formed for this show only to perform some of the music he loved, along with a reunited KTO! All proceeds go to Wally’s son, Hunter. Please come out to show your support and see a spectacular show!
Go to The Earl website or the Facebook event page for more information.
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New Podcast!
We had such a blast opening for The Bottle Rockets – maybe our best show ever! Such a great crowd and Mr. John Heredia really brought it on the drums! Pictures from the show will be forthcoming.
In the meantime, check out the latest podcast where Stovall is being featured: The Americana Rock Mix. A great podcast from the folks at americanaroots.com, and we are proud to be a part of it! Episode #64.
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Must See Show!
We are excited to be asked to open for the amazing Bottle Rockets at Smith’s Olde Bar on February 27th!!
Please contact us at stovall@stovallband.com to get tickets!
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Review
“After years of comprehensive study in my lonely sound lab I’ve come to the conclusion that the best alt.country music is alt.country music that can be played loud, you know, like Rock and Roll. While listening to True Story from Atlanta band Stovall I found myself constantly twisting the volume knob to the hurtin’ side of the dial. So loud in the lab, in fact, that my hound dog had to abandon his usual spot by my side and amble off — he has lousy taste in music, though.
Comprised of several veterans of the Atlanta music scene, they aren’t afraid to let their rock roots show as evidenced by the raucous opening cut, “Stray Dog.” Driving beats and snarling slide guitars pack a wallop of attitude and rule the disc, though they still manage to play nice with the occasional banjo. Even slow, sad numbers like “Misery” beg for a higher volume and not just drown out the “tink, tink, tink” of your tears on falling on your half-finished PBR tall boy, but because of the sonic wall that backs the vocals. True Story is a fun and meaty foray into twang-rock and well worth a turn of your volume knob.” 9.5 Squeaky Rubber Ducks out of 11 -Cholly LaFrance, The Clountowne Thrifty Shopper Gazette
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Grant Park Summer Shade Festival
This is always a fun festival! There are some great bands playing Saturday that you should check out, then come back for more on Sunday when Stovall plays at 12:00!!!!
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more choices…..
You can now get a copy of “True Story” from the awesome music seller JoeRockhead! Check out the review of the album while you are there!
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