Post by jaynash on Jan 19, 2015 18:20:55 GMT
Jay Nash & Josh Day hail from the great state of Vermont and Nashville, TN respectively. Big fans of Levon Helm, The Grateful Dead and the American songwriting tradition, their sound is built upon a strong back beat and resonant harmony. Drop a note at jn@jaynash.com if you think you might like to have them play at your private showcase. Their official Folk Alliance showcase is Thursday night (2/19/2015) at 9:30pm at the Pershing East location.
Here is a live video from a concert that we played last fall at SPACE in Evanston, IL:
Country Weekly - "for fans of The Band, John Hiatt & Little Feat." "The duo's sound paints a picture of open stretches of road as well as lazy days at home - sonic comfort food constructed on a bed of groove and storytelling".
Paste Magazine - "You could say that The Contenders are a band greater than the sum of its parts, but that wouldn’t quite be fair to the parts: it’s the duo of Jay Nash and Josh Day, both distinguished musicians and songwriters with their own unique voices and perspectives."
www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/11/song-premiere-the-contenders---lincoln-1958.html
American Songwriter - "Their blend of folk, rock and country (is on) proud display with their debut EP, 'Meet the Contenders'"
www.americansongwriter.com/2014/10/daily-discovery-contenders-contender/
New York Minute Magazine - "The truth of their folk / Americana-twinged songs comes through stories and honest depictions of the world around them. They write music that they don't struggle for or against, but they just let happen. Their album, “Meet the Contenders” (releasing Nov 18), is just like that. It is unflinching in its commitment to fidelity, written by two artists who bring their whole heart every time they step into the ring.
nymmag.com/nymm-the-contenders/
KDHX Saint Louis: "The Contender has a ripe and rugged Americana sound with a honky tonk spirit and a harmony driven soul'.
Pasadena Weekly: “There’s a feel-good appeal in their limber harmonies and easy, percussive drive that should appeal to fans of singer-songwriters and jam-band fans alike. Levon would be pleased”
www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/trax/13857/
Here is a live video from a concert that we played last fall at SPACE in Evanston, IL:
Country Weekly - "for fans of The Band, John Hiatt & Little Feat." "The duo's sound paints a picture of open stretches of road as well as lazy days at home - sonic comfort food constructed on a bed of groove and storytelling".
Paste Magazine - "You could say that The Contenders are a band greater than the sum of its parts, but that wouldn’t quite be fair to the parts: it’s the duo of Jay Nash and Josh Day, both distinguished musicians and songwriters with their own unique voices and perspectives."
www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/11/song-premiere-the-contenders---lincoln-1958.html
American Songwriter - "Their blend of folk, rock and country (is on) proud display with their debut EP, 'Meet the Contenders'"
www.americansongwriter.com/2014/10/daily-discovery-contenders-contender/
New York Minute Magazine - "The truth of their folk / Americana-twinged songs comes through stories and honest depictions of the world around them. They write music that they don't struggle for or against, but they just let happen. Their album, “Meet the Contenders” (releasing Nov 18), is just like that. It is unflinching in its commitment to fidelity, written by two artists who bring their whole heart every time they step into the ring.
nymmag.com/nymm-the-contenders/
KDHX Saint Louis: "The Contender has a ripe and rugged Americana sound with a honky tonk spirit and a harmony driven soul'.
Pasadena Weekly: “There’s a feel-good appeal in their limber harmonies and easy, percussive drive that should appeal to fans of singer-songwriters and jam-band fans alike. Levon would be pleased”
www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/trax/13857/