MUSIC

Dosey Doe Coffee House presents Eleven Hundred Springs.

Band biographies are typically a lame grouping of cliches. If a photo of 5 dudes standing in front of a brick wall could type, it would type up a band bio. Seriously, how many times do you have to hear “strong song writing”, “live show is a sight to behold”, “has shared the stage with XXX”?

Ok, heres the deal. Eleven Hundred Springs has been around for a while. In fact, considering the shelf life of most artists / trends, etc, it would be safe to say that Eleven Hundred Springs has been around a long time. During the earlier years of the band, the band bio read like the standard string of cliches, peppered with references of classic and semi-obscure country artists who’s influence was clearly worn on the Eleven Hundred Springs sleeve. With the release of the bands 8th studio album, gone are the days that the band can be dismissed with a simple “they sound like Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Bob Will’s” kind of statement. Now, you would have to be completley lacking in a knowledge of country music in order to NOT understand some of the many influences that the band draws and has drawn from, but hopefully you can hear more to it than that.

Vocalist Matt Hillyers’ wistful singing lends a bittersweet feeling to their songs reminding us of Texas ala Bob Wills & Buck Owens & true Texas Swing. His band mates supply charming harmonies all behind a monstrous wall of sound.

(written by Blake Boldt for The9513.com)