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Night Driving in Small Towns

One of Rolling Stone's Top 25 Bands on Myspace

About Me

Voted one of Rolling Stone's Top 25 Bands on Myspace, Night Driving in Small Towns has quickly enjoyed a growing fanbase.In recent news (Spring 2008), NDIST's song "Cast Your Love Around" has been included on the Sonicbids "Listen: Volume 4" compilation album. Their album is currently under review for licensing on PBS's "Roadtrip Nation." Zig-Zag Live selected NDIST as a finalist for the CMJ-sponsored "Fall 2007 Best Band" competition. Their songs continue to be played on American and Canadian radio. In addition, they have embarked upon a small tour entitled "Small Towns 2008" and are playing several shows a month. ***************************************** NDIST is five members from five different small towns in Georgia. Combined, they are one band with eclectic tastes and enormous reach.Andrea Rogers and Colby Wright have been making music together since 2001. Their music has grown like a phantom limb, with its exploratory fingers reaching out to grasp many musical forms, including pop, new wave, and acoustic bluegrass-inspired folk. Colby was initially in charge of all the instrumentation (except for the random, incoherent piano playing Andrea attempted from time to time).The twosome added and removed several band members in their various incarnations. From 2004-2005, they performed under the name "sleepy still." During this time, they played original, alternative-inspired tunes and released an original album, "In Terms of Electricity," and an extended EP, "No More Bad News." From 2005-2006, they performed as "The Stennis Way," garnering attention with a live show that showcased original music in the vein of powerpop and new wave. The band also released an album, entitled "Sink or Swim."In 2006, the twosome simultaneously realized they were finished stretching their musical legs and decided to run back in the direction of their hearts and roots. It was then that Night Driving in Small Towns was born.2006 brought three worthwhile additions to the band: Sage Cady (bassist), Daniel Gonzalez (guitars), and Tyler Shores (drums, harmonica). Fully formed, Night Driving in Small Towns (or Night Driving, as some fans call it for short) began playing shows around Georgia in 2006. Shortly thereafter, they were named one of Rolling Stone's Top 25 Bands on Myspace.On July 6th, 2007, Night Driving in Small Towns released their first album, "By the Roadside." They have been featured and received positive reviews at indie-music.com and several other online music communities. The band is featured at several websites, including but not limited to: indie-music.com, indie911, YouTube, cybergrass.com, ReverbNation, MusicNation, Zvents, and Pandora.com. Their songs have been played on American and Canadian radio, and have also served as scores for independent filmmakers. Five members. Five different small towns in Georgia. One band with eclectic tastes and enormous reach. Andrea Rogers and Colby Wright have been making music together since 2001. Their music has grown like a phantom limb, with its exploratory fingers reaching out to grasp many musical forms, including pop, new wave, and acoustic bluegrass-inspired folk. Colby was initially in charge of all the instrumentation (except for the random, incoherent piano playing Andrea attempted from time to time). The twosome added and removed several band members in their various incarnations. From 2004-2005, they performed under the name "sleepy still." During this time, they played original, alternative-inspired tunes and released an original album, "In Terms of Electricity," and an extended EP, "No More Bad News." From 2005-2006, they performed as "The Stennis Way," garnering attention with a live show that showcased original music in the vein of powerpop and new wave. The band also released an album, entitled "Sink or Swim." In 2006, the twosome simultaneously realized they were finished stretching their musical legs and decided to run back in the direction of their hearts and roots. It was then that Night Driving in Small Towns was born. 2006 brought three worthwhile additions to the band: Sage Cady (bassist), Daniel Gonzalez (guitars), and Tyler Shores (drums, harmonica). Fully formed, Night Driving in Small Towns (or Night Driving, as some fans call it for short) began playing shows around south Georgia in 2006. Shortly thereafter, they were named one of Rolling Stone's Top 25 Bands on Myspace. Their songs have been played on American and Canadian radio, and have also served as scores for independent filmmakers. They have been featured at indie-music.com, rollingstonemagazine.com, and zigzaglive.com. They have also been featured and/or interviewed in spreads in local magazines (Valdosta Scene; 11th Hour) newspapers(Valdosta Daily Times Preview; Spectator) and other online and print publications (press available upon request). On July 6th, 2007, Night Driving in Small Towns released their first album, "By the Roadside." It has been well-received in the worldwide indie community.
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Music:

Member Since: 8/20/2006
Band Website: nightdrivinginsmalltowns.com
Band Members:
Andrea Rogers
lyrics, vocals

Colby Wright
guitar, mandolin, banjo

Daniel Gonzalez
guitar

Sage Cady
bass

Tyler Shores
drums, harmonica

All songs copyright
C. Wright/A. Rogers

To contact us:
nightdrivinginsmalltowns
@gmail.com

Influences: experiential learning, great storytellers and poets, situational irony, emotional intellectualism, heavy/light/dark, sensitive sensibility, either/or/both/and relationships
Sounds Like: A nice drive down a dirt road under the stars.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Newest News!

In case you've been wondering what we're up to, here's a few highlights: 1. Our song "Cast Your Love Around" has been included on the Sonicbids "Listen: Volume 4" compilation album.  2.&nbs...
Posted by Night Driving in Small Towns on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:32:00 PST

Small Towns Tour 2008

After many requests to play shows in surrounding areas, NDIST has finally come up with a solution. Introducing the SMALL TOWNS SPRING TOUR 2008: a fan-driven experiment.  Here's how it works:&nb...
Posted by Night Driving in Small Towns on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:01:00 PST

"By the Roadside" now available -- details inside

Night Driving in Small TownsBy the Roadside____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________Photo by Tammy WalkerTrack Listing:1. Whiskey2. Close Encoun...
Posted by Night Driving in Small Towns on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:01:00 PST

Clippings

Hi friends,   just wanted to share with you a few of the publications we have appeared in recently. Chris Brennaman's "Download This" (The Brunswick News, April 4th, 2007) The Valdosta Dai...
Posted by Night Driving in Small Towns on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:18:00 PST

Rolling Stone update

Hi friends,Sorry to keep you guys out of the loop for so long but all of us have been really busy and I was out of town for several weeks! Turns out that Rolling Stone did in fact select us as one of ...
Posted by Night Driving in Small Towns on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:06:00 PST

Rolling Stone's Best Bands on Myspace 2006

Hi everyone!   We've just been informed that Rolling Stone magazine has chosen our band as one of today's special nominees in the Best Bands on Myspace 2006 contest!    To check out th...
Posted by Night Driving in Small Towns on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:28:00 PST