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Cory Wilds Band

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The Dubliner (Fremont, WA) photos by Royal Scott .
Sliders (Renton, WA) photos by Crystalline Photography .

The Cory Wilds Band is an energetic three piece unit that blends elements of traditional Rock, Blues and Jazz with a more modern tonality to create their unique and powerful guitar driven sound.

Layers of soft rippling tones can transform into ragged distorted bursts of searing guitar that ride on tight grooving bass lines and tasty drumming to create "a modern sound with an old soul."

The trio formed in 1998 as a cover band and has continued its transformation into an original act with diverse yet distinct artistic influences and a high-octane live presence on stage.

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Member Since: 10/25/2006
Band Website: CoryWilds.com
Band Members:
(Guitar/Vocals)
Cory Wilds is a Seattle area native and resides in Renton, WA. Cory has been recording and performing live for over 20 years with various acts around the Pacific Northwest. Current influences range from Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Joe Pass, Brent Mason and John Coltrane. Since graduating in 1993 from The Evergreen State College, Cory has continued to teach guitar by day in his Renton area studio and also co-owns Speedster Amplifiers, Inc. which manufactures high quality guitar amplifiers for some of the biggest names in the guitar world. Cory plays Boogie Bodies Guitars, Don Grosh Guitars, a few surprise guitars, and screams through Speedster Amplifiers exclusively.
(Bass Guitar)
Mark resides in Des Moines, Washington and plays Sadowsky NYC and Metro basses through an Eden WT-800 amplifier with an Eden 4x10-XLT cabinet. Mark's style incorporates many musical influences from varied genres including artists such as James Jamerson, John Paul Jones, and Derek Smalls. His playing style features a fat groove and a big sound. Mark and Dave have played together as a rhythm section for over 15 years and as such have developed a nearly telepathic musical interaction resulting in a very tight sound.
(Drums/Vocals)
Dave plays DW Drums and Zildjian cymbals. Growing up he idolized Led Zeppelin's John "Bonzo" Bonham, so obviously Dave is influenced by Bonzo, but you will also hear homages to Keith Moon, Stewart Copeland, and Ginger Baker in his playing. Samek has been producing sounds from various percussion instruments for over 25 years, 15 of those with "his own personal bass player" - Mr. Fluegel. He is a very proud graduate of the University of Washington.
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, the list goes on...
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CWB returns to The Williams

Hello everyone,  CWB returns to The Williams Avenue Sports Bar AND Eatery (214 Williams Ave. So.  Renton) this Friday and Saturday Sept. 28 & 29 starting at 9 PM.  It's been almost ...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:13:00 PST

Back at the Firecreek Grill

Hello,  CWB returns to The Firecreek Grill in Kent (Riverbend Golf Course on Meeker St.) this Friday Sept. 21 at 9 PM.   This is a great room with good food, friendly staff, and pl...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:48:00 PST

CWB "lite"

Hello,  CWB "lite" (Mark & Cory on guitars, no Dave on drums) will be at Salty's Redondo this Friday Sept. 14 from 8:30 PM until 11:15-ish.  If the weather holds on we may even be outsid...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:56:00 PST

CWB is returning to Angle Lake Park

Hello everyone,  CWB is returning to Angle Lake Park (located on the east side of HWY 99 at approximately 194th) THIS Sunday Sept. 10th.   We'll be outdoors and the forecast is for uppe...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:29:00 PST

Salty Cars ahead

Hello,  come out this Friday evening to catch the two-piece version of CWB (Cory and Mark, no drums) at Salty's Redondo.  We start at 8:30 PM and usually play until 11:15 or so.  The ne...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:24:00 PST

Summer is heating up.

Hello,  Cory & Mark will be doing the two-piece version of CWB at Salty's Redondo on Friday Aug. 24th from 8:30 PM to 11:15-ish.  Weather permitting we'll be outside on the deck which is...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:42:00 PST

Upcoming Gigs

Hello all,   CWB will be doin' their thing at The Williams Avenue Sports Bar & Eatery this Friday and Saturday August 3 & 4 starting at 9 PM.  Williams has no cover charge and i...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:06:00 PST

Double Booked

Hey there,  just wanted to get the word out that our show at The North Shore Pub in Kenmore scheduled for tomorrow, Friday June 22 has been CANCELLED due to double-booking.  Sorry for any co...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:00:00 PST

Kenmore this Friday June 22 @ 9 PM

Hey everybody,  come party and take in some Blues/Rock with Mark & Cory at The North Shore Pub in Kenmore this Friday June 22 @ 9 PM.   For directions check the calen...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:39:00 PST

THIS Friday June 1 at the Firecreek Grill in Kent

  Hello,   Come out and party with The Cory Wilds Band THIS Friday June 1 at the Firecreek Grill in Kent (Riverbend Golf Course on Meeker St.).   We take the "stage" at 9 PM a...
Posted by Cory Wilds Band on Tue, 29 May 2007 12:01:00 PST