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HOLY LIARS

About Me

C. Nicholson Ross and President Van Schoick come from Boone, NC. Paddy came from HotLanta. Asa hails from upstate NY via south Georgia. They all live in Athens now.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/10/2006
Band Members: C. Nicholson Ross -- vox, guitar, harp
Paddy -- guitar, vox, dobro
Asa -- bassa
President Van Schoick -- drums
Womens -- inspiration, heartbreak
Booze -- soothes
Influences: Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana, Steve Earle, (early) Guns N' Roses, Townes Van Zandt, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Alice in Chains, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, The Band, Social Distortion, The Replacements, Warm, The Grateful Dead, Uncle Tupelo, Gram Parsons, Big Star, The Faces, REM, ZZ Top, Lucinda Williams, whiskey, The New York Dolls, The Beatles, Neil Young, all three Hanks, The Misfits, Danzig, Tom Waits, Lightnin' Hopkins, Primus, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, wine, Drive-By Truckers, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, The James Gang, Todd Snyder, Captain Beefheart, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Neutral Milk Hotel, John Prine, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, Eddie Hinton, womerns, The Supersuckers, Iron Maiden, The Cramps, Nomotai, Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, JJ Cale, Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, Tool, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Molly Hatchet, Thin Lizzy, Rob Taylor, B-52s, Pink Floyd, Steve Kruger, Motley Crue, Outkast, The Melvins, Christian Smith, Kurt Vonnegut, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Dire Straits, marijuana, Rage Against the Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, The Dicks, Paul Simon, Kerouac, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Wilco, Alabama Thunderpussy, The Dead Kennedys, Public Enemy, Demented Are Go, The Dexateens, L7, Naked Gods,
Sounds Like: Yer mama dancin' on a pole
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Album review in Flagpole!

Holy Liars Smoke Independent Release Living up to the contradiction in their name, local band Holy Liars sing about the outcasts of Southern societythe losers, the rebels and t...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:14:00 GMT

PRESS IN FLAGPOLE MAGAZINE

Holy Liars....w/ The Starter Kits, Chooglin'....Wednesday, August 20 @ 40 Watt Club....originally published August 20, 2008....Holy Liars....After two years in town, rowdy local Southern rock band Hol...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:40:00 GMT

Southern Tour

what a week what a week. educational, fun, exasperating. tuscaloosa, new orleans, austin tx, austin tx, columbus , birmingham and athens. Tuscaloosa: drunk dude riving a car down the sidewalk in br...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:58:00 GMT

debut album from Holy Liars on Itunes

Our debut album is now available on Itunes!  The 12 song record is entitled Smoke and is available for $9.99.  You can also buy individual tracks for .99 each!  Check it out.....
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 18:47:00 GMT

ACOUSTIC SHOW SETLIST

1/5/08 Flicker Theatre, AthensCarter and Patrick acousticAg Center BluesWomen and WineWhiskey SituationsLungsMatchbook YoungstownArizona SkyNobody's HeroVillainsMy Old Friend the BluesKentuckySyntheti...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:22:00 GMT