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The Whybirds

About Me

The Whybirds represent a distillation of the best of rock music from the last four decades. Imagine the vocal harmonies of the Byrds and the Band, the songcraft of Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and Steve Earle and the sonic attack of the Black Crowes and Pearl Jam, and you're getting close to the stirring, uplifting sound of The Whybirds.

All four members of the band are singer/songwriters – giving the group a diverse range of songs and vocal styles – but without straying from The Whybirds' sanguine brand of rock 'n' roll.

The band are currently working with legendary US producer Elliot Mazer (Neil Young, The Byrds, The Band etc), who produced and mixed the tracks on this page.

Their gigs show them at their blistering best. Don’t miss out, go and see them live!

According to Americana UK, The Whybirds "...sound like Pearl Jam having a fist fight with The Allman Brothers in Don Henley’s back yard. But what’s more important is that The Whybirds might just be the hardest working and hardest rocking band in Britain right now – a band destined for greatness".

Oxford's Nightshift magazine said: "The Whybirds are one of the most consummate and charismatic British bands I've ever seen. They have four lead singers of great quality, and in taking their turn, each subtly changes the texture of the band. By the end I don't want them to leave the stage, the crowd whooping and hollering, and I think, I really wouldn't want to follow that."


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 05/11/2006
Band Website: www.thewhybirds.com
Band Members: Dave Banks
Ben Haswell
Taff Thatcher
Luke Tuchscherer
Influences: The good shit...
Record Label: Left Turn Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Water Rats tickets available from thewhybirds.com

Tickets to our show at the Monto Water Rats Theatre in London on 25 July are now available from www.thewhybirds.com !Book yours now to avoid disappointment.The Whybirds
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:21:00 GMT

Listen to this!

Hey everyone, Do us a massive favour and listen to this track here: http://iheartradio.com/new2/featured/f/2136It's from the recent sessions with Elliot Mazer, and we need all the plays we can get!Pas...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:56:00 GMT

FREE DOWNLOAD

If you look in the news section at www.thewhybirds.com you'll find a link to a free download of Wild, Wild Wind (produced by Elliot Mazer), just cos we're nice.
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 07:32:00 GMT

Borderline tickets sold out

All of seetickets.com's tickets to our show at the Borderline on 16 May have gone. HOWEVER! There are still a few tickets available from www.ticketweb.co.uk. BE QUICK! 
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 11:10:00 GMT

Embassy Club review

By Steve "Krusher" Joule:Kicking off with a song called Jenny, Can I Take A Ride that would not only sit perfectly on Exile On Main Street but would be an added bonus, quickly followed by three tr...
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 07:04:00 GMT

NEW SONGS

Six new songs from our recent recording session with legendary US producer Elliot Mazer have now been up on our page! Check them out!
Posted by on Fri, 01 May 2009 11:54:00 GMT

Americana UK live review

This is Americana UK's review of our performance at The Ent Shed in Bedford on 14th March (supporting Peter Bruntnell):The Whybirds  unknown to this correspondent but not from now on. They blasted ...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:34:00 GMT

Embassy Club

The Whybirds are headlining the Embassy Club in London on Monday 27th April as part of the legendary Krusher Joule's new rock night, which has already hosted the likes of The Quireboys. It may well be...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:26:00 GMT

Cornerhouse gig review

Our recent performance at Cambridge's new music venue The Cornerhouse has been reviewed by the Hunts Post. They said:HAVING caught Cambridges latest sensation at the excellent launch party for The Co...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Recording news

The band has just come back from a few days at the wonderful Monkey Puzzle House studios in Suffolk with legendary US producer Elliot Mazer (Neil Young, The Byrds, The Band&).The whole experience was ...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:45:00 GMT