-The Avery Dylan Project is formally know as Dylan Blues Project, which was formed in ..99 by Avery Dylan. In the later part of 2007 it was decided that the name should be changed to the Avery Dylan Project due to confusion of the Dylan Project, (Bob Dylan's blues project) and some changes in the line up.
-Groups members are front man Avery Dylan on lead/rhythym guitar and vocals with Clint Swords on bass and Mike Strickland on drums. All three have dedicated their lives to music and have lived the lives of true musicians. They have all been on the road, recorded, and performed in their music careers. The band has a lot of inspiration, energy, talent, desire, and professionalism among them.
-Avery Dylan was born in South Carolina, raised in N. Carolina and Virginia. He's been gunning at this music thing since the age of 7. In and out of bands (Sonic Leon, College Boy & the Townies, Haze, Dylan Blues Project, & more)in the Va. area, playing up and down the east coast, he decided to moved to Athens, Ga in 2003 in persuit his music career. Hooked up with different musicians & bands (Cadillac Johnson, Petey Wheatstraw, D.B.P, & more) along the way and has finally ended up with the Avery Dylan Project. Hope you like it :)
Influences are Stevie Ray & Jimmy Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Warren Hanes, and many, many others. Avery Dylan uses Fender Amplifiers and Fender Guitars, Ernie Ball strings, and pedals consist of Ibanez, Dunlop, Boss, DOD, MXR, DigiTech.
-Clint Swords, was born and raised in Georgia and currently calls Athens his home. He's been playing bass for a little over 14 years in various groups. Just to name a few: Lionz, Soul Kitchen, and Betsy Frank. Raised on southern rock (8 tracks) in the likes of Marshall Tucker Band, Allman Bros., Atlanta Rhythm Section, & Lynard Skynard, he's developed a unique style called "old school home school". During the Mtv era, Clint had a wide range of influences like G-N-R, Widespread, Gov't Mule, Primus, Chilli Peppers, 311 (Peanut), etc. So basicly you could find him playing anything from soul, funk, rock, punk, blues, southern rock, country, & any other type of music you can think of. Clint Swords plays Fender basses and uses Ampeg amps.
-Mike Strickland, Alabama native, has been playing drums since the age of 4. He moved to Georgia in Jan. of 2000 and has played with many different bands. Mike has studied and play many types of music like: jazz, rock, funk and blues. His influences vary from Billy Cobham, ARU, The Meters, Allman Brothers Band, and Led Zepplin. Mike Strickland plays YAMAHA DRUMS, ZILDJIAN cymbals, and VIC FIRTH sticks.
-If you like Texas blues, southern rock, or just jammin, you'll love this blend.
-This is what the Flagpole of Athens, Ga had to say about the the Possum Hollow Road album:
"With “Dylan†and “Project†in its moniker, one might first mistake the longtime local blueshounds in the Avery Dylan Project as creating an homage to the froggy Mr. Zimmerman. However, the trio, led by Athens,Ga -based guitarist Avery Dylan (Dylan Blues Project, Petey Wheatstraw, Cadillac Johnson, and more), has churned out some seriously bluesy Southern rock in the Athens area, east coast and beyond for the better part of the last 10 years.
Commanded by Dylan’s sinewy Stratocaster licks and rough-hewn vocals, the bandmembers do on record what they do just about any other night of the week - serve up no-nonsense, floor-tom-rattling bar blues with little frills attached. Whether it’s the suave, near Lyle Lovett-sounding “Back on Track†or more aggressive, Hendrix-inspired fare like “What It Means,†Possum Hollow Road is a fitting souvenir of this group’s final chapter and, we can only assume, a partial preview of what’s to come from Dylan and his new ’mates."
Possum Hollow Road is actually the final release for the Dylan Blues Project proper, though Dylan plans to carry on with a new band (the similarly titled Avery Dylan Project) comprised of different members. On Possum Hollow Road, though, Dylan, drummer Brian Crum and bassist Britton Posey sound like they’re just getting warmed up.
Dylan Blues Project
Possum Hollow Road
Independent Release
originally published November 21, 2007
by: Michael Andrews (flagpole-Athens,Ga)
The album "Possum Hollow Road" is still available. You can visit the site or e-mail us at [email protected] for your copy
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