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Two Way Radio

About Me

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Two Way Radio is a unique, piano-driven rock band from Memphis, TN that combines simple pop melodies with intricate instrumental and vocal arrangements. Lead vocalist and pianist Kate Crowder, along with her husband/bassist Corey Crowder and guitarist Andrew McColgan, formed the band as Walkie Talkie in 2003, when all three were sharing a house together. After playing and writing together as a trio for a short time, veteran musican Joey Pegram was added on the drums, thus solidifying the band's rhythm section. Time passed, more new members were added (keyboardist Joe McClusky and guitarist J.D. Reager), and the band was forced to change it's name to Two Way Radio after a legal dispute with another band called Walkie Talkie in California. Their 2006 debut release on Makeshift, Residential Llama, was well received locally and regionally, and the band is currently hard at work on their first national release. With Scott Bomar at the helm (as producer) and Ardent Studios' generous donation of studio time for the record--their album is due out in late Spring/early Summer of 2009.
"Blending lush Brian Wilson-ish pop with the bossa-nova beat and dreamy female vocals of Os Mutantes, these guys sound like nothing else in Memphis. Unpretentious and perfect, Two Way Radio is a sonic treat." - the Memphis Flyer, 2005
"The band's sound is lush and layered both in the studio and on stage, and their songs are dense, often whimsical, and, in a tradition that runs from the Beach Boys through Neutral Milk Hotel, often structured like mini-symphonies." - the Commercial Appeal, 2006
MTV News Interview at SXSW--Click Here!


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Member Since: 27/04/2005
Band Website: twowayradiopop.com
Band Members: Kate Crowder
Andrew McColgan
Corey Crowder
Joey Pegram
Joe McClusky
J.D. Reager
Justin Jordan
Nashon Benford

Influences: Napolean Bonaparte, Joseph Smith, and Mary Poppins
Sounds Like: Renaissance Indie Pop Music
Record Label: Electraphonic Recordings, Makeshift Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

TWR in the local News...

Okay, its been a good (crazy) week:Check out our spot on Live @ 9 for News Channel 3TWR--Live at 9 SpotAnd then, check out Kate on the cover of the Memphis Flyer:Cover of the Flyer--Music Issue May 20...
Posted by on Sat, 02 May 2009 15:25:00 GMT

Two Way Radio @ SXSW

Here's a complete list of our shows @ SXSW this year. . . OFFICIAL SXSW SHOWCASE - Wed. 03/18, 8 p.m.Red 7 (611 E. 7th St.)w/ The Bronx, Sky Larkin, Lovvers, etc.MEMPHIS MUISIC @ SXSW DAY PARTY - Thur...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:58:00 GMT

We made the MTV teaser-trailer! (meaning we made it into to it, not it itself)

Click here, you can hear a song from our upcoming album, "Run Away", happen about halfway through the trailer AND Kate does a little talking, a little dancing. 5$ Cover Trailer
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:11:00 GMT

Two Way Radio plays itself in MTV’s 5$ Cover!

The trailer for the show is rumored to come out in October.  Making the show was SO FUN. In the meantime, check out news and production photos at http://fivedollarcover.com They are also on Myspa...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:22:00 GMT

Two Way Radio wins Ardent Studio recording time!

Pictures of the battle coming soon.
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:34:00 GMT

Two Way Radio featured on Fox 13 News!

http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsession id=20616612319D0FBAD03BEF0F451BC9C0?contentId=7100551&versio n=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1 Check out the link.  I...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:33:00 GMT

Album Review in Mule Magazine

Click on OPEN PUBLICATION and then turn to page 40 to find us.
Posted by on Sun, 25 May 2008 10:44:00 GMT

Live Review by Performermag.com

Two Way Radio / The Third Man / The Tennessee Boltsmokers / The Bo-Keys / Brad Postlethwaite and the Memphis Mafia / Jump Back JakeGround Zero Memphis, TN March 8, 2008 Memphis is known worldwide as...
Posted by on Sun, 25 May 2008 10:42:00 GMT

Vote for us, Memphis Pops

Go to the link popsballot.memphisflyer.com and vote for us, come to think of it, i don't think i've ever won anything. once, in a beauty pageant i was named 'miss congeniality'.  thats as c...
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 18:18:00 GMT

Makeshift Went to the Opera

ON MAKESHIFT GOES TO THE OPERA phew.  what a month.  the opera ordeal was a big undertaking.  we managed to help them reach their goal (with the help of snowglobe, no doubt) and there a...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:43:00 GMT