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Coal Canary

High energy garage soul

About Me

It all started in a in tin -roofed trailer out in the middle of nowhere West Virginia. Two friends with a lot of heart and a little time decided to do some songwriting. Life, love, religion, and politics all came up at one time or another. A year later with a dozen original songs under their belt, the duo felt like they might be on to something. A fellow musician got word of the project and soon signed on, juggling roles of both powerful drummer and bassist. The dynamic was unique and the vibe soulful with a taste of rock. When a sultry saxophone player jumped in the idea felt like it was beginning to take shape. For eight months they kept writing and playing in hopes of finding a final musician that fit the bill. Finally they found their missing guy and the pieces soon began to fall into place. Still writing songs and still playing old ones this group works diligently to do one thing; have a good fuckin' time. A practice session could be as hillarious as a Cohen brothers' movie and yet as spiritual as gospel revival.Thanks so much to Joe Ferrell for our logo! Get this FREE MySpace layout and more at MySpaceOrYours.net

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Member Since: 3/10/2007
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Band Members: Jennifer Shultz (vocals/lyrics), Ron Utt (guitar/lyrics), Jeff Helmick (drums), Graham Smith-White (bass guitar), Andy Tuck (guitar/harmonica), Zak Wall (saxaphone and keyboard)
Influences: Led Zeppelin, Clutch, Frank Zappa, Bill Withers, Lucinda Williams, Ween, G-Love and Special Sauce, Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, Velvet Underground and the Pixies.
Sounds Like: Sounds like ... church for the soul baby!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Getting Ready to Record.

We will be recording a CD at the end of the month.  I was so happy to find that out today!!! I think I might do a cartwheel or two in the name of rock!  If you have any input on which songs ...
Posted by Coal Canary on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:39:00 PST

Our Bass Player From Heaven

 Coal Canary has found a permanent, full-time bass player.  Graham Smith-White is our newest addition and we thank the Gods that he has been sent to us. Graham is new to Morgantown so i...
Posted by Coal Canary on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:37:00 PST

We gotta logo thanks Joe Ferrell

We want to thank our friend Joe Ferrell for all his time and work on our logo.  We think he did a great job! He is not only an extrememly talented artist but also a hell of a nice guy. If yo...
Posted by Coal Canary on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:21:00 PST

Just a little update.

 Hey ladies and fellas thought we would just give you a lil update on us birds.  We are currently writing some  new tunes while looking for a bass player. If you are intereste...
Posted by Coal Canary on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:02:00 PST

Thread will rock your pants off

Much love to everyone that came out to the Landis Expandis benefit show on May 19.  Thread was amazing and we were honored to share the stage with those guys.  We had a blast!  If your ...
Posted by Coal Canary on Sat, 26 May 2007 07:31:00 PST

Thanks Parkersburg!

Coal Canary had the pleasure to play at the Front Row in Parkersburg on Friday May 18th. The Greens were unable to make it and we were more than happy to fill in. We had a blast!! Parkersburg knows ho...
Posted by Coal Canary on Thu, 24 May 2007 11:21:00 PST