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About Me

What's Left is a four piece rock/indie outfit hailing from Tempe, Arizona. Their music is the product of their influences, which range from Rock to Reggae to Irish to Alt-Country. Their songs come to life on stage, drawing energy from the crowd and each other to make each show a unique experience.
What's Left currently has a four song EP, recorded at Lucky Studios in Tempe, available on iTunes as well as Amazon and Napster. The track "Postcards"--from their Demo EP--was the first song to be featured in the Phoenix New Times "Up on the Sun" Podcast. Regulars at Last Exit in Tempe, they've played many venues around the Phoenix area and continue to build their fan base and recognition.
History:
What's Left officially came together in September of 2007, when Garth, Eric, Ed, and Chad all joined together to continue making music together after their previous band, Off The Grid, dissolved. They all knew that they had something special, and were not going to let it go. Finding four musicians with this kind of chemistry doesn't happen everyday. Even more amazing is that they came together in a state that none of them call home.
It was after college that Ed and Eric made the journey to the Southwest. Ed, in search of a career as a Naturopathic physician, and Eric in search of a fresh start. They both met Chad--who came here from Colorado--at an open mic session. It wasn't until Ed decided to sell his 12 string on Craigslist, that they met Garth, who came here just a few months prior as the result of a job relocation. It was then that the foundation of what is now What's Left was born.
Come to one of our shows, and play the new:
What's Left Drinking Game(TM)
Rules:
1. Every time you hear a portion of the Super Mario theme, drink.
2. When Eric says "Something like that, anyway" drink.
3. When Garth looks up from his drum kit during a song, drink.
4. When Ed leaves the stage while a song is playing, drink. (chug if he actually makes it outside).
5. When Chad doesn't have a serious look on his face, drink.
6. When anyone in the band laughs, drink.
7. If Garth plays a drum fill, drink. (they're rare, don't worry).
8. If Eric calls Sully by the name Ray, drink. Chug if he does it twice in a row.
9. If you like a song, drink.
10. if you don't like a song, chug.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/09/2007
Band Website: whatsleftphx.com
Band Members:

Eric Toland - Vocals/Guitar

Ed Griffen - Bass/Vocals

Garth Long - Drums

Chad Richardson - Violin

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Sounds Like: Music you want to listen to.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

As 2009 comes to a close...

Boy, its been a really long time since we posted anything. In the course of the last year, we've played a lot of shows, made a lot of friends, and even recorded an album. As 2009 rolls to a close, o...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:45:00 GMT

And so it begins... the new full length album.

Well, its now officially underway. We spent a few hours in the Studio with Daniel (of Telekon Studios) doing some pre-production work on our upcoming new Full length album.It was great... we mapped o...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:02:00 GMT

What's Left X 2 this week!

Hey everyone. Well, its going to be a busy week for us, as we have two shows coming up this week. First, we've got the Ruby Room on Thursday evening, with A Technicolor Yawn and Dictionaurus. Ruby ...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:24:00 GMT

Does my butt look big in these jeans?

Hey. Have you ever wondered what What's Left would sound like with a little less bottom end? Well now's your chance! That's right, for a limited time only, you can see what's left of What's Left whe...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:55:00 GMT

The Scene is here. Its building...

You know... I feel like we're finally starting to get a scene going. Been playing with lots of different bands, and its been really good. We all seem to have a mutual respect for each other and a st...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:20:00 GMT

Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences

Hey everyone. Just wanted to thank Austin, Tim, and all the guys we met at the C.R.A.S. last night. We volunteered to be their guinea pigs for a class project, and it went really well. We recorde...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:45:00 GMT

Support Local Music!! Listen to 106.7 tonight!

Hey everyone. What's Left is getting their first radio airplay tonight! We're going to be doing a couple songs acoustic, and doing a short interview with Rob Fowler from the "Local Explosion" show...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:11:00 GMT

Happy New Year! Upcoming Shows!

Hey everyone. Just wanted to wish you all a happy new year! Hopefully 2009 will be good to you (and us!). We have a bunch of stuff going on in January. We're at the Goathead Saloon this Friday, ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:04:00 GMT

Great crowd Saturday! Thank you!

Hey everyone. Just wanted to thank those folks who came out to the show at Mardi Gras on Saturday and supported us. Thanks to CHACHiYO for inviting us out and also to Eighth Day for playin...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:26:00 GMT

Thanks to the folks of QC.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that told us how much they enjoyed our music out in Queen Creek. We got a little bit of a late start, but it turned out to be a nice day and we had fun. Lot...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:03:00 GMT