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Western Civ

About to go into the studio again!!

About Me

***NEW! Photo collage music video by Wendy LooHoo!***

New LP "Remington Steel Magnolia" available here:


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For Booking or Merch contact:Misty Dawn(256)[email protected]/mis tydawn_




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Member Since: 8/3/2005
Band Website: westerncivrock.com
Band Members:

Rich Henderson - Vocals and Guitar

Bryan Cabler - Drums, back up vocals

Jason Briggs - Bass, keys, percussion, back up vocals

Jason Hall - Guitar, keys, zylopipes and Percussion


Influences: among many are Sonic Youth, Mission of Burma, Neutral Milk Hotel, Archers of Loaf, Yo La Tengo, The Pixies, The Breeders, Frank Black, Brian Wilson, Pavement, The Beatles, The Silver Jews, The Jicks, Dinosaur Jr., several 60’s and 70’s garage bands that nobody knows, Bob Pollard, Guided by Voices, and so on...
Sounds Like:

(following a reference to Superchunk)"Western Civ does that Merge flagship proud..." Spencer Griffith - The Independent Weekly (Chapel Hill,NC) (Feb 20, 2008)

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"Welcome Alabama transplants Western Civ, whose dark, chunky, post-punk churn ought to feel at home in the birthplace of Archers of Loaf and Polvo..." "...Tracks like "Secret Lives of Viceroys" move in a moody, wind-and-swoon cycle, building into satisfying, detailed tapestries." --Chris Parker - The Independent Weekly (NC) (Dec 12, 2007)

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MIDPOINT MUSIC FESTIVAL CRITIC'S PICK: Western Civ (Chapel Hill, N.C.) IndieMaking bug-eyed, imaginative Indie Rock with wiry guitar texturing and effective, spectral melodies, Alabama-bred quartet Western Civ released its debut EP in late 2005, having spent a few years writing and recording several albums' worth of material. This past spring, the band finally leaked more material, via its debut full-length, Remington Steel Magnolia. --Mike Breen, City Beat, Cincinnati(Sep 27, 2007)

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(About LP Remington Steel Magnolia) "...the record reveals an honesty that is missing from many of today’s up-and-comers...""The best quality of Remington Steel Magnolia is the players’ ability to come together and achieve their specific, fuzzy sound, rather than focusing on the performance of individual members. Even the lead vocal is treated as just another instrument in the mix, which usually works in the band’s favor." --William Cane - Performer Magazine (Sep 1, 2007)

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"Western Civ Is An Undiscovered Gem You're Shocked Hasn't Been Signed Yet."..."To listen to songs from Western Civ's EP, Regent Kingfish Slumberpad, you instantly see that this is a band that's going places." --Graydon Smith - indiemusicxposed.com (Feb 8, 2007)


Record Label: HoosierDaddy Records (Band Owned)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW ALBUM IN THE WORKS!!

Just wanted to let everyone know that Western Civ just finished the demos for the next album and are now talking with some really great engineers to find just the right studio and producer to do this ...
Posted by Western Civ on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:16:00 PST

Awe shucks! The Independent Weekly!!

As we were all looking over the great local shows for the week in The Independent Weekly we were surprised by the mention they had given Western Civ in their "8 Days A Week" section!!The Independent W...
Posted by Western Civ on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:01:00 PST

UPDATE!!!!!!!!

First,I'm sorry I haven't updated this sooner, but we literally moved a full band and its small social circle about 700 miles away!!  We are finally settled in to our new homes in Chapel Hill, NC...
Posted by Western Civ on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:40:00 PST

just say "NO" to add bots!!!!

Is it just me or are there waaaayyyy too many "add bots" running around out there in cyberspace!?!I am very happy to say that Western Civ has never used a bot! So the friends on our page actually see...
Posted by Western Civ on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:21:00 PST

New LP out in March!!

Just wanted to let everyone know that we are in the final stages of mixing for the first full length Western Civ LP!! We will have it out in March and are planning a tour for mid-late March to force f...
Posted by Western Civ on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:45:00 PST

Indie-Friendly Newsletter

We have played with some truly great bands over the last year and wanted to share their music with our friends. So, we are going to be starting an occasional newsletter called, Indie-Friendly to let e...
Posted by Western Civ on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:54:00 PST

Beg Yr Pardon .7 - NYC

Wow! What a party! Everyone involved with the "Beg Yr Pardon Parties" and Stereoactivenyc.com has our humble thanks for what was a very memorable night! Thanks for opening up your ears and homes to us...
Posted by Western Civ on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:16:00 PST

Thanks Winston-Salem!

Wow! Everyone in Winston-Salem that came out to Elliott's Revue last night was great!! You all made us feel at home. A Gianormous THANK YOU to "Like A Bear" and everyone at the bar for making it such ...
Posted by Western Civ on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:35:00 PST

Thanks for the kick ass night!

Thanks to everyone who came out to Old Town Tavern last night! We really had a great time. The "dancing drunkards" made it all worth while. Thanks to Jack for having us play at his extremely cool bar....
Posted by Western Civ on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:31:00 PST

Interview @ Viruszine.com

Viruszine.com (based in Toronto, Canada) has posted an interview with Western Civ. The editor there is an extremely nice and completely professional woman named "May." I think that she did a bang-up j...
Posted by Western Civ on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:38:00 PST