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Back to Zero

Back to Zero - Dallas-based Acoustic Rock Band

About Me

The two founding members were Michele Zabel (now Wismer) and Kathy Kennedy (now Nichols). They started out in the early 80’s as an acoustic duo playing mainly popular folk songs from the 60’s and 70’s. In the mid 80’s Kathy switched from guitar to electric bass and they added drummer Lisa Hammack to the mix. Their sound began evolving in a new direction toward acoustic-electric rock, incorporating new instrumental techniques and stronger vocal dynamics. During this period Michele became a prolific songwriter. Both the band and the original songs received praise and critical acclaim from The Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Observer, as well as other Texas music magazines. The band split up in 1990 and reunited briefly in 1991 before moving on to other endeavors. Lisa moved to Mississippi and Kathy served as bassist for Crosswinds and later the Wilder and Wyatt Band. Michele continued to play solo gigs for a few years before moving on to a corporate career path. Back To Zero is currently working on a new CD, to be released in 2008. Michele and Kathy are now available for gigs as an acoustic duo.

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Member Since: 9/19/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/btzmusic
Band Members: Michele Wismer - lead vocals, guitar -
Kathy Nichols - bass, harmony vocals -
Lisa Hammack - drums Back to Zero Publicity

"As a songwriter Ms. Zabel displays both a novelist’s eye for striking detail and a poet’s gift for evocative language. She writes love songs as if no one had ever done so before, her observations and confessions ringing with a sense of discovery and revelation that can be startling." – The Dallas Morning News

"Michele Zabel…conveys romantic love in all of its myriad obsessions and contradictions with an impassioned clarity." – The Dallas Observer

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Michele and Kathy are available as a duo for private parties.

For more information email [email protected]
Influences: John Denver, The Beatles, Freddie Mercury/Queen, Arlo Guthrie, Don McLean, The Roches, Barenaked Ladies, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Trout Fishing In America, Buddy Holly, Tom Petty, Del Amitri, Joni Mitchell, Karen Carpenter, ...and others
Sounds Like: Hopefully no one you've ever heard before
Record Label: Upcoming CD Produced by Kathy Nichols
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Why Not Host a House Concert?

If you love live acoustic music but hate having to drive to smoky bars to hear it, why not host a house concert? It's easy! All you need is a living room where you can set up your folding chairs to ...
Posted by Back to Zero on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:05:00 PST

Yet More Confusion for BTZ...

Ok, as if this whole CD scene hasn’t been confusing enough, now I am REALLY getting confused.   So we sit down (or stand up) to a photo shoot to try to come up with something really hi...
Posted by Back to Zero on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:01:00 PST

Whatever happened to... ???

Whatever happened to that acoustic electric alternative folk rock band Back To Zero?  And by the way, exactly what kind of music WAS that???  Thanks to our new best friends, String ...
Posted by Back to Zero on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:20:00 PST

More surprises...

This is the second time during the making of this CD that a song literally dropped out of the sky on top of me.  I mean, out of nowhere, just like that.  "You" was the other one that di...
Posted by Back to Zero on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:56:00 PST

Small World

Wow.  What a small world.  Kathy and I decided to go back to an old haunt of ours, Sons of Hermann Hall last Thursday nite to check out Ranger Randall's Electric Campfire.  Haven't bee...
Posted by Back to Zero on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:51:00 PST

More BTZ Adventures in the Studio...

Well, a whole day in the studio yesterday, and what we got is one song.  We never even got around to the other songs.  So, as usual, Kathy nailed the bass part in one clean lick.  ...
Posted by Back to Zero on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:34:00 PST

Invite Michele and Kathy to play at your house

We are very interested in the idea of playing house concerts within a reasonable distance of Dallas.  Even if you have never had a house concert before, that’s fine.  All you need...
Posted by Back to Zero on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:32:00 PST

CD Update

Hey everyone!  The CD is really coming along.  We should have some updated versions of some of the songs to post later this week, including one we weren't expecting to be on the CD at all.&n...
Posted by Back to Zero on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:47:00 PST

Thank you

More than you will ever know, you have touched my life in the most profound and remarkable way, and all you had to do was be on this earth.  For the inspiration, for my voice, for my right h...
Posted by Back to Zero on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:40:00 PST

Songwriting as a Form of Communication

Why Songwriting is Not an Effective Form of Communication     I've come to the conclusion that songwriting is NOT an effective form of communication.  Here's why.   Let's say y...
Posted by Back to Zero on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:51:00 PST