Devil Went Down to Georgia - With Lydia on Fiddle and Jason Sudeikis on Vocal
Willie and Me is a four piece explosive rock outfit based out of Wilmington, NC. Over the Past four years extensive touring and a devoted fan-base has kept Willie and Me on their toes: Touring is the only way to get the music out, while writing new music is a flowing machine. To pin point what Willie and Me sounds like would be a superhuman task, but all can agree “the band's distinct sound bears a hint of Northern hip hop, Mississippi road house blues and North Carolina folk influences (Encore Magazine 2005).â€
The Present: Constant touring and a rigorous rehearsal schedule are consistent in promoting their debut, self-released album Magicshow. Magicshow, “draw more heavily from soul sounds than from classic rock riffs, yet the common ground between the two is a sonic space where they tread confidently (An Honest Tune vol. 6, no. 3). The pay off for hard work is ever increasing. Willie and Me has been nominated for Album of the Year (2005), as well as Artist of the Year (2005) through “An Honest Tune†magazine. Right now Willie and Me is gearing up for there spring run, which will take them across the South from the Eastern Seaboard of North and South Carolina, the deep dirty Delta of Mississippi, to the Ozarks of Arkansas.
The Past: For a young band, Willie and Me has made great strides. The band placed second in the 2003 Southeastern Battle of the Bands and won the Level 5 Battle of the Bands the same year. The band also has earned multiple Whammy Awards (Wilmington's equivalent of the Grammy) for Third Best New Rock Band in 2004 and Second Best New Rock Band is 2005, and has recently been featured in "Beat Magazine," as well as the Southern jam band publication "An Honest Tune." Willie and Me has been billed with an eclectic array of performers: Les Claypool, Keller Williams, Yonder Mountain String Band, Dubconscious, M.o.e., Widespread Panic, Medeski Martin and Wood, and many others. Festivals have been an integral part in Willie and Me development and performance. They have played at Barefoot Manner’s sold out Manner Land for the past three years. Other festivals include Mid Atlantic Music Experience and Smilefest,
Future: Willie and Me is in control of their future. They know they have to keep the momentum rolling. With or without label or press support Willie and Me will continue to do what they do best: ROCK! “The crowd feeds off their energy and eventually everyone feels the powerful urge to dance, turning the bar into an orgasmic frenzy (Encore Magazine 2002).
Be on the lookout for Willie and Me in the upcoming film "A Good Old Fashion" starring Will Forte and Jason Sedeikis of Saturday Night Live.
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