THE WHICKERSHAM BROS. are a Rock n' Roll quartet based out of Nashville, TN. Although the members of the band are still fairly young, the eldest member being 21, the band has already been playing together for over 9yrs. Since thier Nashville debut in 2005, the group has made thier way up from the Music City's worst dives, to many of the best live venues in town, including: THE EXIT-IN, 12th AND PORTER, THE BASEMENT, THE END, ON THE ROCKS, MUSIC CITY BAR AND GRILL, VANDERBILT AUDITORIUM, CITY HALL, and many more. THE WHICKERSHAM BROS. have one self-released, full-length album, and they will begin working on their highly anticipated, 2nd full-length album throughout the summer. The band recently turned down a world-wide distribution deal and recording contract with NYC's Rainbow-Quartz Records, and they are currently negotiating with several other highly-reputable lables.
It all began when the father of the founding members, Dylan and Blayze, purchased an acoustic guitar in 1995. However, he never really took the time to learn how to play. Having raised his two sons on the very finest of music, particularly rock 'n roll, Blayze Viator was naturally inclined to pick it up and began to teach himself how to play at age 8. His older brother, Dylan, couldn't help but take interest and starting playing shortly thereafter. Several months later, Blayze bought a $100 bass and Dylan took right to it. At the ages of 11 and 13, the two brothers met Cata "Billy Shears" Cristoloveanu, who had just immigrated to the states from Romania. The three boys became very good freinds, sharing common interests in music, film, and literature. Later, Dylan and Blayze convinced him that he should learn how to play the drums for the band that they were forming, and so he did.
The boys played avidly for 5 years as a genreless three piece rock band, who called themselves THE WHICKERSHAM BROS. After playing a benefit in Romania for the orphans, the trio stumbled upon a peasant of Roman and Iranian descent; his name was Darius Maximus. Darius could play a mean rock shuffle on the tanbur, which was a common guitar-like instrument in ancient Persia, and that was all the two brothers needed to hear. Blayze gave him a guitar and he began playing it automatically. And so, he became the fourth member of the band, playing rythm guitar (eventually becoming the group's lead guitarist, after surpassing Blayze's abilities.)
One album, entitled "THE 10-CAN SESSIONS" was recorded by the group after becoming a four-piece ('04 - '05). The band was quickly climbing to the top when Billy went off to College in Washington, D.C, leaving the band without a drummer. After two months without even a rehearsal , a 16 year-old sit-in was found (Adam Harpole, younger brother of one of Dylan's closest friends.) Altough Harpole was lacking in experinece, he had rythmn and adapted the songs within a few weeks. The band returned to Nashvilletown with greater force than ever before, this time calling themselves The Humans. The winter season was a successful one, though it lacked a good drummer. Shortly before the end of the year, Dylan and Blayze talked Cata into comin home, and he agreed to return at the end of the school year.
After a great holiday and reunion show on New Year's while Cata was in town, things came crashing down. On January 8, 2006, Dylan Viator went to sleep, and never returned to this life. He died at the age of only 21 due to esphyxiation. Things can never be the same without the man who taught the group the morals by which they shall forever stand, as he can never be replaced...yet, the show must go on.
After not playing a show, or even rehearsing for several months, Cata returned to Tennessee, and the three remainig members got back to work. The band worked hard to adapt everything to a three piece arrangement, with Darius playing either bass or guitar. The band returned to Nashville during the early summer of '06, playing shows for their loyal fans, often with their good friends, The Fakes. The group decided to change their name back to The Whickersham Bros. for old times' sake, and so it remains.
The band has since written an album's worth of new material (which they recently started recording), and have returned to a four piece arrangement, with the help of bass virtuoso, David Loni. The group is currently searching for a permanent bassist capable of holding a candle to the late Dylan Viator. Until the second album is released, the digitally-remastered version of The Tin Can Sessions is currently available: soon on a massive scale. Stay posted for concert dates in and around Nashville.
12TH AND PORTER
Damsel In Destress
THE 5 SPOT
With Servants Following
Just Another Ordinary
