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South First Band

About Me

It isn’t too often you find a band who has a fan base that spans an entire state, that has opened up for stars like Cross Canadian Ragweed, Pat Green and The Eli Young Band among others, and whose songs are stuck in your head all before their first record has even been released.But that is the case with South First Band. The foursome of Jeff Havard on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Warren Smyrl on lead guitar, Pat Overstreet on drums and Stephen Adams on bass and all four on harmonies are from Lufkin, Texas and have just released their debut album, a year and a half after first beginning to wow fans and fellow musicians with their musical style, vocals and songwriting.South First Band first came together for the Colgate Country Showdown where they won both their local and state level. From there, the band has grown from a local go-to country opening band to a well-known group that boasts a rocking sound with a country influence, exceptional 3-and 4-part harmonies and an impressive song lineup.South First Band agrees their vocals, on top of “kick ass music,” set them apart from any other band in the scene. Their harmony acts as a fifth member to the band, adding something that only the four of them together could create.South First Band’s debut album, Like The Movies, has brought the band and their music into focus. But, Like The Movies wasn’t always the band’s debut album. They had recorded a self-produced album that they decided to scrap, in favor of a grammy-nominated Mack Damon produced album.Though the band wasn’t happy about shelving their original album, they loved the result. Like The Movies brought out South First Band’s sound and honed in on the intricacies that make them who they are.The album’s lead-off single, Wake Up Wanting Me, written by Pat Overstreet, is a catchy tune that gets stuck in your head. It is a positive, back-in-your-face love song that reminds you that love comes and goes. With the band’s upcoming touring stint, it’s likely “Wake Up Wanting Me” will be a fan favorite.With all four members writing on Like The Movies, songs like “Something Real,” “Backroads” and the title track give listeners a taste of love, friendship, loyalty and good times as well as the writing ability of the foursome. A very guitar-driven, fun sound blends perfectly with South First Band’s songwriting, offering listeners an original sound in Texas Country and the Red Dirt Music scene that can’t be ignored.As they keep on doing what they do, South First Band will undoubtedly continue to wow fans and fellow musicians in their scene. They are excited about releasing an album for friends and fans that have followed them this far.For them, it’s about making music that is true not only to them, but to everyone who listens to it.
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Member Since: 20/12/2005
Band Website: www.southfirstband.com
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Influences: Drew Womack, Brandon Rhyder, Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen, Foo Fighters, Sting, Jet, U2, Derek Webb, Diamond Rio and many, many more...
Sounds Like: A little bit country with enough balls to be rock and roll.

For booking contact:
Greg Henry
Austin Universal Entertainment
1701 Directors Blvd.
Suite 350
Austin, Texas 78744
[email protected]

Record Label: 3Leaf Entertainment

My Blog

Thanks For Everything

Hey guys,  well if you haven't heard yet South First Band is calling it quits  next month.  Nothing bad has happened or anything,  we are just moving on to other chapters in our li...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:32:00 GMT

Update

Hey I know it's been a few months since we have updated everyone on what is going on with us.. So here goes... First of all thanks so much to all of you  who have been coming out to our shows.&nb...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:23:00 GMT

New Year, New Beginnings

Hey so I know it has been a while since we have updated you guys on what is going on in our world.  First of all, thank you all for a great 2007.  We grew in alot of ways and thank you guys ...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:49:00 GMT

March

March is starting to look like it will be our best month ever.  We have alot of really cool gigs at some reallly cool places coming up.  If you guys are in the area please come out.  Ho...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:15:00 GMT

the hill country

We are very excited to head back to the hill country this coming weekend.  We're playing in Austin, New Braunfels, and Fredricksburg.  I got to thinking about the last time we played in the ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:38:00 GMT