Steph Hayes and The Good Problems

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Fronted by Steph Hayes, former singer/songwriter of Stargazer Lily, The Good Problems are an urban folk band out of Philadelphia. The songs are lyrically intense and character driven, articulately adorned by four-part harmony and a string duet. At times brazen and brutal, at times pathetic and lonely, Hayes' words are the focal point of the project.Members include Chris Schutz (K-Floor, The Tourists) on bass, Mia Johnson (The Mia Johnson Band, Man in Black) on vocals and percussion, Bobby Wolter (Love Syndicate, The Weeds,Shooting Ropes) on drums, Erin Ryan (Love Syndicate) on cello, Dave Gregorio (Seven Potato Baby) on fiddle, and Steph's brother Matt Hayes (Shooting Ropes) on lead guitar."Dirty Beauty" was released in Septermber 2006 and has been selling all over the country. As well as continuing to play locally in Philadelphia, Steph Hayes has been touring regularly to take the music to the people. She and bassist Chris Schutz (of Chris Schutz and The Tourists) travel as double bill and back each other up. They are currently preparing for TROUBADOR GLAM, their mid-west-southern summer tour. Check out the tour dates to find an appearace near you!
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Member Since: 12/26/2005
Band Website: goodproblems.com
Band Members: Steph Hayes - Vox/Guitar/Harmonica Chris Schutz - Bass/Vox Matt Hayes - Electric Guitar Mia Johnson - Vox/Percussion Dave Gregorio - Violin/Vox Robert C. Wolter - Drums Erin Ryan-cello

Influences: Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams, Kathleen Edwards, Lucinda Williams, Liz Phair, Neil Young, Wilco
Sounds Like: urban folk

QUOTES

â€œIn an age of ever increasingly unlistenable music, Steph Hayes and the Good Problems present straight-forward, heart-felt, and well-written rock and roll. It's refreshing.â€ -AJ from Sirens Muse on WPVM-LP Asheville

â€œIntelligent lyrics, catchy hooks -- real, relevant and sexy.â€ -Susan from Sirens Muse on WPVM-LP Asheville

â€œâ€¦The Good Problems exude an androgynous take on Ryan Adamsâ€™ studied cool that seems even more affected than his, but their seemingly sincere material balances things out nicely.â€ -Jim Reed, Connect Savannah

â€œThis Philadelphia-based band is talented, versatile, energetic, and thought provoking.â€ -Lin Orndorf, Outinasheville.com

PRESS LINKS

gogirlsmusic.com

Girlistic Magazine p. 44

Citizen-times.com Asheville, NC

delmarvanow.com

"Big Big Dreams" NEW VIDEO FROM THE LENS OF MIA JOHNSON!

This is the new music video for "The Fall Of My Summer Love" from Dirty Beauty. It was produced, directed, edited, sliced and diced by Mia Johnson

Here is a rough version of a new tune "The Cure For Death" filmed by Mia Johnson 1-07
Record Label: none
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

BUY TIX FOR TIN ANGEL 7/13 W/ MICHELLE MALONE HERE

BUY TIXTHIS IS MICHELLE AT EDDIE'S ATTIC LAST WEEK. I WAS IN THE AUDIENCE! WWW.MICHELLEMALONE.COM WWW.MYSPACE.COM/MICHELLEMALONEMUSIC ....
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:14:00 PST

post tourmatic stress syndrome

just got home, 8500 glorious miles, many great adventures, many stories to tell, bands' met, biscuits eaten, gravy fed, fields of grain, potholes, bartenders, mic stands, load in, redroof, cheap...
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:07:00 PST

alone @ the underground this friday 4/20

April, 20 2007 at Steph Hayes w/ Justin Trawick & AnnaChristie 9pm@ the underground40th and spruce under the copaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania the ug is one of ...
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:16:00 PST

tritone on wednesday, 3/21

i'm doin a solo set on wednesday at tritone which is at 1508 south street. also on the bill....the legend jen hessthe tourists www.myspace.com/touristsmusicmike ro...
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:04:00 PST

girlistic review/public service announcement

dirty beauty is reviewed in this mag. read the rest too. it's cool. you can download it at this site:http://www.girlistic.com/magazine/Spring2007.pdf page 44 we are g...
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:17:00 PST

poem

2nd place tavern, tennessee seems everyone in tennessee tonight has gone to the show at the bar but not this one the boys that make up the band after us are standing in the way way front out of pity,...
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:44:00 PST

florida

it's 70 degrees i west palm beach today and i'm wearing sunscreen. heading back up to ga on thursday for our show in savannah but in the meantime i'm goin swimmin. i'm looking out the window at ...
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:50:00 PST

tour pics kc, mo 2/07

plyed topeka, kansas last night. home, home on the range. been meeting some cool people. look for tyler gregory on myspace. meeting with a playwrite about writing songs his musical tomorrow. here is a...
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:45:00 PST

snomaha

got some snow in omaha last night. show at mick's was cool. met some nebraska folks and hung out with the girls at "connies". karaoke is universal. been smokin too many cigarettes. saw some wild turke...
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:31:00 PST

kcmo

hello from kansas city, mo. we played louisville last night and met some cool kentucky anti-folks. just rolled into kc and have a couple days until our show in omaha. we are going to set up our pa at ...
Posted by Steph Hayes and The Good Problems on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:52:00 PST