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Coles Whalen

A girl, a guitar, a piano.

About Me

You are all my freinds aleady, you don't want to read a bio do you? Listen to the songs posted here and if you're interested:After fronting her LA-based rock band for two and a half years, Coles Whalen knew it was time to jump start a solo career. She released an EP, bought a truck and camper, and never looked back. In the next 12 months, she played over 150 venues across 10 states in the western U.S.“Her voice has more than enough power to carry a rock anthem, but she prefers to use that power to sustain her gentler, more pensive moments. Her pitch and articulation - vocal and instrumental - are flawless” wrote Malcolm McCollum of Steppin’ Out Magazine. Coles Whalen sold well over 2,000 copies of her first CD right out of the back of that truck.Parking the camper, Whalen recorded a full-length album, Gee Baby, in February of 2005. But the camper didn’t stay parked for long. In the next year and a half, Coles Whalen played over 600 shows throughout the entire United States and sold more than 7,000 CDs. She has performed both solo, with her new band, and has shared the stage with Paula Cole, The John Butler Trio, Melissa Ferrick, Michelle Malone, Reckless Kelley, Reverend Horton Heat and Tyler Hilton among others. Ricardo Baca, Pop Music Critic for The Denver Post said of Whalen’s live performance “Whalen delivers an absolutely great show, she left a lasting impression on me.”Whalen released “Nothing is Too Much” in March of 2007 on Iconic Records (Indie) and is already working on material for a new release while on tour to support this CD.Alone on stage, accompanying herself on guitar and piano, Coles Whalen’s “enchanting voice is soulful, powerful and straight from the heart” -Monica Younge, Indie Music Reviews. Her fans know. Now you know.Watch for the truck.


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Member Since: 11/4/2004
Band Website: coleswhalen.com
Band Members: Coles Whalen - Guitar, Piano, Vox Christopher Jak - Guitar, Vox Tim Freisen- Bass, Brian Dillon - Drums

Buy Tracks Individually
Call on Me
How Do You Do This To Me
The Getting Side
When You Were Here
So It Is
Honeyed Out
Influences: Sheryl Crow, Eva Cassidy, Alison Krauss, Patty Griffin, Joni Mitchell, Neil Coty, Stevie Wonder
Sounds Like: Shelby Lynn, Alison Krauss, Sheryl Crow, KT Tunstall
Record Label: Iconic Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Welcome to The Landmark

I LOVE CO!! This place makes my heart happy. I just wanted to let yall know that despite the crazy pictures in my "Landmark Party" album, it was a spectacular event and we are so thankful to have been...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Sat, 10 May 2008 12:05:00 PST

Nashville and New Music!

O hay! Well, this marks my first official blog from my new home in (drum roll please)& Nasvhille, TN!That's right. I packed up my Jeep and made the pilgrimage in January and I'll be calling lovely Na...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST

SXSW and Melissa Ferrick!

Imagine thousands of musicians wandering one small street, dragging gear, hanging posters, passing out flyers and trying not to go deaf from occasionally heading into one of the many bars spilling liv...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:29:00 PST

Romeo and Juliet

Well hello~Some of you have noticed that my show shcedule has slowed WAY down and I've gotten some concerned emails that I may have burned out...NEVER! I'm laying low in Nashville and LA for a few wee...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:59:00 PST

New CD release date...sigh, sorry!

In my last blog I said "thanks for being patient" and now I have to lean on you a little more...the CD release party and official release date for my new record is now April 7th, 2007.&...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:17:00 PST

New CD!

It's official, my new CD will be released on March 3rd, 2007! In fact as I write this I'm sitting in the studio on a break from recording it. If you're in CO, get ready to don your dancin sh...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:58:00 PST

Thank you MySpace Angel...

My player is finally functioning again! MySpace technical came through at last. Let's give a big HeYULL YA for MySpace technical. And for those of you who haven't been able to send me messages lately,...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:13:00 PST

Loading Error...Grrrrr...

 If you have emailed me regarding the "loading error" on my MySpace player, I have not been ignoring you, I just can't seem to get the powers that be at MySpace to fix it. I am working on it EVER...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:14:00 PST

South and East

Sweet news. Currently booking a tour beginning in July that will cover the SOUTH and the EAST COAST. Ya baby. All of you who have been up in my message board and myspace grill about covering more are...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:49:00 PST

NAMM

NAMM was Cra ZAY! I arrived in LA on Sat. Jan 21st and left Mon. Jan 23rd. During my time there I played 10 shows at the Samick Music booth (I love my Greg Bennet guitars), scored an awesome microphon...
Posted by Coles Whalen on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:02:00 PST