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The Cosmic Americana Band

About Me

Garnering their name from an obscure Gram Parsons reference, The Cosmic Americana Band does well at combining country, rock-n-roll, and folk into an amalgam that continues to blur genres. The sound of the band has been constantly evolving from their days of purely acoustic music to the rich, clean, reverb-heavy electric guitars, twangy guitjo, and haunting violin. The band was created by musicians from the local Cookeville music scene in the summer of 2005, and by using Seth's songwriting as a foundation, they quickly put together a strong set list of songs. From that point on, they focused on winning over a following with the Cookeville natives and the local college students. They've steadily increased the range of their live shows and their fanbase by not trying to be someone they're not. The Cosmic Americana Band's music plays well to the fans of college radio where the sound from one song to the next can be as wide as the Grand Canyon and you can't expect what's next. However, when attending a TCAB show, the audience CAN expect to dance around, bob their heads, sway, and sing along to their catchy songs.
Our first full length album, Adult Lessons, is available in the following retail locations.
Murfreesboro: Cat's Music, Grand Palace, Hasting's
Cookeville: Compact Discovery

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Member Since: 05/02/2006
Band Members: Seth Johnson - guitar, guitjo, harmonica, lead vocals

Chris Duke - guitar, vocals

Eric Trusty - bass, vocals

Derek Smith - drums

Rebecca Ryan - violin, tambourine

featuring:
Chris Goebel - keys

Influences: Seth : Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Pete Yorn, Howie Day, Third Eye Blind, Matchbox20, The Stills

Eric : The Weakerthans, Ryan Adams, Neil Young, Rilo Kiley, Death Cab For Cutie, Interpol, The Doors, Weezer, Nirvana

Sounds Like: CCR meets U2
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

"ADULT LESSONS" PICK ONE OF THE TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2007

The Cosmic Americana Band's album "Adult Lessons" was pick one of the Top Ten Albums of the year by the Murfreesboro Pulse. You can check it out along with all the other albums that made the list, (in...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:17:00 GMT

Adult Lessons - Murfreesboro Pulse review

Jeff Russell 05.APR.074 Pulses Gathering a large fan base from the growing Cookeville scene, The Cosmic Americana Band has released a new album that throws together a swirling mix of pop rock, country...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:25:00 GMT

Want us to play a show in your town?

If so, you can help us out by suggesting venues for us to play and by telling your friends about us. There will be shows in Murfreesboro for sure, and we're gonna try to book at least one Knoxville sh...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:55:00 GMT

the reasons why we sent you a friend request

1)  you are our friend on one of our other profiles. 2)  you listed music similar to ours on your profile. 3)  we find you immensely attractive and have fallen madly in love with you. T...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:40:00 GMT

Join our mailing list!

Just send us a message on here with: a)  your nameb)  your email addressc)  your city/stateThen, when we have shows in your area, we'll let you know!It's that simple.
Posted by on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:11:00 GMT

"Adult Lessons" available February 2nd, 2007

Our debut album is being released on February 2nd, 2007.  We're holding our official CD release party at Vinnie T's on that date with a TBA opener.  Music will start at 9:30 PM.  FREE B...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:30:00 GMT