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Wilson the Rocker

About Me

Wilson the Rocker are in the process of writing and arranging new songs. They will soon rejoin the world of performing arts and provide listeners with wonderment.

Until then, they appreciate any words of encouragement, hugs, and body massages and are gladly willing to reciprocate.

Here's some videos from our Mount Dungeon TV appearance of us doing some rockin' and rollin' and hoppin' and a-boppin'. Click Here, Friend!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/02/2006
Band Members: Evan Hill - Vocals, Guitar
Addison Brown - Drums
JonPaul Hess - Keyboard and Synths - also a member of Nevada and The Green Fields

Influences: John Prine, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Lucinda Williams, Joni Mitchell, Ben Folds, Brian Wilson, Madlib, MF DOOM, Belle and Sebastian, Weezer, Wilco, Fountains of Wayne.
Sounds Like: A rock band fronted by a melodic singer-songwriter with a fondness for synthesizers.Or This ("Freeda" from our appearance on Mount Dungeon ):
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Update n Stuff

Some of you may have noticed a distinct lack of shows on our calendar. Well, it's not that we are intentionally denying y'all the rock 'n' roll goodness that is Wilson the Rocker, it's just that we ne...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:21:00 GMT

Our Super Nice Review from Southeast Performer Magazine

Looksy: Wilson the Rocker - Teenage Messiah Produced, recorded and mixed by Evan Hill at The Cabin On the Mountain in Fairview, NC | Mastered by Mike Garrigan at Smittys Ashevill...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:38:00 GMT

Not to toot our own horn, but...

Our new poster for a few upcoming out of town shows kicks major ass. Big ups to our poster designer, Sarah Houlditch-Fair! (God, I hope I spelled her name right this time [see Teenage Messiah liner no...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:41:00 GMT

Mountain Xpress Listening Party

Somehow I missed this, but Wilson the Rocker were on the Mountain Xpress blog Listening Party which is managed by Steve Shanafelt. He had this to say about us:This week, we press "play" and start the ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:52:00 GMT

Easy Access: The Rest of Our YouTube Vids Contained Herein!

So, I noticed our other Mount Dungeon videos haven't been getting very many hits, so I thought I'd save everyone the trip over to our YouTube Channel and post the rest of the songs right smack here in...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:29:00 GMT

Wilson the Rocker speaks the truth about Governmental Corruption!

Sorry, that subject heading isn't true. My apologies. There's no big news or happenings to really inform you of, so this blog post will serve as a sort of state-of-affairs for Wilson the Rocker. ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:51:00 GMT

Our Big Screen Debut. No Autographs. Please.

Last night, Addison and I went to go see the premier of our friend Joe Chang's new movie Neutral at the Fine Arts Theater in downtown Asheville. Now, I can't speak for Addison, but I was nervous. Nerv...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:48:00 GMT

The Week o Radness Roundup!

    Well, it's been several days now since the Week o' Radness Wilson the Rocker Asheville Debut has ended, and I'm almost recovered from it all. Given that this was my first taste of t...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:41:00 GMT

WNCW and the Citizen-Times take on Wilson the Rocker. Says WNCW, "They taste like crayons."

Promoting these five shows next week has resulted in a flurry of busyness on mine and Addison's part (mostly Addison's). Even in my dreams I've been sending emails to fantasy newspapers. But fortunate...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:24:00 GMT

Wilson the Rocker Wins Super-Secret 3rd Place Prize @ Battle of the Bands!

I've got to say that the competition was badger-fierce, but Wilson the Rocker managed to come out alive, taking third place at the Rockin' River Fest Battle of the Bands (RRFBOTB)! Now, those of you l...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:19:00 GMT