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Miles from Nowhere

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About Me

Booking:
Austin Universal Entertainment, Inc.
RA: Wes McNew
[email protected]
512-452-6856
Fax 512-452-7257
www.aueonline.com
Management:
Rick Alter Management / Drifter's Church Productions
1018 17th Avenue South
Suite 12
Nashville Tn, 37212
(615) 320-8700
www.rickalter.com
Press Contact:
Kristin Dray / Palo Duro Records
[email protected]
Radio Contact:
[email protected]
Band Website:
milesfromnowhereband.com
Web Hosting and Design:
Diversicon, Inc.
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"Inspired by the lyrics and lives of music legends Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash,four area roughnecks are attempting to walk their own line on the crooked road that is Texas music." The Paris News
"Last up was Miles From Nowhere. Merrol and his merry men brought some country flavor to the close of day two. One of their strongest performances i've seen to date! They love to play and they have that snarl and swagger that always makes for a fun show. The small but always appreciative Shagbark crowd that was there made some real noise. A great ending to a great couple of days of music." Kyle (bigpapa) Shagbark Blues Society
""The entertainment, it goes without saying, was first class. Rachelle Storm and the Rythmadddicts got the early bird attendies moving and warmed up the stage for Miles From Nowhere, a local country group that has just gotten its first recording contract. The band previewed some of the material on its upcoming CD and urged the audience to "contact your local radio stations and request our songs." The audience indicated its approval of that plan of action.SBS Blues News
"2007 is going to see the release of a new Miles From Nowhere CD. Produced by Dan Baird of Georgia Satellites fame, the album is going to have some muscle behind its promotion, thanks to Shiner Records (their new label) being a part of Universal Music Distribution, one of the "Big Four" record companies. Having won the Shiner Rising Star award, MFN has literally been hand picked to represent Texas music by one of the most recognized brands of Texas." Kyle Harris .Place Magazine
"@$%~DAMN you guys are good!!!" Coach Joe Avezzano
"You guys are great." Roger Staubach
Miles From Nowhere finished setting up around 8:30 and began their high energy set. These guys are actually signed to Shiner Records, a sub-label of Palo Duro Records (somebody correct me if I’m wrong). The lead singer talked with a heavy Texas twang, and was quite humorous. The band leaned towards rock and had a ton of energy. I only recall two of the songs they performed, “Mona Sue,” a tune the lead singer informed us was about his wife. He was writing a love song for her, then they began to go through a breakup so he wanted to turn it into a breakup song. In the song he kills his wife and buries her in the backyard: “Well no one’s seen her since / I put her in the backyard by the fence / sometimes late at night / when that moon is shinin’ bright / I go out and I talk too / Mona Sue.” In real life they stayed together and she was at the show last night. The only qualm I had with the band was their rendition of “Folsom Prison Blues.” I enjoyed how they made the song their own and didn’t try to copy Cash, but at the same time it was more screaming than singing. Brody Vercher The 9513 Country music
"Miles from Nowhere is a young country-rock band with a potentially fine future. Bloodline, the group’s second CD, is an attitude filled romp through a youthful, rough-edged, macho land where there’s ample hope for realization, despite all the burned bridges. Among the well-crafted songs is the lead-off title tune, which establishes the idea of a hard-working, proud presence as “another stranger in a strange land.” “(What you gonna do) When I Get Mean” is about exactly what the title says; in “Stand,” a man says goodbye to his pain and misery, but will miss her; in “I Can’t Win,” which is the CD’s purest country song, his baby’s leaving him. “Queen of California” laments his baby’s move to the West Coast, claiming she’s “just another girl to me.” Bloodline was produced by Dan Baird, former lead singer for Georgia Satellites, who adds harmony vocals, electric slide guitar, percussion, and B3 organ to the band’s sound. The CD is a good, fairly consistent listen for a band that could be on the edge of a breakthrough." —Tom Geddie (Buddy Magazine)
"After fixing some minor sound snafus, the self-described hard-rockin’, kick-ass Country band Miles From Nowhere tore through new songs off their 2007 release, Bloodline. Well after midnight the band wrapped up before being beckoned back for not one, but two more songs, and even then those who lingered were left wanting more from the Blossom, Texas outlaws. Displaying his southern hospitality, guitarist Adam Walker thanked each person who exited on his side of stage." Brody Vercher | March 14th, 2008 - The 9513 Country Music
Blossom based country rockers Miles From Nowhere are bound for glory - or at the very least to get your blood pumping when you crank up their second CD, (Bloodline) produced by Dan Baird of the Georgia Satellites. Texas Music Magazine
There are times and moods that call for country music to be a bit rough around the edges and ornery. On Bloodline, Miles From Nowhere deliver on this belief. Echoes of country, rock, the blues and the Outlaw movement mingle together to make this album a contemporary southern rock success. Produced by Dan Baird of Georgia Satellites fame, Bloodline, is full of crunchy guitars that bounce and good ol' boy lyrics that bite.The title track kicks off the album and the rolling guitar intro and vocal delivery demonstrate a strong Neil Young influence. "Give Me the Road" is exactly what one would expect it to be based on the title. Continuing in that vein, like every good southern rock band dating back to the days of Skynyrd, Miles From Nowhere know how to deliver a good power ballad, between boastful batches of bravado. "Faces" fills that role here and does so very well, with perhaps the best lyrics on the album and the hook of: this face in the mirror is getting harder and harder to see. It's a classic tale of being unsure of your past, confused about your future and the difficult task of trying to reconcile the two. "Hard Livin' Man" and "I Can't Win" are honky tonk barn barn burners of songs that harken back to the golden age of 70's Outlaw movement. "Mona Sue" has a plucky bass line and a rocketing chorus featuring Doobie Brother-esue harmonies. While not reinventing the wheel by any stretch of the imagination, Bloodline, illustrates a band delivering an outstanding dose of blues filled southern rock. Miles From Nowhere seem to realize, rightfully so, that sometimes music is just mean't to be fun. When the mood calls for something just a tad bit rowdy and rocking, this might be the record you should reach for. Brad Beheler Lone Star Music Magazine
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/12/2006
Band Website: milesfromnowhereband.com
Band Members:
Merrol Ray - lead guitar/vocals

Adam Walker - guitar/vocals

Joe Allen Jordan - bass/vocals

Wesley Joe Malone - drums

Influences:Merrol Ray
Creedence Clearwater Revival/Buddy Holly/Buck Owens/Hank Williams J.R/AC-DC/Ozzy Osbourne/Van Halen/Led Zepplin/Jimi Hendrix/ZZ Top/Motley Crue/Pink Floyd/Georgia Satellites/Dwight Yoakum/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers/Charlie Robison/Deryl Dodd/Radney Foster/Willie Nelson/Robert Earl Keen/Bugs Henderson/Johnny Winter/80's Metal/H.R. Willie/Gary Huggins/Aaron Capps/Bronc Groves/Mike Benningfield/Dan Baird/Michael Oneal/Steve Rhian/Chris Knight/D.R. Bob&Bill W./Mom&Dad/Jesus/8th St. Group/my bloodsugar & many mind altering substances I no longer depend on.
Adam Walker
Jason Boland/Charlie Robison/Stoney Larue/Pearl Jam/Stone Temple Pilots/Audio Slave/Metallica/Johnny Cash/Smashing Pumpkins/Deryl Dodd/Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson/Oak Ridge Boys/Michael Jackson/Whitesnake/Beastie Boys/Skid Row
Joe Allen Jordan
Willie Nelson/Eagles/Bob Wills/Ray Charles/Jerry Lee Lewis/ZZ Top/Hank JR/Dwight Yoakum/US Marine Corps/Old Country/Old Rythm&Blues
Wesley Joe Malone
Johnny Cash/Misfits/NO FX/The Ramones/Bob Dylan/Almost anything from the Velvet Underground

M.F.N. Thanks
Mona Sue, Joshua Jones, Rick Alter, Chris Thomas, Sandra Taylor, Jodi Edelhauser, Johnny and Tina Halliburton, Katrina Obrien, Michael Oneal, Shane Oats @ Discount Wheel & Tire, Chris Lancaster, Hud, Ricky Bond @ Holly Bond Music Inc., Billy Ratliff, KHYI 95.3 The Range, Christy Story, Lisa Duerkson, Brett Dillon, David "RenDog" Reynolds, Hank T. Moon, Hellen Eaton, Jerry Clayton, Sis and Nick, Coach Joe, Russell Winters, all our Mom's and Dad's, friends and family... for your support, belief, and inspiration!
XM 12 X-Country (Satellite)
KBAL 106FM (San Saba, TX)
KCUB 98.3FM (Stephenville, TX)
KEEP 103.1FM (Fredericksburg, TX)
KEOK 102.1FM (Tahlequah, OK)
KETX 92.3FM (Livingston, TX)
KEYB 107.9FM (Altus, OK)
KFAN 107.9FM (Fredericksburg, TX)
KHYI 95.3FM (Dallas, TX)
KITX 95.5FM (Paris, TX)
KKCN 103.1FM (Ballinger, TX)
KMDR 107.9FM (Stephenville, TX)
KNAF 910AM (Fredericksburg, TX)
KNAF 105.7FM (Fredericksburg, TX)
KOFM 101.3FM (Enid, OK)
KOLI 94.9FM (Electra, TX)
KOOK 93.5FM (Junction, TX)
KOYN 93.9FM (Paris, TX)
KRVL 94.3FM (Kerrville, TX)
KSCH 95.9FM (Sulpher Springs, TX)
KSCN 96.9FM (Pittsburg, TX)
KRXT 98.5FM (Rockdale, TX)
KSTV 93.1FM (Dublin, TX)
KTFX 101.7FM (Muskogee, OK)
KXOX 96.7 FM (Sweetwater, TX)
KYOX 94.3FM (Comanche, TX)
KYXX 94.3FM (Ozona, TX)
KYYK 98.3FM (Palestine, TX)
and every radio station or website that's playin' our music... and not to forget... Dallas Wayne at Sirius Outlaw country, Shane Hollinger @ Mandatory FM.
and for giving us a place to play our music LIVE... Adair's - Dallas, TX Armadillo Palace - Houston, TX Big Slicks - Westminster, TX Blaines Pub - San Angelo, TX Bootleggers - Tyler, TX Buffalo Joes - Paris, Texas Coach Joe's - Frisco, Tx Cotton Boll - Vernon, TX Coupland Dancehall - Coupland, TX Crazy Horse Saloon - Witchita Falls, TX The Depot - Paris, TX The Drunken Mule - Commerce, TX The Firehouse - Houston, TX Floores Country Store - Helotes, TX Granada Theater - Dallas, TX Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, TX Hanks Texas Grill - Mckinney, TX Hat Tricks - Lewisville, TX Lonestar Bar and Grill - Temple, TX Loose Wheels - Denison, TX Love and War - Plano, TX Outskirts - Witchita Falls, TX The Ranch - Temple, TX Rockin P - Stephenville, TX Rolling Oaks - San Antonio, TX Sam's Town Casino - Shreveport, LA Stateline Restaurant - El Paso, TX Waterloo Ice House - Austin, TX Wild West Saloon - Bossier City, LAChattahippie Music Festival - Chattanooga, TN Texas Music Revolution - Parker, TX Cow Hill Chili Fest - Commerce, TX Ladonia Rodeo - Ladonia, TX PRHC Rodeo - Paris, TX Red River County Fair - Paris, TX

Sounds Like: Kick-ass, in-your-face, hard-rockin’ country music.

Music available at milesfromnowhereband.com milesfromnowhereband.com milesfromnowhereband.com
"Bloodline" Video

Check us out on youtube... lots of live footage on youtube.com

Record Label: Shiner / Palo Duro Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Texas Music Magazine Cd sampler... how you find out youve made it!!!

by email:   Merrol, We're going to put 'When I Get Mean' on the upcoming Texas Music Mag sampler  spring issue, I think.  Should be avail in time for SxSW Chris Amy just opened her new Te...
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:20:00 PST

howdy...

hello there... just thought i'd say hey to everybody and let ya know what's happenin'. the band has been playing alot of exciting shows lately. a couple that stick out were the "texas music revolution...
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:42:00 PST

cowhill chili fest - commerce tx... history...

this saturday april 12th is the fourth year we’ve played the chili fest. so... i reckon it’s the fourth year they’ve had it. marty... correct me if i’m wrong!?!? anywho... a br...
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:00:00 PST

thanks to paris news readers for voting us 1....

we’d just like to say thanks to all those who took the time to vote for us in the paris news readers choice awards. voting us the best country band in the area! last year we took home the c...
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:16:00 PST

MFN makes it to the Ellen DeGeneres show... sort of...

Stubb's BBQ will be featured on the SuperBowl special of the Ellen DeGeneres show (on Friday), and Stubb's will be feeding the audience & staff and providing them with copies of our A Taste of Te...
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:33:00 PST

MFN youtube video at the Granada Theater / Dallas TX...

LINK TO THE VIDEO'S http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=granadamusiclive& amp;p=r MFN...
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:39:00 PST

Michael Oneal....

hello... just thought i'd take this time to say thank you, to one of our best friends! singer~songwriter... finger picker extraordinaire Michael Oneal. when we first started out as MFN, Michael and hi...
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:54:00 PST

Live Recording From JohnT. Floore Country Store...

Hey good peoples... you can listen to us on our live recording at JohnT. Floore Country Store in San Antonio TX, September 14th 2007. Recorded by Jerry Clayton for Sound Check Texas. Starting tonight!...
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:28:00 PST

"Bloodline" available on our website...

New CD "Bloodline" is now available on our website. www.milesfromnowhereband.com   Thanks for everyones support, we appreciate it very much! MFN...
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:01:00 PST

Free downloads of the new CD!!!

"Bloodline" as recorded in the Nashville sessions. You can download it here. www.backyardbbqhq.com
Posted by Miles from Nowhere on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:24:00 PST