born and raised in the suburban midwest, scott padden has been making music in san francisco since 2011. his songs have been described by his peers as "real, raw, and fantastically heartfelt." 
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he spent 2016 supporting acts like levi parham, jason crosby, oh pep!, the americans, and phil lesh. he regularly tours as a bassist with goodnight texas as well as scott law & ross james' cosmic twang.
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his band, the evangelicals, was christened in early 2016. their debut ep is due for release in september.

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