David Allen started out singing in bars during his time as a construction worker living in North Dakota.  His style brings you back to the roots of country reminiscent of Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash.  No bullshit, just straight up good music out of the heart and through a glass of whiskey and a cigarette.

Merle brengt een mengeling van zelfgeschreven kleinkunst en Engelstalige liederen

“I couldn’t overcome feeling I’d been dropped into the novel world of Cormac McCarthy’s gritty western fiction meets pure Southern Gothic. Lyrics are imbued with a straightforward clarity and darkness.  Melodies echo universal hard-scrabble characters and striking vistas….You can nearly feel the fading heart, the grieving, the loss, the warm fluids running across cold fingers.” -  Refueled Magazine

Formerly the singer & principle songwriter in the Minneapolis-base band Western Fifth, Ryan Holweger is currently embarking on a number of solo shows throughout the Midwest. Raised on country, informed by rock, and illuminated by Americana, his acoustic set takes you on a tour of heartache and redemption that invokes joy, admiration, and pain in equal intensity. While Western Fifth played their own brand of original alt-country songs with a certain heartfelt grit and literary nature, Ryan mixes in a number of covers, ranging from classic country favorites to obscure tunes from the world of indie-rock, and one long lost song that was written by his grandfather in 1947.

when the room goes dark 💡 new single out now
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Contact: thebirdyellow@gmail.com

Welcome to 315archive! My name is Chris Fisher. Back in 2017 I started field recording a local band called The Black River (Mike Powell’s side project from his solo career). 
I started this page so I would have a streaming platform to play the shows and share them with my local live-music friends. It was originally called “Fish’s Picks”. I recently changed the name to 315archive. 
Long story short, I started asking other local bands in the 315 area code if I could record and post their shows. I now record and archive close to a dozen bands and their various side projects that include Mike Powell and The Echosound & his duo/solo projects, Count Blastula, The Rollin’ Rust, Grupo Pagan, Harmonic Dirt, Brian Thomas & The Strikes, The Old Main, Seth Becker, Nash Robb, Root Shock, Mark Nanni, Colin Aberdeen and various other bands and artists whenever they hit the 315. 
My love for local live music has turned into something really cool. Thanks for listening! Enjoy!!!!

A big thank you to all who stop by to listen. I am grateful for any and all support!

My first album, Head on Straight, can be found on all streaming platforms. My second album, A Long Way from Hell, will be out sometime this summer. You can find versions of many of the songs that will be on it here. 

You can also follow my YouTube Channel, if you would like. Someday I will add content... promise. https://www.youtube.com/@damiansmithandthejourneymen

About Me:
While I do record and release music independently, my true passion is in the songwriting. I would love to write with or for independent artists, so if you are interested in co-writing for your personal release or recording one of my songs, please reach out.

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