Will Dailey's sound has been described as a venn diagram of multiple genres with a rich vintage vibe channeled through his authentic, wry and energetic performances. All inspiring famed rock journalist Dan Aquilante to call him “the real deal”. Dailey's albums are met with stellar reviews, top 20 on the national Billboard Heat Seeker chart twice and he’s won 8 Boston Music Awards including Album of the Year, Artist of the year for his album National Throat that he released after leaving Universal Records to start his own label. "Make Another Me", the first single from is new album, comes out September 27th. 
He has shared the stage and studio with Eddie Vedder, Willie Nelson, Roger McGuinn, Kay Hanley, G Love, Steve Earle, and Tanya Donelly. In June of 2013 he was featured on a Stephen King/John Mellencamp project produced by T Bone Burnett called Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County and, in that same year, also released an original song he wrote inspired by Jack Kerouac's Tristessa.  Dailey has played at Farm Aid four times alongside Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews and John Mellencamp. His latest album, Golden Walker, was released summer of 2018 and hit #1 on Billboards Northeast Heat seekers. The Boston Herald called the album: “A new peak” and named it an album of 2018. In 2021 Dailey set out to play 100 shows across America, sharing stages with Brandi Carlile, Sharon Van Etten and Pearl Jam.
In summer of 2022 Dailey released his single “Easy to Be Around” with a 68 second surprise attached to it. The single slides into a second song that lists the full credits from the instrumentalists to the cover artist and all the audio engineers in between. In 2023 Dailey embarked on another project called The 10 Dollar Song: A concept where a new composition called "Cover of Clouds" was available exclusively on his merch table, never to be released physically or on digital platforms, during a 25 date spring tour.  People pay what they want to listen to it once on a disc-man and headphones. Then write their thoughts in a book that travels with the song. In an era of music history that’s ruled by algorithms, the double-single of sorts could be considered a risk, but Will Dailey disrupts industry norms - not the other way around.

Shades of Rust is a 5-piece soul rock band from New England that creates music ranging from acoustic ballads to power rock anthems about the power of freedom, love to rise above the human condition. Shades of Rust is singer/songwriter, Tom Schena (vox, acoustic guitar), Shane Mountain (bass), Alexx Morrison (percussion), Mark Edgerly (electric, lead guitar) and Stephen Poole (rhythm guitar).

There are two things in life: Certainties, and uncertainties. Often certainties are forged from the ashes of uncertainties, and well, uncertainties are, at times, born from things we were once certain about. The ultimate truth, (in conclusion) is this: The world works in mysterious ways.  

Shades of Rust come to us as a direct product of the aforementioned sentiment. 

What is Shades of Rust? Well, on the surface, it’s a band. A band steeped in the tradition of noted musical influence(s). It’s part Kris Kristofferson and his beautiful songwriting, which to this day remains true as some of the best literary compositions in the world of folk, and country music. It’s part Gram Parsons for being a founding member of the country-folk movement in the early 70’s. While we’re at it, let’s toss Waylon Jennings on the heap for his favored middle finger figure-of-speech in regards to his dealings with record companies. And of course, there’s Jim Croce for his beloved ballads, and to always remind us that – here’s the concurrent theme – nothing is certain, and having talent and success does not guarantee you anything.

Shades of Rust is life. It’s present in the stumbles and flat out falls we take along the path of each of our own existences. It’s the things we know that we can never change, and really, why should we? Beauty is found in flaws. Beauty is found in the aging process and what scars we pick up along the way. There are stories in those scars. At the end of the day, we build conclusions in our own unique ways. That’s the beauty of being human. If nothing else, learn that a walk through an old junkyard can teach you some beautiful things.

From the band perspective Shades of Rust was born out of the musical vision of songwriter Tom Schena. However uncertain he was that he even wanted a band remains unclear. What is certain is that Shades of Rust are here to give it a fair shot, and hopefully, with a bit of luck, they’re here to stay. Bringing differing degrees of rust to the collective whole are: Shane Mountain (bass), Mark Edgerly (lead guitar), Stephen Poole (rhythm guitar) and Alex Morrison (drums).

Who is Tom Schena? That’s a great follow-up to your question of “Who (or ‘what’) is Shades of Rust?” You’re soon to find out. 

We live and die with our memories. In this fast-paced world it’s hard to create concrete memories. That’s not a positive thing. We’re all on information overdrive. But the voice that comes out this young man’s mouth is one that will stop you right in your tracks. Like all the “first-time” memories that humans hold in such high regard, you will remember the first time you hear Tom Schena sing. You will remember the exact moment, and the exact place that he prompts your attention. He’s not going to ask you for it, it’s just going to happen – Organically. That’s the mark of true talent. Vivid only begins to describe the story you’ll tell for the rest of your life out of this beautiful rouse. That is a certainty. 

Shades of Rust are his full-bodied realization that good things permeate out of people that genuinely care about offering something worth producing. Out of the attitude that good things can, and will come to good people. The uncertainty of success always lingers in any group of musicians’ lives, but the assurance of crafting and conspiring over good music is very evident in this Shade of Rust. That is a certainty.

Paul Chase Jr is a passionate and intricate solo acoustic performer and songwriter. This is music that is interesting and yet very emotional. Nothing boring going on here. You can hear the years spent experiencing music and life in every song. Paul's views of the world are not just on the surface. He feels very passionate about the worlds issues and struggles and is often provoked by news, radio and social media to write. Paul says, "There seems to be an endless stream of things to write about. So many ideas and struggles move me." Also check out his band Syndicate19.

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