Kopecky Family Band
Apr 28, 2013
There's a great musical scene going on in Nashville beyond the traditional Country confines of late, and the Kopecky Family Band is a prime example.
From humble beginnings inside a practice room at Belmont University, founding members Kelsey Kopecky and Gabriel Simon became united with four friends (Steve Holmes, David Krohn, Markus Midkiff and Cory Oxendine) who shared a mutual musical vision. They planted seeds that have been nurtured for the past five years through persistent touring and recording.
Their music is a blend of neo-classical, folk and rock, but they have a distinctive sound that allows them to stand out from the pack. After a couple EPs and some single releases, the band recently released their debut album, Kids Raising Kids. In addition to the focus track, Heartbeat, other tracks worth noting include "Wandering Eyes," "Are You Listening," "Change" and "Waves."
"With this new record we tried really hard to be in our bodies", said Kopecky. "To be responding to music, not only with heads and hearts, but in a visceral way too. We wanted to be honest and emotional and true."
The Kopecky Family Band has had several song placements in shows such as "Parenthood," "Vampire Diaries" and "Grey's Anatomy." They will soon be out on tour including stops at the XPoNential Festival, Barefoot At Belmont and Outside Lands Festival this summer.
- 5/08 The Black Cat, Washington, DC
- 5/09 Club Café, Pittsburgh
- 5/10 Paper City Music Series, Chillicothe, OH
- 5/11 MOTR Pub, Cincinnati
- 5/14 The Southern, Charlottesville, VA
- 5/15 Bar, New Haven
- 5/16 Mercury Lounge, Manhattan
- 5/18 Ram's Head on Stage, Annapolis
- 5/20 Isis Music Hall, Asheville, NC
- 6/02 Free Press Summer Festival, Houston
- 6/03 Stubbs Jr., Austin
- 6/04 Grand Stafford Theater, Bryan, TX
- 6/05 Live Oak Music Hall, Ft. Worth
- 6/06 KXT's Barefoot at the Belmont, Dallas
- 6/12 Triple Rock, Minneapolis
- 6/14 Space, Evanston, IL
- 6/15 Pike Room @ The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI
- 6/19t Capitol Theatre, York, PA
- 6/20 Iron House, Northampton, MA
- 6/21 Brighton Music Hall, Boston
- 6/22 Firefly Music Festival, Dover, DE
- 6/24 The Bowery, Knoxville
- 6/28 Xponential Music Festival, Philadelphia
- 8/09-11 Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco
- 9/05-07 Hopscotch Music Festival, Raleigh, NC
For more information, visit www.kopeckyfamilyband.com.