MP3 WAXAPPLES - HOUSE OF WAX

Rock-n-Roll

11 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Americana, ROCK: Roots Rock



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âWAXAPPLES are a big, loud rock band that know how to write a melody, but donât get tangled up in the current world of anonymous pop/punk rock. When they play, anyone can see they mean every word and every note." â John Doe of X.


WAXAPPLES second full length release, HOUSE OF WAX, is high octane rock-n-roll with punk rock underpinnings and a dash of twang.

Six years ago, husband and wife, Brian and Jamie Coakley started a rock-n-roll band. Having just given birth to their son, Liam, their desire was to stay true to the ideal that you can have it all and that rock-n-roll and family life could go hand and hand. They recorded some tracks in their home studio in Long Beach, California and named the project WAXAPPLES, in an effort to portray the idea of taking traditional rock music and fusing it with modern technology. These days, putting a song to wax means booting up your Apple MACINTOSH and that, is exactly what they did.

Whether listening to the bands debut album WAXAPPLES/WAXAPPLES, or watching a live show, the response from people to WAXAPPLES has been nothing short of amazement. It seems people are finding a reaffirmation in new music through WAXAPPLES extremely fresh and vibrant take on rock-n-roll. The live show has been described as âjaw droppingâ and âunbelievableâ. Dicky Barrett of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones calls them âTalented, hard hitting and originalâ. âItâs something else.â says Jamie âTo see people line up and wait patiently to shake our hands and tell us how much we moved them, and itâs perfect because, rock-n-roll is, at itâs core, about moving people. On stage, itâs a little like a bar fight and a little like the tango. Itâs rhythm and energy and release. Itâs where safe collides with unsafe. Push the envelope a bit. Breath the music in and let go.â

It took three years of working in players, until WAXAPPLES line up (a power treo with saxophone and both male & female vocals) finally solidified in 2003. âWe have a screaming sax (Matt Kalin) that can double vocals, as well as play guitar riffs. We have a drummer (James Grissom) that can play to a click or improvise jazz fills. We have a bass player (Marcus Irvin) that knows when one more note is too many and how to keep it all in the pocket. We have a female lead (Jamie Coakley) that can carry a note and kick ass on stage, and we have a band that feels like a family.â says Brian about WAXAPPLES. âWe really wanted to find players that complimented the songs I write and my style on guitar. But we also wanted to find people who were as passionate and committed to making great music as we were. People we truly liked. These guys just fit in and it has made all the difference in the world. From rehearsal to recording to playing shows...itâs what rock-n-roll should be, fun! And I think that really comes across live.â

In 2004, Brian and Jamie established Nadine Records, to support WAXAPPLES, and released their first album, WAXAPPLES/WAXAPPLES, in August of that year.

Since March 2005, they have received steady air play on Indie 103.1 in L.A., âAmericaâs Coolest Radio Station - Rolling Stone Magazineâ and have appeared live on Dicky Barrettâs (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones) Mighty Morning Show, four times. They earned, without the help of a booking agent, coveted opening slots for world famous, world class acts such as The Violent Femmes, X, Social Distortion, The Gin Blossoms, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, & Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, to name a few.

âWe truly are D.I.Y. personified.â says Jamie. âBrian is the musical genius, and I run the label and manage the band. We do our own booking, our own publicity, as well as coordinate all the things a record label does when releasing an album. It makes for a busy life, but we really love what we do and the rewards; when you book a great show, or read a glowing article about your band, or get an email from a stranger who loves your music, it really means something. It tells us what we are doing is worthwhile. Itâs what sustains us, pushes us forward, and at the end of the day, why we feel we are really lucky to be here and to have the opportunity to share our passion for music with others.â