The Bandoliers

With a healthy dose of bluesy swagger and a nod to their Southern roots, <a href="spotify:artist:2Th5GFdHoHZYZMPKWNTASw" data-name="The Bandoliers">The Bandoliers</a> are making their mark in the rock world. Formed in 2011, the band consists of Eric Vines, Hunter Van Houten and John Mark Capers, all talented multi-instrumentalists who cite <a href="spotify:artist:4pejUc4iciQfgdX6OKulQn" data-name="Queens of the Stone Age">Queens of the Stone Age</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4wo1267SJuUfHgasdlfNfc" data-name="The Raconteurs">The Raconteurs</a> as musical inspirations.
In 2015, they beat out over four hundred bands to make the top four in Lightning 100’s Music City Mayhem competition, were finalists for Music City Big Break and, in 2016, were selected for Road to Bonaroo.
Their first release, <a href="spotify:album:1c4ndhnJ4aHVAaVYwqun0w" data-name="Prove Yourself">Prove Yourself</a> , set them apart from the mainstream with eerily tuned-down pianos and distorted gang vocals, firmly establishing the band as creative risk-takers. Their sophomore album, <a href="spotify:album:6382o4m6TqZ2qG9GHmmoJX" data-name="Leslie">Leslie</a> , built on their previous efforts, delving into sounds previously unexplored and building on their musical chemistry. Work on a new record has begun, with the first single to be released in late summer 2020.