Westside Cowboy

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  Westside Cowboy

  Westside Cowboy sound new but seem to come from an old place. Surrounded by 1978 Fender Twin Reverbs, well-thumbed Wem catalogues, a four-track recorder and spools of cassette tape the Manchester four-piece are made up of Aoife Anson O’Connell, James (Jimmy) Bradbury, Paddy Murphy and Reuben Haycocks. With a sound raw as a carpet burn, they ride a thrilling lo-fi boxcar tuned to the melodic precision of Teenage Fanclub and held together with the slacker cool of Pavement. For most bands this would be enough, but not for Westside Cowboy. Just when you think you have them pinned, they career the entire thing into a brick wall of country, trad and early harmony coated, major-key rock’n’roll. They call this process ‘Britainicana’. A portmanteau of the band’s own making to describe Amer- ican culture digested by English people in small towns with almost nothing in the way of cosmopolitan sheen. “Think kids in double denim and Converse eating Greggs vegan sausage rolls.” It’s alarming and exh

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  Wyatt

  WYATT, an award winning Saskatoon based rock- country band, creates a one-two punch of potent songs and powerful performances. Scott, Danny, Bray and Cam of WYATT have an undeniable chemistry on stage and their contagious energy reaches out to audiences, seducing ears and moving feet. The simple heart of country and the gritty edge of rock meet in Wyatt’s sound, instantly converting audiences into fans. The band has released 2 top 40 Canadian singles to date from their first industry release 'If I Had a Dollar...' and has won 7 consecutive Saskatchewan Country Music Awards for ‘Group of the Year'. '2014 Album of The Year 'Shoulda Been Here Last Night & Video of the Year for radio single 'Jesse James' * 2009 -2015 six time SCMA “GROUP OF THE YEAR” and award show performers, 2013 Single of the Year (Jesse James) 2014 SCMA Video of the Year- Jesse James WYATT was also crowned ‘The Next Big Thing’ by Astral Media and after 197,000 votes over 103 artists across Canada via ourstage.com, they recently won the opportunity to open for Rascal Flats at the Capital Hoedown in Ottawa.