Now 10 years deep, Frontier Folk Nebraska continues to embody the spirit of rock and roll that
has propelled them from their beginnings: verses, choruses and guitar solos that’ll make you
punch a friend in the arm. Their most recent release, Warpig, out on Old Flame Records
showcases the muscular rhythm section of the past few years of Matt McCormick and Mark
Becknell while still resting on the childhood bond of the guitar and vocal interplay of songwriter
Michael Hensley and Travis Talbert. 2 time Daytrotter alums, 2017 SXSW showcase artists,
veterans of Pygmalion, Midpoint Music Festival, Whispering Beard Hall of Famers, and earnest
midwestern road dawgs, FFN strives to bring their music to new and broadening fans one show
and one record at a time.
They have opened for Jason Isbell, Damien Jurado, BOSTON, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, and
Polyphonic Spree. RIYL Drive-By Trucker, My Morning Jacket, Flaming Lips, William Matheny
and the Strange Constellations and Guided By Voices
“Brings to mind Chuck Ragan if he wrote sweeping, driving, and chant worthy songs like The
Boss. True Delight.” - Austin Town Hall
“Neither from Nenbraska nor a folk group, Frontier Folk Nebraska is instead a Cincinnati band
that sounds like the Replacements attaking power pop with their thrashing guitar-and- drum
energy kept in check by their love for melody and appealing song structure.” - Steve Rosen
BLURT Magazine
The New Old-Fashioned is a rock and roll band from Dayton, Ohio with wide-ranging appeal.
Fusing big harmonies, punchy guitars, and lyrics firmly rooted in a Midwestern lifestyle, The New Old-Fashioned’s sound is both modern and classic. Reminiscent of the heartland rock and Americana of artists like Tom Petty, the Eagles, the Old 97s, and Wilco, the New Old-Fashioned plays what it knows: catchy, no-frills rock & roll.
The band’s second full-length album, Low-Down Dirty Summer Nights, expands and evolves the Americana sound that first appeared on its self-titled debut in 2012 by cranking up the guitars and adding some R&B influences. Produced by Micah Carli at Popside Studios in Troy, OH, Dirty Summer Nights begins with the crunchy one-two punch of “On the Top” and upbeat lead single “27” before exploring folk (“Home,” “Dirty Summer Nights”), soul (“True to Me, True to You,” “Last Night’s Clothes”) and 70’s singer-songwriter rock (closing anthem “Good Company”).
The album, which was released in September, garnered praise from the Dayton community and beyond. The Fire Note called the album “a record that starts on a high note and never lets up” in a 4.5 star review; the site also included the band’s material on its list of year-end staff picks.
The band celebrated the release of the album with a month-long residency on WYSO Public Radio’s “Excursions,” and appearances on several other radio shows and podcasts.
The New Old-Fashioned’s first self-titled record and it’s Toxic Beauty Records-released follow- up, “Ladies,” were recorded at Reel Love Recording Company with producer Patrick Himes (Ryan Adams, Gillian Welch). The band also released a split EP, Hilltops & Highways, with folk/bluegrass outfit The Repeating Arms in 2015 on the label Gas Daddy Go.
Since forming in 2011, The New Old-Fashioned has shared the stage with illustrious acts such as J Roddy Walston and the Business, Tyler Childers, Frontier Folk Nebraska, Buffalo Wabs and The Price Hill Hustle, Young Heirlooms, Motel Beds, William Matheny, Tim Easton, Andrew Combs and Whitey Morgan.
In 2018, TNOF will be finishing, releasing and supporting their third, full length album (Album title and release date TBA)
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