Now You See Them is a three piece acoustic folk, indie band all originally from western Pennsylvania. It wasn’t until the three of them were living in New York City that they met each other. Time passed and fate intervened and they decided to travel the world together. They each saved $1,000 and headed off to Hawaii.
There, they worked hard in restaurants and coffee shops and were able get their bank accounts back up to a thousand dollars. They moved to Sydney, Australia. Again, picking up odd jobs to save travel money, they decided to put a positive use to their individual music talents…Now You See Them was born!
They played bars and clubs all around Sydney until, one at a time, immigration discovered them playing music and making money without the proper papers. They were all deported.
The next stop for them was Asheville, NC. Throughout their travels, strangers were approaching them saying that their sound belonged in Asheville. The strangers were right! With a stronger commitment to the band, and a newfound faith that this is exactly what they are supposed to be doing they’ve been playing their music just about anywhere to anyone who will listen.
Often described as a breath-of-fresh-air, NYST conveys an upbeat and beautiful sound…live, they supply an endless amount of fun and energy that transfers to everyone around…diving further into their music reveals slow burning lyrics that take shape, evolve, and become more personal with every listen. Sporting unique instrumentation while delivering beautiful harmonies, they’ve quickly turned their fan base from a few errant bar stragglers to perpetually packed houses.
Constantly writing new songs while arranging creative covers, NYST is trying desperately to be part of the wave of coming change in culture and music. Most likely due to their blue-collar backgrounds, the band members have a firm grasp on the struggles and victories of the middle class, and much like traditional American folk and oldies, the root of NYST’s music is in spiritual growth through life experience while appealing to the everyman’s constant search for quality of life.
Band Members
Dulci Ellenberger, Shane Conerty, Jason Mencer
Influences
energy, harmonies, slow burning lyrics, and bombastic rhythms
Other Artists
Dr. Dog, Delta Spirit, The Bird and the Bee, Conor Oberst, Paper Bird, The Shirelles, Bishop Allen, The Avett Brothers, Spoon, The Strokes...
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