FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 26, 2013
ALL THE LOCALS TO RELEASE EP IN OCTOBER
Atlanta, GA-based group All The Locals is set to release its second EP, All The Locals II, on October 29, 2013. All The Locals II is refreshingly diverse and expansive, traversing burly blues-rock, back-porch soul-pop, and hip-hop gospel. The record was produced by John Briglevich (Shawn Mullins, James Brown, Outkast) at Sonica Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
The EP leadoff single, “Head Strong,” combines shimmering modern-rock atmospherics with a pared down, purposeful hip-hop groove. It’s an impactful and seamless fusion of aesthetics, and the song is currently picking up traction on Triple A Radio. Their debut EP, All The Locals, landed airplay on over 100 college radio stations and was a Georgia Music Awards finalist.
It’s a powerful union of musical and cultural backgrounds that’s been fortified by ATL living together and cultivating deep connections as a musical family. The four-piece’s moniker evokes this sense of coming together in a pure and natural way. “The name has a real communal feel,” Schmarkey says. “It reflects the diversity of the music because when you travel, you always know the place best places to visit are where the locals are. So, on one level, it reflects our traveling musicality, always going to that down home place in the music.”
When singer-songwriter-keyboardist John Schmarkey and blues guitarist wunderkind Ty Barksdale lost their respective childhood bands, they teamed up to write songs as a catharsis. While sharing in loss and creativity, they discovered a profound connection that re-awoke their dedication to music. Rounding out the band are Christian Camp (bass) and Denorris “Deno” Pennyman (drums). Schmarkey writes cleverly literate lyrics with earthy emotionality and brings an unassuming flavor with his keyboard prowess. Barksdale is steeped in blues and adds a lightning rod of dynamics with his fluid style. The rhythm section of Pennyman and Camp—who both came up in Atlanta’s musically rigorous gospel scene—is telepathically funky, adroitly shifting feels while keeping the beat consistently bumping.
Live the band hits somewhere between a soul revue and a Bruce Springsteen show—sweat-soaked and celebratory. They plan to tour in support of the new EP, with a number of shows already confirmed (see tour schedule below).
ALL THE LOCALS TOUR SCHEDULE:
10/17/13 – Athens, GA / Caledonia Lounge
10/19/13 – Milledgeville, GA / Buffington’s
11/1/13 – Atlanta, GA / Smith’s Olde Bar
11/7/13 –Jacksonville, AL / Brother’s
11/8/13 – Macon, GA / Hummingbird
11/23/13 – Isle of Palms, SC / Windjammer
… more tour dates forthcoming!