_(General Admission)_PONCÉ / PASSWORD:PASSWORD / THE PRESCRIPTIONS
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PONCÉ
PONCÉ is a dynamic, Nashville rock duo consisting of twin brothers
Carson and Michael Poncé. The twins efficiently cross genres; from
classic, harmony-driven melodies reminiscent of Tom Petty And The
Heartbreakers, to modern, synth-led pop productions with melodic
guitar leads evocative of The Killers and HAIM.
“PONCÉ has zeroed in on what makes a good marriage of earnest pop
and glossy rock, and they’ve channeled it into a batch of eight
danceable, hook-laden songs.” - NASHVILLE SCENE
Originally hailing from east-central Indiana, the brothers grew up in
a musical household, both taking the required one-year of piano
lessons taught by their mother before she would allow them to enter
the world of poorly covered Weezer and Nirvana songs.
Their debut EP ‘Afterglow’ was released in April 2017 and has
garnered spins on over 50 college radio stations throughout the
country and has generated licensing deals with MTV, Netflix, NASCAR
and E! among others. The twins toured most of 2018, playing over 70
dates but got back into the studio to start work on their untitled,
sophomore release slated for Fall 2019. PONCÉ has enjoyed opening for
Bomba Estéreo, PHOX, Andy Frasco, Matt Thiessen, CBDB and The Ataris.
“Every track is absolutely glowing with their genre-bending talent.
The majority of the recording belongs alongside the best of the best
of yesteryear, and we’ve been spinning it on repeat.” - IMPOSE
MAGAZINE
“The brothers have that “twin-bond” which makes for tight riffs
and a cohesive overall sound that should bring them far.” - PANCAKES
AND WHISKEY
PASSWORD:PASSWORD
cool indie girl and her spacey synth
THE PRESCRIPTIONS
For Birmingham native Hays Ragsdale, songwriting became second nature
early on, however it was a creative outlet that he mostly kept to
himself. His outlook changed, however, after moving to Nashville in
the fall of 2014, when family friend and Nashville music veteran Chas
Williams convinced him that his songs had an audience. So Hays decided
to seek out a group of experienced musicians and naturally turned to
fellow Nashville transplants formerly involved in Birmingham's
tight-knit music community. Luckily, he found some familiar faces:
Longtime friend and bassist Parker McAnnally was recruited first, who
soon suggested accomplished guitarist Jack Thomason and his college
classmate, Houston-raised drummer John Wood. All drawn to the musical
environment in Nashville for similar reasons, the four-piece quickly
discovered a common vision and formed The Prescriptions.
While The Prescriptions may come by their Southern style of narrative
storytelling honestly, they refuse to rest on the laurels of their
musical heritage. Songs like “She Is Waiting” prove that they’re
just as comfortable launching into a heavy, alt-country breakdown as
they are a world-weary lyrical stream of consciousness. The
Prescriptions channel a broad range of influences, from the aching,
unaffected honesty of ‘70s folk titans like Neil Young, to the
guitar-driven melodies of The Strokes’ early recordings and the
experimental energy of Wilco.
The band is set to start recording their first full length album at
the legendary Sound Emporium Studios this spring. It’s clear that
The Prescriptions are somewhat of a rarity in the modern musical
landscape: a group of close friends that are more concerned with
pushing each other’s creative boundaries rather than pushing a sound
you’ve heard before. - Hilli Levin
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