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Cousins create Wild Dawgs, a country, rock 'n' roll band
CRISSINDA PONDER, For The Red & Black
Issue date: 4/7/09 Section: Variety
Knox Williams has some advice for those aspiring to start a band - just do it.
He said it was that drive that helped his band, Wild Dawgs, get its first gigs.
"Up until this year in February we had only booked one gig, and because of that one gig we had six in March," said Williams, guitarist and vocalist, in a phone interview.
The Wild Dawgs, along with fellow local Elijah, will perform tonight at The Library. Williams said he thinks tonight's show will be a welcome distraction from weekday blues.
"Concert-goers can expect to hear good, local music that they would not hear anywhere else," Williams said. "If they want a place on a Tuesday night to forget about school, work, and the economy, The Library would be the perfect place."
Where: The Library
When: Tonight at 7
Cost: $3 in advance, $5 at door
The Wild Dawgs band was created about six years ago when Williams and his cousin Zach Cherry, who is also a guitarist and vocalist in the group, started playing together at age 15.
After high school, the two attended separate colleges. Williams came to the University, and Cherry headed to the University of Arizona, home of the Wildcats.
Thus, the name Wild Dawgs was conceived.
Cherry later transferred to Gainesville State College in Oakwood, and the two have resided in Athens ever since.
Williams said the duo draws most of its influences from Mark Knopfler and James Taylor.
For Williams and Cherry, their songwriting process changes with each song, but the two typically work independently and then collaborate to make the finished product.
"We feed off of each other. It's kind of a symbiotic relationship," Williams said.
He describes the Wild Dawgs sound as a mixture of several different styles - though all songs are some variation on country or rock 'n' roll.
"I can definitely say that our music does not fall into one genre," Williams said. "It ranges from singer/songwriter to alternative to country to rock."
Williams said he believes he and Cherry have become better musicians since they started performing together.
"We're progressing slowly and learning how to get better, and this translates into better music," Williams said.
He said it was that drive that helped his band, Wild Dawgs, get its first gigs.
"Up until this year in February we had only booked one gig, and because of that one gig we had six in March," said Williams, guitarist and vocalist, in a phone interview.
The Wild Dawgs, along with fellow local Elijah, will perform tonight at The Library. Williams said he thinks tonight's show will be a welcome distraction from weekday blues.
"Concert-goers can expect to hear good, local music that they would not hear anywhere else," Williams said. "If they want a place on a Tuesday night to forget about school, work, and the economy, The Library would be the perfect place."
WILD DAWGS
What: Elijah, Wild Dawgs BandWhere: The Library
When: Tonight at 7
Cost: $3 in advance, $5 at door
The Wild Dawgs band was created about six years ago when Williams and his cousin Zach Cherry, who is also a guitarist and vocalist in the group, started playing together at age 15.
After high school, the two attended separate colleges. Williams came to the University, and Cherry headed to the University of Arizona, home of the Wildcats.
Thus, the name Wild Dawgs was conceived.
Cherry later transferred to Gainesville State College in Oakwood, and the two have resided in Athens ever since.
Williams said the duo draws most of its influences from Mark Knopfler and James Taylor.
For Williams and Cherry, their songwriting process changes with each song, but the two typically work independently and then collaborate to make the finished product.
"We feed off of each other. It's kind of a symbiotic relationship," Williams said.
He describes the Wild Dawgs sound as a mixture of several different styles - though all songs are some variation on country or rock 'n' roll.
"I can definitely say that our music does not fall into one genre," Williams said. "It ranges from singer/songwriter to alternative to country to rock."
Williams said he believes he and Cherry have become better musicians since they started performing together.
"We're progressing slowly and learning how to get better, and this translates into better music," Williams said.
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