Wheeler BrothersIF YOU GOWhat: Nightfall concert featuring Wheeler BrothersWhen: 8 p.m. Friday, July 12; Birds With Fleas opens at 7 p.m.Where: Miller Plaza, M.L. King Boulevard and Market and Cherry streetsAdmission: FreePhone: 423-265-0771Website: www.nightfallchattanooga.comOPENING ACTCary, N.C.-based Birds With Fleas was formed in the spring of 2012 when Matt Siegel (vocals, ukelele, banjo) released his first full-length album, “The Campfire.” To expand his reach, he called up friend Spencer Karges to add guitar and vocals. Completing the group are Stephen Smith (drums, percussion, vocals), Denver Davis (bass, vocals) and Kelsey Stoner (piano, vocals).
A band that has opened for The Avett Brothers and swept the Austin Music Awards at the 2012 South By Southwest Festival is this week’s Nightfall headliner. Wheeler Brothers will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, July 12, following an opening set by Birds With Fleas at 7 p.m.
Making music is a family affair for Wheeler Brothers. The Austin, Texas, quintet features Nolan Wheeler (vocals, guitar), Patrick Wheeler (drums), Tyler Wheeler (bass), A.J. Molyneaux (guitar, lap steel, backup vocals) and Nathan Rigney (guitar, backup vocals).
Their second full-length album, “Gold Boots Glitter,” a mix of rock, folk, roots, Americana and blues, follows 2011’s critically acclaimed “Portraits.” The band was on the road supporting that debut when “Gold Boots Glitter” began to take shape.
Holed up in a Wichita, Kan., hotel for two blisteringly cold days in early 2012, the guys began sharing ideas for what would eventually become their next batch of tunes.