Fools & Horses are, from left, Matt Hutchison (vocals/guitar), Tim Hutchison (drums/vocals), Kent Warren (bass/vocals) and Steve Herrera (guitar/vocals).This year, Fools & Horses wants to act like a pendulum and keep its skyward swing going.
For the third consecutive year, the indie rock musicians secured the endorsement of their native Baltimore as the city’s best band. That kind of recognition, as well as the national distribution of their song “The Therapy” on the Starbucks compilation CD “Off the Clock,” has helped Fools & Horses land supporting gigs alongside The Gin Blossoms, The Violent Femmes and Bon Jovi.
The band has no intention of letting that momentum slow, lead singer Matt Hutchison said. “It’s definitely given us a little more wind in our sails” he said.
“When they look at our rap sheet, I think people take the band more seriously.”
Hutchison said the plan this year is to expand their touring into untapped markets outside their comfort zone in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. In pursuit of that goal, the quartet will perform Saturday at JJ’s Bohemia, alongside local rockers The Nim Nims, with whom they made their Chattanooga debut in December.