Two Way Radio is a unique, piano-driven rock band from Memphis, TN that combines
simple pop melodies with intricate instrumental and vocal arrangements. Lead
vocalist and pianist Kate Crowder, along with her husband/bassist Corey Crowder
and guitarist Andrew McColgan, formed the band as Walkie Talkie in 2003,
when all three were sharing a house together. After playing and writing together
as a trio for a short time, veteran musican Joey Pegram was added on the
drums, thus solidifying the band's rhythm section. Time passed, more new
members were added (keyboardist Joe McClusky and guitarist J.D. Reager),
and the band was forced to change it's name to Two Way Radio after a legal
dispute with another band called Walkie Talkie in California. Their 2006
debut release on Makeshift, Residential Llama, was well received
locally and regionally, and the band is currently hard at work on a follow-up
due out in 2008.
"Blending lush Brian Wilson-ish pop with the bossa-nova beat
and dreamy female vocals of Os Mutantes, these guys sound like nothing
else in Memphis. Unpretentious and perfect, Two Way Radio is a sonic
treat." - the Memphis Flyer, 2005
"The band's sound is lush and layered both in the studio and
on stage, and their songs are dense, often whimsical, and, in a tradition
that runs from the Beach Boys through Neutral Milk Hotel, often structured
like mini-symphonies." - the Commercial Appeal, 2006
Members:
Kate Crowder
Andrew McColgan
Corey Crowder
Joey Pegram
Joe McClusky
J.D. Reager
www.myspace.com/twowayradiomemphis
www.livefrommemphis.com/twowayradio
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