Size: 105.6 MB
Time: 41:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front
1. Driving To Wake Up [3:51]
2. Heavy Days [4:03]
3. Waking Up From You [3:53]
4. Don't Need Anyone [3:35]
5. The Load [3:40]
6. Humbucker [2:01]
7. Cold Was The Night [5:36]
8. Can't Live Here Anymore [3:43]
9. Baby Please Don't Go [5:37]
10. Pulling Up From The Grooves [5:41]
Whether they’re packing in a cozy roadhouse or playing on a prestigious festival bill, Katy Guillen & the Girls know how to ignite an audience with their particular twist on blues-driven rock.
“When I perform with Claire and Steph, I don’t perform like that with anyone else,” said Guillen, the band’s vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter. “I feel like they push me to perform my best, in a way no one else has ever done, and it’s because we all know we want it to sound the best it possibly can.”
Since spurring their career into action in 2014 with a finalist spot at the International Blues Challenge, Katy Guillen & the Girls have found far-reaching success, playing anywhere from the Montreal International Jazz Festival, to Joe Bonamassa’s Keeping the Blues Alive At Sea cruise, to opening for The Doobie Brothers in San Diego, to routinely selling out hometown venues. But with these achievements come more work—booking cross-country tours, sending out press kits, signing contracts, fashioning a social media presence, building relationships in other markets.
Guillen affirms that the work is necessary for the success to come to fruition. “To be a sustainable artist, you have to have a good product and a realistic grasp on that. It takes trial and error, and you have to be willing to have a business mind about it.”
It’s also made them grateful for the moments they get to create and perform. “As independent artists, we have an extra appreciation for the actual show,” explained bassist Claire Adams. “We have to put so much work into everything else, the show is the fun part.”
And when you see Adams, Guillen and drummer Stephanie Williams on a stage together, you recognize this dedication to their craft. It’s in their individual command over their instruments, and it’s in how they propel, provoke and lean on one another. The trio’s latest album, “Heavy Days,” presents a group that is defining its own authoritative rock sound through these accomplishments and challenges.
“When I perform with Claire and Steph, I don’t perform like that with anyone else,” said Guillen, the band’s vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter. “I feel like they push me to perform my best, in a way no one else has ever done, and it’s because we all know we want it to sound the best it possibly can.”
Since spurring their career into action in 2014 with a finalist spot at the International Blues Challenge, Katy Guillen & the Girls have found far-reaching success, playing anywhere from the Montreal International Jazz Festival, to Joe Bonamassa’s Keeping the Blues Alive At Sea cruise, to opening for The Doobie Brothers in San Diego, to routinely selling out hometown venues. But with these achievements come more work—booking cross-country tours, sending out press kits, signing contracts, fashioning a social media presence, building relationships in other markets.
Guillen affirms that the work is necessary for the success to come to fruition. “To be a sustainable artist, you have to have a good product and a realistic grasp on that. It takes trial and error, and you have to be willing to have a business mind about it.”
It’s also made them grateful for the moments they get to create and perform. “As independent artists, we have an extra appreciation for the actual show,” explained bassist Claire Adams. “We have to put so much work into everything else, the show is the fun part.”
And when you see Adams, Guillen and drummer Stephanie Williams on a stage together, you recognize this dedication to their craft. It’s in their individual command over their instruments, and it’s in how they propel, provoke and lean on one another. The trio’s latest album, “Heavy Days,” presents a group that is defining its own authoritative rock sound through these accomplishments and challenges.
Heavy Days
