The Shouting Matches | tl

The Shouting Matches is a three-piece blues band consisting of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, Brian Moen of Peter Wolf Crier and Laarks, and Phil Cook of Megafaun, DeYarmond Edison, and Gayngs. The band was started in 2006 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Their album "Grownass Man" was released in 2013. .

Straight out of Oakland, the Matches set the California music scene on fire thanks to twelve explosive, hook-injected songs recorded on the cheap in their basements and living rooms. Coupled with an unstoppable work ethic that included the band's very own "Commotion Promotion" tactics, buzz on the quartet's self-released debut E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals and the live shows that supported it spread like a virus to music enthusiasts up and down the Golden State and, as they toured small venues relentlessly, across the country. Despite the ensuing hype that landed the interest of numerous label A&R execs, the...