Published: September 3, 2010
This Saturday, El Paso band The Iveys hopes to get feet tapping at the Brewhouse.
“[The show] will be a good time no matter what,” guitarist and singer Arlen Ivey said. “We’ve got a few cover songs we’ll bring the crowd in with, and I think you’ll really get into our original music as well.”
The Iveys sound a little like Matchbox 20, mainly because Arlen’s voice is uncannily similar to that of Rob Thomas. He claims Ryan Adams and Fleetwood Mac as influences for their Americana rock sound, also crediting The Eagles for inspiring some of the band’s harmonies.
Though some shows are acoustic, featuring only Ivey siblings, the Iveys will be a 6-piece group at this show. Jethro Gaglione provides lead guitar, with Frank Delgado on drums and Eli Chanson on bass. Arlen’s sisters Jessica and Jillian both play keyboard and sing. This makes for what Ivey said is an auspicious sound.
“We’re lucky that we’re siblings,” Ivey said. “We already have vocals that kind of fit together.”
Though Ivey said they started playing professionally only recently, after he spent years playing in hard rock and metal bands, the siblings have been singing together since childhood, getting their start in the church choir. Now the group is focused on original music, and have been touring “pretty much nonstop” to promote their self-titled album since its release in 2008.
Ivey said the group usually plays at coffee shops and bars, and has started building up its reputation by touring nationwide and playing “better” clubs in Austin. He said he and his bandmates are excited to be returning to the Brewhouse.
The show begins at 9 p.m. Saturday. The Iveys are joined by Kyle Reid and Laura Wiederhoeft. Ivey promises free stickers to anyone who attends, so there’s really no reason to skip it.
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