Evelynn Rose

EVELYNN ROSE is a booze-rock band founded in the heart of NoDa (Charlotte, North Carolina’s art district) in May of 2008. The group started when singer/songwriter Joseph William met Joshua Wade via MySpace.com. They began working together in order to produce an album that would successfully blend William’s Americana roots with Wade’s punk rock background. Things progressed rapidly, and the two found themselves recording shortly after in a rented studio space at NoDa Studios (owned and operated by Johnny Colt from the Black Crowes). Hoping to release a self-recorded/produced album entitled “The Misfortune of William Wade”, by January of 2009. In August of 2008, they met Chris Black-a guitarist from Pennsylvania who had moved to NoDa a month earlier. He found immediate interest in the group and began attending every session at the studio. Within a week, he was officially pronounced the groups’ guitarist. The three began working with a local drummer and started putting together a live set while continuing to record the album. In September of 2008, Jimmy Jack moved to Charlotte from New York after hearing the group practice in August. He sat in on one session and immediately became a part of the band. After a month of practice, the band changed its name to “Evelynn Rose” and began working with Rob Tavaglione of Catalyst Recording in an effort to produce a real EP. Two months later, Evelynn Rose played its first show in Charlotte, NC to a group of 50 at a local venue called Prevue. The set went over like wild-fire and they immediately received multiple bookings including an opening slot for Cowboy Mouth that filled Alive with over 700 fans. The response so far has been incredible…and the album has just been released.