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EL OLIO WOLOF
| At-a-Glance | |
| Hometown | Merced, CA |
| Genres | |
| Band Members | RC Essig - Guitar/ Sing; Brian Strong - Accordion; Joey Essig - Drums; Amber Kirby - Bass; Jami Wardlow - Keys |
| Upcoming Shows | |
| One-Sheet |
About the Artist
It all started in a barn on hundreds of acres of rice patties in the heart of the agricultural center of the world. It started when two wrote letters to each other from 1,400 miles away. It started when three sat in a smoky den, where a white coveralled man ignores his patrons and murder covers the wall. It all started with the hearts and minds of five people who are watching their small home town that they love being taken over by part time, minimum wage industry and being filled with too many big fish for such a little sea.From the Central Californian town of Merced comes El Olio Wolof, invoking majestic kingdoms where Shel Silverstein's brand of playful poetics meets the ebb and flow of dusky indie rock. Their acoustic-based arrangements are spare: acoustic guitar, electric bass, accordion, jazz-influenced drums, keyboards and bells, but the compositions created with these basic elements seem to breathe and take flight. The soothing voices of the band are our bewitching tour guides, escorting and illuminating us through sweeping tales of terror and wonder.
EL OLIO WOLOF Has been lucky enough to play with...
The Black Heart Procession, Calexico, Neko Case, Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Two Gallants, David Dondero, Radar Bros, Dengue Fever, Tarantula AD, Concrete Blonde, The Rosebuds, Scissors For Lefty, Mr Tube & The flying Objects, Karate, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Nik Frietas, Carla Bozulich, Kimya Dawson, Apollo Sunshine, Wye Oak, Jeremy Jay, Mt Eerie and hundreds more talented artists...
El olio Wolof has done numerous tours up and down the West Coast, two National tours, and has two Self Released albums.
Achievements
December 2008 Noise Pop 2009
November 2008 Judging Excellence
Press Coverage
UPCOMING: El Olio Wolof by
The town of Merced is a pretty wonderful jewel in California's otherwise somewhat culturally harsh central valley, an agricultural nexus point that has yielded unimaginable bounties of...
The town of Merced is a pretty wonderful jewel in California's otherwise somewhat culturally harsh central valley, an agricultural nexus point that has yielded unimaginable bounties of...
Of Friends and Fairy Tales by
Compared to their neighbors along the coast, Central California's cities don't see a whole ton of action. Merced is known as the gateway to somewhere else and Fresno is renowned for building the...
Compared to their neighbors along the coast, Central California's cities don't see a whole ton of action. Merced is known as the gateway to somewhere else and Fresno is renowned for building the...
New Music of ‘08: El Olio Wolof by
Springing from the hot, dead-yet-fertile, vast farming region known as California’s Central Valley, El Olio Wolof writes songs about wizards, dragons, alienated childhoods and, not surprisingly,...
Springing from the hot, dead-yet-fertile, vast farming region known as California’s Central Valley, El Olio Wolof writes songs about wizards, dragons, alienated childhoods and, not surprisingly,...
Preview: El Olio Wolof by
Monday night? Just another night for a show this summer, as the newly reintroduced Public Space One will open its doors and welcome you to its friendly confines. Joining us this time will be...
Monday night? Just another night for a show this summer, as the newly reintroduced Public Space One will open its doors and welcome you to its friendly confines. Joining us this time will be...
El Olio Wolof by
Zac messaged me to see if I would be around to run sound on the 3rd of July. So I looked up who was playing on myspace and realized why the inquiry was sent. This was not your average band.El Olio...
Zac messaged me to see if I would be around to run sound on the 3rd of July. So I looked up who was playing on myspace and realized why the inquiry was sent. This was not your average band.El Olio...
El Olio Wolof in the PDX - Mississippi Studios by
El Olio Wolof is an indie rock treasure from Merced, CA, a small farming town in the Central Valley. Members of the band have run venues rivaling those in larger, neighboring cities, baked and...
El Olio Wolof is an indie rock treasure from Merced, CA, a small farming town in the Central Valley. Members of the band have run venues rivaling those in larger, neighboring cities, baked and...
El Olio Wolof CD Release Friday at BOTH by
Us Bay Area folk like to make fun of places like Bakersfield and Fresno - what we consider sweltering hot hell. That is, until a great band comes out of the depths. And with that somewhat...
Us Bay Area folk like to make fun of places like Bakersfield and Fresno - what we consider sweltering hot hell. That is, until a great band comes out of the depths. And with that somewhat...
El Olio Wolof by
As I laid in my tent this past May while volunteering in northern California doing fire prevention, I grew bored of listening to the Oakland A’s game on the radio of my MP3 player. The silence of...
As I laid in my tent this past May while volunteering in northern California doing fire prevention, I grew bored of listening to the Oakland A’s game on the radio of my MP3 player. The silence of...
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