Party: Wayland

Party: Wayland

w/ Faded Black and Avianstone
Doors: 7 p.m. || Show: 8 p.m.
All Ages || $7: Advance || $9: Day of Show

The Bourbon Theatre presents...

::: Wayland :::

Wayland is a four-piece rock and roll band from Michigan who, thinking it was the right thing to do, pooled their money and made the leap to pack up the van and move to Los Angeles. While living in LA, the band was hammering away playing any gig they could book until they were introduced to Jude Cole who quickly identified that this is a band that belonged in the Midwest. Jude challenged them to get back to their roots in the heart of Middle America where people love their rock and roll.

After some convincing, the band agreed and picked up again and moved straight back to their namesake hometown, Wayland, Michigan where everything started falling into place. The band made fast friends with the nationally syndicated morning show Free Beer And Hot Wings by bringing them breakfast in exchange for airplay. One of the morning DJ’s found Wayland an easy target for reaching out in this way but after just one spin of “Welcome To My Head,” listeners fell in love with the song immediately and stood up for the guys. The Program Director at WGRD, JT, agreed that it was a hit and added it to the rotation. JT offers, “The talent this band possesses is unreal and they have the #1 most requested song on our airwaves and sold out shows all over Michigan to back it up!”

Enjoying giant local success, Wayland wasted no time in hitting the road in a donated RV from a local camper supply house and they haven’t looked back. After performing live on WJJO, WXRX, WBUZ, KQRC, and WFTK, the band has been added to the airwaves across the country and has been invited to participate in some of the most recognizable summer festivals in 2012.

Invited: Elizabeth Bright Randall, Rob Sanders, Richard Butters, Dustin Duff Hunke, Aundrea Annin-Stoetzel Wbff Pro, Tracie Chanady, Kristi Wisbey, Spencer Munson, Jackie Marie, Caroline Elizabeth Harre, Suzzette Kandler, Kellan Grotrian, Leah Millspaugh-Butters, Kesha Reynoldson, Shawn Gray, Justin Proett, Lisa Bahr Church, Jeff Hale, Julie Gutierrez, Brad Meysenburg, Casey Cory, Delilah Kirkland, Jocelynn Sullivan, Jeremy Bennett, Albert Leary, Andrea Santoro, Jason Auxier, Sayla Prange, Ricky Phillips, Thomas Morehouse, Anjie Gagliani, Angela Hogan, Gabriel Lovelace, Melanie Anderson, Isaac McCown, LuAnn Thomsen, Jenny Warren, Shanon Wright Ehrisman, Tim Kechely, Jenny Peterson, Ann Briggs, Tracy Colin, Tiffany Hale, Chris Schanz, Lisa McCann, Kenneth McFadden, Melissa Allen, Allison Ulrich, Yuriy Fomin, Brooke Lee, Eric Eidswick, Kelly Hall, Carla Waldbaum, Lanny Tunks, Holly Coleman, Roseann Rose Tucker, Christy Young, Milica Popović, Tonya Glathar, John Watt, Dan Adkins, Shawna McGinn, Samantha Dellenbaugh Taylor, Heather Brown, Austin Howard, Rhonda Ryder, Stacey Hoffman, Jeff Chartier, Bobbi Jo Richardson, Nancy Erb, Tony Bongo, Joilynn Day, Michael Johnson, Jen Davison, Brian Wall, Taylor Melone, Mike Bahr, Shelli Shada, Jess Kempkes, Michelle Langston Bernt, Adrien Metcalf, Jason Kolbo, Michelle Bozell, Drew Ehrisman, Kevin Ulrich, Crystal Kloess, Gene Vail, Leslie Richmond Carder, Brenda Sedivy, Melinda Weller, Cory Jesok, Alex Carroll, Crystal Rhoades, Brian E Barnhouse, Katelyn Danielle, Sylvia Hydo, Kelly Garrett, Kelly Petersen, Charlie Johnson, JP Cruise show more »