EVERETTE

Rooted in contemporary Country, Rock & Roll, southern storytelling, and heartland hooks, Everette's music unfolds like the soundtrack to a backyard party where the kegs are tapped, the music is loud, and everyone's on the guest list. The duo - comprised of Brent Rupard and Anthony Olympia - was selected for CMA's second EVER KixStart class as one of the three acts chosen out of nearly one hundred candidates. Named after George Clooney's philosophy-spouting, folk-singing character in O Brother, Where Art Thou? - the guys honed their craft in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where they cut their teeth playing four shows a week while attending Western Kentucky University. There, they attracted a diverse community of fans _ and friends from teachers to hippies to working professionals. Learning that they fit in with everyone and everyone fits in with them, this helped whittle Everette's salt-of-the-earth songwriting and top-shelf musicianship, which soon led them to Nashville. Already accumulating rave critical acclaim, Everette's music, has been described as "high energy grooves and airtight Harmonies by Billboard, "soulful, laid-back twang-pop with clever lyrics and catchy hooks" by Rolling Stone and "...laid-back couple of dudes who blend gritty rhythms with wavering. harmonica and mesmerizing slide guitar" by Taste of Country. More recently, the duo released their highly anticipated Kings of the Dairy Queen Parking Lot: Side A and Side B which includes their addictive track "Gonna Be A Problem", played the Grand Ole Opry for the 10th consecutive time, and wrapped up an European headlining tour.