About the Evangenitals

Imagine if Johnny Cash, Bob Marley and Joan of Arc were one woman. Now, imagine that woman gathering a band of eclectic musicians on a crusade to expand the bounds of Country music.

Described as "Cosmic Square Dance" and "Hillbilly Jazz", Juli Crockett and The Evangenitals are opening people's minds and ears to a new style of Southern music. Though based in the roots of Country, the band incorporates a wide variety of influences, instrumentation and styles. The result is a genre-hopping bull ride that has music fans and critics buzzing in Los Angeles.

Filled with an insatiable desire to explore new forms of musical instrumentation and arrangements, the Evangenitals take listeners on a journey of passion and creative freedom, embracing all of life as source material, from the mundane to the sublime.

Founded by playwright/director, singer/songwriter Juli Crockett and opera/jazz singer Lisa Dee, the band features lead guitarist Henry Bermudez, fiddler Andrea Baker, Kristy McInnis on the drums, and Nathan Phelps on the upright bass.

The Evangenitals were midwifed at Mr T's Bowl, a defunct bowling alley in the gritty Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, where they gave their first performances for a small mixed group of rehab refugees and listless drunks from an adjoining bar. Since then, the band has recorded three albums, toured the U.S. in a school bus of dubious reliability with The 1 Second Film, appearing at scores of clubs from Los Angeles to Georgia, New Orleans to New York. In August of 2010 the band went all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. Wherever the Evangenitals have appeared, a cult following has sprouted like mushrooms after a persistent rain.

Born in Alabama, Juli continues her pioneer lineage with an insatiable desire to explore the boundaries of expression. With extensive experience and education in performing arts, Juli has been published as a play and song writer. Her works can be soft and compassionate, yet brutal and in your face. She doesn't shy away from controversial topics, yet her art is littered with comedy and satire. Currently getting her PhD in Philosophy, Juli is a true Renaissance woman.

The Evangenitals are touring the California coast and SW this Summer, with shows scheduled in San Francisco, Big Sur, Santa Cruz, Ocean Beach, Bakersfield, Solvang, San Luis Obispo, Joshua Tree, and Las Vegas. The band plans to reach out and touch more of the US in the Fall.

Booking inquiries can be sent to: booking@evangenitals.com

The booker can also be reached via Myspace at: www.myspace.com/evangenitals

Booking Requests

Please email all booking inquiries to: booking@evangenitals.com

You may also contact the booker via Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/evangenitals

Find us online here:

www.facebook.com/evangenitals

www.twitter.com/evangenitals

www.reverbnation.com/evangenitals

Photos and Logos

All the chit you need, graphics-wise, Home Clown, to dress up your website or send to the press.

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MP3 and Video

Here's what the Evangenitals actually sound and look like. Be prepared to have your life changed forever.

Press Kit

Experience the Evangenitals Electronic Press Kit on Sonicbids.com!

http://www.sonicbids.com/evangenitals

Or you can download our nifty PDF Press Kit here:

evangenitals_band_one_sheet

I know the link says "one sheet" but it's really 3 pages of fascinating stuff!

Technical Info / Stage Plot

We all want the Evangenitals to be at their best when they perform at your venue. Here are the technical requirements and the stage plot to help make that happen.

Press and Reviews

Yes, the Evangenitals do tend to attract attention wherever we go. It's true! Here are some of the things that have been said about us in the Press.

While the scroll rolls, here are some current favorites:

"This group is filled with musical intelligence and raw talent at every angle..."

-LoveSound Magazine

"Will the band name hold them back? Who knows and...who cares? The only thing that matters is the music. And in this case, these seven tracks kick ass."

-babysue/LMNOP

"Los Angeles musical gypsies the Evangenitals are either a deliriously obtuse experiment in musical realism, the outgrowth of serious medicative therapy or the benign side effects from a misspent youth. I am voting for all-of-the-above."

-Wildy's World

"If you get a chance to see these gals you'd be a fool not to. They put on one of the best parties you can go to. Great crowd, good music and a sure-fire fun time. I'm a believer..."

-Skeeter, Front Porch Musings

"Transports you back to a time when the music came from front porches and folk gatherings that allowed for the songwriting to take center stage."

-Today's Country Magazine

themselves; they should never be tampered with."

-Janet Goodman, Music News Nashville

"When Juli Crockett and Lisa Dee come together vocally they deliver a solid harmony that captures the mood of the song and lyric perfectly.""

-Today's Country Magazine

"Evangenitals are unconventional, creative risk-takers who are - at times - too much to take, yet too gutsy to be ignored. I hope these underground bohemian diamonds stay true to themselves; they should never be tampered with."

-Janet Goodman, Music News Nashville

"So Sweet" is a heartbreaking song. Juli Crockett's vocals convey the emotion of the song perfectly and if you don't share a tear to this then you're already dead.

-Tony Deans, The Cheers

"devoted album of grassroots and grit"

-Brett Love, LPM Voice Magazine

A very tight and dialed in sound bleeds from these albums...with a brutal honesty that seems to soak the walls with it's straight forward sound."

-Brett Love , LPM Voice Magazine

"Like the Dixie Chicks being beaten with their own guitars at the playful hands of the Violent Femmes."

-Aaron James - Musician

"What the hell kind of church service is this? "

-Steve Kotler, LA Weekly