500 Miles To Memphis

You never know when you might hear the music of 500 Miles to Memphis. Maybe in a honky tonk in Tennessee. Maybe at a Rock show in North Carolina. Maybe at a Punk festival in their hometown of Cincinnati. Maybe in an acoustic format at the corner bar or coffeeshop. Or maybe on MTV’s Nitro Circus, soundtracking some extreme sport stunts. The band is comfortable in almost any setting, largely because their music — a mix of scrappy Country and scorching Rock & Roll — has a magnetic, wide appeal. The Hot Topic kids get juiced on the band’s adrenalized live shows, while fans of Classic Country can appreciate 500 Miles’ true, heartfelt take on vintage C&W. With Sunshine in a Shotglass, the group’s debut full-length, 500 Miles to Memphis introduced itself as a world-class Rock band with songs that are alternately shit-kicking and heartbreaking. From the fiddle-driven, broken-glass-inducing “All My Friends are Crazy” to the closing trilogy of “Let It Rain”/”Sunshine in a Shotglass”/”The Regret,” singer/songwriter Ryan Malott and his tight, rousing band concocted a true, complete album, full of plenty of soul and depth, but also lots of instantly memorable Pop hooks.

Winner of the 2005 Cincinnati Entertainment Award for best roots/Americana/folk Nominee of the 2006 Cincinnati Entertainment Award for best rock
Nominee of the 2007 Cincinnati Entertainmnet Award for Artist of the year
Nominee of the 2007 Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Album of the year
Winner of the 2007 Cincinnati Entertainment Award for best live act
Winner of the 2007 Cincinnati Entertainment Award for best rock
Winner of the 2008 Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Best Rock