Las Vegas, NV -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/31/2014 -- Madison, WI’s own roots-rock group, The Sharrows, have spent their first two years forming a focused, successful group that can both record regularly and tour the country at the same time. Their appealing combination of folk, blues and country with an essence of groove rock has garnered them fans across the U.S. on their show-stopping tours in preparation for the release of their full-length album, Starting at the End, released earlier this year and their next EP set to be released in 2014.

Formed in 2012, The Sharrows are a quintet of talent who just about all perform in different capacities and on different instruments, including Sylvia Janicki on bass guitar, cello and vocals, Matt Smith on electric guitar, Joe Hermanson on keyboard, harmonic guitar and vocals, Phil Sharrow on bass guitar, acoustic guitar and vocals, and Jake Bicknase on percussion and vocals. Having most of the band members all contributing vocals to their music adds a certain depth to their sound that is not commonly found in most rock bands featuring just one or two singers.

The group is most often compared to such artists as The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Allman Brothers and Grateful Dead—all of whom they cite as chief musical influences. As for the content of their songs, The Sharrows pull from the wide range of life experiences of each band member to capture all aspects of life while not being contained to any one type of subject matter.

In June 2013, The Sharrows debuted with their first full-length album, Starting at the End. Next in line is an EP being presently recorded, and they released a single from that EP in February 2014.

The Sharrows will have one of their tracks featured on WiFi PR’s Indie Anthems Vol. 5, a digital mixtape that brings together vibrant, independent talent in a variety of genres from all over the world. The compilation will be released at NXNE in Toronto in June 2014 and handed out on 3,500 download cards to festival attendees. 1,500 more download copies will be made available on the Indie Anthems Bandcamp website.

The Sharrows toured from coast to coast in 2013 and shared show bills with a number of national acts, including Miles Neilsen and the Rusted Hearts, The Moondoggies, Murder by Death, The Lonely Wild, Wyatt, Big John Bates, Grass It Up, The Haymarket Squares and Motive. They also recently performed at Madison’s Freakfest in October along with such big name acts as Lucius, Neon Indian and Matt & Kim.

As for upcoming live performances, The Sharrows are following up their winter tour with a number of tour dates in and around their hometown plus a few others. Their tour dates include:

Fri - Mar. 28 Malarkey's Pub | Wausau, WI
Thu - Apr. 3 Triple Rock Social Club with The Weeks | Minneapolis, MN
Fri - Apr. 4 Union South - The Sett with the Weeks | Madison, WI
Sat - Apr. 5 Jazz Estate with Greyhounds | Milwaukee, WI
Thu - Apr. 10 The Frequency with Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds | Madison, WI
Thu - May 8 The High Noon Saloon with Little Hurricane | Madison, WI
Fri - May 23 Brat Fest at the Alliant Energy Center | Madison, WI
Thu - May 29 Humphrey's Huntsville, AL
Sat - May 31 Bear's Den | Conway, AR
Fri - Jun. 20 Jersey Street Music Festival | Horicon, WI

You can find more information about their show schedule on their website and ReverbNation page.

If you can’t catch them live, listen to and download their music from online outlets like iTunes, Amazon, ReverbNation and Bandcamp. You can also check out videos on their YouTube page.

About The Sharrows Music
Starting at the End (2013)

Website: http://thesharrowsmusic.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSharrows
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/thesharrowsmusic
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/thesharrows
Bandcamp: http://thesharrows.bandcamp.com/

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