Waterloo Revival, the duo featuring George Birge on lead vocals and guitar and Cody Cooper on lead guitar and backing vocals, reveals that their name is a bit of a Texas history lesson. Cody explains, “George and I grew up in Austin … and Austin was originally called Waterloo, Texas, back when the capital was down in what’s now Houston. Then they moved the capital to Austin and renamed the city after Stephen F. Austin, which is how it got its current name.”
Cody says they chose the name Waterloo Revival because, “We wanted to kind of pay homage to the city of Austin and its heritage, and wanted to try to make it a mission to bring the Austin music scene as a main staple toward the world, so we decided to call ourselves Waterloo Revival.”
Waterloo Revival just released their debut single, “Hit the Road,” which is available now here.
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Waterloo Revival – how get the name :38
Cody Cooper – “Well George and I grew up in Austin and definitely fell in love with the music scene here, it’s great. There’s so many amazing players, everyone’s so supportive of each other and Austin was originally called Waterloo, Texas, back when the capital was down in what’s now Houston. Then they moved the capital to Austin and renamed the city after Stephen F. Austin, which is how it got its current name, but we wanted to kind of pay homage to the city of Austin and its heritage, and wanted to try to make it a mission to bring the Austin music scene as a main staple toward the world, so we decided to call ourselves Waterloo Revival.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – JANUARY 12, 2015 – MONDAY
Having just made the official announcement with Big Machine records last week, the duo Waterloo Revival is pretty excited about their debut single “Hitting The Road,” out to radio this week.
WATERLOO REVIVAL – THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Cody Cooper and George Birge (Matt Wiley- lead guitar Ken Tondre on drums).
HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Waterloo and Austin, Texas
DEBUT SINGLE: “Hit The Road”
DEBUT ALBUM: Coming soon. (EP was released in 2013)
RECENT TWEETS:
Waterloo Revival @WaterlooRev · Sunday, January 11 #COWBOYSNATION
Waterloo Revival @WaterlooRev · January 10
Thx to our buddy @TobyKeithMusic for sending us some of his @WildShotMezcal perfect to celebrate an amazing week!!!
Waterloo Revival @WaterlooRev · January 10
Signing with @BigMachine and number 19 on the @SXMTheHighway #sxmhot45 this week can’t possibly get better #HitTheRoad #HighwayFind