Waterloo Revival has their second single on the radio with “Bad for You,” but they still remember the day they got the call that changed their lives. According to George Birge, “We were playing in Austin, workin’ desk jobs and we got a call from Toby Keith’s manager and he said, ‘I’m flying into Austin to see you guys play,’ which was the coolest thing in the world. Well, he flew into Austin to see us play and he ended up signing us on the spot. He was like, ‘Those desk jobs you guys have, that’s over. You’re moving to Nashville and you’re gonna come try to make it.’”
Two weeks after they got to Nashville, they got the second call that changed their lives from Scott Borchetta. George says, “(He) is the president of Big Machine Records and has worked with some artists that we grew up listening to – Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts – stuff like that. So it took us about 30 seconds to agree to that and our lives haven’t been the same yet.”
Waterloo Revival is working on their debut album, which will feature their latest single, “Bad for You.”
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George Birge – “We were playing in Austin, workin’ desk jobs and we got a call from Toby Keith’s manager and he said, ‘I’m flying into Austin to see you guys play,’ which was the coolest thing in the world. Well, he flew into Austin to see us play and he ended up signing us on the spot. He was like, ‘Those desk jobs you guys have, that’s over. You’re moving to Nashville and you’re gonna come try to make it.’ And so, we did, and two weeks later we got a call from a guy named Scott Borchetta, who is the president of Big Machine Records and has worked with some artists that we grew up listening to – Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts – stuff like that. So it took us about 30 seconds to agree to that and our lives haven’t been the same yet.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 12, 2015 – MONDAY
Waterloo Revival has a few shows this week on Wednesday (10/14) they play in Birmingham, Alabama at the Rogue Tavern and on Thursday (10/15) they play a show in Seattle.
WATERLOO REVIVAL – THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Cody Cooper and George Birge (Matt Wiley- lead guitar Ken Tondre on drums).
HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Waterloo and Austin, Texas – The guys met in middle school.
DEBUT SINGLE: “Hit The Road”
CURRENT SINGLE: “Bad For You”
DEBUT ALBUM: Coming soon. (EP was released in 2013)
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: September 12, 2015
RECENT TWEETS:
Waterloo Revival @WaterlooRev Oct 11
This fall chill isn’t so bad when you’ve got a sweet hoodie and the neck pillow Thx to @KCarib #ReviversRule https://twitter.com/WaterlooRev/status/653194522881560576/photo/1
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Hangin w our bro’s @WaterlooRev in #Fresno https://twitter.com/LOCASHmusic/status/652972139000139776/photo/1
Waterloo Revival @WaterlooRev Oct 10
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