Fresh Find - TOWNE
- Freshly Brewed Country
- Nov 9, 2016
- 4 min read
We are happy to announce the talented country duo, TOWNE as our latest Fresh Find here at Freshly Brewed Country!
This Nashville-based powerhouse duo consists of Pennsylvania bred, music theater geek Steevie Steeves and straight-from-Kentucky, former bassist for punk-rock band, The Pink Spiders, Jon Decious. The two talents unexpectedly crossed paths at Skip Ewing’s Horse and Writer Seminar in Wyoming where they immediately connected musically. Not long after they met, they realized they both lived behind the liquor store on 8th in the heart of Music City, yet they had to travel thousands of miles to find out they were meant to make music together.
When they began writing together, TOWNE’s sound started taking shape. The power and passion behind their harmonies and lyrics was incomparable to anything they had experienced as musicians. Although Steeves and Decious have traveled two different paths, the forks in their roads eventually had them heading in the same direction.
Both Steevie and Jon grew up in small towns where the radio was their only refuge. Music gave them the escape they were yearning for.
Steevie started writing songs at 10 years old and became highly involved in opera and musical theater. In her world, life was a musical and the classroom was her stage. She later switched gears to singing in classic rock cover bands, as well as performing R&B and Jazz shows on the Pittsburgh river boat, the Gateway Clipper, before moving to Nashville at 22.
Jon and his family made the move to the city from the houseboat capital of the world when he was 14. Soon after, Jon began writing songs and started immersing himself in music any way he could find. His talent was showcased when he traveled the world for nine years with the punk-rock group, The Pink Spiders (Geffen Records). Jon recently got a cut with What A Woman Wants To Hear on Anderson East’s debut album, Delilah, produced by Dave Cobb, and on Caitlyn Rose’s debut album, Own Side Now called Comin’ Up.
The pair has finished the recording of their debut EP, Games We Play. This project came to life with the help of producer Evan Hutchings (Joey + Rory) who also doubles on the drums, Rob McNelly (Kacey Musgraves, Parmalee) who lends his guitar skills on the EP, and Chris Gelbuda, who produced Meghan Trainor's "Like I'm Gonna Lose You,” and co-wrote "All About Us" and "The Rest" with Steeves and Decious.
Their unique sound mixes homegrown sentiment with dive bar rock-n-roll. The organic blend of their soulful edge with Americana southern roots makes them extremely unique. The iconic 60’s influences of Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, and Carole King shine through their voices in every performance. Steevie and Jon’s musical fate finally caught up to them, and the result is both enchanting and wicked; in the words of Decious, “You can outgrow your boots, but you can’t outrun your boots, or at least that’s what I think they say.”
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We know you want to know more about TOWNE so be sure to check out our interview with the powerhouse duo.
FBC: What made you want to get involved in the country music world?
TOWNE: That's an interesting question that I think can be broken down into a few parts: First of all, I think we were both always drawn to great songs and have a huge respect for the art of songwriting- with that said, the best place in the world for songwriting is Nashville- lastly, Nashville is "Music City USA" and, obviously, pretty well known for country music.
FBC: When did you decide to form the duo TOWNE?
TOWNE: Not too long after we met, we started playing songs we wrote together at open mic nights all over Nashville. Inevitably, at the end of every show, someone would say, "Hey, you guys are great! What's the name of your band? Do y'all have a cd?", and we'd always get these confused looks when we told them we were just having fun and playing songs. After a while we said to each other, "Hey, maybe we should start a band. Ya wanna?". So we did...but honestly, we're still just having fun and playing songs.
FBC: What do you use for inspiration to write your songs?
TOWNE: Depends on the day- Haha! Typically, we pull our inspiration from our personal lives...The real-er we get, the better the song gets.
FBC: What was your favorite part about making the video for Runnin' Into You?
TOWNE: Well, each of us and some of our friends got to act a little bit in the video and we made it with our good friend, Seth Graves- so I think our favorite part was having a good excuse to hang out and have fun with our friends all day.
FBC: If you could perform a duet with anyone who would it be and why?
TOWNE: Sturgill Simpson, Ryan Tedder, Sia, or Chris Stapleton- because they all give us all the right chills in all the right places.
FBC: Who is your country music idol and why?
TOWNE: I think if we had to narrow it down, we'd have to go with Garth Brooks. He's a world-class; singer/songwriter and performer-the definition of the "total package"...There are so many great ones though, it's hard to pick just one.
FBC: What are three fun facts about you that you want your fans to know?
TOWNE: Hmm...let's see... 1) Steevie was part of the Nashville Paranormal Society 2) I (Jon) played cello in the school orchestra in 4th grade 3) our band motto is: "Low Maintenance. High Standards"
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