Live Power Hour this Friday...what is it you ask?

Power Hour is a game where participants drink one shot of beer on the minute for 60 minutes. Instead of a timer, a soundtrack of awesome 60 second soundclips is used, where the song changes indicate when the minute is up.

Our version -- the result of a crazy night at Lexington's Paddock Bar several years ago -- replaces the soundtrack with the sweet tunes of 64West. We play 60 seconds of 60 songs, weaving them together into one awesome hour of country, rock, R&B and classic stuff.

See how it works this Friday at the Tin Roof Louisville. Pitcher specials will be had for those participating. Fun starts at 9pm!

64West with the Eli Young Band recap

Here's a cool shot from last night's show with the Eli Young Band - great guys to hang out with. Their story is awesome. They've been working hard as a band for more than 10 years to get where they are today and a #1 Single with "Crazy Girl." This stuff doesn't happen overnight. Pretty inspiring to a group of guys like us doing the same thing.

Video coming soon!

10.11.12 Opening for Randy Houser

Here's the first episode in our 64West #withtheband video blog. We've been doing so many cool things lately we definitely needed to be able to share them with the folks who couldn't be there. So now you can travel #withtheband and see all (the good and band) of what we are up to.

First up, here's a recap of our opening show for Randy Houser last week at the Tin Roof Lexington:

64West with Eli Young Band this Wed. at Tin Roof Lexington!

We're happy to announce another amazing country show we get to be a part of! On Wednesday Oct. 17, 2012 we'll be sharing the stage with the Eli Young Band at the Tin Roof in Lexington, KY! This group is amazing and touring the country behind their hit "Even If It Breaks Your Heart." The event is sponsored by Lexington's WBUL 98.1 The Bull.

From the band's website:

"The Eli Young Band—four musicians who met during their college days in Texas—is now 11 years into a career built on touring without a single lineup change. That dedication is paying off big-time as the band enjoys a crazy new level of success. They sell a crazy amount of tickets. Get a crazy amount of airplay. And are selling a crazy amount of downloads—EYB received their first platinum record for "Crazy Girl" and have sold over 1.5 million downloads of the track."

64West opening for Randy Houser tomorrow!

We're hittin up the Tin Roof Lexington (www.tinroofbars.com/Lexington) tomorrow night to do another opening show - this time for country star Randy Houser. That's another in the list of folks we've opened for, including Kellie Pickler, David Nail, Rodney Atkins and John Michael Montgomery. Pretty freakin cool.

From RandyHouser.com:

"Randy Houser is a man refreshed. “I don’t know how it happened, but everything in my life has started lining up,” says the Lake, Mississippi native. “I must have done somebody right in the past.”

Houser’s own past contains no shortage of achievement, including multiple nominations for ACM and CMA Awards, a #2 single in the form of “Boots On,” and songwriting credits for major names such as Trace Adkins, Justin Moore and Chris Young. In 2008—mere months after the release of his debut single, “Anything Goes”—Houser was even asked by David Letterman himself to appear on the Late Show. The singer’s first full-length, Anything Goes, came out later that year, followed in 2010 by They Call Me Cadillac."

64West Nashville Show and Roadtrip Weekend!!

We're heading to Nashville and want you to come with us! We're lucky enough to be playing Commodore Grill on Sat. June 11 at 9 PM and want to bring a caravan of our best friends down there for the show and then out on the town. Hopefully we can use the message boards here to arrange rides/hotels etc. The band will be leaving Fri June 10 and coming back Sunday June 12.

To our friends in Nashville, we hope you'll come out to the show as well as we've wanted to come play for you for a long time! Any questions, just ask me or Aaron.

We play Sat. June 11 at the Commodore Grill, then go where the night takes us!

You can RSVP for the show and roadtrip here. 

Hungry for good music and pizza?

Y'all hungry?? We are excited to announce that MozzaPi (who offers hot, fresh, Napoletana pizzas right out of a wood-fired over -- all in a mobile unit!!!) will be joining us for the SIXTYFOURWEST in-store performance and EP release show at ear X-tacy tonight at 6 PM!

Check out MozzaPi on Facebook here.

64West finds compatibility between soul and country in “Treat You Right”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – May 17, 2011 – Country and soul collide in “Treat You Right,” the latest EP release from 64West. Based in Louisville, Ky. but popular throughout the region, the band is quickly making a name for itself through tireless performance of a high-energy show consisting of downright good music that people are often pleasantly surprised to hear in a club setting.

“Treat You Right” is a culmination of that show into a high-powered, five-song EP that spans genres from ‘70s soul and classic R&B to modern country and Americana, capped off with a gentle, yet crafty, acoustic track.

While an updated cover of Bill Withers’ classic “Use Me” and “Tryin’ Not to Love You” push the soul and country boundaries, “Treat You Right,” the EP’s namesake and single, seems to wrap both genres together nicely and cover a lot of ground in between. Acoustic guitar, mandolin and punchy four-part harmonies drive the song throughout, while a smooth saxophone solo transports the listener to a New Orleans jazz club for the middle of the song.

“We spend a lot of time focusing on the vocals and making them a priority,” said Aaron Weaver, lead singer for 64West. “There’s been a negative trend of beats and music getting louder and louder. What people really want to hear is what you are saying, and they’re amazed all over again when they hear good harmonies.”

It was vocal harmony that served as the basis for the creation of 64West more than six years ago when vocalist Aaron Weaver and guitarist Bill Yackey were members of the University of Kentucky a cappella group (The AcoustiKats) and Chorale. Having literally sung next to each other for more than six years in high school and in Kentucky All-State choirs, the two decided to add guitar to the mix and begin performing in the club circuit around Kentucky. “Bill & Aaron” caught on like wildfire on the college scene and operations were moved from Lexington, Ky. to Louisville in 2007, thus creating the name change to 64West.

After several years of relentless performing the duo made the much-needed expansion to a full band, keeping many of the songs and M.O. that made them successful in the past. Adding bassist Mike Lankford, guitarist Will King and drummer Justin Shaw, all live music veterans, has allowed 64West the ability to play larger venues, festivals and events and gather a growing legion of fans. The band played 63 shows in 2010 and is on track to repeat that number in 2011.

“Treat You Right” will be released Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Ear-X-Tacy Records in Louisville, Ky., CD Central in Lexington, Ky. and will also be available online on iTunes and CD Baby. 64West will be hosting a Release Show for the EP at Gerstle’s Place in Louisville, Ky. on Friday, May 20, 2011.

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Sixtyfourwest featured at Boots, Bourbon & Brew event in Lexington

Get ready for the second annual Boots, Bourbon & Brew!

 

Boots, Bourbon, & Brew is a casual fall event hosted by the Lexington Cancer Foundation’s Pegasus Board to benefit The Lexington Cancer Foundation. The Pegasus Board is comprised of a group of young women with an interest in philanthropy and raising funds in the fight against cancer in support of the Foundation’s mission.

Friday, November 12, 2010
Buster’s Backroom and Billards
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Enjoy a beer and bourbon tasting, a barbeque dinner by Nova Gourmets and listen to music by Kentucky’s own Sixtyfourwest! All proceeds raised benefit the Lexington Cancer Foundation.

Sponsors include Paul Miller Ford, McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC, Kentucky Basketball Academy, Space Center Storage, Fan Outfitters, Mod Boutique, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Stephen’s Instrumentals, Brandon Richardson, AJ’s Clothing, UK Healthcare, Pearson and Justice, Clay Ingels, and many more! Special thanks to Kentucky Eagle Distributing, Southern Wine and Spirits, Republic National Beverage, Russ Mitchell Management and The Bourbon Review.