The Hollyfelds

"Holly" rhymes with "golly." "Felds" rhymes with "welds."

Once there was a grown man who lived in a closet.

Well, it wasn’t a real closet. He only used the closet as a secret entrance to his underground lair of steam tunnels where he was able to pursue his interests in math and science with no interruption from the outside world.

And he wasn’t a real man, only a character in the 80’s teen movie "Real Genius."

What is real is that more than 20 years after the film was released a band in Denver would name themselves after this memorable character. His name was Hollyfeld... Lazlo Hollyfeld.

Lazlo’s Denver descendants, calling themselves The Hollyfelds, departed from the musical style of the 80’s film they took their name from and instead went for a more traditional sound...a country sound...a neo-traditional country sound (tempered with a hefty dose of folk and Americana and just a touch of bluegrass, all anchored by solid pop hooks).

The Hollyfelds (henceforth referred to as "we" or "our") started with a marriage and then moved on to other instances of destiny. How we all came together is pretty boring. Husband and wife musicians...blah blah blah...met boy and girl musicans...blah blah blah...remembered poker buddy musican...bob loblaw...band formed.

In May of 2006 we officially formed and quickly recorded our EP, “File Under ‘H’ For Toy”. Soon after we started playing shows around Colorado, mainly in the Denver area, but we also rocked Laporte pretty hard.

Then in October of 2007 we prepared to record our debut full length release. We began looking at studios in the Denver area, but none of them seemed to be what we were looking for, and we wondered where we would find a studio and producer who was right for us. Then one day that producer contacted us. Ric Hordinski, best known for his work with artists such as Over the Rhine, Victoria Williams, Robbie Fulks and David Wilcox, contacted us and asked if we would want to come to his studio, The Monastery, and record with him in Cincinnati, OH. Needless to say we were very excited, in addition to the above artists, Ric had also been nominated for a Grammy in 2003, and had shared the stage with legends such as Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. We headed out to Ohio in late October in a borrowed RV and over the course of 4 days recorded the 12 songs which would make up the album Saratoga. After recording, the tracks were sent to Masaki, best known for his work with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, to be mastered in the San Francisco area. Finally the album was done, and Saratoga will be released in early 2008 with a great CD release show being planned.

In 2008 we will keep playing as many live shows as we can. In the past we’ve been lucky enough to play at venues such as Backyard BBQ, Private Party, The Bluebird Theater, Bender’s Tavern, Cricket on the Hill, The Larimer Lounge, The Hi-Dive, the Meadowlark Lounge, the Oriental Theater, the D Note, Surfside 7, and Swing Station.

We have been fortunate to share the stage with many of the extremely talented people who call Colorado home, as well as a few national artists such as Slim Cessna’s Auto Club (Alternative Tentacles), The Railbenders, The Be Good Tanyas (Nettwerk), Bobby Bare Jr. (Bloodshot Records), Dusty Rhodes and the River Band (Side One Dummy Records), and Panda and Angel (Jade Tree). We were also nominated in the Westword Music Showcase in the “Country / Alt-Country” category.

Our main, all consuming goal at the moment is to get people to pronounce and spell our beautiful name correctly. Just remember...there is no “i” in "team" or in "Hollyfelds," but there ARE three “L’s”.

www.TheHollyfelds.com

Check them out this Saturday night at the Golden Light Cantina, 2908 W 6th!

Press Quotes:

"Throughout the album, the deft, soulful musicianship of all five
Hollyfelds stand out, but it's Eryn's and Kate's stunning harmonies
that make Saratoga an utterly delightful listen. Their honeyed voices
contain just enough of the whiskey and heartache that makes great
country music."

- Westword

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" [The Hollyfelds] have made a name for themselves. . . via hotly
written alt-country tunes [and] masterful harmonizing, [Saratoga is]
poetic."

- The Denver Post

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"The Hollyfelds have made one of the finest alt-country albums of the
past 10 years. . . Saratoga is a musician's dream. Start with the
dueling vocals of Eryn Hoerig and Kate Grigsby. Their vocals wrap
around one another in harmonies so tight they'll make you want to cry,
laugh out loud and jump for joy. . . [The Hollyfelds] are writing the
next generation of country standards (or what should be, in a perfect
world). Buy It Now!"

- Wildy's World Blog

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"[Saratoga is] A fine set of ragged-edged, buoyant DIY-billy, with a
bouncy rock backbeat behind a mostly-acoustic band and twin
gal-harmony vocals. . . Fans of Freakwater and Lone Justice will
recognize kindred spirits. . . [Saratoga is] full of plenty of
pleasant surprises. . . The Hollyfelds sing and play with a conviction
and sincerity that's refreshing to hear."

- Slipcue.com

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"The Hollyfelds' boisterous set at the Meadowlark on Saturday
satisfied completely. . . mining a vein of traditional country-folk
that invigorated the crowd. . .led by silk-voiced singers Eryn Hoerig
and Kate Grigsby, [The Hollyfelds] ran through a set of originals and
covers that helped the subterranean Meadowlark feel like a summery
back porch."

- The Denver Post

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"Talk about sweet - take one listen to the harmonizing vocals of Eryn
Hoerig and Katie Grigsby, and you will fall in love with this band."

- The Vail Daily

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"I really like the harmony. . .That was phenomenal. . .I really like
the song [Empress of Wyoming]."

- Hyper Nonsense no.26

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". . . all-out country music . . .with. . .two stunning front women
and [a] solid, swaying rhythm section. . .charming. . .Their lazy
country pace and swelling two-part harmonies made crying in your beer
the most natural thing to do."

- Japan Implosion no.7

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"I was laying down listening to this. . . and suddenly it occurred to
me 'Oh man, this is not the band I'm going to see tonight! They are
halfway across the country!' and I was totally disappointed."

- Hardcore-troubadours.com