Genres Alternative Labels Rebel Group Genre Alternative rock Albums The Epochs | Years active 2002 - present Associated acts Kotchy Record label Rebel Group | |
Website The Epochs Official Site Members Ryan Holladay, Hays Holladay, Kevin Smith, Kotchy Origin Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States | ||
The Epochs are an alternative rock band based in Brooklyn, New York, and fronted by the brothers Hays and Ryan Holladay.
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Members
Hays and Ryan Holladay grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and are self-taught musicians. The brothers share vocal duties on the groups two albums and in their live performances. In concert, the brothers both play guitar, keyboards, and other percussion instruments.
The band's drummer, who goes by the name of "Kotchy", is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. According to his website [1], Kotchy also works as an independent "creator of video, electronic and acoustic music."
The band's bassist is Kevin Smith, who is no relation to the filmmaker of the same name.
History
The band was originally a twosome, composed of the Holladay brothers, who essentially self-produced the Epochs first album, Ten Billion Light Years of Solitude in 2000/2001. After moving to New York to attend college, they added a rhythm section of Kotchy and Aaron Reed and began the slow process of writing and rehearsing the songs that would become their eponymous album.
The band nexus of operations for the period of 2002-2003 and again from 2006 to today is Sunset Park, Brooklyn. They live and rehearse in a large loft space above a battery wholesaler and within close proximity of both a church and a liquor store.
Songs
Head In The FireThe Epochs · 2008
Love CompleteThe Epochs · 2008
Mouths To FeedThe Epochs · 2008