Axton Kincaid

about

Two parts Midwestern wedding band veterans, one part Oregon ranch girl, one part Nashville native, and one part Orange County girl, Axton Kincaid is the result of five friends deciding it was time to get back to their roots after a decade of playing indie rock. Bass player Ryan Waggoner and drummer Jon Fojtik grew up best friends in the cornfields of Michigan, playing everything from classic country to polka in Fojtik's father's wedding band. They continued playing together in San Francisco in Fojimoto, a three-part-harmony-driven band that made inspired forays into Uncle Tupelo-ish twang. While Fojimoto was touring the country, Kate Howser and Jen Daunt's band, Luster, was ending, after Kate decided she wanted to reconnect with the bluegrass and country music of her childhood. After many nights with her guitar, a six-pack, and a mic, she had a set of stripped-down songs with simple melodies and basic themes: family, love, death, alcohol. Jen added mandolin and harmonies, and the two began playing as an acoustic duo. After one of these shows, Ryan and Jon (post-Fojimoto) suggested rounding out the songs with a full band and three-part harmonies. Mac Martine, who had played pedal steel with Fojimoto and legendary singer-songwriter Bob Frank, joined in soon after. After releasing a self-titled EP in spring 2006, AK quickly made their mark with their first radio single, "Who's Gonna Pour My Whiskey When You're Gone?" and a moody cover of the Stone Roses' "I Wanna Be Adored."

top songs

albums

Songs From The Pine Room

Silver Dollars

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Full band demo

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Boot Liquor: Americana roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers. [SomaFM]

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Boot Liquor [SomaFM]

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Axton Kincaid

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Cover your tracks

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Got You Covered

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Single Songs - New

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Boot Liquor

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Que Da Solita

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Boot Liquor- Americana roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers. [SomaFM]

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