The Benders

about

There are four artists using the moniker The Benders: (1) The Benders were a 1960s garage band. There were in college at Stout State in Menominie, Wisconson, and was looking to get a band together in 1965. The band was: Gerry Cain, lead guitar; Paul Berry, vocals and drums; Geno Jansen, bass; and Tom Nofke, rhythm guitar. After the band broke up, Gerry Cain went on to play with the band The Why Four. (2) "The Benders have been doing what they do since the dawn of the 21st Century. They may have the instrumentation of a bluegrass band, but The Benders are an entity all their own. Fans and radio have called it Bluegrass, Newgrass, Alt-Bluegrass, Blackgrass, and even Twisted Old Time Music. The Benders just call it music. Three albums and many tours later, The Benders have played to audiences throughout New England, the eastern coast of the US, and through the southwestern states. National press have embraced their world-goin-to-hell sound, all being sure to point out one true fact--The Benders make real, no bullshit, music. No Depression Magazine describes The Benders as "Down from the mountain anti-panache." From their first album, recorded live in one afternoon standing around a microphone, to their newest album, the studio-tracked Mountain Radio, The Benders continue to put out music that is pure; blending rock, bluegrass, country and punk, into a sound all their own. The adept and prolific songwriting of Bow Thayer, Jabe Beyer, & Nolan McKelvey, coupled with the stell

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The Benders II

Can't Tame Me / Benders Can Play

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Mountain Radio

Storm in the Garage

Back From The Grave vol. 8

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Lyapis Crew Трубьют, Vol. 2

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The Benders

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Lyapis Crew: ТРУбьют. Vol. 2

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Fathers and Sons of Garage Punk, vol.: Troglodytes of Garage Rock

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Soundway presents Nigeria Special, Vol. 2 (Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues)

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51 Lex Presents Funketeers, Vol. 1

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Back From The Grave Vol. 8 (1)

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