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The Preservation
12+ albums
indie rockindieamericanAustin TX
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http://thepreservation.bandcamp.com/ :: Josh Wienholt (drums) :: :: Mario Matteoli (vox, guitar) :: :: Cayce Matteoli (vox, percussion) :: :: Ben Burdick (bass, vox) :: :: Andy Bianculli (vox, keys, guitar) :: The story of The Preservation is much like the story of Austin music itself: a melting pot of influences from different parts of the country creating something musically unique and genuine. Austin’s own history is of a town whose geographical location distills German, Mexican, Country and Western influences with Psychedelic rock and blues into a spirit enjoyed in the 60s and 70s by both the “hippie” and the “redneck.” The town and it’s musical renown have grown since then to mythical proportions. Becoming the self-proclaimed “live music capital of the world” has made it a place where people flock from all over the country to fulfill their musical ideas and ambitions. Bands form here everyday. Usually in an incestuous, interweaving of musicians where so-and-so plays with so-and-so, but also plays with the so-and-so’s when they’re not on tour. It can get kind of hard to follow and it is rare to stand out as something special. The group’s founder/guitarist Mario Matteoli moved from northern California to Austin at age 19. By the age of 25, he was already a clubland veteran and internationally touring musician who had opened for Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, and Merle Haggard. When he left his former group, The Weary Boys, to record a couple of locally-acclai
