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“Classic jam bands are a dime a dozen; indie rock jam bands are slightly more expensive. Bellingham, Washington’s Acorn Project gives listeners their money’s worth with funky epics that rock enough to make a good Christmas present for your Deadhead uncle but are jazzy enough to play for your hipster friends… Constantly changing and seldom boring, this is a show not to be missed.” – Santa Cruz Metro
Be on the look out for Acorn Project’s second full length studio release in Fall of 2010. “Generation Debt” promises to take listeners through an intricately written and cohesively designed collection of songs from start to finish.
As a six-piece ensemble featuring saxophone, guitar, slide, keyboards, bass, drums, and percussion, Acorn Project produces an irresistibly unique sound. The band’s own brand of progressive Electro-Funk draws an audience inward with their performance, infecting each individual with their ability to blend seemingly limitless musical styles into their own character.
In May of 2008, the release of their debut album entitled “We’ll Be Fine,” quickly spread Acorn Project’s music around the nation. The album charted as high as 5 on the jambands.com national index, and 4 on CMJ charts throughout the country. Eartaste.com rated it one of the top 12 albums of the year, and great reviews have flooded in from all parts of the U.S. and Europe. “We’ll Be Fine” took home the album of the year award in the 2008 What’s Up Awards sponsored by What’s Up Magazine.
Boasting an impressive resume, high profile performances are common for Acorn Project. Since Fall of 2007 Acorn Project has worked with seasoned professional acts such as Widespread Panic, Tea Leaf Green, EOTO, RAQ, Zilla, BLVD, Hot Buttered Rum, The Bridge, Blue Turtle Seduction, Izabella, Flowmotion, The Everyone Orchestra, The Living Daylights, and many more. Creating an uplifting atmosphere for everyone, and anyone, Acorn Project will lift crowds to ecstatic dance at every show.
Andy Pritiken Guitar, Vocals
Sam Lax Saxophone, Electronic Percussion, Vocals
Kale McGuinness Bass
Todd Benedict Drums
Oskar Kollen Keys, Vocals
Tristan Currin Lead Guitar, Vocals
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“Classic jam bands are a dime a dozen; indie rock jam bands are slightly more expensive. Bellingham, Washington’s Acorn Project gives listeners their money’s worth with funky epics that rock enough to make a good Christmas present for your Deadhead uncle but are jazzy enough to play for your hipster friends… Constantly changing and seldom boring, this is a show not to be missed.” - October 15th, 2008 “I love an album that’s simply perfect for the times… Tasty. This entire album is a shout-out. The players are all superb, the solos touch the heart. Fine job all around. While there’s no doubt these guys are rock and roll, there is plenty of jazz, soul, and pop influence to keep Acorn Project constantly on the edge of creativity… Easily one of the five best all-round albums I’ve heard all year.” - August 8th, 2008 “Acorn Project’s swirling mixture of rock, blues, and funk serves as a cohesive format for the instrumentation of choice. Apart from the multifariously talented drummer and exceedingly impressive saxophonist Sam Lax, each member specializes in an instrument in which they have clearly studied up on… The group has made the evolution from primarily a “live band” to studio whizzes with heaps of good songwriting ideas up their sleeves… There is guaranteed to be something for everyone’s current psyche on the intricately resounding We’ll Be Fine.” -Mike Mineo “To their credit Acorn Project are difficult to pigeon hole and cannot be easily added to any current glut of similar bands… The sax is not common to prog rock which gives Acorn Project an angle, offering a hint of Morphine, which evens things out nicely.” -By Patrick Wilkins, Saturday, October 25, 2008 “Within minutes, fans and people in the crowd hearing Acorn Project for the first time are rocking out to funky keyboard riffs, wild saxophone bellows and the lead singer’s soothing yet powerful voice. But the members of Acorn Project never dreamed they would be playing, much less headlining, The Showbox, where countless famous bands, such as Pearl Jam and Reel Big Fish, have played. - “Bellingham’s Humble Hitmakers” “Saturday was kind of a slow-it-down and relax kind of day but The Acorn Project stood out in the afternoon, with the Yard Dog Road Show filled with performance artists offering entertainment for the eyes” - “Summer Meltdown 2007 Festival Review” “If you are one of the few people in Bellingham who have not heard of Acorn Project, let me tell you, you’re the only one. This band regularly draws hundreds of people to their local shows and are sure to send their whirling, twirling fans into a frenzy. - “Acorn Project New Year’s Eve ‘007 Show Preview |
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