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HANNAH WICKLUND & THE STEPPIN STONES
PERFORMING IN LOS ANGELES ON
THURSDAY, APRIL 12 AT THE SATELLITE
 HANNAH WICKLUND & THE STEPPIN STONES–fronted by 20-year-old powerhouse Hannah Wicklund–will make a stop in Los Angeles for a performance at The Satellite on Thursday, April 12 (doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:00pm).
WICKLUND has been touring non-stop nationally on the 50-date “Sibling Rivalry Tour” alongside her brother’s band The High Divers in support of her recently released self-titled album which has been getting the media buzzing. Guitar World writer James Wood raved the new album is “a fiery combination of blues-rock passion that pays homage to her musical roots while giving them modern, 21-century feel. With her tasty fret work and tireless work ethic, Wicklund is a guitarist to watch for 2018.” See more recent critic praise below.
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. Listen to HANNAH WICKLUND & THE STEPPIN STONES via the following platforms: Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music.
The South Carolina-born (and now East Nashville-based) artist who formed the band as an eight-year-old has developed a powerful and sublime synthesis of skills and makes it clear that the future is hers to conquer.
On the new album, the band–who’ve played over 2,000 shows including notable festival appearances–digs in deep, hits hard, and crushes it. HANNAH WICKLUND & THE STEPPIN STONES (released 1/26/18 on her Strawberry Moon imprint) is an aural kaleidoscope of blazing guitars and searing vocals, all of which establish Wicklund as a triple-threat player, singer and writer in the fashion of Susan Tedeschi and the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde.
CURRENT STATS ON
 Over 150,000 monthly Spotify listeners
Video for “Bomb Through The Breeze” single in Top 10 on “Rock This” playlist
Songs on “Dirty Rock,” New Noise,” Women of Rock,” and “Fierce Femmes” playlists
WHAT CRITICS HAVE BEEN SAYING:
“…one of rock’s most exciting young guitarists…Hannah Wicklund and The Steppin Stones have consistently stood out as a young band on the rise. The band’s self-titled, fifth album–produced by Sadler Valden and set for a January 26 release–draws from the guitarist’s classic rock influences, which range from Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck to Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty. The result is a fiery combination of blues-rock passion that pays homage to her musical roots while giving them modern, 21-century feel. With her tasty fret work and tireless work ethic, Wicklund is a guitarist to watch for 2018.“
“With influences like Tom Petty for conscious song crafting and Jimi Hendrix for guitar pyrotechnics, Wicklund…is anxious to unleash a more mature album from her power trio.”
“…Wicklund is not simply a shredder or a tonal colorist – though she certainly has chops and can go for some buzzy and less-than-organic sounds. What’s impressive to me is how she uses her custom Tom Anderson guitar and Orange half-stack to drive the emotional context of her songs with a combination of spiky rhythms, slow lines, fast runs, and cagey riffs. It all adds up to a thrilling ride.”
“…Hannah Wicklund is no newcomer to the music industry. Today, as frontwoman of her blues/alt-rock trio Hannah Wicklund & the Steppin Stones, the 20-year-old’s stage presence and guitar playing is pure voltage…on ‘Ghost’…Wicklund’s scarlet-toned vocals drip over a steady blues-rock groove punctuated by gnawing electric guitar-which echoes the songwriter’s bitter resentment towards the titular ‘ghost’ that haunts her…Halfway through, the song’s edge transforms with ominous vocal harmonies, and Wicklund exercises that contempt with a short yet incisive solo that expresses it in a way the lyrics can’t.”
“Hannah Wicklund blends bluesy sensibilities with tasty wah guitar and jutting rhythm – with notes of (gutsier) Fleetwood Mac in the mix…the South Carolina-born (now Nashville-based) singer/guitarist is one to watch out for.”
“…blues-rock guitarist and singer Hannah Wicklund is a total pro … her new full-length, Hannah Wicklund & the Steppin Stones, benefits from the careful production of guitarist Sadler Vaden… Wicklund makes her Nashville-sounding move on the new album – Vaden wisely allows the tracks to remain uncluttered, though Wicklund gets room to shred on guitar. She and Vaden collaborated on the new record’s brisk workout ‘Bomb Through the Breeze,’ a fine bit of commercial blues. Meanwhile, the track ‘Ghost’ manages to combine the styles of Tom Petty and Albert King – it’s perhaps her best effort to date. If you’re gonna Nashville-ize the blues, this is a classy way to do it.”
“The word ‘prodigy’ is defined as ‘a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.’ Would an 18 year old who has already released 3 albums, whose skills remind you of a mix of Orianthi and Nancy Wilson, and whose soul is reminiscent of Bonnie Raitt, count? I certainly think so. Hannah Wicklund has been playing instruments and performing live all her young life…Her performance at The Viper Room marked her ‘L.A. debut,’ and she wowed the crowd with her otherworldly skills on the axe. It was remarkable to watch her get lost in her guitar solos. With her eyes closed, and her brow furrowed, you could literally see the focus on her face. It was if she was visualizing the music in her head before she made the magic come out of her quickly moving fingers.”
“Having founded her band before she turned 10, this blues-rock powerhouse is a seasoned stage vet at age 20. On her upcoming album, she rips on classic rock-influenced guitar and belts like an R&B vet under the production of Jason Isbell guitarist and fellow S.C. native Sadler Vaden”
“Wicklund is a guitar-wielding burst of fire…lead single “Bomb Through the Breeze” was released late last year, and leads off the album–an album which is sure to be one of the most exciting releases to come out of Nashville in 2018!”
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HANNAH WICKLUND & THE STEPPIN STONES at The Satellite on Thursday, April 12
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