MUSIC NEWS - To mark the 20th episode of his critically acclaimed online series Live From Daryl’s House, Daryl Hall invited rockers (and longtime Daryl Hall and John Oates fans) Parachute to join him at his New York home/studio, in a brand-new installment which will debut June 15 at livefromdarylshouse.com. The Charlottesville, VA-based band recently worked their way up to #1 on the iTunes album charts with their debut, Losing Sleep (out via Mercury Records, order your copy thru MNN below), and hit single, “She Is Love,” one of seven songs the five-piece band performed with Daryl Hall for the show.
Will Anderson, the group’s vocalist/guitarist and piano player, was thrilled by the experience. “Getting to do Live From Daryl's House was amazing,” he enthused. “We had an absolute blast singing some of the Daryl Hall and John Oates songs I grew up listening to and hope we'll get to jam with Daryl and the guys again soon!” PARACHUTE, which also includes saxophone player/keyboardist Kit French, bassist Alex Hargrave, drummer Johnny Stubblefield and lead guitarist Nate McFarland, played four of their own songs with Daryl, including, in addition to “She Is Love,” “Under Control,” “All That I Am” and “She,” two Daryl Hall and John Oates classics, “It’s a Laugh” and “Say It Isn’t So,” as well as a rousing cover of Junior Walker’s “Shotgun.”Live from Daryl’s House has featured a mix of well-known performers like The Doors, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Gym Class Heroes’ Travis McCoy, Finger Eleven’s James Black and Rick Jackett and the Bacon Brothers, along with newcomers such as Philly soul singer Mutlu, Canadian techno-rockers Chromeo, MySpace pop-rock phenom Eric Hutchinson, Cash Money rocker Kevin Rudolf, Wind-up Records’ Chicago rockers Company of Thieves, Bay Area singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson and Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek of The Doors.
Live from Daryl’s House started with Daryl’s “light-bulb moment” idea of “playing music with my friends and putting it up on the Internet,” and the show has received considerable praise. See video preview below.
