The Incredible Sandwich is a hard-hitting progressive rock band hailing from Athens, GA. Forming in the Fall of 2007, the band has been busy composing, recording and gigging ever since.
April 2009, brought the release of their self-titled debut EP. The following June, the band won the award for “Upstart of the Year” at the 2009 Flagpole Athens Music Awards. After receiving considerable radio play, the band reached #11 on the Relix/Jamband.com radio charts for the month of October 2009 and has appeared on the HomeGrown Music Network’s radio charts as well. This eclectic quartet is rapidly amassing a strong fan base through their creative blend of musical styles such as Latin, jazz, funk and rock with unexpected educated improvisations.
“The Sandwich,” as they are known to their fans, features Matt McKinney on lead guitar and vocals, Kevin Juneau on bass guitar, Damian Kapcala on keyboards, and Rackley Davis on drums and vocals.
McKinney, a native of Cordele, GA, began playing the guitar at 13 and moved to Athens after completing his degree in music composition at Georgia Southern University. Juneau, who hails from Albany, GA, began playing guitar when he was 15, expanding to bass guitar shortly after moving to Athens in 2004 to attend the University of Georgia. Davis, a musician since age 11, completed a degree in music at Berry College before moving to Athens in 2007. Kapcala, the newest addition to the band, was raised in Columbia, MD, and is a classically trained pianist who also plays guitar, bass, and drums.
The energy generated during their live shows through McKinney’s powerful command of the guitar, combined with the solid rhythm section of Juneau and Davis, all accentuated by Kapcala on keyboards, continues to convert more and more fans with each performance. Davis comments, “The fact that we share the same influences helps a lot with how we feed off each other. I think a lot of that goes into (our) improvisation. We have a fine-tuned ear for each other’s instrument and style.”
The Incredible Sandwich anticipates the Spring 2010 release of their first full-length album, which was recorded and produced by John Keane in Athens, GA. This will be the band’s second release on Mule Train Records.
The Incredible Sandwich released their debut, a five-song self-titled EP on April 25, 2009.
Recorded at Green Room Studios in Athens by Nathan Sheppard, the EP is the second release for the upstart Athens-based label Mule Train Records.
