five a.m. - the blog: Radio

Monday, August 18, 2008

Pre-dawn Five A.M.

Pre-dawn Five A.M.

Trent and I were live on KFOG (104.5 fm San Francisco) this morning at 7am. I’m still half asleep but I seem to recall it went well. KFOG has been a great support to the band recently, inviting us to open for Rocco De Luca in San Jose last week, and including us on their new Local Scene 5 CD, which benefits music in schools (if the state won’t do it, it’s up to us little people). KFOG has also been playing our single “Be Still,” which will hit radio stations nationally next week. Let’s get this baby in the Top 100. Stay tuned for big news about Five A.M. and your television. – Zach

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Five AM Radio - where we're at...

If any of you are in these areas please tune in to your FM dial. Support the stations that are playing Five AM! Drop us a line with updates as to when they are playing our song and what song they are playing.

Cleveland, OH 88.3 WBWC
Eugene, OR 91.9 KRVM
Grand Rapids, MN 91.7 KAXE
Jackson, WY 96.9 KMTN
Kalispell, MT 103.1 KRVO "The River"
Ocean City, MD 98.1 WOCM
Santa Rosa, CA 95.9 KRSH "The Krush"
St. Louis, MI 89.1 KCLC "The Wood"
St. Louis, MI 104.3 KDBB
Santa Fe, NM 98.1 KBAC
Taos, NM 101.9 KTAO
Virginia Beach, VA 100.9 WRRW

For those of you who are into PodCasts here is a list of way cool Pods that spin Five AM among other varieties:

http://melodic.net/newsOne.asp?newsId=10217
WLSO.FM
www.myspace.com/wlso
www.indielaunchpad.com
www.electricallanguage.co.uk/2008/05/electrical-language-no-121.html
www.bbsradio.com
www.IndieMusicSampler.com
www.myspace.com/lorieanddwight

A speacial thanks to all of you who are helping spread the word and spread our music. YOU ARE THE BEST!

What we"ve been up to...band bio

Five A.M. has played hundreds of dates throughout the Western United
States, all with the energy and drive of an original band on a mission.

The group builds its sound around lead singer/songwriter Trent
Yaconelli, who has the rare ability to write pop songs with a poet's soul.
Backing him is a driving rhythm section led by drummer Jed Friesen, a
natural born performer and an inventive linguist; bassist Jason McGrath, our talented hero from Napa who also happens to be a mechanic; and percussionist Benjie
Kushins, a rhythmic dynamo whose small size makes him ideal for long
road trips. Complementing all of this is lead guitarist Zach Hammer who
plays like someone named Zach Hammer should.

Voted "Best Rock Band" three years in a row by audiences in Northern
California, both of Five A.M.'s CD's were financed by their listeners.
Their debut album, "Degress of Falling" was made with over $21,000 of fan
investment. The album launched the group to the forefront of Northern
California rock bands, receiving regular airplay on radio stations all
over the Bay Area. Their single "Paper Bag" stayed in the Top 10 on Mix
104.1 FM for three months, alongside Dave Matthews and U2. They also
found success on the internet as they shot into Cornerband.com's
charts--in both Rock and Pop categories--and stayed in the Top 10 for over a
year. The album has sold over 5,000 copies to date, and was the first
ever independent release to be named "CD Pick of the Week" by KRSH 95.9 FM
(The Crush) in Santa Rosa.

In 2005, the group completed work on their second CD, "This Morphine
Life.” This time the album was realized by the owner of a major Bay
Area studio, who was so inspired after seeing the band perform live that
he recorded the entire album on spec.

Playing a raw original rock all their own, Five A.M.'s intense live
energy has brought them into the league of national acts, where they've
opened for Train, Gin Blossoms, Sister Hazel, Dishwalla, Cracker, Guster,
Bob Schneider, and Doobie Brother Michael McDonald.

2009 promises to be a huge year for the band. A new project is in the
works to take things to an entirely new level. Keep listening…