Green Light Pistol

By Noah Anderson

Green Light Pistol is a new band that proudly hails from our favorite Fort. Almost a family band, GLP consists of five siblings and one long-time boyfriend. Despite having only played together for a year, the band has already recorded an EP, Blood n’ Bones, and is set to release a full-length album by the end of August. This is fast – I mean, this is REALLY fast. Most bands require at least a few years before they are cohesive enough to record anything of substance, but not so for Green Light Pistol. They grew up together, lived together, played together, and now they are rocking together. The interpersonal dynamics have long been established, and it allows the music to flow like sweet Texas tea. The band shares writing duties and treats each other with more than respect; they treat each other with love.
Blood n’ Bones is a five-track EP that only scratches the large surface of GLP’s abilities. But that is not to say it is shallow. For the most part, the sound is stripped down, with each instrument and each voice (of which there are five) providing just enough to keep the music going. It is both delicate and gritty – it is a flower in one hand and a pistol in the other. GLP does not fit easily into any one category, but is rather an amalgam, utilizing the best parts of country, jazz, rock-and-roll, and bluegrass. In particular, Songs of the Scarecrow is a powerful example of what the band has to offer: unpredictable melodies, a five-part harmony that resonates so sweetly only a family could produce it, powerful yet accessible lyricism, catchy bootstomping beats, and all the grace and comfort the South has to offer.
- Fort Worth Magazine

By Noah Anderson

Green Light Pistol is a new band that proudly hails from our favorite Fort. Almost a family band, GLP consists of five siblings and one long-time boyfriend. Despite having only played together for a year, the band has already recorded an EP, Blood n’ Bones, and is set to release a full-length album by the end of August. This is fast – I mean, this is REALLY fast. Most bands require at least a few years before they are cohesive enough to record anything of substance, but not so for Green Light Pistol. They grew up together, lived together, played together, and now they are rocking together. The interpersonal dynamics have long been established, and it allows the music to flow like sweet Texas tea. The band shares writing duties and treats each other with more than respect; they treat each other with love.
Blood n’ Bones is a five-track EP that only scratches the large surface of GLP’s abilities. But that is not to say it is shallow. For the most part, the sound is stripped down, with each instrument and each voice (of which there are five) providing just enough to keep the music going. It is both delicate and gritty – it is a flower in one hand and a pistol in the other. GLP does not fit easily into any one category, but is rather an amalgam, utilizing the best parts of country, jazz, rock-and-roll, and bluegrass. In particular, Songs of the Scarecrow is a powerful example of what the band has to offer: unpredictable melodies, a five-part harmony that resonates so sweetly only a family could produce it, powerful yet accessible lyricism, catchy bootstomping beats, and all the grace and comfort the South has to offer.
- Fort Worth Magazine

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There’s A New Sheriff In Town — Green Light Pistol
Published on March 28th, 2013
Written by: Jeff Prince
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Two months of band battling came to a head last night at the 8th Annual Texas Music Showdown at White Elephant Saloon, pitting finalists Green Light Pistol against The Tyler Rogers Band.





The grand prize included studio time, dream gigs at mammoth music festivals, and a veritable cornucopia of music and travel related swag.

The packed house was pretty much evenly split among loyalties.

A coin toss put Green Light Pistol on stage first, and their 30-minute set reminded everyone what the buzz has been about these past few weeks.


BROOK AND SALLY GET JIGGY.

THEN SALLY GOES HENDRIX ON EVERYBODY.
Four sisters, a brother, and a boyfriend playing homegrown music with playful harmonies, interesting melodies, unpredictable song directions, and a charismatic stage presence is a tough act to beat.


BETHANY (right) PROVIDES VOCALS AND KEYBOARDS.
Their sound is like…hmmm…imagine if Mumford & Sons, Telegraph Canyon, and Sarah Jaffee had a drunken tryst and sent the resulting love child to be raised by a sweet grandmother in the sticks of Burleson.


PLENTY OF FAN SUPPORT SHOWED UP FOR BOTH BANDS.
Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson served on the judges panel along with Texas Music artist Deryl Dodd, Smith Music Group A&R dude Frank Jackson, and genial host Brett Dillon of KHYI 95.3 The Range.



DALLAS MAVS GM DONNIE NELSON (WITH SALOON OWNER TIM LOVE) SERVED AS A JUDGE.

“Who writes your songs?” Nelson said.

“We all do, usually around the kitchen table,” fiddler Brook Wallace said.


BRAD HINES OPENED THE SHOW WITH A SOLO SET AND A NEW HAIRCUT (SOME PEOPLE SAY THE NEW ‘DO MAKES HIM LOOK LIKE KEITH URBAN’S FATHER, WHILE OTHERS ARE REMINDED OF DOROTHY HAMILL).
Brook is the shining star of the band instrumentally. Her fiddle runs and fills, combined with the group’s vocal harmonies, give the band much of its soaring sound.


TYLER ROGERS DIDN’T WIN THE CONTEST BUT, AS ONE OF THE JUDGES SAID BACKSTAGE, ALL THE “WOMEN WILL WANT TO SLEEP WITH HIM.”
Other band members — Sally, Caleb, Bethany, and Madalyn Wallace along with Chad Fincher — are good but not great musicians. They don’t need to be. Their unique music requires more heart and soul than instrumental mastery.

I sensed the Tyler Rogers Band saw the writing on the wall by the time they climbed on stage.


ROGERS AND HIS ADOPTED SON ON BASS (NOT REALLY HIS SON).
Rogers put on a solid show, as he’s done throughout the contest.

But he might as well have hung a bulls-eye on his head — Pistol was packing heat.


PISTOL GUITARIST AND SONGWRITER CHAD FINCHER GETS SAGE ADVICE FROM LONGTIME SONG SCRIBBLER JAMES MICHAEL TAYLOR.


ROGERS’ MUSIC FILLED THE DANCE FLOOR.

Back in the jungle room, the judges discussed things, but not much. They deemed Pistol fresh, unique, and loaded with potential.


STOMPING ON A CRY BABY.
They liked Rogers but considered his sound more generic and didn’t like that his guitar dropped out of tune during a couple of songs.

They did like his look and stage presence.

“The women will want to sleep with him,” one judge said.









JUDGE DERYL DODD GIVES THE TRACY ROGERS BAND SOME ADVICE WHILE DILLON LOOKS ON.



THE FACE OF A WINNER — SALLY WALLACE REACTS TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT GREEN LIGHT PISTOL IS THE NEW TEXAS MUSIC SHOWDOWN CHAMPION.

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Terri
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glad the gals got it, one small step for drunken judges, one giant leap for female musicians. - Fort Worth Weekly

Built around charismatic fiddle prodigy, Brook Wallace, and the alternative influences of Chad Fincher, Green Light Pistol is fueled by an endless energy of high octane Texas Folk and Indie Rock. The band's sound plays duck, duck, goose, with almost every major genre while paying homage to their own personal roots. A majority sibling band, the group delivers up to four part harmonies and five different lead vocalists. Mandolin, Fiddle, Upright Bass, Piano, Trumpet, Guitar, and a built in driving rhythm section, is the musical makeup of GLP.

"Winning the Ft. Worth battle of the bands was a good moment, that led to a Main Stage performance at Larry Joe Taylor's Annual Music Festival, (about the biggest one going in Texas). We are in another competition now called the Shiner Rising Star, hopefully we can do well at that."

popVLTR: You've been making moves in Fort Worth, how'd you get into music? Green Light Pistol: Our band is primarily a sibling band, except for one person. Chad Fincher (the non-family member) and Sally begin collaborating on a music project and starting dating and writing their own material. A lot of this was done in the presence of the other Wallace siblings, who took notice and liked the blend of indie rock/folk that Chad and Sally were carving out. The Wallace's all begin playing instruments at early ages (many from 3 and up), Chad begin much later in his early 20's. The family's main forte was Texas Swing, while Chad's was Alternative- Rock. The two styles technically should not mesh, but we found a recipe that works for us.

popVLTR: Congrats on the upcoming album, who are some of your influences? GLP: Thanks, we are excited about the upcoming record for sure. It was recorded at The Zone Studio in Austin, by Pat Manske and mastered by Gavin Lurssen, who worked on 'oh brother were art thou'. The record has four different writers and 6 different producers, so there are many different influences from new rock, early jazz, and folk. We don't really talk about artists influences as much as the influences of certain songs we come in contact with. We just like music...all kinds. A Ft. Worth writer said this about us, it paints a pretty detailed picture of us..lol

popVLTR: What are some of your proudest moments in music so far? GLP: Winning the Ft. Worth battle of the bands was a good moment, that led to a Main Stage performance at Larry Joe Taylor's Annual Music Festival, (about the biggest one going in Texas). We are in another competition now called the Shiner Rising Star, hopefully we can do well at that.

popVLTR: What cool stuff is on the horizon for Green Light Pistol? GLP: We are just wanting to get out and play every place we can...we feel we bring a unique sound and want to get it out there. We want to use music as an avenue to see the world and help people out, and hopefully pay the rent.... ;)


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Built around charismatic fiddle prodigy, Brook Wallace, and the alternative influences of Chad Fincher, Green Light Pistol is fueled by an endless energy of high octane Texas Folk and Indie Rock. The band's sound plays duck, duck, goose, with almost every major genre while paying homage to their own personal roots. A majority sibling band, the group delivers up to four part harmonies and five different lead vocalists. Mandolin, Fiddle, Upright Bass, Piano, Trumpet, Guitar, and a built in driving rhythm section, is the musical makeup of GLP.

"Winning the Ft. Worth battle of the bands was a good moment, that led to a Main Stage performance at Larry Joe Taylor's Annual Music Festival, (about the biggest one going in Texas). We are in another competition now called the Shiner Rising Star, hopefully we can do well at that."

popVLTR: You've been making moves in Fort Worth, how'd you get into music? Green Light Pistol: Our band is primarily a sibling band, except for one person. Chad Fincher (the non-family member) and Sally begin collaborating on a music project and starting dating and writing their own material. A lot of this was done in the presence of the other Wallace siblings, who took notice and liked the blend of indie rock/folk that Chad and Sally were carving out. The Wallace's all begin playing instruments at early ages (many from 3 and up), Chad begin much later in his early 20's. The family's main forte was Texas Swing, while Chad's was Alternative- Rock. The two styles technically should not mesh, but we found a recipe that works for us.

popVLTR: Congrats on the upcoming album, who are some of your influences? GLP: Thanks, we are excited about the upcoming record for sure. It was recorded at The Zone Studio in Austin, by Pat Manske and mastered by Gavin Lurssen, who worked on 'oh brother were art thou'. The record has four different writers and 6 different producers, so there are many different influences from new rock, early jazz, and folk. We don't really talk about artists influences as much as the influences of certain songs we come in contact with. We just like music...all kinds. A Ft. Worth writer said this about us, it paints a pretty detailed picture of us..lol

popVLTR: What are some of your proudest moments in music so far? GLP: Winning the Ft. Worth battle of the bands was a good moment, that led to a Main Stage performance at Larry Joe Taylor's Annual Music Festival, (about the biggest one going in Texas). We are in another competition now called the Shiner Rising Star, hopefully we can do well at that.

popVLTR: What cool stuff is on the horizon for Green Light Pistol? GLP: We are just wanting to get out and play every place we can...we feel we bring a unique sound and want to get it out there. We want to use music as an avenue to see the world and help people out, and hopefully pay the rent.... ;)


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