Crescendo

For a band whose first full length CD, Room Noises, has only been out since February of this year, Eisley has accomplished quite a bit. This young Texan band played the prestigious Voodoo and Coachella Festivals and toured with Coldplay and Snow Patrol, among others, even before Room Noises was released. They’ve been slowly building their audience by touring incessantly for a couple of years, and have now embarked on their first ever headlining tour. The band will embark on a tour with Hot Hot Heat later this summer.

Eisley is a family affair. Bassist Jonathan Wilson is joined by Chauntelle Dupree (guitar), Sherri Dupree (vocals and guitar), Weston Dupree (drums), and Stacy Dupree (vocals and keyboards). In addition, the Dupree patriarch Boyd is on the road with the group, mixing sound, taking care of business and posting tour updates to the band’s website. Keeping it in the family is probably a good idea being that two of the Duprees, Stacy and Weston, at 16 and 19 respectively, are still not of legal age. The rest of the band is not much older. Their youth belies their tightness as a performing unit, which began in 1997 when the three sisters started playing together.

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	Eisley + Lovedrug + Pilotdrift July 4, 2005 - The Parish Room House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA story & photos by Ritchie Champagne

For a band whose first full length CD, Room Noises, has only been out since February of this year, Eisley has accomplished quite a bit. This young Texan band played the prestigious Voodoo and Coachella Festivals and toured with Coldplay and Snow Patrol, among others, even before Room Noises was released. They’ve been slowly building their audience by touring incessantly for a couple of years, and have now embarked on their first ever headlining tour. The band will embark on a tour with Hot Hot Heat later this summer.
Eisley is a family affair. Bassist Jonathan Wilson is joined by Chauntelle Dupree (guitar), Sherri Dupree (vocals and guitar), Weston Dupree (drums), and Stacy Dupree (vocals and keyboards). In addition, the Dupree patriarch Boyd is on the road with the group, mixing sound, taking care of business and posting tour updates to the band’s website. Keeping it in the family is probably a good idea being that two of the Duprees, Stacy and Weston, at 16 and 19 respectively, are still not of legal age. The rest of the band is not much older. Their youth belies their tightness as a performing unit, which began in 1997 when the three sisters started playing together.