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All Music Guide calls the Wrenfields “An excellent ensemble craftily creating fantastic music that demonstrates their stellar musicianship and togetherness as a cohesive performing ensemble.”  

Doug Floyd at Altcountrytab.com says “…if I could get to play in my ideal alt-country band, this is the kind of music I’d play…just enough twang and some great country-edged rock….the Wrenfields are well worth tracking down…”

BAND BIOGRAPHY

Since forming in 2000, the Wrenfields have proven to be one of the smartest-thinking, hardest-working, loudest-rocking alt-country bands. The members combine their diverse musical influences and wealth of experiences to deliver a brand of genre-crossing music that garners critical accolades, not only from national press but also critics in the UK , Italy , Belgium , Spain , Japan and Canada .  

The Wrenfields’ first album 21st Century Pioneer (2001) and follow-up release Seconds (2002) were both produced by Tyler Brown (Mark Olson, Victoria Williams), and collectively sold 10,000 copies; both albums received international critical acclaim.  “Every Now and Then”, the first single from Seconds, made its way to the European Country Charts.  In their hometown of Detroit, the band is a standard-bearer, having been awarded numerous Detroit Music Awards for both recording and performance, and in 2005, was awarded Special Honoree status.   

For their upcoming release (Summer 2009), The Wrenfields have teamed up with Gary Louris (The Jayhawks) and Ed Ackerson (Polara); recording and producing the album at Ackerson’s Flowers Studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Louris has formed a production team with Ackerson, and the pair is actively collaborating with both established and developing artists. Some of their recent works include the soon-to-be-released Golden Smog album and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion's critically acclaimed 2005 album Exploration. The Wrenfields’ new material reveals a more interpersonal side of lyricists and co-lead singers Noreen Novrocki and John Pyro and displays yet another face of this versatile band.  

The Wrenfields have showcased at some of the largest outdoor festivals in the Mid-West including the Budweiser Detroit Downtown Hoedown which draws more than a million music fans over a 3-day weekend each May. Additionally, they have shared the stage with a diverse field of performers, such as Darrel Worley, The Silos, Lorrie Morgan, Kentucky Headhunters, Fred Eaglesmith, Jim Roll, Pin Monkey, and Restless Heart; to name a few. The Wrenfields wowed the crowds at the 2005 Six Flag Kentucky Kingdom Festival in Louisville , Kentucky , the 2003 North by Northeast (NXNE) Festival in Toronto , the 2005 Mid-Point Music Festival (MPMF) in Cincinnati , Ohio . The band has made several television appearances including a nationally broadcasted PBS concert and a feature on MSNBC.

   For more information, contact Matt O’Bryan at (313) 999-4464 or matt@wrenfields.com.

Festivals, Showcases & TV/Radio Appearances

Festivals

Budweiser Detroit Hoedown – Hart Plaza, Detroit, MI – 2002-2008 Opening for such national acts as Leann Rimes, Kentucky Headhunters, Big & Rich, Emerson Drive, Charlie Daniels Band, Gretchen Wilson, & George Jones to name a few…

Farmer Jack Hot Country Jam – Taylor , MI – Opening for Darryl Worley

Chrysler Arts, Beats & Eats – Pontiac , MI - Pepsi & Dodge Stages

Meijer All-American Jam – Taylor , MI – Opening for Lorrie Morgan

Comerica Tastefest – Detroit , MI – Pure Detroit Stage

Marshall Fields Day of Music – Max M. Fisher Music Center – Orchestra Hall – Detroit , MI

National Night Out Festival – Pontiac, MI – Phoenix Plaza Amphitheatre – Broadcasted live on Comcast Cable regionally in Michigan

Mammon Ride Festival – Oil City , MI

Dearborn Homecoming Festival – Dearborn , MI - Main Festival Stage – Broadcasted live on Comcast Cable regionally in Michigan

Showcases

Detroit Music Awards – State Theater – Detroit , MI – Showcase during the 2004 DMA awards show – Broadcasted on multiple cable outlets throughout Michigan

             North by Northeast Festival (NXNE) – Toronto , Ontario , Canada

  Motor City Music Conference (MC2) – Detroit , MI

Mid Point Music Festival (MPMF) – Newport , KY & Cincinnati , OH – 2002-2005 Various Venues

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Festival – Louisville , KY

Detroit MetroTimes Hamtramck Blowout – Hamtramck , MI - 2002-2005 – Various venues

Television/Radio Appearances

MSNBC’s “Mitch Albom Show” – Detroit , MI – Twice performed live on national television with a simulcast on ABC Radio throughout the US .

WXYZ-TV (ABC) – Detroit , MI – Featured news story (11pm News) on the band including guitarist Matt O’Bryan’s recovery from Leukemia

Public Broadcasting System - TV (PBS) – “ Motor Town Music Central” – Detroit , MI – Hour long concert broadcasted in 22 States and nationally in Canada

WXYZ-TV (ABC) – Detroit , MI – Featured news story (11pm News) on the band covering the band raffling off their 1963 Custom Cadillac limousine for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

WCPO-TV (ABC) – Cincinnati , OH – Performed live on the news to promote the Mid Point Music Festival

WROK-TV – Royal Oak , MI – Hour long concert featured on “City Beat” 

WWWW-FM Country – Ann Arbor , MI – Live performance and interview after the band’s concert at the Budweiser Detroit Hoedown

WHFR-FM in Dearborn , MI – Hour long interview featuring songs from both “21^st Century Pioneer” and “Seconds”

“Seconds” has been featured on radio stations throughout the US and Europe

Other Performances

Comerica Park – Detroit , MI – Performed the National Anthem prior to Detroit Tigers game

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