EVIL EYES

On an ill-fated trip from Nashville to the spring break wasteland known as Panama City Beach, Florida, Evil Eyes began in a dingy motel room. After too many whiskey drinks, too many bad luck dames, and too much Fleetwood Mac, Greg Mabry and Joe Frabotta were more than fear and loathing in the sunshine state. Luckily, they both brought acoustic guitars instead of grenades. They had never played together, but there was an instant dynamic. Songs were written quickly, and they felt they were on to something… something bigger than any other musical project they had been a part of before. Flash forward 3 years: Joe had landed in San Francisco and Greg had stayed behind in Nashville, but the two had continued to hone their vision of a dark, lean pop sound – nostalgic but not old, dreamy but world-weary. Over the years apart, they wrote and recorded a catalog of songs through frequent visits. In the fall of 2011, they realized they needed to be in the same place to take things to the next level. Greg joined Joe in San Francisco, and Evil Eyes hit the ground running. Since then, they have released 1 EP, 2 singles, and will drop their debut album in early 2013. Recently the duo became a 5-piece, adding vocals from Angelica Rockne, bass by Aleks Bars, and drums and percussion from Brian DaMert. All tracks are engineered, recorded, and mixed in the Eye in the Sky Studios, operated by founding members Greg & Joe.