Woodbine Hotline Paul O'Sullivan Vocals / Guitar Photo: Jess Chrzanowski John Gamble Guitar Photo: Jess Chrzanowski Benn Breeden Drums Mat Lester Bass Listen to Woodbine Hotline Detroit! Detroit! . . . .. . Download Punchdrunk . . . . . . . Download Related Links Woodbine Hotline - Myspace Carroll County Independent Rock Musicians of Eldersburg

Woodbine Hotline
July 18, 2007

It’s been less than a year since their debut show at Jams Music Store and already Woodbine Hotline is one of the most well-known Eldersburg-based bands in Carroll County. Woodbine Hotline combines original riffs with a fresh spin on old themes of love, friends, and the little things in life. “We just want anyone who sees us or listens to us to have a good time,” said guitarist John Gamble.

They certainly succeed in their mission. Their live performances have a light-hearted nature that lead vocals and guitarist Paul O’Sullivan personifies through his jokes and often mismatched choice of apparel. The band’s collective stage presence is welcoming and puts the crowd at ease, whether that crowd be at Fletcher’s or at an acoustic set in Pug in a Mug Café. It’s obvious that the band has a lot of fun playing together and that energy and fun transfers into the audience.

Although the band is fairly new, there are familiar faces within the band. Gamble and O’Sullivan played together last year in the band Ever Since Now. Drummer Benn Breeden and bassist Mat Lester play together in another local band, The Doozies? Breeden and O’Sullivan have known each other for many years; they played together in one of their first bands as young teenagers, Aisle-7.

One of the best things about Woodbine Hotline is the many stories behind their song titles. Most of the titles have little to no relation to the lyrics or meaning of the song. “It’s not because we are trying too hard,” says O’Sullivan who writes most of the lyrics, “it's because we normally just write the music first and pick something to call it by so we can revisit it.” For example, “Phillie’s Magic” is named after the Philadelphia Philly’s baseball hat that Gamble likes to wear.

Gamble says that they get their inspiration from life experiences and that they are influenced by the other bands they play with. Woodbine Hotline is involved with the local music community, regularly playing acoustic sets in Deer Park with other bands “just to play and have fun.” Woodbine Hotline and many other local bands will be playing August 11th at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster. The band hopes everyone who can, will come out to support the local artists and Carroll County Independent Rock. “On a scale from one to ten,” Gamble says, “we’re really good.”

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