Bio

Wasted Wine are a ramshackle two-man orchestra of bizarre sounds and baffling lyrics. Based in South Carolina, the band consists of multi-instrumentalists / co-lead vocalists Robert Gowan and Adam Murphy, augmented by various local musicians (often Robert "Buck Dollars" Buckingham and Lou Buckingham of Greenville folk duo Little Soul) and, sometimes, bellydancers. Their music is weird, dark, sad, funny, theatrical, and self-recorded, employing countless "exotic" instruments.

Live Shows

Wasted Wine has performed in variety of venues in the Southeast, including Coffee Underground, the Handlebar, the Evening Muse, and Bobo's Gallery. They have been finalists in open mic competitions at Eddie's Attic (Decatur, GA) and The Evening Muse (Charlotte, NC). In addition to regular concerts, they have worked with artists, animators, and bellydancers, and have done benefits for causes such as No More Victims. Their music has been featured on Greenville's "The Intersection" radio show and WNCW's Tower of Song series.

Recordings

Tomorrow Shall Be as Today
Music/visual art collaboration with CAFfeine featuring 11 songs based on 11 new works of art. Show premiered November 14, 2009 at the Warehouse Theater in Greenville, SC.
Buy from CDBaby or watch performances from the Tomorrow Shall Be as Today live event.

The Earth Rejects Creation, Vol. 2
Free online release, January 2009
Click here to listen online or download.

And When You Wake Up
Independently released, Summer 2008

The Earth Rejects Creation, Vol. 1
Free online release, Summer 2008

Quotes

"[D]isarmingly distinct and utterly genre defying... the lovechild of Tom Waits and the Decemberists."
Kym ReVille, Columbia City Paper

"When it comes to pure musical talent, these guys definitely don’t run short... Even with their musical prowess, Wasted Wine still provides a stripped down, almost back porch sound with a bit of a dark twist."
Cody Fields, Greenville Scene