SOURMOUTH
was a band from the
sticks of North Carolina that took great pride in
being working class country boys. Good 'ole boys who
understand the value of a hard earned dollar and
pocket change and know how to stretch it and still
have a blast. They aren't poor, but still struggle
every day to get by and have a party on the
weekends. To them, the music industry is just
another challenge in life to make a little bit of
money and kick a lot of ass. Here's the story of
where they've been, how they met, and what they are
doing now.How did the name
SOURMOUTH
come about? Well, the story is as simple as
the name. One night in 2000, Dale sat in a drunken
stupor staring at a bottle of Jack Daniels. He saw the
words "sour mash" on the label. When
he tried to pronounce it he said SOUR MOUTH
instead,
and so the story goes.
J Sherrod met Dave
Bradley back in the summer of 1998, when a mutual
friend introduced them. They jammed together one time
and they clicked. Realizing each other's musical
talent, they went on to form the band STRANGELUST.
The band recorded their debut CD entitled Slave To
None and sold quite a few copies across the
state. It was at a show in Wilson, North Carolina on
May 19, 2000 that the two would meet Dale Holland for
the first time. His band HEADKACE was
the support band of the night.
J left STRANGELUST
in the summer of 2001 to pursue the music scene in
Atlanta, Georgia and Dave left to dabble on solo
projects. Dale left HEADKACE for
undisclosed reasons and jammed with friends as well as
on solo material. J never made it to Atlanta
permanently, and came back home. Winter of 2001 he
joined a little band in Tarboro, North Carolina in
which Dale became the bass player. The two bonded
immediately like long lost brothers and left after
two months to form their own band. J called Dave
hoping he would want to try out and knowing he would
fit the bill by holding down the killer guitar riffs
and blistering solos. By mid January of 2002, SOURMOUTH
was officially born. The band was still just
a three piece and was missing that fat sound they
wanted to have. Without even looking they found the
fourth member.
One night in early
March, J had gotten off work and gone down to a
local bar to have a few beers and hear a local
band. Paul McDermott had made it there against
all odds of a long day and troubles, to have
a few beers as well. The long hair and the
way Paul was dressed, invited a conversation from J
and the two began music chat. The more they drank and
talked about musical styles the quicker
they became friends. J knew he was the one! Paul
had been in a previous band but never recorded
and never played out live. Impressed by his
sheer drive and attitude, J traded numbers and brought
Paul down to hear the band practice. Without even
hearing him play he was in the band. Thankfully, he's
a great guitarist as well.
Taking influences from
bands like: Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society,
Corrosion Of Conformity, Metallica,
Alice In Chains, a dash of Tesla
and Lynyrd Skynyrd, along
with some old school country vibes like David
Allen Coe and Hank Williams Jr.,
the band has made it's own blend of southern rock
and metal. The band released their six
song debut CD entitled Horsepower and set out
on a string of local shows within the NC area.
After going through
lineup changes in 2002-2003, members of Sourmouth
moved on to other projects.
WHERE ARE THEY
NOW???
J currently lives in Nashville, TN and is trying his
hand at the music circuit out there.
Paul is a guitarist in AUTOMAG which you can catch
at clubs all around the NC area.
Dave lives in Wilson with his wife and focuses on
studio recording.
Dale lives in Tarboro and works at a tattoo parlor.