Wendy Ohlwiler
Friday TBA | Saturday TBA

Genre: You could call her music Indie Pop/Rock.

Projects: Wendy and David have been playing together for about 9 years. The past 3 they have touring as a 3 piece rock band called Black Wagon adding Ian Peisner. Will Barclay joins them for local shows.

Touring: Wendy and David have played in NYC, DC, WA, OR, AZ, NM, CO, WY, and also Spain, if you count busquing. They've opened for Tandy in Brooklyn twice, in rare form with Adam Sorenson on Drums and Kent Vogle on Bass. David has opened for Edith Frost 3 times with Glade. Black Wagon will be touring the Southwest in October.

Recognition: Calico Sea received airplay at Tokyo University in July. David's song Ask your money is currently featured on Neil Young's website. Ohlwiler played the Taylor showcase at Folk Alliance 2004 in San Diego. Wendy's band was nominated for best new band in the SL CityWeekly reader’s poll, and their song "Dred" was included on the slammys compilation 2000. "Pave the Planet" was included on the SUWA compilation in 2000.

History: Wendy picked up guitar and started singing and writing songs in late '97. Her first gig was the Moab Arts Festival. After playing for about 6 months Ohlwiler recorded a 3 song EP Pave the Planet which made the SL CityWeekly’s local top 50. The record was a collaboration with some of the area’s finest musicians, Drummer-Adam Sorensen formerly of the Jackmormons and the Melissa Warner band, Guitarist-David Prill formerly of the Melissa Warner band, the Stacey Board Band, and JW's Blackout, and Rich Daigle of the Swing Gorillas.

Publicity: Her songs have received airplay on Salt lake’s Community Radio station KRCL and Moab’s Community Radio station KZMU. She has done live broadcasts on radio and TV, and she has played at most of the clubs in the Salt Lake area, as a duo with Guitarist-David Prill, and as a band adding Bassist/Vocalist Melissa Warner, and Drummer Bill Floyd. Some of her favorite shows have been house concerts at Glade's, playing with friends at the Big Red Rock N Roll show in Moab, and opening for Tandy at Black Betty in Brooklyn.

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