Welbilt formed in April 2002 in Fairfax, Virginia, when four young musicians from different bands decided to stop crossing paths and get on the same one.
Welbilt originally consisted of Nate Ihara, guitar and lead vocals; Buddy Speir, guitar and backup vocals; Bill Ledbetter, drums; and Nick Briscoe, bass. In 2006 Nick and Bill Ledbetter parted ways with the band and was replaced with Matt Waller, bass and backup vocals and Mike Smirnoff, drums.One month after the formation of
Welbilt, Washington, DC radio station DC 101 singled out them out as the most promising independent band in the region on the strength of a self-produced 2002 EP sometimes called "The Blue EP" (Blue) The basement recording was evidence...
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