"At the frayed bottom-edge of Indiana – just a moderate bike ride north of LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – multi-instrumentalist, artist and songwriter RYAN DAVIS’ Americana-noir soundwaves have been emanating for years in a myriad of forms. As driving force for the lauded STATE CHAMPION, long-running member of TROPICAL TRASH, administrator of the esoteric and excellent CROPPED OUT festival, and lone proprietor of the SOPHOMORE LOUNGE label, Davis lays down his first proper ‘solo’ release with ‘DANCING ON THE EDGE’ – a rich, 2-LP tapestry of tunes that absolutely glows over seven expans… read more
"At the frayed bottom-edge of Indiana – just a moderate bike ride north of LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – multi-instrumentalist, artist and songwriter R… read more
"At the frayed bottom-edge of Indiana – just a moderate bike ride north of LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – multi-instrumentalist, artist and songwriter RYAN DAVIS’ Americana-noir soundwaves … read more
Ryan Davis has featured prominently on a lot of records by Louisville (and in his case, southern Indiana) bands in the 2010s and into the 2020s. Davis led the rock band State Champion through four albums, and had a stint in Tropical Trash (in which he sang and played bass). His time with the group is captured on their 2014 album, UFO Rot, as well as other releases of the period. In 2023, Davis released his first solo record Dancing On The Edge using the name, Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, on the independent record label he founded and actively curates, Sophomore Lounge. Dav… read more
Ryan Davis has featured prominently on a lot of records by Louisville (and in his case, southern Indiana) bands in the 2010s and into the 2020s. Davis led the rock band State Champion throu… read more
Ryan Davis has featured prominently on a lot of records by Louisville (and in his case, southern Indiana) bands in the 2010s and into the 2020s. Davis led the rock band State Champion through four albums, and had a stint in Tropical Tr…read more