Non-Friction is a Rock N Roll band from Charleston WV. Influences include Bond Jovi, Blondie, Queen, Motley Crue, Pearl Jam, Poison, Joan Jett and more!
Here are a few venues and festivals Non- Friction has performed:
Biker Bash, Live on the Levee – Charleston, WV
Adam Calvert sponsored by Penny Pinchers LLC and Non-Friction sponsored by Shaffer’s Equipment.
Adam Calvert grew up in a small town in Southeastern Ohio. At the age of twelve, he moved to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee where he made his start as an entertainer as a youth performer at the Country Tonite Theater. Calvert graduated from the prestigious School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in Cincinnati, Ohio as a Vocal and Piano Major. This resulted in him being featured on the hit MTV show “Taking The Stage” (season 2), which was nominated for a ‘Teen Choice’ award.
Calvert has had the opportunity to open for several major recording artists such as Phil Vassar, Martina McBride, Canaan Smith, Parmalee, Marty Haggard, James Otto, B.J.Thomas and Marty Stuart, as well as being the headliner for many other events. Calvert was inducted into The Wheeling Jamboree in 2015 and in 2017 went on a National tour with, “Live from Nashville Country Legends”, where he toured all over south Florida and Texas as a lead vocalist. Calvert is an avid singer-songwriter that plays several instruments including the guitar, piano and the violin.
Calvert currently travels around Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee playing fairs, festivals, and private events. His show consists of high energy new country, your favorite classic hits, as well as Calvert’s original material. He enjoys working with several charities including the St.Baldrick’s Foundation and Musicians on Call. Calvert is currently working on his own foundation titled, “The Gift of Music” which is a program that sends people to see their favorite artist. You can check out Calvert’s music on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud, and ReverbNation. You can also find him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and at adamcalvertmusic.com.
The Voice 2018 contestant Mikele Buck was born in the Hills of West Virginia, where his family was steeped in the traditional music of the Appalachians. Playing drums in rock bands for most of his high school days, after graduation Mikele bought his first guitar. He started writing songs and playing local taverns, bars, and bonfire parties, testing his own songs out on friends and family.
His original songs are a blend of all his musical influences, including Steve Earle, Garth Brooks, Travis Tritt and Red-Dirt artists like Randy Rodgers Band and Reckless Kelly. After returning from the Iraq war in 2005, Mikele went to Nashville to record his first CD and established his first band near Greenville NC. This band’s popularity grew and soon they were opening up for major acts such as Jason Aldean and Joe Nichols. From NC night clubs and fairs, the Mikele Buck Band began drawing record crowds of their own. His latest iTunes release has been pouring through car speakers all over the east coast, with the crowd favorite ‘Sweet Carolina’ at the helm.
In addition to Mikele, the MBB is comprised of Brandon Ross (lead guitar, vocals), Caleb Keen (bass, vocals), Ray Stephenson Jr (drums), and Sarah Anderson (fiddle, keyboard, vocals). Over the past 2 years, they have opened up for numerous national country acts including Jon Pardi, Brett Eldredge, Jason Micheal Carol, David Nail, The Cadillac Three, and Jerrod Niemann. They also opened up the Carolina Country Music Festival in Myrtle Beach in front of Hunter Hayes and Lady Antebellum.
The Band Steele released its debut studio-recording, MOON IN A MASON JAR (2017), three singles to country radio (“Tan Lines,“ “195”and most recently, “Sit Awhile”), a single to Christian radio (“Victory In Jesus”) and filmed five music videos. Their most recent music video, “195,” premiered on the “Country Fix” on Heartland-TV (August 2018) and digitally via Taste of Country (Sept. 2018) while the newly released single, “Sit Awhile” (August 2018) and corresponding music video have quickly enjoyed exponential engagement by millions across the globe from both country music enthusiasts and military supporters. With nearly 800,000 YouTube views alone, the “Sit Awhile” music video serves as a patriotic tribute to our men and women of military service and their families.
Passionate to recognize those who serve and sacrifice to risk their lives to lend aid to others—our military service men and women, veterans, first responders, as well as our country’s linemen—and inspired by the brave linemen and their families, the proficient song crafters co-wrote and released “The Lineman” as a dedication to a service nearly forgotten. The pair’s original track (“Good Times”) was featured in the John Travolta/Sharon Stone film “Life On The Line” (Lionsgate/2016). Bo also makes a cameo appearance performing the song in the movie.
The what-you-see is what-you-get, no-nonsense country duo doesn’t believe in music genre barriers and their music is 100% proof. They write about summer love, love loss, recognize fallen comrades, unsung heroes and share good-hearted spirit in rockin’ and rowdy, good-timin’ tunes that move the listeners to tears or raise a bottle of beer. From behind chicken wire or before a wide-open field of thousands. The Band Steele is a modern, ferocious force to be reckoned with… hopeful to etch its name as a long-time iconic symbol of the South.