THE BAND

The Whags are a five piece Americana Jam band from Seattle, WA. In 2023 the group released their debut album Routine for Now and celebrated with a packed house at Seattle’s Tractor Tavern. The songs featured on this album are a delightful flyover of The Whags landscape. Tracked in early 2022 at Avast Studios with Adam Burd (Fleet Foxes, The Dip, Car Seat Headrest), they highlight the vibrant energy and nimble-eared expansions of their live performance as well as their collaborative song writing process. The album went on to receive airplay on independent radio stations across the western US, including local giant KEXP, and enmeshed the group firmly in the Modern Jam scene.

The Whags originally grew out of a group of longtime musical friends who began collaborating in the summer of 2017 when an impromptu show crossed their paths. Since the release of their first EP Smile Maker, the band has gathered around them a robust and genial show family. Through songwriting, they layer vocal-driven pop harmonies, anthemic guitar riffs, and jazz/funk rhythms that conjure swirly ballads amidst groove-heavy jams. 

“The Whags are another great example of a band that destroys the so called “Seattle Sound” myth, because, as most of us in the northwest know, there really is no one “Seattle Sound.” At any rate, these guys are hard as hell to label but their sophisticated take on funk and pop results in an addictive sound that should help them to continue to reel in new fans.” -Northwest Music Scene

Booking/General Inquiries: Cam Hancock, thewhagsband@gmail.com