It’s just kind of feeling like you are halfway through your life at such a young age…It was almost like a midlife crisis at 24 on a beautiful island…People think the song is about someone else but it’s more so about running from yourself. It was my first time traveling that far away…I was exhausted from my 30-hour travel course and we were walking to a hostel and my friend kept saying, “We’re almost there we are halfway there.” We had stopped to get a beer and all of these ideas just came into my head about being halfway in life…it was just a funny feeling trying to stretch my dreams even further because I had already felt so accomplished, but at the same time I felt like things were moving too fast. Kate: I was traveling with two of my girlfriends in Southeast Asia-we were in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam. How did your debut single “Halfway” come about? Once I found music, it was probably the best thing for me because it took me into a whole other path and it allowed me to find myself. But then I tore my ACL, my MCL, my meniscus…I had multiple surgeries and I was never quite the same.
KATE USHER AGE PROFESSIONAL
My dream growing up was to be a professional athlete. Kevin: I played baseball, basketball and soccer. That kind of led into me wanting to take it to another level and play for some more people.
KATE USHER AGE HOW TO
I picked up the guitar and I taught myself how to play it and the keyboard over the course of a few years. Kevin Angiulo: I was an avid athlete for most of my life and I always loved music…When I was about 15 years old, I had destroyed my knee playing sports and I couldn’t really play sports for a long period of time. It was always my favorite thing to do and I would have competitions with my sister and my brother would be the judge…I remember being 5 years old and doing the Disney sing-along videos.
KATE USHER AGE FULL
Then the nighttime shows that are at bigger venues will be our full band. For the daytime shows, it will just be Kevin and I doing an acoustic set. Kate: We’re going to be playing twice a day. Will it be just you two or a full band at the Montauk Music Festival? It’s a little more intimate when it’s just us two. Kevin beatboxes so it’s kind of like having drums and percussion, but it’s a really cool spin on it. And then if we’re playing just us two, it’s a little more relaxed. Our sax player really builds the energy for us. Kate Usher: If we’re playing as a full band, it’s a lot of energy, a lot of fun. What can people expect when coming to see any of your shows? LI Bands to Catch at the Montauk Music Festival
The acoustic duo spoke more about their music, surfing and future plans before they hit the stage during all four days of the Montauk Music Festival (May 17-May 20). The album will blend their diverse musical preferences-Angiulo enjoys classic rock and hip-hop while Usher is into electronic music. The EP is a prelude to their full-length debut expected in September. It features the debut single “Halfway,” which showcases Usher’s smokey vocal style and Angiulo’s ease with the guitar. Two years later, the alternative soul pop rock band is gearing up to release an EP titled Circles on May 18. “So I dropped out of college and this became my full-time job.” “We both looked at each other in that moment and were like, ‘We should definitely do this,’” Usher said. It wasn’t until months later when they were both in Rincón, Puerto Rico that they hopped onstage together to perform. She mentioned she sings and they loosely agreed to have a jam session one day. They met in the East End village a couple of years ago when Usher, 24, spotted Angiulo, 25, playing harmonica on the beach. The latter is what comes with the territory when living in Montauk. The first is what brought them together to start their band Kate Usher and The Sturdy Souls in 2016.
Kate Usher and Kevin Angiulo share a love for two things: music and surfing.
Singer Kate Usher and guitarist/keyboardist Kevin Angiulo make up The Sturdy Souls.
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