(Nashville, Tenn. – Sept. 15, 2021) Reliant Talent continues to expand and diversify its growing roster, with three contemporary rock bands joining the lineup: Everclear, Lit, and Saliva. Reinforcing Reliant’s vision for representing artists across the musical spectrum, Everclear, Lit, and Saliva are the latest addition to the roster that already includes talent in Americana, Comedy, Country, Rock, Jazz, and more.
Reliant Talent’s Steve Lassiter, Heath Baumhor, and Matt McGuire announced the signings with Lassiter commenting on behalf of the group, saying, “Everclear, Lit, and Saliva have impacted millions of fans worldwide and accomplished significant success. Our team is energized by these bands and we look forward to many shows and tours together.”
In addition to the new signings, Reliant Talent’s roster includes Travis Tritt, Kenny Loggins, Rodney Carrington, Phil Vassar, Yacht Rock Revue, Take 6, Average White Band, Sister Hazel, and many others (here). Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks.
Reliant Talent Agency can be reached at info@relianttalent.com and P.O. Box 60778, Nashville, Tenn. 37206. For more information about Reliant Talent Agency, visit www.ReliantTalent.com.
About Everclear: Formed by Art Alexakis in 1991 in Portland, Oregon, Everclear has seen a lengthy career spanning 11 studio releases, numerous videos, thousands of shows, and accolades that include a 1998 Grammy nomination. Everclear experienced a career resurgence thanks to 2015’s Black Is The New Black, which proved the band could still rock and that Everclear remains creatively relevant, decades after their platinum years. The release saw significant streaming activity and sparked a heightened social media presence, putting the group firmly back in the listening public’s mind. The band continues to ride this latest wave of interest. Everclear spent May and June of 2017 touring in honor of the 20th anniversary of So Much For The Afterglow, the band’s massively successful sophomore major-label release. The 40-date run was an incredibly emotional and personally satisfying experience for Alexakis, who performed obscure cuts from that period for the first time in many years. The current tour features songs from fan-favorite records like Afterglow, Sparkle and Fade and the double album Songs From The American Movie and compositions from more underrated collections, like 2012’s Invisible Stars. Longtime members Dave French (guitar) and Freddy Herrera (bass), as well as drummer Brian Nolan (also with American Hi-Fi), who has performed with Everclear on multiple past tours, make up the current tour band lineup. For more information on Everclear, visit www.everclearmusic.com.
About Lit: Lit is considered one of the preeminent bands to have come out of the post-grunge era of the late ’90s and helped define an entire generation of SoCal power punk with hard-charging hits like “My Own Worst Enemy,” “Miserable,” “Zip-Lock,” and “Lipstick & Bruises.” The band has released six worldwide studio albums, including their RIAA Certified Platinum A Place in the Sun. Their mega-hit “My Own Worst Enemy” is one of the most broadcasted, covered, karaoke’d, recognizable rock hits of the last 20 years and won them a Billboard Music Award for Modern Rock Song of the Year. The band has remained one of the most active bands from that era and still consists of three original and primary members, including brothers A. Jay (lead vocals) and Jeremy Popoff (lead guitar), and Kevin Baldes (bass). They are currently writing and recording to release new material for Round Hill Records.
About Saliva: After acquiring front man Bobby Amaru in 2011, Saliva became infused with new blood, energy, and spirit. The same energy launched Saliva’s career in 2001 with the release, Every Six Seconds – a certified Double Platinum-selling album containing the hits “Click Click Boom” and 2002 Grammy-nominated, “Your Disease.” Saliva’s in-your-face, anthemic writing style continued with a certified Gold-selling album Back into Your System with hits: “Always,” “Raise Up,” and the Nikki Sixx co-write, “Rest In Pieces.” Saliva has toured the USA and world with bands including (but not limited to) Sevendust, Aerosmith, and KISS. They’ve also appeared on the main stage at countless fairs, festivals, and bike rallies – Sturgis, Rockin The Rivers, Daytona Bike Week, Rock on the Range, Welcome to Rockville, to name a few. Saliva has become a unified team that will not be rushed or pushed into deals that are not advantageous toward the growth and expansion of Saliva as a whole. Upon adding former Shinedown and Fuel bassist Brad Stewart as a permanent member, Saliva solidified their new band lineup of Wayne Swinny, Paul Crosby, and Amaru. For more information on Saliva, visit www.saliva.com.