Watch the new video from The Emperors of Wyoming for ‘The Pinery Boy’ which is based on a 19th century Wisconsin River ballad. Phil Davis says of the song “it’s something of a folk classic and has been recorded by dozens of artists around the world through the years. Frank and I took some liberties …
The Emperors of Wyoming have just released a new video for their track ‘Avalanche Girl’ taken from their self titled debut. Butch says of the song “What started out as reminiscing about our reckless teenage years quickly turned into a song, almost overnight. The Avalanche Girl is real, a true story. I was sixteen years …
In the latest Propermusic.com Podcast, musician and producer Butch Vig (Nirvana’s Nevermind, Foo Fighters, Garbage) chats to Trevor Dann about his latest project The Emperors Of Wyoming whose debut is released today. Butch discusses the music of Neil Young and Tom Petty, the Paisley Underground sound, creating old school music via file sharing and working …
Sometimes things just happen for a reason even if it takes 30 years. Case in point, The Emperors of Wyoming. The story starts in Madison, Wisconsin in the late 1970s The four Emperors – Butch Vig, Phil Davis, Franklin Lee and Peter Anderson – are playing in two different bands. They all know each other, …