Bridge to Grace
{{Short description|American hard rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bridge to Grace
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| alias = B2G
| origin = Atlanta, Georgia United States
| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|alternative rock|post-grunge|nu metal|alternative metal}}
| years_active = {{start date|2012}}–present
(Hiatus 2017-present)
| label = Long Run Records
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| website = {{URL|bridgetogracemusic.com}}
| current_members = David Garcia
Alex Cabrera
Justin Little
Christian Lowenstein
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Bridge to Grace is an American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 2012, the group has released an EP titled Staring in the Dark{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/local/bridge-to-grace-loves-to-bring-the-rock/article_50fcb1cc-aaa4-11e3-969f-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Bridge to Grace loves 'to bring the rock'|work=HeraldCourier.com|accessdate=9 September 2015}} and a studio album named Origins.{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/bridge-to-grace-justin-little-origins-album-touring-everything-video/|title=Bridge to Grace's Justin Little Talks 'Origins' Album + More|work=Loudwire|accessdate=9 September 2015}} Since 25 August 2017, the band has been on hiatus.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BridgeToGrace/posts/1589521697736755|title=Bridge To Grace|author=|date=|website=www.facebook.com|accessdate=25 August 2017}}
History
= Beginnings =
Around 2007 to 2008, lead guitarist Alex Cabrera and bass guitarist Christian Lowenstein both attended the School of Rock in Atlanta, Georgia. Years later, lead vocalist David Garcia and percussionist Justin Little joined the ensemble that would eventually become Bridge to Grace.
='' Staring in the Dark ''=
In late 2013,{{cite web|url=http://313eg.com/bridge-to-grace|title=3THIRTEEN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP - BRIDGE TO GRACE|work=313eg.com|accessdate=9 September 2015}} the band released their five song debut EP Staring in the Dark{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I9LH68G|title=Bridge to Grace - Staring in the Dark - Amazon.com Music|work=amazon.com|accessdate=9 September 2015}} produced by Rick Beato. Prior to publishing this work, the band recorded eight additional tunes, whose recorded versions had not been made available to the public at that time. Garcia stated that the band decided to save the extra tracks and "ride [the] five songs out". Shortly thereafter, in January 2014, "The Fold", the debut single from the band, was released to radio.
='' Origins ''=
In the first quarter of 2015, the group released to radio "Bitch", their second single.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/community/chi-ugc-article-bridge-to-grace-coming-to-libertyville-aust-2015-03-25-story.html|title=Bridge to Grace Coming To Libertyville @ Austin's Fuel Room|author=Chicago Tribune UGC|date=26 March 2015|work=chicagotribune.com|accessdate=9 September 2015}} On 25 August 2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/bridge-to-grace-premiere-new-music-video-everything.html|title=Bridge to Grace Premiere New Music Video, "Everything"|work=revolvermag.com|accessdate=9 September 2015}} the band released their video for "Everything", a single from Origins, which was, at the time, to be their upcoming debut studio album. The next day, the band held a free CD release party at The Blue Grouch in Springfield, Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://www.wqlz.com/event/bridge-to-grace-cd-release-party/|title=Bridge To Grace CD Release Party|work=97.7 QLZ|accessdate=9 September 2015}} Two days later, on 28 August 2015, Origins, the debut studio album from the band, which was produced by Rick Beato,{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/rick-beato/402281|title=Rick Beato|work=ARTISTdirect|accessdate=21 September 2015}} was published via Long Run Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/origins-mw0002860483/releases|title=Origins|work=AllMusic|accessdate=21 September 2015}}
The band toured with Full Devil Jacket in September 2015, and will perform throughout the United States in October 2015 with American hard rock band Pop Evil.{{cite web|url=http://www.bandsintown.com/BridgeToGrace|title=Bridge To Grace|work=bandsintown.com|accessdate=19 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bandsintown.com/PopEvil|title=Pop Evil|work=bandsintown.com|accessdate=19 October 2015}} In early 2016, the ensemble plans to travel the southern, southeastern and Midwestern United States along with The Veer Union, Bobaflex and Artifas.{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/the-veer-union-release-decade-album-january/|title=The Veer Union to Release 'Decade' Album in January|author=chadchilders|date=9 December 2015|work=Loudwire|accessdate=28 January 2016}}
In September 2016, at the "Taste of Madison" event in Madison, Wisconsin, the band performed a new song entitled "Forever".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Indcv9CtE |title=Bridge To Grace: Forever Taste of Madison 2016 |publisher=YouTube |date=2016-09-05 |accessdate=2017-05-07}} In early April 2017, the ensemble played an acoustic rendition of tune "Emily Ever After" at radio station WZZP in Clarksville, Tennessee.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWz2PM8OuJA |title=Bridge To Grace "Emily Ever After" (Acoustic) |publisher=YouTube |date=2017-04-14 |accessdate=2017-05-07}}
During the week following that interview, the ensemble started a crowdfunding campaign to purchase a new touring vehicle.{{cite web|url=https://www.gofundme.com/btgnation |title=Help BTG stay on tour! by Bridge To Grace |publisher=GoFundMe |date=2017-04-17 |accessdate=2017-04-22}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=183&v=XTYKMXNNj9g |title=Help Keep Bridge To Grace On Tour! |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2017-04-22}}
='' Conclusions ''EP / Breakup (2017) =
On 25 August 2017, the band announced that they were going on hiatus. On 3 November 2017, the ensemble released a five track EP named Conclusions.{{cite web|url=https://www.kkbox.com/tw/tc/album/AmCUy4v0mY2510F1mY1T009H-index.html|title=Conclusions|author=|date=3 November 2017|website=kkbox.com|accessdate=3 November 2017}}
= Funkhouser (2018-present) =
On 5 April 2018, Cabrera, Little and Lowenstein announced that they have started a new musical ensemble named "Funkhouser". Their debut single was published the following day.https://www.facebook.com/wearefunkhouser/photos/a.201393513216254.45729.200616876627251/1834933739862215/?type=3&theater {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
Critical reception
Tom Netherland of the Bristol Herald Courier states that the band "amount to stone age rockers in that showmanship meets musicianship paved", going on to say that "Power chords crunch notes like sledgehammers pulverize boulders". Netherland continues by describing debut single "The Fold" with "Garcia’s voice [resonating] such as if to grasp the hair on one’s arm and tug mightily".
3Thirteen Entertainment Group describes the band as "loaded with powerful songs that range from hard-hitting rockers to emotionally driven ballads, all the while having a unique and compelling sound" with Garcia having "a vocal range comparable to Brent Smith of Shinedown".
James Christopher Monger of AllMusic describes the group as "an emotionally charged post-grunge, hard rock, and heavy metal ensemble" stating that the band "built its reputation on a consistently ferocious live show and a demanding work ethic meant to yield a new song each day".{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bridge-to-grace-mn0002761482/biography|title=Bridge to Grace|author=James Christopher Monger|work=AllMusic|accessdate=9 September 2015}}
Kevin Wierzbicki of Antimusic stated that Beato "having worked with bands like Shinedown and Needtobreath [sic], was well-prepared to put a sheen on B2G's music while still letting them rock out".{{cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/reviews/15/Bridge_to_Grace.shtml|title=antimusic.com: Get To Know... Bridge to Grace Review|work=antimusic.com|accessdate=9 September 2015}}
Todd Jolicoeur of 100% Rock Magazine describes Origins as "ambitious, clocking in at over an hour" and "featuring seventeen tracks full of rock"{{cite web|url=http://magazine.100percentrock.com/cd-reviews/201508/132818|title=CD REVIEW: BRIDGE TO GRACE – Origins|work=100% ROCK MAGAZINE|accessdate=9 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083830/http://magazine.100percentrock.com/cd-reviews/201508/132818|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} while Chris Gonda of PureGrainAudio portrays the album as "loaded with tons of hooks, melody, heavy guitar, powerful musicianship, and outstanding singing".{{cite web|url=http://puregrainaudio.com/interviews/interview-with-bridge-to-grace-drummer-justin-little-and-guitarist-alex-cabrera-discuss-new-album-origins-and-tattoos|title=Interview with Bridge To Grace; Drummer Justin Little and Guitarist Alex Cabrera Discuss New Album 'Origins' and Tattoos « Interviews « PureGrainAudio.com|author=Chris Gonda|work=puregrainaudio.com|accessdate=9 September 2015|archive-date=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919203444/http://puregrainaudio.com/interviews/interview-with-bridge-to-grace-drummer-justin-little-and-guitarist-alex-cabrera-discuss-new-album-origins-and-tattoos|url-status=dead}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Origins (2015, Long Run Records)
=EPs=
=Singles=
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | Mainstream Rock |
| scope="row" | "The Fold"
| 2013 | — |
| scope="row" | "Bitch"
| 2015 | 35 |
| scope="row" | "Everything"{{cite web|url=http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiocharts/charts.aspx?formatid=54|title=BDSRadio Charts|work=bdsradio.com|accessdate=13 September 2015}}
| 2015 | 36 |
| scope="row" | "Left Inside"{{cite web|url=http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiocharts/charts.aspx?formatid=54|title=BDSRadio Charts|work=bdsradio.com|accessdate=24 August 2016}}
|| 2016 | 30 |
Band members
- David Garcia – lead vocals
- Alex Cabrera – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Justin Little – drums, backing vocals
- Christian Lowenstein – bass{{cite web|url=http://www.axs.com/bridge-to-grace-singer-david-garcia-talks-about-new-single-everything-63069|title=Bridge to Grace singer David Garcia talks about new single 'Everything'|author=Kevin Wierzbicki|work=AXS|accessdate=9 September 2015}}
=Timeline=
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.bridgetogracemusic.com/}}
Category:Musical groups established in 2012
Category:Musical groups from Atlanta